Judges 18

KING JAMES BIBLE	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.	1 Naquele tempo não havia rei em Israel. Por essa mesma época a tribo de Dá buscava uma possessão para habitar nela, porque até então nada tinha recebido entre as tribos de Israel.
2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.	2 Os danitas enviaram cinco dos seus, cinco homens valorosos escolhidos dentre todas as suas famílias de Sorea e de Estaol, para explorarem cuidadosamente a terra: Ide, disseram-lhes, e examinai bem a terra. Foram e chegaram à montanha de Efraim, e entraram na casa de Micas, onde passaram a noite.
3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?	3 Perto da casa de Micas ouviram a voz do jovem levita e, aproximando-se dele, disseram-lhe: Quem te trouxe aqui? Que fazes aqui? Por que te encontras neste lugar?
4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.	4 Respondeu-lhes o jovem: Micas fez-me isto e isso; deu-me um salário e eu sirvo-lhe, de sacerdote.
5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.	5 Consulta então, replicaram-lhe, o teu deus a fim de saber se nossa viagem será bem sucedida.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.	6 O sacerdote respondeu: Ide em paz: vossa viagem está sob o olhar de Deus.
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.	7 Os cinco homens puseram-se a caminho e foram até Lais. Viram ali um povo que habitava seguro, pacífico e tranqüilo, segundo o costume dos sidônios. Não havia naquele terra nenhum rei que dominasse sobre os seus habitantes, ou que os molestasse em coisa alguma. Viviam longe dos sidônios e não tinham relações com ninguém.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?	8 Voltando para seus irmãos em Sorea e Estaol, estes disseram: Que pudestes fazer?
9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.	9 Eles responderam: Vamos, subamos contra eles. Vimos a sua terra que é excelente. Por que ficais aí sem nada dizer? Não demoreis a pôr-vos em marcha para tomar posse dessa terra.
10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.	10 Quando ali entrardes, encontrareis um povo que vive em segurança e uma terra espaçosa que Deus vos entregará nas mãos, uma região onde nada falta daquilo que a terra produz.
11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.	11 Seiscentos homens da família de Dá partiram, pois, de Sorea e de Estaol, munidos com armas de guerra
12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.	12 e acamparam em Cariatiarim, em Judá. Por isso deu-se àquele lugar o nome de Mahanê-Dã, o qual assim se chama ainda hoje, e está situado ao ocidente de Cariatiarim.
13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.	13 Dali passaram às montanhas de Efraim e chegaram à casa de Micas.
14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.	14 E os cinco homens que tinham sido enviados a explorar a terra de Lais disseram aos seus irmãos: Sabeis que há nessa casa um efod, uns terafim e um ídolo fundido? Considerai agora o que tendes a fazer.
15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.	15 Dirigiram-se para lá e entraram na casa do jovem levita, em casa de Micas, para saudá-lo e informar-se de como ia passando.
16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.	16 Entretanto, os seiscentos danitas, armados como estavam, ficaram à porta.
17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.	17 Os cinco exploradores penetraram {sozinhos} na capela e tomaram o ídolo com o efod e os terafim, enquanto o sacerdote se achava com os seiscentos homens armados à entrada da porta.
18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?	18 Tiraram, pois, da casa de Micas, o ídolo, o efod e os terafim. O sacerdote disse-lhes: Que fazeis vós?
19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?	19 Cala-te, responderam-lhe, põe a mão na boca e vem conosco; tu nos servirás de pai e de sacerdote. O que é melhor para ti: ser sacerdote na casa de um particular, ou numa tribo e numa família de Israel?
20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.	20 Alegrou-se o coração do sacerdote, e ele, tomando o efod, os terafim e o ídolo, foi com a tropa.
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.	21 Puseram-se de novo a caminho, precedidos das crianças, do gado e das bagagens.
22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.	22 Estando eles já longe da casa de Micas, os vizinhos deste ajuntaram-se e perseguiram os danitas.
23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?	23 Interrogados, os filhos de Dã voltaram-se e disseram a Micas: Que queres tu, e por que trazes toda essa gente?
24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?	24 Ele respondeu: Tirastes os meus deuses que fiz para mim, tomastes o sacerdote e partistes. Que me resta agora? E como podeis perguntar o que quero?
25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.	25 Os danitas replicaram: Nem mais uma palavra diante de nós! Não suceda que alguns se impacientem contra vós e percais a vida, tu e tua família!
26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.	26 E os danitas continuaram o seu caminho. Micas, vendo que aqueles homens eram mais fortes que ele, voltou para a sua casa.
27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.	27 Desse modo, tomaram os danitas a obra que Micas tinha feito, juntamente com o seu sacerdote. Atacaram então Lais, um povo pacífico e seguro, passaram-no ao fio da espada e queimaram a cidade.
28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.	28 Não houve quem a salvasse, porque estava longe de Sidon e não tinham relações com ninguém. Essa cidade estava situada no vale pertencente a Bet-Roob. Os danitas reedificaram a cidade e habitaram-na,
29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.	29 chamando-a cidade de Dã, nome de seu pai, que tinha nascido de Israel; a cidade chamava-se primitivamente Lais.
30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.	30 E erigiram em seguida o ídolo. Jonatã, filho de Gersã filho de Moisés, e seus descendentes foram sacerdotes na tribo de Dã até o dia de sua deportação.
31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.	31 O ídolo de Micas foi conservado entre eles durante todo o tempo que o santuário de Deus ficou em Silo.