न्यायियों 18
1 उन दिनों में इस्राएलियों का कोई राजा न था। और उन्हीं दिनों में दानियों के गोत्र के लोग रहने के लिये कोई भाग ढूंढ़ रहे थे; क्योंकि इस्राएली गोत्रों के बीच उनका भाग उस समय तक न मिला था।
2 तब दानियों ने अपने सब कुल में से पांच शूरवीरों को सोरा और एशताओल से देश का भेद लेने और उस में देख भाल करने के लिये यह कहकर भेज दिया, कि जा कर देश में देख भाल करो। इसलिये वे एप्रैम के पहाड़ी देश में मीका के घर तक जा कर वहां टिक गए।
3 जब वे मीका के घर के पास आए, तब उस जवान लेवीय का बोल पहचाना; इसलिये वहां मुड़कर उस से पूछा, तुझे यहां कौन ले आया? और तू यहां क्या करता है? और यहां तेरे पास क्या है?
4 उसने उन से कहा, मीका ने मुझ से ऐसा ऐसा व्यवहार किया है, और मुझे नौकर रखा है, और मैं उसका पुरोहित हो गया हूं।
5 उन्होंने उस से कहा, परमेश्वर से सलाह ले, कि हम जान लें कि जो यात्रा हम करते हैं वह सफल होगी वा नहीं।
6 पुरोहित ने उन से कहा, कुशल से चले जाओ। जो यात्रा तुम करते हो वह ठीक यहोवा के साम्हने है।
7 तब वे पांच मनुष्य चल निकले, और लैश को जा कर वहां के लोगों को देखा कि सीदोनियों की नाईं निडर, बेखटके, और शान्ति से रहते हैं; और इस देश का कोई अधिकारी नहीं है, जो उन्हें किसी काम में रोके, और ये सीदोनियों से दूर रहते हैं, और दूसरे मनुष्यों से कुछ व्यवहार नहीं रखते।
8 तब वे सोरा और एश्ताओल को अपने भाइयों के पास गए, और उनके भाइयों ने उन से पूछा, तुम क्या समाचार ले आए हो?
9 उन्होंने कहा, आओ, हम उन लोगों पर चढ़ाई करें; क्योंकि हम ने उस देश को देखा कि वह बहुत अच्छा है। तुम क्यों चुपचाप रहते हो? वहां चलकर उस देश को अपने वंश में कर लेने में आलस न करो।
10 वहां पहुंचकर तुम निडर रहते हुए लोगों को, और लम्बा चौड़ा देश पाओगे; और परमेश्वर ने उसे तुम्हारे हाथ में दे दिया है। वह ऐसा स्थान है जिस में पृथ्वी भर के किसी पदार्थ की घटी नहीं है॥
11 तब वहां से अर्थात सोरा और एशताओल से दानियों के कुल के छ: सौ पुरूषों ने युद्ध के हथियार बान्धकर प्रस्थान किया।
12 उन्होंने जा कर यहूदा देश के किर्य्यत्यारीम नगर में डेरे खड़े किए। इस कारण उस स्थान का नाम महनेदान आज तक पड़ा है, वह तो किर्य्यत्यारीम के पश्चिम की ओर है।
13 वहां से वे आगे बढ़कर एप्रैम के पहाड़ी देश में मीका के घर के पास आए।
14 तब जो पांच मनुष्य लैश के देश का भेद लेने गए थे, वे अपने भाइयों से कहने लगे, क्या तुम जानते हो कि इन घरों में एक एपोद, कई एक गृहदेवता, एक खुदी और एक ढली हुई मूरत है? इसलिये अब सोचो, कि क्या करना चाहिये।
15 वे उधर मुड़कर उस जवान लेवीय के घर गए, जो मीका का घर था, और उसका कुशल क्षेम पूछा।
16 और वे छ: सौ दानी पुरूष फाटक में हथियार बान्धे हुए खड़े रहे।
17 और जो पांच मनुष्य देश का भेद लेने गए थे, उन्होंने वहां घुसकर उस खुदी हुई मूरत, और एपोद, और गृहदेवताओं, और ढली हुई मूरत को ले लिया, और वह पुरोहित फाटक में उन हथियार बान्धे हुए छ: सौ पुरूषों के संग खड़ा था।
18 जब वे पांच मनुष्य मीका के घर में घुसकर खुदी हुई मूरत, एपोद, गृहदेवता, और ढली हुई मूरत को ले आए थे, तब पुरोहित ने उन से पूछा, यह तुम क्या करते हो?
19 उन्होंने उस से कहा, चुप रह, अपने मुंह को हाथ से बन्दकर, और हम लोगों के संग चलकर, हमारे लिये पिता और पुरोहित बन। तेरे लिये क्या अच्छा है? यह, कि एक ही मनुष्य के घराने का पुरोहित हो, वा यह, कि इस्राएलियों के एक गोत्र और कुल का पुरोहित हो?
20 तब पुरोहित प्रसन्न हुआ, सो वह एपोद, गृहदेवता, और खुदी हुई मूरत को ले कर उन लोगों के संग चला गया।
21 तब वे मुड़े, और बाल-बच्चों, पशुओं, और सामान को अपने आगे करके चल दिए।
22 जब वे मीका के घर से दूर निकल गए थे, तब जो मनुष्य मीका के घर के पास वाले घरों में रहते थे उन्होंने इकट्ठे हो कर दानियों को जा लिया।
23 और दानियों को पुकारा, तब उन्होंने मुंह फेर के मीका से कहा, तुझे क्या हुआ कि तू इतना बड़ा दल लिए आता है?
24 उसने कहा, तुम तो मेरे बनवाए हुए देवताओं और पुरोहित को ले चले हो; फिर मेरे पास क्या रह गया? तो तुम मुझ से क्यों पूछते हो? कि तुझे क्या हुआ है?
25 दानियों ने उस से कहा, तेरा बोल हम लोगों में सुनाईं न दे, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि क्रोधी जन तुम लोगों पर प्रहार करें? और तू अपना और अपने घर के लोगों के भी प्राण को खो दे।
26 तब दानियों ने अपना मार्ग लिया; और मीका यह देखकर कि वे मुझ से अधिक बलवन्त हैं फिर के अपने घर लौट गया।
27 और वे मीका के बनवाए हुए पदार्थों और उसके पुरोहित को साथ ले लैश के पास आए, जिसके लोग शान्ति से और बिना खटके रहते थे, और उन्होंने उन को तलवार से मार डाला, और नगर को आग लगाकर फूंक दिया।
28 और कोई बचाने वाला न था, क्योंकि वह सीदोन से दूर था, और वे और मनुष्यों से कुछ व्यवहार न रखते थे। और वह बेत्रहोब की तराई में था। तब उन्होंने नगर को दृढ़ किया, और उस में रहने लगे।
29 और उन्होंने उस नगर का नाम इस्राएल के एक पुत्र अपने मूलपुरूष दान के नाम पर दान रखा; परन्तु पहिले तो उस नगर का नाम लैश था।
30 तब दानियों ने उस खुदी हुई मूरत को खड़ा कर लिया; और देश की बन्धुआई के समय वह योनातान जो गेर्शोम का पुत्र और मूसा का पोता था, वह और उसके वंश के लोग दान गोत्र के पुरोहित बने रहे।
31 और जब तक परमेश्वर का भवन शीलो में बना रहा, तब तक वे मीका की खुदवाई हुई मूरत को स्थापित किए रहे॥
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.
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.
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?
4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
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.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
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.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
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.
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.
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.
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.
13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
31 And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
10 And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.