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1維時、以色列無王、但之支派、在以色列中、未得其業、故覓地以居、Select Judges 18:1

2於族中遣勇士五人、由瑣拉以實陶而往、窺察土地、語之曰、往窺其地、乃適以法蓮山地、至米迦室宿焉、Select Judges 18:2

3近其室時、識少者利未人之聲、就而問曰、誰導爾至此、在此何爲、何所得乎、Select Judges 18:3

4少者以米迦如何相待告曰、米迦雇我爲其祭司、Select Judges 18:4

5曰、請諮諏上帝、使知我之前途、是否利達、Select Judges 18:5

6祭司曰、安然而往、爾之前途、耶和華所顧也、Select Judges 18:6

7五人遂往、至拉億、見其居民、如西頓人、安逸無慮、因無強者相害也、地離西頓甚遠、不與他人交際、Select Judges 18:7

8五人返於瑣拉以實陶、告其昆弟、昆弟問曰、爾意若何、Select Judges 18:8

9曰、可起、而往攻之、我見其地甚美、豈可閒居、宜往勿緩、據以爲業、Select Judges 18:9

10旣至、必見其民安逸無慮、土壤寬廣、天下物產、罔有所缺、上帝付之爾手、○Select Judges 18:10

11於是但之室家六百人、各佩器械、自瑣拉以實陶啟行、Select Judges 18:11

12上至猶大之基列耶琳、建營其後、名其地曰瑪哈尼但、至於今日、Select Judges 18:12

13由此往以法蓮山地、至米迦室、Select Judges 18:13

14昔窺拉億之五人、謂昆弟曰、此室有聖衣家神、雕像鑄像、爾知之乎、當思如何而爲、Select Judges 18:14

15遂轉詣米迦室、入少者利未人之室、而問其安、Select Judges 18:15

16但人六百、各佩器械、立於門外、Select Judges 18:16

17窺地之五人入室、取雕像鑄像、家神聖衣、祭司與佩器械之六百人、立於門外、Select Judges 18:17

18五人入室、旣取諸物而出、祭司問曰、爾欲何爲、Select Judges 18:18

19曰、勿語、以手掩口、與我偕往、爲我之父與祭司、汝爲一家之祭司、與爲以色列一支派一族之祭司、孰愈、Select Judges 18:19

20祭司心悅、取聖衣曁家神雕像、入於民中、Select Judges 18:20

21衆遂轉而前往、使幼稚牲畜貨財先行、Select Judges 18:21

22離米迦室已遠、米迦之鄰咸集、追及但人呼之、Select Judges 18:22

23但人回顧、問米迦曰、爾有何事、率斯羣衆而來、Select Judges 18:23

24曰、我所作之神像、及所任之祭司、爾攜之去、一無所遺、而問我有何事耶、Select Judges 18:24

25但人曰、勿使爾聲聞於我衆、恐暴戾者擊爾、致爾與爾家人、俱喪厥命、Select Judges 18:25

26但人乃行其途、米迦見其強於己、則轉而歸家、Select Judges 18:26

27但人攜米迦所製之物、及其祭司、至於拉億、見其安逸無慮之民、擊之以刃、火焚其邑、無人救援、Select Judges 18:27

28蓋邑在近伯利合之谷中、離西頓甚遠、不與他人交際、但人復建邑而居之、Select Judges 18:28

29此邑昔名拉億、今依其祖以色列子但之名、名之曰但、Select Judges 18:29

30立彼雕像、摩西子革順之裔約拿單、曁其子孫、爲但支派之祭司、迨至斯土見虜之日、Select Judges 18:30

31米迦雕像之設、所歷時日、與上帝室在示羅同、Select Judges 18:31