اَلْقُضَاة 17

١ 1 وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱسْمُهُ مِيخَا.

In that tyme was a man, `Mycas bi name, of the hil of Effraym.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ لِأُمِّهِ: «إِنَّ ٱلْأَلْفَ وَٱلْمِئَةَ شَاقِلِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أُخِذَتْ مِنْكِ، وَأَنْتِ لَعَنْتِ وَقُلْتِ أَيْضًا فِي أُذُنَيَّ. هُوَذَا ٱلْفِضَّةُ مَعِي. أَنَا أَخَذْتُهَا». فَقَالَتْ أُمُّهُ: «مُبَارَكٌ أَنْتَ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَا ٱبْنِي».

And he seide to his modir, Lo! Y haue a thousynde `and an hundrid platis of siluer, whiche thou departidist to thee, and on whiche thou sworist, while Y herde, and tho ben at me. To whom sche answeride, Blessid be my sone of the Lord.

٣ 3 فَرَدَّ ٱلْأَلْفَ وَٱلْمِئَةَ شَاقِلِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ لِأُمِّهِ. فَقَالَتْ أُمُّهُ: «تَقْدِيسًا قَدَّسْتُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ يَدِي لِٱبْنِي لِعَمَلِ تِمْثَالٍ مَنْحُوتٍ وَتِمْثَالٍ مَسْبُوكٍ. فَٱلْآنَ أَرُدُّهَا لَكَ».

Therefor he yeldide tho to his modir; and sche seide to hym, Y halewide and avowide this siluer to the Lord, that my sone resseyue of myn hond, and make a grauun ymage and a yotun ymage; and now I `yyue it to thee.

٤ 4 فَرَدَّ ٱلْفِضَّةَ لِأُمِّهِ، فَأَخَذَتْ أُمُّهُ مِئَتَيْ شَاقِلِ فِضَّةٍ وَأَعْطَتْهَا لِلصَّائِغِ فَعَمِلَهَا تِمْثَالًا مَنْحُوتًا وَتِمْثَالًا مَسْبُوكًا. وَكَانَا فِي بَيْتِ مِيخَا.

Therfor he yeldide to his modir; and sche took twei hundryd platis of siluer, and yaf tho to a werk man of siluer, that he schulde make of tho a grauun `ymage and yotun, that was in `the hows of Mycas.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ لِلرَّجُلِ مِيخَا بَيْتٌ لِلْآلِهَةِ، فَعَمِلَ أَفُودًا وَتَرَافِيمَ وَمَلَأَ يَدَ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ بَنِيهِ فَصَارَ لَهُ كَاهِنًا.

Which departide also a litil hous ther ynne to God; and made ephod, and theraphym, that is, a preestis cloth, and ydols; and he fillide the hond of oon of his sones, and he was maad a preest to hym.

٦ 6 وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَلِكٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. كَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَعْمَلُ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ.

In tho daies was no kyng in Israel, but ech man dide this, that semyde riytful to hym silf.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ غُلَامٌ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ يَهُوذَا، وَهُوَ لَاوِيٌّ مُتَغَرِّبٌ هُنَاكَ.

Also another yonge wexynge man was of Bethleem of Juda, of the kynrede therof, `that is, of Juda, and he was a dekene, and dwellide there.

٨ 8 فَذَهَبَ ٱلرَّجُلُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا لِكَيْ يَتَغَرَّبَ حَيْثُمَا ٱتَّفَقَ. فَأَتَى إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ إِلَى بَيْتِ مِيخَا وَهُوَ آخِذٌ فِي طَرِيقِهِ.

And he yede out of the citee of Bethleem, and wolde be a pilgrim, where euere he foond profitable to hym silf. And whanne he made iourney, and `hadde come in to the hil of Effraym, and hadde bowid a litil in to `the hows of Mycha,

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لَهُ مِيخَا: «مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتَ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا لَاوِيٌّ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا، وَأَنَا ذَاهِبٌ لِكَيْ أَتَغَرَّبَ حَيْثُمَا ٱتَّفَقَ».

`he was axid of hym, Fro whennus comest thou? Which answeride, Y am a dekene of Bethleem of Juda, and Y go, that Y dwelle where Y may, and se that it is profitable to me.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ لَهُ مِيخَا: «أَقِمْ عِنْدِي وَكُنْ لِي أَبًا وَكَاهِنًا، وَأَنَا أُعْطِيكَ عَشَرَةَ شَوَاقِلِ فِضَّةٍ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ، وَحُلَّةَ ثِيَابٍ، وَقُوتَكَ». فَذَهَبَ مَعَهُ ٱللَّاوِيُّ.

Micha seide, Dwelle thou at me, and be thou fadir and preest `to me; and Y schal yyue to thee bi ech yeer ten platis of siluer, and double cloth, and tho thingis that ben nedeful to lijflode.

١١ 11 فَرَضِيَ ٱللَّاوِيُّ بِٱلْإِقَامَةِ مَعَ ٱلرَّجُلِ، وَكَانَ ٱلْغُلَامُ لَهُ كَأَحَدِ بَنِيهِ.

He assentide, and dwellide `at the man; and he was to the man as oon of sones.

١٢ 12 فَمَلَأَ مِيخَا يَدَ ٱللَّاوِيِّ، وَكَانَ ٱلْغُلَامُ لَهُ كَاهِنًا، وَكَانَ فِي بَيْتِ مِيخَا.

And Mycha fillide his hond, and hadde the child preest at hym,

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ مِيخَا: «ٱلْآنَ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُحْسِنُ إِلَيَّ، لِأَنَّهُ صَارَ لِيَ ٱللَّاوِيُّ كَاهِنًا».

and seide, Now Y woot, that God schal do wel to me, hauynge a preest of the kyn of Leuy.