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1 厄弗辣因山地有一個人,名叫米加,
In that tyme was a man, `Mycas bi name, of the hil of Effraym.
2 他對自己的母親說:「有人拿去你那一千一百銀錢,對這事你曾起過誓,我也親自聽見你說:我要親手把這項銀錢奉獻給上主,為我兒做一尊神像。看,銀錢在這裏,是握拿了;如今還給你! 」
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.
3 他的母親就說:「願我兒蒙上主祝福! 」於是米加就把一千一百銀錢還給他的母親。
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.
4 當他把銀錢還給他的母親以後,她的母親便拿出兩百銀子給了銀匠,請他製造一尊神像,安放在米加的家裏。
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.
5 於是米加為這尊神像蓋了一座神廟。又做了「厄弗得」和「忒辣芬,」委派自己的一個兒子充任司祭。
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.
6 當時在以色列沒有君王,各人任意行事。米加收肋未為司祭
In tho daies was no kyng in Israel, but ech man dide this, that semyde riytful to hym silf.
7 當時有一個少年,他是個肋未人,從猷大白冷,即從猷大支派來到那裏作客。
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.
8 這人離開猷大白冷,想找一個可寄居的地方;當他旅行的時候,來到厄弗辣因山地,米加的家旁,
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,
9 米加問他說:「你從那裏來﹖」他回答說:「我是個肋未人,由猷大白冷來,想找一個可寄居的地方。」
`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.
10 米加就對他說:「你住在我這裏罷! 作我的師傅和司祭,我每年給你十塊銀錢,還照管你的吃穿。」米加挽留那肋未人,
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.
11 他遂同意住在米加那裏,他看待這少年好似自己的兒子。
He assentide, and dwellide `at the man; and he was to the man as oon of sones.
12 米加又委任了這肋未人,這人遂作了他的司祭,住在米加家中。
And Mycha fillide his hond, and hadde the child preest at hym,
13 於是米加說:「如今我知道上主必施恩於我,因為有位肋未人作了我的司祭。」
and seide, Now Y woot, that God schal do wel to me, hauynge a preest of the kyn of Leuy.

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