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1 Bijaše u Efrajimovoj gori čovjek po imenu Mikajehu.
And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2 On reče majci: “Tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela što su ti ukradeni i zbog kojih si izustila kletvu - uši su je moje čule - taj je novac kod mene, ja sam ga uzeo.” Mati mu odgovori: “Jahve te blagoslovio, sine moj!”
And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me. I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son from Jehovah.
3 I Mikajehu vrati joj tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela. A mati mu njegova reče: “Te sam novce posvetila Jahvi iz svoje ruke za tebe, sine moj, da se izdjela za to rezan ili ljeven idol. I evo, za to ih dajem.”
And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to thee.
4 Majka uze dvije stotine srebrnih šekela i dade ih zlataru. On načini od njih rezani i ljeveni idol koji postaviše u Mikajehuovoj novoj kući.
And when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it a graven image and a molten image. And it was in the house of Micah.
5 On mu sagradi svetište, zatim načini efod i terafe te posveti jednoga od svojih sinova da mu bude svećenik.
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6 U to vrijeme u Izraelu nije bilo kralja i svatko je radio po miloj volji.
In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
7 Bijaše neki mladić iz Betlehema u Judi, iz Judina plemena; bio je levit i boravio je ondje kao došljak.
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8 Taj čovjek ode iz grada Betlehema u Judi da se nastani na kakvu prikladnu mjestu kao došljak. Putujući, dođe u Efrajimovu goru do Mikine kuće.
And the man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place. And he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9 Mika ga upita: “Odakle dolaziš?” “Ja sam levit iz Judina Betlehema”, odgovori mu on, “i putujem da se negdje nastanim.”
And Micah said to him, From where come thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10 “Ostani kod mene”, reče mu Mika, “i budi mi ocem i svećenikom, a ja ću ti davati deset srebrnih šekela na godinu, haljine i hranu.” I levit uđe.
And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy food. So the Levite went in.
11 Levit je pristao da ostane u njega, i mladić mu bijaše kao jedan od sinova.
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12 Mika posveti levita za svećenika; mladić je postao njegovim svećenikom i živio je u Mikinoj kući.
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 “Sad znam”, reče Mika, “da će mi Jahve učiniti dobro kad imam levita za svećenika.”
Then Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest.
