Dommer 17
1 Og der var en Mand fra Efraims Bjerg, og hans Navn var Mika.
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2 Og han sagde til sin Moder: De tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv, som ere tagne fra dig, og om hvilke du har udtalt en Forbandelse og sagt det endog i mit Paahør, se, det Sølv er hos mig, jeg har taget det; da sagde hans Moder: Velsignet være du, min Søn, for Herren!
He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD bless my son!”
3 Saa gav han sin Moder de tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv tilbage; og hans Moder sagde: Jeg har helliget Herren det Sølv fra min Haand for min Søn til at gøre et udskaaret og støbt Billede, derfor giver jeg dig det nu tilbage.
He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”
4 Men han gav sin Moder Sølvet tilbage; da tog hans Moder to Hundrede Sekel Sølv og gav Guldsmeden det, og han gjorde et udskaaret og støbt Billede deraf, og det var i Mikas Hus.
When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.
5 Og den Mand Mika havde et Guds Hus, og han gjorde en Livkjortel og Husguder og fyldte een af sine Sønners Haand, at han blev hans Præst.
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 I de samme Dage var ingen Konge i Israel; hver gjorde, hvad ret var for hans Øjne.
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
7 Og der var en ung Karl fra Bethlehem i Juda, af Judas Slægt; men han var en Levit, og han var fremmed der.
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
8 Men denne Mand gik fra Staden Bethlehem i Juda for at opholde sig, hvor han fandt Lejlighed; og han kom paa Efraims Bjerg til Mikas Hus for at fortsætte sin Vej.
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
9 Da sagde Mika til ham: Hvorfra kommer du? og han sagde til ham: Jeg er en Levit fra Bethlehem i Juda, og jeg gaar hen for at opholde mig, hvor jeg finder en Lejlighed.
Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
10 Da sagde Mika til ham: Bliv hos mig, og bliv min Fader og Præst, saa vil jeg hvert Aar give dig ti Sekel Sølv og behørige Klæder og din Føde; og Leviten gik ind.
Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
11 Og Leviten samtykkede i at blive hos Manden; og den unge Karl var ham som en af hans Sønner.
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12 Og Mika fyldte Levitens Haand, og den unge Karl blev hans Præst; og han var i Mikas Hus.
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Og Mika sagde: Nu ved jeg, at Herren skal gøre vel imod mig, efterdi jeg har en Levit til Præst.
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
