Dommer 17
1 Og der var en Mand fra Efraims Bjerg, og hans Navn var Mika.
And there was a man of the mountain of Ephraim, whose name was Michayhu.
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!
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spokest of also in my ears, —behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son unto the Lord.
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.
And he restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand, for my son, to make a graven and molten image; and now I will give it back unto thee.
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.
Yet he gave the money back unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the silversmith, who made thereof a graven and molten image; and 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.
And the man Micah had a house of god, 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: every man did what seemed 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.
And there was a young man out of Beth-lechem-judah of the family of Judah, but he was a Levite, and sojourned 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.
And the man departed from the city, from Beth-lechem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place]; and he came to the mountain of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he was pursuing his journey.
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.
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite from Beth-lechem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
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.
And Micah said unto him, Remain with me, and become unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver for the year, and suitable apparel, and thy victuals. And the Levite went in.
11 Og Leviten samtykkede i at blive hos Manden; og den unge Karl var ham som en af hans Sønner.
And the Levite consented to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto 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.
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and remained 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 said Micah, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have obtained a Levite for priest.
