Dommer 17
1 I Efraims Bjerge levede en Mand, som hed Mika.
Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
2 Han sagde til sin Moder: »De 1100 Sekel Sølv, du har mistet, og for hvis Skyld du udtalte en Forbandelse, som jeg selv hørte, se, de Penge er hos mig; jeg har taget dem, men nu vil jeg give dig dem tilbage.« Da sagde hans Moder: »HERREN velsigne dig, min Søn!«
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
3 Saa gav han sin Moder de 1100 Sekel Sølv tilbage; og Moderen sagde: »Disse Penge helliger jeg HERREN og giver min Søn, for at han kan lave et udskaaret og støbt Billede.«
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
4 Saa gav han sin Moder Pengene tilbage; og Moderen tog 200 Sekel Sølv deraf og gav dem til Guldsmeden, som lavede et udskaaret og støbt Billede deraf, og det fik sin Plads i Mikas Hus.
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
5 Manden Mika havde et Gudshus, og han lavede sig en Efod og en Husgud og indsatte en af sine Sønner til sin Præst.
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
6 I de Dage var der ingen Konge i Israel; enhver gjorde, hvad han fandt for godt.
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
7 Nu var der i Betlehem i Juda en ung Mand af Judas Slægt; han var Levit og boede der som fremmed.
And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
8 Denne Mand forlod sin By Betlehem i Juda for at slaa sig ned som fremmed, hvor det kunde træffe sig, og paa sin Vandring kom han til Mikas Hus i Efraims Bjerge.
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 Da spurgte Mika ham: »Hvorfra kommer du?« Han svarede: »Jeg er Levit og har hjemme i Betlehem i Juda, og jeg er paa Vandring for at slaa mig ned som fremmed, hvor det kan træffe sig.«
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
10 Da sagde Mika til ham: »Tag Ophold hos mig og bliv min Fader og Præst; jeg vil give dig ti Sekel Sølv om Aaret og holde dig med Klæder og give dig Kosten!«
“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
11 Saa gik Leviten ind paa at tage Ophold hos Manden, og den unge Mand var ham som en af hans egne Sønner.
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
12 Mika indsatte saa Leviten, og den unge Mand blev Præst hos ham og tog Ophold i Mikas Hus.
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
13 Da sagde Mika: »Nu ved jeg, at HERREN vil gøre vel imod mig, siden jeg har faaet en Levit til Præst!«
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
