Dommer 17
1 I Efraims Bjerge levede en Mand, som hed Mika.
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, and his name was Michaias.
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!«
And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver which you took of yourself, and [about which] you cursed me, and spoke in my ears, behold, the silver [is] with me; I took it: and his mother said, Blessed [be] my son of 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 he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I had wholly consecrated the money to the Lord out of my hand for my son, to make a graven and a molten [image], and now I will restore 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.
But he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, and he made it a graven and a molten image; and it was in the house of Michaias.
5 Manden Mika havde et Gudshus, og han lavede sig en Efod og en Husgud og indsatte en af sine Sønner til sin Præst.
And the house of Michaias [was] to him the house of God, and he made an ephod and theraphin, and he consecrated one of his sons, and he became to him a priest.
6 I de Dage var der ingen Konge i Israel; enhver gjorde, hvad han fandt for godt.
And in those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which 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 man in Bethleem of the tribe of Juda, and he [was] a Levite, and he was sojourning there.
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.
And the man departed from Bethleem the city of Juda to sojourn in whatever place he might find; and he came as far as mount Ephraim, and to the house of Michaias to accomplish his journey.
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.«
And Michaias said to him, Whence come you? and he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethleem Juda, and I go to sojourn in any place I may find.
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!«
And Michaias said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest; and I will give you ten pieces of silver by the year, and a change of raiment, and your living.
11 Saa gik Leviten ind paa at tage Ophold hos Manden, og den unge Mand var ham som en af hans egne Sønner.
And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12 Mika indsatte saa Leviten, og den unge Mand blev Præst hos ham og tog Ophold i Mikas Hus.
And Michaias consecrated the Levite, and he became to him a priest, and he was in the house of Michaias.
13 Da sagde Mika: »Nu ved jeg, at HERREN vil gøre vel imod mig, siden jeg har faaet en Levit til Præst!«
And Michaias said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, because a Levite has become my priest.
