Dommer 17
1 I Efraims Bjerge levede en Mand, som hed Mika.
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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!«
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 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.«
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 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.
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 Manden Mika havde et Gudshus, og han lavede sig en Efod og en Husgud og indsatte en af sine Sønner til sin 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 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 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.
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived 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.
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 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.«
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: »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!«
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 Saa gik Leviten ind paa at tage Ophold hos Manden, og den unge Mand var ham som en af hans egne Sønner.
The Levite was content 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.
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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 do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
