Judges 17
1 And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Pada masa itu, ada seorang laki-laki bernama Mika. Dia tinggal di daerah perbukitan Efraim.
2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me. I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son from Jehovah.
Suatu hari Mika berkata kepada ibunya, “Aku mendengar ketika Ibu mengutuk orang yang mencuri seribu seratus keping uang perak dari Ibu. Sebenarnya uang itu ada padaku. Akulah yang mengambilnya.” Lalu kata ibunya, “Anakku, semoga TUHAN memberkatimu!”
3 And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to thee.
Ketika Mika mengembalikan uang perak sebanyak seribu seratus keping itu kepada ibunya, berkatalah ibunya, “Sekarang aku menguduskan perak ini bagi TUHAN. Kita akan menggunakan perak ini untuk membuat patung dewa yang dipahat dari kayu dan dilapisi dengan perak. Patung dewa itu akan menjadi pelindung keluarga anakku.”
4 And when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it a graven image and a molten image. And it was in the house of Micah.
Sesudah Mika mengembalikan uang itu kepada ibunya, ibunya mengambil dua ratus keping dan memberikannya kepada tukang perak untuk dibuat menjadi patung dewa. Sesudah selesai, patung itu ditaruh di rumah Mika.
5 And 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.
Mika sudah mempunyai kuil penyembahan dewa di rumahnya. Mika juga sudah membuat sebuah efod dan beberapa patung berhala pelindung keluarga yang lain. Dia melantik salah satu anak laki-lakinya menjadi imam untuk kuilnya itu.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
(Pada waktu itu, bangsa Israel tidak punya raja. Setiap orang melakukan apa yang benar di mata mereka masing-masing.)
7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Suatu hari seorang pemuda yang sedang merantau tiba di rumah Mika di perbukitan Efraim. Dia berasal dari suku Lewi, tetapi selama ini sudah tinggal di kota Betlehem di wilayah Yehuda.
8 And the man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place. And he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9 And Micah said to him, From where come thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Mika bertanya kepada pemuda itu, “Dari mana asalmu?” Jawabnya, “Saya orang Lewi. Selama ini saya tinggal di Betlehem, di Yehuda. Sekarang saya sedang mencari tempat menetap.”
10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy food. So the Levite went in.
Lalu kata Mika kepadanya, “Tinggallah dengan saya di sini menjadi penasihat dan imam saya. Saya akan memberimu sepuluh keping uang perak setiap tahun, sepasang pakaian, dan makanan sehari-hari.”
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Pemuda itu setuju untuk tinggal bersama Mika. Lama-kelamaan dia menjadi seperti anak Mika sendiri.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Mika menahbiskan pemuda itu menjadi imamnya, dan pemuda itu tinggal di rumahnya.
13 Then Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest.
Kata Mika, “Sekarang aku yakin TUHAN akan memberkatiku, karena aku punya imam dari suku Lewi.”
