Judges 17
1 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
Koro ne nitie ngʼat moro ma nyinge Mika mane oa e piny gode mar Efraim,
2 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!”
nowachone min mare niya, “Fedha ma pekne romo kilo apar gadek mane omayi kendo mane awinjo kikwongʼogo ngʼat mane okwale; an ema an kodgi.” Eka min mare nowachone niya, “Wuoda, mad Jehova Nyasaye gwedhi!”
3 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.”
Kane odwokone min mare fedha ma pekne romo kilo apar gadekgo, min-gi nowachone niya, “Achiwo fedha maga duto ne Jehova Nyasaye mondo mi wuoda olosgo kido mopa mar nyasaye, omiyo koro aduogonigo.”
4 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.
Omiyo nodwokone min mare fedha, kendo min-gi nokawo fedha ma pekne romo kilo ariyo gi nus mi ochiwogi ne jatheth, mane olosogi e kido mar nyasaye milamo. Kendo noketgi e od Mika.
5 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.
Koro ngʼatni ma nyinge ne Mika neni gikare mar lemo, kendo noloso law mayom mar dolo miluongo ni efod kod nyisechegi kendo noketo achiel kuom yawuote kaka jadolo.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
E kindeno Israel ne onge ruoth; kendo ngʼato ka ngʼato ne timo kaka ohero.
7 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
Rawera ma ja-Lawi moa Bethlehem e piny Juda, mane osebedo kodak gi anywola jo-Juda,
8 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.
nowuok Bethlehem mondo omany kama onyalo dakie. Kane pod odhi nyime gi wuoth, nodhi e od Mika mantiere e piny gode mag Efraim.
9 “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.”
Mika nopenje niya, “Ia kanye?” Nodwoke niya, “An ja-Lawi moa Bethlehem man Juda, kendo amanyo kama anyalo dakie.”
10 “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
Eka Mika nowachone niya, “Dag koda kendo ibed wuonwa kod jadolo, kendo abiro miyi fedha ma pekne romo robo mar kilo, gi lewni kod chiemo e higa.”
11 and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
Omiyo ja-Lawino noyie dak kode, kendo wuowino ne chalone mana kaka achiel kuom yawuote.
12 Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Eka Mika noketo ja-Lawino kendo wuowino nobedo jadolone kendo nodak e ode.
13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Kendo Mika nowacho niya, “Koro angʼeyo ni Jehova Nyasaye biro timona maber, nikech ja-Lawi osebedo jadolo mara.”
