Judges 17
1 Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim named Micah.
May isang lalaki sa burol sa bansang Efraim, na ang pangalan ay Mica.
2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.
Sinabi niya sa kaniyang ina “Ang 1, 100 mga pirasong pilak na kinuha mula sa iyo, narinig ko ang tungkol sa sinabi mong isang sumpa, —tumingin dito! Nasa akin ang pilak. Ninakaw ko ito.” Sinabi ng kaniyang ina, “Pagpalain ka nawa ni Yahweh, aking anak!”
3 And he gave back the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I have made the silver holy to the Lord from me for my son, to make a pictured image and a metal image.
Binalik niya ang 1, 100 pirasong pilak sa kaniyang ina at sinabi ng kaniyang ina, “Ibinukod ko ang pilak na ito kay Yahweh, para sa aking anak na lalaki para gumawa ng isang inukit na anyo ng kahoy at isang hinulmang anyo ng metal. Kaya ngayon, ibinabalik ko ito sa iyo.”
4 So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a metal-worker who made a pictured image and a metal image from them: and it was in the house of Micah.
Nang ibinalik niya ang pera sa kaniyang ina, kumuha ng dalawang daang pirasong pilak ang kaniyang ina at ibinigay sa isang manggagawa ng metal na nag-uukit ng anyo ng kahoy at isang hinulmang anyo ng metal. Nakalagay ito sa bahay ni Mica.
5 And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.
Mayroong mga diyus-diyosan ang lalaking si Mica sa kaniyang bahay at gumawa siya ng isang epod at sambahayan ng diyus-diyosan, at inihandog niya ang isa sa kaniyang mga anak na lalaki para maging kaniyang pari.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.
Nang panahong iyon walang hari sa Israel, at ginagawa ng bawat isa kung ano ang sa paningin nila ay tama.
7 Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was not a townsman of the place.
Ngayon may isang binata sa Bethlehem ng Juda, sa pamilya ng Juda, na isang Levita. Nanatili siya roon para tapusin ang kaniyang mga tungkulin.
8 And he went away from the town of Beth-lehem-judah, looking for somewhere to make his living-place; and on his journey he came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah.
Iniwan ng binata ang Bethlehem sa Juda para pumunta at maghanap ng lugar para matirahan. Sa kaniyang paglalakbay, nagtungo siya sa bahay ni Mica sa burol na bansang Efraim.
9 And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Beth-lehem-judah, and I am looking for a living-place.
Sinabi ni Mica sa kaniya, “Saan ka nanggaling?” Sinabi ng binata sa kaniya, “Ako ay isang Levita ng Bethlehem sa Juda, at naglalakbay ako para makahanap ng lugar na maaari kong matirahan.”
10 Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year and your clothing and food.
Sinabi sa kaniya ni Mica, “Mamuhay kasama ko at maging isang tagapayo at pari para sa akin. Bibigyan kita ng sampung mga pirasong pilak sa bawat taon, isang magarang mga kasuotan, at iyong pagkain.” Kaya nagtungo ang Levita sa kaniyang tahanan.
11 And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.
Nakuntento ang Levita na manirahan sa kaniya, at naging isa sa mga anak na lalaki ni Mica ang binata.
12 And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Inilaan ni Mica ang Levita para sa banal na mga tungkulin, at naging pari niya ang binata, at nanirahan siya sa bahay ni Mica.
13 Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.
Pagkatapos sinabi ni Mica, “Ngayon alam kong may gagawing maganda para sa akin si Yahweh, dahil naging mga pari ko ang Levitang ito.”
