Judges 17
1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, and his name was Michaias.
Og der var en Mand fra Efraims Bjerg, og hans Navn var Mika.
2 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.
Og han sagde til sin Moder: De tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv, som ere tagne fra dig, og om hvilke du har udtalt en Forbandelse og sagt det endog i mit Paahør, se, det Sølv er hos mig, jeg har taget det; da sagde hans Moder: Velsignet være du, min Søn, for Herren!
3 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.
Saa gav han sin Moder de tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv tilbage; og hans Moder sagde: Jeg har helliget Herren det Sølv fra min Haand for min Søn til at gøre et udskaaret og støbt Billede, derfor giver jeg dig det nu tilbage.
4 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.
Men han gav sin Moder Sølvet tilbage; da tog hans Moder to Hundrede Sekel Sølv og gav Guldsmeden det, og han gjorde et udskaaret og støbt Billede deraf, og det var i Mikas Hus.
5 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.
Og den Mand Mika havde et Guds Hus, og han gjorde en Livkjortel og Husguder og fyldte een af sine Sønners Haand, at han blev hans Præst.
6 And in those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
I de samme Dage var ingen Konge i Israel; hver gjorde, hvad ret var for hans Øjne.
7 And there was a young man in Bethleem of the tribe of Juda, and he [was] a Levite, and he was sojourning there.
Og der var en ung Karl fra Bethlehem i Juda, af Judas Slægt; men han var en Levit, og han var fremmed der.
8 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.
Men denne Mand gik fra Staden Bethlehem i Juda for at opholde sig, hvor han fandt Lejlighed; og han kom paa Efraims Bjerg til Mikas Hus for at fortsætte sin Vej.
9 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.
Da sagde Mika til ham: Hvorfra kommer du? og han sagde til ham: Jeg er en Levit fra Bethlehem i Juda, og jeg gaar hen for at opholde mig, hvor jeg finder en Lejlighed.
10 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.
Da sagde Mika til ham: Bliv hos mig, og bliv min Fader og Præst, saa vil jeg hvert Aar give dig ti Sekel Sølv og behørige Klæder og din Føde; og Leviten gik ind.
11 And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Og Leviten samtykkede i at blive hos Manden; og den unge Karl var ham som en af hans Sønner.
12 And Michaias consecrated the Levite, and he became to him a priest, and he was in the house of Michaias.
Og Mika fyldte Levitens Haand, og den unge Karl blev hans Præst; og han var i Mikas Hus.
13 And Michaias said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, because a Levite has become my priest.
Og Mika sagde: Nu ved jeg, at Herren skal gøre vel imod mig, efterdi jeg har en Levit til Præst.
