Judges 17
1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Bijaše u Efrajimovoj gori čovjek po imenu Mikajehu.
2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred silver-pieces that were taken from thee, and about which thou didst curse and speak of in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah!
On reče majci: “Tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela što su ti ukradeni i zbog kojih si izustila kletvu - uši su je moje čule - taj je novac kod mene, ja sam ga uzeo.” Mati mu odgovori: “Jahve te blagoslovio, sine moj!”
3 And he restored the eleven hundred silver-pieces to his mother; and his mother said, I had dedicated the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image; and now I will restore it to thee.
I Mikajehu vrati joj tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela. A mati mu njegova reče: “Te sam novce posvetila Jahvi iz svoje ruke za tebe, sine moj, da se izdjela za to rezan ili ljeven idol. I evo, za to ih dajem.”
4 Now he restored the silver to his mother; and his mother took two hundred silver-pieces and gave them to the founder, and he made of them a graven image and a molten image; and they were in the house of Micah.
Majka uze dvije stotine srebrnih šekela i dade ih zlataru. On načini od njih rezani i ljeveni idol koji postaviše u Mikajehuovoj novoj kući.
5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
On mu sagradi svetište, zatim načini efod i terafe te posveti jednoga od svojih sinova da mu bude svećenik.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
U to vrijeme u Izraelu nije bilo kralja i svatko je radio po miloj volji.
7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Bijaše neki mladić iz Betlehema u Judi, iz Judina plemena; bio je levit i boravio je ondje kao došljak.
8 And the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn where he might find [a place]. And as he journeyed, he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah.
Taj čovjek ode iz grada Betlehema u Judi da se nastani na kakvu prikladnu mjestu kao došljak. Putujući, dođe u Efrajimovu goru do Mikine kuće.
9 And Micah said to him, Whence comest 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 ga upita: “Odakle dolaziš?” “Ja sam levit iz Judina Betlehema”, odgovori mu on, “i putujem da se negdje nastanim.”
10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee yearly ten silver-pieces, and a suit of garments, and thy victuals. And the Levite went in.
“Ostani kod mene”, reče mu Mika, “i budi mi ocem i svećenikom, a ja ću ti davati deset srebrnih šekela na godinu, haljine i hranu.” I levit uđe.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Levit je pristao da ostane u njega, i mladić mu bijaše kao jedan od sinova.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Mika posveti levita za svećenika; mladić je postao njegovim svećenikom i živio je u Mikinoj kući.
13 Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.
“Sad znam”, reče Mika, “da će mi Jahve učiniti dobro kad imam levita za svećenika.”
