Judges 17
1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
I Efraims Bjerge levede en Mand, som hed Mika.
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!
Han sagde til sin Moder: »De 1100 Sekel Sølv, du har mistet, og for hvis Skyld du udtalte en Forbandelse, som jeg selv hørte, se, de Penge er hos mig; jeg har taget dem, men nu vil jeg give dig dem tilbage.« Da sagde hans Moder: »HERREN velsigne dig, min Søn!«
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.
Saa gav han sin Moder de 1100 Sekel Sølv tilbage; og Moderen sagde: »Disse Penge helliger jeg HERREN og giver min Søn, for at han kan lave et udskaaret og støbt Billede.«
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.
Saa gav han sin Moder Pengene tilbage; og Moderen tog 200 Sekel Sølv deraf og gav dem til Guldsmeden, som lavede et udskaaret og støbt Billede deraf, og det fik sin Plads i Mikas Hus.
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.
Manden Mika havde et Gudshus, og han lavede sig en Efod og en Husgud og indsatte en af sine Sønner til sin Præst.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
I de Dage var der ingen Konge i Israel; enhver gjorde, hvad han fandt for godt.
7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Nu var der i Betlehem i Juda en ung Mand af Judas Slægt; han var Levit og boede der som fremmed.
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.
Denne Mand forlod sin By Betlehem i Juda for at slaa sig ned som fremmed, hvor det kunde træffe sig, og paa sin Vandring kom han til Mikas Hus i Efraims Bjerge.
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].
Da spurgte Mika ham: »Hvorfra kommer du?« Han svarede: »Jeg er Levit og har hjemme i Betlehem i Juda, og jeg er paa Vandring for at slaa mig ned som fremmed, hvor det kan træffe sig.«
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.
Da sagde Mika til ham: »Tag Ophold hos mig og bliv min Fader og Præst; jeg vil give dig ti Sekel Sølv om Aaret og holde dig med Klæder og give dig Kosten!«
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Saa gik Leviten ind paa at tage Ophold hos Manden, og den unge Mand var ham som en af hans egne Sønner.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Mika indsatte saa Leviten, og den unge Mand blev Præst hos ham og tog Ophold i Mikas Hus.
13 Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.
Da sagde Mika: »Nu ved jeg, at HERREN vil gøre vel imod mig, siden jeg har faaet en Levit til Præst!«
