Judges 17
1 And he was a man from [the] hill country of Ephraim and name his [was] Micaiah.
Adalah seorang laki-laki bernama Mikha. Ia tinggal di daerah pegunungan di wilayah Efraim.
2 And he said to mother his one thousand and one hundred the silver which it was taken to you (and you *Q(K)*) you cursed and also you said in ears my here! the silver [is] with me I I took it and she said mother his [be] blessed son my by Yahweh.
Pada suatu hari berkatalah ia kepada ibunya, "Ibu, ketika ibu kehilangan seribu seratus uang perak, saya dengar ibu mengutuki pencurinya. Ini, Bu, uangnya! Sayalah yang mencurinya." Ibunya menjawab, "Semoga engkau diberkati TUHAN, nak!"
3 And he brought back [the] one thousand and one hundred the silver to mother his and she said mother his certainly I consecrate the silver to Yahweh from hand my for son my to make a carved image and a molten image and therefore I will return it to you.
Mikha mengembalikan uang itu kepada ibunya, lalu ibunya berkata, "Supaya engkau, anakku, terlepas dari kutukan yang telah saya ucapkan itu, saya mempersembahkan perak ini kepada TUHAN untuk dipakai membuat patung kayu yang dilapisi perak. Jadi uang itu saya kembalikan kepadamu."
4 And he brought back the silver to mother his and she took mother his two hundred silver and she gave it to the silversmith and he made it a carved image and a molten image and it was in [the] house of Micaiah.
Maka setelah Mikha mengembalikan uang itu kepada ibunya, ibunya itu mengambil dua ratus keping dari uang itu, dan memberikannya kepada seorang tukang perak. Lalu ia menyuruh tukang itu membuat sebuah patung kayu yang dilapis dengan perak itu. Kemudian patung itu ditaruh di rumah Mikha.
5 And the man Micah [belonged] to him a house of God and he made an ephod and teraphim and he filled [the] hand of one from sons his and he became of him a priest.
Mikha sendiri sudah mempunyai sebuah tempat penyembahan. Ia membuat beberapa patung berhala dan sehelai efod lalu mengangkat salah seorang anaknya yang laki-laki menjadi imam.
6 In the days those there not [was] a king in Israel everyone the right in view his he did.
Pada waktu itu bangsa Israel tidak mempunyai raja; setiap orang melakukan apa yang dianggapnya benar.
7 And he was a young man from Beth-lehem Judah from [the] tribe of Judah and he [was] a Levite and he [was] sojourning there.
Pada masa itu juga ada seorang pemuda dari suku Lewi. Dahulu ia tinggal di Betlehem di wilayah Yehuda.
8 And he went the man from the city from Beth-lehem Judah to sojourn in where he will find and he came [the] hill country of Ephraim to [the] house of Micah to make journey his.
Tapi kini ia telah meninggalkan kota itu dan sedang berjalan mencari tempat tinggal yang lain. Di dalam perjalanannya itu ia tiba di rumah Mikha di daerah pegunungan wilayah Efraim.
9 And he said to him Micah from where? do you come and he said to him [am] a Levite I from Beth-lehem Judah and I [am] going to sojourn in where I will find.
Mikha bertanya kepadanya, "Saudara orang mana?" Orang itu menjawab, "Saya orang Lewi dari Betlehem di Yehuda. Saya sedang mencari tempat tinggal."
10 And he said to him Micah remain! with me and become of me a father and a priest and I I will give to you ten silver to the days and an order of garments and sustenance your and he went the Levite.
Mikha berkata, "Tinggallah saja dengan saya di sini, supaya kau menjadi penasihat dan imam kami. Nanti saya memberi kepadamu sepuluh uang perak setiap tahun, dan juga pakaian serta makanan."
11 And he was willing the Levite to dwell with the man and he was the young man to him like one from sons his.
Pemuda Lewi itu setuju, lalu ia diangkat oleh Mikha menjadi imamnya. Ia tinggal di rumah Mikha serta diperlakukan seperti anak kandung Mikha sendiri.
12 And he filled Micah [the] hand of the Levite and he became of him the young man a priest and he was in [the] house of Micah.
13 And he said Micah now I know that he will do good Yahweh to me for he has become of me the Levite a priest.
Maka kata Mikha, "Nah, sekarang saya yakin TUHAN akan berbuat baik kepada saya sebab sudah ada seorang Lewi yang menjadi imam bagi saya."
