न्यायकर्ताहरू 17
1 एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशमा एक जना मानिस थिए, र तिनको नाउँ मीका थियो ।
There was a man named Micah who lived in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim live.
2 तिनले आफ्नी आमालाई भने, “तपाईंबाट लगिएका १,१०० चाँदीका सिक्का, जसको विषयमा तपाईंले सराप दिनुभएको थियो, र जुन मैले सुनेको थिएँ, हेर्नुहोस् । त्यो चाँदी मसँग छन् । त्यो मैले ती चोरें ।” तिनकी आमाले भनिन्, “मेरो छोरा, परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई आशिष् दिऊन्!”
One day he said to his mother, “I heard you curse whoever stole (1,100 pieces/28 pounds/13 kg.) of silver from your house. I am the one who took the silver, and I still have it.” His mother replied, “My son, I pray that Yahweh will bless you [for admitting that you took it].”
3 तिनले ती चाँदीका १,१०० सिक्काहरू आफ्नी आमालाई दिए र तिनकी आमाले भनिन्, “खोपिएको र ढलौटे मूर्तिहरू बनाउनलाई मेरो छोराको निम्ति यो चाँदी म परमप्रभुमा अलग गर्छु । यसैले अब यो म तिमीलाई दिन्छु ।”
Micah gave all the silver back to his mother. Then she said [to herself], “I will give [some of] this silver to Yahweh.” And she said to her son, “My son, I want you to make an idol and a statue [from this silver]. So I will give [some of] this silver back to you [for making these things].”
4 जब तिनले त्यो पैसा आफ्नी आमालाई दिए, तब तिनकी आमाले चाँदीका दुई सय सिक्का लिईन् र त्यो शिल्पकारलाई दिईन् जसले तीबाट खोपिएको र ढलौटे मूर्तिहरू बनाए, र ती मीकाको घरमा राखियो ।
So when he gave all the silver to his mother, she took (200 pieces/about 5 pounds/1.6 kg.) of it to a (silversmith/man who made things from silver). With the silver that man made an idol and a statue, [and gave them to Micah]. Micah put them in his house.
5 त्यो मानिस मीकासित मूर्तिहरूको एउटा घर थियो र तिनले एउटा एपोद र घर-देवताहरू बनाए, र तिनले आफ्ना छोरामध्ये एक जनालाई पुजारी हुनको निम्ति नियुक्त गरे ।
He had in his house a special (shrine/place for putting sacred things). He made a sacred vest and some small idols [and put them in this shrine along with the big idol and the statue]. Then Micah chose one of his sons to become his priest.
6 ती दिनहरूमा इस्राएलमा कोही राजा थिएन, र हरेकले आफ्नो दृष्टिमा जे ठिक लाग्थ्यो त्यही गर्थ्यो ।
At that time, the Israeli people did not have a king. So [Micah and everyone else] did whatever they considered to be the right thing to do.
7 यहूदाको बेथलेहेमका यहूदाका वंशका एक जना जवान मानिस थिए जो एक जना लेवी थिए । आफ्नो जिम्मेवारी पुरा गर्न तिनी त्यहाँ बसे ।
There was a young man who had been living in Bethlehem in the area where the tribe of Judah lives. He [wanted to work as a priest because he] was a member of the tribe of Levi.
8 ती मानिसले यहूदाको बेथलेहेमलाई छोडेर गए र बस्ने एउटा ठाउँ खोजे । तिनले यात्रा गर्दै जाँदा, तिनी एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशमा भएको मीकाको घरमा आए ।
So he left Bethlehem to find another place to live [and work]. He came to Micah’s house in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim live.
9 मीकाले तिनलाई भने, “तिमी कहाँबाट आएका हौ?” ती मानिसले तिनलाई भने, “म यहूदाको बेथलेहेमको एउटा लेवी हुँ, र बसोबास गर्नको निम्ति ठाउँ खोज्न भनेर म यात्रा गरिरहेको छु ।”
Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I come from Bethlehem. I am from the tribe of Levi, and I am looking for a place to live [and work as a priest].”
10 मीकाले तिनलाई भने, “मसँग बस, र मेरो निम्ति बुबा र पुजारी होऊ । म तिमीलाई वर्षको दश सिक्का चाँदी, एक जोर लुगा र तिम्रो खाना दिनेछु ।” यसैले ती लेवी तिनको घरभित्र गए ।
Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and you can become like a father [to counsel me], and be my priest. Each year I will give to you ten pieces of silver and some [new] clothes. And I will provide food for you.”
11 ती लेवी मीकासँग बस्न सन्तुष्ट भए, र ती जवान मानिस मीकाका छोरामध्ये एक जनाझैं भए ।
So the young man agreed to live with Micah. He became like one of Micah’s own sons.
12 मीकाले ती लेवीलाई पवित्र जिम्मेवारीका लागि अलग गरे, र ती जवान मानिस तिनको पुजारी भए, र मीकाको घरमा बसे ।
Micah appointed him to be a priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
13 तब मीकाले भने, “अब मलाई थाहा छ, कि परमप्रभुले मेरो निम्ति असल गर्नुहुनेछ, किनभने त्यो लेवी मेरो पुजारी बनेको छ ।”
Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good things for me, because I have a man from the tribe of Levi to be my priest.”
