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1 E havia um homem da montanha d'Ephraim, cujo nome era Micah.
In that time, there was a certain man, from mount Ephraim, named Micah.
2 O qual disse a sua mãe: As mil e cem moedas de prata que te foram tiradas, por cuja causa deitavas maldições, e tambem as disseste em meus ouvidos, eis que este dinheiro eu o tenho, eu o tomei. Então disse sua mãe: Bemdito seja meu filho do Senhor.
And he said to his mother, “The one thousand one hundred silver coins, which you had separated for yourself, and about which you had sworn in my hearing, behold, I have them, and they are with me.” And she answered him, “My son has been blessed by the Lord.”
3 Assim restituiu as mil e cem moedas de prata a sua mãe: porém sua mãe disse: Inteiramente tenho dedicado este dinheiro da minha mão ao Senhor para meu filho, para fazer uma imagem de esculptura e de fundição: de sorte que agora t'o tornarei a dar
Therefore, he restored them to his mother. And she said to him: “I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, so that my son would receive it from my hand, and would make a molten idol and a graven image. And now I deliver it to you.”
4 Porém elle restituiu aquelle dinheiro a sua mãe: e sua mãe tomou duzentas moedas de prata, e as deu ao ourives, o qual fez d'ellas uma imagem de esculptura e de fundição, e esteve em casa de Micah.
And when he restored these to his mother, she took two hundred of the silver coins, and she gave them to the silversmith, so that he might make from them a molten idol and a graven image. And it was in the house of Micah.
5 E teve este homem, Micah, uma casa de deuses: e fez um ephod e teraphins, e consagrou a um de seus filhos, para que lhe fosse por sacerdote.
And he also separated in it a little shrine for the god. And he made an ephod and theraphim, that is, a priestly garment and idols. And he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest.
6 N'aquelles dias não havia rei em Israel: cada qual fazia o que parecia direito aos seus olhos.
In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself.
7 E havia um mancebo de Beth-lehem de Judah, da tribu de Judah, que era levita, e peregrinava ali.
Also, there was another young man, from Bethlehem of Judah, one of his relatives. And he himself was a Levite, and he was living there.
8 E este homem partiu da cidade de Beth-lehem de Judah para peregrinar onde quer que achasse commodidade: chegando elle pois á montanha d'Ephraim, até á casa de Micah, seguindo o seu caminho.
Then, departing from the city of Bethlehem, he wished to sojourn wherever he would find it beneficial to himself. And when he had arrived at mount Ephraim, while making the journey, he also turned aside for a little while to the house of Micah.
9 Disse-lhe Micah: D'onde vens? E elle lhe disse: Sou levita de Beth-lehem de Judah, e vou peregrinar onde quer que achar commodidade.
And he was asked by him where he came from. And he responded: “I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah. And I am traveling so that I may live where I am able, if I perceive it to be useful to me.”
10 Então lhe disse Micah: Fica commigo, e sê-me por pae e sacerdote; e cada anno te darei dez moedas de prata, e vestuario, e o teu sustento. E o levita entrou.
And Micah said: “Stay with me. And you shall be to me like a parent and a priest. And I will give to you, each year, ten silver coins, and a double-layered garment, and whatever provisions are necessary.”
11 E consentiu o levita em ficar com aquelle homem: e este mancebo lhe foi como um de seus filhos.
He agreed, and he stayed with the man. And he was to him like one of his sons.
12 E consagrou Micah ao levita, e aquelle mancebo lhe foi por sacerdote; e esteve em casa de Micah.
And Micah filled his hand, and he had the young man with him as his priest,
13 Então disse Micah: Agora sei que O Senhor me fará bem: porquanto tenho um levita por sacerdote.
saying: “Now I know that God will be good to me, since I have a priest from the stock of the Levites.”
