Књига о судијама 17
1 А беше један човек из горе Јефремове по имену Миха.
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2 Он рече матери својој: Хиљаду и сто сребрника, што су ти украдени, за које си клела и говорила преда мном, ево, то је сребро у мене, ја сам га узео. А мати му рече: Господ да те благослови, сине!
He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD bless my son!”
3 А кад врати хиљаду и сто сребрника матери својој, рече мати његова: То сам сребро посветила Господу из своје руке за тебе, сине мој, да се начини од њега лик резан и ливен; зато ти га сада дајем натраг.
He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”
4 Али он опет даде сребро матери својој, а мати узе двеста сребрника и даде златару, а он начини од њега лик резан и ливен, те беше у кући Мишиној.
When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.
5 И тај Миха имаше кућу за богове, и начини, оплећак и ликове, и посвети једног између синова својих да му буде свештеник.
The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6 У то време не беше цара у Израиљу: сваки чињаше шта му драго.
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
7 А беше један младић из Витлејема Јудиног, од породице Јудине, који беше Левит и онде борављаше.
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
8 Он отиде из тог града, Витлејема Јудиног, да се настани где може; и идући својим путем дође у гору Јефремову до куће Мишине.
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
9 А Миха му рече: Откуда идеш? Одговори му Левит: Из Витлејема Јудиног, идем да се настаним где могу.
Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
10 А Миха му рече: Остани код мене, и буди ми отац и свештеник, а ја ћу ти дати десет сребрника на годину и двоје хаљине и храну. И отиде Левит к њему.
Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
11 И Левиту би по вољи да остане код њега, и би му тај младић као да му је син.
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12 И Миха посвети Левита да му је свештеник тај младић, и оста у кући Мишиној.
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Тада рече Миха: Сада знам да ће ми Господ учинити добро зато што имам Левита свештеника.
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
