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എഫ്രയീംമലനാട്ടിൽ മീഖാവു എന്നു പേരുള്ള ഒരു പുരുഷൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
2 ౨ అతడు తన తల్లితో “నీ దగ్గర నుండి నేను తీసుకున్న పదకొండు వందల వెండి ఇదిగో. వాటిని తీసుకున్న వాణ్ణి నువ్వు శపించడం నేను విన్నాను. చూడు, అవి నా దగ్గరే ఉన్నాయి. నేనే వాటిని దొంగిలించాను” అన్నాడు. అతని తల్లి అతణ్ణి చూసి “కొడుకా, యెహోవా నిన్ను ఆశీర్వదించు గాక!” అంది.
അവൻ തന്റെ അമ്മയോടു: നിനക്കു കളവുപോയതും നീ ഒരു ശപഥം ചെയ്തു ഞാൻ കേൾക്കെ പറഞ്ഞതുമായ ആയിരത്തൊരുനൂറു വെള്ളിപ്പണം ഇതാ, എന്റെ പക്കൽ ഉണ്ടു; ഞാനാകുന്നു അതു എടുത്തതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. എന്റെ മകനേ, നീ യഹോവയാൽ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെട്ടവൻ എന്നു അവന്റെ അമ്മ പറഞ്ഞു.
3 ౩ అతడు ఆ పదకొండు వందల వెండిని తిరిగి తన తల్లికి ఇచ్చేశాడు. ఆమె “ఈ సొమ్మును నేను యెహోవాకు ఇచ్చేస్తున్నాను. దీనితో నా కొడుకు కోసం ఒక చెక్క విగ్రహమూ, మరొక పోత విగ్రహమూ తయారు చేయిస్తాను. అందుకని ఇవి నీకే తిరిగి ఇచ్చేస్తాను” అంది.
അവൻ ആ ആയിരത്തൊരുനൂറു വെള്ളിപ്പണം അമ്മെക്കു മടക്കിക്കൊടുത്തപ്പോൾ അവന്റെ അമ്മ: കൊത്തുപണിയും വാർപ്പുപണിയുമായ ഒരു വിഗ്രഹം ഉണ്ടാക്കുവാൻ ഞാൻ ഈ വെള്ളി എന്റെ മകന്നുവേണ്ടി യഹോവെക്കു നേർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; ആകയാൽ ഞാൻ അതു നിനക്കു മടക്കിത്തരുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
4 ౪ అతడు ఆ నాణేలను తన తల్లికి ఇచ్చాడు. ఆమె వాటిలో రెండు వందలు తీసి ఒక కంసాలికి ఇచ్చింది. వాడు వాటితో ఒక విగ్రహాన్ని చెక్కాడు. లోహంతో మరో విగ్రహాన్ని పోత పోశాడు. ఆ విగ్రహాన్ని మీకా ఇంట్లోనే ఉంచారు.
അവൻ വെള്ളി തന്റെ അമ്മെക്കു മടക്കിക്കൊടുത്തപ്പോൾ അവന്റെ അമ്മ ഇരുനൂറു വെള്ളിപ്പണം എടുത്തു തട്ടാന്റെ കയ്യിൽ കൊടുത്തു; അവൻ അതുകൊണ്ടു കൊത്തുപണിയും വാർപ്പുപണിയുമായ ഒരു വിഗ്രഹം ഉണ്ടാക്കി; അതു മീഖാവിന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
5 ౫ మీకా ఇంట్లో విగ్రహాలున్న పూజ గది ఒకటుంది. అతడు ఒక ఎఫోదునూ కొన్ని విగ్రహాలనూ చేయించి అందులో ఉంచాడు. తన కొడుకుల్లో ఒకణ్ణి పూజారిగా ప్రతిష్టించాడు. అతని కొడుకే అతనికి యాజకుడు అయ్యాడు.
മീഖാവിന്നു ഒരു ദേവമന്ദിരം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൻ ഒരു ഏഫോദും ഗൃഹബിംബവും ഉണ്ടാക്കിച്ചു തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരിൽ ഒരുത്തനെ കരപൂരണം കഴിച്ചു; അവൻ അവന്റെ പുരോഹിതനായ്തീർന്നു.
അക്കാലത്തു യിസ്രായേലിൽ രാജാവില്ലായിരുന്നു; ഓരോരുത്തൻ ബോധിച്ചതു പോലെ നടന്നു.
7 ౭ అక్కడ యూదా గోత్రంలో చేరిన ఒక లేవీ యువకుడు ఉండేవాడు. ఇతడు యూదా ప్రాంతానికి చెందిన బేత్లెహేము నుండి వచ్చాడు.
യെഹൂദയിലെ ബേത്ത്-ലേഹെമ്യനായി യെഹൂദാഗോത്രത്തിൽനിന്നു വന്നിരുന്ന ഒരു യുവാവു ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൻ ലേവ്യനും അവിടെ വന്നുപാർത്തവനുമത്രേ.
8 ౮ ఆ వ్యక్తి తనకో నివాస స్థలం కోసం యూదా బేత్లెహేము నుండి బయలుదేరి ప్రయాణం చేస్తూ ఎఫ్రాయిము కొండ ప్రాంతంలో ఉన్న మీకా యింటికి వచ్చాడు.
തരംകിട്ടുന്നേടത്തു ചെന്നു പാർപ്പാൻ വേണ്ടി അവൻ യെഹൂദയിലെ ബേത്ത്ലേഹെംപട്ടണം വിട്ടു പുറപ്പെട്ടു തന്റെ പ്രയാണത്തിൽ എഫ്രയീംമലനാട്ടിൽ മീഖാവിന്റെ വീടുവരെ എത്തി.
9 ౯ అతణ్ణి మీకా “నీవు ఎక్కడ నుంచి వచ్చావు?” అని అడిగాడు. దానికతడు “నేను యూదా బేత్లెహేమునుంచి వచ్చిన లేవీయుణ్ణి. నాకో నివాస స్థలం కోసం వెదుకుతున్నాను.” అన్నాడు.
മീഖാവു അവനോടു: നീ എവിടെനിന്നു വരുന്നു എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു. ഞാൻ യെഹൂദയിലെ ബേത്ത്ലേഹെമിൽനിന്നു വരുന്ന ഒരു ലേവ്യൻ ആകുന്നു; തരം കിട്ടുന്നേടത്തു പാർപ്പാൻ പോകയാകുന്നു എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
10 ౧౦ అప్పుడు మీకా “నువ్వు నా దగ్గరే ఉండు. నాకు తండ్రిగా, యాజకుడుగా ఉండు. నీకు సంవత్సరానికి పది వెండి నాణేలూ, బట్టలూ, ఆహారమూ ఇస్తాను.” అన్నాడు. దానికి ఆ లేవీయుడు అంగీకరించాడు.
മീഖാവു അവനോടു: നീ എന്നോടുകൂടെ പാർത്തു എനിക്കു പിതാവും പുരോഹിതനുമായിരിക്ക; ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ആണ്ടിൽ പത്തു വെള്ളിപ്പണവും ഉടുപ്പും ഭക്ഷണവും തരാം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അങ്ങനെ ലേവ്യൻ അകത്തു ചെന്നു.
അവനോടുകൂടെ പാർപ്പാൻ ലേവ്യന്നു സമ്മതമായി; ആ യുവാവു അവന്നു സ്വന്തപുത്രന്മാരിൽ ഒരുത്തനെപ്പോലെ ആയ്തീർന്നു.
മീഖാവു ലേവ്യനെ കരപൂരണം കഴിപ്പിച്ചു; യുവാവു അവന്നു പുരോഹിതനായ്തീർന്നു മീഖാവിന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ പാർത്തു.
13 ౧౩ అప్పుడు మీకా “ఈ లేవీయుడు నాకు యాజకుడుగా ఉన్నాడు కాబట్టి యెహోవా నాకు తప్పక మేలు చేస్తాడని నాకు తెలుసు” అన్నాడు.
ഒരു ലേവ്യൻ എനിക്കു പുരോഹിതനായിരിക്കയാൽ യഹോവ എനിക്കു നന്മചെയ്യുമെന്നു ഇപ്പോൾ തീർച്ചതന്നേ എന്നു മീഖാവു പറഞ്ഞു.
