Judges 17

1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

以法蓮山地有一個人名叫米迦。

2 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!”

他對母親說：「你那一千一百舍客勒銀子被人拿去，你因此咒詛，並且告訴了我。看哪，這銀子在我這裏，是我拿去了。」他母親說：「我兒啊，願耶和華賜福與你！」

3 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.”

米迦就把這一千一百舍客勒銀子還他母親。他母親說：「我分出這銀子來為你獻給耶和華，好雕刻一個像，鑄成一個像。現在我還是交給你。」

4 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.

米迦將銀子還他母親，他母親將二百舍客勒銀子交給銀匠，雕刻一個像，鑄成一個像，安置在米迦的屋內。

5 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.

這米迦有了神堂，又製造以弗得和家中的神像，分派他一個兒子作祭司。

6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.

那時以色列中沒有王，各人任意而行。

7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.

猶大的伯利恆有一個少年人，是猶大族的利未人，他在那裏寄居。

8 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 travelled.

這人離開猶大的伯利恆城，要找一個可住的地方。行路的時候，到了以法蓮山地，走到米迦的家。

9 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.”

米迦問他說：「你從哪裏來？」他回答說：「從猶大的伯利恆來。我是利未人，要找一個可住的地方。」

10 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.

米迦說：「你可以住在我這裏，我以你為父、為祭司。我每年給你十舍客勒銀子，一套衣服和度日的食物。」利未人就進了他的家。

11 The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

利未人情願與那人同住；那人看這少年人如自己的兒子一樣。

12 Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

米迦分派這少年的利未人作祭司，他就住在米迦的家裏。

13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”

米迦說：「現在我知道耶和華必賜福與我，因我有一個利未人作祭司。」