Suci 17

1 Bijaše u Efrajimovoj gori čovjek po imenu Mikajehu.

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

2 On reče majci: “Tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela što su ti ukradeni i zbog kojih si izustila kletvu - uši su je moje čule - taj je novac kod mene, ja sam ga uzeo.” Mati mu odgovori: “Jahve te blagoslovio, sine moj!”

And 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, look, the silver is with me; I took it, but now I will restore it to you." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by YHWH."

3 I Mikajehu vrati joj tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela. A mati mu njegova reče: “Te sam novce posvetila Jahvi iz svoje ruke za tebe, sine moj, da se izdjela za to rezan ili ljeven idol. I evo, za to ih dajem.”

And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I most certainly dedicate the silver to YHWH from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image."

4 Majka uze dvije stotine srebrnih šekela i dade ih zlataru. On načini od njih rezani i ljeveni idol koji postaviše u Mikajehuovoj novoj kući.

When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah.

5 On mu sagradi svetište, zatim načini efod i terafe te posveti jednoga od svojih sinova da mu bude svećenik.

The man Micah had a house of God, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

6 U to vrijeme u Izraelu nije bilo kralja i svatko je radio po miloj volji.

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7 Bijaše neki mladić iz Betlehema u Judi, iz Judina plemena; bio je levit i boravio je ondje kao došljak.

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

8 Taj čovjek ode iz grada Betlehema u Judi da se nastani na kakvu prikladnu mjestu kao došljak. Putujući, dođe u Efrajimovu goru do Mikine kuće.

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 Mika ga upita: “Odakle dolaziš?” “Ja sam levit iz Judina Betlehema”, odgovori mu on, “i putujem da se negdje nastanim.”

Micah said to him, "Where did you come from?" He said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am going to settle wherever I may find a place."

10 “Ostani kod mene”, reče mu Mika, “i budi mi ocem i svećenikom, a ja ću ti davati deset srebrnih šekela na godinu, haljine i hranu.” I levit uđe.

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 by the year, and a suit of clothing, and your food." So the Levite went in.

11 Levit je pristao da ostane u njega, i mladić mu bijaše kao jedan od sinova.

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

12 Mika posveti levita za svećenika; mladić je postao njegovim svećenikom i živio je u Mikinoj kući.

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

13 “Sad znam”, reče Mika, “da će mi Jahve učiniti dobro kad imam levita za svećenika.”

Then Micah said, "Now I know that YHWH will do good to me, seeing I have a Levite as my priest."