Judges 17
1 In that time, there was a certain man, from mount Ephraim, named Micah.
Il y avait un homme de la montagne d'Éphraïm, dont le nom était Mica.
2 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.”
Il dit à sa mère: Les onze cents pièces d'argent qui te furent prises, et pour lesquelles tu fis des imprécations, même à mes oreilles, voici, cet argent est entre mes mains; c'est moi qui l'avais pris. Alors sa mère dit: Que mon fils soit béni par l'Éternel!
3 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.”
Et il rendit à sa mère les onze cents pièces d'argent. Sa mère dit: Je consacre de ma main cet argent à l'Éternel pour mon fils, afin d'en faire une image taillée et une image de fonte; et maintenant, je te le rends.
4 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.
Il rendit l'argent à sa mère; et elle en prit deux cents pièces, et les donna au fondeur, qui en fit une image taillée et une image de fonte; et elles furent dans la maison de Mica.
5 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.
Ainsi ce Mica eut une maison de dieux; il fit un éphod et des théraphim, et consacra l'un de ses fils, qui lui servit de sacrificateur.
6 In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself.
En ce temps-là il n'y avait point de roi en Israël, chacun faisait ce qui lui semblait bon.
7 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.
Or, il y avait un jeune homme de Bethléhem de Juda, de la famille de Juda, qui était Lévite, et il séjournait là.
8 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.
Cet homme partit de la ville de Bethléhem de Juda, pour aller demeurer où il trouverait son avantage. Et il vint, en poursuivant son chemin, à la montagne d'Éphraïm, jusqu'à la maison de Mica.
9 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.”
Et Mica lui dit: D'où viens-tu? Le Lévite lui répondit: Je suis de Bethléhem de Juda, et je cherche une demeure où je trouverai mon avantage.
10 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.”
Et Mica lui dit: Demeure avec moi, et sers-moi de père et de sacrificateur; et je te donnerai dix pièces d'argent par an, un habillement complet et ta nourriture. Et le Lévite y alla.
11 He agreed, and he stayed with the man. And he was to him like one of his sons.
Ainsi le Lévite se décida à demeurer avec cet homme, et ce jeune homme fut pour lui comme l'un de ses fils.
12 And Micah filled his hand, and he had the young man with him as his priest,
Et Mica consacra le Lévite, et le jeune homme lui servit de sacrificateur, et demeura dans sa maison.
13 saying: “Now I know that God will be good to me, since I have a priest from the stock of the Levites.”
Alors Mica dit: Maintenant je sais que l'Éternel me fera du bien, parce que j'ai ce Lévite pour sacrificateur.
