Judges 17

1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Un hombre llamado Miqueas, de la región montañosa de Efraín

2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my son.

, le dijo a su madre: “Esos mil cien siclos de plata que te robaron y que te oí maldecir, yo tengo la plata. Yo fui quien la tomó”. Entonces su madre le dijo: “¡Hijo mío, que el Señor te bendiga!”

3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to you.

Élle devolvió a su madre los mil cien siclos de plata. Su madre anunció: “Dedico este dinero por completo al Señor. Se lo voy a entregar a mi hijo para que haga tallar un ídolo, una imagen hecha con plata fundida. Así que ahora te lo devuelvo”.

4 Yet he restored the money to his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

Después de devolverle la plata a su madre, ella le dio doscientos siclos a un platero que los convirtió en un ídolo tallado, una imagen hecha con plata fundida. Los guardó en la casa de Miqueas.

5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Miqueas hizo construir un santuario para el ídolo. También hizo un efod y algunos dioses domésticos, y ordenó a uno de sus hijos como sacerdote.

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

En aquel tiempo Israel no tenía un rey: cada uno hacía lo que le parecía correcto.

7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

Un joven, levita de la tribu de Judá, que vivía en Belén de Judá,

8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

se fue de Belén para buscar otro lugar donde vivir. Mientras viajaba por la región montañosa de Efraín, llegó a la casa de Miqueas.

9 And Micah said to him, From where come you? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

“¿De dónde eres?” le preguntó Miqueas. “Soy un levita de Belén de Judá”, respondió el hombre. “Estoy buscando un lugar para vivir”.

10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and your victuals. So the Levite went in.

“Ven y quédate aquí conmigo. Puedes ser mi ‘padre’ y sacerdote, y te daré diez siclos de plata al año, además de tu ropa y comida”. Así que el levita entró

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

y aceptó quedarse con él. El joven se convirtió en un hijo para él.

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

Miqueas ordenó al levita como su propio sacerdote y vivió en la casa de Miqueas.

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

“Estoy seguro de que el Señor me bendecirá ahora, porque tengo un levita como sacerdote”, concluyó Miqueas.