Judges 17
1 There was a man named Micah who lived in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim live.
Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Mika ki te rete nan mòn peyi Efrayim yo.
2 One day he said to his mother, “I heard you curse whoever stole (1,100 pieces/28 pounds/13 kg.) of silver from your house. I am the one who took the silver, and I still have it.” His mother replied, “My son, I pray that Yahweh will bless you [for admitting that you took it].”
Li di manman l' konsa: -Lè yo te vòlò milsan (1.100) pyès lajan ou yo, ou te bay vòlò a madichon. Nou te tande ou ak pwòp zòrèy nou. Gade, men lajan an nan men m'. Se mwen menm ki te pran yo. Manman an di l': -Se pou Seyè a beni ou, pitit mwen, pou sa!
3 Micah gave all the silver back to his mother. Then she said [to herself], “I will give [some of] this silver to Yahweh.” And she said to her son, “My son, I want you to make an idol and a statue [from this silver]. So I will give [some of] this silver back to you [for making these things].”
Mika renmèt milsan pyès lajan yo bay manman l'. Manman an di l' konsa: -Mwen te mete lajan an apa pou Seyè a pou anyen pa rive ou, pitit gason mwen. W'a sèvi avè l' pou fè yon zidòl, yon estati fonn nan moul. Se poutèt sa m'ap renmèt ou lajan an ankò.
4 So when he gave all the silver to his mother, she took (200 pieces/about 5 pounds/1.6 kg.) of it to a (silversmith/man who made things from silver). With the silver that man made an idol and a statue, [and gave them to Micah]. Micah put them in his house.
Men, pitit la renmèt lajan an bay manman l'. Madanm lan pran desan (200) pyès an ajan, li bay yon bòs ki fè yon zidòl an bwa epi li kouvri li nèt ak ajan. Li mete li lakay Mika.
5 He had in his house a special (shrine/place for putting sacred things). He made a sacred vest and some small idols [and put them in this shrine along with the big idol and the statue]. Then Micah chose one of his sons to become his priest.
Nonm Mika a te mete yon kote apa pou li menm l' al fè sèvis pou Seyè a. Li fè yon estati ansanm ak lòt ti zidòl wogatwa epi li chwazi yonn nan pitit gason li yo, li ba l' pouvwa pou l' sèvi l' prèt.
6 At that time, the Israeli people did not have a king. So [Micah and everyone else] did whatever they considered to be the right thing to do.
Nan tan sa a, pa t' gen wa nan peyi Izrayèl la. Chak moun t'ap fè sa yo pito.
7 There was a young man who had been living in Bethlehem in the area where the tribe of Judah lives. He [wanted to work as a priest because he] was a member of the tribe of Levi.
Te gen yon jenn gason ki te rete lavil Betleyèm nan peyi Jida. Se te yon moun nan fanmi Levi yo.
8 So he left Bethlehem to find another place to live [and work]. He came to Micah’s house in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim live.
Li kite lavil Betleyèm nan peyi Jida a, li pati, l' al chache yon lòt kote pou l' fè ladesant. Antan l'ap vwayaje konsa, li rive lakay Mika, nan mòn peyi Efrayim yo.
9 Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I come from Bethlehem. I am from the tribe of Levi, and I am looking for a place to live [and work as a priest].”
Mika mande l': -Kote ou soti? Nèg la reponn: -Mwen se moun fanmi Levi, m' soti lavil Betleyèm nan peyi Jida. M'ap chache yon lòt kote pou m' fè ladesant.
10 Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and you can become like a father [to counsel me], and be my priest. Each year I will give to you ten pieces of silver and some [new] clothes. And I will provide food for you.”
Mika di l' konsa: -Vin rete lakay mwen non. W'a tou sèvi m' konseye ak prèt. M'a ba ou dis pyès lò chak lanne, san konte rad ak manje.
11 So the young man agreed to live with Micah. He became like one of Micah’s own sons.
Moun Levi a te dakò pou l' rete lakay Mika ki te sèvi avè l' tankou pwòp pitit gason l'.
12 Micah appointed him to be a priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
Mika menm bay moun Levi a pouvwa pou l' sèvi l' prèt. Se konsa, li rete nèt lakay Mika.
13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good things for me, because I have a man from the tribe of Levi to be my priest.”
Lè sa a, Mika di konsa: -Koulye a, mwen konnen Seyè a pral fè tout zafè m' mache byen paske mwen gen yon moun Levi k'ap sèvi m' prèt.
