Judges 17
1 There was a man named Micah who lived in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim live.
Vivía un hombre en la montaña de Efraím que se llamaba Micas;
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].”
el cual dijo a su madre: “Los mil cien siclos de plata que te fueron robados, en cuya ocasión proferiste maldiciones, oyéndolas también yo, mira, ese dinero tengo yo; yo lo tomé.” Y le dijo su madre: “¡Bendito seas de Yahvé, hijo mío!”
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].”
Devolvió entonces los mil cien siclos de plata a su madre. Y dijo su madre: “Yo de mi parte destino este dinero para Yahvé en favor de mi hijo, para que se haga una imagen, una estatua de fundición. Y así te lo devuelvo.”
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.
Habiendo él devuelto el dinero a su madre tomó esta doscientos siclos de plata, y los dio al fundidor; el cual hizo una imagen, una estatua de fundición, que quedó en casa de Micas.
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.
Así un hombre como Micas tuvo una casa de Dios; pues hizo también un efod y unos terafim, y consagró a uno de sus hijos que le sirvió de sacerdote.
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.
En aquel tiempo no había rey en Israel, sino cada cual hacía lo que mejor le parecía.
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.
Había un joven de Betlehem de Judá, de la tribu de Judá, que era levita y habitaba allí como forastero.
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.
Este hombre partió de la ciudad de Betlehem de Judá, para hallar un lugar donde vivir, y en su viaje llegó a la montaña de Efraím, a casa de Micas.
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].”
Micas le preguntó: “¿De dónde vienes?” Le contestó: “Soy un levita de Betlehem de Judá, y voy de camino a fin de hallar un lugar dónde vivir.”
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.”
Le dijo: “Quédate conmigo y sé mi padre y sacerdote. Te daré diez siclos de plata al año, vestido completo y comida.” El levita entró,
11 So the young man agreed to live with Micah. He became like one of Micah’s own sons.
y consintió en habitar con aquel hombre, para quien el joven era como uno de sus hijos.
12 Micah appointed him to be a priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
Micas consagró al levita, y el joven vino a ser su sacerdote y se quedó en casa de Micas.
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.”
Entonces dijo Micas: “Ahora sé que Yahvé me bendecirá, porque tengo este levita por sacerdote.”
