사사기 17

1에브라임 산지에 미가라 이름하는 사람이 있더니 2그 어미에게 이르되 어머니께서 은 일천일백을 잃어버리셨으므로 저주하시고 내 귀에도 말씀하셨더니 보소서 그 은이 내게 있나이다 내가 그것을 취하였나이다 어미가 가로되 내 아들이 여호와께 복 받기를 원하노라 하니라 3미가가 은 일천일백을 그 어미에게 도로 주매 어미가 가로되 내가 내 아들을 위하여 한 신상을 새기며 한 신상을 부어만들 차로 내 손에서 이 은을 여호와께 거룩히 드리노라 그러므로 내가 이제 이 은을 네게 도로 돌리리라 4미가가 그 은을 어미에게 도로 주었으므로 어미가 그 은 이백을 취하여 은장색에게 주어 한 신상을 새기며 한 신상을 부어 만들었더니 그 신상이 미가의 집에 있더라 5이 사람 미가에게 신당이 있으므로 또 에봇과 드라빔을 만들고 한 아들을 세워 제사장을 삼았더라 6그 때에는 이스라엘에 왕이 없으므로 사람마다 자기 소견에 옳은 대로 행하였더라 7유다 가족에 속한 유다 베들레헴에 한 소년이 있으니 그는 레위인으로서 거기 우거하였더라 8이 사람이 거할 곳을 찾고자 하여 그 성읍 유다 베들레헴을 떠나서 행하다가 에브라임 산지로 가서 미가의 집에 이르매 9미가가 그에게 묻되 너는 어디서부터 오느뇨 그가 이르되 나는 유다 베들레헴의 레위인으로서 거할 곳을 찾으러 가노라 10미가가 그에게 이르되 네가 나와 함께 거하여 나를 위하여 아비와 제사장이 되라 내가 해마다 은 열과 의복 한 벌과 식물을 주리라 하므로 레위인이 들어갔더니 11레위인이 그 사람과 함께 거하기를 만족히 여겼으니 이는 그 소년이 미가의 아들 중 하나 같이 됨이라 12미가가 레위인을 거룩히 구별하매 소년이 미가의 제사장이 되어 그 집에 거한지라 13이에 미가가 가로되 레위인이 내 제사장이 되었으니 이제 여호와께서 내게 복 주실 줄을 아노라 하니라

1There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2He 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, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” His mother said, “Blessed be my son of Yahweh.” 3He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” 4When 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. 5The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there. 8The 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. 9Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.” 10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in. 11The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons. 12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13Then Micah said, “Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest.”

1En er was een man van het gebergte van Efraim, wiens naam was Micha. 2Die zeide tot zijn moeder: De duizend en honderd zilverlingen, die u ontnomen zijn, om dewelke gij gevloekt hebt, en ook voor mijn oren gesproken hebt, zie, dat geld is bij mij, ik heb dat genomen. Toen zeide zijn moeder: Gezegend zij mijn zoon den HEERE! 3Alzo gaf hij aan zijn moeder de duizend en honderd zilverlingen weder. Doch zijn moeder zeide: Ik heb dat geld den HEERE ganselijk geheiligd van mijn hand, voor mijn zoon, om een gesneden beeld en een gegoten beeld te maken; zo zal ik het u nu wedergeven. 4Maar hij gaf dat geld aan zijn moeder weder. En zijn moeder nam tweehonderd zilverlingen, en gaf ze den goudsmid, die maakte daarvan een gesneden beeld en een gegoten beeld; dat was in het huis van Micha. 5En de man Micha had een godshuis; en hij maakte een efod, en terafim, en vulde de hand van een uit zijn zonen, dat hij hem tot een priester ware. 6In diezelve dagen was er geen koning in Israel; een iegelijk deed, wat recht was in zijn ogen. 7Nu was er een jongeling van Bethlehem-Juda, van het geslacht van Juda; deze was een Leviet, en verkeerde aldaar als vreemdeling. 8En deze man was uit die stad, uit Bethlehem-Juda getogen, om te verkeren, waar hij gelegenheid zou vinden. Als hij nu kwam aan het gebergte van Efraim tot aan het huis van Micha, om zijn weg te gaan, 9Zo zeide Micha tot hem: Van waar komt gij? En hij zeide tot hem: Ik ben een Leviet, van Bethlehem-Juda, en ik wandel, om te verkeren, waar ik gelegenheid zal vinden. 10Toen zeide Micha tot hem: Blijf bij mij, en wees mij tot een vader en tot een priester; en ik zal u jaarlijks geven tien zilverlingen, en orde van klederen, en uw leeftocht; alzo ging de Leviet met hem. 11En de Leviet bewilligde bij dien man te blijven; en de jongeling was hem als een van zijn zonen. 12En Micha vulde de hand van den Leviet, dat hij hem tot een priester wierd; alzo was hij in het huis van Micha. 13Toen zeide Micha: Nu weet ik, dat de HEERE mij weldoen zal, omdat ik dezen Leviet tot een priester heb.