Judges 17
GOD’S WORD Translation
Micah’s Idolatry
17 There was a man named Micah from the mountain region of Ephraim. 2 He told his mother, “You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here’s the silver. I took it!”
His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”
3 So Micah gave the 1,100 pieces of silver back to his mother. Then his mother said, “I dedicate this silver to the Lord for my son’s benefit. I want to make a carved idol and a metal idol. So now I’m giving the silver back to you.”
4 When Micah returned the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made a carved idol and a metal idol. Both were placed in Micah’s home. 5 Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod [a] and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest. 6 In those days Israel didn’t have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right.
7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. (Bethlehem belongs to the family of Judah.) He was a Levite but was living in Bethlehem. 8 This man left Bethlehem in Judah to live wherever he could find ⌞a place⌟. He came to Micah’s house in the mountains of Ephraim to carry on his work.
9 Micah asked him, “Where do you come from?”
The man told him, “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I’m going to live wherever I can find ⌞a place⌟.”
10 Micah told him, “Stay with me! Be a father and a priest to me. I’ll give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your room and board.”
The Levite accepted the offer 11 and agreed to live with Micah. The young man became like one of Micah’s sons. 12 Micah ordained the Levite. So the young man became his priest and a part of his family.
13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me. I have a Levite for my priest.”
Footnotes
- 17:5 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.
Judges 17
English Standard Version
Micah and the Levite
17 There was a man of (A)the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 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.” And his mother said, (B)“Blessed be my son by the Lord.” 3 And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, “I dedicate the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make (C)a carved image and (D)a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” 4 So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother (E)took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made (F)an ephod and (G)household gods, and (H)ordained[a] one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 (I)In those days there was no king in Israel. (J)Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
7 Now there was a young man of (K)Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to (L)the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. 9 And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place.” 10 And Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and be to me (M)a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living.” And the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite (N)was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. 12 And Micah (O)ordained the Levite, and the young man (P)became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:5 Hebrew filled the hand of; also verse 12
Juízes 17
Nova Versão Transformadora
Os ídolos de Mica
17 Havia um homem chamado Mica, que vivia na região montanhosa de Efraim. 2 Certo dia, disse à sua mãe: “Eu a ouvi amaldiçoar a pessoa que roubou suas 1.100 peças[a] de prata. Na verdade, fui eu quem roubou essa prata; ela está comigo”.
“O Senhor o abençoe, meu filho”, respondeu a mãe. 3 Ele devolveu a prata, e ela disse: “Dedico solenemente estas peças de prata ao Senhor. Em favor de meu filho, mandarei fazer uma imagem esculpida e um ídolo de metal”.
4 Assim, quando ele devolveu a prata à mãe, ela separou duzentas peças e as entregou a um ourives. Delas ele fez uma imagem esculpida e um ídolo de metal, que foram colocados na casa de Mica. 5 Esse homem, Mica, construiu um santuário para o ídolo e também fez um colete sacerdotal e alguns ídolos do lar. Então nomeou um de seus filhos como seu sacerdote pessoal.
6 Naqueles dias, Israel não tinha rei; cada um fazia o que parecia certo a seus próprios olhos.
7 Certo dia, um jovem levita que vivia em Belém de Judá chegou àquela região. 8 Havia saído de Belém à procura de outro lugar para morar. Em sua viagem, chegou à região montanhosa de Efraim e aconteceu de parar na casa de Mica. 9 “De onde você vem?”, perguntou Mica.
Ele respondeu: “Sou levita, de Belém de Judá, e estou à procura de um lugar para morar”.
10 “Fique aqui comigo e seja pai e sacerdote para mim”, disse Mica. “Eu lhe darei dez peças[b] de prata por ano, além de roupa e comida.” 11 O jovem levita concordou e se tornou como um dos filhos de Mica.
12 Então Mica nomeou o levita seu sacerdote pessoal, e o jovem ficou morando em sua casa. 13 Mica disse: “Agora sei que o Senhor será bondoso comigo, pois tenho um levita como meu sacerdote!”.
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