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Judges 17
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Judges 17
New American Standard Bible
Micah’s Idolatry
17 Now there was a man of 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 hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the Lord.” 3 He then returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly consecrate the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son (A)to make a carved image and a cast metal image; so now I will return [a]them to you.” 4 So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, who made [b]them into a carved image and a cast metal image, and [c]they were in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a [d](B)shrine and he made an (C)ephod and [e](D)household idols, and [f]consecrated one of his sons, (E)so that he might become his priest. 6 In those days (F)there was no king in Israel; (G)everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
7 Now there was a young man from (H)Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was [g]staying there. 8 Then the man left the city, Bethlehem in Judah, to [h]stay wherever he would find a place; and as he made his journey, he came to the (I)hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah. 9 Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to [i]stay wherever I may find a place.” 10 Micah then said to him, “Stay with me and be (J)a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a supply of clothing, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in. 11 The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. 12 So Micah [j]consecrated the Levite, and the young man (K)became his priest and [k]lived in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest.”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:3 Lit it
- Judges 17:4 Lit it
- Judges 17:4 Lit it was
- Judges 17:5 Lit house of gods
- Judges 17:5 Heb teraphim
- Judges 17:5 Lit filled the hand of
- Judges 17:7 Or sojourning
- Judges 17:8 Or sojourn
- Judges 17:9 Or sojourn
- Judges 17:12 Lit filled the hand of
- Judges 17:12 Lit was
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Jueces 17
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Los ídolos de Micaías
17 En la región montañosa de Efraín había un hombre llamado Micaías, 2 quien dijo a su madre:
—Con respecto a los mil siclos[a] de plata que te robaron y sobre los cuales te oí pronunciar una maldición, yo tengo esa plata; yo te la robé.
Su madre dijo:
—¡Que el Señor te bendiga, hijo mío!
3 Cuando Micaías devolvió a su madre los mil siclos de plata, ella dijo:
—Solemnemente consagro mi plata al Señor para que mi hijo haga una imagen tallada y un ídolo de fundición.[b] Ahora pues, te la devuelvo.
4 Cuando él le devolvió la plata a su madre, ella tomó doscientos siclos[c] de plata y se los dio a un platero, quien hizo con eso una imagen tallada y un ídolo de fundición, que fueron puestos en la casa de Micaías.
5 Este Micaías tenía un santuario. Hizo un efod y algunos ídolos familiares,[d] y consagró a uno de sus hijos como sacerdote. 6 En aquella época no había rey en Israel; cada uno hacía lo que le parecía mejor.
7 Un joven levita, que vivía como extranjero en Belén de Judá, 8 salió de aquella ciudad en busca de algún otro lugar donde vivir. En el curso de su viaje[e] llegó a la casa de Micaías en la región montañosa de Efraín.
9 —¿De dónde vienes? —preguntó Micaías.
—Soy levita, de Belén de Judá —contestó él—, y estoy buscando un lugar donde vivir.
10 —Vive conmigo —le propuso Micaías—, y sé mi padre y sacerdote; yo te daré diez siclos[f] de plata al año, además de ropa y comida.
11 El joven levita aceptó quedarse a vivir con él y fue para Micaías como uno de sus hijos. 12 Luego Micaías invistió al levita, y así el joven se convirtió en su sacerdote y vivió en su casa. 13 Y Micaías dijo: «Ahora sé que el Señor me hará prosperar, porque tengo a un levita como sacerdote».
Footnotes
- 17:2 Es decir, aprox. 12.6 kg; también en v. 3.
- 17:3 una … fundición. Alt. una imagen tallada revestida de metal fundido; también en v. 4 y 18:14.
- 17:4 Es decir, aprox. 2.3 kg.
- 17:5 ídolos familiares. Lit. terafines.
- 17:8 En el curso de su viaje. Alt. Para ejercer su oficio.
- 17:10 Es decir, aprox. 115 g.
Judges 17
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Judges 17
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Micah’s Idols
17 Now a man named Micah(A) from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”
Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(B) my son!”
3 When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the Lord for my son to make an image overlaid with silver.(C) I will give it back to you.”
4 So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[b] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(D) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(E) and he made an ephod(F) and some household gods(G) and installed(H) one of his sons as his priest.(I) 6 In those days Israel had no king;(J) everyone did as they saw fit.(K)
7 A young Levite(L) from Bethlehem in Judah,(M) who had been living within the clan of Judah, 8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[c] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 Micah asked him, “Where are you from?”
“I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,(N)” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father(O) and priest,(P) and I’ll give you ten shekels[d] of silver a year, your clothes and your food.” 11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 Then Micah installed(Q) the Levite, and the young man became his priest(R) and lived in his house. 13 And Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”(S)
Footnotes
- Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
- Judges 17:10 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
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