Jueces 17
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Los ídolos de Micaías
17 En el territorio de Efraín había un hombre llamado Micaías, 2 quien le dijo a su mamá:
—¿Te acuerdas que alguien te robó las 1100 monedas de plata que tenías? Una vez te escuché diciendo una maldición por ese robo, ahora te confieso que yo fui el que las robó, yo tengo las monedas.
La mujer dijo:
—¡Que el SEÑOR te bendiga, hijo mío!
3 Micaías le devolvió las monedas a su mamá y ella dijo:
—Estas monedas de plata serán para una ofrenda al SEÑOR. Voy a entregarle las monedas a mi hijo para que él construya una estatua y la cubra con plata. Así que, hijo mío, te regreso las monedas.
4 Pero Micaías le devolvió las monedas de plata a su mamá y ella tomó 200 monedas y se las llevó al fundidor para que hiciera una estatua tallada y cubierta de plata. Cuando la estatua estuvo lista, la llevaron a la casa de Micaías, 5 quien tenía un sitio sagrado en su casa para adorar ídolos. Micaías hizo un efod y algunos dioses para su casa, y nombró sacerdote a uno de sus hijos. 6 Micaías hizo estas cosas porque en ese tiempo el pueblo de Israel no tenía rey, por lo que cada uno hacía lo que mejor le parecía.
7 Había un joven levita que era de la ciudad de Belén de Judá y había estado viviendo entre la tribu de Judá. 8 Este joven salió de Belén de Judá buscando un sitio donde vivir. Cuando estaba viajando, subió al monte de Efraín y llegó hasta la casa de Micaías. 9 Micaías le preguntó:
—¿De dónde vienes?
El joven respondió:
—Vengo de Belén de Judá, soy levita y estoy buscando un sitio donde vivir.
10 Entonces Micaías dijo:
—Puedes quedarte conmigo y ser mi padre y mi sacerdote. Te pagaré diez monedas de plata cada año y además te daré ropa y comida.
El levita se quedó allí. 11 El joven aceptó la propuesta de Micaías y llegó a ser como uno más de sus hijos. 12 Micaías lo eligió como sacerdote y él se quedó viviendo allí. 13 Micaías dijo: «Ahora sé que el SEÑOR me va a bendecir porque tengo a un levita como sacerdote».
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
Judges 17
New King James Version
Micah’s Idolatry
17 Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was (A)Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you (B)put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.”
And his mother said, (C)“May you be blessed by the Lord, my son!” 3 So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son, to (D)make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.” 4 Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother (E)took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah.
5 The man Micah had a (F)shrine, and made an (G)ephod and (H)household[a] idols; and he consecrated 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 from (K)Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and (L)was staying there. 8 The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?”
So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.”
10 Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, (M)and be a (N)father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in. 11 Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 So Micah (O)consecrated[b] the Levite, and the young man (P)became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as (Q)priest!”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:5 Heb. teraphim
- Judges 17:12 Lit. filled the hand of
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