¹Efraimi mäestikust oli mees, Miika nimi.

¹And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

²Tema ütles oma emale: 'Need tuhat ükssada hõbeseeklit, mis sinult olid ära võetud ja mille pärast sa oled sajatanud ning minugi kuuldes lausunud, vaata, see hõbe on minu juures, mina võtsin selle.' Siis ütles ta ema: 'Issand õnnistagu sind, mu poeg!'

²And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred silver-pieces that were taken from thee, and about which thou didst curse and speak of in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah!

³Ja ta andis need tuhat ükssada hõbeseeklit oma emale tagasi. Aga ta ema ütles: 'Mina pühitsen selle hõbeda Issandale; see olgu minu poolt mu pojale nikerdatud ja valatud kuju valmistamiseks. Ja ma annan selle nüüd sulle tagasi.'

³And he restored the eleven hundred silver-pieces to his mother; and his mother said, I had dedicated the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image; and now I will restore it to thee.

⁴Tema andis aga hõbeda oma emale tagasi; siis ta ema võttis kakssada hõbeseeklit ja andis need kullassepale ning see valmistas neist nikerdatud ja valatud kuju; ja see oli Miika kojas.

⁴Now he restored the silver to his mother; and his mother took two hundred silver-pieces and gave them to the founder, and he made of them a graven image and a molten image; and they were in the house of Micah.

⁵Sel mehel, Miikal, oli jumalakoda, ja ta oli valmistanud õlarüü ja teeravid, ka oli ta täitnud ühe oma poja käe, et see oleks temale preestriks.

⁵And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

⁶Neil päevil ei olnud Iisraelis kuningat, igamees tegi, mis tema enese silmis õige oli.

⁶In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

⁷Ja Juuda Petlemmast oli üks noor mees, Juuda suguvõsa keskel võõrana elav leviit.

⁷And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

⁸See mees läks linnast, Juuda Petlemmast, et võõrana elada, kus ta paiga leiab; ja oma teed käies jõudis ta Miika kojani Efraimi mäestikus.

⁸And the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn where he might find [a place]. And as he journeyed, he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah.

⁹Miika küsis temalt: 'Kust sa tuled?' Ja ta vastas temale: 'Mina olen leviit Juuda Petlemmast ja ma lähen, et võõrana elada, kus ma paiga leian.'

⁹And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].

¹⁰Siis Miika ütles temale: 'Jää minu juurde ja ole mulle isaks ning preestriks, siis ma annan sulle kümme hõbeseeklit aastas ja tarvilikud riided ning toiduse!' Ja leviit tuli.

¹⁰And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee yearly ten silver-pieces, and a suit of garments, and thy victuals. And the Levite went in.

¹¹Leviit nõustus jääma selle mehe juurde ja noor mees oli temale nagu üks ta poegadest.

¹¹And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

¹²Miika täitis leviidi käe ja noor mees sai temale preestriks ning jäi Miika kotta.

¹²And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

¹³Ja Miika ütles: 'Nüüd ma tean, et Issand teeb mulle head, sest mul on preestriks leviit.'

¹³Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.