1[Ny nanaovan'i Mika sarin-javatra hivavahana] Nisy lehilahy tany amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima, Mika no anarany.
1There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2Ary hoy izy tamin'ny reniny: Ilay sekely volafotsy zato amby arivo nalaina taminao, izay nasianao ozona sady nolazainao teo anatrehako, indro, ato amiko ny vola; izaho no naka azy. Dia hoy ny reniny: Hotahin'i Jehovah anie ny zanako.
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.”
3Ary rehefa naveriny tamin'ny reniny ny sekely volafotsy zato amby arivo, dia hoy reniny: Atokako ho an'i Jehovah mihitsy ity vola avy amin'ny tanako ity ka hatolotro ho anao, ry zanako, hanaovana sarin-javatra voasokitra sy sarin-javatra an-idina, ary ankehitriny dia averiko ho aminao izy.[Na: Efa natokako]
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.”
4Ary rehefa naveriny tamin-dreniny ny volafotsy, dia naka volafotsy roan-jato ny reniny, ka nomeny ny mpanao an-idina hataony sarin-javatra voasokitra sy sarin-javatra an-idina; dia natao tao an-tranon'i Mika izany.
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.
5Ary nanana tranon'andriamanitra Mika sady efa nanao efoda sy terafima; ary ny zanany anankiray no natokany ka tonga mpisorony.[Heb. nofenoiny ny tànany]
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.
6Tamin'izany andro izany tsy nisy mpanjaka tamin'ny Isiraely: fa samy nanao izay nataony ho marina avy ny olona rehetra.
6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
7Ary nisy zatovo avy any Betlehema-joda, tamin'ny fokon'i Joda, ary Levita izy sady nivahiny tao.
7There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
8Ary ralehilahy niala tao an-tanàna Betlehema-joda hivahiny any amin'izay azony hitoerana; ary nony nandeha izy, dia tonga tany amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima tao an-tranon'i Mika.
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.
9Ary hoy Mika taminy: Avy aiza moa ianao? Dia hoy kosa izy taminy: Levita avy any Betlehema-joda aho ka mandeha hivahiny eny amin'izay azoko hitoerana.
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.”
10Dia hoy Mika taminy: Mitoera atỳ amiko ianao, ary aoka ho raiko sy ho mpisoroko, dia homeko sekely folo volafotsy isan-taona sy fitafiana ary hanina. Dia niditra ilay Levita.
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.
11Ary nanaiky hitoetra tao amin-dralehilahy ilay Levita, ka dia tonga tahaka ny zanany izy.
11The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12Dia natokan'i Mika ilay Levita, ka dia tonga mpisorony izy ary nitoetra tao an-tranon'i Mika.Dia hoy Mika: Fantatro izao fa hanisy soa ahy Jehovah, satria manana ity Levita ity ho mpisoroko aho.
12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13Dia hoy Mika: Fantatro izao fa hanisy soa ahy Jehovah, satria manana ity Levita ity ho mpisoroko aho.
13Then Micah said, “Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest.”