¹There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

¹Efraimi mäestikust oli mees, Miika nimi.

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.”

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!'

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.”

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

⁶In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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

⁷There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.

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

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.

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

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.”

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.'

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

¹³Then Micah said, “Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest.”

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