1 T here was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

2 A nd he said to his mother, The 1, 100 shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed and also spoke about in my hearing, behold, I have the silver with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you by the Lord, my son!

He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the Lord.”

3 H e restored the 1, 100 shekels of silver to his mother, and she said, I had truly dedicated the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will restore it to you.

He then returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly dedicate the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will return them to you.”

4 S o when he restored the money to his mother, she took 200 pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, who made of it a graven image and a molten image; and they were in the house of Micah.

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 them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah.

5 A nd the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated one of his sons, who became his priest.

And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.

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

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

7 A nd there was a young man in Bethlehem of Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.

8 A nd 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 the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah.

Then the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem in Judah, to stay wherever he might find a place; and as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah.

9 A nd Micah said to him, From where do you come? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

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 stay wherever I may find a place.”

10 A nd Micah said to him, Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a suit of clothes, and your living. So the Levite went in.

Micah then said to him, “Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your maintenance.” So the Levite went in.

11 A nd the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man was to Micah as one of his sons.

The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

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

So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

13 T hen said Micah, Now I know that the Lord will favor me, since I have a Levite to be my priest.

Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest.”