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

And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name 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!

and he saith to his mother, `The eleven hundred silverlings which have been taken of thine, and thou hast sworn, and also spoken in mine ears; lo, the silver with me, I have taken it;' and his mother saith, `Blessed my son of Jehovah.'

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.

And he giveth back the eleven hundred silverlings to his mother, and his mother saith, `I had certainly sanctified the silver to Jehovah, from my hand, for my son, to make a graven image, and a molten image; and now, I give it back to thee.'

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.

And he giveth back the money to his mother, and his mother taketh two hundred silverlings, and giveth them to a refiner, and he maketh them a graven image, and a molten image, and it is 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.

As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a 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 is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.

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.

And there is a young man of Beth-Lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and he a Levite, and he a sojourner 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.

And the man goeth out of the city, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he doth find, and cometh to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, to work his way.

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.

And Micah saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `A Levite I, of Beth-Lehem-Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.'

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.

And Micah saith to him, `Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth.

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

And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as 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.

And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is 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.

and Micah saith, `Now I have known that Jehovah doth good to me, for the Levite hath been to me for a priest.'