1 و َكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ اسْمُهُ مِيخا.

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

2 ف َقالَ لِأُمِّهِ: «أتَذْكُرِينَ الألفَ وَالمِئَةَ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ الَّتِي سُرِقَتْ مِنْكِ، وَلَعَنْتِ سارِقَها؟ قَدْ سَمِعْتُكِ تَلعَنِينَ، وَها هِيَ الفِضَّةُ مَعِي، أنا أخَذَتُها. وَها أنا أرُدُّها إلَيكِ.» فَقالَتْ أُمُّهُ: «ابْنِي مُبارَكٌ مِنَ اللهِ!»

And 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!

3 و َأعادَ الألفَ وَالمِئَةَ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ إلَى أُمِّهِ. فَقالَتْ أُمُّهُ: «ها أنا آخُذُ هَذِهِ الفِضَّةَ وَأُخَصِّصُها للهِ ، فَسأُعيدُها إلَى ابْنِي مِنْ أجلِ صُنْعِ تِمثالٍ مِنْ مَعدَنٍ مَسبُوكٍ.» فَرَدَّتِ الفِضَّةَ لِمِيخا.

And 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.

4 ل َكِنَّ مِيخا أعادَ الفِضَّةَ إلَى أُمِّهِ. فَأخَذَتْ مِئَتَي مِثْقالٍ مِنْها وَأعطَتْها لِصائِغِ الفِضَّةِ. فَسَبَكَ تِمثالاً وَغَشَّاهُ بِالفِضَّةِ. فَوَضَعْتْهُ أُمُّهُ فِي بَيْتِ مِيخا.

Now 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.

5 و َكانَ لِمِيخا هَيْكَلٌ لِلعِبادَةِ، وَصَنَعَ ثَوبَ كَهَنُوتٍ وَأوثاناً بَيْتِيَّةً. وَأعطَى مالاً لِأحَدِ أبنائِهِ، فَصارَ كاهِناً لَهُ.

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

6 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، مَلِكٌ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، فَكانَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ يَفعَلُ حَسَبَ ما يَراهُ.

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

7 و َكانَ هُناكَ شابٌّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحْمَ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ يَهُوذا. وَهُوَ لاوِيٌّ مُتَغَرِّبٌ وَسَطَ عَشِيرَةِ يَهُوذا.

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

8 غ ادَرَ هَذا الشّابُ مَدِينَةَ بَيتَ لَحْمَ يَهُوذا، لِيَسْكُنَ حَيْثُ يَجِدُ لَهُ مَكاناً. فَذَهَبَ إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ. وَفِي طَرِيقِهِ وَصَلَ إلَى بَيتِ مِيخا.

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

9 ف َقالَ لَهُ مِيخا: «مِنْ أينَ أنْتَ؟» فَقالَ لَهُ: «أنا لاوِيٌّ مِنْ بَيْتَ لَحْمَ يَهُوذا، وَأنا مُرْتَحِلٌ لِكَي أسْتَقِرَّ حَيثُما أجِدُ مَكاناً.»

And 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.

10 ف َقالَ لَهُ مِيخا: «امْكُثْ عِندِي، وَكُنْ لِي أباً وَكاهِناً، وَسَأُعطِيكَ عَشْرَةَ مَثَاقِيلَ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ، عَدا مَلابِسِكَ وَطَعامِكَ.» فَمَكَثَ الَّلاوِي عِندَهُ.

And 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.

11 و افَقَ الَّلاوِي عَلَى أنْ يَسْكُنَ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ، وَصارَ لِمِيخا كَأحَدِ أبْنائِهِ.

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

12 و َأعطَى مِيخا الَّلاوِيَ مالاً، فَصارَ الشّابُّ كاهِناً لَهُ، وَعاشَ فِي بَيتِ مِيخا.

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

13 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ مِيخا: «الآنَ تَأكَّدْتُ أنَّ اللهَ سَيَصْنَعُ مَعِي خَيْراً، فَقَدْ صارَ الَّلاوِيُّ كاهِناً لِي.»

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