1 N ow there was a man from the mountains 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 eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “ May you be blessed 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 S o when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return 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 T hus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded 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 T he man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated 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; everyone 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 N ow there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying 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 T he man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

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, “Where do you come from?” So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.”

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 M icah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” 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 T hen the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.

And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons.

12 S o Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived 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 Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”

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