1 H avia um homem chamado Mica, dos montes de Efraim,

Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

2 q ue disse certa vez à sua mãe: “Os treze quilos de prata que lhe foram roubados e pelos quais eu a ouvi pronunciar uma maldição, na verdade a prata está comigo; eu a peguei”. Disse-lhe sua mãe: “O Senhor o abençoe, meu filho!”

And 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!”

3 Q uando ele devolveu os treze quilos de prata à mãe, ela disse: “Consagro solenemente a minha prata ao Senhor para que o meu filho faça uma imagem esculpida e um ídolo de metal. Eu a devolvo a você”.

So 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.”

4 M as ele devolveu a prata à sua mãe, e ela separou dois quilos e quatrocentos gramas, e os deu a um ourives, que deles fez a imagem e o ídolo. E estes foram postos na casa de Mica.

Thus 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.

5 O ra, esse homem, Mica, possuía um santuário, fez um manto sacerdotal e alguns ídolos da família e pôs um dos seus filhos como seu sacerdote.

The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

6 N aquela época não havia rei em Israel; cada um fazia o que lhe parecia certo.

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

7 U m jovem levita de Belém de Judá, procedente do clã de Judá,

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

8 s aiu daquela cidade em busca de outro lugar para morar. Em sua viagem, chegou à casa de Mica, nos montes de Efraim.

The 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.

9 M ica lhe perguntou: “De onde você vem?” “Sou levita, de Belém de Judá”, respondeu ele. “Estou procurando um lugar para morar.”

And 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.”

10 “ Fique comigo”, disse-lhe Mica. “Seja meu pai e sacerdote, e eu lhe darei cento e vinte gramas de prata por ano, roupas e comida.”

Micah 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.

11 O jovem levita concordou em ficar com Mica, e tornou-se como um dos seus filhos.

Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.

12 M ica acolheu o levita, e o jovem se tornou seu sacerdote, e ficou morando em sua casa.

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

13 E Mica disse: “Agora sei que o Senhor me tratará com bondade, pois esse levita se tornou meu sacerdote”.

Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”