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

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

2 H e said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May Yahweh bless my son!”

And 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!

3 H e restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”

He 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.

4 W hen he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made an engraved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.

So 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.

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

And 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.

6 I n those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which 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 T here was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.

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

8 T he man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.

And 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.

9 M icah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”

And 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.

10 M icah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.

And 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.

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

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

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

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

13 T hen Micah said, “Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”

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