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士師記-Judges 第 17 章

17:1	以法蓮山地有一個人名叫米迦。 Now there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.
17:2	他對母親說，你那一千一百錠銀子被人拿去，你因此口出咒詛，並且說給我聽；看哪，這銀子在我這裏，是我拿去了。他母親說，願我兒蒙耶和華賜福！ And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and spoke it in my hearing-look, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed of Jehovah be my son!
17:3	米迦就把這一千一百錠銀子還他母親。他母親說，我將這銀子從我手中分別為聖歸給耶和華，好給我兒子製作一個雕像，和一個鑄像。現在我還是交給你。 And he returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I do consecrate the silver to Jehovah from my hand to my son to make an idol and a molten image. Now therefore I will return it to you.
17:4	米迦將銀子還他母親，他母親將二百錠銀子交給銀匠，製作成一個雕像，和一個鑄像；那像就在米迦的屋內。 And when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the founder, who made them into a sculptured idol and a molten image. And it was in the house of Micah.
17:5	米迦這人有了神堂，又製造以弗得和家中的神像，叫他一個兒子承接聖職作他的祭司。 And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.
17:6	那些日子，以色列中沒有王，各人行自己眼中看為正的事。 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
17:7	猶大的伯利恒有一個少年人，是猶大族的利未人；他在那裏寄居。 And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was a sojourner there.
17:8	這人離開猶大的伯利恒城，要找一個可寄居的地方。他行路的時候，到了以法蓮山地，走到米迦的家。 And the man left the city Bethlehem in Judah to dwell wherever he could find a place. And he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he made his way.
17:9	米迦對他說，你從那裏來？他說，我是利未人，從猶大的伯利恒來；我一路走來，要找一個可寄居的地方。 And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am traveling in order to dwell wherever I can find a place.
17:10	米迦說，你可以住在我這裏，作我的父和祭司；我每年給你十錠銀子、一套衣服、和維生的食物。利未人就跟他去了。 And Micah said to him, Stay with me, and be a father and a priest to me; and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and an array of clothing and your food. So the Levite went with him.
17:11	利未人情願與那人同住；那人看這少年人如自己的兒子一樣。 And the Levite was content to stay with the man; and the young man was to him like one of his sons.
17:12	米迦使這利未人承接聖職，這少年人就作他的祭司，住在他家裏。 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest and was in the house of Micah.
17:13	米迦說，現在我知道耶和華必以好處待我，因這利未人作了我的祭司。 Then Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will prosper me, because the Levite has become my priest.

士師記-Judges 第 17 章