ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 17

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ητο δε ανθρωπος τις εκ του ορους Εφραιμ, και το ονομα αυτου Μιχαιας.	1 In that time, there was a certain man, from mount Ephraim, named Micah.
2 Και ειπε προς την μητερα αυτου, Τα χιλια εκατον αργυρια, τα οποια αφηρεθησαν απο σου, δια τα οποια και συ κατηρασθης, και ακομη ελαλησας εις τα ωτα μου, ιδου, το αργυριον ειναι εις εμε? εγω ελαβον αυτο. Η δε μητηρ αυτου ειπεν, Ευλογημενος να ησαι, υιε μου, παρα του Κυριου.	2 And he said to his mother, “The one thousand one hundred silver coins, which you had separated for yourself, and about which you had sworn in my hearing, behold, I have them, and they are with me.” And she answered him, “My son has been blessed by the Lord.”
3 Και επεστρεψε τα χιλια και εκατον αργυρια εις την μητερα αυτου, και ειπεν η μητηρ αυτου, Αφιερωμα αφιερωσα το αργυριον εις τον Κυριον εκ της χειρος μου, υπερ του υιου μου, δια να καμη γλυπτον και χωνευτον? και τωρα θελω επιστρεψει αυτο εις σε.	3 Therefore, he restored them to his mother. And she said to him: “I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, so that my son would receive it from my hand, and would make a molten idol and a graven image. And now I deliver it to you.”
4 Αυτος δε επεστρεψε το αργυριον εις την μητερα αυτου? η δε μητηρ αυτου λαβουσα διακοσια αργυρια, εδωκεν αυτα εις τον χωνευτην, οστις εκαμεν εξ αυτων γλυπτον και χωνευτον? και ησαν εν τω οικω του Μιχαια.	4 And when he restored these to his mother, she took two hundred of the silver coins, and she gave them to the silversmith, so that he might make from them a molten idol and a graven image. And it was in the house of Micah.
5 Και ο ανθρωπος ο Μιχαιας ειχεν οικον Θεου και εκαμεν εφοδ και θεραφειμ? και καθιερωσεν ενα εκ των υιων αυτου, και εγεινεν εις αυτον ιερευς.	5 And he also separated in it a little shrine for the god. And he made an ephod and theraphim, that is, a priestly garment and idols. And he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest.
6 Κατ' εκεινας τας ημερας δεν ητο βασιλευς εν τω Ισραηλ? εκαστος επραττεν ο, τι εφαινετο εις αυτον ορθον.	6 In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself.
7 Και ητο νεος τις εκ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα, εκ της φυλης Ιουδα, οστις ητο Λευιτης και παρωκει εκει.	7 Also, there was another young man, from Bethlehem of Judah, one of his relatives. And he himself was a Levite, and he was living there.
8 Και ανεχωρησεν ο ανθρωπος εκ της πολεως Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα, δια να παροικηση οπου ευρη? και ηλθεν εις το ορος Εφραιμ, εως του οικου του Μιχαια, ακολουθων την οδον αυτου.	8 Then, departing from the city of Bethlehem, he wished to sojourn wherever he would find it beneficial to himself. And when he had arrived at mount Ephraim, while making the journey, he also turned aside for a little while to the house of Micah.
9 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Μιχαιας, Ποθεν ερχεσαι; Ο δε ειπε προς αυτον, Εγω ειμαι Λευιτης εκ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα και υπαγω να παροικησω οπου ευρω.	9 And he was asked by him where he came from. And he responded: “I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah. And I am traveling so that I may live where I am able, if I perceive it to be useful to me.”
10 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Μιχαιας, Καθου μετ' εμου και γινου εις εμε πατηρ και ιερευς, και εγω θελω σοι διδει δεκα αργυρια κατ' ετος και στολην και την τροφην σου. Και ο Λευιτης εισηλθε προς αυτον.	10 And Micah said: “Stay with me. And you shall be to me like a parent and a priest. And I will give to you, each year, ten silver coins, and a double-layered garment, and whatever provisions are necessary.”
11 Και ευχαριστειτο ο Λευιτης να κατοικη μετα του ανθρωπου? και ο νεος ητο εις αυτον ως εις εκ των υιων αυτου.	11 He agreed, and he stayed with the man. And he was to him like one of his sons.
12 Και καθιερωσεν ο Μιχαιας τον Λευιτην? και ο νεος εγεινεν εις αυτον ιερευς και εμενεν εν τω οικω του Μιχαια.	12 And Micah filled his hand, and he had the young man with him as his priest,
13 Τοτε ειπεν ο Μιχαιας, Τωρα γνωριζω οτι ο Κυριος θελει με αγαθοποιησει, διοτι εχω Λευιτην δια ιερεα.	13 saying: “Now I know that God will be good to me, since I have a priest from the stock of the Levites.”