ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 17

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 και εγενετο ανηρ εξ ορους εφραιμ και ονομα αυτω μιχα	1 In the highlands of Ephraim there was a man cal ed Micayehu.
2 και ειπεν τη μητρι αυτου χιλιους και εκατον αργυριου τους λημφθεντας σοι και εξωρκισας και ειπας εν τοις ωσιν μου ιδου το αργυριον παρ' εμοι εγω ελαβον αυτο και ειπεν η μητηρ αυτου ευλογημενος ο υιος μου τω κυριω	2 He said to his mother, 'The eleven hundred silver shekels which were taken from you and concerningwhich you uttered a curse, having said in my hearing . . . Look, I have got that silver. I was the one who took it.'His mother said, 'May Yahweh bless my boy!'
3 και απεδωκεν τους χιλιους και εκατον του αργυριου τη μητρι αυτου και ειπεν η μητηρ αυτου αγιασμω ηγιασα το αργυριον τω κυριω εκ της χειρος μου κατα μονας του ποιησαι γλυπτον και χωνευτον και νυν επιστρεψω αυτα σοι και αποδωσω σοι αυτο	3 He gave the eleven hundred shekels back to his mother, who said, 'I have indeed vowed to give thissilver to Yahweh for my son, to have a statue carved and an idol cast in metal, but now I should like to give itback to you.' He, however, returned the money to his mother.
4 και απεδωκεν το αργυριον τη μητρι αυτου και ελαβεν η μητηρ αυτου διακοσιους του αργυριου και εδωκεν αυτο τω χωνευτη και εποιησεν αυτο γλυπτον και χωνευτον και εγενετο εν τω οικω μιχα	4 His mother then took two hundred silver shekels and gave them to the metalworker. With them, hecarved a statue (and cast an idol in metal) which was put in Micayehu's house.
5 και ο ανηρ μιχα αυτω οικος θεου και εποιησεν εφουδ και θεραφιν και ενεπλησεν την χειρα ενος των υιων αυτου και εγενηθη αυτω εις ιερεα	5 This man Micah owned a shrine; he made an ephod and some domestic images, and instal ed one ofhis sons to be his priest.
6 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ουκ ην βασιλευς εν ισραηλ ανηρ το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου εποιει	6 In those days there was no king in Israel, and everyone did as he saw fit.
7 και εγενετο παιδαριον εκ βηθλεεμ δημου ιουδα εκ της συγγενειας ιουδα και αυτος λευιτης και αυτος παρωκει εκει	7 There was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the clan of Judah, who was a Levite and residedthere as a stranger.
8 και επορευθη ο ανηρ εκ της πολεως ιουδα εκ βηθλεεμ παροικειν ου εαν ευρη και εγενηθη εις ορος εφραιμ εως οικου μιχα του ποιησαι την οδον αυτου	8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to settle wherever he could find a home. On his travelshe came to the highlands of Ephraim and to Micah's house.
9 και ειπεν αυτω μιχα ποθεν ερχη και ειπεν προς αυτον λευιτης εγω ειμι εκ βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εγω πορευομαι παροικειν ου εαν ευρω	9 Micah asked him, 'Where do you come from?' The other replied, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem inJudah. I am travel ing, and am going to settle wherever I can find a home.'
10 και ειπεν αυτω μιχα καθου μετ' εμου και γενου μοι εις πατερα και εις ιερεα και εγω δωσω σοι δεκα αργυριου εις ημερας και ζευγος ιματιων και τα προς το ζην σου και επορευθη ο λευιτης	10 Micah said to him, 'Stay here with me; be my father and priest and I shal give you ten silver shekelsa year, and clothing and food.'
11 και ηρξατο παροικειν παρα τω ανδρι και εγενηθη αυτω το παιδαριον ως εις των υιων αυτου	11 The Levite agreed to remain in the man's house, and the young man became like one of his sons tohim.
12 και ενεπλησεν μιχα την χειρα του λευιτου και εγενηθη αυτω το παιδαριον εις ιερεα και ην εν τω οικω μιχα	12 Micah installed the Levite; the young man became Micah's priest and stayed in his house.
13 και ειπεν μιχα νυν εγνων οτι ηγαθοποιησεν με κυριος οτι εγενηθη μοι ο λευιτης εις ιερεα	13 And Micah said, 'Now I know that Yahweh will treat me wel , since I have this Levite as priest.'