Juízes 17 – NVI-PT & KJV

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Juízes 17:1-13

Os Ídolos de Mica

1Havia um homem chamado Mica, dos montes de Efraim, 2que disse certa vez à sua mãe: “Os treze quilos17.2 Hebraico: 1.100 siclos. Um siclo equivalia a 12 gramas. de prata que foram roubados de você 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!”

3Quando 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”.

4Mas 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.

5Ora, esse homem, Mica, possuía um santuário, fez um manto sacerdotal e alguns ídolos da família e pôs um dos seus filhos como seu sacerdote. 6Naquela época, não havia rei em Israel; cada um fazia o que lhe parecia certo.

7Um jovem levita de Belém de Judá, procedente do clã de Judá, 8saiu daquela cidade em busca de outro lugar para morar. Em sua viagem17.8 Ou Querendo exercer a sua profissão, chegou à casa de Mica, nos montes de Efraim.

9Mica lhe perguntou: “De onde você vem?”

“Sou levita, de Belém de Judá”, respondeu ele. “Estou procurando um lugar para morar.”

10“Fique comigo”, disse-lhe Mica. “Seja meu pai e sacerdote, e eu darei a você cento e vinte gramas de prata por ano, roupas e comida.” 11O jovem levita concordou em ficar com Mica, e tornou-se como um dos seus filhos. 12Mica acolheu o levita, e o jovem se tornou seu sacerdote, e ficou morando em sua casa. 13E Mica disse: “Agora sei que o Senhor me tratará com bondade, pois esse levita se tornou meu sacerdote”.

King James Version

Judges 17:1-13

1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. 3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. 4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. 5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.17.5 consecrated: Heb. filled the hand 6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7¶ And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.17.8 as he…: Heb. in making his way 9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.17.10 a suit…: or, a double suit, etc: Heb. an order of garments 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.