Judges 17
1 ମୀଖା ନାମକ ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଇଫ୍ରଯିମ ପର୍ବତମଯ ଦେଶ ରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲା।
2 ମୀଖା ତା'ର ମା'କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଥରେ କହିଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭର ମନେ ଅଛି କି ଥରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର 1,100 ଖଣ୍ତ ରୂପା ଗ୍ଭରେି ହାଇେଥିଲା ଏବଂ କାହାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଶାପ ଦେଉଥିବାର ଶକ୍ସ୍ଟଣିଲି। ସହେି ରୂପା ମାେ ପାଖ ରେ ଅଛି, ମୁ ଏହା ଦେଖିଲି।
3 ମୀଖା ସହେି 1,100 ଖଣ୍ତ ରୂପା ତାଙ୍କର ମା'ଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଫରୋଇ ଦେଲେ। ଏହାପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ମା ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ମୁ ସହେି ରୂପା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଏକ ବିଶଷେ ଉପହାର ଅର୍ପଣ କରିଛି। ମୁ ଏହା ମାରେପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ରକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦବେି, ଯାହାଫଳ ରେ ସେ ଏକ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତି କରି ତାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରୂପା ଆଚ୍ଛାଦନ କରିପାରିବ। ଏଣୁ ଏବେ ମୁ ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଫରୋଇ ଦବେି।
4 କିନ୍ତୁ ମୀଖା ସହେି ରୂପାଖଣ୍ତକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ତା'ର ମାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଫରୋଇ ଦଲୋ। ତା'ର ମା ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟଇଶହ ଖଣ୍ତ ରୂପା ସକ୍ସ୍ଟନାରିକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦିଅନ୍ତେ ସେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଢଳା ପ୍ରତିମା ବନାଇଲା ଓ ତାହା ମୀଖାର ଗୃହ ରେ ରହିଲା।
5 ମୀଖାର ଏକ ମନ୍ଦିର ଥିଲା ଓ ସେ ଏକ ଏଫୋଦ ତିଆରି କଲା, ତାଙ୍କର ଅନକେ ଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ଥିଲା। ସେ ଆପଣା ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଜଣଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଯାଜକ ରୂପେ ନିୟକ୍ସ୍ଟକ୍ତ କଲା।
6 ସେ ସମୟରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ମଧିଅରେ କୌଣସି ରାଜା ନ ଥିଲେ। ତେଣୁ ଯାହା ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ଯାହା ଭଲ ଲାଗିଲା, ସେ ତାହା କଲା।
7 ସଠାେରେ ଜମେ ଲବେୀୟ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟବକ ୟିହକ୍ସ୍ଟଦାର ବୈଥଲହମରେ ଥିଲା। ସେ ୟିହକ୍ସ୍ଟଦାର ପରିବାରବର୍ଗ ରେ ବାସ କରି ଆସକ୍ସ୍ଟଥିଲା।
8 ସେ ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ସ୍ଥାନ ପାଇ ପା ରେ, ସଠାେରେ ପ୍ରବାସ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ସେ ନଗରରକ୍ସ୍ଟ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ବୈଥ୍ଲହେମ୍ ୟିହକ୍ସ୍ଟଦାର ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲା ଓ ସେ ଯାଉ ଯାଉ ଇଫ୍ରଯିମ ଦେଶସ୍ଥ ଏହି ମୀଖାର ଗୃହ ସରିକି ଆସିଲା।
9 ତହିଁରେ ମୀଖା ତାହାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ପଗ୍ଭରିଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କେଉଁଠାରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆସିଲ?
10 ମୀଖା କହିଲା, ମାେ ସଙ୍ଗେ ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମେ ବାସ କର। ମାରେପିତା ଓ ଯାଜକ ହକ୍ସ୍ଟଅ। ତହିଁରେ ମୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବାର୍ଷୀକ ଦଶଖଣ୍ତ ରୂପା, ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଓ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଦବେି। ମୀଖା ଯାହା କହିଲା, ସହେି ଲବେୀୟ ତାହା କଲା।
11 ଏହାପରେ ସହେି ଲବେୀୟ ଲୋକ ତାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ବାସ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସମ୍ମତ ହେଲା। ଆଉ ସେ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟବା ଲୋକ ତାହାର ଗୋଟିଏ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ର ପରି ହେଲା।
12 ଏହାପରେ ମୀଖା ଦ୍ବାରା ଯାଜକ ଭାବରେ ନିୟକ୍ସ୍ଟକ୍ତ ହାଇେ ସହେି ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟବା ଲୋକ ମୀଖାର ଗୃହ ରେ ରହିଲା।
13 ତା'ପରେ ମୀଖା କହିଲା, ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ମୁ ଜାଣେ ଏବେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାହେର ମଙ୍ଗଳ କରିବେ, କାରଣ ଜଣେ ଲବେୀୟ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗ ମାରଯାଜେକ ହେଲା।
1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2 And 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.
3 And 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.
4 Yet 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.
5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6 In 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 Bethlehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10 And 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.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.