Chapter 17

1There was a man in the hill country of Efraim whose name was Micha.

vai-hee EESH may-har ef-RA-yim ush-MO mee-KHAI-hu

אוַֽיְהִי־אִ֥ישׁ מֵהַר־אֶפְרָ֖יִם וּשְׁמ֥וֹ מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃

2He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekalim of silver that were taken from you, so that you uttered an imprecation which you repeated in my hearing—I have that silver; I took it.” “Blessed of Hashem be my son,” said his mother.

va-YO-mer l'-i-MO E-lef u-may-AH ha-KE-sef a-SHER lu-kakh LAKH v'-AT a-LEET v'-GAM a-MART b'-oz-NAI hi-nay ha-KE-sef i-TEE a-NEE l'-kakh-TEEV va-TO-mer i-MO ba-RUKH b'-NEE la-do-NAI

בוַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֡וֹ אֶ֩לֶף֩ וּמֵאָ֨ה הַכֶּ֜סֶף אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֻֽקַּֽח־לָ֗ךְ (ואתי) [וְאַ֤תְּ] אָלִית֙ וְגַם֙ אָמַ֣רְתְּ בְּאׇזְנַ֔י הִנֵּה־הַכֶּ֥סֶף אִתִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י לְקַחְתִּ֑יו וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֔וֹ בָּר֥וּךְ בְּנִ֖י לַיהֹוָֽה׃

3He returned the eleven hundred shekalim of silver to his mother; but his mother said, “I herewith consecrate the silver to Hashem, transferring it to my son to make a sculptured image and a molten image. I now return it to you.”

va-YA-shev et e-lef u-may-AH ha-KE-sef l-i-MO va-TO-mer i-MO hak-DAYSH hik-DASH-tee et ha-KE-sef la-do-NAI mi-ya-DEE liv-NEE la-a-SOT PE-sel u-ma-say-KHAH v'-a-TAH a-shee-VE-nu LAKH

גוַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־אֶלֶף־וּמֵאָ֥ה הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֡וֹ הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־הַכֶּ֩סֶף֩ לַיהֹוָ֨ה מִיָּדִ֜י לִבְנִ֗י לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וְעַתָּ֖ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ לָֽךְ׃

4So when he gave the silver back to his mother, his mother took two hundred shekalim of silver and gave it to a smith. He made of it a sculptured image and a molten image, which were kept in the house of Micha.

va-YA-shev et ha-KE-sef l-i-MO va-ti-KAKH i-MO ma-TA-yim KE-sef va-ti-t'-NAY-hu la-tzo-RAYF va-ya-a-SAY-hu PE-sel u-ma-say-KHAH vai-HEE b'-VAYT mee-KHAI-hu

דוַיָּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתִּקַּ֣ח אִמּוֹ֩ מָאתַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וַֽיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃

5Now the man Micha had a house of Hashem; he had made an ephod and teraphim and he had inducted one of his sons to be his Kohen.

v'-ha-EESH mee-KHAH LO BAYT e-lo-HEEM va-YA-as ay-FOD ut-ra-FEEM vai-ma-LAY et YAD a-KHAD mi-ba-NAV vai-hee LO l'-kho-HAYN

הוְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה ל֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת־יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃

6In those days there was no king in Yisrael; every man did as he pleased.

ba-ya-MEEM ha-HAYM AYN ME-lekh b'-yis-ra-AYL EESH ha-ya-SHAR b'-ay-NAV ya-a-SEH

ובַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

7There was a young man from Beit Lechem of Yehuda, from the clan seat of Yehuda; he was a Levite and had resided there as a sojourner.

vai-hee NA-ar mi-BAYT LE-khem y'-hu-DAH mi-mish-PA-khat y'-hu-DAH v'-HU lay-VEE v'-HU gar SHAM

זוַֽיְהִי־נַ֗עַר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת יְהוּדָ֑ה וְה֥וּא לֵוִ֖י וְה֥וּא גָֽר־שָֽׁם׃

8This man had left the town of Beit Lechem of Yehuda to take up residence wherever he could find a place. On his way, he came to the house of Micha in the hill country of Efraim.

va-YAY-lekh ha-EESH may-ha-EER mi-BAYT LE-khem y'-hu-DAH la-GUR ba-a-SHER yim-TZA va-ya-VO har ef-RA-yim ad BAYT mee-KHAH la-a-SOT dar-KO

חוַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִ֜ישׁ מֵהָעִ֗יר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִמְצָ֑א וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם עַד־בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

9“Where do you come from?” Micha asked him. He replied, “I am a Levite from Beit Lechem of Yehuda, and I am traveling to take up residence wherever I can find a place.”

va-yo-mer LO mee-KHAH may-A-yin ta-VO va-YO-mer ay-LAV lay-VEE a-NO-khee mi-BAYT LE-khem y'-yu-DAH v'-a-no-KHEE ho-LAYKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TZA

טוַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ מִיכָ֖ה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו לֵוִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָֽא׃

10“Stay with me,” Micha said to him, “and be a father and a Kohen to me, and I will pay you ten shekalim of silver a year, an allowance of clothing, and your food.” The Levite went.

va-YO-mer LO mee-KHAH sh'-VAH i-ma-DEE veh-yay LEE l'-AV ul-kho-HAYN v'-a-no-KHEE e-ten l'-KHA a-SE-ret KE-sef la-ya-MEEM v'-AY-rekh b'-ga-DEEM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YAY-lekh ha-lay-VEE

יוַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ מִיכָ֜ה שְׁבָ֣ה עִמָּדִ֗י וֶֽהְיֵה־לִי֮ לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵן֒ וְאָנֹכִ֨י אֶֽתֶּן־לְךָ֜ עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לַיָּמִ֔ים וְעֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי׃

11The Levite agreed to stay with the man, and the youth became like one of his own sons.

va-YO-el ha-lay-VEE la-SHE-vet et ha-EESH vai-HEE ha-NA-ar LO k'-a-KHAD mi-ba-NAV

יאוַיּ֥וֹאֶל הַלֵּוִ֖י לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיְהִ֤י הַנַּ֙עַר֙ ל֔וֹ כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבָּנָֽיו׃

12Micha inducted the Levite, and the young man became his Kohen and remained in Micha's shrine.

vai-ma-LAY mee-KHAH et YAD ha-lay-VEE vai-hee LO ha-NA-ar l'-kho-HAYN vai-HEE b'-VAYT mee-KHAH

יבוַיְמַלֵּ֤א מִיכָה֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד הַלֵּוִ֔י וַֽיְהִי־ל֥וֹ הַנַּ֖עַר לְכֹהֵ֑ן וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽה׃

13“Now I know,” Micha told himself, “that Hashem will prosper me, since the Levite has become my Kohen.”

va-YO-mer mee-KHAH a-TAH ya-DA-tee kee yay-TEEV a-do-NAI LEE KEE ha-yah LEE ha-lay-VEE l'-kho-HAYN

יגוַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֥יב יְהֹוָ֖ה לִ֑י כִּ֧י הָֽיָה־לִ֛י הַלֵּוִ֖י לְכֹהֵֽן׃