17 — Giudici

1There was at that time a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Michas.Eravi in quel tempo un certo uomo del monte di Ephraim, per nome Micha:THERE was at that time a certaine man of mount Ephraim named Michas,Fuit eo tempore vir quidam de monte Ephraim nomine Michas, 2Who said to his mother: The eleven hundred pieces of silver, which thou hadst put aside for thyself, and concerning which thou didst swear in my hearing, behold I have, and they are with me. And she said to him. Blessed be my son by the Lord.Il quale disse a sua madre: Le mille e cento monete d'argento che tu avevi messo a parte, e riguardo alle quali tu facesti presente me giuramento, ecco che le ho io, e sono in mie mani. Ed ella gli rispose: Benedetto sia dal Signore il mio figliuolo.who said to his mother: The thousand and hundred siluer peeces, which thou hadst separated to thy selfe, and concerning the which thou didst sweare in my hearing, behold I haue, and they are with me. To whom she said: Blessed be my sonne to the Lord.qui dixit matri suæ: Mille et centum argenteos, quos separaveras tibi, et super quibus me audiente juraveras, ecce ego habeo, et apud me sunt. Cui illa respondit: Benedictus filius meus Domino. 3So he restored them to his mother, who said to him: I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, that my son may receive it at my hand, and make a graven and a molten god; so now I deliver it to thee.Egli adunque le rendè a sua madre, la quale gli avea detto: Io ho consacrato con voto questo argento al Signore, affinchè il mio figliuolo lo riceva dalle mie mani e ne faccia un simulacro scolpito, e uno di getto: ed io ora lo do a te.He therfore rendred them to his mother, who had said to him: I haue consecrated and vowed this siluer to the Lord, that my sonne may receiue it of my hand, and make a grauen and a molten (god) and now I deliuer that to thee.Reddidit ergo eos matri suæ, quæ dixerat ei: Consecravi et vovi hoc argentum Domino, ut de manu mea suscipiat filius meus, et faciat sculptile atque conflatile: et nunc trado illud tibi. 4And he restored them to his mother: and she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, to make of them a graven and a molten god, which was in the house of Michas.Quando adunque egli lo ebbe renduto a sua madre, ella ne prese dugento pezze d'argento, e le diede a un orefice, affinchè ne formasse un simulacro scolpito, e uno di getto, che fu messo in casa di Micha.He rendred them therfore to his mother: who tooke two hundred siluer peeces and gaue them to the siluersmith, that he might make of them a grauen and a molten (god) which was in the house of Michas.Reddidit igitur eos matri suæ: quæ tulit ducentos argenteos, et dedit eos argentario, ut faceret ex eis sculptile atque conflatile, quod fuit in domo Michæ.

5And he separated also therein a little temple for the god, and made an ephod, and theraphim, that is to say, a priestly garment, and idols: and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest.Il quale nella stessa casa separò una casetta pel dio, e fece un Ephod, e de' Teraphim, cioè un vestimento sacerdotale, e degl'idoli, e consacrò un de' suoi figliuoli, il quale fu il suo sacerdote.Who separated also therein a litle house to the God, and made an Ephod, and Theraphim, that is to say, a priestlie vestiment, and idoles: and he filled the hand of one of his sonnes, and he became his priest.Qui ædiculam quoque in ea deo separavit, et fecit ephod, et theraphim, id est, vestem sacerdotalem, et idola: implevitque unius filiorum suorum manum, et factus est ei sacerdos. 6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.In quel tempo non eravi re in Israele, ma ognuno faceva quello che gli pareva.In those daies there was not a king in Israel, but euerie one did that, which semed right to him self.In diebus illis non erat rex in Israël, sed unusquisque quod sibi rectum videbatur, hoc faciebat. 7There was also another young man of Bethlehem Juda, of the kindred thereof: and he was a Levite, and dwelt there.Eravi anche un altro giovinetto di Bethlehem di Giuda, e della stirpe di Giuda, il quale era Levita, e ivi abitava.There was also an other yong man of Bethelem Iuda, of the kinred therof: and he was a Leuite, and dwelt there.Fuit quoque alter adolescens de Bethlehem Juda, ex cognatione ejus: eratque ipse Levites, et habitabat ibi. 8Now he went out from the city of Bethlehem, and desired to sojourn wheresoever he should find it convenient for him. And when he was come to mount Ephraim, as he was on his journey, and had turned aside a little into the house of Michas,E partitosi dalla città di Bethlehem ebbe voglia di cangiar domicilio dovunque gli tornasse più in acconcio. E arrivato in viaggiando al monte Ephraim, ed essendo uscito un po' fuori di strada per andare a casa di Micha,And going forth out of the citie of Bethelehem, he would seiourne wheresoeuer he should find it comodious for him. And when he was come into mount Ephraim, making his iourney, and had turned aside a little into the house of Michas,Egressusque de civitate Bethlehem, peregrinari voluit ubicumque sibi commodum reperisset. Cumque venisset in montem Ephraim, iter faciens, et declinasset parumper in domum Michæ, 9He was asked by him whence he came. And he answered: I am a Levite of Bethlehem Juda, and I am going to dwell where I can, and where I shall find a place to my advantage.Fu interrogato da lui donde venisse. Ed egli rispose: Io son Levita di Bethlehem di Giuda, e vado a metter casa dove potrò, e dove vedrò che mi torni conto.he was demanded of him whence he came. Who answered: I am a Leuite of Bethlehem Iuda, and I goe to dwel where I shal be able, and shal perceiue it to be profitable for me.interrogatus est ab eo unde venisset. Qui respondit: Levita sum de Bethlehem Juda, et vado ut habitem ubi potuero, et utile mihi esse perspexero.

10And Michas said: Stay with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee every year ten pieces of silver, and a double suit of apparel, and thy victuals.E Micha disse: Rimanti in casa mia, e sii mio padre e sacerdote: e ti darò ogni anno dieci pezze d'argento, e due vestiti, e il bisognevole pel vitto.And Michas said: Abide with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I wil geue thee euerie yeare tenne siluer peeces, and duble liuerie, and the thinges that be necessarie for victual.Dixitque Michas: Mane apud me, et esto mihi parens ac sacerdos: daboque tibi per annos singulos decem argenteos, ac vestem duplicem, et quæ ad victum sunt necessaria. 11He was content, and abode with the man, and was unto him as one of his sons.Quegli ne rimase d'accordo, e restò presso di lui, il quale lo trattò come uno dei suoi figliuoli.He was content, and abode with the man, and was vnto him as one of his sonnes.Acquievit, et mansit apud hominem, fuitque illi quasi unus de filiis. 12And Michas filled his hand, and had the young man with him for his priest, saying:E Io consacrò, e tenne quel ragazzo in casa come sacerdote:And Michas filled his hand, and had the yong man for a priest with him, saying:Implevitque Michas manum ejus, et habuit puerum sacerdotem apud se: 13Now I know God will do me good, since I have a priest of the race of the Levites.Dicendo: Adesso io conosco, che Dio mi farà del bene, avendo io un sacerdote della stirpe di Levi.Now I know that God wil do me good hauing a priest of the Leuitical kinde.Nunc scio, dicens, quod benefaciet mihi Deus habenti Levitici generis sacerdotem.