Laitloekkung 19
1 Te vaeng tue ah khaw Israel ah he manghai tal pueng. Te dongah Ephraim tlang hlaep ah aka kuep Levi hlang loh Judah Bethlehem lamkah huta pakhat te yula la a loh.
And there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem Juda.
2 Tedae anih taengkah a yula tah a cukhalh dongah a va taeng lamloh a napa im Judah Bethlehem la cet tih hla li om.
And his concubine departed from him, and went away from him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there four months.
3 Te dongah a yuu te ha mael khaw ha mael laeh saeh tila a lungbuei te yam pah ham a va te thoo tih a yuu taengla cet. Te vaengah amah taengkah cadong pakhat neh laak rhoi te a khuen. A va te a napa im a paan puei tih huta kah a napa loh a hmuh hatah anih doe ham a kohoe.
And her husband rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him.
4 Tedae huta kah a napa, khosoih masae loh a parhaeng. Te dongah hnin thum a om puei hatah a caak a ok uh tih rhaeh uh.
And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
5 Hnin li a om nen tah mincang ah thoo tih caeh hamla hlah uh bal. Tedae huta kah a napa loh a cava te, “Buh kamat nen khaw na lungbuei duel lamtah a hnuk la cet mai,” a ti nah.
And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards you shall go.
6 Te dongah ngol rhoi tih thikat la a caak a ok rhoi. Te vaengah tekah hlang te huta kah a napa loh, “Ueh mai lamtah na lungbuei voelphoeng la rhaeh rhoi mai dae,” a ti nah.
So they two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let your heart be merry.
7 Tekah hlang loh caeh hamla thoo bal coeng dae a masae loh a hloep dongah mael tih hnap rhaeh.
And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law constrained him, and he stayed and lodged there.
8 A hnin nga mincang ah caeh hamla thoo bal. Te vaengah huta kah a napa loh, “Na thinko duel rhoi dae lamatah khovoei duela rhing rhoi mai,” a ti nah. Te dongah amih rhoi long te buh koep a caak rhoi bal.
And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now your heart, and quit yourself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.
9 Te phoeiah caeh hamla a yula neh cadong te a thoh puei hatah hula kah a napa, a napa loh, “Kholaeh ham khohnin loh khum coeng ta, khohnin loh thok coeng tih pahoi rhaeh rhoi mai lamtah na thinko voelphoeng sak rhoi mai, na longpuei te thangvuen ah na thoh thil vetih na dap khaw na paan bitni,” a ti nah.
And the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the day has declined towards evening; lodge here, an let your heart rejoice; and you shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and you shall go to your habitation.
10 Tedae rhaeh hamla hlang loh a huem pawt dongah thoo tih nong. Te vaengah amah taengah a khih laak rhoi neh a taengkah a yula te Jerusalem kah Jebus dan la a pawk puei.
But the man would not lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem, ) and [there was] with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine [was] with him.
11 Jebus taengah tah khohnin khaw dalh thok tih a boei te cadong loh, “Cet uh sih lamtah Jebusi khopuei la ng'ael phoeiah rhaeh uh sih,” a ti nah.
And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray you, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it.
12 Tedae anih te a boei loh, “Kholong kho la ael boel sih, amih te Israel ca moenih, te dongah Gibeah la cet uh mai sih,” a ti nah.
And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gabaa.
13 Te phoeiah cadong te, “Cet sih lamtah a hmuen pakhat te moeh sih, Gibeah ah khaw Ramah ah khaw rhaeh uh mai sih,” a ti nah.
And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw near to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.
14 Te dongah cet uh tih Benjamin khuikah Gibeah taengah a pha tom ah kho tla coeng.
And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.
15 Te dongah pahoi kun ham neh Gibeah ah rhaeh ham khaw paa uh. Te phoeiah cet uh tih khopuei toltung ah ngol uh. Tedae im khuila pah sak ham amih te hlang loh voek pawh.
And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge in Gabaa; and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who conducted them into a house to lodge.
16 Hlaem vaengah patong pakhat tah lohma lamkah a bibi lamkah lawt halo. Tedae anih khaw Benjamin ca rhoek kah hmuen Gibeah ah aka bakuep Ephraim tlang lamkah hlang van ni.
And behold, an old man came out of the field from his work in the evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gabaa, and the men of the place [were] sons of Benjamin.
17 Patong loh a mik a huel a sawt hatah khopuei toltung ah yincet hlang pakhat te a hmuh. Te dongah tekah hlang te patong loh, “Me lamkah lae na lo tih melam na caeh eh?,” a ti nah.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither go you, and whence come you?
18 Te dongah, “Kaimih tah Judah Bethlehem lamkah Ephraim tlang hlaep la ka cet uh. Te lamkah te Judah Bethlehem la ka cet uh tih BOEIPA im ka paan. Tedae im khuila kai aka pah sak ham hlang om pawh.
And he said to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Juda to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his house.
19 Tahae ah ka laak ham cangkong neh a kamvuelh khaw om pueng. Kamah ham neh na salnu ham khaw, na sal taengkah cadong ham khaw buh neh misurtui om pueng tih hnopai dongah pakhat khaw a tloelnah om pawh,” a ti nah.
Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with your servants; there is no lack of anything.
20 Te dongah tekah hlang te patong loh, “Nang taengah ngaimongnah om saeh. Na tloelnah boeih nen khaw kai taengah om mai toltung ah rhaehba boeh,” a ti nah.
And the old man said, Peace [be] to you; only be every lack of your upon me, only do you by no means lodge in the street.
21 Yin te a im khuila a khuen tih laak a vuelh pah, a kho a silh pah phoeiah a caak a ok uh.
And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22 A lungbuei a voelphoeng uh li vaengah khopuei hlang khui hlang muen ca rhoek loh im te tarha a vael uh tih thohkhaih te a tum uh. Im kung patong te khaw a doek uh uh tih, “Na im la aka pawk hlang te hang khuen lamtah anih ka hmat uh lah eh,” a ti nah.
And they [were] comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.
23 Tedae im kung te amih taengla ha moe tih, “Ka manuca rhoek nang te tlam moenih, hekah hlang he ka im khuila ha kun coeng dongah thaehuet uh boel mai, boethae halang he tah saii uh boeh.
And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not you wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not you this folly.
24 Ka canu, oila neh ka yula kang khuen mai eh. Amih phaep uh lamtah na mik dongah then na ti uh bangla amih rhoi taengah saii uh. Tedae hekah hlang taengah boethae halang hno te saii uh boeh,” a ti nah.
Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble you them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this folly.
25 Tedae hlang loh hnatun ham a huem uh pawt dongah khosoih loh a yula te a mawt tih amih taengah poeng la a thak pah. Te vaengah anih te a tholh puei uh tih khoyin khing te mincang duela a poelyoe uh. Khothaih a pha daengah huta te a hlah uh.
But the men would not consent to listen to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.
26 Mincang a pha vaengah tah huta te cet tih a boei a om nah im kah thohka ah khosae duela hmawk sop uh.
And the woman came towards morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.
27 A boei te mincang ah thoo tih im thohkhaih te a ong. Amah kho long ah voei ham ha moe phai hatah a yula te im thohka kah cingkhaa dongah kut a tloeng tih lawt ana bakop pah.
And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.
28 Te dongah anih te, “Thoo lamtah cet pawn sih,” a ti nah. Tedae a doo voel pawt dongah laak dongla a khueh. Te phoeiah tekah hlang te thoo tih a hmuen a paan.
And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his place.
29 Amah im la a pawk vaengah tah tumcaca a loh tih a yula te a tloeng. Te phoeiah a rhuh te maehpoel hlai nit la a tloek tih Israel khorhi takuem ah a pat.
And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel.
30 Te tla aka om te boeih a hmuh uh vaengah, “Egypt kho lamkah n'thoo uh hnin lamkah loh tihnin duela te bang te Israel ca rhoek taengah om pawt tih hmuh noek bal moenih. He he nangmih loh dueh uh, anih he dawtlet uh lamtah thui uh,” a ti nah.
And it was so, that every one who saw it said, [Such a day] as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take you counsel concerning it, and speak.
