Lawkcengkung 19
1 Hatnae tueng dawk, Isarel siangpahrang awm hoeh. Levih miphun buet touh teh, Ephraim mon poutnae koe kahlawng a cei. Judah ram, Bethlehem kho e napui a yudo lah a tawn.
It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a secondary wife from Bethlehem Judah.
2 Hatei hote a yudo teh a kâyo dawkvah, a vâ koehoi a na pa im Judah kho vah oun a cei teh hawvah thapa yung pali touh ao.
His secondary wife was angry with him and went away from him to her father's house in Bethlehem of Judah, and was there about four months.
3 A vâ ni a san kahni touh hoi la kahni touh a hrawi teh, a lungpahawi vaiteh bout bankhai hanlah a pâlei awh. A pha awh toteh napui ni a na pa im a kâenkhai. A masei ni a cava a hmu toteh, a lunghawikhai van.
Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 Hahoi a masei tongpa ni ama koe o hanelah a haw teh, ahni koe hnin thum touh ao pouh. Hawvah a tahung taben awh teh, a ca a nei awh.
His father-in-law, the young woman's father, welcomed him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there.
5 Hahoi teh, apali hnin teh amom tâco hanlah a thaw teh, tangla e a na pa ni a cava hanlah, vaiyei youn touh vondang lah cat nateh, hahoi na cei han atipouh.
It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young woman's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh yourself with a piece of bread, and after that you may go."
6 Hahoi teh, a tahung roi teh, rei a ca roi. Hahoi, napui e a na pa ni lunghawicalah roe roi lawih. Na lungthin nep roi nah nei atipouh.
So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young woman's father said to the man, "Please agree to stay the night, and enjoy yourself."
7 Hote tami teh cei hanelah a thaw navah, a masei ni tha hoi a haw dawkvah, bout a roe.
The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
8 Hahoi a hnin panga hnin amom teh, a tâco hanlah a kâcai teh a thaw. Napui e na pa ni na lungthin bout kâpahawi ei haw. Tangminlasa totouh teh awm ei haw atipouh. Hahoi kahni touh hoi be rei bout a ca roi.
He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young woman's father said, "Please refresh yourself and stay until the day declines." And the two of them ate and drank.
9 Hote tami teh, a yudo hai a san hai tâco hanlah a kamthaw toteh, a masei niyah, khenhaw! kanî aloum toe. Atu tangmin teh roe awh lawih. Khenhaw! kho hai meimei bout a hmo toe. Na lungthin bet ahawi nahan hivah roe awh nateh, tangtho amom teh na thaw awh vaiteh, na ban awh han toe telah atipouh.
When the man rose up with his secondary wife and his servant to leave, his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, "Look, now the day draws toward evening, please stay the night. Look, the day grows to an end, stay here, and enjoy yourself; and tomorrow you can get up early for your journey so that you may go home."
10 Hatei, a cava ni roe hane a ngai hoeh toung dawkvah, a thaw teh a kamthaw teh Jebusit namran lah Jerusalem koe a pha. La kahni touh a ceikhai teh a yudo hai a cei van.
But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and went toward Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his secondary wife and his servant were with him.
11 Jebusit imteng a pha toteh, karumpui a tho toung dawkvah, a san ni tho haw, hete Jebusit khopui dawkvah, kâen vaiteh, roe awh lawih sei atipouh.
When they were by Jebus, the day was almost gone, and the servant said to his master, "Please come and let us stop at this city of the Jebusites, and spend the night in it."
12 A bawipa ni, Isarelnaw e kho hoeh laipalah teh, kâen vaiteh roe mahoeh. Gibeah lah ma pâtam sei atipouh.
His master said to him, "We won't go into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel, but we will pass over to Gibeah."
13 Hahoi a san koevah, Thohaw, hete hmuen buet touh koe pâtam sei. Gibeah hoehpawiteh, Ramah vah roe sei atipouh.
He said to his servant, "Come and let us try to reach one of those places and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
14 Hottelah hoi paloupalou a cei awh teh, Benjaminnaw e kho Gibeah teng vah a pha awh teh, kanî a khup toe.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
15 Hottelah Gibeah roe hanelah a kâen awh teh, kho lungui sut a tahung awh. Apinihai a im luen sak hanelah ngai awh hoeh.
They turned that way to go in to spend the night in Gibeah. And he went in and they sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who would take them into their house to spend the night.
16 Khenhaw! matawng buet touh teh law lahoi thaw koehoi a ban. Hote tami teh Ephraim mon e tami doeh. Gibeah vah la ka kâhat e doeh. Hote hmuen koe kaawm e naw teh, Benjamin miphunnaw doeh.
Look, there came an old man from his work out in the field at evening. Now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he was residing in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17 Hahoi kho a radoung navah, khothung e imyin hah a hmu. Ahni ni namaw na cei han, nâ lahoi maw na tho atipouh.
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the traveler in the street of the city. And the old man said, "Where are you going, and where did you come from?"
18 Ahni niyah, Judah ram Bethlehem kho hoiyah Ephraim mon apoutnae koe totouh cei han ka ti teh ka kâcai e doeh. Hawvah kaawm e doeh. Judah ram Bethlehem vah ka cei teh, atu BAWIPA e im vah cei han ka kâcai. Hatei, apinihai a im luen sak hane na kaw ngai awh hoeh.
He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. And I am going to my home, and there is no one who will take me into his home.
19 Kaie la hanelah cakong rawca ka tawn. Hahoi kai kama hoi na sannu hoi na tengo koe kaawm e, thoundoun han haiyah, vaiyei hoi misurtui hai ao. Banghai a voutnae awm hoeh atipouh.
Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything."
20 Matawng ni, nang koe roumnae awm seh. Na panki e naw pueng teh kai ni koung na khang pouh han. Kho lungui teh hrumhram roe hanh leih atipouh.
And the old man said, "Peace be to you. I will take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the square."
21 Hahoi a im a ceikhai teh, la hah rawca a paca awh. A khoknaw a pâsu awh teh, cungtalah a canei awh.
So he brought him into his house, and fed the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22 Hot patetlah a phu a nep awh lahun nah, khothung e tami kaponaw ni king a kalup awh teh, tho hah thouk a takhawng pouh awh. Im katawnkung matawng koevah, nang im e ka luen e tami hah tâcawt sak, ka ikhai awh han ati awh.
As they were enjoying themselves, look, the men of the city, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him."
23 Im katawnkung teh, ahnimouh koe a tâco teh, telah nahoeh. Hmaunawnghanaw koe hot patetlah totouh tailai teh yonnae sak awh hanh. Hete tami heh ka imyin doeh. Het patetlah e yonnae kalen teh, sak awh hanh.
The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, "No, my brothers, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house. Do not do this disgraceful thing.
24 Khenhaw! awi hivah, ka canu tanglakacuem ao. Ahnie a yunaw hai ao. Ka tâco sak han. Ahnimouh heh ipkhai awh nateh, ahawi na ti awh e patetlah ahnimouh tak dawk sak awh. Hateiteh, tami tongpa dawk teh hot patetlah e yonnae kalen teh sak awh hanh atipouh.
Look, here is my virgin daughter and his secondary wife. I will bring them out now. Ravish them and do with them what seems good to you; but do not do any such a disgraceful thing to this man."
25 Hatei, ahnimanaw ni a dei e patetlah ngai awh hoeh. Hahoi Levih tami ni a yudo hah alawilah a tâcokhai teh, ahnimouh koe a poe. Ahnimouh ni thouk a ikhai awh teh, khodai hoehroukrak a pacekpahlek awh. Khodai toteh a ceisak awh.
But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold of his secondary wife, and brought her out to them. And they raped her and abused her all night until the morning, and when the day began to dawn they let her go.
26 Hahoi hote napui teh, khodai hoi a cei teh, a bawipa a luennae takhang koe vung a rawp teh, khodai totouh hawvah ao.
Then at daybreak the woman arrived and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, until daylight.
27 Hahoi a bawipa teh amom vah a thaw teh, tho a paawng. Cei han kâcai hoi a tâco navah, a yudo teh takhang koe takhang kuet laihoi sut a kamlei e hah a hmu.
Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and look, the woman his secondary wife was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
28 Ahni ni napui koe thaw leih, cet leih sei atipouh. Hatei, napui ni pathung hoeh toe. Hahoi, a la dawk a thueng teh a onae koelah a cei.
And he said to her, "Get up, and let us go." But there was no answer, for she was dead. So he placed her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went to his home.
29 Im a pha toteh, sarai a la teh, a yudo hah a kut a khok khuehoi pung hra hlaikahni touh lah a raban teh Isarel ram pueng koe koung a patawn.
When he had come into his house, he took a knife, and took hold of his secondary wife and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.
30 Hahoi teh, hote kahmawtnaw pueng ni, Isarelnaw Izip ram hoi pek tâconae koehoi het patetlah e hno sak e awm boihoeh. Hmawt hai hmawt boihoeh. Kho kahawicalah pouk awh haw sei. Be kâdei awh haw a kâti awh.
And it was so, that all who saw it said, "Nothing like this has been done or seen since the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day." And he commanded the men whom he sent, saying, "This is what you will say to all the men of Israel, 'Has anything like this happened since the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day? Consider it, take counsel, and speak.'"
