士师记 19
1 当以色列中没有王的时候，有住以法莲山地那边的一个利未人，娶了一个犹大伯利恒的女子为妾。
At that time Israel didn't have a king. A Levite who was living in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim married a concubine-wife from Bethlehem in Judah.
2 妾行淫离开丈夫，回犹大的伯利恒，到了父家，在那里住了四个月。
But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father's house in Bethlehem. She was there for four months.
3 她丈夫起来，带着一个仆人、两匹驴去见她，用好话劝她回来。女子就引丈夫进入父家。她父见了那人，便欢欢喜喜地迎接。
Then her husband went after her, to talk kindly with her and bring her back home. With him went his servant and two donkeys. She took him to her father's house and when her father met him, he gladly welcomed him.
4 那人的岳父，就是女子的父亲，将那人留下住了三天。于是二人一同吃喝、住宿。
Her father pressed him to stay with them, so he remained for three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
5 到第四天，利未人清早起来要走，女子的父亲对女婿说：“请你吃点饭，加添心力，然后可以行路。”
On the fourth day he and his concubine got up early in the morning and prepared to leave, but her father said to his son-in-law, “You'll feel better if you have something to eat before you go.”
6 于是二人坐下一同吃喝。女子的父亲对那人说：“请你再住一夜，畅快你的心。”
So the two men sat down to eat and drink together. The father said to his son-in law, “Please agree to spend another night here, and you can enjoy yourself!”
7 那人起来要走，他岳父强留他，他又住了一宿。
The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law pressed him to stay, so in the end he spent the night there.
8 到第五天，他清早起来要走，女子的父亲说：“请你吃点饭，加添心力，等到日头偏西再走。”于是二人一同吃饭。
On the fifth day he got up early in the morning to leave. But his father-in-law said, “Eat before you go, then leave later this afternoon.” So they had a meal together.
9 那人同他的妾和仆人起来要走，他岳父，就是女子的父亲，对他说：“看哪，日头偏西了，请你再住一夜；天快晚了，可以在这里住宿，畅快你的心。明天早早起行回家去。”
When he got up to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law told him, “Look it's late—it's already evening. Spend the night here. The day's almost over. Stay here the night and enjoy yourself, then tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way home.”
10 那人不愿再住一夜，就备上那两匹驴，带着妾起身走了，来到耶布斯的对面（耶布斯就是耶路撒冷。）
But the man didn't want to spend another night, so he got up and left. He headed towards the town of Jebus (now called Jerusalem) with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
11 临近耶布斯的时候，日头快要落了，仆人对主人说：“我们不如进这耶布斯人的城里住宿。”
As they approached Jebus the day was over, the servant said to his master, “Sir, why don't we stop here at this Jebusite town for the night?”
12 主人回答说：“我们不可进不是以色列人住的外邦城，不如过到基比亚去”；
But his master replied, “No, we're not going to stop in this town where only foreigners live and no Israelites. We'll continue on to Gibeah.”
13 又对仆人说：“我们可以到一个地方，或住在基比亚，或住在拉玛。”
Then he told his servant, “Come on, let's try and get to Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night somewhere there.”
14 他们就往前走。将到便雅悯的基比亚，日头已经落了；
So they carried on and reached Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin just as the sun was setting.
15 他们进入基比亚要在那里住宿，就坐在城里的街上，因为无人接他们进家住宿。
They stopped in Gibeah to spend the night, and sat down in the town's main square, but no one invited them to come and stay.
16 晚上，有一个老年人从田间做工回来。他原是以法莲山地的人，住在基比亚；那地方的人却是便雅悯人。
But later that evening an old man came by, returning from working in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but was now living in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
17 老年人举目看见客人坐在城里的街上，就问他说：“你从哪里来？要往哪里去？”
He looked over and noticed the traveler in the square and asked, “Where are you going and where have you come from?”
18 他回答说：“我们从犹大的伯利恒来，要往以法莲山地那边去。我原是那里的人，到过犹大的伯利恒，现在我往耶和华的殿去，在这里无人接我进他的家。
“We've come from Bethlehem in Judah and we're going to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim,” the man replied. “I'm from there and I went to Bethlehem, and now I'm going to the Lord's Temple. No one here has invited me to stay.
19 其实我有粮草可以喂驴，我与我的妾，并我的仆人，有饼有酒，并不缺少什么。”
There's straw and food for our donkeys, and we your servants have bread and wine—enough for me, the woman, and my servant. We have all we need.”
20 老年人说：“愿你平安！你所需用的我都给你，只是不可在街上过夜。”
“You are welcome to stay with me,” the man replied. “I can let you have everything you need. Just don't spend the night here in the square.”
21 于是领他们到家里，喂上驴，他们就洗脚吃喝。
He took him home and fed the donkeys. The travelers washed their feet and then started to eat and drink.
22 他们心里正欢畅的时候，城中的匪徒围住房子，连连叩门，对房主老人说：“你把那进你家的人带出来，我们要与他交合。”
While they were enjoying themselves, some depraved men from the town came and surrounded the house, and banged on the door, shouting to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to stay in your house so we can have sex with him.”
23 那房主出来对他们说：“弟兄们哪，不要这样作恶；这人既然进了我的家，你们就不要行这丑事。
The man who owned the house went outside and told them, “My brothers, don't act in such an evil way! This man is a guest in my house. Don't do something so disgusting!
24 我有个女儿，还是处女，并有这人的妾，我将她们领出来任凭你们玷辱她们，只是向这人不可行这样的丑事。”
Look, here's my virgin daughter and the man's concubine. Let me bring them out and you can rape them and do whatever you want to them. But don't do something so disgusting to this man.”
25 那些人却不听从他的话。那人就把他的妾拉出去交给他们，他们便与她交合，终夜凌辱她，直到天色快亮才放她去。
But the men refused to listen, so the man grabbed his concubine and threw her outside to them. They raped her and abused her all night until the morning, and only discarded her at dawn.
26 天快亮的时候，妇人回到她主人住宿的房门前，就仆倒在地，直到天亮。
As night turned into day she returned to the house where her master was staying and collapsed in front of the door as it got light.
27 早晨，她的主人起来开了房门，出去要行路，不料那妇人仆倒在房门前，两手搭在门槛上；
Her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house. He went out to continue his journey and there was his concubine, stretched out in the doorway of the house, with her hands holding onto the doorstep.
28 就对妇人说：“起来，我们走吧！”妇人却不回答。那人便将她驮在驴上，起身回本处去了。
“Get up, let's go,” he told her, but there was no answer. Then the man lifted her onto his donkey and went home.
29 到了家里，用刀将妾的尸身切成十二块，使人拿着传送以色列的四境。
When he got home he took a knife, and holding onto his concubine, cut her up, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent these pieces of her to every part of Israel.
30 凡看见的人都说：“从以色列人出埃及地，直到今日，这样的事没有行过，也没有见过。现在应当思想，大家商议当怎样办理。”
Everyone who saw her said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen before, from the time the Israelites left Egypt up until now. You should think about what happened to her! Decide what to do! Speak up!”
