Judges 19
1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
ती दिनहरूमा, जब इस्राएलमा कुनै राजा थिएन, त्यहाँ एक जना लेवी थिए, जो केही समय एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशको सबैभन्दा दुर्गम क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गर्थे । तिनले यहूदाको बेथलेहेमबाट आफ्नो निम्ति एउटी उपपत्नी लिए ।
2 But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
तर तिनकी उपपत्नी तिनीप्रति अविश्वासी थिई । त्यसले उनलाई छोडी र यहूदाको बेथलेहेम भएको आफ्नो पिताको घरमा फर्की । त्यो त्यहाँ चार महिनासम्म बसी ।
3 her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
त्यसपछि त्यसका पति उठे र त्यसलाई फकाएर फिर्ता ल्याउनलाई त्यसकहाँ गए । तिनीसँग उनका सेवक, र एक जोडी गधा थिए । त्यसले तिनलाई आफ्नो बुबाको घरभित्र लगी । त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई देखेर उनी खुशी भए ।
4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
तिनका ससुरा, त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिन दिन त्यहीं बस्न तिनलाई मनाए । तिनीहरूले खाए र पिए, र तिनीहरूले रात त्यहीं कटाए ।
5 On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
चौथो दिनमा तिनीहरू बिहानै उठे र तिनी जानलाई तयार भए, तर त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले आफ्नो ज्वाँइलाई भने, “अलिकति रोटी खाएर आफूलाई बलियो बनाउनुहोस्, अनि जानुहोस् ।”
6 So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
त्यसैले तिनीहरू दुई जना सँगै बसेर खान र पिउन थाले । तब त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले भने, “कृपया अझै एक रात बस्नुहोस् र रमाइलो गर्नुहोस् ।”
7 The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
जब ती लेवी जानलाई उठे, तब त्यस जवान स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई बस्नको निम्ति आग्रह गरे । यसैले तिनले आफ्नो योजना बद्ले र त्यहाँ फेरि अर्को रात बिताए ।
8 On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.
पाँचौ दिनमा तिनी जानको निम्ति बिहानै उठे, तर त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले भने, “आफूलाई बलियो बनाउनुहोस् र दिउँसो नभएसम्म पर्खनुहोस् ।” यसैले ती दुई जनाले भोजन गरे ।
9 When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
जब ती लेवी, तिनकी उपपत्नी र तिनका सेवक जानलाई उठे, तब तिनका ससुरा, त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, दिन ढल्केर साँझ पर्न लागेको छ । कृपया अर्को एक रात यहीँ बस्नुहोस् र रमाइलो गर्नुहोस् । तपाईं भोलि बिहान सबेरै उठ्न र घर फर्कन सक्नुहुन्छ ।”
10 But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
तर ती लेवीलाई त्यो रात बिताउन इच्छुक भएनन् । तिनी उठे र गए । तिनी यबूस (अर्थात् यरूशलेम) तर्फ लागे । तिनीसँग भारीले लादेका एक जोडी गधा थिए, र तिनकी उपपत्नी तिनीसँगै थिई ।
11 When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”
तिनीहरू यबूसको नजिकै पुग्दा, साँझ पर्न लागेको थियो, र त्यस सेवकले आफ्नो मालिकलाई भन्यो, “आउनुहोस्, हामी यबूसीहरूको सहरतर्फ फर्कौं र यो रात त्यहाँ बिताऔं ।”
12 But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”
त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई भने, “हामी परदेशीहरूको सहरतर्फ जानेछैनौं जो इस्राएलका मानिसहरू होइनन् । हामी गिबामा जानेछौं ।”
13 He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
ती लेवीले आफ्नो त्यो जवान मानिसलाई भने, “जाऔं, गिबा वा रामामध्ये कुनै एक ठाउँमा यो रात बिताऔं ।”
14 So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
यसैले तिनीहरू हिँडिरहे, र तिनीहरू बेन्यामीनको इलाका गिबानजिकै आउँदा घाम अस्तायो ।
15 They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
तिनीहरू त्यो रात बिताउन गिबामा नै रोकिए । तिनीहरू गए र सहरको चोकमा बसे, तर त्यो रात कसैले पनि तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र लगेनन् ।
16 That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
तर त्यो साँझ एक जना वृद्ध मानिस खेतमा काम गरेर फर्किरहेका थिए । तिनी एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशका थिए, र तिनी केही समयको लागि गिबामा बसोबास गरिरहेका थिए । तर त्यस ठाउँमा बस्ने मानिसहरू बेन्यामिनीहरू थिए ।
17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
तिनले आफ्नो नजर उठाए र सहरको चोकमा यात्रुलाई देखे । ती वृद्ध मानिसले भने, “तपाईंहरू कहाँ जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ? तपाईंहरू कहाँबाट आउनुभएको हो?”
18 The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
ती लेवीले तिनलाई भने, “हामी यहूदाको बेथलेहेमबाट एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशको सबैभन्दा दुर्गम ठाउँमा जाँदैछौं, जहाँको म बासिन्दा हुँ । म यहूदाको बेथलेहेममा गएको थिएँ, र म परमप्रभुको घरमा जाँदैछु, तर मलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र लाने कोही पनि छैन ।
19 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
हामीसँग यी गधाहरूका निम्ति पराल र अरू खुवाउने कुरा छन्, र म र तपाईंका यी सेविका र यो सेवकको निम्ति पनि पुग्ने रोटी र दाखमद्य मसँग छ । हामीलाई केही पनि चाहिंदैन ।”
20 “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”
ती वृद्ध मानिसले तिनीहरूलाई अभिवादन गरे, “तपाईंहरूलाई शान्ति! म तपाईंका सबै खाँचोको ख्याल गर्नेछु । केवल यस चोकमा रात नबिताउनुहोस् ।”
21 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
त्यसैले ती मानिसले ती लेवीलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र ल्याए र गधाहरूलाई केही खान दिए । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना खुट्टा धोए र खाए र पिए ।
22 While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
जब तिनीहरू खुशी मनाइरहेका थिए, सहरका केही काम नलाग्ने मानिसहरूले घरलाई घेरे र ढोकामा हिर्काउन थाले । घरका मालिक, ती वृद्ध मानिसलाई तिनीहरूले यसो भने, “तिम्रो घरमा आएको मानिसलाई यहाँ बाहिर निकाल, ताकि हामी त्यससँग सहवास गर्नेछौं ।”
23 The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
घरका मालिक ती मानिस तिनीहरूकहाँ बाहिर गए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “होइन, मेरा भाइहरू हो, यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस्! यी मानिस मेरो घरमा पाहुना भएका हुनाले, यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस्!
24 Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”
हेर्नुहोस्, मेरी कन्ये छोरी र तिनकी उपपत्नी यहीं छन् । म तिनीहरूलाई अहिल्यै बाहिर ल्याउनेछु । तिनीहरूलाई तपाईंहरूले जे इच्छा गर्नुहुन्छ, त्यही गर्नुहोस् । तर यी मानिसलाई त्यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस् ।”
25 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.
तर ती मानिसहरूले तिनको कुरा सुनेनन्, यसैले त्यस मानिसले आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई समाते र उसलाई बाहिर लगे । तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई बलात्कार गरे र रातभरी त्यसलाई दुर्व्यवहार गरे, र झिसमिसेमा त्यसलाई छोडिदिए ।
26 Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.
झिसमिसेमा त्यो स्त्री आई र त्यस मानिसको घरको ढोकामा आएर लडी जहाँ त्यसका मालिक थिए, र बिहान नभएसम्म त्यो त्यहीँ नै लडिरही ।
27 In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
त्यसका मालिक बिहान उठे र घरका ढोकाहरू खोले र आफ्नो बाटो जानलाई हिंडे । तिनले आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई आफ्नो हात पसारेर ढोकामा लडिरहेकी देखे ।
28 “Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
ती लेवीले त्यसलाई भने, “उठ, जाऔं ।” तर केही जवाफ आएन । तिनले त्यसलाई आफ्नो गधामा राखे, र ती मानिस घर जान हिंडे ।
29 When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
जब ती लेवी घर पुगे, तिनले एउटा छुरी लिए, र आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई समाए र अङ्ग-अङ्ग गरी बाह्र टुक्रा गरी काटे र ती टुक्राहरूलाई इस्राएलभरी पठाए ।
30 And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”
यो देख्ने सबैले भने, “इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिश्रदेशबाट बाहिर आएदेखि आजको दिनसम्म यस्तो कहिल्यै गरिएको वा देखिएको थिएन । यसको बारेमा विचार गर! हामीलाई सल्लाह देओ! हामीले के गर्ने हामीलाई बताओ!”
