Judges 19
1 And there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem Juda.
當以色列人尚沒有君王時，有一個肋未人寄居在厄弗辣因山地邊境；他由猶大白冷取了一個女子為妾。
2 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.
那妾對他發怒，就離開他回了猶大白冷的父家，在那裏住了四個月。
3 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.
她的丈夫起來，帶著一個僕人，牽了兩匹驢去找她，想去慰問她，勸她回來；當他來到那女子的父家時，那少女的父親一望見他，就喜喜歡歡地來迎接他。
4 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.
他的岳父，即那少女的父親，留他在家住了三日，他們在那裏一齊喫喝居住。
5 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 thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go.
第四天他們一早起來，肋未人起身要走，那少女的父親就對女婿說：「你們先用些餅，吃點點心，然後再走。」
6 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 thy heart be merry.
於是他們二人坐下一起喫喝；少女的父親對那人說：「請你賞面，再住一夜，再高興高興! 」
7 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law constrained him, and he stayed and lodged there.
那人起身要走，但他的岳父挽留了他，他又在那裏過了一夜。
8 And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.
第五天他一早起來要走，但那少女的父親又說：「請先吃些點心! 」於是二人又一同吃東西，直到日已西斜；
9 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 toward evening; lodge here, an let thy heart rejoice; and ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy habitation.
那人和他的妾連他的僕人起身要走，他的岳父，即那少女的父親，對他說：「你看，天已晚了，今天在這裏再過一夜，再高興高興，明天清早起來，上路回家去罷! 」
10 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.
但是，那人不願再過一夜，就帶著他的妾和僕人，以及備好的兩匹驢起身走了，來到耶步斯，即耶路撒冷的對面。到基貝亞過夜
11 And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it.
當他們臨近耶步斯時，日已西垂，僕人就對主人說：「來，讓我們轉去，到這座耶步斯人城裏去投宿! 」
12 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.
主人回答他說：「我們不可進入這座不屬以色列子民的外方人的城，我們往基貝亞去罷!
13 And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.
他又對僕人說：「來! 我們到一個地方去投宿，或在基貝亞，或在辣瑪。」
14 And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.
於是他們又上路前行，當來近本雅明的基貝亞時，太陽已經落了。
15 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.
他們遂進了基貝亞，在那裏投宿；他們進城後，就坐在城內街市上，因為沒有人收留他們在家中過宿。
16 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.
有一個老人晚上由田間工作回來，他原是厄弗辣因山地的人，寄居在基貝亞；本地人卻是本雅明人。
17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou?
那老人舉目，看見在城中街市上又個過路的人，就問說：「你往那裏去﹖從那裏來﹖」
18 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.
肋未人回答他說：「我們是從猶大白冷來，往厄弗辣因山地的邊境去。我本是那地方的人，我去過猶大白冷，現在要回家去，但沒有人收留我到自己家裏去。
19 Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there is no want of anything.
其實我有糧草餵驢，為我和你的婢女以及跟隨你僕人的這個青年人，都有食糧和酒，一無所缺。」
20 And the old man said, Peace [be] to thee; only be every want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the street.
那老人對他說：「你放心罷! 你所需要的由我供給，只不可在街上過夜。」
21 And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
他遂領他到自己家裏，餵上驢，他們洗了腳，以後就吃喝起來。基貝亞的惡行
22 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 thy house, that we may know him.
他們正滿懷高興的時候，看，本城的一些無賴之徒，圍住房屋敲門，對作家主的老人說：「把剛才到你家的那個人領出來，我們要認識他。」
23 And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not ye this folly.
家主出來見他們，對他們說：「兄弟們，不要如此! 請你不要行這樣的惡事! 這人既進了我的家，你們決不能行這醜事!
24 Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this folly.
這裏有我的女兒還是處女，我領她出來，你們可任意污辱她，任憑你們待她；但是對於這人，你們決不可作這種醜事! 」
25 But the men would not consent to hearken 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.
但是那些人不願聽他；客人就抓住自己的妾，把她交給了他們，他們就認識了她，整夜污辱她，直到早晨，在破曉的時候纔放了她。
26 And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.
天快亮的時候，那女子回到留他主人住宿的那人屋前，跌倒在那裏，直到天亮。
27 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.
早晨，當她的主人起來開門，出去要動身起程時，看見那女人，即他的妾，伏在門口，她的手扶在門限上，
28 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.
就對她說：「起來! 我們走罷! 」然而沒有人回答他；那人便把她馱在驢上，起身回了本地。
29 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.
到了家裏，拿起刀來，握住自己的妾，把她的肢體切成十二塊，送到以色列全境，
30 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 ye counsel concerning it, and speak.
吩咐他所派遣的人說：「你們要對以色列人這樣說：自從以色列子民由埃及地上來那一日，直到今日，是否發生過這樣的事﹖大家想一想，決定之後，請說出來。」凡看見的都說：「自從以色列子民由埃及地上來那一日，直到今日，從未發生過，也未見過這樣的事。」
