Judges 19
1 There was a certain man, a Levite, living beside mount Ephraim, who took a wife from Bethlehem of Judah.
På denne tidi, den gongen då det ikkje fanst nokon konge i Israel, var det ein mann av Levi-ætti som budde lengst burte på Efraimsheidi. Han fekk seg ei fylgjekone frå Betlehem i Judafylket.
2 She left him, and she returned to the house of her father in Bethlehem. And she stayed with him for four months.
Men kona var utru mot honom, og for ifrå honom og heim til far sin, til Betlehem i Juda. Der var ho eit bil, fire månader på lag;
3 And her husband followed her, wishing to be reconciled with her, and to speak kindly to her, and to lead her back with him. And he had with him a servant and two donkeys. And she received him, and brought him into the house of her father. And when his father-in-law had heard about this, and had seen him, he met him with joy.
då for mannen hennar etter henne, og vilde tala vel med henne og få henne til å koma att; og han hadde med seg drengen sin og eit par asen. Den unge kona leidde honom inn i huset åt far sin, og då faren såg honom, vart han glad, og tok vel imot honom.
4 And he embraced the man. And the son-in-law stayed in the house of his father-in-law for three days, eating and drinking with him in a friendly manner.
Og verfar hans, far åt den unge kona, heldt på honom, so han vart verande der i tri dagar, og dei åt og drakk og var der um natti.
5 But on the fourth day, arising in the night, he intended to set out. But his father-in-law took hold of him, and he said to him, “First taste a little bread, and strengthen your stomach, and then you shall set out.”
Tidleg den fjorde dagen gjorde mannen seg reidug og vilde fara i veg. Då sagde far åt den unge kona til mågen sin: «Få deg fyrst ein bite mat å kveikja deg på! Sidan kann de fara.»
6 And they sat down together, and they ate and drank. And the father of the young woman said to his son-in-law, “I ask you to remain here today, so that we may rejoice together.”
So sette dei seg ned båe tvo og åt og drakk saman, og far åt den unge kona sagde til mannen: «Kjære, gjer vel og ver til morgons, og kosa deg!»
7 But getting up, he intended to begin to set out. But nevertheless, his father-in-law pressed him resolutely, and made him remain with him.
Og då mannen reiste seg og vilde taka ut, nøydde verfaren honom so lenge til han gav seg og vart der um natti.
8 But when morning came, the Levite was preparing for his journey. And his father-in-law said to him again, “I beg you to take a little food, and to be strengthened, until the daylight increases, and after that, you shall set out.” Therefore, they ate together.
Morgonen etter - det var den femte dagen - var han tidleg uppe, og vilde taka av stad. Då sagde far åt den unge kona: «Kjære, få deg fyrst noko å kveikja deg på og bia so til det lid yver middag!» So åt dei i hop, dei tvo.
9 And the young man got up, so that he might travel with his wife and servant. And his father-in-law spoke to him again: “Consider that the daylight is declining, and it approaches toward evening. Remain with me also today, and spend the day in gladness. And tomorrow you shall set out, so that you may go to your own house.”
Sidan ferda mannen seg til, og vilde taka i vegen med fylgjekona si og drengen. Då sagde verfar hans, far åt den unge kona: «No lid det alt til kvelds! Kjære, bia til morgons! Sjå korleis dagen hallar! Ver her i natt, og kosa deg! I morgon kann de taka tidleg i vegen, so du kann koma heim att!»
10 His son-in-law was not willing to agree to his words. Instead, he immediately continued on, and he arrived opposite Jebus, which by another name is called Jerusalem, leading with him two donkeys carrying burdens, and his mate.
Men mannen vilde ikkje gjeva seg til der um natti. Han gjorde tok ut, og for frametter til han kom midt for Jebus, det er det same som Jerusalem. Med seg hadde han eit par asen med klyv, og fylgjekona var med honom.
11 And now they were near Jebus, but day was turning into night. And the servant said to his lord, “Come, I beg you, let us turn aside to the city of the Jebusites, so that we may find lodging in it.”
Då dei var innmed Jebus, var dagen langt liden, og drengen sagde til husbonden sin: «Kom, lat oss taka inn i jebusitarbyen her og vera der med natti!»
12 His lord responded to him: “I will not enter into the town of a foreign people, who are not of the sons of Israel. Instead, I will cross over as far as Gibeah.
«Nei, me vil ikkje taka inn i nokon by der det berre bur framande, og ikkje israelitar; me vil halda fram til Gibea, » svara husbonden.
13 And when I will have arrived there, we will lodge in that place, or at least in the city of Ramah.”
«Kom, lat oss sjå til å nå ein av dei byarne der burte, og få hus i Gibea eller Rama!» sagde han til drengen sin.
14 Therefore, they passed by Jebus, and continuing on, they undertook the journey. But the sun went down on them when they were near Gibeah, which is of the tribe of Benjamin.
So heldt dei lenger fram, og då soli gladde, var dei tett ved Gibea i Benjaminsfylket.
15 And so they diverted to it, so that they might lodge there. And when they had entered, they were sitting in the street of the city. For no one was willing to give them hospitality.
Der tok dei av vegen, og gjekk inn i byen og vilde få hus um natti. Då han kom inn i byen, sette han seg på torget; men det var ingen som baud seg til å gjeva dei hus for natti.
16 And behold, they saw an old man, returning from the field and from his work in the evening, and he was also from mount Ephraim, and he was living as a stranger in Gibeah. For the men of that region were of the sons of Benjamin.
Då kom det ut på kvelden ein gamall mann heim frå marki, frå arbeidet sitt; han var frå Efraimsheidi, men heldt til i Gibea. Hitt folket der var benjaminitar.
17 And the old man, lifting up his eyes, saw the man sitting with his bundles in the street of the city. And he said to him: “Where have you come from? And where are you going?”
Då han såg upp, vart han var ferdamannen på torget, og sagde til honom: «Kvar etlar du deg av, og kvar kjem du ifrå?»
18 He answered him: “We set out from Bethlehem of Judah, and we are traveling to our own place, which is beside mount Ephraim. From there we went to Bethlehem, and now we go to the house of God. But no one is willing to receive us under his roof.
«Me kjem frå Betlehem i Juda», svara hin, «og skal langt burt på Efraimsheidi; der er eg ifrå. Eg hev vore til Betlehem i Juda, og no er eg på vegen til Herrens hus; men her er ingen som vil hysa meg!
19 We have straw and hay as fodder for the donkeys, and we have bread and wine for the use of myself, and for your handmaid and the servant who is with me. We lack nothing except lodging.”
Eg hev både halm og for til asni våre, og brød og vin til meg og kona og drengen som er med oss; det vantar oss ingen ting.»
20 And the old man responded to him: “Peace be with you. I will provide all that is necessary. Only, I beg you, do not stay in the street.”
«Ver velkomen, » sagde den gamle mannen; «lat berre meg syta for alt det du treng! Men på torget må du ikkje vera i natt.»
21 And he led him into his house, and he gave fodder to his donkeys. And after they had washed their feet, he received them with a banquet.
So fylgde han den framande inn i huset sitt, og gav asni hans for, og då dei hadde tvege føterne sine, sette dei seg til bords.
22 And while they were feasting, and were refreshing their bodies with food and drink after the labor of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and surrounded the old man’s house. And they began to knock at the door, calling out to the lord of the house, and saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house, so that we may abuse him.”
Best dei sat og kosa seg, kom mennerne i byen, ukjor som dei var, og kringsette huset; dei dundra på døri og ropa til den gamle mannen som åtte huset: «Lat den karen som hev teke inn hjå deg koma ut, so me kann få vår vilje med honom!»
23 And the old man went out to them, and he said: “Do not choose, brothers, do not choose to do this evil. For this man has entered to my hospitality. And you must cease from this senselessness.
Då gjekk huseigaren ut til deim, og sagde: «Far ikkje so, godtfolk! Gjer ikkje vondt! Kom i hug at denne mannen er gjesten min, og gjer ikkje so stygg ei gjerning!
24 I have a virgin daughter, and this man has a mate. I will lead them out to you, so that you may debase them and may satisfy your lust. Only, I beg you, do not commit this crime against nature on the man.”
Sjå her er dotter mi, som er møy, og fylgjekona hans; deim skal eg senda ut til dykk; so fær de taka deim og gjera med deim som de synest; men denne mannen må de ikkje fara so stygt med!»
25 But they were not willing to agree to his words. So the man, discerning this, led out his mate to them, and he delivered her to their sexual abuse. And when they had abused her for the entire night, they released her in the morning.
Men kararne vilde ikkje høyra på honom. Då tok den framande fylgjekona si, og leidde henne ut til deim, og dei låg med henne og skamfor henne heile natti, og slepte henne ikkje fyrr det leid imot morgonen og tok til å ljosna.
26 But the woman, as darkness was receding, came to the door of the house, where her lord was staying, and there she fell down.
I dagrenningi kom kona, og seig i hop framfyre døri til det huset der husbonden hennar var; der vart ho liggjande til det var ljost.
27 When morning came, the man arose, and he opened the door, so that he might complete the journey that he had begun. And behold, his mate was lying before the door, with her hands reaching out to the threshold.
Då husbonden hennar reis upp um morgonen, og let upp husdøri og gjekk ut, vilde fara sin veg, då låg kvinna, fylgjekona hans, framfyre husdøri, med henderne på dørstokken.
28 And he, thinking that she was resting, said to her, “Get up, and let us walk.” But since she gave no response, realizing that she had died, he took her up, and he laid her on his donkey, and he returned to his house.
«Reis deg upp, og lat oss fara i veg!» sagde han. Men han fekk inkje svar. Då lyfte han henne upp på asnet, og tok ut, og for til si bygd.
29 And when he had arrived, he took up a sword, and he cut into pieces the dead body of his wife, with her bones, into twelve parts. And he sent the pieces into all the parts of Israel.
Og då han kom heim, treiv han ein kniv, og tok fylgjekona si, og lema henne sund i tolv luter, og deim sende han kring i heile Israelsriket.
30 And when each one had seen this, they were crying out together, “Never has such a thing been done in Israel, from the day that our fathers ascended from Egypt, even to the present time. Let a sentence be brought and let us decide in common what ought to be done.”
Og alle som såg det, sagde: «Slikt hev aldri hendt og aldri vore spurt, alt ifrå den dagen då Israels-sønerne for frå Egyptarland og til denne dag. Tenk etter, legg råd, og tala!»
