Judges 19
1 There was a certain man, a Levite, living beside mount Ephraim, who took a wife from Bethlehem of Judah.
| در آن روزگار که قوم اسرائیل هنوز پادشاهی نداشت، مردی از قبیلهٔ لاوی در آن طرف کوهستان افرایم زندگی می‌کرد. او دختری از اهالی بیت‌لحم یهودا را به عقد خود درآورد. |
2 She left him, and she returned to the house of her father in Bethlehem. And she stayed with him for four months.
| اما آن دختر از او دلگیر شده، به خانهٔ پدرش در بیت‌لحم یهودا فرار کرد و مدت چهار ماه در آنجا ماند. |
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.
| سرانجام شوهرش برخاسته، به دنبال زنش رفت تا دوباره دل او را به دست آورد و او را به خانه بازگرداند. غلامی با دو الاغ همراه او بود. چون به آنجا رسید، زنش او را به خانهٔ خود برد و پدرزنش از دیدن وی بسیار شاد شد. |
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.
| پدرزنش از او خواست که چند روزی با آنها بماند. پس او سه روز در خانهٔ پدرزنش ماند و اوقات خوشی را با هم گذراندند. |
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.”
| روز چهارم، صبح زود برخاستند و خواستند حرکت کنند، اما پدرزنش اصرار نمود که بعد از خوردن صبحانه بروند. |
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.”
| پس از صرف صبحانه پدرزن آن مرد گفت: «امروز هم پیش ما بمان تا با هم خوش بگذرانیم.» |
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.
| آن مرد اول نپذیرفت، اما سرانجام بر اثر اصرار پدرزنش یک روز دیگر نزد آنها ماند. |
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.
| روز بعد، آنها دوباره صبح زود برخاستند تا بروند اما باز پدرزنش مانع شد و گفت: «خواهش می‌کنم چیزی بخورید و تا غروب بمانید.» پس ماندند و به خوردن و نوشیدن پرداختند. |
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.”
| در پایان همان روز که آن مرد و زنش و غلامش آمادهٔ حرکت می‌شدند، پدرزنش گفت: «اکنون دیر وقت است. بهتر است شب را هم با خوشی دور هم باشیم و فردا صبح زود برخاسته روانه شوید.» |
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.
| ولی آن مرد این بار قبول نکرد و به اتفاق همراهانش به راه افتاد و آنها پیش از غروب به اورشلیم که یبوس هم نامیده می‌شد به همراه همسر و دو الاغ پالان شده رسیدند. |
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.”
| غلامش به وی گفت: «بهتر است امشب در همین شهر بمانیم.» |
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.
| مرد جواب داد: «نه، ما نمی‌توانیم در این شهر غریب که یک اسرائیلی هم در آن یافت نمی‌شود بمانیم. بهتر است به جِبعه یا رامه برویم و شب را در آنجا به سر بریم.» |
13 And when I will have arrived there, we will lodge in that place, or at least in the city of Ramah.”
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.
| پس به راه خود ادامه دادند. غروب به جِبعه که در سرزمین قبیلهٔ بنیامین بود، وارد شدند، |
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.
| تا شب را در آنجا به سر برند. اما چون کسی آنها را به خانهٔ خود نبرد، در میدان شهر ماندند. |
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.
| در این موقع پیرمردی از کار خود در مزرعه‌اش به خانه برمی‌گشت (او از اهالی کوهستان افرایم بود، ولی در جِبعهٔ بنیامین زندگی می‌کرد). |
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?”
| چون مسافران را در گوشهٔ میدان دید نزد ایشان رفت و پرسید: «از کجا آمده‌اید و به کجا می‌روید؟» |
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.
| مرد در پاسخ گفت: «از بیت‌لحم یهودا آمده‌ایم و به آن طرف کوهستان افرایم می‌رویم، زیرا خانه ما آنجا در نزدیکی شیلوه است و عازم خانه خود هستیم و هیچ‌کس ما را به خانه خود راه نمی‌دهد. |
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.”
| با اینکه یونجه برای الاغها و خوراک و شراب کافی برای خودمان همراه داریم و نیازی به چیزی نداریم.» |
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.”
| پیرمرد گفت: «نگران نباشید. من شما را به خانهٔ خود می‌برم. شما نباید در میدان بمانید.» |
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.
| پس آنها را با خود به خانه برد و علوفه به الاغهایشان داد. ایشان پس از شستن پاها و رفع خستگی شام خوردند. |
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.”
| وقتی آنها سرگرم گفتگو بودند ناگهان عده‌ای از مردان منحرف و شهوتران، خانهٔ پیرمرد را محاصره نمودند. آنها در حالی که در را به شدت می‌کوبیدند، فریاد می‌زدند: «ای پیرمرد، مردی را که در خانهٔ توست بیرون بیاور تا به او تجاوز کنیم.» |
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.
| پیرمرد از خانه‌اش بیرون آمد و به آنها گفت: «برادران من، از شما تمنا می‌کنم چنین عمل زشتی را انجام ندهید، زیرا او میهمان من است. |
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.”
| دختر باکرهٔ خودم و زن او را نزد شما می‌آورم، هر چه که می‌خواهید با آنها بکنید، اما چنین عمل زشتی را با این مرد نکنید.» |
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.
| ولی آنها به حرفهای پیرمرد گوش ندادند. پس مرد میهمان، زن خود را به آنها تسلیم نمود و آنها تمام شب به وی تجاوز کردند و صبح خیلی زود او را رها ساختند. |
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.
| سپیده دم، آن زن به دم در خانه‌ای که شوهرش در آنجا بود آمد و همان جا بر زمین افتاد و تا روشن شدن هوا در آنجا ماند. |
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.
| صبح، وقتی که شوهرش در را گشود تا روانه شود، دید زنش کنار در خانه افتاده و دستهایش بر آستانهٔ در است. |
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.
| به او گفت: «برخیز تا برویم.» اما جوابی نشنید، چون زن مرده بود. پس جسد وی را روی الاغ خود انداخته عازم خانه‌اش شد. |
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.
| وقتی به منزل رسید، چاقویی برداشته، جسد زنش را به دوازده قطعه تقسیم کرد و هر قطعه را برای یکی از قبایل اسرائیل فرستاد. |
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.”
| قوم اسرائیل چون این را دیدند خشمگین شده، گفتند: «از روزی که قوم ما از مصر بیرون آمد تاکنون چنین عملی دیده نشده است. ما نباید در این مورد خاموش بنشینیم.» |
