Judges 19
1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite, sojourning on the further side of mount Ephraim, took him a concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah.
En ces temps, où il n’y avait point de roi en Israël, un lévite, habitant sur la lisière de la montagne d’Ephraïm, avait pria une concubine originaire de Bethléem-en-Juda.
2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-Judah, and was there some time, — four months.
Cette concubine, infidèle à son mari, le quitta pour s’en aller à Bethléem-en-Juda, chez son père, où elle demeura l’espace de quatre mois.
3 And her husband rose up and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again; and his servant was with him, and a couple of asses. And she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoiced to meet him.
L’Époux se mit en route pour la rejoindre, désirant lui faire entendre raison et la ramener; il avait avec lui son jeune serviteur et deux ânes. Elle le fit entrer chez son père, et le père de la jeune femme l’accueillit avec joie.
4 And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him, and he abode with him three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
Sur les instances de son beau-père, le lévite séjourna chez lui trois jours; là ils mangèrent et burent, et passèrent la nuit.
5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart; and the damsel's father said to his son-in-law, Refresh thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye may go your way.
Le quatrième jour, ils se levèrent de bonne heure et l’on se disposa au départ; mais le père de la jeune femme dit à son gendre: "Mange un morceau pour te réconforter, vous partirez après."
6 And they sat down, and ate and drank, both of them together. And the damsel's father said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and pass the night, and let thy heart be glad.
Et tous deux se mirent à table, mangèrent et burent ensemble, et le père de la jeune femme dit au mari: "Consens à rester encore cette nuit, pour te réjouir le cœur."
7 And the man rose up to depart, but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.
L’Homme se leva néanmoins pour partir; mais son beau-père le pressa tant qu’il se ravisa et resta là cette nuit.
8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; but the damsel's father said, Refresh thy heart, I pray thee. And they lingered until the afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
Le matin du cinquième jour, il se leva tôt pour partir. Le père de la jeune femme lui dit: "Restaure-toi d’abord, et attardez-vous jusqu’au déclin du jour." Et ils mangèrent ensemble.
9 And the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant; and his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now, the day draws toward evening — I pray you stay all night; behold, the day is declining, lodge here, and let thy heart be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go to thy tent.
L’Homme alors se leva pour se mettre en route, avec sa concubine et son serviteur. Son beau-père, le père de la jeune femme, lui dit: "Ecoute donc, le jour tire à sa fin, passez la nuit ici; voici un gîte pour aujourd’hui, restes-y cette nuit pour te réjouir le cœur; demain de bon matin vous vous mettrez en route, et tu regagneras ta demeure."
10 But the man would not tarry the night; and he rose up and departed, and came opposite to Jebus, that is, Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, and his concubine was with him.
Mais l’homme, ne voulant plus passer la nuit, se mit en route et arriva en vue de Jébus, qui est Jérusalem, ayant avec lui les deux ânes sellés, et accompagné de sa concubine.
11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Comme ils étaient près de Jébus et que le jour était fort bas, le jeune homme dit à son maître: "Allons, je te prie, et entrons dans cette ville des Jébuséens, pour y passer la nuit."
12 But his master said to him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, which is not of the children of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.
"Non, lui répondit son maître, nous n’entrerons point dans une ville d’étrangers, qui ne sont pas israélites; nous pousserons jusqu’à Ghibea."
13 And he said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Il ajouta, parlant à son serviteur: "Passons outre, nous pourrons atteindre quelque autre endroit, et passer la nuit à Ghibea ou à Rama."
14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Ils continuèrent donc de marcher, et le soleil se couchait lorsqu’ils arrivèrent à la Ghibea de Benjamin.
15 And they turned aside thither, to go in, to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in, and sat down in the open place of the city; and there was no one that received him into his house to pass the night.
Ils tournèrent de ce côté, dans l’intention de coucher à Ghibea; on entra dans la ville, on s’assit sur la place, mais personne ne leur offrit l’hospitalité pour la nuit.
16 And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjaminites.
Survint un vieillard, qui rentrait, ce même soir, de son travail des champs; c’était un homme de la montagne d’Ephraïm, domicilié à Ghibea, dont les habitants étaient Benjamites.
17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the open place of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
En levant les yeux, le vieillard remarqua ce voyageur sur la place publique, et il lui demanda: "Où vas-tu? D’Où viens-tu?"
18 And he said to him, We are travelling from Bethlehem-Judah towards the further side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Bethlehem-Judah, and I have to do with the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that receives me into his house.
L’Autre lui répondit: "Nous nous rendons de Bethléem-en-Juda à l’extrémité du mont d’Ephraïm, d’où je suis, et d’où j’étais allé à Bethléem; c’est vers la maison du Seigneur que je me dirige, et personne ne me recueille chez soi!
19 And we have both straw and provender for our asses; and I have bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants: there is no lack of anything.
Du reste, nous avons de la paille et du fourrage pour nos ânes, du pain et du vin pour moi, pour ta servante et pour le jeune homme qui accompagne tes serviteurs; nous ne manquons de rien."
20 Then the old man said, Peace be with thee; only let all thy wants lie on me; but lodge not in the street.
"Sois le bienvenu, dit le vieillard; tout ce qui peut te faire faute, je m’en charge; je ne veux pas que tu couches sur la voie publique."
21 And he brought him into his house, and gave the asses provender; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
Il le fit entrer chez lui et donna la provende aux ânes; et les voyageurs lavèrent leurs pieds, mangèrent et burent.
22 They were making their hearts merry, when behold, the men of the city, sons of Belial, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
Tandis qu’ils se délectaient, voici que les gens de la ville, des hommes dépravés, investirent la maison, frappant à la porte, et criant au vieillard, au maître du logis: "Fais sortir l’homme qui est venu chez toi, que nous le connaissions!"
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brethren, I pray you, do not wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this villany.
Le maître du logis sortit à leur appel et leur dit: "Non, mes frères, de grâce, n’agissez pas si méchamment! Puisque cet homme est venu sous mon toit, ne commettez pas une telle infamie!
24 Behold, my daughter, who is a virgin, and his concubine; let me bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them as is good in your sight; but to this man do not so vile a thing.
J’Ai une fille encore vierge, il a une concubine, je vais vous les livrer; abusez d’elles, traitez-les comme il vous plaira, mais ne commettez pas sur cet homme une action si odieuse."
25 But the men would not hearken to him; and the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning; and let her go when the morning-dawn arose.
Mais on ne voulut pas l’écouter. Alors le voyageur prit sa concubine et la leur abandonna dans la rue. Et eux abusèrent d’elle, la brutalisèrent toute la nuit et ne la lâchèrent que le matin, comme l’aube se levait.
26 And the woman came at the dawning of the day, and fell down at the entrance of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
Aux approches du matin, cette femme vint tomber à l’entrée de la maison où était son maître, et resta là jusqu’au jour.
27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the door of the house, and went out to go his way, and behold, there lay the woman his concubine at the entrance of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
Le matin venu, celui-ci se leva, ouvrit la porte de la maison, et il sortait pour continuer son voyage lorsqu’il vit cette femme, sa concubine, étendue à l’entrée, les mains sur le seuil.
28 And he said to her, Up, and let us go; but no one answered. And he took her upon the ass; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
"Lève-toi et partons!" lui dit-il… Point de réponse… Alors il la chargea sur l’un des ânes, et se mit en route pour sa demeure.
29 And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.
Arrivé chez lui, il prit un couteau, et, saisissant le corps de sa concubine, le divisa par membres en douze morceaux, qu’il envoya dans tout le territoire d’Israël.
30 And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.
Et quiconque les voyait s’écriait: "Pareille chose ne s’est pas faite, ne s’est pas vue, depuis le jour où Israël sortit du pays d’Egypte jusqu’à ce jour! Il faut le prendre à cœur, il faut aviser et prononcer!"
