Judges 20
1 All the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, went and gathered at Mizpah before the Lord. The assembly was united in purpose.
Aa le hene nienga mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo; nifanontoñe hoe ondaty raike i valobohòke boake Dane pake Bir’sebà naho an-tane Giladeiy, nimb’am’ Iehovà e Mitspà añe.
2 The leaders of all the people of every Israelite tribe took their assigned positions in the assembled army of God's people, four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.
Aa le niatreke i fivoribei’ ondatin’ Añahareoy o mpiaolo’ ondaty iabio, ze hene fifokoa’ Israele, lahin-defo efats-etse songa mpitàm-pibara.
3 The tribe of Benjamin found out that the Israelites had assembled at Mizpah. The Israelites asked, “Tell us, how could such an evil act have happened?”
Jinanji’ o ana’ i Beniamineo ka te nionjom-be Mitspà mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo. Le hoe o ana’ Israeleo, Atalilio ama’ay o haloloañe zao.
4 The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, explained, “I and my concubine came to spend the night at the town of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
Aa le hoe ty natoi’ i nte-Levy vali’ i rakemba vinonoiy, Nimoake e Gebà’ i Beniamine iraho rekets’ i sakezakoy hialeñ’ ao.
5 The leaders of Gibeah came to attack me at night. They surrounded the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine and she died.
Nitroatse hiatreatre amako amy haleñey ondati’ i Gebào, le ho naname ahy añariari’ i anjombay, hañoho-doza amako, fe nazi’ iareo i sakezakoy, ie mate henaneo.
6 I took my concubine and cut her into pieces, and I sent these pieces of her to every part of the country that had been given to Israel, because those men had done something shameful and disgusting in Israel.
Aa le rinambeko i sakezakoy naho tinoritoriko vaho nampisangitrifeko hanitsike ze fonga tane linova’ Israele; ty amy halò-tserehañe naho hagegeañe e Israele ao.
7 So all of you Israelites have to decide here and now what you're going to do about it!”
Aa ie henaneo ry ana’ Israeleo, inahareo iaby, taroño etoañe ty fanoroa’ areo, ty safiri’ areo.
8 Everyone stood up and unitedly declared, “None of us are going home to our tents! None of us are going home to our houses!
Aa le songa niongake hoe ondaty raike i màroy nanao ty hoe, Leo raik’ aman-tika tsy homb’ añ’akiba’e mb’eo, naho tsy ama’ay ty hitsile mb’ an-kiboho’e añe.
9 This is what we're going to do to Gilboah: we will attack it with our forces chosen by lot.
Fe zao ty hanoentika amy Gebà: ho tamè’ay an-kitsapake;
10 We'll take ten men from a hundred from all the Israelite tribes, then a hundred from a thousand, then a thousand from ten thousand, to arrange food for the army, so when the troops reach Gibeah in Benjamin, they can pay them back for all these disgusting things they've done in Israel.”
vaho hangalà’ay ondaty folo ami’ty zato boak’amy ze hene fifokoa’ Israele, naho zato ami’ty arivo, naho arivo ty añ’ale, hitoha vaty ho a ondaty ho mb’e Gebà’ i Beniamine añe hiatrek’ aze ty amy fonga hagegeañe nanoe’ iereo e Israeley.
11 All the men of Israel were in agreement and gathered to attack the town.
Aa le nifanontoñe hañatreatre i rovay ondati’ Israele iabio, vinanditse h’ondaty raike.
12 The Israelite tribes also sent men throughout the territory of Benjamin, asking the people, “What are you doing about this terrible evil that has taken place among you?
Nahitri’ o fifokoa’ Israeleo ondaty hanitsike ty fifokoa’ i Beniamineo hañontane ty hoe: Ino ze o haloloañe nifetsak’ ama’ areo zao?
13 Hand over these wicked men so we can execute them and get rid of this evil from Israel!” But the Benjamites refused to listen to what their fellow Israelites had to say.
Ie amy zao akaro indaty rey, o tsivokatse e Gebào, hañohofa’ay loza, hañaria’ay amy Israele o haloloañe zao. F’ie tsy hinao’ i Beniamine ty fiarañanaña’ o longo’e ana’ Israeleo.
14 They left their towns and assembled at Gibeah to go and fight the other Israelites.
Te mone nifanontoñe e Gebà ao boak’ amo rova’eo o ana’ i Beniamineo hialy amo ana’ Israeleo.
15 That day a total of twenty-six thousand men armed with swords were called up from the towns of Benjamin, in addition to the seven hundred seasoned warriors from Gibeah.
Vinolily tañ’ andro izay te ro’ale-tsi-eneñ’ arivo ty mpitàm-pibara amo ana’ i Beniamineo niboak’ amo rova’eo, mandikoatse o mpimoneñ’ e Gebào; nifiton-jato t’indaty ao.
16 Making up part of this army were seven hundred experienced soldiers who used their left hands. All of them could fire a slingshot and not miss by even a hair's breadth.
Fiton-jato am’ ondaty iabio ty ni-fitàn-kavia; songa nahafipiletse vato ami’ty treham-bolo le tsy nivio.
17 The Israelite army (excluding Benjamin) numbered four hundred thousand seasoned warriors, all armed with swords.
Niaheñe ho efats-etse ondaty mpitàm-pibara’ Israeleo, (tsy ama’e t’i Beniamine); songa lahin-defoñe.
18 The Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, “Which ones of us should be the first to go and fight the Benjamites?” “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied.
Aa le niongake vaho nionjomb’e Betele mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo, nañontane ze hatoron’ Añahare, ami’ty hoe, Ia ama’ay ty hionjon-kialy amo Ana’ i Beniamineo valoha’e? Le hoe t’Iehovà: Iehoda ty hiaolo.
19 The next morning the Israelites left and set up their camp near Gibeah.
Aa le nañaleñaleñe o ana’ Israeleo nitobe ampiatrefañe i Gebà ey.
20 Then they marched out for battle with the army of Benjamin, taking up their positions to attack Gibeah.
Le nionjon-kialy amy Beniamine mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo; nalaha’ o nte-Israleo amo nte-Gebao ty hotakotake.
21 But the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.
Niakatse boake Gebà amy zao o ana’i Beniamineo vaho narotsa’ iareo an-tane amy andro zay t’indaty ro-ale-tsi-ro-arivo amo ana’ Israeleo.
22 But the Israelites encouraged one other to be confident, and they took up the same positions they had on the first day.
Nifañosike ondatio, o ana’ Israeleo, vaho nalaha’ iareo amy toetse nilahara’ iareo tamy andro valoha’eiy indraike hihotakotake.
23 The Israelites went and cried before the Lord until the evening and asked, “Should we go and attack the Benjamites again, our relatives?” “Go and attack them,” the Lord replied.
Aa le nionjoñe mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo nirovetse añatrefa’ Iehovà ampara’ te haleñe, le nihalaly am’ Iehovà ami’ty hoe, Aa vaho harineako amañ’aly indraike hao o ana’ i Beniamine rahalahikoo? Le hoe t’Iehovà, Mionjona mb’ ama’e.
24 So the second day they advanced to attack the army of Benjamin.
Aa le niharinea’ o ana’ Israeleo o ana’ i Beniamineo amy andro faharoey.
25 However, Benjamites came out of Gibeah once more and slaughtered eighteen thousand Israelites, all armed with swords.
Le niavotse hiatreke iareo boake Gebà t’i Beniamine amy andro faha-roey vaho rinotsa’e an-tane indraike o ana’ Israeleo ty lahindefoñe rai-ale-tsi-valoarivo songa mpitàm-pibara.
26 Then all the Israelites and all their army went to Bethel, and sat crying there before the Lord. That day they fasted until evening and gave burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.
Nionjomb’e Betele mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo naho ondaty iabio le nangololoike ty rovetse naho niambesatse añatrefa’ Iehovà, naho nililitse amy andro zay ampara’ te haleñe vaho nañenga soroñe naho engam-panintsiñañe añatrefa’ Iehovà.
27 The Israelites asked the Lord what to do. At that time the Ark of God's Agreement was kept there.
Le nañontanea’ o ana’ Israleo t’Iehovà (amy te tao i vatam-pañinan’Añaharey tañ’ andro izay;
28 Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was the priest. The Israelites asked the Lord, “Should go and we fight again against our relatives from Benjamin, or not?” “Yes, go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you,” the Lord replied.
vaho nijohañe añatrefa’e t’i Pinekase ana’i Elazare ana’ i Aharone fahe-zay) ami’ty hoe: Mbe hionjo hifandraparapak’ amo ana’ i Beniamine rahalahikoo hao iraho? Le hoe t’Iehovà: Mionjona amy t’ie hatoloko am-pità’o te hamaray.
29 Then the Israelites set up an ambush around Gibeah.
Aa le niarikatohe’ Israele mpamandroñe ty Gebà.
30 On the third day they took up the same positions they had as before.
Le nionjoñe haname o ana’ i Beniamineo o ana’Israeleo amy andro fahateloy vaho nidadañe niatreke i Gebà manahake i nanoe’ey.
31 The Benjamites came out to attack them and were lured away from the town as they began to kill Israelites as they had before. Some thirty Israelites died on the battlefield and along the roads, the one that goes towards Bethel and the other that goes back towards Gibeah.
Aa le niavotse hiatrek’ ondatio o ana’ i Beniamineo, le nasitak’ amy rovay; toe nigarabiñ’ aly naho namono an-damoke ey nanahak’ i añey, amy mionjomb’e Betele mb’eoy naho amy mb’e Gebà mb’eoy, naho an-tetekey, ondati’ nte’ Israele telo-polo varañe.
32 “We're defeating them, just like before,” the Benjamites shouted. But the Israelites said, “Let's run away from them and lure them away from the town towards the roads.”
Le hoe ty asa’o ana’ i Beniamineo: Fa mibaibay aolon-tikañe eo iereo manahake tam-baloha’ey; ami’ty nanoa’ o ana’ Israeleo ty hoe: Antao hitriban-day hanitake iereo amy rovay mb’an-damoke mb’eo.
33 The main army of Israelites left where they were and took up positions at Baal-tamar, while those in the ambush west of Gibeah charged out to attack from where they had been hiding.
Ie amy zao hene niongak’ an-toe’e eo o ana’ Israeleo naho nijohañe am-piriritañe i Baale Tamare ey; le niboroboñak’ amo toe’eo amy zao o mpivandroñeo, naho boak’ an-kivo’ i Gebà ao.
34 Ten thousand seasoned Israelite warriors attacked Gibeah, and the fighting was so intense the Benjamites didn't realize they were on the brink of disaster.
Aa le rai-ale amo jinoboñe amy ze hene ana’ Israele ty naname i Gebà, naho nifandrapake an’ aly; fe namoea’ i Beniamine te nitotofen-kankàñe.
35 So the Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel. That day the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjamites, all armed with swords.
Aa le linafa’ Iehovà añatrefa’ Israele t’i Beniamine; le nanjamañe nte-Beniamine ro’ ale-tsi-lime-arivo-tsi-zato o ana’ Israeleo, songa mpitàm-pibara.
36 The Benjamites saw that they were defeated. The Israelites had fallen back before the Benjamites because they were confident the ambush they had put in place near Gibeah would be successful.
Nioni’ o nte-Beniamineo amy zao t’ie gioke, ie nanao te tsy hahafitroatse amy Beniamine o ana’ Israeleo; fe niantofa’ iereo o mpamandroñe najado’ iareo marine i Gebào.
37 The men from the ambush raced to attack the town, and they killed everyone in it.
Aa le nipirirìtse mb’eo o namandroñeo, nipitsike ty lay mb’e Gebà mb’eo; nikovovoke mb’eo o namandroñeo, nandafa i rova iabiy an-dela-pibara.
38 The agreement was that they would send up a great cloud of smoke to show the town had fallen.
Ie amy zao ty viloñe tinendre añivo’ o ana’ Israeleo naho o namandroñeo, le t’ie hampionjoñe hatoeñe mandrahoñe boak’ an-drova ao.
39 The Israelite army turned to attack the Benjamites, who had already killed about thirty Israelites. The Benjamites were saying, “We're completely defeating them, just like the first battle!”
Aa le nitolik’ amy hotakotakey o ana’ Israeleo, ie fa niorotse nandafa naho namono ondaty telopolo varañe t’i Beniamine, le natao’ iereo ty hoe: toe mifitak’ aolon-tikañe eo iereo manahak’ i fifandraparapahañe valoha’ey.
40 However, when the Israelites saw the columns of smoke rising heavenwards to form a great cloud over the whole of the town,
Fe nioro-pionjoñe boak’ an-drova ao i rahon-katoeñe mijoalay, le nitolike o nte-Beniamineo: vaho hehe te nionjoñe an-katoeñe mb’an-dikerañe ey ty famorototoañe i rovay.
41 they turned on their enemies. The Benjamites were horrified when they saw it and realized they were doomed.
Nitolik’ amy zao ka o ana’ Israeleo vaho niroreke o nte-Beniamineo, fa naharendreke te nizo hankàñe.
42 They turned and ran from the Israelites towards the desert, but the battle caught up with them, and the Israelites also killed those who left the towns on the way.
Aa le niambohoa’ iareo o ana’ Israeleo, nimb’ ampatrambey mb’eo, fe nañoridañe iareo i aliy, nanjamañe boak’ am-boho ka o niavotse o rovao.
43 Chasing after the Benjamites, the Israelites surrounded them, easily overtaking them east of Gibeah.
Le hinoro’ iareo o nte-Beniamineo naho nañinjake tsy am-pitofàñe, vaho maro ty nandialià’ iareo pak’ e Gebà mb’am-panjirihan’ andro mb’eo.
44 Eighteen thousand Benjamites were killed, all of them courageous warriors.
Le rai-ale-tsi-valo-arivo ty nihotrak’ amo nte-Beniamineo; songa fanalolahy.
45 Some of the Benjamites that were left ran towards Pomegranate Rock in the desert, and the Israelites killed another five thousand men on the way. They chased another group of Benjamites as far as Gidom and killed another thousand.
Nitolike iereo le nilay mb’ am-patrambey mb’eo mb’amy vato’ i Rimoney mb’eo; aa le tsinindro’ iareo an-dalañe mb’eo t’indaty lime-arivo, naho nangoroñe iareo pake Gidome añe vaho nandafa ondaty ro-arivo.
46 So that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite were killed, all armed with swords and all courageous warriors.
Aa le nte-Beniamine ro-ale-tsi-lime-arivo ty nikorovoke tañ’ andro izay, songa mpitàm-pibara, ondaty maozatse.
47 There were six hundred who ran away to Pomegranate Rock in the desert and they stayed there four months.
Fe nitolike naho nitriban-day mb’am-Bato Rimone am-patrambey mb’eo ty lahindefo enenjato nipalitse am-Bato Rimone ao efa-bolañe.
48 The Israelites went back into the territory of the Benjamites, and going from town to town, they killed everything: people, animals, everything they found. Then they burned down every town on their way.
Nitolike mb’amo ana’ i Beniamineo amy zao o ana’ Israeleo le linafa’e an-dela-pibara iaby o rova’eo naho o añombe’eo ze fonga nioni’ iareo; vaho fonga namiañañ’ afo ze rova nizoeñe.
