Judges 20
1 Then went out all the children of Israel, and the congregation was assembled together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', with the land of Gil'ad, unto the Lord in Mizpah.
於是以色列全體子民出動，從丹到貝爾舍巴，以及基肋阿得地，全會眾集合起來好像一個人一樣，來到米茲帕上主面前。
2 and there presented themselves the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.
全民眾，即以色列各支派的首領，都參與天主百姓的集會；拿刀的步兵，共有四十萬。
3 (And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Speak, how did this wickedness take place?
本雅明子孫也聽說以色列子民上到了米茲帕。以色列子民說：「這件惡事是怎樣發生的，請你們述說一遍! 」
4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gib'ah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to stay one night,
那被殺的女子的丈夫肋末人就回答說：「我與我的妾來到屬本雅明的基貝亞，要在那裏過夜，
5 When the men of Gib'ah rose against me, and beset the house round about against me by night; me they intended to slay; and my concubine they humbled, so that she died.
基貝亞的公民起來攻擊我，夜間包圍我過夜的住宅，企圖殺害我，並把我的妾強姦致死。
6 And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her about throughout all the fields of the inheritance of Israel; for they had committed incest and scandal in Israel.
因為他們在以色列中間行了這窮兇極惡的醜事，我遂將我的妾切成碎塊，遍送以色列基業各地。
7 Behold, ye are all here children of Israel: furnish for yourselves here advice and counsel.
以色列子孫，請你們說出你們的意見和對策。」
8 And all the people then arose as one man, saying, We will not go any of us to his tent, neither will we turn any of us into his house.
那時全體民眾好像一個人一樣都起來說：「我們中誰也不要返回自己的帳幕，誰也不要回自己的家，
9 And now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gib'ah: We will go up against it by lot;
現在我們就要這樣對付基貝亞，抽籤進攻，
10 And we will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to procure provisions for the people; that they may do, when they come to Gib'ah of Benjamin, in accordance with all the scandalous deed that they have wrought in Israel.
由以色列各支派中，每百人抽十人，每千人抽百人，每萬人抽千人，給民眾運送軍糧；待眾人到達本雅明的基貝亞後，按照那城在以色列中間所行醜事報復它。」
11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, associated together as one man.
於是以色列人聯合起來攻擊那城，彼此合作有如一人。本雅明備戰
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the divisions of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that hath been done among you?
以色列眾支派差人往本雅明支派的各家說：「你們中間怎樣發生了這樣的惡事﹖
13 Now therefore deliver up the men, those worthless people, who are in Gib'ah, that we may put them to death, and remove evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
現在你們把那些人，即基貝亞的無賴之徒，交出來，我們好處死他們，從以色列中鏟除這邪惡。」本雅明子孫卻不肯聽從他兄弟們以色列子民的呼聲；
14 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gib'ah, to go out to battle with the children of Israel.
本雅明子孫反而從各城聚集起來，來到基貝亞，要與以色列子民交戰。
15 And at that time there were numbered of the children of Benjamin out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew the sword, beside the inhabitants of Gib'ah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
那一天，本雅明人從各城來的共計兩萬六千拿刀的，基貝亞的居民尚未計算在內。
16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lame in the right hand: every one of these could sling a stone at a hair, and would not miss.
在這些人中，還有特選的七百精兵，能左右開弓，個個能用機絃拋石，毫釐不爽。
17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of war.
本雅明人除外，以色列人共有四十萬拿刀的，個個都是戰士。兩次進攻失利
18 And they arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and the children of Israel said, Who of us shall go up at first to the battle with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah, at first.
以色列子民起身上到貝特耳，求問天主說：「我們中誰該先上去與本雅明子孫作戰﹖」上主答說：「猶大先去。」
19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gib'ah.
於是以色列子明早晨起來，對著基貝亞安營。
20 And the men of Israel went out to battle with Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in battle-array against them by Gib'ah.
以色列人出來要與本雅明人交戰，遂在基貝亞前面擺陣等待他們。
21 And the Children of Benjamin came forth out of Gib'ah, and struck down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.
本雅明子孫從基貝亞出來迎戰，那一天殺死了兩萬兩千以色列人。
22 And the people the men of Israel took courage, and set themselves again in battle-array in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
以後，眾以色列又鼓起勇氣，又在前一日布陣的地方布陣。
23 And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I again approach to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.
事前，以色列子民先上到貝特耳，在上主面前哀哭，一直到晚上，然後求問上主說：「我們可否再去與我們的弟兄本雅明交戰﹖」上主答說：「可上去攻打。」
24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin on the second day.
於是第二天，以色列子民又去攻打本雅明子孫。
25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gib'ah on the second day, and struck down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men: all these were men that drew the sword.
本雅明人第二天也從基貝亞出來與以色列人交戰，又殺死一萬八千以色列子民，都是拿刀的人。
26 Now all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted on that day until the evening, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord.
以色列眾子民，即全民眾，又上到貝特耳，坐在上主面前哀哭，整日禁食到晚上；以後，在上主面前獻了全燔祭與和平祭。【
27 And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
那時天主的約櫃正在那裏，同時有亞郎的子孫厄肋阿匝爾的兒子丕乃哈斯在約櫃前供職。】以色列子民又求問上主說：「我們是否應再去與我們的弟兄本雅明人交戰﹖或是休戰﹖」上主答說：「你們應上去，因為我明天必將他們交在你們手中。」
28 And Phinehas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, ) saying, shall I yet continue to go out to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I forbear? And the Lord said, Go up; for tomorrow will I deliver him into thy hand.
以色列人就在基貝亞四周設下伏兵。
29 And Israel sent men to lie in wait round about Gib'ah.
第三天以色列子民上去攻打本雅明子孫，在基貝亞對面布陣，像前兩次一樣。
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gib'ah, as at previous times.
本雅明子孫出來迎敵，被引出城外，在兩條大路上，─一條通往貝特耳，一條通往基貝紅，─像前兩次一樣，開始殺敵，在田野就殺死了約有三十個以色列人。
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite some of the people, and kill, as at previous times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gib'ah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
本雅明子孫遂說：「他們像前次一樣，在我們面前打敗了。」但以色列子民卻說：「我們不如後退，引他們遠離城，到大路上來。」
32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are defeated before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
當以色列眾人從他們的地方起來，在巴耳塔瑪爾布陣的時候，以色列的伏兵從革巴西邊埋伏的地方衝出來；
33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Ba'al-thamar: and those that lay in wait of Israel rushed forth out of their place, out of the meadows of Gib'ah.
全以色列中所選出的一萬精兵齊來攻打基貝亞，戰爭非常激烈，但是本雅明人還不知道大禍臨頭。
34 And there came against Gib'ah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they knew not that the evil was overtaking them.
上主在以色列前打擊本雅明人，那一天以色列子民殺死本雅明人共有二萬五千一百，都是拿刀的人。
35 And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites on that day twenty and five thousand and one hundred men: all these were those that drew the sword.
這樣，本雅明子孫看出自己失敗。原來以色列人依仗在基貝亞所設下的伏兵，先在本雅明人前退怯；
36 And the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated; for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto those that lay in wait whom they had set against Gib'ah.
伏兵急速衝入基貝亞，衝進之後，用刀屠殺了全城的人。
37 And those in ambush hastened, and spread themselves over Gib'ah; and those that lay in wait moved along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
原先以色列人與伏兵約定，在城內放火，以煙火上騰為號。
38 Now there was an understanding between the men of Israel and those that lay in wait, that they should make an abundance of columns of smoke rise up out of the city.
以色列人在戰場上撤退的時候，本雅明動手殺死以色列人約有三十人，他們想：「的確，他們如前一仗一樣，在我們前殺敗了。」
39 And when the men of Israel turned round in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are entirely defeated before us, as in the first battle:
當煙柱信號從城中上騰的時候，本雅明人轉過身來，見全城煙火沖天；
40 Then began the cloud to arise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke; and when the Benjamites looked behind them, behold, the flames of all the city were ascending up to heaven.
那時以色列人也轉身回來；本雅明人大為驚慌，因為看見大禍臨頭，
41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed; for they saw that the evil had overtaken them.
遂在以色列人面前轉向曠野的路上逃去，但戰士卻追蹤而至，從城裏出來的人也夾擊他們；
42 Therefore they turned round before the men of Israel unto the way to the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
這樣，以色列人擊潰了本雅明人，追擊他們，從諾哈蹂躪他們，直到革巴對面的東方之地。
43 They enclosed the Benjamites round about, chased them, they overtook them in their places of rest, as far as opposite to Gib'ah toward the rising of the sun.
本雅明人陣亡一萬八千，都是勇士。
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of valor.
其餘的人都轉身向著曠野逃往黎孟岩石，以色列人在路上又掃蕩了他們中五千人；以後，直追到革巴，擊殺了二千人。
45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon; and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and they pursued hard after them as far as Gid'om, and slew of them two thousand men.
那一日，本雅明中陣亡的，共有二萬五千人，
46 So that all who fell on that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of valor.
所剩下的六百人，
47 But six hundred men turned and fled into the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and they abode on the rock Rimmon four months.
轉身逃往曠野，直到黎孟岩石，在黎孟岩石中住了四個月。
48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beasts, and all that was found: also all the cities that they came upon did they set on fire.
以色列人又回到本雅明子孫那裏，把各城的人和牲畜，以及所遇見的都用刀殺盡；並將所經過的城池放火燒燬。
