Judges 19
1 It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a secondary wife from Bethlehem Judah.
En aquella época Israel no tenía rey. Un levita que vivía en una zona remota de la región montañosa de Efraín se casó con una esposa concubina de Belén de Judá.
2 His secondary wife was angry with him and went away from him to her father's house in Bethlehem of Judah, and was there about four months.
Pero ella le fue infiel y lo abandonó, volviendo a la casa de su padre en Belén. Allí se quedó durante cuatro meses.
3 Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Entonces su marido fue tras ella para hablarle con amabilidad y traerla de vuelta a casa. Con él iba su criado y dos burros. Lo llevó a la casa de su padre y, cuando éste lo conoció, lo acogió con gusto.
4 His father-in-law, the young woman's father, welcomed him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there.
Su padre le presionó para que se quedara con ellos, así que se quedó tres días, comiendo, bebiendo y durmiendo allí.
5 It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young woman's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh yourself with a piece of bread, and after that you may go."
Al cuarto día, él y su concubina se levantaron temprano por la mañana y se prepararon para irse, pero el padre de ella le dijo a su yerno: “Te sentirás mejor si comes algo antes de irte”.
6 So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young woman's father said to the man, "Please agree to stay the night, and enjoy yourself."
Así que los dos hombres se sentaron a comer y beber juntos. El padre le dijo a su yerno: “¡Accede a pasar otra noche aquí, y podrás disfrutar!”
7 The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
El hombre se levantó para irse, pero su suegro le presionó para que se quedara, así que al final pasó la noche allí.
8 He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young woman's father said, "Please refresh yourself and stay until the day declines." And the two of them ate and drank.
Al quinto día se levantó de madrugada para marcharse. Pero su suegro le dijo: “Come antes de irte, y luego vete por la tarde”. Así que comieron juntos.
9 When the man rose up with his secondary wife and his servant to leave, his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, "Look, now the day draws toward evening, please stay the night. Look, the day grows to an end, stay here, and enjoy yourself; and tomorrow you can get up early for your journey so that you may go home."
Cuando se levantó para irse con su concubina y su criado, su suegro le dijo: “Mira, es tarde, ya es de noche. Pasa la noche aquí. El día está a punto de terminar. Quédate aquí la noche y diviértete, y mañana podrás levantarte temprano y volver a casa”.
10 But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and went toward Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his secondary wife and his servant were with him.
Pero el hombre no quería pasar otra noche, así que se levantó y se fue. Se dirigió hacia la ciudad de Jebús (ahora llamada Jerusalén) con sus dos asnos ensillados y su concubina.
11 When they were by Jebus, the day was almost gone, and the servant said to his master, "Please come and let us stop at this city of the Jebusites, and spend the night in it."
Cuando se acercaban a Jebús, el siervo le dijo a su amo: “Señor, ¿por qué no nos detenemos aquí, en esta ciudad jebusea, para pasar la noche?”
12 His master said to him, "We won't go into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel, but we will pass over to Gibeah."
Pero su amo le contestó: “No, no vamos a detenernos en esta ciudad donde sólo viven extranjeros y ningún israelita. Seguiremos hasta Gabaa”.
13 He said to his servant, "Come and let us try to reach one of those places and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
Entonces le dijo a su siervo: “Vamos, tratemos de llegar a Gabaa o a Ramá y pasemos la noche en algún lugar”.
14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Así que siguieron adelante y llegaron a Guibeá, en el territorio de Benjamín, justo cuando se ponía el sol.
15 They turned that way to go in to spend the night in Gibeah. And he went in and they sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who would take them into their house to spend the night.
Se detuvieron en Gabaa para pasar la noche, y se sentaron en la plaza principal del pueblo, pero nadie los invitó a quedarse.
16 Look, there came an old man from his work out in the field at evening. Now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he was residing in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
Pero más tarde, esa misma noche, llegó un anciano que volvía de trabajar en el campo. Era de la región montañosa de Efraín, pero ahora vivía en Gabaa, en el territorio de Benjamín.
17 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the traveler in the street of the city. And the old man said, "Where are you going, and where did you come from?"
Se asomó y se fijó en el viajero de la plaza y le preguntó: “¿Adónde van y de dónde vienen?”
18 He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. And I am going to my home, and there is no one who will take me into his home.
“Venimos de Belén, en Judá, y nos dirigimos a una zona remota en la región montañosa de Efraín”, respondió el hombre. “Soy de allí y fui a Belén, y ahora voy al Templo del Señor. Aquí nadie me ha invitado a quedarme.
19 Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything."
Hay paja y comida para nuestros burros, y nosotros, tus siervos, tenemos pan y vino, suficiente para mí, la mujer y mi siervo. Tenemos todo lo que necesitamos”.
20 And the old man said, "Peace be to you. I will take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the square."
“Son bienvenidos a quedarse conmigo”, respondió el hombre. “Puedo dejarles todo lo que necesiten. Pero no pases la noche aquí en la plaza”.
21 So he brought him into his house, and fed the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
Lo llevó a su casa y dio de comer a los burros. Los viajeros se lavaron los pies y luego se pusieron a comer y beber.
22 As they were enjoying themselves, look, the men of the city, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him."
Mientras se divertían, llegaron unos depravados del pueblo, rodearon la casa y golpearon la puerta, gritando al anciano dueño de la casa: “Saca al hombre que vino a quedarse en tu casa para que tengamos sexo con él”.
23 The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, "No, my brothers, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house. Do not do this disgraceful thing.
El dueño de la casa salió y les dijo: “¡Hermanos míos, no actúen con tanta maldad! Este hombre es un invitado en mi casa. ¡No cometan semejante acto tan repugnante!
24 Look, here is my virgin daughter and his secondary wife. I will bring them out now. Ravish them and do with them what seems good to you; but do not do any such a disgraceful thing to this man."
Miren, aquí están mi hija virgen y la concubina de ese hombre. Dejen que las saque y podrán violarlas y hacer con ellas lo que quieran. Pero no hagan algo tan repugnante con este hombre”.
25 But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold of his secondary wife, and brought her out to them. And they raped her and abused her all night until the morning, and when the day began to dawn they let her go.
Pero los hombres se negaron a escuchar, así que el hombre agarró a su concubina y se la echó fuera. La violaron y abusaron de ella toda la noche hasta la mañana, y sólo la abandonaron al amanecer.
26 Then at daybreak the woman arrived and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, until daylight.
Cuando la noche se convirtió en día, ella regresó a la casa donde estaba su amo y se desplomó frente a la puerta en la mañana.
27 Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and look, the woman his secondary wife was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
Su amo se levantó por la mañana y abrió la puerta de la casa. Salió para continuar su viaje y allí estaba su concubina, tendida en la puerta de la casa, con las manos agarradas al umbral.
28 And he said to her, "Get up, and let us go." But there was no answer, for she was dead. So he placed her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went to his home.
“Levántate, vamos”, le dijo, pero no hubo respuesta. Entonces el hombre la subió a su asno y se fue a su casa.
29 When he had come into his house, he took a knife, and took hold of his secondary wife and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.
Cuando llegó a su casa, tomó un cuchillo y, aferrándose a su concubina, la cortó, miembro por miembro, en doce pedazos, y envió estos pedazos a todas las partes de Israel.
30 And it was so, that all who saw it said, "Nothing like this has been done or seen since the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day." And he commanded the men whom he sent, saying, "This is what you will say to all the men of Israel, 'Has anything like this happened since the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day? Consider it, take counsel, and speak.'"
Todos los que la vieron dijeron: “Nunca se había visto nada igual, desde que los israelitas salieron de Egipto hasta ahora. ¡Deberían consideraresto que le pasó a ella! ¡Decidan qué vanhacer! ¡Hablen ahora!”
