Judges 20
1 Then went forth all the sons of Israel, and the assembly came together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba with the land of Gilead, —unto Yahweh at 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 the chiefs of all the people—all the tribes of Israel—presented themselves in the convocation of the people of God, —four hundred thousand footmen, 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 sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. Then said the sons of Israel, Tell [us], In what manner was brought to pass this vileness?
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, husband of the woman that was cut in pieces, responded and said, —Into Gibeah that pertaineth to Benjamin, I entered, I and my concubine, to tarry the 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 And the owners of Gibeah rose up against me, and beset the house, for my sake, by night, —me, they thought to slay, and, my concubine, they so humbled, 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 So I laid hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, —because they had wrought lewdness and impiety, 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 Lo! ye all, are sons of Israel, —give your word and counsel, here.
以色列子孫，請你們說出你們的意見和對策。」
8 Then arose all the people, as one man, saying, —No man of us will go to his tent, and no man of us will turn aside to 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 Now, therefore, this is the thing, that we will do to Gibeah, —[Go] 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 of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to fetch provisions for the people, —that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the impiety that it hath 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 together against the city, as one man knit together.
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 throughout all the divisions of Benjamin, saying, —What is this vile thing that hath been brought to pass, 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—the sons of the Abandoned One—who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and vileness be consumed out of Israel. But [the sons of] Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren, the sons 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 Then did the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together out of the cities, unto Gibeah, —to go forth to battle against the sons 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 the sons of Benjamin were numbered on that day, out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men, that drew the sword, —besides, of the inhabitants of Gibeah, 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 Out of all this people, were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed, —any one of whom could sling with a stone to a hair’s-breadth, and 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, were numbered, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, that drew the sword, —every one of these being a man 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 Bethel, and asked of God, and the sons of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first, to fight against the sons of Benjamin? And Yahweh said—Judah, 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 sons of Israel arose in the morning, —and encamped against Gibeah.
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 forth, to fight against Benjamin, —so the men of Israel set themselves in array against them, to fight against Gibeah.
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 Then came forth the sons of Benjamin out of Gibeah, —and laid low of Israel, on that day, twenty-two thousand men, to the ground.
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, encouraged themselves, —and again set themselves in array for battle in the place where they had set themselves in array 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 Now the sons of Israel had gone up, and wept before Yahweh, until the evening, and asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother? And Yahweh 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 So the sons of Israel came near against the sons 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 came forth to meet them out of Gibeah, on the second day, and laid low, of the sons of Israel, yet eighteen thousand men, to the ground, —all these, 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 Then went up all the sons of Israel, and all the people, and came to Bethel, and wept, and tarried there before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, until the evening, —and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before Yahweh.
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 sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, —there, being 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, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days, saying: Shall I yet again go forth to battle, against the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I forbear? And Yahweh said—Go up, for, to-morrow, 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 set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
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 So the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, —and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as time after time.
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 sons of Benjamin came forth against the people, they were drawn away from the city, —and began to smite of the people, slaying as time after time, in the highways, whereof, one, goeth up to Bethel, and, the other, to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men in 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 Then said the sons of Benjamin, They are, being smitten, before us, as at the first. But the sons of Israel had said—Let us flee, and draw them away from the city, into 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 set themselves in array in Baal-tamar, —and, the liers in wait of Israel, began to break forth out of their place, out of the forest of Gibeah.
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 over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battle was severe, —they, not knowing that disaster 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 Thus Yahweh smote Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed in Benjamin, that day, twenty-five thousand and one hundred men, —all these, 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 So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were smitten, —and that the men of Israel had given place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the liers in wait, whom they had set near Gibeah.
伏兵急速衝入基貝亞，衝進之後，用刀屠殺了全城的人。
37 And, the liers in wait, hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah, —and the liers in wait marched forward, 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, the appointed sign, between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, had been, —to cause a great cloud of smoke to ascend 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 So, when the men of Israel turned in the battle, —and, the Benjamites, began to smite and slay of the sons of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, Yea! they are, smitten, 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, the cloud, began to ascend out of the city, a pillar of smoke, —and the Benjamites looked behind them, and lo! the whole city flamed up towards the heavens.
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, then were the men of Benjamin dismayed, —for they saw that disaster 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 And, when they turned before the men of Israel unto the way of the desert, the battle, over took them, —while, as for them that came out of the cities, they began to destroy them in their midst: —
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 hemmed in the Benjamites, they pursued them, with ease, trode they them down, —as far as over against Gibeah, towards sunrise.
本雅明人陣亡一萬八千，都是勇士。
44 So there fell of Benjamin, eighteen thousand men, —all these being men of valour.
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, when they turned and fled towards the desert unto the cliff Rimmon, then gleaned they of them, in the highways, five thousand men, —and they followed hard after them as far as Gidom, and smote of them, two thousand men.
那一日，本雅明中陣亡的，共有二萬五千人，
46 So then it came to pass that, all the fallen of Benjamin, were twenty-five thousand men, that drew the sword, on that day, —all these being men of valour.
所剩下的六百人，
47 But there turned and fled, towards the desert, unto the cliff Rimmon, six hundred men, —who abode in the cliff 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 Thus, the men of Israel, turned against the sons of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, beginning with the city, each and every one down to the beast, even to every one that was met with, —moreover, all the cities they came to, 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。
