Judges 19
1 At that time the Israeli people had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi who lived in a remote place in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. He had previously taken as a wife a woman who was a slave. She was from Bethlehem, in the area where the tribe of Judah lives.
Niadtong mga panahona, sa dihang wala pay hari ang Israel, adunay usa ka lalaki nga Levita, nagpuyo siya didto sa labing hilit nga dapit sa kabungtoran ni Efraim. Mikuha siya ug babaye alang sa iyang kaugalingon, usa ka kaipon nga gikan sa Betlehem sa Juda.
2 But she started to sleep with other men also. Then she left him and returned to her father’s house in Bethlehem. She stayed there for four months.
Apan wala nagmatinud-anon ang iyang kaipon kaniya; mibiya kini kaniya ug mibalik sa balay sa iyang amahan sa Betlehem sa Juda. Nagpuyo siya didto sulod sa upat ka bulan.
3 Then her husband took his servant and two donkeys and went to Bethlehem. He went to ask her to come back to live with him again. When he arrived at her father’s house, she invited him to come in. Her father was happy to see him.
Unya miadto ug miapas ang iyang bana aron sa paghangyo nga mobalik siya kaniya. Miuban kaniya ang iyang sulugoon, ug ang paris sa asno. Busa gidala sila sa babaye sa balay sa iyang amahan. Sa dihang nakita sa amahan sa babaye ang lalaki, nalipay gayod siya.
4 The woman’s father asked him to stay. So he stayed there for three days. During that time he ate and drank and slept there.
Ang iyang ugangan, nga amahan sa babaye, mipugos kaniya nga magpabilin sa tulo ka adlaw. Nangaon sila ug nanginom, ug didto na sila nagpagabii.
5 On the fourth day, they all got up early in the morning. The man from the tribe of Levi was preparing to leave, but the woman’s father said to him, “Eat something before you go.”
Sa ika-upat nga adlaw misayo sila sa pagbangon ug nangandam siya aron sa paglakaw, apan miingon ang amahan sa babaye ngadto sa iyang umagad nga lalaki, “Lig-ona ang imong kaugalingon pinaagi sa gamay nga tinapay, ug makalakaw na kamo.”
6 So the two men sat down to eat and drink together. Then the woman’s father said to him, “Please stay another night. Relax/Rest and have a joyful time.”
Busa nanglingkod silang duha aron mangaon ug nagdungan sa pag-inom. Unya miingon ang amahan sa babaye, “Palihog itugot ninyo nga magpabilin kamo aron dinhi na matulog ug maglipay.”
7 The man from the tribe of Levi wanted to leave, but the woman’s father requested him to stay one more night. So he stayed again that night.
Sa dihang mibangon na ang Levita aron sa pagbiya, gipugngan siya sa amahan sa babaye aron magpabilin una, busa giusab niya ang iyang plano ug nagpabilin na usab siya didto tibuok gabii.
8 On the fifth day, the man got up early and prepared to leave. But the woman’s father said to him again, “Have something to eat. Wait until this afternoon, [and then leave].” So the two men ate together.
Sa ikalima nga adlaw mibangon siya ug sayo aron sa pagbiya, apan miingon ang amahan sa babaye, “Lig-ona ang imong kaugalingon, ug hulat una kamo hangtod nga moabot ang kaudtohon.” Busa nangaon silang duha.
9 In the afternoon, when the man from the tribe of Levi and his slave wife and his servant got up to leave, the woman’s father said, “It will soon be dark. The day is almost over. Stay here tonight and have a good/joyful time. Tomorrow morning you can get up early and leave for your home.”
Sa dihang mibangon na ang Levita ug ang iyang kaipon ug ang iyang sulugoon aron nga molakaw na, ang iyang ugangang lalaki, ang amahan sa babaye miingon kaniya, “Tan-awa, hapit na ang gabii. Palihog pabilin una kamo karong gabii, ug paglipay. Mahimo na kamong magmata ug sayo ugma ug mouli sa inyong balay.”
10 But the man from the tribe of Levi did not want to stay for another night. He put saddles on his two donkeys, and started to go with his slave wife [and his servant] toward Jebus [city], which is [now named] Jerusalem.
Apan dili na gusto magpabilin ang Levita sa tibuok gabii. Mitindog siya ug mibiya. Miadto siya sa Jebus (mao kana ang Jerusalem). Aduna siyay duha ka mga asno nga adunay hapin— ug uban kaniya ang iyang kaipon.
11 Late in the afternoon, they came near to Jebus. The servant said to his master, “We should stop in this city where the Jebus people-group live, and stay here tonight.”
Sa dihang hapit na sila sa Jebus, hapit na gayod mahuman ang adlaw, unya ang iyang sulugoon miingon sa iyang agalon, “Umari ka, moliko kita didto sa siyudad sa mga Jebusihanon ug didto na magpahulay karong gabii.”
12 But his master said, “No, it would not be good for us to stay here where foreign people live. There are no Israeli people here. We will go on to Gibeah [city].”
Ang iyang agalon miingon kaniya, “Dili kita moliko didto sa dapit sa mga langyaw nga dili sakop sa mga Israelita. Moadto nalang kita didto sa Gibea.”
13 He said to his servant, “Let’s go. It is not far to Gibeah. We can go there, or we can go a bit further to Ramah. We can stay in one of those two cities tonight.”
Miingon ang Levita sa iyang batan-ong sulugoon, “Umari ka, moadto kita sa laing dapit, ug didto nalang kita magpahulay karong gabii sa Gibea o sa Rama.”
14 So they continued walking. When they came near Gibeah, where people from the tribe of Benjamin live, the sun was setting.
Busa miadto sila, ug misalop na ang adlaw sa dihang niabot sila duol sa Gibea, sa teritoryo ni Benjamin.
15 They stopped to stay there that night. They went to the public square of that city and sat down. But no one [who passed by] invited them to stay in their house for that night.
Busa miliko sila ug didto na nagpagabii sa Gibea. Nag-adto siya ug milingkod didto sa plasa sa siyudad, tungod kay walay nagdapit kanila sa ilang panimalay nianang gabhiona.
16 Finally, in the evening, an old man came by. He had been working in the fields. He was from the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim, but at that time he was living in Gibeah.
Unya nianang gabhiona adunay tigulang nga lalaki nga gikan sa iyang uma. Gikan siya sa kabungtoran ni Efraim, ug nagpuyo siya sa Gibea sa makadiyot lamang. Apan mga Benjaminhon ang mga tawo nga nagpuyo didtong dapita.
17 He realized that the man from the tribe of Levi was only traveling and did not have a home in that city. So he asked the man, “Where have you come from? And where are you going?”
Giyahat niya ang iyang mga mata ug nakita niya ang mga magpapanaw didto sa plasa sa siyudad. Miingon ang tigulang nga lalaki, “Asa man kamo mangadto? Asa man kamo gikan?”
18 He replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem to my home in the hilly area where people of the tribe of Ephraim live. I went from there to Bethlehem, but now we are going to [Shiloh] where Yahweh’s Sacred tent (OR, my house) is. No one here has invited us to stay in their house tonight.
Miingon ang Levita kaniya, “Gikan kami sa Betlehem sa Juda padulong sa labing hilit nga bahin sa kabungtoran ni Efraim, nga kung asa didto ako naggikan. Miadto ako sa Betlehem sa Juda, ug moadto ako sa balay ni Yahweh, apan walay bisan usa nga nagdapit kanako sulod sa iyang balay.
19 We have straw and food for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the young woman and my servant. We do not need anything else.”
Aduna kami uhot nga pagkaon sa among mga asno, ug adunay tinapay ug bino alang kanako ug alang sa akong babayeng sulugoon, ug usab niining batan-ong lalaki nga uban sa imong mga sulugoon. Ug wala na kami lain pang gikinahanglan.”
20 The old man said, “I wish that things will go well for you, but I would like to provide what you need. Do not stay here in the square tonight.”
Gitahod sila sa tigulang nga lalake, “Ang kalinaw maanaa kaninyo! Ako na ang bahala sa tanang ninyong gikinahanglan. Basta ayaw lang kamo pagpabilin karong gabii dinhi sa plasa.”
21 Then the old man took them to his house. He gave food to the donkeys. He [gave water to the man and the woman and the servant to] wash their feet. And he gave them something to eat and drink.
Busa gidala sa tigulang ang Levita sa iyang balay ug iyang gipakaon ang ilang mga asno. Gihugasan nila ang ilang mga tiil unya nangaon ug nanginom.
22 While they were having a good/joyful time together, some wicked men from that city surrounded the house and started to bang on the door. They shouted to the old man, “Bring out to us the man who has come to your house. We want to have sex with him.”
Sa dihang naglipaylipay ang ilang kasingkasing, ang pipila ka mga kalalakin-an sa siyudad nga walay mga pulos ang mipalibot sa balay ug nagpukpok sa ilang pultahan. Nakigsulti sila sa tigulang nga lalaki, ang agalon sa balay, nag-ingon, “Pagawsa ang lalaki nga anaa sa imong balay, aron nga makighilawas kami kaniya.”
23 The old man went outside and said to them, “Friends, I will not do that. That would be a very evil thing. This man is a guest in my house. You should not do such a terrible/disgraceful/shameful thing!
Ang lalaki, ang agalon sa balay, miadto kanila ug miingon, “Dili, akong mga kaigsoonan, palihog ayaw buhata kining daotang butang! Tungod kay bisita ko kining tawhana, ayaw buhata kining daotang butang!
24 Look, my daughter is here. She is [still] a virgin. And this man’s slave wife is here. I will bring them out to you now. You may do to them whatever you wish, but do not do such a terrible/disgraceful/shameful thing to this young man!”
Tan-awa, anaa dinhi ang akong ulay nga anak ug ang kaipon sa akong bisita. Tugoti ako sa pagpagawas kanila. Hilabti sila ug buhata ang gusto ninyong buhaton kanila. Apan ayaw lamang ninyo buhati ug daotan kining tawhana!”
25 But the men did not pay attention to what he said. So the man from the tribe of Levi took his slave wife and sent her to them, outside the house. They raped [EUP] her and abused her all night. Then at dawn, they allowed her to go.
Apan wala naminaw ang mga kalalakin-an kaniya, busa gikuha sa lalaki ang iyang kaipon ug gidala sa gawas. Gidakop nila siya, gilugos, ug gipanamastamasan siya sa tibuok gabii, ug sa pagkakaadlawon gibuhian nila siya.
26 She returned to the old man’s house, where her husband was staying, but she fell down at the doorway and lay there all night.
Sa pagkakaadlawon miabot ang babaye ug natumba kini dapit sa pultahan sa balay sa lalaki kung diin nagpuyo ang iyang agalon, ug naghigda siya didto hangtod nga mihayag na.
27 In the morning, when the man from the tribe of Levi got up, he went outside of the house to continue his journey. He saw his slave wife lying there at the doorway of the house. Her hands were on the doorsill.
Mibangon sayo sa buntag ang iyang agalon ug giablihan ang mga pultahan sa balay ug migawas paadto sa iyang adtoan. Nakita niya ang iyang kaipon nga naghigda dapit sa pultahan, ang iyang kamot anaa sa pultahan.
28 He said to her, “Get up! Let’s go!” But she did not answer, [because she had died]. He put her body on the donkey and traveled to his home.
Ang Levita misulti kaniya, “Bangon. Manglakaw na kita.” Apan wala siya mitubag. Gibutang niya siya sa asno, ug mipauli ang lalaki sa ilang balay.
29 When he arrived home, he took a knife and cut the body of the slave woman into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each area of Israel, [along with a message telling what had happened].
Sa nahiabot na ang Levita sa iyang balay, mikuha siya ug kutsilyo, ug iyang gigunitan ang iyang kaipon, ug iyang gihiwahiwa, matag parte, sa dose ka bahin, ug gidala ang matag bahin bisan asa sa tibuok Israel.
30 Everyone who saw a piece of the body and the message said, “Nothing like this has ever happened before. Not since our ancestors left Egypt [have we heard of such a terrible thing]. We need to think carefully about it. Someone should decide what we should do.”
Ang tanan nga nakakita niini miingon, “Wala pa gayoy nahitabo o nakita nga sama niini sukad sa adlaw nga nakalingkawas ang mga katawhan sa Israel didto sa yuta sa Ehipto hangtod karon nga adlaw. Hunahunaa kini! Tagai kami ug tambag! Sultihi kami unsa ang among buhaton!”
