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.
Og det skete i de samme Dage, da der ingen Konge var i Israel, at der var en levitisk Mand, som opholdt sig som fremmed i de fjernere Egne af Efraims Bjerg og havde taget sig en Kvinde til Medhustru fra Bethlehem i 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.
Og der hans Medhustru havde bedrevet Hor hos ham, da gik hun fra ham til sin Faders Hus, til Bethlehem i Juda; og hun blev der en fire Maaneders Tid.
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.
Og hendes Mand gjorde sig rede og gik efter hende, at han vilde tale kærligen med hende for at føre hende tilbage, og han havde sin Dreng og et Par Asener med sig; og hun førte ham ind i sin Faders Hus, og der den unge Kvindes Fader saa ham, da blev han glad og gik ham i Møde.
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.
Og hans Svigerfader, Kvindens Fader, holdt paa ham, at han blev hos ham i tre Dage; og de aade og drak og bleve der om Natten.
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.”
Og det skete paa den fjerde Dag, da stode de aarle op om Morgenen, og han gjorde sig rede til at gaa; da sagde den unge Kvindes Fader til sin Svigersøn: Vederkvæg dit Hjerte med et Stykke Brød, og derefter maa I gaa.
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.”
Og de satte sig og aade begge tilsammen og drak; da sagde den unge Kvindes Fader til Manden: Kære, samtyk, og bliv Natten over og lad dit Hjerte være vel til Mode.
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.
Og Manden stod op for at gaa, og hans Svigerfader nødte ham, og han vendte tilbage og blev der om Natten.
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.
Og han stod aarle op om Morgenen paa den femte Dag for at gaa, da sagde den unge Kvindes Fader: Kære, vederkvæg dit Hjerte; og de tøvede, indtil Dagen hældede, og de aade begge.
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.”
Og Manden stod op for at gaa, han og hans Medhustru og hans Dreng; men hans Svigerfader, den unge Kvindes Fader, sagde til ham: Se, kære, Dagen lider, og det bliver Aften, kære, bliver Natten over; se, Dagen er ad Ende, bliv her i Nat og lad dit Hjerte være vel til Mode, saa kunne I i Morgen staa aarle op for at gaa eders Vej, og du kan gaa til dit Telt.
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.
Men Manden vilde ikke blive om Natten, men gjorde sig rede og gik bort og kom til tværs over for Jebus, det er Jerusalem; og et Par sadlede Asener vare med ham, og hans Medhustru var med ham.
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.”
Da de vare ved Jebus, hældede Dagen saare, og Drengen sagde til sin Herre: Kære, kom og lad os tage ind i denne Jebusiternes Stad og blive der i Nat.
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].”
Da sagde hans Herre til ham: Vi ville ikke tage ind i en fremmed Stad, som ikke tilhører Israels Børn; men vi ville gaa forbi til 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.”
Og han sagde til sin Dreng: Gak frem, at vi kunne komme nær til een af Stæderne, og vi ville blive i Nat udi Gibea eller i Bama.
14 So they continued walking. When they came near Gibeah, where people from the tribe of Benjamin live, the sun was setting.
Og de gik forbi og vandrede, og Solen gik ned for dem, der de vare hart ved Gibea, som hører Benjamin til.
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.
Og de toge ind der og kom for at blive Natten over i Gibea; og der han kom ind, da satte han sig paa Gaden i Staden; thi der var ingen, som annammede dem i Hus og lod dem blive hos sig om Natten.
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.
Og se, der kom en gammel Mand fra sin Gerning fra Marken om Aftenen, og Manden var fra Efraims Bjerg, og han var en fremmed i Gibea, men Mændene paa det Sted vare Benjaminiter.
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?”
Og han opløftede sine Øjne og saa den vejfarende Mand paa Stadens Gade; da sagde den gamle Mand: Hvor vil du gaa hen, og hvorfra kommer du?
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.
Og han sagde til ham: Vi gaa fra Bethlehem i Juda til de fjernere Egne af Efraims Bjerg, hvor jeg er fra, og jeg var gangen til Bethlehem i Juda; men jeg gaar til Herrens Hus, og der er ingen Mand, som annammer mig i Hus.
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.”
Og jeg har baade Straa og Foder til vore Asener, saa har jeg og Brød og Vin til mig og din Tjenestekvinde og til Drengen, som er med din Tjener; vi have ingen Mangel paa nogen Ting.
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.”
Og den gamle Mand sagde: Fred være med dig, lad ikkun, hvad du trænger til, være min Sag; bliv kun ikke Natten over paa Gaden.
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.
Og han førte ham ind i sit Hus og gav Asenerne Foder; og de toede deres Fødder, og de aade og drak.
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.”
Der disse gjorde deres Hjerter til Gode, se, da omringede Mændene af Staden, Mænd, som vare Belials Børn, Huset, og bankede paa Døren; og de sagde til den gamle Mand, som var Husets Herre, sigende: Før den Mand ud, som kom i dit Hus, at vi kunne kende ham.
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!
Men den Mand, som var Husets Herre, gik ud til dem, og sagde til dem: Ikke saa, mine Brødre, gører ikke ondt; efter at denne Mand er kommen i mit Hus, saa gører dog ikke denne Daarlighed!
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!”
Se, her er min Datter, som er Jomfru, og hans Medhustru; dem vil jeg udføre, og dem maa I krænke og gøre ved dem, hvad som godt er for eders Øjne; men gører ikke denne daarlige Gerning mod denne Mand!
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.
Men Mændene vilde ikke høre ham; da tog Manden fat paa sin Medhustru og førte hende ud til dem udenfor; og de kendte hende og handlede skændeligen med hende den ganske Nat indtil om Morgenen, men der Morgenrøden gik op, lode de hende fare.
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.
Da kom Kvinden, der Morgenen frembrød, og hun faldt ned for Døren af den Mands Hus, hvor hendes Herre var inde, indtil det blev lyst.
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.
Og der hendes Herre stod op om Morgenen og oplod Dørene paa Huset og gik ud at vandre sin Vej, se, da var Kvinden, hans Medhustru, falden foran Husets Dør, og hendes Hænder laa paa Dørtærskelen.
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.
Da sagde han til hende: Staa op og lad os vandre, men ingen svarede; da tog han hende op paa Asenet, og Manden gjorde sig rede og gik til sit Sted.
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].
Og der han kom til sit Hus, da tog han en Kniv og tog fat paa sin Medhustru og huggede hende efter hendes Ben i tolv Stykker, og han sendte hende om til alt Israels Landemærke.
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.”
Og det skete, hver den, som saa det, sagde: Saadant er ikke sket eller set fra den Dag, Israels Børn droge op af Ægyptens Land, indtil denne Dag; tager dette til Hjerte, giver Raad og siger frem!
