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.
Masih pada masa-masa itu juga, ketika Israel belum punya raja, seorang Lewi yang tinggal di pedalaman perbukitan Efraim mengambil seorang perempuan dari kota Betlehem di daerah Yehuda untuk menjadi gundiknya.
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.
Tetapi gundik itu tidak setia kepadanya. Dia pulang ke rumah ayahnya di Betlehem. Sekitar empat bulan kemudian,
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.
suaminya menyusul dia untuk membujuknya kembali. Orang Lewi itu membawa seorang pelayan laki-laki dan dua ekor keledai berpelana. Kemudian perempuan itu mengajak suaminya ke rumah ayahnya. Ketika ayah perempuan itu melihat menantunya, dia menyambutnya dengan gembira,
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.
dan mendesak menantunya itu untuk tinggal beberapa waktu. Maka mereka makan dan orang Lewi itu menginap bersama ayah mertuanya selama tiga hari.
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.”
Pada hari keempat, suami perempuan itu bangun pagi-pagi dan bersiap untuk pergi. Tetapi mertuanya berkata kepadanya, “Makanlah dulu sedikit supaya ada tenaga. Sesudah itu baru kalian berangkat.”
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.”
Maka mereka berdua duduk, lalu makan bersama-sama. Ayah perempuan itu berkata kepada menantunya, “Tinggallah satu malam lagi di rumahku. Santai saja di sini bersama istrimu.”
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.
Ketika orang Lewi itu tetap beranjak untuk pergi, mertuanya mendesak dia untuk menginap sampai akhirnya dia terpaksa bermalam lagi di sana.
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.
Pada hari kelima, dia bangun pagi-pagi untuk berangkat. Mertuanya kembali berkata, “Makanlah dulu sedikit supaya ada tenaga. Tunggulah hingga sore, baru berangkat.” Jadi mereka berdua pun makan bersama-sama lagi.
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.”
Saat hari sudah sore, dia bersama gundiknya dan pelayannya bersiap-siap untuk berangkat. Tetapi mertuanya berkata, “Ini sudah sore. Sebentar lagi gelap. Bermalamlah di sini. Santai saja. Besok kalian bisa bangun pagi-pagi dan berangkat pulang.”
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.
Namun, orang Lewi itu tidak mau bermalam lagi. Dia berangkat bersama gundiknya, pelayannya, dan kedua keledainya. Lalu tibalah mereka di dekat kota Yebus, yang sekarang disebut Yerusalem.
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.”
Mereka sampai di sana ketika sudah hampir petang. Maka pelayan itu berkata kepada tuannya, “Sebaiknya kita bermalam saja di kota orang Yebus ini.”
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].”
Jawab tuannya, “Janganlah kita bermalam di kota bangsa asing, yang bukan orang Israel. Lebih baik kita berjalan terus sampai ke kota 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.”
Ya, mari kita lanjut saja sampai ke Gibea atau Rama dan bermalam di sana.”
14 So they continued walking. When they came near Gibeah, where people from the tribe of Benjamin live, the sun was setting.
Maka mereka meneruskan perjalanan. Saat matahari terbenam, mereka sampai di dekat kota Gibea di wilayah suku Benyamin.
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.
Mereka pun masuk untuk bermalam di sana. Akan tetapi, tidak ada warga yang mengajak mereka menginap di rumah, jadi mereka duduk saja di alun-alun kota.
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.
Malam-malam, lewatlah seorang laki-laki tua yang baru pulang dari ladangnya. Dia berasal dari perbukitan Efraim, tetapi tinggal sebagai pendatang di Gibea, di antara orang-orang suku Benyamin.
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?”
Ketika melihat orang Lewi itu di alun-alun kota, dia bertanya, “Saudara datang dari mana dan mau ke mana?”
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.
Jawab orang Lewi itu, “Kami dalam perjalanan dari Betlehem pulang ke daerah saya di pedalaman perbukitan Efraim, sekaligus hendak singgah di rumah TUHAN. Tetapi tidak ada yang mengajak kami bermalam di rumah mereka.
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.”
Kami punya cukup jerami dan makanan untuk kedua keledai kami itu. Kami juga punya cukup roti dan air anggur untuk saya, gundik saya, dan pelayan saya. Kami tidak akan merepotkan dengan apa pun.”
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.”
Lalu orang tua itu berkata, “Jangan bermalam di luar. Menginaplah di rumah saya. Tenang saja, saya akan menyediakan segala keperluan kalian.”
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.
Kemudian dia membawa mereka ke rumahnya dan memberi makan keledai mereka. Sesudah semua mencuci kaki, mereka makan bersama.
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.”
Saat mereka sedang bersantai, preman-preman kota datang mengepung rumah itu dan menggedor-gedor pintu. Kata mereka kepada orang tua itu, “Bawa keluar laki-laki yang datang ke rumahmu! Kami mau menyetubuhi dia!”
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!
Orang tua itu keluar menemui mereka. Katanya, “Saudara-saudaraku, jangan berbuat jahat begitu. Dia adalah tamu di rumah saya. Jangan melakukan perbuatan keji ini!
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!”
Di sini ada anak gadis saya yang masih perawan dan gundik dari tamu saya. Biarlah saya bawa mereka keluar. Lakukanlah sesuka hati terhadap mereka. Tetapi jangan berbuat keji terhadap tamu saya ini!”
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.
Namun, para preman itu tidak mau tahu. Maka orang Lewi itu mendorong gundiknya keluar. Mereka melecehkan dan memperkosa dia sepanjang malam sampai subuh. Ketika matahari mulai terbit, barulah mereka melepaskannya.
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.
Perempuan itu pun kembali ke tempat suaminya bermalam. Dia jatuh tergeletak di depan pintu rumah sampai hari semakin terang.
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.
Ketika suaminya bangun pagi itu dan membuka pintu untuk berangkat, dia mendapati gundiknya tergeletak di depan, dengan tangan memegang ambang pintu.
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.
“Bangunlah,” katanya. “Kita mau berangkat.” Tetapi perempuan itu tidak menjawab. Lalu dia mengangkat mayat gundiknya itu, menaruhnya di atas keledai, dan berjalan pulang.
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].
Sesampainya di rumah, orang Lewi itu mengambil pisau dan memotong-motong mayat itu menjadi dua belas bagian. Kemudian dia mengirim utusan-utusan untuk membawa potongan-potongan itu ke daerah setiap suku 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.”
Setiap orang yang melihat potongan mayat itu berkata, “Perbuatan keji seperti ini belum pernah terjadi sejak bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir. Kita harus berpikir baik-baik! Mari kita berunding dan putuskan bagaimana kita harus bertindak!”
