Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 19
1 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, fia aɖeke menɔ Israel o. Ŋutsu aɖe tso Levi ƒe viwo dome nɔ Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi ƒe kɔƒe aɖe me. Etsɔ ahiãvi tso Betlehem le Yuda.
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
2 Ke nyɔnuvi la do dɔmedzoe ɖe eŋu eye wòsi yi fofoa gbɔ le Betlehem, henɔ afi ma ɣleti ene.
And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
3 Ŋutsu sia kplɔ subɔla ɖeka kple tedzi eve yi be yewoable ahiãvi la nu akplɔe agbɔe. Esi woɖo Betlehem la, nyɔnuvi la xɔ wo nyuie eye wòɖe wo fia fofoa, ame si hã xɔ wo nyuie
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly to her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 eye wòbia tso wo si be woanɔ yewo gbɔ vie. Ale wonɔ wo gbɔ ŋkeke etɔ̃ le dzidzɔ kple dzidzeme me. Woɖu nu, no nu eye wotsi afi ma dɔ ŋkeke etɔ̃.
And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
5 Le ŋkeke enelia gbe la, wofɔ kaba hedzra ɖo na dzodzo, ke nyɔnuvi la fofo zi wo dzi be woaɖu ŋdinu gbã.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said to his son in law, Comfort your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
6 Ale wo kple eve la wonɔ anyi, eye woɖu nu, no nu ɖekae. Emegbe la nyɔnuvi la fofo gblɔ be, “Meɖe kuku tsi mía gbɔ egbe sia hã eye nàdo dzidzɔ na ɖokuiwò.”
And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said to the man, Be content, I pray you, and tarry all night, and let your heart be merry.
7 Ŋutsu la melɔ̃ ɖe edzi gbã o gake aƒea tɔ ƒoe ɖe enu va se ɖe esime wòlɔ̃.
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
8 Esi ŋu ke la, wogafɔ kaba hena dzodzo gake nyɔnuvi la fofo gagblɔ nɛ be, “Miganɔ anyi egbea ko eye miadzo egbe fiẽ.” Ale woganɔ anyi, ɖu nu, no nu ŋkeke ɖeka kpee.
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Comfort your heart, I pray you. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
9 Gbe ma gbe ɣetrɔ esi Levitɔ la kple eƒe ahiãvi la kple subɔla la nɔ dzadzram ɖo na dzodzo la, nyɔnuvi la fofo gagblɔ na wo be, “Zã do xoxo, miganɔ mía gbɔ zã sia hã; míagaɖu nu, miano nu, ekema miate ŋu adze mɔ ŋdi kanya.”
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that you may go home.
10 Ke ŋutsu la melɔ̃ be yeagatsi anyi zã ma me o, ale wodze mɔ heɖo ta Yebus si woyɔna hã be Yerusalem kple eƒe tedzi eve siwo wodo agba na kple eƒe ahiãvi la.
But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
11 Esi woɖo afi ma la, subɔla la gblɔ nɛ be, “Zã do akpa na mɔzɔzɔ eya ta na míatsi afi sia adɔ.”
And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray you, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
12 Ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu be, “Ao, míayi amedzrowo ƒe du me, du si me tɔwo menye Israelviwo o. Míayi Gibea.”
And his master said to him, We will not turn aside here into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
13 Eyi edzi be, “Mina míadze agbagba be míaɖo Gibea alo Rama eye míatsi teƒe mawo dometɔ ɖeka adɔ.”
And he said to his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14 Ale woyi mɔzɔzɔ la dzi. Ɣe nɔ to ɖom esime wova ɖo Gibea, si nye Benyamin ƒe du sue aɖe me.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them when they were by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
15 Woɖo be yewoatsi afi ma adɔ, ke esi ame aɖeke mekpe wo be woava dze ye gbɔ o ta la, wodro ɖe dua ƒe ablɔme.
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
16 Sẽe ko la, ŋutsu tsitsi aɖe tso agble gbɔ va yina aƒe me. Etso Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi, ke fifia la ele Gibea, togbɔ be Gibea nɔ Benyamin ƒe anyigba dzi hã.
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17 Esi wòkpɔ be amedzroawo dro ɖe ablɔme la, ebia afi si wotso kple afi si woyina la wo.
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Where go you? and from where come you?
18 Levitɔ la ɖo eŋu be, “Míetso Betlehem le Yuda eye míeyina Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi ƒe mlɔea nu te ɖe Silo ŋu. Ame aɖeke mekpe mí be míava dze ye gbɔ o,
And he said to him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from there am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receives me to house.
19 togbɔ be nuɖuɖu le mía si na míaƒe tedziwo eye nuɖuɖu kple wain hã sɔ gbɔ na nye ŋutɔ kple nye ahiãvi kple subɔla la hã hafi.”
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man which is with your servants: there is no want of any thing.
20 Ŋutsu tsitsi la gblɔ be, “Miva dze gbɔnye, menyo be miatsi ablɔme le afi sia o elabena mianɔ dedie o.”
And the old man said, Peace be with you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only lodge not in the street.
21 Ŋutsu tsitsi la kplɔ wo yi aƒe mee, ena nuɖuɖu woƒe tedziwo. Esi woklɔ woƒe afɔwo vɔ la, woɖu nu eye wono nu.
So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 Esi wonɔ dzidzɔ dom na wo ɖokui la, ŋutsu vlo aɖewo tso dua me va ƒo xlã aƒe la eye wonɔ ʋɔa ƒom sesĩe nɔ ɣli dom bobobo gblɔ na ŋutsu tsitsi la be, “Kplɔ ŋutsu si va dze aƒewò me la do goe ne míadɔ kplii.”
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into your house, that we may know him.
23 Aƒea tɔ do ɖe wo ŋuti eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ao, xɔ̃nyewo, migawɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi sia o. Esi ŋutsu sia nye nye amedzro ta la, migawɔ ŋukpenanu sia ɖe eŋuti o.
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, no, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.
24 Mina maɖe asi le vinye ɖetugbi si menya ŋutsu haɖe o kple ŋutsu la ƒe ahiãvi ŋuti na mi. Makplɔ wo do goe eye miate ŋu awɔ nu sia nu kpli wo, gake migawɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi, nyɔŋu sia tɔgbi ɖe ŋutsu sia ŋu o.”
Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble you them, and do with them what seems good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.
25 Ame vloawo meɖo toe o. Tete Levitɔ la he ahiãvi la do goe tso xɔ la me na wo. Ameawo wɔ fui, dɔ kplii ɖekaɖeka to zã blibo la me. Esi woɖe asi le eŋu mlɔeba le fɔŋli la,
But the men would not listen to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
26 eyi eƒe aƒetɔ ƒe aƒe me, edze anyi ɖe aƒea ƒe mɔnu eye wòtsi afi ma va se ɖe esime ŋu ke nyuie.
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.
27 Esi Levitɔ la ʋu ʋɔa hena mɔdzedze la, ekpɔ eƒe ahiãvi la wòmlɔ anyigba le ʋɔtrua ŋgɔ, eye eƒe asiwo nɔ kpui dzi.
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.
28 Egblɔ nɛ be, “Tso mídzo,” gake meɖo nya la ŋu nɛ o. Tete ŋutsu la kɔe da ɖe eƒe tedzi dzi eye wolé aƒemɔ tsɔ.
And he said to her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up on an ass, and the man rose up, and got him to his place.
29 Esi wòɖo aƒe la, etsɔ hɛ fli eƒe ahiãvi la ɖe eƒe ƒunuɖeƒewo ɖe akpa wuieve me eye wòɖo akpa ɖeka ɖe Israel ƒe to ɖe sia ɖe.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
30 Ame sia ame si kpɔ nu sia la gblɔ be, “Womekpɔ nu sia tɔgbi kpɔ alo wòdzɔ kpɔ tso esime Israelviwo do go tso Egipte la o. Mibu eŋuti! Mide ŋugble le eŋuti! Migblɔ nu si míawɔ la na mí!”
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
