Jij 19
1 Alò, li te vin rive nan jou sa yo, pandan pa t gen wa an Israël, ke te gen yon sèten Levit ki te rete nan zòn izole nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm nan. Li te pran yon mennaj pou kont li, ki soti nan Bethléhem nan Juda.
At that time Israel didn't have a king. A Levite who was living in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim married a concubine-wife from Bethlehem in Judah.
2 Men mennaj li a te jwe pwostitiye kont li. Li te kite li pou rive lakay papa l nan Bethléhem nan Juda e li te rete la pandan yon kat mwa.
But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father's house in Bethlehem. She was there for four months.
3 Epi mari li te leve swiv li, pou pale dousman avè l pou fè l tounen e te pran avè l sèvitè li a, ak yon pè bourik. Konsa, fi a te mennen li antre lakay papa l. Lè papa l te wè l, li te byen kontan rankontre li.
Then her husband went after her, to talk kindly with her and bring her back home. With him went his servant and two donkeys. She took him to her father's house and when her father met him, he gladly welcomed him.
4 Bòpè li a, papa a fi a te fè l fè reta. Li te rete avè l pandan twa jou konsa. La yo te manje, bwè e loje.
Her father pressed him to stay with them, so he remained for three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
5 Alò, nan katriyèm jou a, yo te leve granmmaten e yo te prepare pou sòti. Papa a fi a te di a bofi li: “Fòtifye ou menm avèk yon mòso pen pou, apre, nou kapab ale.”
On the fourth day he and his concubine got up early in the morning and prepared to leave, but her father said to his son-in-law, “You'll feel better if you have something to eat before you go.”
6 Konsa, toude te chita manje e bwè ansanm; epi papa a fi a te di nonm nan: “Souple, vin dakò pou pase nwit lan e fè kè ou kontan.”
So the two men sat down to eat and drink together. The father said to his son-in law, “Please agree to spend another night here, and you can enjoy yourself!”
7 Alò, nonm nan te leve pou pati, men bòpè li te ankouraje li. Konsa, li te pase nwit lan la ankò.
The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law pressed him to stay, so in the end he spent the night there.
8 Nan senkyèm jou a, li te leve pati bonè nan maten. Men papa a fi a te di: “Souple, soutni nou e tann pou jiska apremidi.” Konsa, yo toude te manje.
On the fifth day he got up early in the morning to leave. But his father-in-law said, “Eat before you go, then leave later this afternoon.” So they had a meal together.
9 Lè nonm nan te leve ansanm avèk mennaj li ak sèvitè li a, bòpè li te di li: “Men gade, jou a prèt pou rive; souple, pase nwit lan isit la pou kè ou kapab kontan. Epi demen ou kapab leve bonè pou vwayaje ale lakay ou.”
When he got up to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law told him, “Look it's late—it's already evening. Spend the night here. The day's almost over. Stay here the night and enjoy yourself, then tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way home.”
10 Men nonm nan pa t dakò pase nwit lan. Konsa, li te leve sòti pou te rive nan lye anfas Jebus (sa vle di, Jérusalem). Li te gen avè l de bourik sele; mennaj li a te avè l tou.
But the man didn't want to spend another night, so he got up and left. He headed towards the town of Jebus (now called Jerusalem) with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
11 Lè yo te toupre Jebus, jou a te prèt fini; epi sèvitè te di a mèt li: “Souple, vini e annou vire akote antre vil ki pou Jebizyen yo pou pase nwit lan ladann.”
As they approached Jebus the day was over, the servant said to his master, “Sir, why don't we stop here at this Jebusite town for the night?”
12 Men mèt li a te di li: “Nou p ap vire akote antre nan vil etranje ki pa fè pati a fis Israël yo; men nou va kontinye rive jis Guibea.”
But his master replied, “No, we're not going to stop in this town where only foreigners live and no Israelites. We'll continue on to Gibeah.”
13 Li te di a sèvitè li: “Vini e annou pwoche youn nan kote sa yo. Nou va pase nwit lan nan Guibea oswa Rama.”
Then he told his servant, “Come on, let's try and get to Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night somewhere there.”
14 Konsa, yo te kontinye fè wout yo. Solèy la te kouche sou yo toupre Guibea, ki pou Benjamin.
So they carried on and reached Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin just as the sun was setting.
15 Yo te vire akote la pou antre rete nan Guibea. Lè yo te antre, yo te chita nan mache ki pou vil la, pwiske pèsòn pa t pran yo antre lakay yo pou pase nwit lan.
They stopped in Gibeah to spend the night, and sat down in the town's main square, but no one invited them to come and stay.
16 Alò, vwala, yon mesye granmoun t ap sòti nan chan travay li nan aswè. Alò, mesye a te sòti nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm yo, e li t ap viv Guibea, men mesye kote sa yo se te Benjamit yo te ye.
But later that evening an old man came by, returning from working in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but was now living in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
17 Konsa, li te leve zye li pou te wè vwayajè yo nan mitan mache vil la. Epi granmoun nan te di: “Kibò nou prale e kibò nou sòti?”
He looked over and noticed the traveler in the square and asked, “Where are you going and where have you come from?”
18 Li te di: “N ap pase soti Bethléhem nan Juda pou rive kote ki pi izole nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm yo, paske se la mwen sòti e mwen te ale Bethléhem nan Juda. Men koulye a, se lakay mwen mwen prale e nanpwen moun k ap ban m plas.
“We've come from Bethlehem in Judah and we're going to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim,” the man replied. “I'm from there and I went to Bethlehem, and now I'm going to the Lord's Temple. No one here has invited me to stay.
19 Men m gen pay ak manje pou bourik nou yo e osi, pen avèk diven pou mwen, sèvant ou, e jennonm ki avèk sèvitè ou yo. Nanpwen anyen ki manke.”
There's straw and food for our donkeys, and we your servants have bread and wine—enough for me, the woman, and my servant. We have all we need.”
20 Granmoun nan te di: “Lapè avèk nou. Sèlman, kite mwen okipe tout bezwen nou yo; sèlman, pa pase nwit lan sou plas la.”
“You are welcome to stay with me,” the man replied. “I can let you have everything you need. Just don't spend the night here in the square.”
21 Konsa, li te pran li lantre lakay li e li te bay bourik yo manje. Yo te lave pye yo e te manje ak bwè.
He took him home and fed the donkeys. The travelers washed their feet and then started to eat and drink.
22 Pandan yo t ap fete, veye byen, mesye lavil yo, kèk sanzave, te vin antoure kay la. Yo te kòmanse frape pòt la, epi yo te pale avèk mèt kay la, granmoun nan, e te di: “Mennen fè sòti nonm ki te antre lakay ou a pou nou kapab gen relasyon seksyèl avèk li.”
While they were enjoying themselves, some depraved men from the town came and surrounded the house, and banged on the door, shouting to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to stay in your house so we can have sex with him.”
23 Alò, nonm nan, mèt kay la, te parèt deyò kote yo, e te di yo: “Non, zanmi mwen yo, souple pa aji mal konsa! Akoz nonm sa a te antre lakay mwen, pa vin fè yon zak bèt parèy konsa!
The man who owned the house went outside and told them, “My brothers, don't act in such an evil way! This man is a guest in my house. Don't do something so disgusting!
24 Men fi vyèj mwen an ak sèvant li an; souple, kite mwen fè yo sòti pou nou kapab kouche avèk yo e fè sa ke nou pito. Men pa fè zak bèt sa a kont nonm sa a!”
Look, here's my virgin daughter and the man's concubine. Let me bring them out and you can rape them and do whatever you want to them. But don't do something so disgusting to this man.”
25 Men mesye yo te refize koute li. Epi nonm nan te sezi ti mennaj li a, li te mennen li deyò kote yo. Konsa, yo te vyole li e te abize li tout lannwit jis rive nan maten, e yo te lage li lè solèy prèt leve.
But the men refused to listen, so the man grabbed his concubine and threw her outside to them. They raped her and abused her all night until the morning, and only discarded her at dawn.
26 Lè jou te kòmanse vin parèt, fanm nan te vin tonbe devan pòtay kay a mesye a kote mèt la te ye a jiskaske solèy fin klere nèt.
As night turned into day she returned to the house where her master was staying and collapsed in front of the door as it got light.
27 Lè mèt li te leve nan maten e te louvri pòt la pou fè wout li, alò vwala, mennaj li an te kouche devan pòtay kay la, avèk men li sou papòt kay la.
Her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house. He went out to continue his journey and there was his concubine, stretched out in the doorway of the house, with her hands holding onto the doorstep.
28 Li te di li: “Leve non, annou ale.” Men pa t gen repons. Alò, li te mete kadav li sou bourik la, epi nonm nan te leve ale lakay li.
“Get up, let's go,” he told her, but there was no answer. Then the man lifted her onto his donkey and went home.
29 Lè li te antre lakay li, li te pran yon kouto, li te mete men li sou mennaj li a e te koupe li fè douz mòso, manm pa manm e te ranvoye li toupatou nan tout teritwa Israël la.
When he got home he took a knife, and holding onto his concubine, cut her up, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent these pieces of her to every part of Israel.
30 Tout sa ki te wè l te di: “Anyen parèy a sa pa t janm fèt, ni pa t konn wè depi jou ke fis Israël yo te monte sòti an peyi Égypte la jis jodi a. Reflechi sou sa, pran konsèy e pale klè.”
Everyone who saw her said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen before, from the time the Israelites left Egypt up until now. You should think about what happened to her! Decide what to do! Speak up!”
