Hakim-hakim 19
1 Pada waktu Israel belum mempunyai raja, ada seorang Lewi tinggal di pedalaman, di daerah pegunungan Efraim. Ia mengambil seorang wanita dari Betlehem Yehuda menjadi selirnya.
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 Tetapi kemudian wanita itu marah kepadanya, sehingga ia kembali ke rumah ayahnya di Betlehem. Setelah wanita itu tinggal di sana empat bulan lamanya,
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 orang Lewi itu pergi menyusul dia untuk membujuknya kembali kepadanya. Ia pergi dengan membawa seorang hamba dan dua ekor keledai. Setelah tiba di sana, wanita itu membawa dia kepada ayahnya. Ketika ayah wanita itu melihat dia, ia menyambutnya dengan gembira,
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 dan mendesak supaya ia jangan pulang. Karena itu, ia tinggal selama tiga hari dan makan minum serta bermalam di situ bersama selirnya itu.
Her father pressed him to stay with them, so he remained for three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
5 Pada hari keempat, mereka bangun pagi-pagi sekali lalu bersiap-siap untuk berangkat. Tetapi ayah wanita itu berkata kepada orang Lewi itu, "Makan dulu supaya kuat. Kalian bisa berangkat kemudian."
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 Maka duduklah orang Lewi itu lalu makan dan minum bersama-sama dengan ayah wanita itu. Tetapi ketika ia berdiri hendak berangkat, ayah wanita itu membujuknya supaya jangan pergi. "Bersenang-senanglah dulu," katanya, "dan bermalamlah di sini." Maka tinggallah orang Lewi itu di situ semalam lagi.
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!”
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 Pada hari kelima, pagi-pagi sekali, ketika ia hendak berangkat, ayah wanita itu berkata lagi, "Ayo, makanlah dulu; sebentar baru berangkat." Maka mereka berdua makan bersama dan berlambat-lambat sampai matahari mulai terbenam.
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 Kemudian, ketika orang Lewi itu bersama selirnya dan hambanya hendak berangkat, ayah itu berkata, "Hari sudah hampir malam, sebentar lagi gelap. Lebih baik menginap saja di sini dan bersenang-senang. Besok kalian boleh bangun pagi-pagi untuk berangkat dan pulang."
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 Tetapi orang Lewi itu tidak mau bermalam lagi di situ. Ia dan selirnya berangkat, bersama-sama dengan hambanya dan kedua keledainya yang berpelana. Ketika hari hampir malam, mereka sampai di dekat Yebus (yaitu Yerusalem). Lalu hamba itu berkata kepada tuannya, "Tuan, marilah kita singgah dan bermalam di kota orang Yebus ini saja."
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.
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 Tetapi tuannya menjawab, "Tidak! Kita tidak akan berhenti di tempat yang penduduknya bukan orang Israel. Mari kita meneruskan perjalanan sedikit lagi dan nanti bermalam di Gibea atau Rama."
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.”
Then he told his servant, “Come on, let's try and get to Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night somewhere there.”
14 Karena itu mereka berjalan terus dan tidak berhenti di Yebus. Matahari telah terbenam ketika mereka sampai di Gibea di wilayah suku Benyamin.
So they carried on and reached Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin just as the sun was setting.
15 Mereka singgah di sana untuk bermalam, lalu masuk ke kota dan pergi duduk di alun-alun. Tetapi tak ada seorang pun yang mengundang mereka ke rumahnya untuk bermalam.
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 Sementara mereka duduk di alun-alun kota, datanglah seorang tua yang baru kembali dari pekerjaannya di ladang. Ia sebenarnya berasal dari daerah pegunungan Efraim tetapi sekarang tinggal di Gibea. (Penduduk lainnya di Gibea adalah orang Benyamin.)
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 Ketika orang tua itu melihat orang Lewi itu di alun-alun, ia bertanya, "Saudara dari mana, dan mau ke mana?"
He looked over and noticed the traveler in the square and asked, “Where are you going and where have you come from?”
18 Orang Lewi itu menjawab, "Kami baru datang dari Betlehem di Yehuda, dan sedang dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah di pedalaman di pegunungan Efraim. Saya berasal dari sana. Tidak ada seorang pun dari penduduk kota ini mau menerima kami di rumahnya untuk bermalam.
“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 Kami tidak memerlukan apa-apa yang lain, bekal kami cukup. Ada jerami dan makanan untuk keledai kami; ada roti dan anggur untuk saya bersama istri saya ini dan hamba saya."
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 Lalu kata orang tua itu, "Jangan khawatir, nanti saya tolong. Tidak usah bermalam di alun-alun ini."
“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 Kemudian ia membawa mereka ke rumahnya lalu memberi makanan kepada keledai-keledai mereka. Dan setelah tamu-tamunya itu mencuci kaki, mereka makan.
He took him home and fed the donkeys. The travelers washed their feet and then started to eat and drink.
22 Sementara mereka bersenang-senang, tiba-tiba rumah itu dikepung orang-orang bejat dari kota itu. Mereka menggedor-gedor pintu dan berkata kepada orang tua itu, "Serahkan kepada kami orang laki-laki yang kaubawa ke rumahmu. Kami mau pakai dia!"
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 Orang tua itu keluar dan berkata kepada mereka, "Jangan, saudara-saudara! Saya mohon, janganlah melakukan hal yang jahat dan tak patut seperti itu, sebab dia tamu saya.
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 Nanti saya berikan saja selirnya dan anak gadis saya kepada kalian. Bolehlah kalian memuaskan diri dengan mereka. Tapi, janganlah melakukan apa-apa yang jahat terhadap tamu saya itu!"
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 Tetapi karena orang-orang bejat itu tetap berkeras, maka orang Lewi itu mendorong selirnya itu keluar untuk mereka. Lalu mereka memperkosa wanita itu tanpa henti-hentinya sampai pagi.
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 Pada waktu subuh wanita itu kembali, tetapi di depan pintu rumah orang tua itu, tempat suaminya menginap, ia pingsan. Setelah matahari terbit ia masih berada di situ.
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 Pagi itu, ketika suaminya bangun dan membuka pintu untuk berangkat, ia mendapati selirnya tergeletak di depan rumah itu dengan tangannya berpegang pada pintu.
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 "Bangunlah," katanya kepadanya, "mari kita berangkat." Tetapi wanita itu tidak menjawab karena sudah mati. Lalu, ia mengangkat wanita itu dan menaruhnya di atas keledai, kemudian berangkat untuk pulang ke rumahnya.
“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 Sampai di rumah, ia masuk dan mengambil pisau kemudian memotong-motong mayat selirnya itu menjadi dua belas potong. Setelah itu, ia mengirim potongan-potongan itu kepada kedua belas suku bangsa Israel, masing-masing satu potong.
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 Semua orang yang melihat itu berkata, "Belum pernah hal semacam ini terjadi, sejak umat Israel keluar dari Mesir sampai hari ini. Kita tidak boleh tinggal diam. Kita harus berunding untuk bertindak!"
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!”
