Hakim-hakim 19
1 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.
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 gundik itu tidak setia kepadanya. Dia pulang ke rumah ayahnya di Betlehem. Sekitar empat bulan kemudian,
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 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,
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 menantunya itu untuk tinggal beberapa waktu. Maka mereka makan dan orang Lewi itu menginap bersama ayah mertuanya selama tiga hari.
Her father pressed him to stay with them, so he remained for three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
5 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.”
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 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.”
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 Ketika orang Lewi itu tetap beranjak untuk pergi, mertuanya mendesak dia untuk menginap sampai akhirnya dia terpaksa bermalam lagi di sana.
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, 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 Mereka sampai di sana ketika sudah hampir petang. Maka pelayan itu berkata kepada tuannya, “Sebaiknya kita bermalam saja di kota orang Yebus ini.”
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 Jawab tuannya, “Janganlah kita bermalam di kota bangsa asing, yang bukan orang Israel. Lebih baik kita berjalan terus sampai ke kota Gibea.
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 Ya, mari kita lanjut saja sampai ke Gibea atau Rama dan bermalam di sana.”
Then he told his servant, “Come on, let's try and get to Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night somewhere there.”
14 Maka mereka meneruskan perjalanan. Saat matahari terbenam, mereka sampai di dekat kota 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 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.
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 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.
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 melihat orang Lewi itu di alun-alun kota, dia bertanya, “Saudara datang 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 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.
“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 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.”
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 orang tua itu berkata, “Jangan bermalam di luar. Menginaplah di rumah saya. Tenang saja, saya akan menyediakan segala keperluan kalian.”
“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 dia membawa mereka ke rumahnya dan memberi makan keledai mereka. Sesudah semua mencuci kaki, mereka makan bersama.
He took him home and fed the donkeys. The travelers washed their feet and then started to eat and drink.
22 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!”
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 menemui mereka. Katanya, “Saudara-saudaraku, jangan berbuat jahat begitu. Dia adalah tamu di rumah saya. Jangan melakukan perbuatan keji ini!
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 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!”
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 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.
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 Perempuan itu pun kembali ke tempat suaminya bermalam. Dia jatuh tergeletak di depan pintu rumah sampai hari semakin terang.
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 Ketika suaminya bangun pagi itu dan membuka pintu untuk berangkat, dia mendapati gundiknya tergeletak di depan, dengan tangan memegang ambang 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. “Kita mau berangkat.” Tetapi perempuan itu tidak menjawab. Lalu dia mengangkat mayat gundiknya itu, menaruhnya di atas keledai, dan berjalan pulang.
“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 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.
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 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!”
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!”
