Mpitsara 20

1 Dia nivoaka ny Zanak’ Isiraely rehetra, ary ny fiangonana hatrany Dana ka hatrany Beri-sheba ary ny tany Gileada koa nivory tahaka ny olona iray ho any amin’ i Jehovah tany Mizpa.

Then all the sons of Israel went out. And the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Jehovah at Mizpah.

2 Ary ny loholona rehetra tamin’ ny firenen’ Isiraely niseho teo amin’ ny fiangonan’ ny olon’ Andriamanitra, dia lehilahy efatra hetsy mandeha tongotra sady mahatan-tsabatra.

And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew a sword.

3 Ary ren’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina fa niakatra ho any Mizpa ny Zanak’ Isiraely. Dia hoy ny Zanak’ Isiraely: Lazao izay nahatonga izao ratsy izao.

(Now the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the sons of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?

4 Dia namaly ilay Levita, vadin-dravehivavy novonoina, ka nanao hoe: Tonga tany Gibea, izay an’ ny Benjamita, izaho sy ny vaditsindranoko handry tao.

And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

5 Dia nitsangana hamely ahy ny mponina tao Gibea ka nanodidina ny trano hamely ahy tamin’ ny alina; izaho saiky novonoiny, ary ny vaditsindranoko nandriany ka matiny.

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night. They thought to have me slain, and they forced my concubine, and she is dead.

6 Dia nalaiko ny vaditsindranoko ka norasaiko ary nampitondraiko tany amin’ ny tany rehetra izay lovan’ ny Isiraely, satria efa nanao fahavetavetana sy zavatra fady indrindra teo amin’ ny Isiraely ireo.

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

7 Koa indreto ianareo Zanak’ Isiraely rehetra, mba alaharo izay teny sy hevitrareo.

Behold, ye sons of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

8 Dia nitsangana tahaka ny olona iray ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanao hoe: Tsy hisy hankany amin’ ny laintsika akory isika, ary tsy hisy hody any an-tranontsika akory.

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn to his house.

9 Fa ankehitriny, izao no hataontsika amin’ i Gibea: araka ny filokana no aoka hanaovantsika azy.

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: We will go up against it by lot,

10 Ary haka folo lahy isan-jato amin’ ny firenen’ Isiraely rehetra isika, dia zato amin’ ny arivo, ary arivo amin’ ny iray alina, mba haka vatsy ho an’ ny olona, ka rehefa tonga any Gibean’ ny Benjamina izy, dia araka ilay zavatra fady indrindra efa nataony teo amin’ ny Isiraely no hataony aminy.

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch provision for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

11 Dia nivory ny lehilahy rehetra amin’ ny Isiraely ka efa nikambana tahaka ny olona iray hamely ny tanàna.

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

12 Ary ny firenen’ Isiraely dia naniraka olona tany amin’ ny firenen’ i Benjamina rehetra hanao hoe: Inona izao ratsy natao teto aminareo izao?

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has come to pass among you?

13 Koa ankehitriny atolory anay ireo olona tena ratsy fanahy avy any Gibea ireo, mba hataonay maty izy, ka hesorinay tsy ho eo amin’ ny Isiraely ny ratsy. Fa ny taranak’ i Benjamina tsy nety nihaino ny feon’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely rahalahiny.

Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brothers the sons of Israel.

14 Ary nivory ny taranak’ i Benjamina avy tamin’ ny tanànany rehetra hankany Gibea mba handeha hiady amin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely.

And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.

15 Dia voalamina tamin’ izany andro izany ny taranak’ i Benjamina avy tamin’ ireo tanàna ireo, ka enina arivo sy roa alin-dahy nahatan-tsabatra, afa-tsy ny mponina tao Gibea izay voalamina, dia fiton-jato lahy voafantina.

And the sons of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16 Ary teo amin’ izany olona rehetra izany nisy olona kavia fiton-jato lahy nofantenany, samy nahay nitoraka tamin’ ny antsamotady, ka tsy nisy nivena na dia hoatra ny singam-bolo aza.

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed. Every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

17 Ary ny lehilahy voalamina tamin’ ny Isiraely, afa-tsy ny Benjamina, dia efatra hetsy nahatan-tsabatra; mpanafika avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew a sword. All these were men of war.

18 Dia niainga ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka niakatra tany Betela ary nanontany tamin’ Andriamanitra hoe: Iza no hiakatra voalohany hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina ho anay? Dia hoy Jehovah: Joda no ho voalohany.

And the sons of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. And they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the sons of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah first.

19 Dia niainga maraina koa ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka nitoby tandrifin’ i Gibea.

And the sons of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20 Ary nivoaka ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely hiady amin’ ny Benjamita; ary nilahatra ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely hiady aminy tao akaiky an’ i Gibea.

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin. And the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

21 Ary nivoaka avy tany Gibea kosa ny taranak’ i Benjamina ka naharingana ny Zanak’ Isiraely roa arivo sy roa alin-dahy niampatrampatra tamin’ ny tany tamin’ izany andro izany.

And the sons of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty-two thousand men.

22 Fa nifanome toky ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely ka nilahatra hiady indray teo amin’ ilay nilaharany tamin’ ny andro voalohany.

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

23 Ary niakatra ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka nitomany teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah mandra-paharivan’ ny andro, dia nanontany tamin’ i Jehovah hoe: Handroso indray va aho hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina rahalahiko? Ary hoy Jehovah: Miakara hiady aminy.

And the sons of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until evening. And they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

24 Ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely dia nandroso tamin’ ny andro faharoa hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina.

And the sons of Israel came near against the sons of Benjamin the second day.

25 Dia nivoaka avy tany Gibea ny Benjamita hiady aminy indray tamin’ ny andro faharoa ka naharingana ny Zanak’ Isiraely valo arivo sy iray alin-dahy niampatrampatra tamin’ ny tany; nahatan-tsabatra avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the sons of Israel again eighteen thousand men. All these drew the sword.

26 Dia niakatra ny Zanak’ Isiraely rehetra sy ny olona rehetra ka nankany Betela, dia nitomany sy nipetraka teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah ary nifady hanina tamin’ izany andro izany mandra-paharivan’ ny andro; ary nanatitra fanatitra dorana sy fanati-pihavanana teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah izy.

Then all the sons of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until evening, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Jehovah.

27 Dia nanontany tamin’ i Jehovah ny Zanak’ Isiraely (fa tao ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ Andriamanitra tamin’ izany andro izany,

And the sons of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28 ary Finehasa, zanak’ i Eleazara, zanak’ i Arona, nijanona teo anoloany tamin’ izany andro izany) ka nanao hoe: Mbola hivoaka indray va aho hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina rahalahiko, sa hitsahatra? Ary hoy Jehovah: Miakara, fa rahampitso dia hatolotro ho eo an-tananao izy.

and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And Jehovah said, Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver him into thy hand.

29 Ary nasian’ ny Isiraely otrika manodidina an’ i Gibea.

And Israel set an ambushment against Gibeah round about.

30 Dia niakatra ny Zanak’ Isiraely tamin’ ny andro fahatelo hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina ka nilahatra tandrifin’ i Gibea tahaka ilay teo aloha ihany.

And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

31 Dia nivoaka ny taranak’ i Benjamina hiady tamin’ ny olona ka voatarika niala tamin’ ny tanàna izy ary nanomboka namely sy nahafaty ny olona tahaka ny teo aloha, dia tokony ho telo-polo lahy teo amin’ ny Isiraely tany an-tsampanan-dalana, miakatra ho any Betela ny anankiray, ary ny anankiray kosa ho any Gibea any an-tsaha.

And the sons of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city. And they began to smite and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, in the field about thirty men of Israel.

32 Ary hoy ny taranak’ i Benjamina: Resy eo anoloantsika tahaka ilay teo aloha ihany izy. Fa hoy ny Zanak’ Isiraely: Andeha hanao tari-dositra isika mba hampiala azy amin’ ny tanàna ho any an-dalambe.

And the sons of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us as at the first. But the sons of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways.

33 Ary ny lehilahy rehetra amin’ ny Isiraely nitsangana niala tamin’ ny fitoerany ka nilahatra tany Bala-tamara; ary ny Isiraely izay nanotrika dia niroatra avy tamin’ fitoerany, avy tao an-tsahan’ i Gibea.

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar, and the ambushment of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.

34 Ary tonga tandrifin’ i Gibea ny iray alin-dahy voafantina tamin’ ny Isiraely rehetra, ary efa mafy ny ady nefa tsy fantatry ny Benjamita fa efa hiharan-doza izy.

And there came opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe, but they knew not that evil was close upon them.

35 Ary Jehovah namely ny Benjamita teo anoloan’ ny Isiraely, ary tamin’ izany andro izany ny taranak’ i Benjamina dia nahafatesan’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely zato sy dimy arivo amby roa alin-dahy; nahatan-tsabatra avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

And Jehovah smote Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand and a hundred men. All these drew the sword.

36 Ary hitan’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina fa resy izy; ary ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely nanao tari-dositra tamin’ ny Benjamita, satria natoky ny otrika izay efa napetrany teo akaikin’ i Gibea izy.

So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were smitten, for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin because they trusted to the ambushment whom they had set against Gibeah.

37 Ary ny otrika niroatra faingana hankany Gibea, dia nandeha faingana ka namely ny tanàna rehetra tamin’ ny lelan-tsabatra.

And the ambushment hastened, and rushed upon Gibeah. And the ambushment drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

38 Ary ny famantarana nifaneken’ ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely sy ny otrika dia tsangan’ afo lehibe hisavoana ao an-tanàna.

Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushment was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

39 Ary nirona tamin’ ny ady ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely (ny taranak’ i Benjamina nanomboka namely sy nahafaty ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely tokony ho telo-polo lahy; fa hoy izy: Resy tokoa eo anoloantsika izy tahaka ny tamin’ ny ady voalohany;

And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons, for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us as in the first battle.

40 fa raha vao niakatra avy tao amin’ ny tanàna ny setroka mitankosina, dia niherika ny taranak’ i Benjamina; ary, indro, niakatra ho amin’ ny lanitra avokoa ny setroky ny tanàna).

But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

41 Ary raha niverina ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely, dia talanjona ny Benjamita, satria hitany fa efa nidiran-doza izy.

And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that evil had come upon them.

42 Dia niamboho teo anoloan’ ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely hankany amin’ ny lalana ho any an-efitra izy, fa ny ady nahatratra azy: ary izay nivoaka avy tao amin’ ny tanàna koa dia novonoiny teo.

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness. But the battle followed hard after them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of it.

43 Nanemitra ny Benjamita izy ka nanenjika azy ary nanitsaka azy mora foana tandrifin’ i Gibea atsinanany.

They enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trod them down at their resting-place, as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.

44 Ary ny Benjamita dia nahafatesany valo arivo sy iray alin-dahy; lehilahy nahery avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men. All these were men of valor.

45 Dia nivily sy sisa ka nandositra nankany an-efitra ho any amin’ ny harambato any Rimona; ary ny voatsimpona teny an-dalana dia dimy arivo lahy, ary ny voatsimpona teny an-dalana dia dimy arivo lahy, ary mbola nenjehiny mafy ihany hatrany Gidoma izy ka nahafatesany roa arivo lahy.

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. And they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and smote of them two thousand men.

46 Ary ny Benjamita rehetra izay lavo tamin’ izany andro izany dia dimy arivo sy roa alin-dahy nahatan-tsabatra; lehilahy nahery avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.

47 Fa nisy enin-jato lahy nihodina ka nandositra nankany an-efitra ho any amin’ ny harambato any Rimona, dia nitoetra tao efa-bolana.

But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.

48 Ary ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely niverina indray tany amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina ka namely azy tamin’ ny lelan-tsabatra, hatramin’ ny olona tao an-tanàna ka hatramin’ ny biby fiompy ary izay hitany dia nodorany tamin’ ny afo avokoa.

And the men of Israel turned again upon the sons of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found. Moreover they set on fire all the cities which they found.