Mpitsara 19
1 Tañ’andro izay, ie tsy amam-panjaka t’Israele, le teo ty nte-Levý nañialo ankalo’ o vohi-bohi’ i Efraimeo, nangalake sakeza e Betlekheme’ Iehoda añe,
And it came to pass in those days, when [there was] no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
2 fe nanao hatsimirirañe ama’e i amato’ey vaho nisitak’ aze nimpoly mb’ añ’ anjomban-drae’e e Betlekheme’ Iehoda añe le nandrare tobok’ añe efa-bolañe.
And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.
3 Niavotse hañorik’ aze mb’eo amy zao i vali’ey, hamere aze vaho hampoli’e; nindre ama’e ty mpitoro’e naho ty borìke roe; le nampihovae’ i ampelay añ’ anjomban-drae’e ao; aa ie nionin-drae’ i ampelay, le niehake te nifandrendrek’ ama’e;
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly 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 nitañ’ aze eo i rafoza’ey, ty rae’ i ampelay, naho niambesatse telo andro ama’e re nikama naho ninoñe, vaho nialeñ’ ao.
And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drank, and lodged there.
5 Aa amy andro fahefatsey, ie nitroatse marain-dray, le niongake hañavelo mb’eo i nte-Leviy; fa hoe ty rae’ i ampelay amy vinanto’ey, Ampaozaro ty arofo’o ami’ty mofo piti’e, vaho hiavotse.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he arose to depart: and the damsel's father said to his son-in-law, Comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward depart.
6 Niambesatse amy zao iereo roroe, nikama naho ninoñe, le hoe ty rae’ i ampelay amy ‘ndatiy, Ehe te hahafale azo ty hitambatse atoy, hampihaha ty arofo’o.
And they sat down, and ate and drank both of them together: for the damsel's father had said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.
7 Aa ie niongake hañavelo indatiy, le nanjitse aze ty rafoza’e hitambatse ao hey hialeñe.
And when the man rose to depart, his father-in-law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
8 Niampitso amy andro faha-limey re hañavelo, fa hoe ty rae’i ampelay: Ehe, ampitofào ty arofo’o, vaho mahaliñisa ampara’ te miroñe ty andro; aa le nikama iereo roe.
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thy heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they ate both of them.
9 Ie niongake hienga mb’eo indatiy, ie naho i sakeza’ey vaho i mpitoro’ey; le hoe ty asa’ i rafoza’e, rae’ i ampelaiy ama’e: Hehe te ho haleñe i àndroy; Ehe mialeña atoa, hahafale ty arofo’o, le hañaleñalen-drehe te maray hañavelo mb’ an-kiboho’o mb’eo.
And when the man arose to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now the day draweth towards evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day is coming to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
10 Fe tsy nimete nialeñe ao ka indatiy; niongake re, niavotse vaho niary e Iebose, toe Ierosalaime; ama’e i borìke roe reke-pitobohañe rey, naho i sakeza’ey.
But the man would not tarry that night, but he arose 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 Aa ie narine Iebose, le fa ho nitsofotse i àndroy vaho hoe i mpitoroñey amy talè’ey, Antao hitsile mb’ amo rova’ o nte-Ieboseo mb’eo, hialeñe ao.
[And] when they [were] by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in to this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
12 Fa hoe i talè’ey tama’e: Tsy hitsile etoa tika, himoak’ an-drovan’ ambahiny ao ie tsy a o ana’ Israeleo; hionjomb’e Gebà mb’eo tika.
And his master said to him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that [is] not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
13 Le hoe re amy mpitoro’ey, Antao hañarine ty raik’ amo toetse zao hialeñan-tika: ke e Gebà he e Ramà ao.
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 Aa le nionjoñe iereo nanjotike mb’eo, ampara’ te nitsofotse ty àndro, ie marine’ i Gebà’ i Beniamine.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which [belongeth] to Benjamin.
15 Niveve mb’eo iereo, nimoake, hialeñe e Gebà ao; le nizilik’ ao nitoboke an-kiririsa’ i rovay amy te tsy eo ty nampihova iareo añ’anjomba’e.
And they turned aside thither, to go in [and] to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat down in a street of the city: for [there was] no man that took them into his house to lodge.
16 Ingo amy zao, ty androanavy boak’ añ’ava, an-tete’e añe amy harivay, boak’ am-bohi’ i Efraime nañialo e Gebà ao, fa ana’ Iemený ka ondaty an-toetseo.
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who [was] also of mount Ephraim; and he dwelt in Gibeah: but the men of the place [were] Benjaminites.
17 Niandra amy zao i androanaviy, nahaoniñe i mpañavelo an-tamea’ i rovay vaho hoe re tama’e: Homb’aia irehe, naho boak’aia?
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a way-faring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
18 Le hoe re tama’e: Fiboaha’ay ty Betlekheme’ Iehoda mionjoñe mb’añ’ ila’ i vohi’ Efraimey mb’eo, i nihirifakoy, te Betlekheme’ Iehoda hey, le mb’an-kiboho’ Iehovà mb’eo, fe tsy eo ty mampihova anay añ’ anjomba’e,
And he said to him, We [are] passing from Beth-lehem-Judah towards the side of mount Ephraim; from thence [am] I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I [am now] going to the house of the LORD; and there [is] no man that receiveth me into [his] house.
19 ndra te aman’ ahetse naho haneñe o borìke’aio vaho ao ty mofo naho divay ho anay naho o mpitoro’o ampelao naho i ajalahy mindre amo mpitoro’ooy; toe tsy amam-pipaiañe.
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man [which is] with thy servants: [there is] no want of any thing:
20 Le hoe i androanaviy, Fañanintsiñe ama’o; hene apoho amako ze mete ho paia’o fe ko mialeñe an-tameañe atoy.
And the old man said, Peace [be] with thee; however, [let] all thy wants [lie] upon me; only lodge not in the street.
21 Aa le nampihovae’e añ’anjomba’e ao, naho finaha’e ahetse o borìkeo. Nanasa fandia iareo, le nikama vaho ninoñe.
So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses: and they washed their feet and ate and drank.
22 Aa ie nampifale arofo le niheo mb’eo ondati’ i rovaio, ondaty tsy manjofakeo haname i anjombay mb’ atia mb’ aroa naho namofoke i lala’ey vaho nanao amy tompon’ anjombay, amy androanaviy ty hoe, akaro indaty nizilik’ an-kiboho’oy, haharendreha’ay aze.
[Now] as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, [and] beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
23 Niakatse mb’am’ iereo ao amy zao indatiy, i tompon’ anjombay, nanao ty hoe ama’e, Tsie, ry longokoo, ehe, ko manao o halò-tsereke zao, oniñe te nizilik’ añ’ akibako atoy indatiy, ko anoe’ areo o hatsivokarañe zao.
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brethren, [nay], I pray you, do not [so] wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.
24 Ingo ty somondrara anak’ ampelako naho i sakeza’ey; hakareko iereo henaneo, ampiambaneo, le ano ze atao’ areo ho soa; fa ko manao o hagegeañe zao amy ‘ndatiy.
Behold, [here] is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.
25 Fe tsy hinao’ ondatio, aa le rinambe’ indatiy i sakeza’ey naho nasese’e mb’am’ iereo; le nandrendrek’ aze iareo vaho nivahora’ iareo ampara’ te niporea’ ty maray; aa ie ho nanjirike i àndroy, le navotso’ iareo.
But the men would not hearken 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 Aa le nimb’eo ami’ty mielizava i ampelay nikorovoke an-dalan’ anjomba’ indaty niheove’ i talè’ey ampara’ te nazava.
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 Nitroatse te manjirik’ àndro i talè’ey nanokake o lalan’ anjombao vaho niakatse hiavota’e mb’eo fe heheke i ampela sakeza’ey nibabok’ an-dala’ i anjombay eo, o taña’eo an’ tokonañe eo.
And her lord rose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down [at] the door of the house, and her hands [were] upon the threshhold.
28 Le hoe re ama’e, miongaha, fa hionjomb’eo tika; f’ie tsy amam-panoiñe; aa le niongake indatiy naho nasampe’e amy borikey, vaho noly mb’an-toe’e mb’ eo.
And he said to her, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon an ass, and the man rose, and went to his place.
29 Aa ie pok’an-kiboho’e ao, nangalake meso naho rinambe’e i sakeza’ey le tinori’e folo-ro’amby, fange am-pange’e, vaho hene nampihitrife’e mb’ amo efe’ Israeleo mb’eo.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.
30 Aa le hoe ty natao’ o nandrendrek’ azeo, Mbe lia’e tsy nanoeñe, tsy nioniñe o sata zao sikal’ amy andro niavota’ o ana’ Israeleo an-tane Mitsraimey ampara’ te henane, ivetsevetseo, isafirio, vaho ifanaontsio.
And it was so, that all that saw it, said, There hath been no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came from the land of Egypt to this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak [your minds].
