< Mpitsara 20 >
1 Aa le hene nienga mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo; nifanontoñe hoe ondaty raike i valobohòke boake Dane pake Bir’sebà naho an-tane Giladeiy, nimb’am’ Iehovà e Mitspà añe.
All the Israelis, from Dan [city in the north] to Beersheba [city in the south], and even from [the] Gilead [region on the east side of the Jordan River, heard what had happened. So they] they gathered together at Mizpah, [at the place where they worshiped] Yahweh.
2 Aa le niatreke i fivoribei’ ondatin’ Añahareoy o mpiaolo’ ondaty iabio, ze hene fifokoa’ Israele, lahin-defo efats-etse songa mpitàm-pibara.
The leaders of [eleven of] the tribes of Israel stood in front of the people who gathered there. There were 400,000 men with swords who were there.
3 Jinanji’ o ana’ i Beniamineo ka te nionjom-be Mitspà mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo. Le hoe o ana’ Israeleo, Atalilio ama’ay o haloloañe zao.
The people of the tribe of Benjamin heard that the other Israelis had gone up to Mizpah, [but none of the men from their tribe went to the meeting there]. The Israelis who had come to Mizpah asked about the evil thing that had happened.
4 Aa le hoe ty natoi’ i nte-Levy vali’ i rakemba vinonoiy, Nimoake e Gebà’ i Beniamine iraho rekets’ i sakezakoy hialeñ’ ao.
So the husband of the woman who had been killed replied, “My slave wife and I came to Gibeah [city], wanting to stay there that night.
5 Nitroatse hiatreatre amako amy haleñey ondati’ i Gebào, le ho naname ahy añariari’ i anjombay, hañoho-doza amako, fe nazi’ iareo i sakezakoy, ie mate henaneo.
That evening, the men of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house [where I was staying] and wanted to [have sex with me and then] kill me. They [raped and] abused my slave wife [all night], and she died.
6 Aa le rinambeko i sakezakoy naho tinoritoriko vaho nampisangitrifeko hanitsike ze fonga tane linova’ Israele; ty amy halò-tserehañe naho hagegeañe e Israele ao.
I took her body home and cut it into pieces. Then I sent one piece to each area of Israel, [because I wanted you all to know about] this wicked and disgraceful/shameful thing [that] has been done here in Israel.
7 Aa ie henaneo ry ana’ Israeleo, inahareo iaby, taroño etoañe ty fanoroa’ areo, ty safiri’ areo.
So now, all you Israeli people, speak, and tell me what you think should be done!”
8 Aa le songa niongake hoe ondaty raike i màroy nanao ty hoe, Leo raik’ aman-tika tsy homb’ añ’akiba’e mb’eo, naho tsy ama’ay ty hitsile mb’ an-kiboho’e añe.
All the people stood up, and in unison said, “None of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!
9 Fe zao ty hanoentika amy Gebà: ho tamè’ay an-kitsapake;
This is what we must do to [the people of] Gibeah. First, we will (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to determine which group should attack them].
10 vaho hangalà’ay ondaty folo ami’ty zato boak’amy ze hene fifokoa’ Israele, naho zato ami’ty arivo, naho arivo ty añ’ale, hitoha vaty ho a ondaty ho mb’e Gebà’ i Beniamine añe hiatrek’ aze ty amy fonga hagegeañe nanoe’ iereo e Israeley.
We will choose (one tenth/one from every ten) of the men from all the Israeli tribes. Those men will go and find food for the men who will go to attack the people of Gibeah. Then the other men will go to Gibeah to (pay the people back/punish them) for this terrible thing that they have done [here] in Israel.”
11 Aa le nifanontoñe hañatreatre i rovay ondati’ Israele iabio, vinanditse h’ondaty raike.
And all the Israeli people agreed [that the people of Gibeah should be punished].
12 Nahitri’ o fifokoa’ Israeleo ondaty hanitsike ty fifokoa’ i Beniamineo hañontane ty hoe: Ino ze o haloloañe nifetsak’ ama’ areo zao?
Then the Israeli men sent messengers throughout the tribe of Benjamin. They demanded, “Do you realize that some of your men have done a very evil thing?
13 Ie amy zao akaro indaty rey, o tsivokatse e Gebào, hañohofa’ay loza, hañaria’ay amy Israele o haloloañe zao. F’ie tsy hinao’ i Beniamine ty fiarañanaña’ o longo’e ana’ Israeleo.
Bring those wicked men to us, in order that we can execute them. [By doing that], we will be doing what should be done because of this evil thing that has happened in Israel.” But the [people of the] tribe of Benjamin did not pay attention to their fellow Israelis.
14 Te mone nifanontoñe e Gebà ao boak’ amo rova’eo o ana’ i Beniamineo hialy amo ana’ Israeleo.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin left their cities and gathered at Gibeah to fight the [other] Israelis.
15 Vinolily tañ’ andro izay te ro’ale-tsi-eneñ’ arivo ty mpitàm-pibara amo ana’ i Beniamineo niboak’ amo rova’eo, mandikoatse o mpimoneñ’ e Gebào; nifiton-jato t’indaty ao.
In that one day the men of the tribe of Benjamin recruited 26,000 soldiers who knew how to fight using swords. They also chose/recruited 700 men from Gibeah.
16 Fiton-jato am’ ondaty iabio ty ni-fitàn-kavia; songa nahafipiletse vato ami’ty treham-bolo le tsy nivio.
From all those soldiers there were 700 men who were left-handed, and each of them could sling a stone at [a target that was very small and as narrow as] a hair, and the stone always hit the target!
17 Niaheñe ho efats-etse ondaty mpitàm-pibara’ Israeleo, (tsy ama’e t’i Beniamine); songa lahin-defoñe.
There were 400,000 men from the other Israeli tribes who had swords.
18 Aa le niongake vaho nionjomb’e Betele mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo, nañontane ze hatoron’ Añahare, ami’ty hoe, Ia ama’ay ty hionjon-kialy amo Ana’ i Beniamineo valoha’e? Le hoe t’Iehovà: Iehoda ty hiaolo.
Those other Israelis went up to Bethel and asked God, “Which tribe should be the first to attack the men from the tribe of Benjamin?” Yahweh answered, “[The men from the tribe of] Judah should go first.”
19 Aa le nañaleñaleñe o ana’ Israeleo nitobe ampiatrefañe i Gebà ey.
The next morning, the Israeli men went and set up their tents near Gibeah.
20 Le nionjon-kialy amy Beniamine mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo; nalaha’ o nte-Israleo amo nte-Gebao ty hotakotake.
Then they went to fight against [the men from the tribe of] Benjamin, and stood in their positions for fighting a battle, [facing Gibeah].
21 Niakatse boake Gebà amy zao o ana’i Beniamineo vaho narotsa’ iareo an-tane amy andro zay t’indaty ro-ale-tsi-ro-arivo amo ana’ Israeleo.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and fought against them, and they killed 22,000 Israeli men on that day.
22 Nifañosike ondatio, o ana’ Israeleo, vaho nalaha’ iareo amy toetse nilahara’ iareo tamy andro valoha’eiy indraike hihotakotake.
[Late that afternoon], the [remaining] Israeli men went to the place of worship and cried until the sun set. Then they asked Yahweh, “Should we attack the men of the tribe of Benjamin again, even though they are our fellow Israelis?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them again.” So the Israeli men encouraged each other.
23 Aa le nionjoñe mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo nirovetse añatrefa’ Iehovà ampara’ te haleñe, le nihalaly am’ Iehovà ami’ty hoe, Aa vaho harineako amañ’aly indraike hao o ana’ i Beniamine rahalahikoo? Le hoe t’Iehovà, Mionjona mb’ ama’e.
24 Aa le niharinea’ o ana’ Israeleo o ana’ i Beniamineo amy andro faharoey.
The next day they again stood in their positions for fighting, just like they had done on the previous day.
25 Le niavotse hiatreke iareo boake Gebà t’i Beniamine amy andro faha-roey vaho rinotsa’e an-tane indraike o ana’ Israeleo ty lahindefoñe rai-ale-tsi-valoarivo songa mpitàm-pibara.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and attacked the Israelis, and killed 18,000 more of their men.
26 Nionjomb’e Betele mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo naho ondaty iabio le nangololoike ty rovetse naho niambesatse añatrefa’ Iehovà, naho nililitse amy andro zay ampara’ te haleñe vaho nañenga soroñe naho engam-panintsiñañe añatrefa’ Iehovà.
[In the afternoon], all the people of Israel [who had not been killed] again went to Bethel. There they sat down and cried to Yahweh, and they (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They brought some offerings which they burned completely [on the altar], and they also brought some offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
27 Le nañontanea’ o ana’ Israleo t’Iehovà (amy te tao i vatam-pañinan’Añaharey tañ’ andro izay;
At that time, the Sacred Chest that contained the stone tablets on which were written the Ten Commandments was there at Bethel. A priest named Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, often stood in front of that chest [and talked with Yahweh]. While he stood there on that day, he asked Yahweh, “Shall we go again to fight against our fellow Israelis from the tribe of Benjamin, or shall we stop fighting against them?” Yahweh answered, “Go again tomorrow, because tomorrow I will enable you to defeat them.”
28 vaho nijohañe añatrefa’e t’i Pinekase ana’i Elazare ana’ i Aharone fahe-zay) ami’ty hoe: Mbe hionjo hifandraparapak’ amo ana’ i Beniamine rahalahikoo hao iraho? Le hoe t’Iehovà: Mionjona amy t’ie hatoloko am-pità’o te hamaray.
29 Aa le niarikatohe’ Israele mpamandroñe ty Gebà.
So [the next day, 10,000 of] the Israeli men (set up ambushes/went to hide) [in the fields] around Gibeah.
30 Le nionjoñe haname o ana’ i Beniamineo o ana’Israeleo amy andro fahateloy vaho nidadañe niatreke i Gebà manahake i nanoe’ey.
The [other] Israeli men went and stood in their positions for fighting a battle just like they had done on the previous days.
31 Aa le niavotse hiatrek’ ondatio o ana’ i Beniamineo, le nasitak’ amy rovay; toe nigarabiñ’ aly naho namono an-damoke ey nanahak’ i añey, amy mionjomb’e Betele mb’eoy naho amy mb’e Gebà mb’eoy, naho an-tetekey, ondati’ nte’ Israele telo-polo varañe.
When the men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of the city to fight against them, the Israeli men retreated away from the city, and the men of the tribe of Benjamin pursued them. The men of the tribe of Benjamin killed many Israelis, like they had done before. They killed about 30 Israelis. They killed some in the fields, and they killed some on the road that went to Bethel and on the road that went to Gibeah.
32 Le hoe ty asa’o ana’ i Beniamineo: Fa mibaibay aolon-tikañe eo iereo manahake tam-baloha’ey; ami’ty nanoa’ o ana’ Israeleo ty hoe: Antao hitriban-day hanitake iereo amy rovay mb’an-damoke mb’eo.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin said, “We are defeating them like we did before!” But then Israeli men did what they had planned. The main group of Israeli men retreated a short distance from the city, to [trick] the men of Gibeah and cause them to pursue the Israeli men along the roads outside the city.
33 Ie amy zao hene niongak’ an-toe’e eo o ana’ Israeleo naho nijohañe am-piriritañe i Baale Tamare ey; le niboroboñak’ amo toe’eo amy zao o mpivandroñeo, naho boak’ an-kivo’ i Gebà ao.
The main group of Israeli men left their positions and retreated, and then they stood in their battle positions again at a place named Baal-Tamar.
34 Aa le rai-ale amo jinoboñe amy ze hene ana’ Israele ty naname i Gebà, naho nifandrapake an’ aly; fe namoea’ i Beniamine te nitotofen-kankàñe.
Then [while the men of Gibeah were running out of the city toward them], the other 10,000 Israelis came out from the places where they had been hiding, west of Gibeah. They were men who had come from all parts of Israel. There was a very big battle. But the men of the tribe of Benjamin did not know that they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.
35 Aa le linafa’ Iehovà añatrefa’ Israele t’i Beniamine; le nanjamañe nte-Beniamine ro’ ale-tsi-lime-arivo-tsi-zato o ana’ Israeleo, songa mpitàm-pibara.
Yahweh enabled the Israeli men to defeat the men of the tribe of Benjamin. They killed 25,000 of them, even though they all were using swords. [This is what happened]:
36 Nioni’ o nte-Beniamineo amy zao t’ie gioke, ie nanao te tsy hahafitroatse amy Beniamine o ana’ Israeleo; fe niantofa’ iereo o mpamandroñe najado’ iareo marine i Gebào.
The main group of Israeli men arranged with the men who would be hiding that they should send up a smoke signal to enable the main group of soldiers to know when they should attack. Then the main group of Israeli men retreated for a short distance, because they knew that the other Israeli men who had been hiding on the other side of Gibeah would attack the people of the tribe of Benjamin by surprise. So [after the main group of Israeli men retreated a little distance], the men who had been hiding rushed out and ran into Gibeah and used their swords to kill everyone in the city. [Then they started to burn the buildings].
37 Aa le nipirirìtse mb’eo o namandroñeo, nipitsike ty lay mb’e Gebà mb’eo; nikovovoke mb’eo o namandroñeo, nandafa i rova iabiy an-dela-pibara.
38 Ie amy zao ty viloñe tinendre añivo’ o ana’ Israeleo naho o namandroñeo, le t’ie hampionjoñe hatoeñe mandrahoñe boak’ an-drova ao.
39 Aa le nitolik’ amy hotakotakey o ana’ Israeleo, ie fa niorotse nandafa naho namono ondaty telopolo varañe t’i Beniamine, le natao’ iereo ty hoe: toe mifitak’ aolon-tikañe eo iereo manahak’ i fifandraparapahañe valoha’ey.
By that time, the men of the tribe of Benjamin said, “We are winning the battle, as we did before!”
40 Fe nioro-pionjoñe boak’ an-drova ao i rahon-katoeñe mijoalay, le nitolike o nte-Beniamineo: vaho hehe te nionjoñe an-katoeñe mb’an-dikerañe ey ty famorototoañe i rovay.
But then smoke [from the burning buildings] began to rise up from the city. The men of the tribe of Benjamin turned around and saw that the whole city was burning.
41 Nitolik’ amy zao ka o ana’ Israeleo vaho niroreke o nte-Beniamineo, fa naharendreke te nizo hankàñe.
Then the main group of Israeli men [also saw the smoke, and they knew that the smoke signaled that they should] turn around and begin to attack. The men of the tribe of Benjamin were very afraid, because they realized that they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.
42 Aa le niambohoa’ iareo o ana’ Israeleo, nimb’ ampatrambey mb’eo, fe nañoridañe iareo i aliy, nanjamañe boak’ am-boho ka o niavotse o rovao.
So the men of the tribe of Benjamin tried to run away toward the desert to escape from the Israeli men, but they were not able to escape, because the Israeli men who had burned the two cities came out of those cities and killed many of them.
43 Le hinoro’ iareo o nte-Beniamineo naho nañinjake tsy am-pitofàñe, vaho maro ty nandialià’ iareo pak’ e Gebà mb’am-panjirihan’ andro mb’eo.
They surrounded [some of] the men of the tribe of Benjamin, and pursued the others to the area east of Gibeah.
44 Le rai-ale-tsi-valo-arivo ty nihotrak’ amo nte-Beniamineo; songa fanalolahy.
They killed 18,000 strong soldiers of the tribe of Benjamin.
45 Nitolike iereo le nilay mb’ am-patrambey mb’eo mb’amy vato’ i Rimoney mb’eo; aa le tsinindro’ iareo an-dalañe mb’eo t’indaty lime-arivo, naho nangoroñe iareo pake Gidome añe vaho nandafa ondaty ro-arivo.
Then the rest of the men of the tribe of Benjamin realized that they had been defeated. They ran toward the desert to Rimmon Rock, but the Israeli men killed 5,000 more men of the tribe of Benjamin along the roads. They pursued the rest of them to Gidom, and they killed 2,000 more men of the tribe of Benjamin there.
46 Aa le nte-Beniamine ro-ale-tsi-lime-arivo ty nikorovoke tañ’ andro izay, songa mpitàm-pibara, ondaty maozatse.
Altogether, there were 25,000 men of the tribe of Benjamin who were killed, all of whom had swords.
47 Fe nitolike naho nitriban-day mb’am-Bato Rimone am-patrambey mb’eo ty lahindefo enenjato nipalitse am-Bato Rimone ao efa-bolañe.
But 600 men of the tribe of Benjamin ran to Rimmon Rock in the desert. They stayed there for four months.
48 Nitolike mb’amo ana’ i Beniamineo amy zao o ana’ Israeleo le linafa’e an-dela-pibara iaby o rova’eo naho o añombe’eo ze fonga nioni’ iareo; vaho fonga namiañañ’ afo ze rova nizoeñe.
Then the Israeli men went back to the land belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, and killed the people in every city. They also killed all the animals, and destroyed everything else that they found there. And they burned all the cities that they came to.