न्यायकर्ताहरू 19
1 ती दिनहरूमा, जब इस्राएलमा कुनै राजा थिएन, त्यहाँ एक जना लेवी थिए, जो केही समय एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशको सबैभन्दा दुर्गम क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गर्थे । तिनले यहूदाको बेथलेहेमबाट आफ्नो निम्ति एउटी उपपत्नी लिए ।
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.
2 तर तिनकी उपपत्नी तिनीप्रति अविश्वासी थिई । त्यसले उनलाई छोडी र यहूदाको बेथलेहेम भएको आफ्नो पिताको घरमा फर्की । त्यो त्यहाँ चार महिनासम्म बसी ।
His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there for four months.
3 त्यसपछि त्यसका पति उठे र त्यसलाई फकाएर फिर्ता ल्याउनलाई त्यसकहाँ गए । तिनीसँग उनका सेवक, र एक जोडी गधा थिए । त्यसले तिनलाई आफ्नो बुबाको घरभित्र लगी । त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई देखेर उनी खुशी भए ।
Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 तिनका ससुरा, त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिन दिन त्यहीं बस्न तिनलाई मनाए । तिनीहरूले खाए र पिए, र तिनीहरूले रात त्यहीं कटाए ।
His father-in-law, the young lady’s father, kept him there; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank, and stayed there.
5 चौथो दिनमा तिनीहरू बिहानै उठे र तिनी जानलाई तयार भए, तर त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले आफ्नो ज्वाँइलाई भने, “अलिकति रोटी खाएर आफूलाई बलियो बनाउनुहोस्, अनि जानुहोस् ।”
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. The young lady’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.”
6 त्यसैले तिनीहरू दुई जना सँगै बसेर खान र पिउन थाले । तब त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले भने, “कृपया अझै एक रात बस्नुहोस् र रमाइलो गर्नुहोस् ।”
So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young lady’s father said to the man, “Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”
7 जब ती लेवी जानलाई उठे, तब त्यस जवान स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई बस्नको निम्ति आग्रह गरे । यसैले तिनले आफ्नो योजना बद्ले र त्यहाँ फेरि अर्को रात बिताए ।
The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
8 पाँचौ दिनमा तिनी जानको निम्ति बिहानै उठे, तर त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले भने, “आफूलाई बलियो बनाउनुहोस् र दिउँसो नभएसम्म पर्खनुहोस् ।” यसैले ती दुई जनाले भोजन गरे ।
He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady’s father said, “Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines;” and they both ate.
9 जब ती लेवी, तिनकी उपपत्नी र तिनका सेवक जानलाई उठे, तब तिनका ससुरा, त्यस स्त्रीका बुबाले तिनलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, दिन ढल्केर साँझ पर्न लागेको छ । कृपया अर्को एक रात यहीँ बस्नुहोस् र रमाइलो गर्नुहोस् । तपाईं भोलि बिहान सबेरै उठ्न र घर फर्कन सक्नुहुन्छ ।”
When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws towards evening, please stay all night. Behold, the day is ending. Stay here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home.”
10 तर ती लेवीलाई त्यो रात बिताउन इच्छुक भएनन् । तिनी उठे र गए । तिनी यबूस (अर्थात् यरूशलेम) तर्फ लागे । तिनीसँग भारीले लादेका एक जोडी गधा थिए, र तिनकी उपपत्नी तिनीसँगै थिई ।
But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and went near Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.
11 तिनीहरू यबूसको नजिकै पुग्दा, साँझ पर्न लागेको थियो, र त्यस सेवकले आफ्नो मालिकलाई भन्यो, “आउनुहोस्, हामी यबूसीहरूको सहरतर्फ फर्कौं र यो रात त्यहाँ बिताऔं ।”
When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let’s enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.”
12 त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई भने, “हामी परदेशीहरूको सहरतर्फ जानेछैनौं जो इस्राएलका मानिसहरू होइनन् । हामी गिबामा जानेछौं ।”
His master said to him, “We won’t enter into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.”
13 ती लेवीले आफ्नो त्यो जवान मानिसलाई भने, “जाऔं, गिबा वा रामामध्ये कुनै एक ठाउँमा यो रात बिताऔं ।”
He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
14 यसैले तिनीहरू हिँडिरहे, र तिनीहरू बेन्यामीनको इलाका गिबानजिकै आउँदा घाम अस्तायो ।
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
15 तिनीहरू त्यो रात बिताउन गिबामा नै रोकिए । तिनीहरू गए र सहरको चोकमा बसे, तर त्यो रात कसैले पनि तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र लगेनन् ।
They went over there, to go in to stay in Gibeah. He went in, and sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who took them into his house to stay.
16 तर त्यो साँझ एक जना वृद्ध मानिस खेतमा काम गरेर फर्किरहेका थिए । तिनी एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशका थिए, र तिनी केही समयको लागि गिबामा बसोबास गरिरहेका थिए । तर त्यस ठाउँमा बस्ने मानिसहरू बेन्यामिनीहरू थिए ।
Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17 तिनले आफ्नो नजर उठाए र सहरको चोकमा यात्रुलाई देखे । ती वृद्ध मानिसले भने, “तपाईंहरू कहाँ जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ? तपाईंहरू कहाँबाट आउनुभएको हो?”
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”
18 ती लेवीले तिनलाई भने, “हामी यहूदाको बेथलेहेमबाट एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशको सबैभन्दा दुर्गम ठाउँमा जाँदैछौं, जहाँको म बासिन्दा हुँ । म यहूदाको बेथलेहेममा गएको थिएँ, र म परमप्रभुको घरमा जाँदैछु, तर मलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र लाने कोही पनि छैन ।
He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the LORD’s house; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.
19 हामीसँग यी गधाहरूका निम्ति पराल र अरू खुवाउने कुरा छन्, र म र तपाईंका यी सेविका र यो सेवकको निम्ति पनि पुग्ने रोटी र दाखमद्य मसँग छ । हामीलाई केही पनि चाहिंदैन ।”
Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything.”
20 ती वृद्ध मानिसले तिनीहरूलाई अभिवादन गरे, “तपाईंहरूलाई शान्ति! म तपाईंका सबै खाँचोको ख्याल गर्नेछु । केवल यस चोकमा रात नबिताउनुहोस् ।”
The old man said, “Peace be to you! Just let me supply all your needs, but don’t sleep in the street.”
21 त्यसैले ती मानिसले ती लेवीलाई आफ्नो घरभित्र ल्याए र गधाहरूलाई केही खान दिए । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना खुट्टा धोए र खाए र पिए ।
So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder. Then they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22 जब तिनीहरू खुशी मनाइरहेका थिए, सहरका केही काम नलाग्ने मानिसहरूले घरलाई घेरे र ढोकामा हिर्काउन थाले । घरका मालिक, ती वृद्ध मानिसलाई तिनीहरूले यसो भने, “तिम्रो घरमा आएको मानिसलाई यहाँ बाहिर निकाल, ताकि हामी त्यससँग सहवास गर्नेछौं ।”
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”
23 घरका मालिक ती मानिस तिनीहरूकहाँ बाहिर गए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “होइन, मेरा भाइहरू हो, यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस्! यी मानिस मेरो घरमा पाहुना भएका हुनाले, यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस्!
The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, don’t do this folly.
24 हेर्नुहोस्, मेरी कन्ये छोरी र तिनकी उपपत्नी यहीं छन् । म तिनीहरूलाई अहिल्यै बाहिर ल्याउनेछु । तिनीहरूलाई तपाईंहरूले जे इच्छा गर्नुहुन्छ, त्यही गर्नुहोस् । तर यी मानिसलाई त्यस्तो दुष्ट काम नगर्नुहोस् ।”
Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man don’t do any such folly.”
25 तर ती मानिसहरूले तिनको कुरा सुनेनन्, यसैले त्यस मानिसले आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई समाते र उसलाई बाहिर लगे । तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई बलात्कार गरे र रातभरी त्यसलाई दुर्व्यवहार गरे, र झिसमिसेमा त्यसलाई छोडिदिए ।
But the men wouldn’t listen to him; so the man grabbed his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning. When the day began to dawn, they let her go.
26 झिसमिसेमा त्यो स्त्री आई र त्यस मानिसको घरको ढोकामा आएर लडी जहाँ त्यसका मालिक थिए, र बिहान नभएसम्म त्यो त्यहीँ नै लडिरही ।
Then the woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.
27 त्यसका मालिक बिहान उठे र घरका ढोकाहरू खोले र आफ्नो बाटो जानलाई हिंडे । तिनले आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई आफ्नो हात पसारेर ढोकामा लडिरहेकी देखे ।
Her lord rose up 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, with her hands on the threshold.
28 ती लेवीले त्यसलाई भने, “उठ, जाऔं ।” तर केही जवाफ आएन । तिनले त्यसलाई आफ्नो गधामा राखे, र ती मानिस घर जान हिंडे ।
He said to her, “Get up, and let’s get going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
29 जब ती लेवी घर पुगे, तिनले एउटा छुरी लिए, र आफ्नी उपपत्नीलाई समाए र अङ्ग-अङ्ग गरी बाह्र टुक्रा गरी काटे र ती टुक्राहरूलाई इस्राएलभरी पठाए ।
When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
30 यो देख्ने सबैले भने, “इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिश्रदेशबाट बाहिर आएदेखि आजको दिनसम्म यस्तो कहिल्यै गरिएको वा देखिएको थिएन । यसको बारेमा विचार गर! हामीलाई सल्लाह देओ! हामीले के गर्ने हामीलाई बताओ!”
It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”
