داوران 19
| در آن روزگار که قوم اسرائیل هنوز پادشاهی نداشت، مردی از قبیلهٔ لاوی در آن طرف کوهستان افرایم زندگی می‌کرد. او دختری از اهالی بیت‌لحم یهودا را به عقد خود درآورد. | 1 |
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah.
| اما آن دختر از او دلگیر شده، به خانهٔ پدرش در بیت‌لحم یهودا فرار کرد و مدت چهار ماه در آنجا ماند. | 2 |
And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.
| سرانجام شوهرش برخاسته، به دنبال زنش رفت تا دوباره دل او را به دست آورد و او را به خانه بازگرداند. غلامی با دو الاغ همراه او بود. چون به آنجا رسید، زنش او را به خانهٔ خود برد و پدرزنش از دیدن وی بسیار شاد شد. | 3 |
And 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. And she brought him into her father's house, and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
| پدرزنش از او خواست که چند روزی با آنها بماند. پس او سه روز در خانهٔ پدرزنش ماند و اوقات خوشی را با هم گذراندند. | 4 |
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.
| روز چهارم، صبح زود برخاستند و خواستند حرکت کنند، اما پدرزنش اصرار نمود که بعد از خوردن صبحانه بروند. | 5 |
And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. And the damsel's father said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.
| پس از صرف صبحانه پدرزن آن مرد گفت: «امروز هم پیش ما بمان تا با هم خوش بگذرانیم.» | 6 |
So they sat down, and ate and drank, both of them together. And the damsel's father said to the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.
| آن مرد اول نپذیرفت، اما سرانجام بر اثر اصرار پدرزنش یک روز دیگر نزد آنها ماند. | 7 |
And the man rose up to depart, but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.
| روز بعد، آنها دوباره صبح زود برخاستند تا بروند اما باز پدرزنش مانع شد و گفت: «خواهش می‌کنم چیزی بخورید و تا غروب بمانید.» پس ماندند و به خوردن و نوشیدن پرداختند. | 8 |
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart. And the damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declines. And they ate, both of them.
| در پایان همان روز که آن مرد و زنش و غلامش آمادهٔ حرکت می‌شدند، پدرزنش گفت: «اکنون دیر وقت است. بهتر است شب را هم با خوشی دور هم باشیم و فردا صبح زود برخاسته روانه شوید.» | 9 |
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, I pray you tarry all night. Behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here that thy heart may be merry, and tomorrow get early on your way that thou may go home.
| ولی آن مرد این بار قبول نکرد و به اتفاق همراهانش به راه افتاد و آنها پیش از غروب به اورشلیم که یبوس هم نامیده می‌شد به همراه همسر و دو الاغ پالان شده رسیدند. | 10 |
But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came opposite Jebus (the same is Jerusalem). And there were with him a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine was also with him.
| غلامش به وی گفت: «بهتر است امشب در همین شهر بمانیم.» | 11 |
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 aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
| مرد جواب داد: «نه، ما نمی‌توانیم در این شهر غریب که یک اسرائیلی هم در آن یافت نمی‌شود بمانیم. بهتر است به جِبعه یا رامه برویم و شب را در آنجا به سر بریم.» | 12 |
And his master said to him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner that is not of the sons of Israel, but we will pass over to Gibeah.
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And he said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
| پس به راه خود ادامه دادند. غروب به جِبعه که در سرزمین قبیلهٔ بنیامین بود، وارد شدند، | 14 |
So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
| تا شب را در آنجا به سر برند. اما چون کسی آنها را به خانهٔ خود نبرد، در میدان شهر ماندند. | 15 |
And they turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in, and sat down in the street of the city, for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.
| در این موقع پیرمردی از کار خود در مزرعه‌اش به خانه برمی‌گشت (او از اهالی کوهستان افرایم بود، ولی در جِبعهٔ بنیامین زندگی می‌کرد). | 16 |
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites.
| چون مسافران را در گوشهٔ میدان دید نزد ایشان رفت و پرسید: «از کجا آمده‌اید و به کجا می‌روید؟» | 17 |
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city. And the old man said, Where do thou go? And from where do thou come?
| مرد در پاسخ گفت: «از بیت‌لحم یهودا آمده‌ایم و به آن طرف کوهستان افرایم می‌رویم، زیرا خانه ما آنجا در نزدیکی شیلوه است و عازم خانه خود هستیم و هیچ‌کس ما را به خانه خود راه نمی‌دهد. | 18 |
And 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. And I am now going to the house of Jehovah, and there is no man that takes me into his house.
| با اینکه یونجه برای الاغها و خوراک و شراب کافی برای خودمان همراه داریم و نیازی به چیزی نداریم.» | 19 |
Yet there is both straw and provender for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man who is with thy servants. There is no want of anything.
| پیرمرد گفت: «نگران نباشید. من شما را به خانهٔ خود می‌برم. شما نباید در میدان بمانید.» | 20 |
And the old man said, Peace be to thee. However let all thy wants lie upon me, only do not lodge in the street.
| پس آنها را با خود به خانه برد و علوفه به الاغهایشان داد. ایشان پس از شستن پاها و رفع خستگی شام خوردند. | 21 |
So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
| وقتی آنها سرگرم گفتگو بودند ناگهان عده‌ای از مردان منحرف و شهوتران، خانهٔ پیرمرد را محاصره نمودند. آنها در حالی که در را به شدت می‌کوبیدند، فریاد می‌زدند: «ای پیرمرد، مردی را که در خانهٔ توست بیرون بیاور تا به او تجاوز کنیم.» | 22 |
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.
| پیرمرد از خانه‌اش بیرون آمد و به آنها گفت: «برادران من، از شما تمنا می‌کنم چنین عمل زشتی را انجام ندهید، زیرا او میهمان من است. | 23 |
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, I pray you, do not so wickedly, seeing that this man has come into my house. Do not this folly.
| دختر باکرهٔ خودم و زن او را نزد شما می‌آورم، هر چه که می‌خواهید با آنها بکنید، اما چنین عمل زشتی را با این مرد نکنید.» | 24 |
Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine. I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seems good to you, but to this man do not any such folly.
| ولی آنها به حرفهای پیرمرد گوش ندادند. پس مرد میهمان، زن خود را به آنها تسلیم نمود و آنها تمام شب به وی تجاوز کردند و صبح خیلی زود او را رها ساختند. | 25 |
But the men would not hearken to him. So the man laid hold on 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.
| سپیده دم، آن زن به دم در خانه‌ای که شوهرش در آنجا بود آمد و همان جا بر زمین افتاد و تا روشن شدن هوا در آنجا ماند. | 26 |
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, till it was light.
| صبح، وقتی که شوهرش در را گشود تا روانه شود، دید زنش کنار در خانه افتاده و دستهایش بر آستانهٔ در است. | 27 |
And 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 was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.
| به او گفت: «برخیز تا برویم.» اما جوابی نشنید، چون زن مرده بود. پس جسد وی را روی الاغ خود انداخته عازم خانه‌اش شد. | 28 |
And he said to her, Up, and let us be going, but there was no answering. Then he took her up upon the donkey, and the man rose up, and got to his place.
| وقتی به منزل رسید، چاقویی برداشته، جسد زنش را به دوازده قطعه تقسیم کرد و هر قطعه را برای یکی از قبایل اسرائیل فرستاد. | 29 |
And when he came into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
| قوم اسرائیل چون این را دیدند خشمگین شده، گفتند: «از روزی که قوم ما از مصر بیرون آمد تاکنون چنین عملی دیده نشده است. ما نباید در این مورد خاموش بنشینیم.» | 30 |
And it was so, that all who saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the sons of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it, take counsel, and speak.
