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 dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
| 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 Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole 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, and 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, detained 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, when they arose early in the morning, that he arose to depart: and the damsel’s father said to his son in law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward depart.
| پس از صرف صبحانه پدرزن آن مرد گفت: «امروز هم پیش ما بمان تا با هم خوش بگذرانیم.» | 6 |
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.
| آن مرد اول نپذیرفت، اما سرانجام بر اثر اصرار پدرزنش یک روز دیگر نزد آنها ماند. | 7 |
And when the man rose to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore 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 they tarried until afternoon, 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 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 toward 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.
| 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 arose and departed, and came opposite Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two donkeys saddled, his concubine also was with him.
| غلامش به وی گفت: «بهتر است امشب در همین شهر بمانیم.» | 11 |
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.
| 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 here into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
| 13 |
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.
| پس به راه خود ادامه دادند. غروب به جِبعه که در سرزمین قبیلهٔ بنیامین بود، وارد شدند، | 14 |
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth 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 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.
| 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, who was also of mount Ephraim; and he dwelt 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 when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Where goest thou? and where do you come from?
| 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 Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from there am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth 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 fodder for our donkeys; 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.
| پیرمرد گفت: «نگران نباشید. من شما را به خانهٔ خود می‌برم. شما نباید در میدان بمانید.» | 20 |
And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not 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 fodder to the donkeys: 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 |
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain perverted men, 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.
| 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, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is 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 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.
| 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 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.
| 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 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.
| 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 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 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, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon a donkey, and the man rose, and went 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 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 land 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 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.
