Fakamaau 19
1 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ha tuʻi ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe ai ʻa e [tangata ]Livai ʻe taha naʻe ʻāunofo ʻi he potu ʻoe moʻunga ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea naʻa ne ʻomi ha sinifu ke na feangainga mei Petelihema Siuta.
And it cometh to pass, in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he taketh to him a wife, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;
2 Pea naʻe fai angahala ʻe hono fefine kiate ia, pea hola ia meiate ia ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamai ʻi Petelihema Siuta, pea naʻe ʻi ai ia ʻi he māhina kātoa ʻe fā.
and commit whoredom against him doth his concubine, and she goeth from him unto the house of her father, unto Beth-Lehem-Judah, and is there days — four months.
3 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake hono husepāniti, pea ʻalu ko hono kumi, ke ne lea ʻofa kiate ia, pea ke toe ʻomi ia, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻene tamaioʻeiki, pea mo e ʻasi ʻe ua: pea ne ʻomi ia ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamai: pea ʻi he mamata kiate ia ʻae tamai ʻae fefine, naʻe fiefia ia ke na feʻiloaki.
And her husband riseth and goeth after her, to speak unto her heart, to bring her back, and his young man [is] with him, and a couple of asses; and she bringeth him into the house of her father, and the father of the young woman seeth him, and rejoiceth to meet him.
4 Pea naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe heʻene tamai ʻi he fono, ʻaia ko e tamai ʻae fefine; pea naʻa na nonofo mo ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu: ko ia naʻa nau kai, mo inu, pea mohe ʻi ai.
And keep hold on him doth his father-in-law, father of the young woman, and he abideth with him three days, and they eat and drink, and lodge there.
5 Pea hoko ki hono fā ʻoe ʻaho, pea ʻi heʻenau tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻi he pongipongi ke ʻalu, naʻe tuʻu hake ia ke ʻalu: pea pehē ʻe he tamai ʻae fefine ki hono foha ʻi he fono, “Ke ke fakafiemālieʻi ho loto ʻaki ʻae konga mā, pea ke toki fai ho fononga.”
And it cometh to pass, on the fourth day, that they rise early in the morning, and he riseth to go, and the father of the young woman saith unto his son-in-law, 'Support thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye go on.'
6 Pea naʻa nau nofo pea kai mo inu fakataha ʻakinaua: he naʻe pehē ʻe he tamai ʻae fefine ki he tangata, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe ke ke fiemālie, pea ke tatali he poōni, pea ke fakafiefia ki ho loto.”
And they sit and eat both of them together, and drink, and the father of the young woman saith unto the man, 'Be willing, I pray thee, and lodge all night, and let thy heart be glad.'
7 Pea ʻi he tuʻu hake ʻae tangata ke ʻalu, naʻe ueʻi mālohi ia ʻe heʻene tamai ʻi he fono: ko ia ne ne toe mohe ʻi ai.
And the man riseth to go, and his father-in-law presseth on him, and he turneth back and lodgeth there.
8 Pea tuʻu hengihengi hake ia ʻi hono nima ʻoe ʻaho ke ʻalu: pea pehē ʻe he tamai ʻae fefine kiate ia, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, fakafiemālieʻi ho loto.” Pea naʻa nau tatali ʻo aʻu ki he hoʻatā efiafi nai, pea na kai fakatouʻosi pe.
And he riseth early in the morning, on the fifth day, to go, and the father of the young woman saith, 'Support, I pray thee, thy heart;' and they have tarried till the turning of the day, and they eat, both of them.
9 Pea ʻi he tuʻu hake ʻae tangata ke ʻalu, mo hono uaifi, mo ʻene tamaioʻeiki, naʻe lea ʻene tamai ʻi he fono ʻaia ko e tamai ʻae fefine, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko eni, vakai, ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻae ʻaho ke efiafi, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe tau mohe: vakai, kuo tei ʻosi ʻae ʻaho, tau mohe ʻi heni, ke fiemālie ho loto; pea ʻalu hengihengi ʻapongipongi ʻi homou hala, koeʻuhi ke ke hoko atu ki ho ʻapi.”
And the man riseth to go, he and his concubine, and his young man, and his father-in-law, father of the young woman, saith to him, 'Lo, I pray thee, the day hath fallen toward evening, lodge all night, I pray thee; lo, the declining of the day! lodge here, and let thine heart be glad — and ye have risen early to-morrow for your journey, and thou hast gone to thy tent.'
10 Ka naʻe ʻikai tatali ʻe he tangata ʻi he pō ko ia, ka naʻe tuʻu hake ia ʻo ʻalu, pea hoko ʻo feʻunga mo Sepusi, ʻaia ko Selūsalema; pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae ʻasi ʻe ua mo e hekaʻanga, pea mo hono uaifi foki.
And the man hath not been willing to lodge all night, and he riseth, and goeth, and cometh in till over-against Jebus (It [is] Jerusalem), and with him [are] a couple of asses saddled; and his concubine [is] with him.
11 Pea ʻi heʻenau ofi ki Sepusi, kuo teitei ʻosi ʻae ʻaho, pea pehē ʻe he tamaioʻeiki ki heʻene ʻeiki, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke tau afe ki he kolo ni ʻoe kau Sepusi, pea mohe ʻi ai.”
They [are] near Jebus, and the day hath gone greatly down, and the young man saith unto his lord, 'Come, I pray thee, and we turn aside unto this city of the Jebusite, and lodge in it.'
12 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe heʻene ʻeiki kiate ia, “ʻE ʻikai te tau afe eni ki he kolo ʻoe kakai kehe, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; ka tau mole atu ki Kipea.
And his lord saith unto him, 'Let us not turn aside unto the city of a stranger, that is not of the sons of Israel, thither, but we have passed over unto Gibeah.'
13 Pea pehē ʻe ia ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki, Ko eni ke tau ʻunuʻunu atu ki he potu ni ʻe taha ke tau mohe ai he poōni, ʻi Kipea, pe ʻi Lama.”
And he saith to his young man, 'Come, and we draw near to one of the places, and have lodged in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'
14 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu ai pe ʻi honau hala; pea naʻe tō ʻae laʻā ʻi heʻenau ofi ki Kipea, ʻaia ʻoku kau ki Penisimani.
And they pass over, and go on, and the sun goeth in upon them near Gibeah, which is to Benjamin;
15 Pea naʻa nau afe ki ai, ke ʻalu ʻo mohe ʻi Kipea: pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu ki ai, naʻe nofo ki lalo ia ʻi he hala ʻoe kolo: he naʻe ʻikai fakaafe ia ʻe ha tokotaha ki hono fale ke mohe.
and they turn aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah, and he goeth in and sitteth in a broad place of the city, and there is no man gathering them into the house to lodge.
16 Pea vakai, naʻe haʻu ha motuʻa mei heʻene ngāue ʻi he ngoue ʻi he efiafi, ko e tangata foki ia mei he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi; pea naʻe ʻāunofo ia ʻi Kipea: ka ko e kau tangata ʻoe potu ko ia ko e kau Penisimani.
And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man [is] of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he [is] a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place [are] Benjamites.
17 Pea ʻi heʻene hanga hake naʻa ne mamata ki he tangata fononga ʻi he hala ʻoe kolo: pea pehē ʻe he motuʻa kiate ia, “ʻOku ke ʻalu ki fē? Pea kuo ke haʻu mei fē?”
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the man, the traveller, in a broad place of the city, and the aged man saith, 'Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'
18 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻOku mau fononga mei Petelihema Siuta, ki he potu ʻoe moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi; ʻaia ʻoku ou haʻu mei ai: pea ne u ʻalu ki Petelihema Siuta, ka ʻoku ou ʻalu ni ki he fale ʻo Sihova; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ke fakaafe au ki hono fale.
And he saith unto him, 'We are passing over from Beth-Lehem-Judah unto the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim — thence I [am], and I go unto Beth-Lehem-Judah; and to the house of Jehovah I am going, and there is no man gathering me into the house,
19 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae mohuku mo e meʻakai ki heʻemau fanga ʻasi; pea ʻoku ai mo e mā mo e uaine kiate au mo hoʻo kaunanga, pea ki he tangata talavou ʻaia ʻoku ʻi hoʻo ongo tamaioʻeiki: ʻoku ʻikai te mau masiva.”
and both straw and provender are for our asses, and also bread and wine there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants; there is no lack of anything.'
20 Pea pehē ʻe he motuʻa, “Ke ke fiemālie pe kae tuku kiate au hoʻo masiva kotoa pē kaeʻoua naʻa ke mohe ʻi he hala.”
And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack [is] on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'
21 Ko ia naʻa ne ʻomi ia ki hono fale, ʻo ne ʻatu ʻae meʻakai ki he fanga ʻasi; pea naʻa nau fufulu honau vaʻe, pea kai mo inu.
And he bringeth him in to his house, and mixeth [food] for the asses, and they wash their feet, and eat and drink.
22 Pea ʻi heʻenau fakafiefiaʻi honau loto, vakai, naʻe ʻoho mai ʻo kāpui ʻae fale ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe kolo, ʻae fānau ʻoe kovi, ʻo tuki ki he matapā, pea naʻa nau lea ki he ʻeiki ʻoe fale, ʻae tangata motuʻa, ʻo pehē, “ʻOmi ʻae tangata kituʻa ʻaia naʻe haʻu ki ho fale ke mau ʻilo ia.”
They are making their heart glad, and lo, men of the city, men — sons of worthlessness — have gone round about the house, beating on the door, and they speak unto the old man, the master of the house, saying, 'Bring out the man who hath come unto thine house, and we know him.'
23 Pea naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻae tangata, ʻae ʻeiki ʻoe fale kiate kinautolu, mo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻIkai, ʻe hoku kāinga, ʻoku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, ʻoua naʻa mou fai kovi pehē; ko e meʻa ʻi he haʻu ʻae tangata ni ki hoku fale, ʻoua naʻa mou fai ʻae vale ni.
And the man, the master of the house, goeth out unto them, and saith unto them, 'Nay, my brethren, do not evil, I pray you, after that this man hath come in unto my house, do not this folly;
24 Vakai, ko eni hoku ʻofefine ko e taʻahine, pea mo e fefine ʻaʻana te u ʻomi ʻakinaua ni, pea mou fakavaivai ʻakinaua, pea fai kiate kinaua, ʻaia ʻoku lelei kiate kimoutolu: kaeʻoua naʻa mou fai ki he tangata ni ha meʻa kovi lahi pehē ni.”
lo, my daughter, the virgin, and his concubine, let me bring them out, I pray you, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes, and to this man do not this foolish thing.'
25 Ka naʻe ʻikai fietokanga ki ai ʻe he kau tangata: ko ia naʻe toʻo ai ʻe he tangata hono fefine ʻo ʻomi ia kituʻa kiate kinautolu; pea naʻa nau ʻilo ia, ʻo fai kovi kiate ia ʻi he pō kotoa ko ia ʻo aʻu ki he pongipongi: pea ʻi he hengihengi hake, naʻa nau tukuange ia ke ʻalu.
And the men have not been willing to hearken to him, and the man taketh hold on his concubine, and bringeth [her] out unto them without, and they know her, and roll themselves upon her all the night, till the morning, and send her away in the ascending of the dawn;
26 Pea haʻu ai ʻae fefine ʻi he mafoa ʻae ata ʻoe ʻaho ʻo tō ki he matapā ʻoe fale ʻoe tangata naʻe ʻi ai ʻene ʻeiki, ke ʻoua ke ʻaho.
and the woman cometh in at the turning of the morning, and falleth at the opening of the man's house, where her lord [is], till the light.
27 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻene ʻeiki ʻi he pongipongi, pea toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe fale, pea naʻe ʻalu ia kituʻa ke hoko hono fononga: pea vakai, ko e fefine, ko hono uaifi kuo tō ki lalo ia ʻi he matapā ʻoe fale, pea naʻe ala atu hono nima ki he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā.
And her lord riseth in the morning, and openeth the doors of the house, and goeth out to go on his way, and lo, the woman, his concubine, is fallen at the opening of the house, and her hands [are] on the threshold,
28 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “Tuʻu hake, pea ke tau ō.” Ka naʻe ʻikai siʻi ha lea. Pea hiki hake ia ʻe he tangata ʻo fakaheka ki he ʻasi, pea tuʻu hake ʻae tangata, ʻo fononga atu ki hono fonua.
and he saith unto her, 'Rise, and we go;' and there is none answering, and he taketh her on the ass, and the man riseth and goeth to his place,
29 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki hono fale, naʻe toʻo ʻe ia ʻae hele, pea ne puke hono uaifi, pea tafaʻi ʻe ia ia mo hono ngaahi hui, ko e konga [sino ]ʻe hongofulu ma ua, pea naʻe ʻave ia ki he ngaahi potu kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli.
and cometh in unto his house, and taketh the knife, and layeth hold on his concubine, and cutteth her in pieces to her bones — into twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the border of Israel.
30 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, “Ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe mamata ki ai naʻa nau pehē, Kuo ʻikai mamata ʻe ha tokotaha ki ha meʻa pehē kuo fai, talu ʻae ʻaho naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni: mou tokanga ki ai, fai ʻae alea, pea fakahā homou loto.”
And it hath come to pass, every one who seeth hath said, 'There hath not been — yea, there hath not been seen like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt till this day; set your [heart] upon it, take counsel, and speak.'
