Judges 19

1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

1 وَفِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهَا مَلِكٌ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَانَ رَجُلٌ لاوِيٌّ مُتَغَرِّباً فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ النَّائِيَةِ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، فَاتَّخَذَ لَهُ مَحْظِيَّةً مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا.

2 But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,

2 وَلَكِنَّهَا غَضِبَتْ مِنْهُ فَلَجَأَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا حَيْثُ مَكَثَتْ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.

3 her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.

3 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زَوْجُهَا خَادِمَهُ وَحِمَارَيْنِ وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا لِيَسْتَرْضِيَهَا، فَدَعَتْهُ لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا الَّذِي سُرَّ بِلِقَائِهِ.

4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.

4 وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ وَالِدُ الْفَتَاةِ فِي الْبَقَاءِ، فَمَكَثَ مَعَهُ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَيْثُ أَكَلُوا جَمِيعاً وَشَرِبُوا وَقَضَوْا لَيَالِيَهُمْ هُنَاكَ.

5 On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”

5 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ قَامَ مُبَكِّراً لِلذِّهَابِ، فَقَالَ وَالِدُ الْفَتَاةِ لِصِهْرِهِ: «كُلْ لُقْمَةَ خُبْزٍ تَسْنِدُ بِها قَلْبَكَ وَمِنْ ثَمَّ تَمْضُونَ»

6 So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”

6 فَجَلَسَا وَأَكَلا وَشَرِبَا مَعاً، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ حَمُوهُ: «إِنْ رَاقَ لَكَ الأَمْرُ، بِتْ عِنْدَنَا وَلْتَطِبْ نَفْسُكَ».

7 The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.

7 وَعِنْدَمَا هَمَّ الرَّجُلُ بِالذَّهَابِ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ حَمُوهُ، فَرَضَخَ وَقَضَى لَيْلَتَهُ هُنَاكَ.

8 On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.

8 ثُمَّ نَهَضَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسِ مُبَكِّراً تَأَهُّباً لِلرَّحِيلِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو الْفَتَاةِ: «تَنَاوَلْ لُقْمَةً تَسْنِدُ بِها قَلْبَكَ، وَانْطَلِقُوا عِنْدَ الْغُرُوبِ». فَبَقِيَ الرَّجُلُ وَأَكَلا مَعاً.

9 When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”

9 ثُمَّ هَبَّ الرَّجُلُ لِلارْتِحَالِ هُوَ وَمَحْظِيَّتُهُ وَغُلامُهُ. فَقَالَ لَهُ حَمُوهُ: «لَقَدْ مَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ إِلَى الْمَغِيبِ، فَبِيتُوا هُنَا وَلْيَطِبْ قَلْبُكَ، وَغَداً تَرْحَلُونَ مُبَكِّرِينَ نَحْوَ خَيْمَتِكَ».

10 But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

10 فَأَبَى الرَّجُلُ الْبَقَاءَ، وَانْطَلَقُوا جَمِيعاً حَتَّى جَاءُوا إِلَى مُقَابِلِ يَبُوسَ الَّتِي هِيَ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَمَعَهُ حِمَارَانِ مُسْرَجَانِ وَمَحْظِيَّتُهُ.

11 When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”

11 وَفِيمَا هُمْ بِجِوَارِ يَبُوسَ وَقَدْ كَادَ النَّهَارُ أَنْ يَغْرُبَ، قَالَ الْخَادِمُ لِسَيِّدِهِ: «تَعَالَ نَدْخُلُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ وَنَقْضِي لَيْلَتَنَا فِيهَا».

12 But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”

12 فَأَجَابَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: «لا، لَنْ نَدْخُلَ مَدِينَةً غَرِيبَةً لَا يُقِيمُ فِيهَا إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ وَاحِدٌ، بَلْ لِنَعْبُرْ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ.

13 He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

13 دَعْنَا نُتَابِعُ تَقَدُّمَنَا فَنَبِيتُ فِي جِبْعَةَ أَوِ الرَّامَةِ».

14 So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.

14 وَوَاصَلُوا السَّيْرَ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا جِبْعَةَ بِنْيَامِينَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ.

15 They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.

15 فَدَخَلُوا إِلَيْهَا لِيَجِدُوا لَهُمْ مَأْوىً فِيهَا، وَجَلَسُوا فِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَضِفْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ.

16 That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.

16 وَفِيمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَجُوزٌ قَادِمٌ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ فِي حَقْلِهِ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ. وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ أَصْلاً مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، مُتَغَرِّباً فِي جِبْعَةَ وَأَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ بِنْيَامِينِيِّينَ.

17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”

17 هَذَا وَجَدَهُمْ جَالِسِينَ فِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ ذَاهِبُونَ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتُمْ؟»

18 The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,

18 فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسَافِرُ: «نَحْنُ فِي طَرِيقِنَا مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى الْجَانِبِ النَّائِي مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ حَيْثُ أُقِيمُ، وَقَدْ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمِ يَهُوذَا، وَأَنَا الآنَ مُتَوَجِّهٌ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَضِيفُنِي فِي بَيْتِهِ،

19 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”

19 مَعَ أَنَّ لَدَيْنَا عَلَفاً وَتِبْناً لِحَمِيرِنَا، وَكَذَلِكَ خُبْزاً لِي وَلأَمَتِكَ وَلِلْغُلامِ، فَلَسْنَا فِي حَاجَةٍ إِلَى شَيْءٍ».

20 “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”

20 فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ: «أَهْلاً بِكَ فِي بَيْتِي. لَا تَبِتْ فِي السَّاحَةِ، وَأَنَا أُقَدِّمُ لَكَ كُلَّ مَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ».

21 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.

21 وَاسْتَضَافَهُمْ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَعَلَفَ حَمِيرَهُمْ، فَغَسَلُوا أَرْجُلَهُمْ وَتَنَاوَلُوا طَعَاماً وَشَرَاباً.

22 While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”

22 وَفِيمَا هُمْ يَتَنَادَمُونَ إِذَا بِجَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَوْغَادِ الْمَدِينَةِ يُحَاصِرُونَ الْبَيْتَ طَارِقِينَ عَلَى الْبَابِ صَائِحِينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الشَّيْخِ صَاحِبِ الْمَنْزِلِ: «أَخْرِجْ إِلَيْنَا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي اسْتَضَفْتَهُ لِنُعَاشِرَهُ»

23 The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.

23 فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لا يَا إِخْوَتِي. لَا تَرْتَكِبُوا هَذَا الْعَمَلَ الْمُشِينَ، فَالرَّجُلُ ضَيْفِي وَقَدْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِي.

24 Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

24 هُوَذَا ابْنَتِي الْعَذْرَاءُ وَمَحْظِيَّتُهُ، فَدَعُونِي أُخْرِجُهُمَا لَكُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا بِهِمَا وَافْعَلُوا مَا يَحْلُو لَكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَرْتَكِبُوا هَذَا الْعَمَلَ الْقَبِيحَ بِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ».

25 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.

25 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الرِّجَالَ الأَوْغَادَ رَفَضُوا الاسْتِمَاعَ إِلَيْهِ. فَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ الضَّيْفِ إِلّا أَنْ أَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ مَحْظِيَّتَهُ، فَظَلُّوا يَتَنَاوَبُونَ عَلَى اغْتِصَابِهَا طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى انْبِلاجِ الصَّبَاحِ، وَعِنْدَ بُزُوغِ الْفَجْرِ أَطْلَقُوهَا.

26 Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.

26 وَأَقْبَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّجُلِ الشَّيْخِ حَيْثُ سَيِّدُهَا مُقِيمٌ، وَتَهَالَكَتْ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى شُرُوقِ النَّهَارِ.

27 In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

27 فَنَهَضَ سَيِّدُهَا فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَعِنْدَمَا فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ الْبَيْتِ وَخَرَجَ لِمُتَابَعَةِ طَرِيقِهِ عَثَرَ عَلَى مَحْظِيَّتِهِ سَاقِطَةً عِنْدَ بَابِ الْبَيْتِ، وَيَدَاهَا عَلَى الْعَتَبَةِ.

28 “Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.

28 فَقَالَ لَهَا: «انْهَضِي لِنَذْهَبَ». فَلَمْ تُجِبْهُ (لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَدْ فَارَقَتِ الْحَيَاةَ) فَحَمَلَهَا عَلَى الْحِمَارِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى حَيْثُ يَقْطُنُ.

29 When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

29 وَمَا إِنْ بَلَغَ بَيْتَهُ حَتَّى تَنَاوَلَ سِكِّيناً، وَشَرَعَ فِي تَقْطِيعِ مَحْظِيَّتِهِ إِلَى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ قِطْعَةً مَعَ عِظَامِهَا، وَوَزَّعَهَا عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

30 And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

30 فَقَالَ كُلُّ مَنْ شَاهَدَ إِحْدَى هَذِهِ الْقِطَعِ: «لَمْ يُشْهَدْ أَوْ يَحْدُثْ مِثْلُ هَذَا الأَمْرِ مُنْذُ صُعُودِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. فَتَبَصَّرُوا وَتَشَاوَرُوا وَاتَّخِذُوا قَرَاراً».