Judges 19
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| BSB 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. | NBVE 1 En aquellos días, antes que hubiera rey en Israel, hubo un hombre de la tribu de Leví que vivía en la parte más remota de la región montañosa de Efraín, que llevó a su casa a una mujer de Belén de Judá para que fuera su concubina. |
| BSB 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, | NBVE 2 Pero ella se enojó con él y huyó, y regresó a la casa de su padre en Belén, donde estuvo unos cuatro meses. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 3 El hombre, tomando a un siervo y un burro para ella, fue para ver si podía hacerla regresar. Cuando llegó a la casa, ella lo dejó entrar y se lo presentó a su padre, quien estuvo encantado de conocerlo. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 4 El padre le pidió que se quedara un tiempo, y él se quedó tres días, y pasaron momentos agradables. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 5 Al cuarto día se levantaron temprano, preparados para partir, pero el padre de la muchacha insistió en que desayunaran primero. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 6 Luego les rogó que se quedaran un día más, puesto que lo estaban pasando bien. |
| BSB 7 The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night. | NBVE 7 Al principio el hombre se negó, pero el padre de la muchacha siguió instándole, hasta que finalmente cedió. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 8 A la mañana siguiente, se levantaron temprano nuevamente y una vez más el padre de la mujer dijo: «Quédense solamente hoy día y salgan durante la tarde». Entonces ellos tuvieron otro día de fiesta. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 9 Aquella tarde, mientras él, la muchacha y el siervo se preparaban para partir, el padre de ella dijo: «Miren, se está haciendo tarde. Quédense esta noche y tendremos fiesta, y mañana pueden levantarse temprano y ponerse en marcha». |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 10 Pero esta vez el hombre fue firme, y se fue. Llegó hasta Jerusalén (también conocida como Jebús) antes que oscureciera. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 11 El siervo le dijo: ―Se está haciendo demasiado tarde para seguir el viaje. Quedémonos aquí esta noche. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 12 ―No —dijo el amo—. No podemos quedarnos en esta ciudad extraña donde no hay israelitas. |
| BSB 13 He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” | NBVE 13 Seguiremos hasta Guibeá o posiblemente hasta Ramá. |
| BSB 14 So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin. | NBVE 14 Siguieron la marcha. El sol se estaba poniendo cuando llegaron a Guibeá, un pueblo de la tribu de Benjamín. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 15 Allí fueron para pasar la noche. Pero, como nadie les ofreció hospedaje, acamparon en la plaza del pueblo. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 16 Pero en eso apareció un anciano que regresaba de su trabajo a su hogar, pues trabajaba en el campo (originalmente era de la región montañosa de Efraín pero vivía en Guibeá, aun cuando era territorio de Benjamín). |
| BSB 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?” | NBVE 17 Cuando vio a los viajeros acampados en la plaza, les preguntó de dónde eran y hacia dónde iban. |
| BSB 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, | NBVE 18 ―Vamos desde Belén de Judá hacia mi casa. Vivo en la región más lejana del monte de Efraín, cerca de Siló. Pero nadie nos ha acogido por esta noche, |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 19 aun cuando tenemos forraje para nuestros burros y suficiente alimento y vino para nosotros. |
| BSB 20 “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.” | NBVE 20 ―No se preocupen —dijo el anciano—, vengan a mi casa. No deben pasar la noche en la plaza. Es muy peligroso. |
| BSB 21 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank. | NBVE 21 Y dicho y hecho, los llevó a casa consigo, les dio forraje a los burros mientras ellos descansaban, y luego cenaron juntos. |
| BSB 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!” | NBVE 22 Estaban comenzando a alegrarse, cuando rodeó la casa una pandilla de pervertidos sexuales y comenzaron a golpear la puerta y a pedir al anciano que sacara al hombre que estaba con él para violarlo. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 23 El anciano salió y habló con ellos. ―No, hermanos míos. No hagan tal perversidad —les rogó—, porque es mi huésped. |
| BSB 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.” | NBVE 24 Tomen a mi hija virgen y a la esposa de este hombre. Yo las sacaré y pueden hacer con ellas lo que quieran, pero no toquen a este hombre. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 25 Pero no quisieron oírle. Entonces el levita empujó a su mujer hacia afuera, y ellos abusaron de ella toda la noche, violándola por turnos hasta la mañana. Al fin, al amanecer la dejaron ir. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 26 Ella se desplomó en la entrada de la casa y quedó allí hasta que aclaró. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 27 Cuando el hombre abrió la puerta para seguir su camino, la encontró caída frente a la puerta con las manos agarrando el umbral. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 28 «Levántate y vamos —le dijo—. Pongámonos en marcha». Pero no recibió respuesta, pues ella estaba muerta. Él la cargó entonces sobre el burro y se fue a su casa. |
| BSB 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. | NBVE 29 Llegado allí tomó un cuchillo y cortó el cuerpo en doce partes y envió una parte a cada una de las tribus de Israel. |
| BSB 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!” | NBVE 30 «No se había visto un crimen similar desde que Israel salió de Egipto —decían todos—. Tenemos que hacer algo». |
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