¹ Yn y dyddiau hynny nid oedd brenin yn Israel. Yr oedd rhyw Lefiad yn byw yng nghyffiniau mynydd-dir Effraim, ac fe gymerodd iddo ordderchwraig o Fethlehem Jwda.

¹And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite, sojourning on the further side of mount Ephraim, took him a concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah.

² Ond bu'r ordderchwraig yn anffyddlon iddo; gadawodd ef a dianc adref i Fethlehem Jwda. Wedi iddi fod yno ryw bedwar mis,

²And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-Judah, and was there some time, -- four months.

³ cychwynnodd ei gu373?r ar ei h�l gyda'i was a dau asyn, i'w denu hi'n �l. Daeth hi ag ef i'w chartref, a phan welodd ei thad ef yr oedd yn falch o'i gyfarfod.

³And her husband rose up and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again; and his servant was with him, and a couple of asses. And she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoiced to meet him.

⁴ Mynnodd ei dad-yng-nghyfraith, sef tad yr eneth, iddo aros yno am dridiau, a buont yn bwyta ac yn yfed ac yn cysgu yno.

⁴And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him, and he abode with him three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.

⁵ Ar y pedwerydd dydd, wedi iddynt godi'n fore a pharatoi i gychwyn, dywedodd tad yr eneth wrth ei fab-yng-nghyfraith, "Atgyfnertha dy hun � thamaid o fara cyn cychwyn."

⁵And 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, Refresh thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye may go your way.

⁶ Felly dyna'r ddau'n eistedd i lawr gyda'i gilydd i fwyta ac yfed; ac meddai tad yr eneth wrth y gu373?r, "Bodlona aros noson eto a'th fwynhau dy hun."

⁶And they sat down, and ate and drank, both of them together. And the damsel's father said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and pass the night, and let thy heart be glad.

⁷ Er i'r gu373?r godi i fynd, bu ei dad-yng-nghyfraith mor daer fel yr arhosodd yno noson arall.

⁷And the man rose up to depart, but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

⁸ A phan gododd i gychwyn fore'r pumed diwrnod, dywedodd tad yr eneth, "Atgyfnertha dy hun."

⁸And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; but the damsel's father said, Refresh thy heart, I pray thee. And they lingered until the afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

⁹ A buont yn hamddena hyd hwyr y dydd ac yn bwyta gyda'i gilydd. Yna, pan oedd y dyn a'i ordderch a'i lanc yn paratoi i gychwyn, dywedodd tad yr eneth wrtho, "Edrych, y mae'n hwyrhau, arhoswch heno; mae'r dydd ar ddarfod. Os arhosi yma heno a'th fwynhau dy hun, fe gewch godi'n gynnar yfory i'ch taith, a mynd adref."

⁹And the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant; and his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now, the day draws toward evening -- I pray you stay all night; behold, the day is declining, lodge here, and let thy heart be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go to thy tent.

¹⁰ Ond ni fynnai'r dyn aros; cododd, a mynd gyda'i ddau asyn llwythog, a'i ordderch, a'i was, nes dod gyferbyn � Jebus, hynny yw Jerwsalem.

¹⁰But the man would not tarry the night; and he rose up and departed, and came opposite to Jebus, that is, Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, and his concubine was with him.

¹¹ A phan oeddent yn ymyl Jebus, a'r dydd yn darfod, dywedodd y gwas wrth ei feistr, "Tyrd yn awr, gad inni droi i mewn yma i ddinas y Jebusiaid, a threulio'r nos ynddi."

¹¹They were near Jebus, and 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.

¹² Ond atebodd ei feistr, "Nid awn i mewn i ddinas estron lle nad oes Israeliaid; fe awn cyn belled � Gibea."

¹²But his master said to him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, which is not of the children of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.

¹³ Ac meddai wedyn wrth ei was, "Tyrd, fe awn cyn belled � Gibea neu Rama, a threulio'r nos yn un ohonynt."

¹³And he said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

¹⁴ Felly ymlaen � hwy nes i'r haul fachlud arnynt yn ymyl Gibea Benjamin.

¹⁴And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

¹⁵ Troesant i mewn yno i dreulio'r nos yn Gibea; ond er iddynt fynd ac eistedd ar sgw�r y dref, nid oedd neb am eu cymryd i mewn i letya.

¹⁵And they turned aside thither, to go in, to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in, and sat down in the open place of the city; and there was no one that received him into his house to pass the night.

¹⁶ Ar hynny, dyma hen u373?r yn dod o'i waith yn y maes gyda'r hwyr. Un o fynydd-dir Effraim oedd ef, ond yn cartrefu dros dro yn Gibea; Benjaminiaid oedd pobl y lle.

¹⁶And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjaminites.

¹⁷ Wrth godi ei olwg, gwelodd y teithiwr ar sgw�r y dref, ac meddai'r hen u373?r, "I ble rwyt ti'n mynd, ac o ble y daethost?"

¹⁷And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the open place of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

¹⁸ Dywedodd yntau wrtho, "Ar daith o Fethlehem Jwda i gyffiniau mynydd-dir Effraim yr ydym ni. Un oddi yno wyf fi, yn dychwelyd adref ar �l bod ym Methlehem Jwda; ond nid oes neb wedi fy nghymryd i'w du375?.

¹⁸And he said to him, We are travelling from Bethlehem-Judah towards the further side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Bethlehem-Judah, and I have to do with the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that receives me into his house.

¹⁹ Y mae gennym wellt ac ebran i'n hasynnod, hefyd fara a gwin i mi a'th lawforwyn a'r gwas; nid oes ar dy weision angen un dim."

¹⁹And we have both straw and provender for our asses; and I have bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants: there is no lack of anything.

²⁰ Dywedodd yr hen u373?r, "Croeso i chwi. Fe ofalaf fi am eich anghenion i gyd; rhaid ichwi beidio � threulio'r nos ar y sgw�r."

²⁰Then the old man said, Peace be with thee; only let all thy wants lie on me; but lodge not in the street.

²¹ Aeth � hwy i'w du375? a phorthi'r asynnod; cawsant hwythau olchi eu traed a bwyta ac yfed.

²¹And he brought him into his house, and gave the asses provender; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

²² Tra oeddent yn eu mwynhau eu hunain, daeth rhai o ddihirod y dref i ymgasglu o gwmpas y tu375?, a churo ar y drws a dweud wrth yr hen u373?r oedd yn berchen y tu375?, "Tyrd �'r dyn a ddaeth i'th du375? allan, i ni gael cyfathrach ag ef."

²²They were making their hearts merry, when behold, the men of the city, sons of Belial, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they 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.

²³ Aeth perchennog y tu375? allan atynt a dweud wrthynt, "Nage, frodyr, peidiwch � chamymddwyn; gan fod y dyn wedi dod i'm tu375?, peidiwch � gwneud y fath anlladrwydd.

²³And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brethren, I pray you, do not wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this villany.

²⁴ Dyma fy merch i, sy'n wyryf, a'i ordderch ef; dof � hwy allan i chwi eu treisio, neu wneud fel y mynnoch iddynt, ond peidiwch � gwneud y fath anlladrwydd gyda'r dyn."

²⁴Behold, my daughter, who is a virgin, and his concubine; let me bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them as is good in your sight; but to this man do not so vile a thing.

²⁵ Ond ni fynnai'r dynion wrando arno. Felly cydiodd y dyn yn ei ordderch a'i gwthio allan atynt, a buont yn ei threisio a'i cham-drin drwy'r nos, hyd y bore, ac yna gadael iddi fynd ar doriad y wawr.

²⁵But the men would not hearken to him; and 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 let her go when the morning-dawn arose.

²⁶ Yn y bore, daeth y ddynes a disgyn wrth ddrws y tu375? lle'r oedd ei meistr.

²⁶And the woman came at the dawning of the day, and fell down at the entrance of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

²⁷ Pan gododd ei meistr yn y bore ac agor drws y tu375? i fynd allan i gychwyn ar ei daith, dyna lle'r oedd ei ordderch wedi disgyn wrth ddrws y tu375?, a'i dwy law ar y rhiniog.

²⁷And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the door of the house, and went out to go his way, and behold, there lay the woman his concubine at the entrance of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

²⁸ Dywedodd wrthi, "Cod, inni gael mynd." Ond nid oedd ateb. Cododd hi ar yr asyn ac aeth adref.

²⁸And he said to her, Up, and let us go; but no one answered. And he took her upon the ass; and the man rose up, and went to his place.

²⁹ Pan gyrhaeddodd ei gartref, cymerodd gyllell, a gafael yn ei ordderch a'i darnio bob yn gymal yn ddeuddeg darn, a'u hanfon drwy holl derfynau Israel.

²⁹And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.

³⁰ Yr oedd pawb a'i gwelodd yn dweud, "Ni wnaed ac ni welwyd y fath beth, o'r dydd y daeth yr Israeliaid i fyny o wlad yr Aifft hyd y dydd hwn. Edrychwch arni ac ystyried; yna mynegwch eich barn."

³⁰And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.