¹And all the children of Israel went forth, and the assembly gathered together as one man, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

¹Dia nivoaka ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra, ary ny fiangonana hatrany Dana ka hatrany Beri-sheba ary ny tany Gileada koa nivory tahaka ny olona iray ho any amin'i Jehovah tany Mizpa.

²And the heads of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the congregation of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

²Ary ny loholona rehetra tamin'ny firenen'Isiraely niseho teo amin'ny fiangonan'ny olon'Andriamanitra, dia lehilahy efatra hetsy mandeha tongotra sady mahatan-tsabatra.

³And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. And the children of Israel said, Tell [us], how was this wickedness?

³Ary ren'ny taranak'i Benjamina fa niakatra ho any Mizpa ny Zanak'Isiraely. Dia hoy ny Zanak'Isiraely: Lazao izay nahatonga izao ratsy izao.

⁴Then the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gibeah that [belongs] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

⁴Dia namaly ilay Levita, vadin-dravehivavy novonoina, ka nanao hoe: Tonga tany Gibea, izay an'ny Benjamita, izaho sy ny vaditsindranoko handry tao.

⁵And the citizens of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house because of me, by night; they thought to slay me, and my concubine have they humbled so that she died.

⁵Dia nitsangana hamely ahy ny mponina tao Gibea ka nanodidina ny trano hamely ahy tamin'ny alina; izaho saiky novonoiny, ary ny vaditsindranoko nandriany ka matiny.

⁶Then I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and villany in Israel.

⁶Dia nalaiko ny vaditsindranoko ka norasaiko ary nampitondraiko tany amin'ny tany rehetra izay lovan'ny Isiraely, satria efa nanao fahavetavetana sy zavatra fady indrindra teo amin'ny Isiraely ireo.[Heb. fahadalana]

⁷Behold, all ye, children of Israel, deliberate and give here [your] counsel.

⁷Koa indreto ianareo Zanak'Isiraely rehetra, mba alaharo izay teny sy hevitrareo.

⁸And all the people rose up as one man, saying, We will not any one go to his tent, neither will we any one turn into his house.

⁸Dia nitsangana tahaka ny olona iray ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanao hoe: Tsy hisy hankany amin'ny laintsika akory isika, ary tsy hisy hody any an-tranontsika akory.

⁹But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we go] by lot against it;

⁹Fa ankehitriny, izao no hataontsika amin'i Gibea: araka ny filokana no aoka hanaovantsika azy.

¹⁰and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the villany that they have wrought in Israel.

¹⁰Ary haka folo lahy isan-jato amin'ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra isika, dia zato amin'ny arivo, ary arivo amin'ny iray alina, mba haka vatsy ho an'ny olona, ka rehefa tonga any Gibean'ny Benjamina izy, dia araka ilay zavatra fady indrindra efa nataony teo amin'ny Isiraely no hataony aminy.

¹¹And all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

¹¹Dia nivory ny lehilahy rehetra amin'ny Isiraely ka efa nikambana tahaka ny olona iray hamely ny tanàna.

¹²And the tribes of Israel sent men to all the families of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has been done among you?

¹²Ary ny firenen'Isiraely dia naniraka olona tany amin'ny firenen'i Benjamina rehetra hanao hoe: Inona izao ratsy natao teto aminareo izao?

¹³And now give up the men, the sons of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But [the children of] Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

¹³Koa ankehitriny atolory anay ireo olona tena ratsy fanahy avy any Gibea ireo, mba hataonay maty izy, ka hesorinay tsy ho eo amin'ny Isiraely ny ratsy. Fa ny taranak'i Benjamina tsy nety nihaino ny feon'ny Zanak'Isiraely rahalahiny.

¹⁴And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities of Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

¹⁴Ary nivory ny taranak'i Benjamina avy tamin'ny tanànany rehetra hankany Gibea mba handeha hiady amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely.

¹⁵And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

¹⁵Dia voalamina tamin'izany andro izany ny taranak'i Benjamina avy tamin'ireo tanàna ireo, ka enina arivo sy roa alin-dahy nahatan-tsabatra, afa-tsy ny mponina tao Gibea izay voalamina, dia fiton-jato lahy voafantina.

¹⁶Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not.

¹⁶Ary teo amin'izany olona rehetra izany nisy olona kavia fiton-jato lahy nofantenany, samy nahay nitoraka tamin'ny antsamotady, ka tsy nisy nivena na dia hoatra ny singam-bolo aza.

¹⁷And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

¹⁷Ary ny lehilahy voalamina tamin'ny Isiraely, afa-tsy ny Benjamina, dia efatra hetsy nahatan-tsabatra; mpanafika avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

¹⁸And the children of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah first.

¹⁸Dia niainga ny Zanak'Isiraely ka niakatra tany Betela ary nanontany tamin'Andriamanitra hoe: Iza no hiakatra voalohany hiady amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina ho anay? Dia hoy Jehovah: Joda no ho voalohany.

¹⁹And the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.

¹⁹Dia niainga maraina koa ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nitoby tandrifin'i Gibea.

²⁰And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

²⁰Ary nivoaka ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely hiady amin'ny Benjamita; ary nilahatra ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely hiady aminy tao akaiky an'i Gibea.

²¹And the children of Benjamin went forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty-two thousand men.

²¹Ary nivoaka avy tany Gibea kosa ny taranak'i Benjamina ka naharingana ny Zanak'Isiraely roa arivo sy roa alin-dahy niampatrampatra tamin'ny tany tamin'izany andro izany.

²²And the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and set the battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

²²Fa nifanome toky ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely ka nilahatra hiady indray teo amin'ilay nilaharany tamin'ny andro voalohany.

²³And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even, and inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

²³Ary niakatra ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nitomany teo anatrehan'i Jehovah mandra-paharivan'ny andro, dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah hoe: Handroso indray va aho hiady amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina rahalahiko? Ary hoy Jehovah: Miakara hiady aminy.)

²⁴And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

²⁴Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely dia nandroso tamin'ny andro faharoa hiady amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina.

²⁵And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and again destroyed to the ground of the children of Israel eighteen thousand men: all these drew the sword.

²⁵Dia nivoaka avy tany Gibea ny Benjamita hiady aminy indray tamin'ny andro faharoa ka naharingana ny Zanak'Isiraely valo arivo sy iray alin-dahy niampatrampatra tamin'ny tany; nahatan-tsabatra avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

²⁶Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to Bethel, and wept, and abode there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

²⁶Dia niakatra ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra sy ny olona rehetra ka nankany Betela, dia nitomany sy nipetraka teo anatrehan'i Jehovah ary nifady hanina tamin'izany andro izany mandra-paharivan'ny andro; ary nanatitra fanatitra dorana sy fanati-pihavanana teo anatrehan'i Jehovah izy.

²⁷And the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah (and the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

²⁷Dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely (fa tao ny fiaran'ny faneken'Andriamanitra tamin'izany andro izany,

²⁸and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And Jehovah said, Go up; for to-morrow I will give them into thy hand.

²⁸ary Finehasa, zanak'i Eleazara, zanak'i Arona, nijanona teo anoloany tamin'izany andro izany) ka nanao hoe: Mbola hivoaka indray va aho hiady amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina rahalahiko, sa hitsahatra? Ary hoy Jehovah: Miakara, fa rahampitso dia hatolotro ho eo an-tananao izy.

²⁹And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.

²⁹Ary nasian'ny Isiraely otrika manodidina an'i Gibea.

³⁰And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at the other times.

³⁰Dia niakatra ny Zanak'Isiraely tamin'ny andro fahatelo hiady amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina ka nilahatra tandrifin'i Gibea tahaka ilay teo aloha ihany.

³¹And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city, and began to smite of the people, slaying as at the former times, in the highways, of which one leads to Bethel and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

³¹Dia nivoaka ny taranak'i Benjamina hiady tamin'ny olona ka voatarika niala tamin'ny tanàna izy ary nanomboka namely sy nahafaty ny olona tahaka ny teo aloha, dia tokony ho telo-polo lahy teo amin'ny Isiraely tany an-tsampanan-dalana, miakatra ho any Betela ny anankiray, ary ny anankiray kosa ho any Gibea any an-tsaha.

³²And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. And the children of Israel said, Let us flee, that we may draw them from the city to the highways.

³²Ary hoy ny taranak'i Benjamina: Resy eo anoloantsika tahaka ilay teo aloha ihany izy. Fa hoy ny Zanak'Isiraely: Andeha hanao tari-dositra isika mba hampiala azy amin'ny tanàna ho any an-dalambe.

³³And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-Tamar; and the ambush of Israel rushed forth out of their place, out of the meadows of Geba.

³³Ary ny lehilahy rehetra amin'ny Isiraely nitsangana niala tamin'ny fitoerany ka nilahatra tany Bala-tamara; ary ny Isiraely izay nanotrika dia niroatra avy tamin'fitoerany, avy tao an-tsahan'i Gibea.

³⁴And there came from opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they knew not that disaster was coming upon them.

³⁴Ary tonga tandrifin'i Gibea ny iray alin-dahy voafantina tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra, ary efa mafy ny ady nefa tsy fantatry ny Benjamita fa efa hiharan-doza izy.

³⁵And Jehovah smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjaminites that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men: all these drew the sword.

³⁵Ary Jehovah namely ny Benjamita teo anoloan'ny Isiraely, ary tamin'izany andro izany ny taranak'i Benjamina dia nahafatesan'ny Zanak'Isiraely zato sy dimy arivo amby roa alin-dahy; nahatan-tsabatra avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

³⁶And the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten. -- And the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.

³⁶Ary hitan'ny taranak'i Benjamina fa resy izy; ary ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely nanao tari-dositra tamin'ny Benjamita, satria natoky ny otrika izay efa napetrany teo akaikin'i Gibea izy.

³⁷And the ambush hasted, and fell upon Gibeah; and the ambush drew along, and smote the whole city with the edge of the sword.

³⁷Ary ny otrika niroatra faingana hankany Gibea, dia nandeha faingana ka namely ny tanàna rehetra tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra.

³⁸Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush, that they should make a thick column of smoke rise up out of the city.

³⁸Ary ny famantarana nifaneken'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely sy ny otrika dia tsangan'afo lehibe hisavoana ao an-tanàna.

³⁹And when the men of Israel turned back in the battle, Benjamin began to smite, slaying of the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they are quite routed before us as in the first battle.

³⁹Ary nirona tamin'ny ady ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely (ny taranak'i Benjamina nanomboka namely sy nahafaty ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely tokony ho telo-polo lahy; fa hoy izy: Resy tokoa eo anoloantsika izy tahaka ny tamin'ny ady voalohany;

⁴⁰And when the burning began to rise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke, Benjamin looked behind, and behold, the whole city ascended [in smoke] to the heavens.

⁴⁰fa raha vao niakatra avy tao amin'ny tanàna ny setroka mitankosina, dia niherika ny taranak'i Benjamina; ary, indro, niakatra ho amin'ny lanitra avokoa ny setroky ny tanàna).

⁴¹Then the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin were amazed, for they saw that disaster was come upon them.

⁴¹Ary raha niverina ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely, dia talanjona ny Benjamita, satria hitany fa efa nidiran-doza izy.

⁴²And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.

⁴²Dia niamboho teo anoloan'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely hankany amin'ny lalana ho any an-efitra izy, fa ny ady nahatratra azy: ary izay nivoaka avy tao amin'ny tanàna koa dia novonoiny teo.

⁴³They encompassed the Benjaminites, chased them, trode them down at the resting-place over against Gibeah toward the sun-rising.

⁴³Nanemitra ny Benjamita izy ka nanenjika azy ary nanitsaka azy mora foana tandrifin'i Gibea atsinanany.[Na: teo Menoha]

⁴⁴And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these, men of valour.

⁴⁴Ary ny Benjamita dia nahafatesany valo arivo sy iray alin-dahy; lehilahy nahery avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

⁴⁵And they turned and fled towards the wilderness to the cliff of Rimmon, and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them to Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

⁴⁵Dia nivily sy sisa ka nandositra nankany an-efitra ho any amin'ny harambato any Rimona; ary ny voatsimpona teny an-dalana dia dimy arivo lahy, ary ny voatsimpona teny an-dalana dia dimy arivo lahy, ary mbola nenjehiny mafy ihany hatrany Gidoma izy ka nahafatesany roa arivo lahy.

⁴⁶So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword: all these, men of valour.

⁴⁶Ary ny Benjamita rehetra izay lavo tamin'izany andro izany dia dimy arivo sy roa alin-dahy nahatan-tsabatra; lehilahy nahery avokoa ireo rehetra ireo.

⁴⁷And six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness to the cliff of Rimmon, and abode at the cliff of Rimmon four months.

⁴⁷Fa nisy enin-jato lahy nihodina ka nandositra nankany an-efitra ho any amin'ny harambato any Rimona, dia nitoetra tao efa-bolana.Ary ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely niverina indray tany amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina ka namely azy tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra, hatramin'ny olona tao an-tanàna ka hatramin'ny biby fiompy ary izay hitany dia nodorany tamin'ny afo avokoa.

⁴⁸And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of [every] city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire.

⁴⁸Ary ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely niverina indray tany amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina ka namely azy tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra, hatramin'ny olona tao an-tanàna ka hatramin'ny biby fiompy ary izay hitany dia nodorany tamin'ny afo avokoa.