¹Ja neil päevil, kui Iisraelis ei olnud kuningat, elas keegi leviit võõrana Efraimi mäestikus kõrvalises kohas ja võttis enesele liignaise Petlemmast Juudamaalt.

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.

²Aga tema liignaine vihastas ta peale ja läks tema juurest ära oma isakotta Petlemma Juudamaale ning oli seal neli kuud.

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.

³Siis ta mees võttis kätte ja läks temale järele, et rääkida temale südamesse ja tuua ta tagasi; mehega koos oli ta teener ja eeslipaar. Naine viis tema oma isakotta ja kui nooriku isa teda nägi, siis tuli ta rõõmsasti temale vastu.

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.

⁴Ja tema äi, nooriku isa, pidas teda kinni, nõnda et ta jäi tema juurde kolmeks päevaks; nad sõid ja jõid ning ööbisid seal.

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.

⁵Neljandal päeval tõusid nad hommikul vara teeleminekuks, aga nooriku isa ütles oma väimehele: 'Toeta oma südant leivapalukesega, pärast seda võite siis minna!'

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.

⁶Ja nad istusid ning sõid ja jõid üheskoos; siis ütles nooriku isa mehele: 'Ole ometi nõus ja jää ööseks, ja su süda olgu rõõmus!'

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.

⁷Aga mees tõusis minekule; siis ta äi käis temale väga peale ja ta pöördus ümber ning jäi ööseks sinna.

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

⁸Ja ta tõusis viienda päeva hommikul vara teeleminekuks, aga nooriku isa ütles temale: 'Toeta oma südant ja viibige kuni päevaloodeni!' Ja nad sõid kahekesi.

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.

⁹Siis tõusis mees minekule, tema ja ta liignaine ja ta teener, aga tema äi, nooriku isa, ütles talle: 'Vaata ometi, päev kaldub õhtusse! Jääge ööseks, näe, päev on ju lõppemas! Jää ööseks siia ja su süda olgu rõõmus! Aga homme tõuske vara teeleminekuks, et sa jõuaksid oma telki!'

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.

¹⁰Aga mees ei tahtnud jääda ööseks, vaid tõusis ja läks ning jõudis Jebuusi, see on Jeruusalemma kohale; temal oli kaasas saduldatud eeslipaar, samuti oli ta liignaine koos temaga.

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.

¹¹Kui nad olid Jebuusi juures, oli päike juba väga madalal ja teener ütles oma isandale: 'Tule nüüd, põikame sellesse jebuuslaste linna ja jääme sinna ööseks!'

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.

¹²Aga ta isand ütles temale: 'Me ei pöördu mitte võõraste linna, kes pole Iisraeli laste hulgast, vaid läheme edasi Gibeasse!'

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.

¹³Ja ta ütles oma teenrile: 'Tule, et jõuaksime ühte neist paikadest ja saaksime ööbida Gibeas või Raamas!'

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

¹⁴Siis nad läksid sealt mööda ja käisid edasi ning päike loojus, kui nad olid Benjaminile kuuluva Gibea ligidal.

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

¹⁵Ja nad põikasid sinna, et minna Gibeasse öömajale; ta tuli ja jäi linna turule, sest ei olnud kedagi, kes oleks neid võtnud oma kotta öömajale.

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.

¹⁶Aga vaata, õhtul tuli üks vana mees väljalt töölt; see mees oli Efraimi mäestikust ja elas võõrana Gibeas; selle paiga mehed olid aga benjaminlased.

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.

¹⁷Ja tõstes oma silmad üles ning nähes teekäijat meest linna turul, ütles vana mees: 'Kuhu sa lähed ja kust sa tuled?'

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?

¹⁸Ja ta vastas temale: 'Me oleme teel Petlemmast Juudamaalt Efraimi mäestiku ääremaile, sest ma olen sealt; ma käisin Petlemmas Juudamaal ja olen minemas Issanda koja poole; aga keegi ei võta mind oma kotta.

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.

¹⁹Meie eeslite jaoks on niihästi õlgi kui toitu, nõndasamuti on mul ka leiba ja veini; su teenijal ja poisil, kes on koos su sulasega, ei puudu midagi.'

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.

²⁰Siis ütles vana mees: 'Rahu olgu sulle! Igatahes on mul olemas kõik, mis sul on vaja, ära ainult jää ööseks turule!'

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

²¹Ja ta viis tema oma kotta ning segas eeslitele toitu; ja nad pesid oma jalgu ning sõid ja jõid.

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

²²Aga kui nende südamed olid rõõmsad, vaata, siis piirasid linna mehed, kõlvatud mehed, koja ümber, tagusid ukse pihta ja rääkisid vanale mehele, koja omanikule, öeldes: 'Too välja see mees, kes tuli su kotta, ja me pruugime teda!'

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.

²³Siis läks mees, koja omanik, välja nende juurde ja ütles neile: 'Ei, mu vennad, ärge tehke kurja, sellepärast et see mees tuli mu kotta! Ärge tehke niisugust jäledust!

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.

²⁴Vaata, siin on mu neitsilik tütar ja selle mehe liignaine! Ma toon nemad välja, magatage neid ja talitage nendega, nagu teie silmis hea on! Aga selle mehega ärge tehke seda jäledust!'

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.

²⁵Ent mehed ei tahtnud teda kuulata; siis haaras mees oma liignaise ja viis ta õue nende juurde; nad ühtisid naisega ja tarvitasid tema kallal vägivalda kogu öö kuni hommikuni, ja lasksid tal minna, kui hakkas koitma.

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.

²⁶Ja naine tuli hommiku koites ning langes selle mehe koja ukse ette, kus ta isand oli, jäädes sinna, kuni läks valgeks.

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.

²⁷Kui tema isand hommikul tõusis ja avas koja uksed ja tuli välja, et minna oma teekonnale, vaata, siis lamas naine, tema liignaine, koja ukse ees ja ta käed olid läve peal.

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.

²⁸Ta ütles naisele: 'Tõuse ja lähme!' Aga too ei vastanud. Siis tõstis mees ta eesli selga, võttis kätte ja läks koju.

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.

²⁹Ja kui ta jõudis oma kotta, siis võttis ta noa, haaras oma liignaise ja lõikas tema luid-liikmeid mööda kaheteistkümneks tükiks ning läkitas need Iisraeli kõigisse paigusse.

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.

³⁰Ja igaüks, kes seda nägi, ütles: 'Midagi niisugust ei ole sündinud ega nähtud alates sellest ajast, kui Iisraeli lapsed tulid Egiptusemaalt, kuni tänapäevani. Mõelge sellele, pidage nõu ja kõnelge!'

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.