¹It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.

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

²His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there the space of four months.

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

³Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

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.

⁴His father-in-law, the young lady’s father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

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

⁵It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.”

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

⁶So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together: and the young lady’s father said to the man, “Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”

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

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

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

⁸He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady’s father said, “Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines”; and they both ate.

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

⁹When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home.”

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!'

¹⁰But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

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.

¹¹When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.”

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!'

¹²His master said to him, “We won’t turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.”

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

¹³He said to his servant, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”

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

¹⁴So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

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

¹⁵They turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man who took them into his house to lodge.

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.

¹⁶Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening: now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

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

¹⁷He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”

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

¹⁸He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.

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.

¹⁹Yet there is both straw and provender for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servants: there is no want of anything.”

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.'

²⁰The old man said, “Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don’t lodge in the street.”

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

²¹So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.

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

²²As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him!”

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!'

²³The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, don’t do this folly.

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!

²⁴Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man don’t do any such folly.”

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!'

²⁵But the men wouldn’t listen to him: so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning: and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.

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.

²⁶Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.

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

²⁷Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

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.

²⁸He said to her, “Get up, and let us be going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.

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

²⁹When he had come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

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.

³⁰It was so, that all who saw it said, “There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

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!'