Judges 19 – NIV & CCB

New International Version

Judges 19:1-30

A Levite and His Concubine

1In those days Israel had no king.

Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her parents’ home in Bethlehem, Judah. After she had been there four months, 3her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her parents’ home, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him. 4His father-in-law, the woman’s father, prevailed on him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.

5On the fourth day they got up early and he prepared to leave, but the woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh yourself with something to eat; then you can go.” 6So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together. Afterward the woman’s father said, “Please stay tonight and enjoy yourself.” 7And when the man got up to go, his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night. 8On the morning of the fifth day, when he rose to go, the woman’s father said, “Refresh yourself. Wait till afternoon!” So the two of them ate together.

9Then when the man, with his concubine and his servant, got up to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said, “Now look, it’s almost evening. Spend the night here; the day is nearly over. Stay and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow morning you can get up and be on your way home.” 10But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went toward Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

11When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, let’s stop at this city of the Jebusites and spend the night.”

12His master replied, “No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” 13He added, “Come, let’s try to reach Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night in one of those places.” 14So they went on, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin. 15There they stopped to spend the night. They went and sat in the city square, but no one took them in for the night.

16That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the inhabitants of the place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the fields. 17When he looked and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”

18He answered, “We are on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim where I live. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going to the house of the Lord.19:18 Hebrew, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum; Septuagint going home No one has taken me in for the night. 19We have both straw and fodder for our donkeys and bread and wine for ourselves your servants—me, the woman and the young man with us. We don’t need anything.”

20“You are welcome at my house,” the old man said. “Let me supply whatever you need. Only don’t spend the night in the square.” 21So he took him into his house and fed his donkeys. After they had washed their feet, they had something to eat and drink.

22While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.”

23The owner of the house went outside and said to them, “No, my friends, don’t be so vile. Since this man is my guest, don’t do this outrageous thing. 24Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But as for this man, don’t do such an outrageous thing.”

25But the men would not listen to him. So the man 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. 26At daybreak the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, fell down at the door and lay there until daylight.

27When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house and stepped out to continue on his way, there lay his concubine, fallen in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. 28He said to her, “Get up; let’s go.” But there was no answer. Then the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.

29When he reached home, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, limb by limb, into twelve parts and sent them into all the areas of Israel. 30Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

士师记 19:1-30

利未人和他的妾

1那时候,以色列没有王。有一个利未人住在以法莲山区的偏远地带,他娶了犹大伯利恒的一个女子为妾。 2那女子不忠,离开丈夫回到犹大 伯利恒的父亲家,住了四个月。 3后来,她丈夫带着一个仆人和两头驴去见她,用好话劝她回去。那女子带他去见自己的父亲。她父亲看见女婿来了,便热情地接待他, 4留他在家里小住。他便在那里住了三天,一起吃住。 5第四天,他清早起来准备回家,岳父对他说:“吃点东西补充体力后再走吧。” 6于是,二人坐下来一起吃喝。岳父对他说:“再住一夜,高兴高兴吧。” 7他不肯答应,起来要走,但岳父一再挽留,他就又住了一夜。 8第五天清早起来,他准备回家,岳父对他说:“吃点东西,太阳偏西再走吧。”于是,二人一同吃饭。 9他带着妾和仆人起来要走的时候,岳父对他说:“看啊,太阳偏西了,天色已晚,再住一夜高兴高兴,明天一早再走吧。”

10可是,他不愿意再留一夜,就备好两头驴,带着他的妾走了,来到耶布斯附近。耶布斯就是耶路撒冷11他们临近耶布斯时,天快黑了,仆人对主人说:“我们不如就在耶布斯人的城里住宿吧。” 12主人说:“我们不可在没有以色列人住的外邦城邑住宿,不如赶到基比亚。” 13他又说:“我们前往基比亚拉玛住宿吧。” 14于是,他们继续前行,到便雅悯境内的基比亚时,天已经黑了。 15他们决定在那里过夜。因为没有人接待他们,他们只好在城中的广场露宿。

16那时,有一个老人从田间工作回来,经过那里。他本来是以法莲山区的人,现在住在便雅悯境内的基比亚17他看见有人在城中的广场露宿,就问:“你们从哪里来,要到哪里去?” 18利未人回答说:“我们从犹大伯利恒来,正要回家去。我住在以法莲山区的偏远地带。我现在要去耶和华的殿。这里没有人接待我。 19其实我有粮草喂驴,我和我的妾及仆人也有饼和酒,什么也不缺。” 20那老人说:“到我家来吧,我会供应你们的需要,千万不可在街头露宿。” 21于是,那老人带他们回家,喂他们的驴。他们洗完脚后,便一起吃喝。

22他们正欢快的时候,城里的一群无赖前来围住房子,连连叩门,对老人说:“把你家里的客人交出来,我们要跟他性交。” 23老人出去对他们说:“弟兄们啊,不要做这种恶事!这人是我的客人,不要干这种卑鄙的事! 24我有个女儿,仍是处女,还有这人的妾,我把她们交出来,任你们玩弄,只是不要对这人干这种卑鄙的事。” 25他们却不肯听。利未人就把自己的妾推出去交给他们。他们强暴她,终夜凌辱她,直到天快亮才放她走。 26她回到丈夫住宿的房子门前,就扑倒在地。

27早晨,她丈夫起来打开房门要上路,发现她倒卧在门前,双手搭在门槛上, 28就对她说:“起来,我们走吧!”她却没有反应。于是,他就把她的尸体放在驴背上启程回家。 29回到家里,他用刀把尸体切成十二块,派人送往以色列全境。 30看见的人都说:“自从以色列人离开埃及以来,这种事从未发生过,也从未见过。我们必须商量一下,看看该怎么办。”