Judges 19

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a man, a Levite, whose home was deep inthe highlands of Ephraim. He took as concubine a woman from Bethlehem in Judah.	1 και εγενετο εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και βασιλευς ουκ ην εν ισραηλ και εγενετο ανηρ λευιτης παροικων εν μηροις ορους εφραιμ και ελαβεν ο ανηρ εαυτω γυναικα παλλακην εκ βηθλεεμ ιουδα
2 In a fit of anger his concubine left him and went back to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, andshe stayed there for some time -- four months.	2 και ωργισθη αυτω η παλλακη αυτου και απηλθεν απ' αυτου εις τον οικον του πατρος αυτης εις βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εγενετο εκει ημερας τετραμηνον
3 Her husband then set out after her, to appeal to her affections and fetch her back; he had his servantand two donkeys with him. As he was arriving at the house of the girl's father, the father saw him and camehappily to meet him.	3 και ανεστη ο ανηρ αυτης και επορευθη κατοπισθεν αυτης του λαλησαι επι την καρδιαν αυτης του διαλλαξαι αυτην εαυτω και απαγαγειν αυτην παλιν προς αυτον και το παιδαριον αυτου μετ' αυτου και ζευγος υποζυγιων και επορευθη εως οικου του πατρος αυτης και ειδεν αυτον ο πατηρ της νεανιδος και παρην εις απαντησιν αυτου
4 His father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there; and he stayed with him for three days; they ate anddrank and spent the nights there.	4 και εισηγαγεν αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου ο πατηρ της νεανιδος και εκαθισεν μετ' αυτου ημερας τρεις και εφαγον και επιον και υπνωσαν εκει
5 On the fourth day they got up early, and the Levite was preparing to leave when the girl's father said tohis son-in-law, 'Have something to eat to gather strength; you can leave later.'	5 και εγενηθη τη ημερα τη τεταρτη και ωρθρισαν το πρωι και ανεστη του απελθειν και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος προς τον γαμβρον αυτου στηρισον την καρδιαν σου κλασματι αρτου και μετα τουτο πορευεσθε
6 So they sat down and began eating and drinking, the two of them together; then the girl's father said tothe young man, 'Please agree to spend tonight here too and enjoy yourself.'	6 και εκαθισαν και εφαγον αμφοτεροι επι το αυτο και επιον και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος προς τον ανδρα αρξαμενος αυλισθητι και αγαθυνθητω η καρδια σου
7 And when the man got up to leave, the father-in-law pressed him again, and he spent another nightthere.	7 και ανεστη ο ανηρ απελθειν και εβιασατο αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου και παλιν ηυλισθη εκει
8 On the fifth day, the Levite got up early to leave, but the girl's father said to him, 'Please gatherstrength first!' So they stayed on until the sun began to go down, and the two men had a meal together.	8 και ωρθρισεν το πρωι τη ημερα τη πεμπτη του απελθειν και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος στηρισον την καρδιαν σου αρτω και στρατευθητι εως κλινη η ημερα και εφαγον και επιον αμφοτεροι
9 The husband was getting up to leave with his concubine and his servant when his father-in-law, thegirl's father, said, 'Look, day is fading into evening. Please spend the night here. Look, the day is nearly over.Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Then, early tomorrow, you can leave on your journey and go backhome.'	9 και ανεστη ο ανηρ του απελθειν αυτος και η παλλακη αυτου και το παιδαριον αυτου και ειπεν αυτω ο γαμβρος αυτου ο πατηρ της νεανιδος ιδου δη εις εσπεραν κεκλικεν η ημερα καταλυσον ωδε ετι σημερον και αγαθυνθητω η καρδια σου και ορθριειτε αυριον εις την οδον υμων και απελευση εις το σκηνωμα σου
10 But the man, refusing to stay the night, got up and went on his way, until he arrived within sight ofJebus -- that is, Jerusalem. He had with him two donkeys saddled, his concubine and his servant.	10 και ουκ ηθελησεν ο ανηρ αυλισθηναι και ανεστη και απηλθεν και παρεγενοντο εως κατεναντι ιεβους αυτη εστιν ιερουσαλημ και μετ' αυτου ζευγος υποζυγιων επισεσαγμενων και η παλλακη αυτου μετ' αυτου
11 By the time they were near Jebus, the light was going fast. The servant said to his master, 'Come on,please, let us turn off into this Jebusite town and spend the night there.'	11 ετι αυτων οντων κατα ιεβους και η ημερα κεκλικυια σφοδρα και ειπεν το παιδαριον προς τον κυριον αυτου δευρο δη και εκκλινωμεν εις την πολιν του ιεβουσαιου ταυτην και αυλισθωμεν εν αυτη
12 His master replied, 'We shal not turn off into a town of foreigners, of people who are not Israelites;we shal go on to Gibeah.'	12 και ειπεν ο κυριος αυτου προς αυτον ου μη εκκλινω εις πολιν αλλοτριου η ουκ εστιν εκ των υιων ισραηλ και παρελευσομεθα εως γαβαα
13 He then said to his servant, 'Come on, we shal try to reach one or other of those places, eitherGibeah or Ramah, and spend the night there.'	13 και ειπεν τω παιδαριω αυτου δευρο και εισελθωμεν εις ενα των τοπων και αυλισθωμεν εν γαβαα η εν ραμα
14 So they kept going and went on with their journey. As they approached Gibeah in Benjamin, the sunwas setting.	14 και παρηλθον και απηλθον εδυ γαρ ο ηλιος εχομενα της γαβαα η εστιν του βενιαμιν
15 So they turned that way to spend the night in Gibeah. Once inside, the Levite sat down in the townsquare, but no one offered to take them in for the night.	15 και εξεκλιναν εκει του εισελθειν καταλυσαι εν γαβαα και εισηλθον και εκαθισαν εν τη πλατεια της πολεως και ουκ εστιν ανηρ ο συναγων αυτους εις τον οικον καταλυσαι
16 Eventual y, an old man came along at nightfal from his work in the fields. He too was from thehighlands of Ephraim, although he was living in Gibeah; the people of the place, however, were Benjaminites.	16 και ιδου ανηρ πρεσβυτης εισηλθεν απο των εργων αυτου εκ του αγρου εσπερας και ο ανηρ εξ ορους εφραιμ και αυτος παρωκει εν γαβαα και οι ανδρες του τοπου υιοι βενιαμιν
17 Looking up, he saw the travel er in the town square. 'Where are you going?' said the old man, 'Andwhere have you come from?'	17 και αναβλεψας τοις οφθαλμοις ειδεν τον ανδρα τον οδοιπορον εν τη πλατεια της πολεως και ειπεν ο ανηρ ο πρεσβυτης που πορευη και ποθεν ερχη
18 'We are on our way', the other replied, 'from Bethlehem in Judah to a place deep in the highlands ofEphraim. That is where I come from. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going home, but no onehas offered to take me into his house,	18 και ειπεν προς αυτον διαβαινομεν ημεις εκ βηθλεεμ της ιουδα εως μηρων ορους του εφραιμ εγω δε εκειθεν ειμι και επορευθην εως βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εις τον οικον μου εγω αποτρεχω και ουκ εστιν ανηρ συναγων με εις την οικιαν
19 although we have straw and provender for our donkeys, and I also have bread and wine for myself,and this maidservant and the young man who is travelling with your servant; we are short of nothing.'	19 και γε αχυρα και χορτασματα υπαρχει τοις ονοις ημων και γε αρτος και οινος υπαρχει μοι και τη δουλη σου και τω παιδαριω τοις δουλοις σου ουκ εστιν υστερημα παντος πραγματος
20 'Welcome,' said the old man. 'I shal see that you have al you want. You cannot spend the night inthe square.'	20 και ειπεν ο ανηρ ο πρεσβυτης ειρηνη σοι πλην παν το υστερημα σου επ' εμε πλην εν τη πλατεια μη καταλυσης
21 So he took him into his house and gave the donkeys provender. The travel ers washed their feet,then ate and drank.	21 και εισηγαγεν αυτον εις την οικιαν αυτου και παρεβαλεν τοις υποζυγιοις αυτου και ενιψαντο τους ποδας αυτων και εφαγον και επιον
22 While they were enjoying themselves, some townsmen, scoundrels, came crowding round the house;they battered on the door and said to the old man, master of the house, 'Send out the man who went into yourhouse, we should like to have intercourse with him!'	22 αυτων δε αγαθυνθεντων τη καρδια αυτων και ιδου οι ανδρες της πολεως υιοι παρανομων περιεκυκλωσαν την οικιαν και εκρουσαν την θυραν και ειπαν προς τον ανδρα τον κυριον της οικιας τον πρεσβυτην λεγοντες εξαγαγε τον ανδρα τον εισελθοντα εις την οικιαν σου ινα γνωμεν αυτον
23 The master of the house went out to them and said, 'No, brothers, please, do not be so wicked. Sincethis man is now under my roof, do not commit such an infamy.	23 και εξηλθεν προς αυτους ο ανηρ ο κυριος της οικιας και ειπεν προς αυτους μηδαμως αδελφοι μη πονηρευσησθε δη μετα το εισεληλυθεναι τον ανδρα τουτον εις την οικιαν μου μη ποιησητε την αφροσυνην ταυτην
24 Here is my daughter; she is a virgin; I shal bring her out to you. Il -treat her, do what you please withher, but do not commit such an infamy against this man.'	24 ιδου η θυγατηρ μου η παρθενος και η παλλακη αυτου εξαξω δη αυτας και ταπεινωσατε αυτας και ποιησατε αυταις το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις υμων και τω ανδρι τουτω μη ποιησητε το ρημα της αφροσυνης ταυτης
25 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and brought her out tothem. They had intercourse with her and ill-treated her al night til morning; when dawn was breaking they let hergo.	25 και ουκ ηθελησαν οι ανδρες ακουσαι αυτου και επελαβετο ο ανηρ της παλλακης αυτου και εξηγαγεν αυτην προς αυτους εξω και εγνωσαν αυτην και ενεπαιξαν αυτη ολην την νυκτα εως το πρωι και εξαπεστειλαν αυτην αμα τω αναβαινειν τον ορθρον
26 At daybreak the girl came and fel on the threshold of her husband's host, and she stayed there until itwas light.	26 και ηλθεν η γυνη το προς πρωι και επεσεν παρα την θυραν του πυλωνος του οικου του ανδρος ου ην ο κυριος αυτης εκει εως ου διεφαυσεν
27 In the morning her husband got up and, opening the door of the house, was going out to continue hisjourney when he saw the woman, his concubine, lying at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold.	27 και ανεστη ο κυριος αυτης το πρωι και ηνοιξεν τας θυρας του οικου και εξηλθεν του απελθειν την οδον αυτου και ιδου η γυνη η παλλακη αυτου πεπτωκυια παρα την θυραν και αι χειρες αυτης επι το προθυρον
28 'Get up,' he said, 'we must leave!' There was no answer. He then loaded her on his donkey andbegan the journey home.	28 και ειπεν προς αυτην αναστηθι και απελθωμεν και ουκ απεκριθη αυτω αλλα τεθνηκει και ανελαβεν αυτην επι το υποζυγιον και ανεστη ο ανηρ και απηλθεν εις τον τοπον αυτου
29 Having reached his house, he took his knife, took hold of his concubine and cut her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces; he then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.	29 και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου και ελαβεν την μαχαιραν και επελαβετο της παλλακης αυτου και εμελισεν αυτην κατα τα οστα αυτης εις δωδεκα μεριδας και εξαπεστειλεν αυτας εις πασας τας φυλας ισραηλ
30 He gave instructions to his messengers, 'This is what you are to say to al the Israelites, "Hasanything like this been done since the day when the Israelites came out of Egypt until today? Take this to heart,discuss it; then give your verdict." ' And al who saw it declared, 'Never has such a thing been done or been seensince the Israelites came out of Egypt until today.'	30 και εγενετο πας ο ορων ελεγεν ουτε εγενηθη ουτε ωφθη ουτως απο της ημερας αναβασεως υιων ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης και ενετειλατο τοις ανδρασιν οις εξαπεστειλεν λεγων ταδε ερειτε προς παντα ανδρα ισραηλ ει γεγονεν κατα το ρημα τουτο απο της ημερας αναβασεως υιων ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης θεσθε δη εαυτοις βουλην περι αυτης και λαλησατε