ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 19

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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	1 At that time, when there was no king in Israel, there was a Levite residing in remote parts of the mountain region of Ephraim who had taken for himself a concubine from Bethlehem of Judah.
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	2 His concubine was unfaithful to him and left him for her father's house in Bethlehem of Judah, where she stayed for some four months.
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	3 Her husband then set out with his servant and a pair of asses, and went after her to forgive her and take her back. She brought him into her father's house, and on seeing him, the girl's father joyfully made him welcome.
4 και εισηγαγεν αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου ο πατηρ της νεανιδος και εκαθισεν μετ' αυτου ημερας τρεις και εφαγον και επιον και υπνωσαν εκει	4 He was detained by the girl's father, and so he spent three days with this father-in-law of his, eating and drinking and passing the night there.
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	5 On the fourth day they rose early in the morning and he prepared to go. But the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Fortify yourself with a little food; you can go later on."
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	6 So they stayed and the two men ate and drank together. Then the girl's father said to the husband, "Why not decide to spend the night here and enjoy yourself?"
7 και ανεστη ο ανηρ απελθειν και εβιασατο αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου και παλιν ηυλισθη εκει	7 The man still made a move to go, but when his father-in-law pressed him he went back and spent the night there.
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	8 On the fifth morning he rose early to depart, but the girl's father said, "Fortify yourself and tarry until the afternoon." When he and his father-in-law had eaten,
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	9 and the husband was ready to go with his concubine and servant, the girl's father said to him, "It is already growing dusk. Stay for the night. See, the day is coming to an end. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow you can start your journey home."
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	10 The man, however, refused to stay another night; he and his concubine set out with a pair of saddled asses, and traveled till they came opposite Jebus, which is Jerusalem.
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	11 Since they were near Jebus with the day far gone, the servant said to his master, "Come, let us turn off to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it."
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	12 But his master said to him, "We will not turn off to a city of foreigners, who are not Israelites, but will go on to Gibeah.
13 και ειπεν τω παιδαριω αυτου δευρο και εισελθωμεν εις ενα των τοπων και αυλισθωμεν εν γαβαα η εν ραμα	13 Come," he said to his servant, "let us make for some other place, either Gibeah or Ramah, to spend the night."
14 και παρηλθον και απηλθον εδυ γαρ ο ηλιος εχομενα της γαβαα η εστιν του βενιαμιν	14 So they continued on their way till the sun set on them when they were abreast of Gibeah of Benjamin.
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	15 There they turned off to enter Gibeah for the night. The man waited in the public square of the city he had entered, but no one offered them the shelter of his home for the night.
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	16 In the evening, however, an old man came from his work in the field; he was from the mountain region of Ephraim, though he lived among the Benjaminite townspeople of Gibeah.
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	17 When he noticed the traveler in the public square of the city, the old man asked where he was going, and whence he had come.
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	18 He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem of Judah far up into the mountain region of Ephraim, where I belong. I have been to Bethlehem of Judah and am now going back home; but no one has offered us the shelter of his house.
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	19 We have straw and fodder for our asses, and bread and wine for the woman and myself and for our servant; there is nothing else we need."
20 και ειπεν ο ανηρ ο πρεσβυτης ειρηνη σοι πλην παν το υστερημα σου επ' εμε πλην εν τη πλατεια μη καταλυσης	20 "You are welcome," the old man said to him, "but let me provide for all your needs, and do not spend the night in the public square."
21 και εισηγαγεν αυτον εις την οικιαν αυτου και παρεβαλεν τοις υποζυγιοις αυτου και ενιψαντο τους ποδας αυτων και εφαγον και επιον	21 So he led them to his house and provided fodder for the asses. Then they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
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	22 While they were enjoying themselves, the men of the city, who were corrupt, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man whose house it was, "Bring out your guest, that we may abuse him."
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	23 The owner of the house went out to them and said, "No, my brothers; do not be so wicked. Since this man is my guest, do not commit this crime.
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	24 Rather let me bring out my maiden daughter or his concubine. Ravish them, or do whatever you want with them; but against the man you must not commit this wanton crime."
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	25 When the men would not listen to his host, the husband seized his concubine and thrust her outside to them. They had relations with her and abused her all night until the following dawn, when they let her go.
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	26 Then at daybreak the woman came and collapsed at the entrance of the house in which her husband was a guest, where she lay until the morning.
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	27 When her husband rose that day and opened the door of the house to start out again on his journey, there lay the woman, his concubine, at the entrance of the house with her hands on the threshold.
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	28 He said to her, "Come, let us go"; but there was no answer. So the man placed her on an ass and started out again for home.
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	29 On reaching home, he took a knife to the body of his concubine, cut her into twelve pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel.
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	30 Everyone who saw this said, "Nothing like this has been done or seen from the day the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Take note of it, and state what you propose to do."