Judges 20

DOUAI-RHEIMS	LXX
1 Then all the children of Israel went out and gathered together as one man from Dan to Bersabee, with the land of Galaad, to the Lord in Maspha:	1 και εξηλθον παντες οι υιοι ισραηλ και εξεκκλησιασθη πασα η συναγωγη ως ανηρ εις απο δαν και εως βηρσαβεε και γη γαλααδ προς κυριον εις μασσηφα
2 And all the chiefs of the people, and all the tribes of Israel met together in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen fit for war.	2 και εστη το κλιμα παντος του λαου πασαι αι φυλαι ισραηλ εν τη εκκλησια του λαου του θεου τετρακοσιαι χιλιαδες ανδρων πεζων σπωμενων ρομφαιαν
3 (Nor were the children of Benjamin ignorant that the children of Israel were come up to Maspha.) And the Levite the husband of the woman that was killed, being asked, how so great a wickedness had been committed,	3 και ηκουσαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν οτι ανεβησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον εις μασσηφα και ειπαν οι υιοι ισραηλ λαλησατε που εγενετο η κακια αυτη
4 Answered: I came into Gabaa of Benjamin with my wife, and there I lodged:	4 και απεκριθη ο ανηρ ο λευιτης ο ανηρ της γυναικος της πεφονευμενης και ειπεν εις γαβαα της βενιαμιν ηλθον εγω και η παλλακη μου καταλυσαι
5 And behold the men of that city in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died.	5 και ανεστησαν επ' εμε οι ανδρες οι παρα της γαβαα και περιεκυκλωσαν επ' εμε την οικιαν νυκτος και εμε ηθελησαν αποκτειναι και την παλλακην μου εταπεινωσαν και ενεπαιξαν αυτη και απεθανεν
6 And I took her and cut her in pieces, and sent the, parts into all the borders of your possession: because there never was so heinous a crime, and so great an abomination committed in Israel.	6 και επελαβομην της παλλακης μου και εμελισα αυτην και εξαπεστειλα εν παντι οριω κληρονομιας ισραηλ οτι εποιησαν αφροσυνην εν τω ισραηλ
7 You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do.	7 ιδου παντες υμεις οι υιοι ισραηλ δοτε εαυτοις λογον και βουλην
8 And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:	8 και ανεστη πας ο λαος ως ανηρ εις λεγων ουκ εισελευσομεθα ανηρ εις το σκηνωμα αυτου και ουκ εκκλινουμεν ανηρ εις τον οικον αυτου
9 But this we will do in common against Gabaa:	9 και νυν τουτο το ρημα ο ποιησομεν τη γαβαα αναβησομεθα επ' αυτην εν κληρω
10 We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we might fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth.	10 και λημψομεθα δεκα ανδρας τοις εκατον και εκατον τοις χιλιοις και χιλιους τοις μυριοις λαβειν επισιτισμον τω λαω τοις εισπορευομενοις επιτελεσαι τη γαβαα του βενιαμιν κατα πασαν την αφροσυνην ην εποιησαν εν ισραηλ
11 And all Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man, with one mind, and one counsel:	11 και συνηχθη πας ανηρ ισραηλ εκ των πολεων ως ανηρ εις ερχομενοι
12 And they sent messengers to all the tribe of Benjamin to say to them: Why hath so great an abomination been found among you?	12 και εξαπεστειλαν αι φυλαι ισραηλ ανδρας εν παση φυλη βενιαμιν λεγοντες τις η κακια αυτη η γενομενη εν υμιν
13 Deliver up the men of Gabaa, that have committed this heinous crime, that they may die, and the evil may be taken away out of Israel. But they would not hearken to the proposition of their brethren the children of Israel:	13 και νυν δοτε τους ανδρας τους ασεβεις τους εν γαβαα τους υιους βελιαλ και θανατωσομεν αυτους και εξαρουμεν κακιαν εξ ισραηλ και ουκ ηθελησαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν εισακουσαι της φωνης των αδελφων αυτων των υιων ισραηλ
14 But out of all the cities which were of their lot, they gathered themselves together into Gabaa, to aid them, and to fight against the whole people of Israel.	14 και συνηχθησαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν εκ των πολεων αυτων εις γαβαα εξελθειν του πολεμησαι μετα υιων ισραηλ
15 And there were found of Benjamin five and twenty thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa,	15 και επεσκεπησαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκ των πολεων εικοσι και πεντε χιλιαδες ανδρων σπωμενων ρομφαιαν χωρις των κατοικουντων την γαβαα ουτοι επεσκεπησαν επτακοσιοι ανδρες νεανισκοι εκλεκτοι
16 Who were seven hundred most valiant men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone's going on either side.	16 αμφοτεροδεξιοι παντες ουτοι σφενδονηται βαλλοντες λιθους προς την τριχα και ου διαμαρτανοντες
17 Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight.	17 και πας ανηρ ισραηλ επεσκεπησαν χωρις των υιων βενιαμιν τετρακοσιαι χιλιαδες ανδρων σπωμενων ρομφαιαν παντες ουτοι ανδρες πολεμισται
18 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader.	18 και ανεστησαν και ανεβησαν εις βαιθηλ και επηρωτησαν εν τω θεω και ειπαν οι υιοι ισραηλ τις αναβησεται ημιν αφηγουμενος πολεμησαι μετα βενιαμιν και ειπεν κυριος ιουδας αναβησεται αφηγουμενος
19 And forthwith the children of Israel rising in the morning, camped by Gabaa:	19 και ανεστησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ και παρενεβαλον επι την γαβαα
20 And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city.	20 και εξηλθεν πας ανηρ ισραηλ εις πολεμον μετα βενιαμιν και παρεταξαντο μετ' αυτων εις πολεμον ανηρ ισραηλ προς την γαβαα
21 And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa, slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men.	21 και εξηλθον οι υιοι βενιαμιν εκ της πολεως και διεφθειραν εν ισραηλ εν τη ημερα εκεινη δυο και εικοσι χιλιαδας ανδρων επι την γην
22 Again Israel trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before:	22 και ενισχυσεν ανηρ ισραηλ και προσεθεντο παραταξασθαι πολεμον εν τω τοπω ω παρεταξαντο εκει εν τη ημερα τη πρωτη
23 Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him, and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle.	23 και ανεβησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ και εκλαυσαν ενωπιον κυριου εως εσπερας και επηρωτησαν εν κυριω λεγοντες ει προσθω προσεγγισαι εις πολεμον μετα βενιαμιν του αδελφου μου και ειπεν κυριος αναβητε προς αυτον
24 And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin,	24 και προσηλθοσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς βενιαμιν εν τη ημερα τη δευτερα
25 The children of Benjamin sallied forth out of the gates of Gabaa: and meeting them made so great a slaughter of them, as to kill eighteen thousand men that drew the sword.	25 και εξηλθεν βενιαμιν εις απαντησιν αυτων εκ της γαβαα εν τη ημερα τη δευτερα και διεφθειρεν εκ του λαου οκτωκαιδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων επι την γην παντες ουτοι εσπασμενοι ρομφαιαν
26 Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings,	26 και ανεβησαν παντες οι υιοι ισραηλ και πας ο λαος και ηλθοσαν εις βαιθηλ και εκλαυσαν εναντι κυριου και ενηστευσαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ανηνεγκαν ολοκαυτωματα σωτηριου εναντι κυριου
27 And inquired of him concerning their state. At that time the ark of the covenant of the Lord was there,	27 και επηρωτησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ εν κυριω και εκει η κιβωτος διαθηκης κυριου εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις
28 And Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron was over the house. So they consulted the Lord and said: Shall we go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin our brethren, or shall we cease? And the Lord said to them: Go up, for to morrow I will deliver them into your hands.	28 και φινεες υιος ελεαζαρ υιου ααρων παρεστηκως ενωπιον αυτης εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις λεγων ει προσθω ετι εξελθειν εις πολεμον μετα υιων βενιαμιν του αδελφου μου η κοπασω και ειπεν κυριος αναβητε οτι αυριον παραδωσω αυτον εν χειρι σου
29 And the children of Israel set ambushes round about the city of Gabaa:	29 και εθηκαν οι υιοι ισραηλ ενεδρα εν τη γαβαα κυκλω
30 And they drew up their army against Benjamin the third time, as they had done the first and second.	30 και εταξεν ισραηλ προς τον βενιαμιν εν τη ημερα τη τριτη και παρεταξαντο προς γαβαα καθως απαξ και απαξ
31 And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men:	31 και εξηλθον οι υιοι βενιαμιν εις απαντησιν του λαου και εξειλκυσθησαν εκ της πολεως και ηρξαντο τυπτειν εκ του λαου καθως απαξ και απαξ εν ταις οδοις η εστιν μια αναβαινουσα εις βαιθηλ και μια αναβαινουσα εις γαβαα εν τω αγρω ωσει τριακοντα ανδρας εν τω ισραηλ
32 For they thought to cut them off, as they did before. But they artfully feigning a flight, designed to draw them away from the city, and by their seeming to flee to bring them to the highways aforesaid.	32 και ειπαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν προσκοπτουσιν ενωπιον ημων καθως εμπροσθεν και οι υιοι ισραηλ ειπαν φυγωμεν και εκσπασωμεν αυτους εκ της πολεως εις τας οδους
33 Then all the children of Israel rising up out of the places where they were, set their army in battle array, in the place which is called Baalthamar. The ambushes also which were about the city, began by little and little to come forth,	33 και πας ανηρ ισραηλ ανεστη εκ του τοπου αυτου και παρεταξαντο εν βααλθαμαρ και το ενεδρον ισραηλ επαλαιεν εκ του τοπου αυτου απο δυσμων της γαβαα
34 And to march from the west side of the city. And other ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel attacked the inhabitants of the city. And the battle grew hot against the children of Benjamin: and they understood not that present death threatened them on every side.	34 και παρεγενοντο εξ εναντιας της γαβαα δεκα χιλιαδες ανδρων εκλεκτων εκ παντος ισραηλ και ο πολεμος εβαρυνθη και αυτοι ουκ εγνωσαν οτι αφηπται αυτων η κακια
35 And the Lord defeated them before the children of Israel, and they slew of them in that day five and twenty thousand, and one hundred, all fighting men and that drew the sword.	35 και ετροπωσεν κυριος τον βενιαμιν κατα προσωπον ισραηλ και διεφθειραν οι υιοι ισραηλ εν τω βενιαμιν εν τη ημερα εκεινη εικοσι και πεντε χιλιαδας και εκατον ανδρας παντες ουτοι σπωμενοι ρομφαιαν
36 But the children of Benjamin when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing, gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city.	36 και ειδεν βενιαμιν οτι τετροπωται και εδωκεν ανηρ ισραηλ τω βενιαμιν τοπον οτι ηλπισαν επι το ενεδρον ο εταξαν προς την γαβαα
37 And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword.	37 και το ενεδρον ωρμησεν και εξεχυθησαν προς την γαβαα και επορευθη το ενεδρον και επαταξαν ολην την πολιν εν στοματι ρομφαιας
38 Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken.	38 και η συνταγη ην ανδρι ισραηλ προς το ενεδρον του ανενεγκαι αυτους πυρσον του καπνου της πολεως
39 And when the children of Israel saw this in the battle (for the children of Benjamin thought they fled and pursued them vigorously, killing thirty men of their army)	39 και ανεστρεψαν ανηρ ισραηλ εν τω πολεμω και βενιαμιν ηρκται του τυπτειν τραυματιας εν τω ανδρι ισραηλ ωσει τριακοντα ανδρας οτι ειπαν πλην τροπουμενος τροπουται εναντιον ημων καθως ο πολεμος ο εμπροσθεν
40 And perceived as it were a pillar of smoke rise up from the city; and Benjamin looking back, saw that the city was taken, and that the flames ascended on high:	40 και ο πυρσος ηρξατο αναβαινειν εκ της πολεως στυλος καπνου και επεβλεψεν βενιαμιν οπισω αυτου και ιδου ανεβη συντελεια της πολεως εις τον ουρανον
41 They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces stood bravely against them; which the children of Benjamin seeing, turned their backs,	41 και ανηρ ισραηλ απεστρεψεν και εσπευσεν ανηρ βενιαμιν και ειδεν οτι ηπται αυτου η κακια
42 And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them.	42 και εκλιναν ενωπιον ανδρος ισραηλ εις την οδον της ερημου και ο πολεμος κατεφθασεν αυτον και οι απο των πολεων διεφθειραν αυτον εν μεσω αυτων
43 And so it was, that they were slain on both sides by the enemies, and there was no rest of their men dying. They fell and were beaten down on the east side of the city Gabaa.	43 και εκοψαν τον βενιαμιν καταπαυσαι αυτον καταπαυσιν και κατεπατησαν αυτον εως εξ εναντιας της γαβαα απο ανατολων ηλιου
44 And they that were slain in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all most valiant soldiers.	44 και επεσαν εκ του βενιαμιν οκτωκαιδεκα χιλιαδες ανδρων συν πασιν τουτοις ανδρες δυνατοι
45 And when they that remained of Benjamin saw this, they fled into the wilderness and made towards the rock that is called Remmon. In that flight, also as they were straggling and going different ways, they slew of them five thousand men. And as they went farther, they still pursued them, and slew also other two thousand.	45 και εξεκλιναν και εφυγον εις την ερημον προς την πετραν την ρεμμων και εκαλαμησαντο εν ταις οδοις πεντε χιλιαδας ανδρων και προσεκολληθησαν οπισω αυτου εως γαδααμ και επαταξαν εξ αυτων δισχιλιους ανδρας
46 And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war.	46 και εγενοντο παντες οι πεπτωκοτες εν τω βενιαμιν εικοσι και πεντε χιλιαδες ανδρων σπωμενων ρομφαιαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη συν πασι τουτοις ανδρες δυνατοι
47 And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months.	47 και εξεκλιναν και εφυγον εις την ερημον προς την πετραν την ρεμμων εξακοσιοι ανδρες και εκαθισαν εν τη πετρα ρεμμων τετραμηνον
48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames.	48 και ανηρ ισραηλ απεκλεισεν τους υιους βενιαμιν και επαταξαν αυτους εν στοματι ρομφαιας απο πολεως εξης εως κτηνους εως παντος του ευρεθεντος εις πασας τας πολεις και τας πολεις τας ευρεθεισας εξαπεστειλαν εν πυρι