Giudici 19

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR in quel tempo, non essendovi alcun re in Israele, avvenne che un uomo Levita, dimorando nel fondo del monte di Efraim, si prese una donna concubina di Bet-lehem di Giuda.	1 There was a certain man, a Levite, living beside mount Ephraim, who took a wife from Bethlehem of Judah.
2 E questa sua concubina fornicò in casa sua, e si partì da lui, e se ne andò a casa di suo padre, in Bet-lehem di Giuda, ove stette lo spazio di quattro mesi.	2 She left him, and she returned to the house of her father in Bethlehem. And she stayed with him for four months.
3 Poi il suo marito si levò, e le andò dietro, per piegare il cuor suo con dolci parole, e per ricondurla; e avea seco il suo servitore, e un paio d’asini. Ed ella lo menò in casa di suo padre; e il padre della giovane, come l’ebbe veduto, gli si fece lietamente incontro.	3 And her husband followed her, wishing to be reconciled with her, and to speak kindly to her, and to lead her back with him. And he had with him a servant and two donkeys. And she received him, and brought him into the house of her father. And when his father-in-law had heard about this, and had seen him, he met him with joy.
4 E il suo suocero, padre della giovane, lo ritenne; ed egli dimorò con lui tre giorni; e mangiarono, e bevvero, e albergarono quivi.	4 And he embraced the man. And the son-in-law stayed in the house of his father-in-law for three days, eating and drinking with him in a friendly manner.
5 E, al quarto giorno, si levarono la mattina; e il Levita si mise in ordine per andarsene; ma il padre della giovane disse al suo genero: Confortati il cuore con un boccon di pane, e poi voi ve ne andrete.	5 But on the fourth day, arising in the night, he intended to set out. But his father-in-law took hold of him, and he said to him, “First taste a little bread, and strengthen your stomach, and then you shall set out.”
6 Così si posero amendue a sedere, e mangiarono, e bevvero insieme; e il padre della giovane disse a quell’uomo: Deh! piacciati star qui questa notte, e il cuor tuo si rallegri.	6 And they sat down together, and they ate and drank. And the father of the young woman said to his son-in-law, “I ask you to remain here today, so that we may rejoice together.”
7 Ma quell’uomo si levò per andarsene; ma pure il suo suocero gli fece forza, talchè egli se ne ritornò, e stette quivi quella notte.	7 But getting up, he intended to begin to set out. But nevertheless, his father-in-law pressed him resolutely, and made him remain with him.
8 E al quinto giorno, egli si levò la mattina per andarsene; e il padre della giovane gli disse: Deh! confortati il cuore. E, postisi amendue a mangiare insieme, indugiarono finchè il giorno fu calato.	8 But when morning came, the Levite was preparing for his journey. And his father-in-law said to him again, “I beg you to take a little food, and to be strengthened, until the daylight increases, and after that, you shall set out.” Therefore, they ate together.
9 Allora quell’uomo si levò, per andarsene con la sua concubina, e col suo servitore. Ma il suo suocero, padre della giovane, gli disse: Ecco ora, il giorno vien mancando e fassi sera; deh! state qui questa notte: ecco, il giorno cade; deh! sta’ qui questa notte, e rallegrisi il cuor tuo; e domattina voi vi leverete per andare a vostro cammino, e tu te ne andrai a casa tua.	9 And the young man got up, so that he might travel with his wife and servant. And his father-in-law spoke to him again: “Consider that the daylight is declining, and it approaches toward evening. Remain with me also today, and spend the day in gladness. And tomorrow you shall set out, so that you may go to your own house.”
10 Ma quell’uomo non volle star quivi la notte; anzi si levò, e se ne andò; e giunse fin dirincontro a Iebus, che è Gerusalemme, co’ suoi due asini carichi, e con la sua concubina.	10 His son-in-law was not willing to agree to his words. Instead, he immediately continued on, and he arrived opposite Jebus, which by another name is called Jerusalem, leading with him two donkeys carrying burdens, and his mate.
11 Come furono presso a Iebus, il giorno era molto calato; laonde il servitore disse al suo padrone: Deh! vieni, riduciamoci in questa città de’ Gebusei, e alberghiamo in essa.	11 And now they were near Jebus, but day was turning into night. And the servant said to his lord, “Come, I beg you, let us turn aside to the city of the Jebusites, so that we may find lodging in it.”
12 Ma il suo padrone gli disse: Noi non ci ridurremo in alcuna città di stranieri, che non sia de’ figliuoli d’Israele; anzi passeremo fino a Ghibea.	12 His lord responded to him: “I will not enter into the town of a foreign people, who are not of the sons of Israel. Instead, I will cross over as far as Gibeah.
13 Poi disse al suo servitore: Cammina, e arriviamo ad uno di que’ luoghi, e alberghiamo in Ghibea, o in Rama.	13 And when I will have arrived there, we will lodge in that place, or at least in the city of Ramah.”
14 Essi adunque passarono oltre, e camminarono; e il sole tramontò loro presso a Ghibea, la quale è di Beniamino.	14 Therefore, they passed by Jebus, and continuing on, they undertook the journey. But the sun went down on them when they were near Gibeah, which is of the tribe of Benjamin.
15 Ed essi si rivolsero là, per andare ad albergare in Ghibea. Ed essendo quel Levita entrato nella città, si fermò in su la piazza; e non vi fu alcuno che li accogliesse in casa per passar la notte	15 And so they diverted to it, so that they might lodge there. And when they had entered, they were sitting in the street of the city. For no one was willing to give them hospitality.
16 Ma ecco, un uomo vecchio, che veniva in su la sera dal suo lavoro da’ campi, il quale era della montagna di Efraim, e dimorava in Ghibea; gli abitanti del qual luogo erano Beniaminiti.	16 And behold, they saw an old man, returning from the field and from his work in the evening, and he was also from mount Ephraim, and he was living as a stranger in Gibeah. For the men of that region were of the sons of Benjamin.
17 Ed esso, alzati gli occhi, vide quel viandante nella piazza della città; e gli disse: Ove vai? ed onde vieni?	17 And the old man, lifting up his eyes, saw the man sitting with his bundles in the street of the city. And he said to him: “Where have you come from? And where are you going?”
18 Ed egli gli disse: Noi passiamo da Bet-lehem di Giuda, per andare al fondo della montagna di Efraim; io sono di là, ed era andato fino a Bet-lehem di Giuda; e ora me ne vo alla Casa del Signore; e non vi è alcuno che mi accolga in casa.	18 He answered him: “We set out from Bethlehem of Judah, and we are traveling to our own place, which is beside mount Ephraim. From there we went to Bethlehem, and now we go to the house of God. But no one is willing to receive us under his roof.
19 E pure abbiamo della paglia, e della pastura, per li nostri asini; e anche del pane e del vino, per me, e per la tua servente, e per lo famiglio che è co’ tuoi servitori; noi non abbiamo mancamento di nulla.	19 We have straw and hay as fodder for the donkeys, and we have bread and wine for the use of myself, and for your handmaid and the servant who is with me. We lack nothing except lodging.”
20 E quell’uomo vecchio gli disse: Datti pace; lascia pur la cura a me d’ogni tuo bisogno; sol non istar la notte in su la piazza.	20 And the old man responded to him: “Peace be with you. I will provide all that is necessary. Only, I beg you, do not stay in the street.”
21 Ed egli lo menò in casa sua, e diè della pastura agli asini; ed essi si lavarono i piedi, e mangiarono e bevvero	21 And he led him into his house, and he gave fodder to his donkeys. And after they had washed their feet, he received them with a banquet.
22 Mentre stavano allegramente, ecco, gli uomini di quella città, uomini scellerati, furono attorno alla casa, picchiando all’uscio; e dissero a quell’uomo vecchio, padron della casa: Mena fuori quell’uomo ch’è venuto in casa tua, acciocchè noi lo conosciamo.	22 And while they were feasting, and were refreshing their bodies with food and drink after the labor of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and surrounded the old man’s house. And they began to knock at the door, calling out to the lord of the house, and saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house, so that we may abuse him.”
23 Ma quell’uomo, padron della casa, uscì fuori a loro, e disse loro: No, fratelli miei; deh! non fate questo male; poichè quest’uomo è venuto in casa mia, non fate questa villania.	23 And the old man went out to them, and he said: “Do not choose, brothers, do not choose to do this evil. For this man has entered to my hospitality. And you must cease from this senselessness.
24 Ecco, la mia figliuola, ch’è vergine, e la concubina di esso; deh! lasciate che io ve le meni fuori, e usate con esse, e fate loro ciò che vi piacerà; ma non fate questa villania a quest’uomo.	24 I have a virgin daughter, and this man has a mate. I will lead them out to you, so that you may debase them and may satisfy your lust. Only, I beg you, do not commit this crime against nature on the man.”
25 Ma quegli uomini non vollero ascoltarlo; laonde quell’uomo prese la sua concubina, e la menò loro nella strada; ed essi la conobbero, e la straziarono tutta quella notte infino alla mattina; poi, all’apparir dell’alba, la rimandarono.	25 But they were not willing to agree to his words. So the man, discerning this, led out his mate to them, and he delivered her to their sexual abuse. And when they had abused her for the entire night, they released her in the morning.
26 E quella donna se ne venne, in sul far del dì, e cascò alla porta della casa di quell’uomo, nella quale il suo signore era; e stette quivi finchè fosse dì chiaro.	26 But the woman, as darkness was receding, came to the door of the house, where her lord was staying, and there she fell down.
27 E il suo signore si levò la mattina, e aprì l’uscio della casa, e usciva fuori per andarsene a suo cammino; ed ecco, quella donna, sua concubina, giaceva alla porta della casa, con le mani in su la soglia.	27 When morning came, the man arose, and he opened the door, so that he might complete the journey that he had begun. And behold, his mate was lying before the door, with her hands reaching out to the threshold.
28 Ed egli le disse: Levati, e andiamocene. Ma non v’era chi rispondesse. Allora egli la caricò sopra un asino, e si levò, e se ne andò al suo luogo.	28 And he, thinking that she was resting, said to her, “Get up, and let us walk.” But since she gave no response, realizing that she had died, he took her up, and he laid her on his donkey, and he returned to his house.
29 E, come fu giunto a casa sua, tolse un coltello, e prese la sua concubina, e la tagliò, per le sue ossa, in dodici pezzi, e la mandò per tutte le contrade d’Israele.	29 And when he had arrived, he took up a sword, and he cut into pieces the dead body of his wife, with her bones, into twelve parts. And he sent the pieces into all the parts of Israel.
30 E chiunque vide ciò, disse: Tal cosa non è giammai stata fatta, nè veduta, dal dì che i figliuoli d’Israele salirono fuor del paese di Egitto, fino a questo giorno; prendete il fatto a cuore, tenetene consiglio e parlamento	30 And when each one had seen this, they were crying out together, “Never has such a thing been done in Israel, from the day that our fathers ascended from Egypt, even to the present time. Let a sentence be brought and let us decide in common what ought to be done.”