Richter 19 | English Standard Version

A Levite and His Concubine

1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 And his concubine was unfaithful to* him, and she went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months. 3 Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father’s house. And when the girl’s father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. 4 And his father-in-law, the girl’s father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. 5 And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.” 6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl’s father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.” 7 And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again. 8 And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart. And the girl’s father said, “Strengthen your heart and wait until the day declines.” So they ate, both of them. 9 And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day has waned toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day draws to its close. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home.” 10 But the man would not spend the night. He rose up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him. 11 When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, “Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.” 12 And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.” 13 And he said to his young man, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah.” 14 So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, 15 and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night. 16 And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites. 17 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city. And the old man said, “Where are you going? And where do you come from?” 18 And he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord,* but no one has taken me into his house. 19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. There is no lack of anything.” 20 And the old man said, “Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square.” 21 So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

Gibeah’s Crime

22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.” 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing. 24 Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out now. Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man do not do this outrageous thing.” 25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and made her go out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go. 26 And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was light. 27 And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold. 28 He said to her, “Get up, let us be going.” But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home. 29 And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. 30 And all who saw it said, “Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

Bible Kralická

1 Stalo se také toho času, když krále nebylo v Izraeli, že muž nějaký Levíta, jsa pohostinu při straně hory Efraimské, pojal sobě ženu ženinu z Betléma Judova. 2 Kterážto ženina smilnila u něho. I odešla od něho do domu otce svého do Betléma Judova, a byla tam plné čtyři měsíce. 3 Vstav pak muž její, šel za ní, aby namluvě ji, zase ji přivedl, maje s sebou mládence svého a dva osly. Tedy ona uvedla jej do domu otce svého. Kteréhož když uzřel otec té děvky, zradoval se z příchodu jeho. 4 I zdržel jej tchán jeho, otec té děvky, tak že pozůstal u něho za tři dni. Tu také jídali i píjeli i nocovali. 5 Dne pak čtvrtého, když tím raněji vstali, vstal i on, aby odšel. Tedy řekl otec té děvky k zeti svému: Posilni se kouskem chleba, a potom půjdete. 6 Sedli tedy a pojedli oba spolu, a napili se. Potom řekl otec děvky k muži: Posediž medle, nýbrž pobuď přes noc, a buď mysli veselé. 7 Když pak vstal ten muž, chtěje předce jíti, mocí jej zdržel test jeho. A tak se vrátil a zůstal tu přes noc. 8 Potom dne pátého vstal tím raněji, aby se bral. I řekl otec té děvky: Posilň se, prosím. I prodlili, až se den nachýlil, nebo jedli oba. 9 Tedy vstal muž ten, aby šel, on i ženina jeho i mládenec jeho. I řekl mu tchán jeho, otec děvky: Aj, již se den nachýlil k večerou, medle zůstaňte přes noc; aj, dokonává se den, pobuď přes noc zde, a buď mysli veselé, a zítra tím raněji vypravíte se na cestu svou, a půjdeš k příbytku svému. 10 On pak nechtěl zůstati přes noc, ale vstav, odšel, a přišel proti Jebus, jenž jest Jeruzalém, a s ním dva oslové s břemeny i ženina jeho. 11 Když pak byli blízko Jebus, a den se velmi nachýlil, řekl mládenec pánu svému: Poď, prosím, obraťme se do města toho Jebuzejského, abychom v něm přenocovali. 12 Jemuž odpověděl pán jeho: Neobrátíme se do města cizozemců, kteréž není synů Izraelských, ale půjdeme až do Gabaa. 13 Řekl ještě mládenci svému: Poď, abychom přišli k některému z těch míst, a zůstali přes noc v Gabaa aneb v Ráma. 14 Pomíjejíce tedy, odešli, a zapadlo jim slunce blízko Gabaa, kteréž jest Beniaminských. 15 I obrátili se tam, aby vejdouce, zůstali přes noc v Gabaa. A když tam všel, posadil se na ulici města, proto že nebyl, kdo by je přijal do domu a dal jim nocleh. 16 A aj, muž starý vracoval se od práce své s pole u večer, kterýž také byl s hory Efraimovy, a bydlil pohostinu v Gabaa; ale lidé místa toho byli synové Jemini. 17 A když pozdvihl očí svých, uzřel muže toho pocestného na ulici města. I řekl jemu ten stařec: Kam se béřeš, a odkud jdeš? 18 Jemuž odpověděl: Jdeme z Betléma Judova až k stranám hory Efraimovy, odkudž jsem; nebo jsem byl odšel do Betléma Judova. Jduť pak do domu Hospodinova, a není žádného, kdo by mne přijal do domu; 19 Ješto mám i slámu a obrok pro osly své, tolikéž i chléb, ano i víno pro sebe a děvku tvou, a mládence, kterýž jest s služebníkem tvým, tak že v ničemž nemáme nedostatku. 20 I řekl muž ten starý: Měj ty pokoj. Čehoť se koli nedostává, nechť já to opatřím, ty toliko na ulici nezůstávej přes noc. 21 Tedy uvedl jej do domu svého, a obrok dal oslům; potom umyvše nohy své, jedli a pili. 22 A když očerstvili srdce své, aj, muži města toho, muži nešlechetní, obklíčivše dům, tloukli na dvéře a mluvili tomu muži starci, hospodáři domu, řkouce: Vyveď muže toho, kterýž všel do domu tvého, abychom ho poznali. 23 K nimžto vyšed muž ten, hospodář domu, řekl jim: Nikoli, bratří moji, nečiňte, prosím, zlého, poněvadž všel ten muž do domu mého, neprovoďte nešlechetnosti té. 24 Aj, dceru svou, kteráž pannou jest, a ženinu jeho, ty hned vyvedu, i ponížíte jich, aneb učiníte jim, což se vám za dobré vidí; jen muži tomu nečiňte věci té hanebné. 25 Ale nechtěli ho uposlechnouti muži ti. Pojav tedy muž ten ženinu svou, vyvedl ji k nim ven, i poznali ji, a zle jí požívali přes celou noc až do jitra; potom pustili ji, když počínalo zasvitávati. 26 V svitání pak přišla žena ta, a padši, ležela u dveří domu toho muže, kdež byl pán její, až se rozednilo. 27 Když pak vstal pán její ráno, otevřev dvéře domu, vycházel, aby se bral dále cestou svou. A aj, žena ta, ženina jeho, ležela u dveří domu, a ruce její byly na prahu. 28 Jížto řekl: Vstaň, a poďme. A nic neodpověděla. Vzav tedy ji na osla, a vstav muž ten, odšel k místu svému. 29 Když pak přišel do domu svého, vzal meč, a pochytiv ženinu svou, rozsekal ji s kostmi jejími na dvanácte kusů, a rozeslal ji po všech končinách Izraelských. 30 A bylo, že kdožkoli uzřel, pravil: Nikdy se nestalo ani vidíno bylo co podobného od toho času, jakž vyšli synové Izraelští z země Egyptské, až do tohoto dne. Posuďte toho pilně, poraďte se a promluvte o to.

Richter 19 | English Standard Version Bible Kralická

A Levite and His Concubine

Gibeah’s Crime