Mpitsara 19
1 Tañ’andro zay, ie tsy amam-panjaka t’Israele, le teo ty nte-Levý nañialo ankalo’ o vohi-bohi’ i Efraimeo, nangalake sakeza e Betlekheme’ Iehoda añe,
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
2 fe nanao hatsimirirañe ama’e i amato’ey vaho nisitak’ aze nimpoly mb’ añ’ anjomban-drae’e e Betlekheme’ Iehoda añe le nandrare tobok’ añe efa-bolañe.
And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.
3 Niavotse hañorik’ aze mb’eo amy zao i vali’ey, hamere aze vaho hampoli’e; nindre ama’e ty mpitoro’e naho ty borìke roe; le nampihovae’ i ampelay añ’ anjomban-drae’e ao; aa ie nionin-drae’ i ampelay, le niehake te nifandrendrek’ ama’e;
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 nitañ’ aze eo i rafoza’ey, ty rae’ i ampelay, naho niambesatse telo andro ama’e re nikama naho ninoñe, vaho nialeñ’ ao.
And his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
5 Aa amy andro fahefatsey, ie nitroatse marain-dray, le niongake hañavelo mb’eo i nte-Leviy; fa hoe ty rae’ i ampelay amy vinanto’ey, Ampaozaro ty arofo’o ami’ty mofo piti’e, vaho hiavotse.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.
6 Niambesatse amy zao iereo roroe, nikama naho ninoñe, le hoe ty rae’ i ampelay amy ‘ndatiy, Ehe te hahafale azo ty hitambatse atoy, hampihaha ty arofo’o.
So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel’s father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.
7 Aa ie niongake hañavelo indatiy, le nanjitse aze ty rafoza’e hitambatse ao hey hialeñe.
And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.
8 Niampitso amy andro faha-limey re hañavelo, fa hoe ty rae’i ampelay: Ehe, ampitofào ty arofo’o, vaho mahaliñisa ampara’ te miroñe ty andro; aa le nikama iereo roe.
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.
9 Ie niongake hienga mb’eo indatiy, ie naho i sakeza’ey vaho i mpitoro’ey; le hoe ty asa’ i rafoza’e, rae’ i ampelaiy ama’e: Hehe te ho haleñe i àndroy; Ehe mialeña atoa, hahafale ty arofo’o, le hañaleñalen-drehe te maray hañavelo mb’ an-kiboho’o mb’eo.
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
10 Fe tsy nimete nialeñe ao ka indatiy; niongake re, niavotse vaho niary e Iebose, toe Ierosalaime; ama’e i borìke roe reke-pitobohañe rey, naho i sakeza’ey.
But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with him.
11 Aa ie narine Iebose, le fa ho nitsofotse i àndroy vaho hoe i mpitoroñey amy talè’ey, Antao hitsile mb’ amo rova’ o nte-Ieboseo mb’eo, hialeñe ao.
When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
12 Fa hoe i talè’ey tama’e: Tsy hitsile etoa tika, himoak’ an-drovan’ ambahiny ao ie tsy a o ana’ Israeleo; hionjomb’e Gebà mb’eo tika.
And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.
13 Le hoe re amy mpitoro’ey, Antao hañarine ty raik’ amo toetse zao hialeñan-tika: ke e Gebà he e Ramà ao.
And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14 Aa le nionjoñe iereo nanjotike mb’eo, ampara’ te nitsofotse ty àndro, ie marine’ i Gebà’ i Beniamine.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
15 Niveve mb’eo iereo, nimoake, hialeñe e Gebà ao; le nizilik’ ao nitoboke an-kiririsa’ i rovay amy te tsy eo ty nampihova iareo añ’anjomba’e.
And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.
16 Ingo amy zao, ty androanavy boak’ añ’ava, an-tete’e añe amy harivay, boak’ am-bohi’ i Efraime nañialo e Gebà ao, fa ana’ Iemený ka ondaty an-toetseo.
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17 Niandra amy zao i androanaviy, nahaoniñe i mpañavelo an-tamea’ i rovay vaho hoe re tama’e: Homb’aia rehe, naho boak’aia?
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
18 Le hoe re tama’e: Fiboaha’ay ty Betlekheme’ Iehoda mionjoñe mb’añ’ ila’ i vohi’ Efraimey mb’eo, i nihirifakoy, te Betlekheme’ Iehoda hey, le mb’an-kiboho’ Iehovà mb’eo, fe tsy eo ty mampihova anay añ’ anjomba’e,
And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.
19 ndra te aman’ ahetse naho haneñe o borìke’aio vaho ao ty mofo naho divay ho anay naho o mpitoro’o ampelao naho i ajalahy mindre amo mpitoro’ooy; toe tsy amam-pipaiañe.
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.
20 Le hoe i androanaviy, Fañanintsiñe ama’o; hene apoho amako ze mete ho paia’o fe ko mialeñe an-tameañe atoy.
And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
21 Aa le nampihovae’e añ’anjomba’e ao, naho finaha’e ahetse o borìkeo. Nanasa fandia iareo, le nikama vaho ninoñe.
So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 Aa ie nampifale arofo le niheo mb’eo ondati’ i rovaio, ondaty tsy manjofakeo haname i anjombay mb’ atia mb’ aroa naho namofoke i lala’ey vaho nanao amy tompon’ anjombay, amy androanaviy ty hoe, akaro indaty nizilik’ an-kiboho’oy, haharendreha’ay aze.
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
23 Niakatse mb’am’ iereo ao amy zao indatiy, i tompon’ anjombay, nanao ty hoe ama’e, Tsie, ry longokoo, ehe, ko manao o halò-tsereke zao, oniñe te nizilik’ añ’ akibako atoy indatiy, ko anoe’ areo o hatsivokarañe zao.
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.
24 Ingo ty somondrara anak’ ampelako naho i sakeza’ey; hakareko iereo henaneo, ampiambaneo, le ano ze atao’ areo ho soa; fa ko manao o hagegeañe zao amy ‘ndatiy.
Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly.
25 Fe tsy hinao’ ondatio, aa le rinambe’ indatiy i sakeza’ey naho nasese’e mb’am’ iereo; le nandrendrek’ aze iareo vaho nivahora’ iareo ampara’ te niporea’ ty maray; aa ie ho nanjirike i àndroy, le navotso’ iareo.
But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
26 Aa le nimb’eo ami’ty mielizava i ampelay nikorovoke an-dalan’ anjomba’ indaty niheove’ i talè’ey ampara’ te nazava.
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.
27 Nitroatse te manjirik’ àndro i talè’ey nanokake o lalan’ anjombao vaho niakatse hiavota’e mb’eo fe heheke i ampela sakeza’ey nibabok’ an-dala’ i anjombay eo, o taña’eo an’ tokonañe eo.
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.
28 Le hoe re ama’e, miongaha, fa hionjomb’eo tika; f’ie tsy amam-panoiñe; aa le niongake indatiy naho nasampe’e amy borikey, vaho noly mb’an-toe’e mb’ eo.
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
29 Aa ie pok’an-kiboho’e ao, nangalake meso naho rinambe’e i sakeza’ey le tinori’e folo-ro’amby, fange am-pange’e, vaho hene nampihitrife’e mb’ amo efe’ Israeleo mb’eo.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
30 Aa le hoe ty natao’ o nandrendrek’ azeo, Mbe lia’e tsy nanoeñe, tsy nioniñe o sata zao sikal’ amy andro niavota’ o ana’ Israeleo an-tane Mitsraimey ampara’ te henane, ivetsevetseo, isafirio, vaho ifanaontsio.
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
