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 there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem Juda.
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 departed from him, and went away from him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there 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 rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased 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 father of the damsel, constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, 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 rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go.
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 two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the 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 constrained him, and he stayed and lodged there.
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 rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.
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 the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the day has declined toward evening; lodge here, an let thy heart rejoice; and ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy habitation.
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 lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem, ) and [there was] with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine [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.
And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us 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 to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gabaa.
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 to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.
14 Aa le nionjoñe iereo nanjotike mb’eo, ampara’ te nitsofotse ty àndro, ie marine’ i Gebà’ i Beniamine.
And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in 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 thence to go in to lodge in Gabaa; and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who conducted them into a 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, an old man came out of the field from his work in the evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gabaa, and the men of the place [were] sons of Benjamin.
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 a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, 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 to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Juda to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take 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 is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man 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] to thee; only be every want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge 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.
And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
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.
And they [were] comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who 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 master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not ye 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 my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this 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 consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.
26 Aa le nimb’eo ami’ty mielizava i ampelay nikorovoke an-dalan’ anjomba’ indaty niheove’ i talè’ey ampara’ te nazava.
And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until 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 husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on 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 to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to 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 he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast 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 every one who saw it said, [Such a day] as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye counsel concerning it, and speak.
