Judges 19
1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.
I de Dage, da der ingen Konge var i Israel, var der en Mand, en Levit, der boede som fremmed i Udkanten af Efraims Bjerge. Han tog sig en Kvinde fra Betlehem i Juda til Medhustu.
2 And his servant-wife was angry with him, and went away from him to her father's house at Beth-lehem-judah, and was there for four months.
Men Medhustruen blev vred på ham, forlod ham og tog til sin Faders Hus i Betlehem i Juda. Da hun havde været der en fire Måneders Tid,
3 Then her husband got up and went after her, with the purpose of talking kindly to her, and taking her back with him; he had with him his young man and two asses: and she took him into her father's house, and her father, when he saw him, came forward to him with joy.
drog hendes Mand af Sted efter hende for at overtale hende til at vende tilbage. Han havde sin Tjener og et Par Æsler med. Da han kom til hendes Faders Hus, fik den unge Kvindes Fader Øje på ham og kom ham glad i Møde;
4 And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.
og hans Svigerfader, den unge Kvindes Fader, holdt på ham, så at han blev hos ham i tre Dage; og de spiste og drak og overnattede der.
5 Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning and he made ready to go away; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, Take a little food to keep up your strength, and then go on your way.
Tidligt om Morgenen den fjerde Dag gjorde han sig rede til at drage bort; men den unge Kvindes Fader sagde til sin Svigersøn: "Styrk dig først med en Bid Brød, så kan I siden drage bort!"
6 So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.
De blev da og spiste og drak begge to sammen, og den unge Kvindes Fader sagde til Manden: "Bestem dig til at blive Natten over og gør dig til gode!"
7 And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.
Men Manden gjorde sig rede til at drage bort. Da nødte hans Svigerfader ham, så han atter overnattede der.
8 Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day.
Tidligt om Morgenen den femte Dag vilde han drage bort, men den unge Kvindes Fader sagde til ham: "Styrk dig først!" De ventede da, til Dagen hældede, og spiste og drak begge to.
9 And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to your house.
Så gjorde Manden sig rede til at drage bort med sin Medhustru og sin Tjener. Men hans Svigerfader, den unge Kvindes Fader, sagde til ham: "Se, det lider mod Aften, overnat dog her; se, Dagen hælder, bliv dog her i Nat og gør dig til gode, så kan I i Morgen tidlig begive eder på Vej og du drage til dit Hjem!"
10 But the man would not be kept there that night, and he got up and went away and came opposite to Jebus (which is Jerusalem); and he had with him the two asses, ready for travelling, and his woman.
Men Manden vilde ikke blive Natten over; han begav sig på Vej og kom ud for Jebus, det er Jerusalem, fulgt af sine to belæssede Æsler, sin Medhustru og sin Tjener.
11 When they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.
Da de var i Nærheden af Jebus og Dagen hældede stærkt, sagde Tjeneren til sin Herre: "Kom, lad os tage ind her i Jebusiternes By og blive der Natten over!"
12 But his master said to him, We will not go out of our way into a strange town, whose people are not of the children of Israel; but we will go on to Gibeah.
Men hans Herre svarede: "Vi vil ikke tage ind i en By, der ejes af fremmede, som ikke hører til Israelitterne, men vi vil drage videre til Gibea!"
13 And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.
Og han sagde til sin Tjener: "Kom, lad os tage hen til et af de andre Steder og overnatte i Gibea eller Rama!"
14 So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.
De drog så videre, og Solen gik ned, som de var ved Gibea i Benjamin.
15 And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.
Så bøjede de af i den Retning for at nå til Gibea og overnatte der. Da han var kommet derind, Blev han på Byens Torv; men der var ingen, som bød dem ind i sit Hus for Natten.
16 Now when it was evening they saw an old man coming back from his work in the fields; he was from the hill-country of Ephraim and was living in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
Så kom der om Aftenen en gammel Mand fra sit Arbejde på Marken, og Manden var fra Efraims Bjerge og boede som fremmed i Gibea, medens Stedets Indbyggere var Benjaminiter;
17 And when he saw the traveller in the street of the town, the old man said, Where are you going? and where do you come from?
og da den gamle Mand så op og fik Øje på den vejfarende Mand på Byens Torv, spurgte han: "Hvorhen gælder Rejsen, og hvorfra kommer du?"
18 And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.
Han svarede ham: "Vi er på Rejse fra Betlehem i Juda til Udkanten af Efraims Bjerge, hvor jeg har hjemme; jeg har været i Betlehem i Juda og er nu på Vejen hjem; men der er ingen, som byder mig ind i sit Hus,
19 But we have dry grass and food for our asses, as well as bread and wine for me, and for the woman, and for the young man with us: we have no need of anything.
skønt jeg har både Strå og Foder til vore Æsler og Brød og Vin til mig selv, din Trælkvinde og din Træls Tjener; vi mangler intet!"
20 And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.
Da sagde den gamle Mand: "Vær velkommen! Lad kun alt, hvad du trænger til, være min Sag; men på Torvet må du ikke overnatte!"
21 So he took them into his house and gave the asses food; and after washing their feet they took food and drink.
Så førte han ham ind i sit Hus og sørgede for Foder til Æslerne; og da de havde tvættet deres Fødder, spiste de og drak.
22 While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take our pleasure with him.
Men medens de gjorde sig til gode, se, da omringede Mændene i Byen, Niddinger som de var, Huset og hamrede på Døren og råbte til den gamle Mand, Husets Ejer: "Før Manden, som er taget ind i dit Hus, herud, så at vi kan stille vor Lyst på ham!"
23 So the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said, No, my brothers, do not this evil thing; this man has come into my house, and you are not to do him this wrong.
Men Manden, der ejede Huset, gik ud til dem og sagde til dem: "Nej, mine Brødre, gør dog ikke noget ondt! Når denne Mand er taget ind i mit Hus, må I ikke øve sådan en Skændselsdåd!
24 See, here is my daughter, a virgin, and his servant-wife: I will send them out for you to take them and do with them whatever you will. But do no such thing of shame to this man.
Se, her er min Datter, som er Jomfru; hende fører jeg herud, så kan I skænde hende og handle med hende, som I finder for godt! Men mod denne Mand må I ikke øve sådan en Skændselsdåd!"
25 But the men would not give ear to him: so the man took his woman and sent her out to them; and they took her by force, using her for their pleasure all night till the morning; and when dawn came they let her go.
Men Mændene vilde ikke høre ham. Så greb Manden sin Medhustru og førte hende ud på Gaden til dem, og de stillede deres Lyst på hende og mishandlede hende Natten igennem til om Morgenen; først da Morgenen gryede, slap de hende.
26 Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.
Ved Morgenens Frembrud kom Kvinden og faldt sammen ved Indgangen til den Mands Hus, hvor hendes Herre var, og lå der, til det blev lyst.
27 In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.
Og da hendes Herre om Morgenen lukkede Husets Dør op og gjorde sig rede til at drage videre, se, da lå Kvinden, hans Medhustru, ved Indgangen til Huset med Hænderne på Tærskelen.
28 And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.
Han sagde da til hende: "Rejs dig og lad os komme af Sted!" Men der kom intet Svar. Så løftede han hende op på Æselet og rejste til sit Hjem.
29 And when he had come to his house, he got his knife, and took the woman, cutting her up bone by bone into twelve parts, which he sent through all Israel.
Men da han kom hjem, greb han en Kniv, tog sin Medhustru, skar hende i tolv Stykker, Ledemod for Ledemod, og sendte Stykkerne rundt i hele Israels Land;
30 And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in your minds, and give your opinion of it.
og han gav de Mænd, han udsendte, den Befaling: "Således skal I sige til alle Israels Mænd: Er sligt hidtil hændet, siden Israelitterne drog op fra Ægypten? Overvej Sagen, hold Råd og sig eders Mening!" Og enhver, som så det, sagde: "Sligt er ikke hidtil hændet eller set, siden Israelitterne drog op fra Ægypten!"
