Juízes 19

Te Rīwaiti rāua ko Tōna Wahine Iti

1 Ā, i aua rā, i te mea kāhore he kīngi o Īharaira.

Nā, ko tētahi tangata, he Rīwaiti, e noho noa iho ana i te taha ki tua o te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima. Nā, ka tango ia i tētahi wahine iti māna i roto i Pēterehema Hūrā. 2 Nā, kua pūremu tāna wahine iti, ā, mawehe atu ana i a ia ki te whare o tōna pāpā, ki Pēterehema Hūrā, ā, e whā ngā tino marama ōna ki reira. 3 Nā, ka whakatika tāna tahu, ā, haere ana ki te whai i a ia, ki te whakamārie i a ia, ki te whakahoki mai i a ia; ko tāna tangata hoki tōna hoa haere, me ngā kāihe e rua. Nā, ka kawea ia e te wahine rā ki te whare o tōna pāpā, ā, nō te kitenga o te pāpā o te kōtiro i a ia, koa tonu, nō te mea ka tūtaki ki a ia. 4 Nā, ka pupuri tōna hungawai, te pāpā o te kōtiro, i a ia; ā, e toru ngā rā i noho ai ia ki a ia; heoi kai ana, inu ana rāua, ā, noho ana i reira.

5 Ā, i te whā o ngā rā ka maranga wawe rātou i te ata, ā, whakatika ana ia ki te haere. Nā, ka mea te pāpā o te kōtiro ki tāna hunaonga, "Kia ora tōu ngākau i tētahi wāhi taro, ā muri iho ka haere." 6 Nā, ka noho rāua, ka kai, ka inu tahi tō rāua tokorua, nā, ka mea te pāpā o te kōtiro ki taua tangata, "Tēnā koa, noho iho i te pō nei, kia koa hoki tōu ngākau." 7 Ā, i te whakatikanga o taua tangata ki te haere, ka tohea ia e tōna hungawai, nā, ka moe anō ia ki reira. 8 Ā, i te rima o ngā rā ka maranga wawe ia ki te haere, ā, ka mea te pāpā o te kōtiro, "Kia ora tōu ngākau; e noho kōrua kia tītaha rā te rā." Ā, kai ana rāua tokorua.

9 Nā, ka whakatika taua tangata ki te haere, a ia, tāna wahine iti me tāna tangata, ā, ka mea tōna hungawai, te pāpā o te kōtiro ki a ia, "Nanā, kua heke te rā, kua ahiahi, e noho rā. Nanā, kua tāwharara te rā, hei konei moe ai, kia koa ai tōu ngākau; ā, hei te ata āpōpō ka maranga wawe ai koutou ki te ara, ka haere ki tōu kāinga." 10 Otiia kīhai taua tangata i pai kia noho i taua pō, engari whakatika ana ia, haere ana, ā, ka tae ki te ritenga atu o Iepuhu, arā o Hiruhārama. I a ia anō hoki ngā kāihe e rua, whakanoho rawa, i a ia anō hoki tāna wahine iti.

11 Ka tata rātou ki Iepuhu, nā, kua aua noa atu te rā; ā, ka mea te tangata ki tōna rangatira, "Tēnā, kia peka tātou ki tēnei pā o ngā Iepuhi, ki reira moe ai."

12 Nā, ka mea tōna rangatira ki a ia, "E kore tātou e peka ki te pā o te iwi kē, ehara nei i ngā tamariki a Īharaira; engari me haere atu tātou ki Kipea." 13 Nā, ka mea ia ki tāna tangata, "Haere mai, tātou ka whakatata ki tētahi o ēnei wāhi; ka moe ai tātou ki Kipea, ki Rama rānei." 14 Nā, ka whiti atu rātou, ka haere; ā, kua toene te rā i a rātou ka tata ki Kipea, ki tētahi pā o Pineamine. 15 Nā, ka peka rātou ki reira, ka haere ki Kipea moe ai; ā, i tōna taenga atu, ka noho ki te waharoa o te pā; kāhore hoki he tangata hei mau i a rātou ki tōna whare moe ai.

16 Nā, ko tētahi tangata, he koroheke, e haere mai ana i tāna mahi i te māra i te ahiahi; ā, ko taua tangata nō te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima, i Kipea hoki e noho ana; ko ngā tāngata ia o te pā, he Pineamini. 17 Ā, ka maranga ake ōna kanohi, ka kite i te tangata konene rā i te waharoa o te pā, nā, ka mea taua koroheke, "Ko hea koe? I haere mai anō hoki koe i hea?"

18 Nā, ka mea ia ki a ia, "I haere mai mātou i Pēterehema Hūrā, ā, e haere ana mātou ki tērā taha o te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima; nō reira ahau; ā, i haere ahau ki Pēterehema Hūrā. Otiia e haere ana tēnei ahau ki te whare o Ihowā; heoi kāhore he tangata hei mau i ahau ki roto ki tōna whare. 19 He kakau wīti anō ia tēnei, he kai mā ā mātou kāihe; he taro anō tēnei, he wāina hoki māku, ā, mā tāu pononga wahine, mā te tāhake hoki a āu pononga; kāhore he mate ki te aha, ki te aha."

20 Nā, ka mea taua koroheke, "Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koe. He ahakoa rā, waiho mai i ahau ngā mea katoa e matea e koe; otiia kaua e moe ki te waharoa." 21 Nā, mauria ana e ia ki tōna whare, ā, hoatu ana he kai mā ngā kāihe; ā, horoia ana e rātou ō rātou waewae, kai ana, inu ana.

Te Hara a Kipea

22 E mea ake ana ō rātou ngākau ki te koa, nā, ko te karapotinga o te whare e ngā tāngata o te pā, he tama nā Periara; kei te pātuki ki te tatau, ka kōrero ki te tangata nōna te whare, ki taua koroheke rā, ka mea, "Whakaputaina mai ki waho tēnā tangata i haere nā ki tōu whare, kia mōhio ai mātou ki a ia."

23 Nā, ka haere atu ki a rātou te tangata nōna te whare, ka mea ki a rātou, "Kaua rā, e ōku tuākana, kaua e mahia te mea kino; kua tae mai nei hoki tēnei tangata ki tōku whare, kaua tēnei mea pōauau e meatia. 24 Nā, ko tāku tamāhine tēnei, he wāhina, me tāna wahine iti hoki; māku rāua e kawe atu ināianei, whakaititia rāua e koutou, meatia hoki ki a rāua te mea e pai ana ki tā koutou titiro; ko tēnei tangata ia, kaua tēnei mea pōauau e meatia ki a ia."

25 Ā, tē pai ngā tāngata ki te whakarongo ki a ia, nā, ka mau taua tangata ki tāna wahine iti, ā, kawea atu ana ki waho ki a rātou, ā, ka mōhio rātou ki a ia, ka tūkino hoki i a ia i taua pō katoa ā tae noa ki te ata; ā, ka hī te ata, ka tukua ia e rātou. 26 Nā, ka haere mai te wahine rā i te pūaotanga o te ata, takoto ana ki te kūwaha o te whare o te tangata kei reira nei tōna ariki, ā mārama noa.

27 Ā, ka whakatika ake tōna ariki i te ata, nā, ka huakina e ia ngā tatau o te whare, ka puta atu, he mea kia haere i tōna ara. Nā, ko te wahine rā, ko tāna wahine iti, kua hinga ki te kūwaha o te whare, ko ōna ringa i runga i te paepae o te tatau. 28 Nā, ka mea ia ki a ia, "Whakatika kia haere tātou." Kāhore ia tētahi i whakaō mai. Nā, ka hāpainga ia e ia ki runga ki te kāihe. Ā, ka maranga taua tangata, haere ana ki tōna wāhi.

29 Ā, nō tōna taenga ki tōna whare, ka tīkina e ia tētahi māripi, ā, ka mau ki tāna wahine iti, tapatapahia ana e ia ōna wāhi, kia tekau mā rua ngā wāhanga, ā, tukua ana ki ngā rohe katoa o Īharaira, puta noa. 30 Ā, i mea te hunga katoa i kitea ai, "Kāhore tēnei i mua, kāhore anō hoki i kitea he rite mō tēnei o te rā i haere mai ai ngā tamariki a Īharaira i te whenua o Īhipa ā mohoa noa nei. Maharatia iho, whakaaroa, kōrerotia."

1 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 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 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 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 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 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 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again. 8 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 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 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 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 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 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 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15 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 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 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 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 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 And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

22 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.