1 Then went forth all the sons of Israel, and the assembly came together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba with the land of Gilead,unto Yahweh at Mizpah.2 And the chiefs of all the peopleall the tribes of Israelpresented themselves in the convocation of the people of God,four hundred thousand footmen, that drew the sword.3 And the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. Then said the sons of Israel, Tell , In what manner was brought to pass this vileness?4 And the Levite, husband of the woman that was cut in pieces, responded and said,Into Gibeah that pertaineth to Benjamin, I entered, I and my concubine, to tarry the night.5 And the owners of Gibeah rose up against me, and beset the house, for my sake, by night,me, they thought to slay, and, my concubine, they so humbled, that she died.6 So I laid hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel,because they had wrought lewdness and impiety, in Israel.7 Lo! ye all, are sons of Israel,give your word and counsel, here.8 Then arose all the people, as one man, saying,No man of us will go to his tent, and no man of us will turn aside to his house.9 Now, therefore, this is the thing, that we will do to Gibeah, against it by lot;10 and we will take ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to fetch provisions for the people,that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the impiety that it hath wrought in Israel.11 So all the men of Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man knit together.12 And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the divisions of Benjamin, saying,What is this vile thing that hath been brought to pass, among you?13 Now, therefore, deliver up the menthe sons of the Abandoned Onewho are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and vileness be consumed out of Israel. But Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel.14 Then did the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together out of the cities, unto Gibeah,to go forth to battle against the sons of Israel.15 And the sons of Benjamin were numbered on that day, out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men, that drew the sword,besides, of the inhabitants of Gibeah, were numbered seven hundred chosen men.16 Out of all this people, were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed,any one of whom could sling with a stone to a hairs-breadth, and not miss.17 And, the men of Israel, were numbered, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, that drew the sword,every one of these being a man of war.18 And they arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked of God, and the sons of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first, to fight against the sons of Benjamin? And Yahweh saidJudah, first.19 And the sons of Israel arose in the morning,and encamped against Gibeah.20 And the men of Israel went forth, to fight against Benjamin,so the men of Israel set themselves in array against them, to fight against Gibeah.21 Then came forth the sons of Benjamin out of Gibeah,and laid low of Israel, on that day, twenty-two thousand men, to the ground.22 And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves,and again set themselves in array for battle in the place where they had set themselves in array on the first day.23 Now the sons of Israel had gone up, and wept before Yahweh, until the evening, and asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother? And Yahweh said, Go up against him.24 So the sons of Israel came near against the sons of Benjamin, on the second day.25 And Benjamin came forth to meet them out of Gibeah, on the second day, and laid low, of the sons of Israel, yet eighteen thousand men, to the ground,all these, drew the sword.26 Then went up all the sons of Israel, and all the people, and came to Bethel, and wept, and tarried there before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, until the evening,and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before Yahweh.27 And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh,there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;28 and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days, saying: Shall I yet again go forth to battle, against the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I forbear? And Yahweh saidGo up, for, to-morrow, will I deliver him into thy hand.29 And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.30 So the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day,and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as time after time.31 And the sons of Benjamin came forth against the people, they were drawn away from the city,and began to smite of the people, slaying as time after time, in the highways, whereof, one, goeth up to Bethel, and, the other, to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men in Israel.32 Then said the sons of Benjamin, They are, being smitten, before us, as at the first. But the sons of Israel had saidLet us flee, and draw them away from the city, into the highways.33 And, all the men of Israel, rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array in Baal-tamar,and, the liers in wait of Israel, began to break forth out of their place, out of the forest of Gibeah.34 And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battle was severe,they, not knowing that disaster was overtaking them.35 Thus Yahweh smote Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed in Benjamin, that day, twenty-five thousand and one hundred men,all these, drew the sword.36 So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were smitten,and that the men of Israel had given place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the liers in wait, whom they had set near Gibeah.37 And, the liers in wait, hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah,and the liers in wait marched forward, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.38 Now, the appointed sign, between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, had been,to cause a great cloud of smoke to ascend out of the city.39 So, when the men of Israel turned in the battle,and, the Benjamites, began to smite and slay of the sons of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, Yea! they are, smitten, before us, as in the first battle,40 then, the cloud, began to ascend out of the city, a pillar of smoke,and the Benjamites looked behind them, and lo! the whole city flamed up towards the heavens.41 And, when, the men of Israel, turned, then were the men of Benjamin dismayed,for they saw that disaster had overtaken them.42 And, when they turned before the men of Israel unto the way of the desert, the battle, over took them,while, as for them that came out of the cities, they began to destroy them in their midst:43 they hemmed in the Benjamites, they pursued them, with ease, trode they them down,as far as over against Gibeah, towards sunrise.44 So there fell of Benjamin, eighteen thousand men,all these being men of valour.45 And, when they turned and fled towards the desert unto the cliff Rimmon, then gleaned they of them, in the highways, five thousand men,and they followed hard after them as far as Gidom, and smote of them, two thousand men.46 So then it came to pass that, all the fallen of Benjamin, were twenty-five thousand men, that drew the sword, on that day,all these being men of valour.47 But there turned and fled, towards the desert, unto the cliff Rimmon, six hundred men,who abode in the cliff Rimmon, four months.48 Thus, the men of Israel, turned against the sons of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, beginning with the city, each and every one down to the beast, even to every one that was met with,moreover, all the cities they came to, they set on fire.

1 Então, todos os filhos de Israel saíram, e a congregação se ajuntou, como se fora um só homem, desde Dã até Berseba, como também a terra de Gileade, ao Senhor, em Mispa. 2 E, dos cantos de todo o povo, se apresentaram de todas as tribos de Israel na congregação do povo de Deus quatrocentos mil homens de pé que arrancavam a espada. 3 (Ouviram, pois, os filhos de Benjamim que os filhos de Israel haviam subido a Mispa.) E disseram os filhos de Israel: Falai, como sucedeu esta maldade? 4 Então, respondeu o homem levita, marido da mulher que fora morta, e disse: Cheguei com a minha concubina a Gibeá, cidade de Benjamim, para passar a noite; 5 e os cidadãos de Gibeá se levantaram contra mim, e cercaram a casa de noite, e intentaram matar-me, e violaram a minha concubina, de maneira que morreu. 6 Então, peguei na minha concubina, e fi-la em pedaços, e a enviei por toda a terra da herança de Israel, porquanto fizeram tal malefício e loucura em Israel. 7 Eis que todos sois filhos de Israel; dai aqui a vossa palavra e conselho. 8 Então, todo o povo se levantou como um só homem, dizendo: Nenhum de nós irá à sua tenda nem nenhum de nós se retirará à sua casa. 9 Porém isto é o que faremos a Gibeá: procederemos contra ela por sorte. 10 E tomaremos dez homens de cem de todas as tribos de Israel, e cem de mil, e mil de dez mil, para tomarem mantimento para o povo, para que, vindo eles a Gibeá de Benjamim, lhe façam conforme toda a loucura que tem feito em Israel. 11 Assim, ajuntaram-se contra esta cidade todos os homens de Israel, aliados como um só homem.

12 E as tribos de Israel enviaram homens por toda a tribo de Benjamim, dizendo: Que maldade é esta que se fez entre vós? 13 Dai-nos, pois, agora, aqueles homens filhos de Belial, que estão em Gibeá, para que os matemos e tiremos de Israel o mal; porém os filhos de Benjamim não quiseram ouvir a voz de seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel. 14 Antes, os filhos de Benjamim se ajuntaram das cidades em Gibeá, para saírem a pelejar contra os filhos de Israel. 15 E contaram-se naquele dia os filhos de Benjamim, das cidades, vinte e seis mil homens que arrancavam a espada, afora os moradores de Gibeá, de que se contaram setecentos homens escolhidos. 16 Entre todo este povo havia setecentos homens escolhidos, canhotos, os quais todos atiravam com a funda uma pedra a um cabelo e não erravam. 17 E contaram-se dos homens de Israel, afora os de Benjamim, quatrocentos mil homens que arrancavam da espada, e todos eles, homens de guerra. 18 E levantaram-se os filhos de Israel, e subiram a Betel, e perguntaram a Deus, e disseram: Quem dentre nós subirá primeiro a pelejar contra Benjamim? E disse o Senhor: Judá subirá primeiro.

19 Levantaram-se, pois, os filhos de Israel pela manhã e acamparam-se contra Gibeá. 20 E os homens de Israel saíram à peleja contra Benjamim; e ordenaram os homens de Israel contra eles a peleja ao pé de Gibeá. 21 Então, os filhos de Benjamim saíram de Gibeá e derribaram por terra, naquele dia, vinte e dois mil homens de Israel. 22 Porém esforçou-se o povo dos homens de Israel, e tornaram a ordenar a peleja no lugar onde no primeiro dia a tinham ordenado. 23 E subiram os filhos de Israel, e choraram perante o Senhor até à tarde, e perguntaram ao Senhor, dizendo: Tornar-me-ei a chegar à peleja contra os filhos de Benjamim, meu irmão? E disse o Senhor: Subi contra ele.

24 Chegaram-se, pois, os filhos de Israel aos filhos de Benjamim, no dia seguinte. 25 Também os de Benjamim no dia seguinte lhes saíram ao encontro fora de Gibeá e derribaram ainda por terra mais dezoito mil homens, todos dos que arrancavam a espada. 26 Então, todos os filhos de Israel, todo o povo, subiram, e vieram a Betel, e choraram, e estiveram ali perante o Senhor, e jejuaram aquele dia até à tarde, e ofereceram holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas perante o Senhor. 27 E os filhos de Israel perguntaram ao Senhor (porquanto a arca do concerto de Deus estava ali naqueles dias; 28 e Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho de Arão, estava perante ele naqueles dias), dizendo: Sairei ainda mais a pelejar contra os filhos de Benjamim, meu irmão, ou pararei? E disse o Senhor: Subi, que amanhã eu to entregarei na mão.

29 Então, Israel pôs emboscadas em redor de Gibeá. 30 E subiram os filhos de Israel, ao terceiro dia, contra os filhos de Benjamim e ordenaram a peleja junto a Gibeá, como das outras vezes. 31 Então, os filhos de Benjamim saíram ao encontro do povo, e desviaram-se da cidade, e começaram a ferir alguns do povo, atravessando-os, como das outras vezes, pelos caminhos (um dos quais sobe para Betel, e o outro, para Gibeá pelo campo), alguns trinta dos homens de Israel. 32 Então, os filhos de Benjamim disseram: Vão derrotados diante de nós como dantes. Porém os filhos de Israel disseram: Fujamos e desviemo-los da cidade para os caminhos. 33 Então, todos os homens de Israel se levantaram do seu lugar e ordenaram a peleja em Baal-Tamar; e a emboscada de Israel saiu do seu lugar, da caverna de Gibeá. 34 E dez mil homens escolhidos de todo o Israel vieram contra Gibeá, e a peleja se engravesceu; porém eles não sabiam que o mal lhes tocaria. 35 Então, feriu o Senhor a Benjamim diante de Israel; e desfizeram os filhos de Israel, naquele dia, vinte e cinco mil e cem homens de Benjamim, todos dos que arrancavam espada. 36 E viram os filhos de Benjamim que estavam feridos, porque os homens de Israel deram lugar aos benjamitas, porquanto estavam confiados na emboscada que haviam posto contra Gibeá. 37 E a emboscada se apressou e acometeu a Gibeá; e a emboscada arremeteu contra ela e feriu a fio de espada toda a cidade. 38 E os homens de Israel tinham um sinal determinado com a emboscada, que era fazerem levantar da cidade uma grande nuvem de fumaça. 39 Viraram-se, pois, os homens de Israel na peleja, e já Benjamim começava a ferir, dos homens de Israel, quase trinta homens, atravessando-os, porque diziam: Já infalivelmente estão derrotados diante de nós, como na peleja passada. 40 Então, a nuvem de fumaça se começou a levantar da cidade, como uma coluna de fumaça; e, virando-se Benjamim a olhar para trás de si, eis que a fumaça da cidade subia ao céu. 41 E os homens de Israel viraram o rosto, e os homens de Benjamim pasmaram, porque viram que o mal lhes tocaria. 42 E viraram as costas diante dos homens de Israel, para o caminho do deserto; porém a peleja os apertou, e os das cidades os desfizeram no meio deles. 43 E cercaram a Benjamim, e o seguiram, e à vontade o pisaram, até diante de Gibeá, para o nascente do sol. 44 E caíram de Benjamim dezoito mil homens, todos estes sendo homens valentes. 45 Então, viraram as costas e fugiram para o deserto, à penha de Rimom; apanharam ainda deles pelos caminhos uns cinco mil homens, e de perto os seguiram até Gidom, e feriram deles dois mil homens. 46 E todos os que de Benjamim caíram, naquele dia, foram vinte e cinco mil homens que arrancavam a espada, todos eles homens valentes.

47 Porém seiscentos homens viraram as costas, e fugiram para o deserto, à penha de Rimom, e ficaram na penha de Rimom quatro meses. 48 E os homens de Israel voltaram para os filhos de Benjamim, e os feriram a fio de espada, desde os homens da cidade até aos animais, tudo quanto ali se achava, e também a todas as cidades quantas se acharam puseram a fogo.