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1  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ in those¹⁹⁹² days,³¹¹⁷ when there was no³⁶⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that there was¹⁹⁶¹ a certain³⁷⁶ Levite³⁸⁸¹ sojourning¹⁴⁸¹ on the side³⁴¹¹ of mount²⁰²² Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ who took³⁹⁴⁷ to him a concubine^{802 6370} out of Bethlehem-judah.^{4480 1035 3063}

2  And his concubine⁶³⁷⁰ played the whore²¹⁸¹ against⁵⁹²¹ him, and went away¹⁹⁸⁰ from^{4480 854} him unto⁴¹³ her father's¹ house¹⁰⁰⁴ to⁴¹³ Bethlehem-judah,^{1035 3063} and was¹⁹⁶¹ there⁸⁰³³ four⁷⁰² whole³¹¹⁷ months.²³²⁰

3  And her husband³⁷⁶ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and went¹⁹⁸⁰ after³¹⁰ her, to speak¹⁶⁹⁶ friendly^{5921 3820} unto her, and to bring her again,⁷⁷²⁵ having his servant⁵²⁸⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, and a couple⁶⁷⁷⁶ of asses:²⁵⁴³ and she brought⁹³⁵ him into her father's¹ house:¹⁰⁰⁴ and when the father¹ of the damsel⁵²⁹¹ saw⁷²⁰⁰ him, he rejoiced⁸⁰⁵⁵ to meet⁷¹²⁵ him.

4  And his father-in-law,²⁸⁵⁹ the damsel's⁵²⁹¹ father,¹ retained²³⁸⁸ him; and he abode³⁴²⁷ with⁸⁵⁴ him three⁷⁹⁶⁹ days:³¹¹⁷ so they did eat³⁹⁸ and drink,⁸³⁵⁴ and lodged³⁸⁸⁵ there.⁸⁰³³

5  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ on the fourth⁷²⁴³ day,³¹¹⁷ when they arose early⁷⁹²⁵ in the morning,¹²⁴² that he rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to depart:¹⁹⁸⁰ and the damsel's⁵²⁹¹ father¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ his son-in-law,²⁸⁶⁰ Comfort⁵⁵⁸² thine heart³⁸²⁰ with a morsel⁶⁵⁹⁵ of bread,³⁸⁹⁹ and afterward³¹⁰ go your way.¹⁹⁸⁰

6  And they sat down,³⁴²⁷ and did eat³⁹⁸ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them together:³¹⁶² for the damsel's⁵²⁹¹ father¹ had said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the man,³⁷⁶ Be content,²⁹⁷⁴ I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ and tarry all night,³⁸⁸⁵ and let thine heart³⁸²⁰ be merry.³¹⁹⁰

7  And when the man³⁷⁶ rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to depart,¹⁹⁸⁰ his father-in-law²⁸⁵⁹ urged⁶⁴⁸⁴ him: therefore he lodged³⁸⁸⁵ there⁸⁰³³ again.⁷⁷²⁵

8  And he arose early⁷⁹²⁵ in the morning¹²⁴² on the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ day³¹¹⁷ to depart:¹⁹⁸⁰ and the damsel's⁵²⁹¹ father¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Comfort⁵⁵⁸² thine heart,³⁸²⁴ I pray thee.⁴⁹⁹⁴ And they tarried⁴¹⁰² until⁵⁷⁰⁴ afternoon,^{5186 3117} and they did eat³⁹⁸ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them.

9  And when the man³⁷⁶ rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to depart,¹⁹⁸⁰ he,¹⁹³¹ and his concubine,⁶³⁷⁰ and his servant,⁵²⁸⁸ his father-in-law,²⁸⁵⁹ the damsel's⁵²⁹¹ father,¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ now⁴⁹⁹⁴ the day³¹¹⁷ draweth⁷⁵⁰³ toward evening,⁶¹⁵⁰ I pray you⁴⁹⁹⁴ tarry all night:³⁸⁸⁵ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the day³¹¹⁷ groweth to an end,²⁵⁸³ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ here,⁶³¹¹ that thine heart³⁸²⁴ may be merry;³¹⁹⁰ and tomorrow⁴²⁷⁹ get you early⁷⁹²⁵ on your way,¹⁸⁷⁰ that thou mayest go¹⁹⁸⁰ home.¹⁶⁸

10  But the man³⁷⁶ would¹⁴ not³⁸⁰⁸ tarry that night,³⁸⁸⁵ but he rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ and departed,¹⁹⁸⁰ and came⁹³⁵ over against^{5704 5227} Jebus,²⁹⁸² which¹⁹³¹ is Jerusalem;³³⁸⁹ and there were with⁵⁹⁷³ him two⁶⁷⁷⁶ asses²⁵⁴³ saddled,²²⁸⁰ his concubine⁶³⁷⁰ also was with⁵⁹⁷³ him.

11  And when they¹⁹⁹² were by⁵⁹⁷³ Jebus,²⁹⁸² the day³¹¹⁷ was far³⁹⁶⁶ spent;⁷²⁸⁶ and the servant⁵²⁸⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ his master,¹¹³ Come,¹⁹⁸⁰ I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ and let us turn in⁵⁴⁹³ into⁴¹³ this²⁰⁶³ city⁵⁸⁹² of the Jebusites,²⁹⁸³ and lodge³⁸⁸⁵ in it.

12  And his master¹¹³ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, We will not³⁸⁰⁸ turn aside⁵⁴⁹³ hither into⁴¹³ the city⁵⁸⁹² of a stranger,⁵²³⁷ that⁸³⁴ is not³⁸⁰⁸ of the children^{4480 1121} of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ we will pass over⁵⁶⁷⁴ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Gibeah.¹³⁹⁰

13  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto his servant,⁵²⁸⁸ Come,¹⁹⁸⁰ and let us draw near⁷¹²⁶ to one²⁵⁹ of these places⁴⁷²⁵ to lodge all night,³⁸⁸⁵ in Gibeah,¹³⁹⁰ or¹⁷⁶ in Ramah.⁷⁴¹⁴

14  And they passed on⁵⁶⁷⁴ and went their way;¹⁹⁸⁰ and the sun⁸¹²¹ went down⁹³⁵ upon them when they were by⁶⁸¹ Gibeah,¹³⁹⁰ which⁸³⁴ belongeth to Benjamin.¹¹⁴⁴

15  And they turned aside⁵⁴⁹³ thither,⁸⁰³³ to go in⁹³⁵ and to lodge³⁸⁸⁵ in Gibeah:¹³⁹⁰ and when he went in,⁹³⁵ he sat him down³⁴²⁷ in a street⁷³³⁹ of the city:⁵⁸⁹² for there was no³⁶⁹ man³⁷⁶ that took⁶²² them into his house¹⁰⁰⁴ to lodging.³⁸⁸⁵

16  And, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ there came⁹³⁵ an old²²⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ his work⁴⁶³⁹ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ at even,⁶¹⁵³ which³⁶⁷⁶ was also of mount^{4480 2022} Ephraim;⁶⁶⁹ and he¹⁹³¹ sojourned¹⁴⁸¹ in Gibeah:¹³⁹⁰ but the men³⁷⁶ of the place⁴⁷²⁵ were Benjamites.¹¹⁴⁵

17  And when he had lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ he saw^{7200 853} a wayfaring⁷³² man³⁷⁶ in the street⁷³³⁹ of the city:⁵⁸⁹² and the old²²⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ Whither^{4480 575} goest¹⁹⁸⁰ thou? and whence^{4480 370} comest⁹³⁵ thou?

18  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, We⁵⁸⁷ are passing⁵⁶⁷⁴ from Bethlehem-judah^{4480 1035 3063} toward⁵⁷⁰⁴ the side³⁴¹¹ of mount²⁰²² Ephraim;⁶⁶⁹ from thence^{4480 8033} am I:⁵⁹⁵ and I went¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Bethlehem-judah,^{1035 3063} but I⁵⁸⁹ am now going¹⁹⁸⁰ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ and there is no³⁶⁹ man³⁷⁶ that receiveth⁶²² me to house.¹⁰⁰⁴

19  Yet there is³⁴²⁶ both¹⁵⁷¹ straw⁸⁴⁰¹ and¹⁵⁷¹ provender⁴⁵⁵⁴ for our asses;²⁵⁴³ and there is³⁴²⁶ bread³⁸⁹⁹ and wine³¹⁹⁶ also¹⁵⁷¹ for me, and for thy handmaid,⁵¹⁹ and for the young man⁵²⁸⁸ which is with⁵⁹⁷³ thy servants:⁵⁶⁵⁰ there is no³⁶⁹ want⁴²⁷⁰ of any³⁶⁰⁵ thing.¹⁶⁹⁷

20  And the old²²⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ Peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ be with thee; howsoever⁷⁵³⁵ let all³⁶⁰⁵ thy wants⁴²⁷⁰ lie upon⁵⁹²¹ me; only⁷⁵³⁵ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ not⁴⁰⁸ in the street.⁷³³⁹

21  So he brought⁹³⁵ him into his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and gave provender¹¹⁰¹ unto the asses:²⁵⁴³ and they washed⁷³⁶⁴ their feet,⁷²⁷² and did eat³⁹⁸ and drink.⁸³⁵⁴

22  Now as they¹⁹⁹² were making their hearts merry,^{3190 853 3820} behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the men³⁷⁶ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² certain³⁷⁶ sons¹¹²¹ of Belial,¹¹⁰⁰ beset the house round about,^{5437 853 1004} and beat¹⁸⁴⁹ at⁵⁹²¹ the door,¹⁸¹⁷ and spoke⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ the master¹¹⁶⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ the old man,²²⁰⁵ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Bring forth^{3318 853} the man³⁷⁶ that⁸³⁴ came⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ thine house,¹⁰⁰⁴ that we may know³⁰⁴⁵ him.

23  And the man,³⁷⁶ the master¹¹⁶⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ went out³³¹⁸ unto⁴¹³ them, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, Nay,⁴⁰⁸ my brethren,²⁵¹ nay, I pray you,⁴⁹⁹⁴ do not so wickedly;^{7489 408} seeing that^{310 834} this²⁰⁸⁸ man³⁷⁶ is come⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ mine house,¹⁰⁰⁴ do⁶²¹³ not^{408 853} this²⁰⁶³ folly.⁵⁰³⁹

24  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ here is my daughter¹³²³ a maiden,¹³³⁰ and his concubine;⁶³⁷⁰ them I will bring out³³¹⁸ now,⁴⁹⁹⁴ and humble⁶⁰³¹ ye them, and do⁶²¹³ with them what seemeth⁵⁸⁶⁹ good²⁸⁹⁶ unto you: but unto this²⁰⁸⁸ man³⁷⁶ do⁶²¹³ not³⁸⁰⁸ so²⁰⁶³ vile⁵⁰³⁹ a thing.¹⁶⁹⁷

25  But the men³⁷⁶ would¹⁴ not³⁸⁰⁸ hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ to him: so the man³⁷⁶ took²³⁸⁸ his concubine,⁶³⁷⁰ and brought her forth^{3318 2351} unto⁴¹³ them; and they knew³⁰⁴⁵ her, and abused⁵⁹⁵³ her all³⁶⁰⁵ the night³⁹¹⁵ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ the morning:¹²⁴² and when the day⁷⁸³⁷ began to spring,⁵⁹²⁷ they let her go.⁷⁹⁷¹

26  Then came⁹³⁵ the woman⁸⁰² in the dawning⁶⁴³⁷ of the day,¹²⁴² and fell down⁵³⁰⁷ at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the man's³⁷⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁴ where^{834 8033} her lord¹¹³ was, till⁵⁷⁰⁴ it was light.²¹⁶

27  And her lord¹¹³ rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ in the morning,¹²⁴² and opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ the doors¹⁸¹⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and went out³³¹⁸ to go¹⁹⁸⁰ his way:¹⁸⁷⁰ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the woman⁸⁰² his concubine⁶³⁷⁰ was fallen down⁵³⁰⁷ at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and her hands³⁰²⁷ were upon⁵⁹²¹ the threshold.⁵⁵⁹²

28  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ her, Up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and let us be going.¹⁹⁸⁰ But none³⁶⁹ answered.⁶⁰³⁰ Then the man took³⁹⁴⁷ her up upon⁵⁹²¹ an ass,²⁵⁴³ and the man³⁷⁶ rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and got¹⁹⁸⁰ him unto his place.⁴⁷²⁵

29  And when he was come⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ he took^{3947 853} a knife,³⁹⁷⁹ and laid hold²³⁸⁸ on his concubine,⁶³⁷⁰ and divided⁵⁴⁰⁸ her, together with her bones,⁶¹⁰⁶ into twelve^{8147 6240} pieces,⁵⁴⁰⁹ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ her into all³⁶⁰⁵ the coasts¹³⁶⁶ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

30  And it was¹⁹⁶¹ so, that all³⁶⁰⁵ that saw⁷²⁰⁰ it said,⁵⁵⁹ There was no³⁸⁰⁸ such²⁰⁶³ deed done¹⁹⁶¹ nor³⁸⁰⁸ seen⁷²⁰⁰ from the day^{4480 3117} that the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came up⁵⁹²⁷ out of the land^{4480 776} of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ day:³¹¹⁷ consider⁷⁷⁶⁰ of⁵⁹²¹ it, take advice,⁵⁷⁷⁹ and speak¹⁶⁹⁶ your minds.

Sep

1 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις καὶ οὐκ ἦν βασιλεὺς ἐν Ισραηλ καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ Λευίτης παροικῶν ἐν μηροῖς ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα παλλακὴν ἀπὸ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα

2 καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς οἶκον πατρὸς αὐτῆς εἰς Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἡμέρας τεσσάρων μηνῶν

3 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω αὐτῆς τοῦ λαλῆσαι ἐπὶ καρδίαν αὐτῆς τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι αὐτὴν αὐτῷ καὶ νεανίας αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ζεῦγος ὄνων καὶ ἥδε εἰσήνεγκεν αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον πατρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος καὶ ηὐφράνθη εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῦ

4 καὶ κατέσχεν αὐτὸν ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος καὶ ἐκάθισεν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον καὶ ηὐλίσθησαν ἐκεῖ

5 καὶ ἐγένετο τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ καὶ ὤρθρισαν τὸ πρωί καὶ ἀνέστη τοῦ πορευθῆναι καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος πρὸς τὸν νυμφίον αὐτοῦ στήρισόν σου τὴν καρδίαν ψωμῷ ἄρτου καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο πορεύσεσθε

6 καὶ ἐκάθισεν καὶ ἔφαγον οἱ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ ἔπιον καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα ἄγε δὴ αὐλίσθητι καὶ ἀγαθυνθήσεται ἡ καρδία σου

7 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ τοῦ πορεύεσθαι καὶ ἐβιάσατο αὐτὸν ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκάθισεν καὶ ηὐλίσθη ἐκεῖ

8 καὶ ὤρθρισεν τὸ πρωὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πέμπτῃ τοῦ πορευθῆναι καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος στήρισον δὴ τὴν καρδίαν σου καὶ στράτευσον ἕως κλῖναι τὴν ἡμέραν καὶ ἔφαγον οἱ δύο

9 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ τοῦ πορευθῆναι αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ νεανίας αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος ἰδοὺ δὴ ἠσθένησεν ἡ ἡμέρα εἰς τὴν ἑσπέραν αὐλίσθητι ὧδε καὶ ἀγαθυνθήσεται ἡ καρδία σου καὶ ὀρθριεῖτε αὔριον εἰς ὁδὸν ὑμῶν καὶ πορεύσῃ εἰς τὸ σκήνωμά σου

10 καὶ οὐκ εὐδόκησεν ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐλισθῆναι καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἦλθεν ἕως ἀπέναντι Ιεβους αὕτη ἐστὶν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ζεῦγος ὄνων ἐπισεσαγμένων καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

11 καὶ ἤλθοσαν ἕως Ιεβους καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα προβεβήκει σφόδρα καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεανίας πρὸς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ δεῦρο δὴ καὶ ἐκκλίνωμεν εἰς πόλιν τοῦ Ιεβουσι ταύτην καὶ αὐλισθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ

12 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐκκλινοῦμεν εἰς πόλιν ἀλλοτρίαν ἐν ᾗ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ισραηλ ὧδε καὶ παρελευσόμεθα ἕως Γαβαα

13 καὶ εἶπεν τῷ νεανίᾳ αὐτοῦ δεῦρο καὶ ἐγγίσωμεν ἑνὶ τῶν τόπων καὶ αὐλισθησόμεθα ἐν Γαβαα ἢ ἐν Ραμα

14 καὶ παρῆλθον καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος αὐτοῖς ἐχόμενα τῆς Γαβαα ἥ ἐστιν τῷ Βενιαμιν

15 καὶ ἐξέκλιναν ἐκεῖ τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν αὐλισθῆναι ἐν Γαβαα καὶ εἰσῆλθον καὶ ἐκάθισαν ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἀνὴρ συνάγων αὐτοὺς εἰς οἰκίαν αὐλισθῆναι

16 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ πρεσβύτης ἤρχετο ἐξ ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ ἦν ἐξ ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ αὐτὸς παρῴκει ἐν Γαβαα καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ τόπου υἱοὶ Βενιαμιν

17 καὶ ἦρεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδεν τὸν ὁδοιπόρον ἄνδρα ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης ποῦ πορεύῃ καὶ πόθεν ἔρχῃ

18 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν παραπορευόμεθα ἡμεῖς ἀπὸ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα ἕως μηρῶν ὄρους Εφραιμ ἐκεῖθεν ἐγώ εἰμι καὶ ἐπορεύθην ἕως Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα καὶ εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου ἐγὼ πορεύομαι καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνὴρ συνάγων με εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν

19 καί γε ἄχυρα καὶ χορτάσματά ἐστιν τοῖς ὄνοις ἡμῶν καὶ ἄρτοι καὶ οἶνός ἐστιν ἐμοὶ καὶ τῇ παιδίσκῃ καὶ τῷ νεανίσκῳ μετὰ τῶν παιδίων σου οὐκ ἔστιν ὑστέρημα παντὸς πράγματος

20 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης εἰρήνη σοι πλὴν πᾶν ὑστέρημά σου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ πλὴν ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ οὐ μὴ αὐλισθήσῃ

21 καὶ εἰσήνεγκεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ τόπον ἐποίησεν τοῖς ὄνοις καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐνίψαντο τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον

22 αὐτοὶ δ᾽ ἀγαθύνοντες καρδίαν αὐτῶν καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως υἱοὶ παρανόμων ἐκύκλωσαν τὴν οἰκίαν κρούοντες ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν καὶ εἶπον πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν κύριον τοῦ οἴκου τὸν πρεσβύτην λέγοντες ἐξένεγκε τὸν ἄνδρα ὃς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν σου ἵνα γνῶμεν αὐτόν

23 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ κύριος τοῦ οἴκου καὶ εἶπεν μή ἀδελφοί μὴ κακοποιήσητε δή μετὰ τὸ εἰσελθεῖν τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν μου μὴ ποιήσητε τὴν ἀφροσύνην ταύτην

24 ἰδὲ ἡ θυγάτηρ μου ἡ παρθένος καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἐξάξω αὐτάς καὶ ταπεινώσατε αὐτὰς καὶ ποιήσατε αὐταῖς τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ τῷ ἀνδρὶ τούτῳ οὐ ποιήσετε τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς ἀφροσύνης ταύτης

25 καὶ οὐκ εὐδόκησαν οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ εἰσακοῦσαι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπελάβετο ὁ ἀνὴρ τῆς παλλακῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔξω καὶ ἔγνωσαν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐνέπαιζον ἐν αὐτῇ ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἕως πρωί καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτήν ὡς ἀνέβη τὸ πρωί

26 καὶ ἦλθεν ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς τὸν ὄρθρον καὶ ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν θύραν τοῦ οἴκου οὗ ἦν αὐτῆς ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀνήρ ἕως τοῦ διαφῶσαι

27 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς τὸ πρωὶ καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τοῦ οἴκου καὶ ἐξῆλθεν τοῦ πορευθῆναι τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ γυνὴ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ πεπτωκυῖα παρὰ τὰς θύρας τοῦ οἴκου καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὸ πρόθυρον

28 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἀνάστα καὶ ἀπέλθωμεν καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη ὅτι ἦν νεκρά καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὸν ὄνον καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

29 καὶ ἔλαβεν τὴν ῥομφαίαν καὶ ἐκράτησεν τὴν παλλακὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐμέλισεν αὐτὴν εἰς δώδεκα μέλη καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὰ ἐν παντὶ ὁρίῳ Ισραηλ

30 καὶ ἐγένετο πᾶς ὁ βλέπων ἔλεγεν οὐκ ἐγένετο καὶ οὐχ ἑόραται ὡς αὕτη ἀπὸ ἡμέρας ἀναβάσεως υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης θέσθε ὑμῖν αὐτοὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βουλὴν καὶ λαλήσατε

Sep

1 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις καὶ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἦν ἐν Ισραηλ καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ Λευίτης παροικῶν ἐν μηροῖς ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ἑαυτῷ γυναῖκα παλλακὴν ἐκ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα

2 καὶ ὠργίσθη αὐτῷ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς εἰς Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα καὶ ἐγένετο ἐκεῖ ἡμέρας τετράμηνον

3 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύθη κατόπισθεν αὐτῆς τοῦ λαλῆσαι ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῆς τοῦ διαλλάξαι αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ καὶ ἀπαγαγεῖν αὐτὴν πάλιν πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ζεῦγος ὑποζυγίων καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἕως οἴκου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος καὶ παρῆν εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῦ

4 καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὸν ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος καὶ ἐκάθισεν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας τρεῖς καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον καὶ ὕπνωσαν ἐκεῖ

5 καὶ ἐγενήθη τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ καὶ ὤρθρισαν τὸ πρωί καὶ ἀνέστη τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος πρὸς τὸν γαμβρὸν αὐτοῦ στήρισον τὴν καρδίαν σου κλάσματι ἄρτου καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο πορεύεσθε

6 καὶ ἐκάθισαν καὶ ἔφαγον ἀμφότεροι ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ ἔπιον καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα ἀρξάμενος αὐλίσθητι καὶ ἀγαθυνθήτω ἡ καρδία σου

7 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ ἀπελθεῖν καὶ ἐβιάσατο αὐτὸν ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ πάλιν ηὐλίσθη ἐκεῖ

8 καὶ ὤρθρισεν τὸ πρωὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πέμπτῃ τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος στήρισον τὴν καρδίαν σου ἄρτῳ καὶ στρατεύθητι ἕως κλίνῃ ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον ἀμφότεροι

9 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γαμβρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πατὴρ τῆς νεάνιδος ἰδοὺ δὴ εἰς ἑσπέραν κέκλικεν ἡ ἡμέρα κατάλυσον ὧδε ἔτι σήμερον καὶ ἀγαθυνθήτω ἡ καρδία σου καὶ ὀρθριεῖτε αὔριον εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῶν καὶ ἀπελεύσῃ εἰς τὸ σκήνωμά σου

10 καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐλισθῆναι καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καὶ παρεγένοντο ἕως κατέναντι Ιεβους αὕτη ἐστὶν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ζεῦγος ὑποζυγίων ἐπισεσαγμένων καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

11 ἔτι αὐτῶν ὄντων κατὰ Ιεβους καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα κεκλικυῖα σφόδρα καὶ εἶπεν τὸ παιδάριον πρὸς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ δεῦρο δὴ καὶ ἐκκλίνωμεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν τοῦ Ιεβουσαίου ταύτην καὶ αὐλισθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ

12 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν οὐ μὴ ἐκκλίνω εἰς πόλιν ἀλλοτρίου ἣ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ παρελευσόμεθα ἕως Γαβαα

13 καὶ εἶπεν τῷ παιδαρίῳ αὐτοῦ δεῦρο καὶ εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς ἕνα τῶν τόπων καὶ αὐλισθῶμεν ἐν Γαβαα ἢ ἐν Ραμα

14 καὶ παρῆλθον καὶ ἀπῆλθον ἔδυ γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος ἐχόμενα τῆς Γαβαα ἥ ἐστιν τοῦ Βενιαμιν

15 καὶ ἐξέκλιναν ἐκεῖ τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν καταλῦσαι ἐν Γαβαα καὶ εἰσῆλθον καὶ ἐκάθισαν ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνὴρ ὁ συνάγων αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν οἶκον καταλῦσαι

16 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ πρεσβύτης εἰσῆλθεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἑσπέρας καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ ἐξ ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ αὐτὸς παρῴκει ἐν Γαβαα καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ τόπου υἱοὶ Βενιαμιν

17 καὶ ἀναβλέψας τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς εἶδεν τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν ὁδοιπόρον ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης ποῦ πορεύῃ καὶ πόθεν ἔρχῃ

18 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν διαβαίνομεν ἡμεῖς ἐκ Βηθλεεμ τῆς Ιουδα ἕως μηρῶν ὄρους τοῦ Εφραιμ ἐγὼ δὲ ἐκεῖθέν εἰμι καὶ ἐπορεύθην ἕως Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα καὶ εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου ἐγὼ ἀποτρέχω καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνὴρ συνάγων με εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν

19 καί γε ἄχυρα καὶ χορτάσματα ὑπάρχει τοῖς ὄνοις ἡμῶν καί γε ἄρτος καὶ οἶνος ὑπάρχει μοι καὶ τῇ δούλῃ σου καὶ τῷ παιδαρίῳ τοῖς δούλοις σου οὐκ ἔστιν ὑστέρημα παντὸς πράγματος

20 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης εἰρήνη σοι πλὴν πᾶν τὸ ὑστέρημά σου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ πλὴν ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ μὴ καταλύσῃς

21 καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ παρέβαλεν τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνίψαντο τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον

22 αὐτῶν δὲ ἀγαθυνθέντων τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν καὶ ἰδοὺ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως υἱοὶ παρανόμων περιεκύκλωσαν τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ἔκρουσαν τὴν θύραν καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν κύριον τῆς οἰκίας τὸν πρεσβύτην λέγοντες ἐξάγαγε τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν εἰσελθόντα εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν σου ἵνα γνῶμεν αὐτόν

23 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς μηδαμῶς ἀδελφοί μὴ πονηρεύσησθε δή μετὰ τὸ εἰσεληλυθέναι τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν μου μὴ ποιήσητε τὴν ἀφροσύνην ταύτην

24 ἰδοὺ ἡ θυγάτηρ μου ἡ παρθένος καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἐξάξω δὴ αὐτάς καὶ ταπεινώσατε αὐτὰς καὶ ποιήσατε αὐταῖς τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ τῷ ἀνδρὶ τούτῳ μὴ ποιήσητε τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς ἀφροσύνης ταύτης

25 καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησαν οἱ ἄνδρες ἀκοῦσαι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπελάβετο ὁ ἀνὴρ τῆς παλλακῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔξω καὶ ἔγνωσαν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῇ ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἕως τὸ πρωί καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὴν ἅμα τῷ ἀναβαίνειν τὸν ὄρθρον

26 καὶ ἦλθεν ἡ γυνὴ τὸ πρὸς πρωὶ καὶ ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ ἀνδρός οὗ ἦν ὁ κύριος αὐτῆς ἐκεῖ ἕως οὗ διέφαυσεν

27 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ κύριος αὐτῆς τὸ πρωὶ καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τοῦ οἴκου καὶ ἐξῆλθεν τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ γυνὴ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ πεπτωκυῖα παρὰ τὴν θύραν καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὸ πρόθυρον

28 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἀνάστηθι καὶ ἀπέλθωμεν καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ἀλλὰ τεθνήκει καὶ ἀνέλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὸ ὑποζύγιον καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

29 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβεν τὴν μάχαιραν καὶ ἐπελάβετο τῆς παλλακῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐμέλισεν αὐτὴν κατὰ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῆς εἰς δώδεκα μερίδας καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτὰς εἰς πάσας τὰς φυλὰς Ισραηλ

30 καὶ ἐγένετο πᾶς ὁ ὁρῶν ἔλεγεν οὔτε ἐγενήθη οὔτε ὤφθη οὕτως ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἀναβάσεως υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης καὶ ἐνετείλατο τοῖς ἀνδράσιν οἷς ἐξαπέστειλεν λέγων τάδε ἐρεῖτε πρὸς πάντα ἄνδρα Ισραηλ εἰ γέγονεν κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἀναβάσεως υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης θέσθε δὴ ἑαυτοῖς βουλὴν περὶ αὐτῆς καὶ λαλήσατε

Tan

‎1 ‏וַיְהִי֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמֶ֖לֶךְ אֵ֣ין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י׀ אִ֣ישׁ לֵוִ֗י גָּ֚ר בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַר־אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎2 ‏וַתִּזְנֶ֤ה עָלָיו֙ פִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יהָ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֕ם יָמִ֖ים אַרְבָּעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃

‎3 ‏וַיָּ֨קָם אִישָׁ֜הּ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עַל־לִבָּהּ֙ להשיבו לַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּ וְנַעֲר֥וֹ עִמּ֖וֹ וְצֶ֣מֶד חֲמֹרִ֑ים וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יהָ וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃

‎4 ‏וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּ֤וֹ חֹֽתְנוֹ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אִתּ֖וֹ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ שָֽׁם׃

‎5 ‏וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֔י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּ בַבֹּ֖קֶר וַיָּ֣קָם לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֲבִ֨י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֜ה אֶל־חֲתָנ֗וֹ סְעָ֧ד לִבְּךָ֛ פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחַ֥ר תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃

‎6 ‏וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ וַיֹּאכְל֧וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם יַחְדָּ֖ו וַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אֲבִ֤י הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ אֶל־הָאִ֔ישׁ הֽוֹאֶל־נָ֥א וְלִ֖ין וְיִטַ֥ב לִבֶּֽךָ׃

‎7 ‏וַיָּ֥קָם הָאִ֖ישׁ לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיִּפְצַר־בּוֹ֙ חֹתְנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּ֥לֶן שָֽׁם׃

‎8 ‏וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם בַּבֹּ֜קֶר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֮ לָלֶכֶת֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה סְעָד־נָא֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ עַד־נְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹם וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

‎9 ‏וַיָּ֤קָם הָאִישׁ֙ לָלֶ֔כֶת ה֥וּא וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וְנַעֲר֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֣וֹ חֹתְנ֣וֹ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה נָא֩ רָפָ֨ה הַיּ֜וֹם לַעֲרֹ֗ב לִֽינוּ־נָ֞א הִנֵּ֨ה חֲנ֤וֹת הַיּוֹם֙ לִ֥ין פֹּה֙ וְיִיטַ֣ב לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם מָחָר֙ לְדַרְכְּכֶ֔ם וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ לְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃

‎10 ‏וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ לָל֔וּן וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־נֹ֣כַח יְב֔וּס הִ֖יא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעִמּ֗וֹ צֶ֤מֶד חֲמוֹרִים֙ חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ עִמּֽוֹ׃

‎11 ‏הֵ֣ם עִם־יְב֔וּס וְהַיּ֖וֹם רַ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַנַּ֜עַר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֗יו לְכָה־נָּ֛א וְנָס֛וּרָה אֶל־עִֽיר־הַיְבוּסִ֥י הַזֹּ֖את וְנָלִ֥ין בָּֽהּ׃

‎12 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲדֹנָ֔יו לֹ֤א נָסוּר֙ אֶל־עִ֣יר נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵ֑נָּה וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָֽה׃

‎13 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ לְךָ֥^q וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת וְלַ֥נּוּ בַגִּבְעָ֖ה א֥וֹ בָרָמָֽה׃

‎14 ‏וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַתָּבֹ֤א לָהֶם֙ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ אֵ֥צֶל הַגִּבְעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃

‎15 ‏וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ שָׁ֔ם לָב֖וֹא לָל֣וּן בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֗א וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בִּרְח֣וֹב הָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מְאַסֵּֽף־אוֹתָ֥ם הַבַּ֖יְתָה לָלֽוּן׃

‎16 ‏וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ אִ֣ישׁ זָקֵ֗ן בָּ֣א מִֽן־מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְהָאִישׁ֙ מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהוּא־גָ֖ר בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם בְּנֵ֥י יְמִינִֽי׃

‎17 ‏וַיִּשָּׂ֣א עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֛רְא אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַ בִּרְחֹ֣ב הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֧ישׁ³ הַזָּקֵ֛ן אָ֥נָה תֵלֵ֖ךְ וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֽוֹא׃

‎18 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו עֹבְרִ֨ים אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מִבֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָה֮ עַד־יַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַר־אֶפְרַיִם֒ מִשָּׁ֣ם אָנֹ֔כִי וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ עַד־בֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֲנִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ מְאַסֵּ֥ף אוֹתִ֖י הַבָּֽיְתָה׃

‎19 ‏וְגַם־תֶּ֤בֶן גַּם־מִסְפּוֹא֙ יֵ֣שׁ לַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּ וְ֠גַם לֶ֣חֶם וָיַ֤יִן יֶשׁ־לִי֙ וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְלַנַּ֖עַר עִם־עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ אֵ֥ין מַחְס֖וֹר כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃

‎20 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזָּקֵן֙ שָׁל֣וֹם לָ֔ךְ רַ֥ק כָּל־מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖ עָלָ֑י רַ֥ק בָּרְח֖וֹב אַל־תָּלַֽן׃

‎21 ‏וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ לְבֵית֔וֹ ויבול וַיָּ֖בָל⁹ לַחֲמוֹרִ֑ים וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙ רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃

‎22 ‏הֵמָּה֮ מֵיטִיבִ֣ים אֶת־לִבָּם֒ וְהִנֵּה֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הָעִ֜יר אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־בְלִיַּ֗עַל נָסַ֙בּוּ֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים עַל־הַדָּ֑לֶת וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אֶל־הָ֠אִישׁ בַּ֣עַל הַבַּ֤יִת הַזָּקֵן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הוֹצֵ֗א אֶת־הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א אֶל־בֵּיתְךָ֖ וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃

‎23 ‏וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם הָאִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַל הַבַּ֔יִת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַל־אַחַ֖י אַל־תָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑א אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ אַל־בֵּיתִ֔י¹ אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

‎24 ‏הִנֵּה֩ בִתִּ֨י הַבְּתוּלָ֜ה וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּ֤א אוֹתָם֙ וְעַנּ֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם וַעֲשׂ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וְלָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ דְּבַ֖ר הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

‎25 ‏וְלֹֽא־אָב֤וּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ ל֔וֹ וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק הָאִישׁ֙ בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַיֹּצֵ֥א אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַח֑וּץ וַיֵּדְע֣וּ א֠וֹתָהּ וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־בָ֤הּ כָּל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ עַד־הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָ בעלות כַּעֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃

‎26 ‏וַתָּבֹ֥א הָאִשָּׁ֖ה לִפְנ֣וֹת הַבֹּ֑קֶר וַתִּפֹּ֞ל פֶּ֧תַח בֵּית־הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ שָּׁ֖ם עַד־הָאֽוֹר׃

‎27 ‏וַיָּ֨קָם אֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּפְתַּח֙ דַּלְת֣וֹת הַבַּ֔יִת וַיֵּצֵ֖א לָלֶ֣כֶת לְדַרְכּ֑וֹ וְהִנֵּ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֣ה פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹ נֹפֶ֙לֶת֙ פֶּ֣תַח הַבַּ֔יִת וְיָדֶ֖יהָ עַל־הַסַּֽף׃

‎28 ‏וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

‎29 ‏וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר נְתָחִ֑ים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎30 ‏וְהָיָ֣ה כָל־הָרֹאֶ֗ה וְאָמַר֙ לֹֽא־נִהְיְתָ֤ה וְלֹֽא־נִרְאֲתָה֙ כָּזֹ֔את לְמִיּ֞וֹם עֲל֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה שִֽׂימוּ־לָכֶ֥ם עָלֶ֖יהָ עֻ֥צוּ וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פ

Vul

1 Fuit quidam vir Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraim, qui accepit uxorem de Bethlehem Juda:

2 quæ reliquit eum, et reversa est in domum patris sui in Bethlehem, mansitque apud eum quatuor mensibus.

3 Secutusque est eam vir suus, volens reconciliari ei, atque blandiri, et secum reducere, habens in comitatu puerum et duos asinos: quæ suscepit eum, et introduxit in domum patris sui. Quod cum audisset socer ejus, eumque vidisset, occurrit ei lætus,

4 et amplexatus est hominem. Mansitque gener in domo soceri tribus diebus, comedens cum eo et bibens familiariter.

5 Die autem quarto de nocte consurgens, proficisci voluit: quem tenuit socer, et ait ad eum: Gusta prius pauxillum panis, et conforta stomachum, et sic proficisceris.

6 Sederuntque simul, ac comederunt et biberunt. Dixitque pater puellæ ad generum suum: Quæso te ut hodie hic maneas, pariterque lætemur.

7 At ille consurgens, cœpit velle proficisci. Et nihilominus obnixe eum socer tenuit, et apud se fecit manere.

8 Mane autem facto, parabat Levites iter. Cui socer rursum: Oro te, inquit, ut paululum cibi capias, et assumptis viribus donec increscat dies, postea proficiscaris. Comederunt ergo simul.

9 Surrexitque adolescens, ut pergeret cum uxore sua et puero. Cui rursum locutus est socer: Considera quod dies ad occasum declivior sit, et propinquat ad vesperum: mane apud me etiam hodie, et duc lætum diem, et cras proficisceris ut vadas in domum tuam.

10 Noluit gener acquiescere sermonibus ejus: sed statim perrexit, et venit contra Jebus, quæ altero nomine vocatur Jerusalem, ducens secum duos asinos onustos, et concubinam.

11 Jamque erant juxta Jebus, et dies mutabatur in noctem: dixitque puer ad dominum suum: Veni, obsecro: declinemus ad urbem Jebusæorum, et maneamus in ea.

12 Cui respondit dominus: Non ingrediar oppidum gentis alienæ, quæ non est de filiis Israël: sed transibo usque Gabaa,

13 et cum illuc pervenero, manebimus in ea, aut certe in urbe Rama.

14 Transierunt ergo Jebus, et cœptum carpebant iter, occubuitque eis sol juxta Gabaa, quæ est in tribu Benjamin:

15 diverteruntque ad eam, ut manerent ibi. Quo cum intrassent, sedebant in platea civitatis, et nullus eos recipere voluit hospitio.

16 Et ecce, apparuit homo senex, revertens de agro et de opere suo vesperi, qui et ipse de monte erat Ephraim, et peregrinus habitabat in Gabaa: homines autem regionis illius erant filii Jemini.

17 Elevatisque oculis, vidit senex sedentem hominem cum sarcinulis suis in platea civitatis, et dixit ad eum: Unde venis? et quo vadis?

18 Qui respondit ei: Profecti sumus de Bethlehem Juda, et pergimus ad locum nostrum, qui est in latere montis Ephraim, unde ieramus in Bethlehem: et nunc vadimus ad domum Dei, nullusque sub tectum suum nos vult recipere,

19 habentes paleas et fœnum in asinorum pabulum, et panem ac vinum in meos et ancillæ tuæ usus, et pueri qui mecum est: nulla re indigemus nisi hospitio.

20 Cui respondit senex: Pax tecum sit, ego præbebo omnia quæ necessaria sunt: tantum, quæso, ne in platea maneas.

21 Introduxitque eum in domum suam, et pabulum asinis præbuit: ac postquam laverunt pedes suos, recepit eos in convivium.

22 Illis epulantibus, et post laborem itineris cibo et potu reficientibus corpora, venerunt viri civitatis illius, filii Belial (id est, absque jugo), et circumdantes domum senis, fores pulsare cœperunt, clamantes ad dominum domus atque dicentes: Educ virum, qui ingressus est domum tuam, ut abutamur eo.

23 Egressusque est ad eos senex, et ait: Nolite, fratres, nolite facere malum hoc, quia ingressus est homo hospitium meum: et cessate ab hac stultitia.

24 Habeo filiam virginem, et hic homo habet concubinam: educam eas ad vos, ut humilietis eas, et vestram libidinem compleatis: tantum, obsecro, ne scelus hoc contra naturam operemini in virum.

25 Nolebant acquiescere sermonibus illius: quod cernens homo, eduxit ad eos concubinam suam, et eis tradidit illudendam: qua cum tota nocte abusi essent, dimiserunt eam mane.

26 At mulier, recedentibus tenebris, venit ad ostium domus, ubi manebat dominus suus, et ibi corruit.

27 Mane facto, surrexit homo, et aperuit ostium, ut cœptam expleret viam: et ecce concubina ejus jacebat ante ostium sparsis in limine manibus.

28 Cui ille, putans eam quiescere, loquebatur: Surge, et ambulemus. Qua nihil respondente, intelligens quod erat mortua, tulit eam, et imposuit asino, reversusque est in domum suam.

29 Quam cum esset ingressus, arripuit gladium, et cadaver uxoris cum ossibus suis in duodecim partes ac frustra concidens, misit in omnes terminos Israël.

30 Quod cum vidissent singuli, conclamabant: Numquam res talis facta est in Israël, ex eo die quo ascenderunt patres nostri de Ægypto usque in præsens tempus: ferte sententiam, et in commune decernite quid facto opus sit.