| א וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, וּמֶלֶךְ אֵין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיְהִי אִישׁ לֵוִי, גָּר בְּיַרְכְּתֵי הַר-אֶפְרַיִם, וַיִּקַּח-לוֹ אִשָּׁה פִילֶגֶשׁ, מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה. | 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 in Judah. |
| ב וַתִּזְנֶה עָלָיו, פִּילַגְשׁוֹ, וַתֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתּוֹ אֶל-בֵּית אָבִיהָ, אֶל-בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה; וַתְּהִי-שָׁם, יָמִים אַרְבָּעָה חֳדָשִׁים. | 2 And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem in Judah, and was there the space of four months. |
| ג וַיָּקָם אִישָׁהּ וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ, לְדַבֵּר עַל-לִבָּהּ להשיבו לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ, וְנַעֲרוֹ עִמּוֹ, וְצֶמֶד חֲמֹרִים; וַתְּבִיאֵהוּ, בֵּית אָבִיהָ, וַיִּרְאֵהוּ אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, וַיִּשְׂמַח לִקְרָאתוֹ. | 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her back, 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. |
| ד וַיַּחֲזֶק-בּוֹ חֹתְנוֹ אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, וַיֵּשֶׁב אִתּוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים; וַיֹּאכְלוּ, וַיִּשְׁתּוּ, וַיָּלִינוּ, שָׁם. | 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. |
| ה וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הָרְבִיעִי, וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיָּקָם לָלֶכֶת; וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה אֶל-חֲתָנוֹ, סְעָד לִבְּךָ פַּת-לֶחֶם--וְאַחַר תֵּלֵכוּ. | 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: 'Stay thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.' |
| ו וַיֵּשְׁבוּ, וַיֹּאכְלוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו--וַיִּשְׁתּוּ; וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, אֶל-הָאִישׁ, הוֹאֶל-נָא וְלִין, וְיִיטַב לִבֶּךָ. | 6 So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together; and the damsel's father said unto the man: 'Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.' |
| ז וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ, לָלֶכֶת; וַיִּפְצַר-בּוֹ, חֹתְנוֹ, וַיָּשָׁב, וַיָּלֶן שָׁם. | 7 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again. |
| ח וַיַּשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר בַּיּוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי, לָלֶכֶת, וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה סְעָד-נָא לְבָבְךָ, וְהִתְמַהְמְהוּ עַד-נְטוֹת הַיּוֹם; וַיֹּאכְלוּ, שְׁנֵיהֶם. | 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said: 'Stay thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth'; and they did eat, both of them. |
| ט וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ לָלֶכֶת, הוּא וּפִילַגְשׁוֹ וְנַעֲרוֹ; וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ חֹתְנוֹ אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה הִנֵּה נָא רָפָה הַיּוֹם לַעֲרוֹב, לִינוּ-נָא הִנֵּה חֲנוֹת הַיּוֹם לִין פֹּה וְיִיטַב לְבָבֶךָ, וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם מָחָר לְדַרְכְּכֶם, וְהָלַכְתָּ לְאֹהָלֶךָ. | 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; tarry, I pray you, 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.' |
| י וְלֹא-אָבָה הָאִישׁ, לָלוּן, וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא עַד-נֹכַח יְבוּס, הִיא יְרוּשָׁלִָם; וְעִמּוֹ, צֶמֶד חֲמוֹרִים חֲבוּשִׁים, וּפִילַגְשׁוֹ, עִמּוֹ. | 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. |
| יא הֵם עִם-יְבוּס, וְהַיּוֹם רַד מְאֹד; וַיֹּאמֶר הַנַּעַר אֶל-אֲדֹנָיו, לְכָה-נָּא וְנָסוּרָה אֶל-עִיר-הַיְבוּסִי הַזֹּאת--וְנָלִין בָּהּ. | 11 When they were by Jebus--the day was far spent--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.' |
| יב וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, אֲדֹנָיו, לֹא נָסוּר אֶל-עִיר נָכְרִי, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה; וְעָבַרְנוּ, עַד-גִּבְעָה. | 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.' |
| יג וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרוֹ, לְךָ וְנִקְרְבָה בְּאַחַד הַמְּקֹמוֹת; וְלַנּוּ בַגִּבְעָה, אוֹ בָרָמָה. | 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.' |
| יד וַיַּעַבְרוּ, וַיֵּלֵכוּ; וַתָּבֹא לָהֶם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, אֵצֶל הַגִּבְעָה אֲשֶׁר לְבִנְיָמִן. | 14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. |
| טו וַיָּסֻרוּ שָׁם, לָבוֹא לָלוּן בַּגִּבְעָה; וַיָּבֹא, וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּרְחוֹב הָעִיר, וְאֵין אִישׁ מְאַסֵּף-אוֹתָם הַבַּיְתָה, לָלוּן. | 15 And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah; and he went in, and sat him down in the broad place of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge. |
| טז וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ זָקֵן, בָּא מִן-מַעֲשֵׂהוּ מִן-הַשָּׂדֶה בָּעֶרֶב, וְהָאִישׁ מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם, וְהוּא-גָר בַּגִּבְעָה; וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם, בְּנֵי יְמִינִי. | 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. |
| יז וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו, וַיַּרְא אֶת-הָאִישׁ הָאֹרֵחַ--בִּרְחֹב הָעִיר; וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ הַזָּקֵן אָנָה תֵלֵךְ, וּמֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא. | 17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the broad place of the city; and the old man said: 'Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?' |
| יח וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, עֹבְרִים אֲנַחְנוּ מִבֵּית-לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה עַד-יַרְכְּתֵי הַר-אֶפְרַיִם--מִשָּׁם אָנֹכִי, וָאֵלֵךְ עַד-בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה; וְאֶת-בֵּית יְהוָה, אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ, וְאֵין אִישׁ, מְאַסֵּף אוֹתִי הַבָּיְתָה. | 18 And he said unto him: 'We are passing from Beth-lehem in Judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem in Judah, and I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that taketh me into his house. |
| יט וְגַם-תֶּבֶן גַּם-מִסְפּוֹא, יֵשׁ לַחֲמוֹרֵינוּ, וְגַם לֶחֶם וָיַיִן יֶשׁ-לִי וְלַאֲמָתֶךָ, וְלַנַּעַר עִם-עֲבָדֶיךָ: אֵין מַחְסוֹר, כָּל-דָּבָר. | 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 any thing.' |
| כ וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ הַזָּקֵן שָׁלוֹם לָךְ, רַק כָּל-מַחְסוֹרְךָ עָלָי; רַק בָּרְחוֹב, אַל-תָּלַן. | 20 And the old man said: 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the broad place.' |
| כא וַיְבִיאֵהוּ לְבֵיתוֹ, ויבול וַיָּבָל לַחֲמוֹרִים; וַיִּרְחֲצוּ, רַגְלֵיהֶם, וַיֹּאכְלוּ, וַיִּשְׁתּוּ. | 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. |
| כב הֵמָּה, מֵיטִיבִים אֶת-לִבָּם, וְהִנֵּה אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל נָסַבּוּ אֶת-הַבַּיִת, מִתְדַּפְּקִים עַל-הַדָּלֶת; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אֶל-הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת הַזָּקֵן לֵאמֹר, הוֹצֵא אֶת-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-בָּא אֶל-בֵּיתְךָ, וְנֵדָעֶנּוּ. | 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 spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying: 'Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.' |
| כג וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם, הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת, וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם, אַל-אַחַי אַל-תָּרֵעוּ נָא; אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר-בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה, אֶל-בֵּיתִי--אַל-תַּעֲשׂוּ, אֶת-הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת. | 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 wanton deed. |
| כד הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַבְּתוּלָה וּפִילַגְשֵׁהוּ, אוֹצִיאָה-נָּא אוֹתָם וְעַנּוּ אוֹתָם, וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם, הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם; וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ, דְּבַר הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת. | 24 Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you; but unto this man do not so wanton a thing.' |
| כה וְלֹא-אָבוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים, לִשְׁמֹעַ לוֹ, וַיַּחֲזֵק הָאִישׁ בְּפִילַגְשׁוֹ, וַיֹּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הַחוּץ; וַיֵּדְעוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּ-בָהּ כָּל-הַלַּיְלָה, עַד-הַבֹּקֶר, וַיְשַׁלְּחוּהָ, בעלות כַּעֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר. | 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. |
| כו וַתָּבֹא הָאִשָּׁה, לִפְנוֹת הַבֹּקֶר; וַתִּפֹּל פֶּתַח בֵּית-הָאִישׁ, אֲשֶׁר-אֲדוֹנֶיהָ שָּׁם--עַד-הָאוֹר. | 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. |
| כז וַיָּקָם אֲדֹנֶיהָ בַּבֹּקֶר, וַיִּפְתַּח דַּלְתוֹת הַבַּיִת, וַיֵּצֵא, לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכּוֹ; וְהִנֵּה הָאִשָּׁה פִילַגְשׁוֹ, נֹפֶלֶת פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת, וְיָדֶיהָ, עַל-הַסַּף. | 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. |
| כח וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ קוּמִי וְנֵלֵכָה, וְאֵין עֹנֶה; וַיִּקָּחֶהָ, עַל-הַחֲמוֹר, וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ, וַיֵּלֶךְ לִמְקֹמוֹ. | 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 got him unto his place. |
| כט וַיָּבֹא אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ, וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת וַיַּחֲזֵק בְּפִילַגְשׁוֹ, וַיְנַתְּחֶהָ לַעֲצָמֶיהָ, לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר נְתָחִים; וַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ, בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 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. |
| ל וְהָיָה כָל-הָרֹאֶה, וְאָמַר לֹא-נִהְיְתָה וְלֹא-נִרְאֲתָה כָּזֹאת, לְמִיּוֹם עֲלוֹת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה; שִׂימוּ-לָכֶם עָלֶיהָ, עֻצוּ וְדַבֵּרוּ. {פ} | 30 And it was so, that all that saw it said: 'Such a thing hath not happened nor been 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.' {P} |