1 N aquela época não havia rei em Israel. Aconteceu que um levita que vivia nos montes de Efraim, numa região afastada, tomou para si uma concubina, que era de Belém de Judá.

Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.

2 M as ela lhe foi infiel. Deixou-o e voltou para a casa do seu pai, em Belém de Judá. Quatro meses depois,

But his concubine played the harlot against him, and she went away from him to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah, and was there for a period of four months.

3 s eu marido foi convencê-la a voltar. Ele tinha levado o seu servo e dois jumentos. A mulher o levou para dentro da casa do seu pai, e quando seu pai o viu, alegrou-se.

Then her husband arose and went after her to speak tenderly to her in order to bring her back, taking with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. So she brought him into her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he was glad to meet him.

4 O sogro dele o convenceu a ficar ali; e ele permaneceu com eles três dias; todos comendo, bebendo e dormindo ali.

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.

5 N o quarto dia, eles se levantaram cedo, e o levita se preparou para partir, mas o pai da moça disse ao genro: “Coma alguma coisa, e depois vocês poderão partir”.

Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he prepared to go; and the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “ Sustain yourself with a piece of bread, and afterward you may go.”

6 O s dois se assentaram para comer e beber juntos. Mas o pai da moça disse: “Eu lhe peço que fique esta noite, e que se alegre”.

So both of them sat down and ate and drank together; and the girl’s father said to the man, “Please be willing to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.”

7 E , quando o homem se levantou para partir, seu sogro o convenceu a ficar ainda aquela noite.

Then the man arose to go, but his father-in-law urged him so that he spent the night there again.

8 N a manhã do quinto dia, quando ele se preparou para partir, o pai da moça disse: “Vamos comer! Espere até a tarde!” E os dois comeram juntos.

On the fifth day he arose to go early in the morning, and the girl’s father said, “Please sustain yourself, and wait until afternoon”; so both of them ate.

9 E ntão, quando o homem, sua concubina e seu servo levantaram-se para partir, o pai da moça, disse outra vez: “Veja, o dia está quase acabando, é quase noite; passe a noite aqui. Fique e alegre-se. Amanhã de madrugada vocês poderão levantar-se e ir para casa”.

When the man arose to go along with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn to a close; please spend the night. Lo, the day is coming to an end; spend the night here that your heart may be merry. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey so that you may go home.”

10 N ão desejando ficar outra noite, o homem partiu rumo a Jebus, isto é, Jerusalém, com dois jumentos selados e com a sua concubina.

But the man was not willing to spend the night, so he arose and departed and came to a place opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a pair of saddled donkeys; his concubine also was with him.

11 Q uando estavam perto de Jebus e já se findava o dia, o servo disse a seu senhor: “Venha. Vamos parar nesta cidade dos jebuseus e passar a noite aqui”.

When they were near Jebus, the day was almost gone; and the servant said to his master, “Please come, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.”

12 O seu senhor respondeu: “Não. Não vamos entrar numa cidade estrangeira, cujo povo não é israelita. Iremos para Gibeá”.

However, his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners who are not of the sons of Israel; but we will go on as far as Gibeah.”

13 E acrescentou: “Ande! Vamos tentar chegar a Gibeá ou a Ramá e passar a noite num desses lugares”.

He said to his servant, “Come and let us approach one of these places; and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

14 E ntão prosseguiram, e o sol se pôs quando se aproximavam de Gibeá de Benjamim.

So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.

15 A li entraram para passar a noite. Foram sentar-se na praça da cidade. E ninguém os convidou para passarem a noite em sua casa.

They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

16 N aquela noite um homem idoso procedente dos montes de Efraim e que estava morando em Gibeá (os homens do lugar eram benjamitas), voltava de seu trabalho no campo.

Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from his work at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites.

17 Q uando viu o viajante na praça da cidade, o homem idoso perguntou: “Para onde você está indo? De onde vem?”

And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”

18 E le respondeu: “Estamos de viagem, indo de Belém de Judá para uma região afastada, nos montes de Efraim, onde moro. Fui a Belém de Judá, e agora estou indo ao santuário do Senhor. Mas aqui ninguém me recebeu em casa.

He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, for I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. But I am now going to my house, and no man will take me into his house.

19 T emos palha e forragem para os nossos jumentos, e para nós mesmos, que somos seus servos, temos pão e vinho, para mim, para a sua serva e para o jovem que está conosco. Não temos falta de nada”.

Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.”

20 “ Você é bem-vindo em minha casa”, disse o homem idoso. “Vou atendê-lo no que você precisar. Não passe a noite na praça.”

The old man said, “ Peace to you. Only let me take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the open square.”

21 E os levou para a sua casa e alimentou os jumentos. Depois de lavarem os pés, comeram e beberam alguma coisa.

So he took him into his house and gave the donkeys fodder, and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

22 Q uando estavam entretidos, alguns vadios da cidade cercaram a casa. Esmurrando a porta, gritaram para o homem idoso, dono da casa: “Traga para fora o homem que entrou em sua casa para que tenhamos relações com ele!”

While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.”

23 O dono da casa saiu e lhes disse: “Não sejam tão perversos, meus amigos. Já que esse homem é meu hóspede, não cometam essa loucura.

Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this act of folly.

24 V ejam, aqui está minha filha virgem e a concubina do meu hóspede. Eu as trarei para vocês, e vocês poderão usá-las e fazer com elas o que quiserem. Mas, nada façam com esse homem, não cometam tal loucura!”

Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please let me bring them out that you may ravish them and do to them whatever you wish. But do not commit such an act of folly against this man.”

25 M as os homens não quiseram ouvi-lo. Então o levita mandou a sua concubina para fora, e eles a violentaram e abusaram dela a noite toda. Ao alvorecer a deixaram.

But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them; and they raped her and abused her all night until morning, then let her go at the approach of dawn.

26 A o romper do dia a mulher voltou para a casa onde o seu senhor estava hospedado, caiu junto à porta e ali ficou até o dia clarear.

As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until full daylight.

27 Q uando o seu senhor se levantou de manhã, abriu a porta da casa e saiu para prosseguir viagem, lá estava a sua concubina, caída à entrada da casa, com as mãos na soleira da porta.

When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.

28 E le lhe disse: “Levante-se, vamos!” Não houve resposta. Então o homem a pôs em seu jumento e foi para casa.

He said to her, “Get up and let us go,” but there was no answer. Then he placed her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his home.

29 Q uando chegou, apanhou uma faca e cortou o corpo da sua concubina em doze partes, e as enviou a todas as regiões de Israel.

When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

30 T odos os que viram isso disseram: “Nunca se viu nem se fez uma coisa dessas desde o dia em que os israelitas saíram do Egito. Pensem! Reflitam! Digam o que se deve fazer!”

All who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it, take counsel and speak up!”