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.

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote mountains of Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine 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 went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there four whole 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 kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. So she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young woman 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.

Now his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, detained him; and he stayed 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”.

Then it came to pass on the fourth day that they arose early in the morning, and he stood to depart; but the young woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.”

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 they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman’s father said to the man, “Please be content to stay all 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.

And when the man stood to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged 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.

Then he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart, but the young woman’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they delayed until afternoon; and 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”.

And when the man stood to depart—he and his concubine and his servant—his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is now drawing toward evening; please spend the night. See, the day is coming to an end; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go your way early, so that you may get 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.

However, the man was not willing to spend that night; so he rose and departed, and came opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). With him were the two saddled donkeys; his concubine was also 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”.

They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Come, please, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it.”

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

But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside here into a city of foreigners, who are not of the children of Israel; we will go on to Gibeah.”

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

So he said to his servant, “Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”

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

And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down 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 to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And when he went in, he sat down in the open square of the city, for no one would take 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.

Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the mountains of Ephraim; he was staying in Gibeah, whereas 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 when he raised his eyes, he 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.

So he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to the house of the Lord. But there is no one who 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”.

although we have both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself, for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; 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.”

And the old man said, “Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; only 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 brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. Gibeah’s Crime

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!”

As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally! ”

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.

But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage.

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!”

Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!”

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 heed him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go.

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.

Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, till it was light.

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 his way, there was his concubine, fallen at the door 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.

And he said to her, “Get up and let us be going.” But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place.

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, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all 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!”

And so it was that all who saw it said, “No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!”