19 — Judges

1There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda:Eravi un certo Levita che abitava accanto al monte di Ephraim, il quale prese una moglie di Bethlehem di Giuda:THERE was a certaine man a Leuite, dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who tooke a wife of Bethlehem Iudae.Fuit quidam vir Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraim, qui accepit uxorem de Bethlehem Juda: 2And she left him, and returned to her father’s house in Bethlehem, and abode with him four months.La quale lo lasciò, e tornò a casa di suo padre a Bethlehem, e si stette con lui quattro mesi.which left him, and returned vnto her fathers house into Bethlehem, and abode with him foure monethes.quæ reliquit eum, et reversa est in domum patris sui in Bethlehem, mansitque apud eum quatuor mensibus. 3And her husband followed her, willing to be reconciled with her, and to speak kindly to her, and to bring her back with him, having with him a servant and two asses: and she received him, and brought him into her father’s house. And when his father in law had heard this, and had seen him, he met him with joy,E suo marito andò a trovarla, volendo riconciliarsi con lei, e colle buone parole ricondurla seco; egli avea con se un servo, e due asini: ed ella lo accolse, e menollo in casa di suo padre. E il suocero saputo che ebbe il suo arrivo, e vedutolo, gli andò incontro con festa,And her husband folowed her, willing to be reconciled vnto her, and to speake her fayre, and to bring her backe with him, hauing in his companie a seruant and two asses: who receiued him, and brought him into her fathers house. Which when his father in law had heard, and had seene him, he mette him ioyful,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, 4And embraced the man. And the son in law tarried in the house of his father in law three days, eating with him and drinking familiarly.E abbracciollo. E il genero stette in casa del suocero tre giorni, mangiando e bevendo con lui familiarmente.and embraced the man. And the sonne in law taried in the house of his father in law three daies, eating with him and drinking familiarly.et amplexatus est hominem. Mansitque gener in domo soceri tribus diebus, comedens cum eo et bibens familiariter. 5But on the fourth day, arising early in the morning, he desired to depart. But his father in law kept him, and said to him: Taste first a little bread, and strengthen thy stomach, and so thou shalt depart.E il quarto giorno alzatosi che era ancor notte, volea partire; ma il suocero lo trattenne, e gli disse: Assaggia prima un po' di pane, e fortificati lo stomaco, e poi anderai.But the fourth day arysing before day, he would depart. Whom his father in law held, and said to him: Tast first a litle bread, & strengthen thy stomacke, and so thou shalt depart.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.

6And they sat down together, and ate and drank. And the father of the young woman said to his son in law: I beseech thee to stay here to day, and let us make merry together.E si posero insieme a sedere, e mangiarono e bevvero. E il padre della donna disse a suo genero: Di grazia per oggi sta qui, e facciamo allegria insieme.And they sate together, and did eate and drinke. And the father of the yong woman said to his sonne in law: I besech thee that thou tarie here to day, and let vs make merie together.Sederuntque simul, ac comederunt et biberunt. Dixitque pater puellæ ad generum suum: Quæso te ut hodie hic maneas, pariterque lætemur. 7But he rising up, began to be for departing. And nevertheless his father in law earnestly pressed him, and made him stay with him.Ma quegli alzatosi volea andarsene. E nulladimeno il suocero gli fece violenza, e lo fece restare in sua casa.But he rysing vp, beganne as if he would depart. And neuertheles with much adoc his father in law stayed him, and made him to tarie with him.At ille consurgens, cœpit velle proficisci. Et nihilominus obnixe eum socer tenuit, et apud se fecit manere. 8But when morning was come, the Levite prepared to go on his journey. And his father in law said to him again: I beseech thee to take a little meat, and strengthening thyself, till the day be farther advanced, afterwards thou mayest depart. And they ate together.Venuta poi la mattina, il Levita si pose in ordine per partire. E di nuovo il suocero: Di grazia prendi, gli disse, un po' di cibo, e ristorate le forze sino tanto che il giorno cresca, poscia te n'andrai. Mangiarono adunque insieme:But when morning was come, the Leuite prepared to goe his iourney. To whom his father in law againe: I besech thee, quoth he, that thou take a litle meate, and making thy self strong, til the day be farder spent, afterward thou mayest depart. They did eate therfore together.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. 9And the young man arose to set forward with his wife and servant. And his father in law spoke to him again: Consider that the day is declining, and draweth toward evening: tarry with me to day also, and spend the day in mirth, and to morrow thou shalt depart, that thou mayest go into thy house.E il giovane si alzò per partire colla sua moglie, e col servo, Ma il suocero di nuovo gli disse: Rifletti che il dì s'avanza, e si avvicina la sera: rimanti ancora quest'oggi meco, passa il dì allegramente, e domani partirai per andare a casa tua.And the yong man arose, that he might sette forward with his wife and his seruant. To whom his father in law spake againe: Consider that the day is more declining to the west, and draweth nigh to euening: tarie with me to day also, and spend the day in mirth, and to morrow thou shalt depart that thou mayst goe into thy house.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.

10His son in law would not consent to his words: but forthwith went forward, and came over against Jebus, which by another name is called Jerusalem, leading with him two asses laden, and his concubine.Non volle il genero piegarsi alle sue parole; ma tosto se n'andò, e giunse dirimpetto a Jebus, la quale con altro nome è chiamata Gerusalemme, conducendo seco due asini carichi, e la donna:His sonne in law would not condescend to his wordes: but forthwith went forward, and came ouer against Iebus, which by an other name is called Ierusalem, leading with him two asses loden, and his concubine.Noluit gener acquiescere sermonibus ejus: sed statim perrexit, et venit contra Jebus, quæ altero nomine vocatur Jerusalem, ducens secum duos asinos onustos, et concubinam. 11And now they were come near Jebus, and the day was far spent: and the servant said to his master: Come, I beseech thee, let us turn into the city of the Jebusites, and lodge there.E già erano vicini a Jebus, e il dì faceva luogo alla notte: e il servo disse al suo padrone: Vieni di grazia, pigliam la strada della città delli Jebusei, e ivi fermiamoci.And now they were come nigh to Iebus and the day changed into night: & the seruant said to his maister: Come, I besech thee, let vs turne into the citie of the Iebuseites, and tarie in it.Jamque erant juxta Jebus, et dies mutabatur in noctem: dixitque puer ad dominum suum: Veni, obsecro: declinemus ad urbem Jebusæorum, et maneamus in ea. 12His master answered him: I will not go into the town of another nation, who are not of the children of Israel, but I will pass over to Gabaa:Il padrone gli rispose: Io non entrerò in una città di gente estrania che non è de' figliuoli d'Israele, ma anderò fino a Gabaa:To whom his maister answered: I wil not enter into the towne of a strange nation, which is not of the children of Israel, but I wil passe as farre as Gabaa:Cui respondit dominus: Non ingrediar oppidum gentis alienæ, quæ non est de filiis Israël: sed transibo usque Gabaa, 13And when I shall come thither, we will lodge there, or at least in the city of Rama.E arrivato ch'io sia colà ivi resteremo, o per lo meno nella città di Rama.and when I shal come thither, we wil lodge in it, or at the least in the citie of Rama.et cum illuc pervenero, manebimus in ea, aut certe in urbe Rama. 14So they passed by Jebus, and went on their journey, and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gabaa, which is in the tribe of Benjamin:Trapassarono adunque Jebus, e continuavano il viaggio incominciato, e il sol tramontò loro vicino a Gabaa, che è nella tribù di Beniamin:They passed therfore by Iebus, and went on their iourney begone, and the sonne went downe to them byside Gabaa, which is in the tribe of Beniamin:Transierunt ergo Jebus, et cœptum carpebant iter, occubuitque eis sol juxta Gabaa, quæ est in tribu Benjamin:

15And they turned into it to lodge there. And when they were come in, they sat in the street of the city, for no man would receive them to lodge.E vi entrarono per fermarvisi. E quando furono dentro, si posero a seder sulla piazza della città, ma nissuno volle albergarli.and they turned into it, that they might lodge there. Whither when they were entred, they sate in the streate of the citie, and no man would receiue them to lodge.diverteruntque ad eam, ut manerent ibi. Quo cum intrassent, sedebant in platea civitatis, et nullus eos recipere voluit hospitio. 16And behold they saw an old man, returning out of the field and from his work in the evening, and he also was of mount Ephraim, and dwelt as a stranger in Gabaa; but the men of that country were the children of Jemini.Quand'ecco comparve un vecchio uomo che tornava dal campo, e dal suo lavoro sul tardi, che era egli pure della montagna di Ephraim, e abitava forestiero in Gabaa: ora gli uomini di quel paese eran figliuoli di Jemini.And behold there appeared an old man, returning out of the field and from his worke in the euening, who him self also was of mount Ephraim, and dwelt as a stranger in Gabaa, but the men of that countrie were the children of Iemini.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. 17And the old man lifting up his eyes, saw the man sitting with his bundles in the street of the city, and said to him: Whence comest thou? and whither goest thou?E alzati gli occhi il vecchio vide l'uomo fermo col suo piccolo bagaglio nella piazza della città, e dissegli: Donde vieni? e dove vai?And lifting vp his eies, the old man saw the man sitting with his fardels in the streate of the citie, and said to him: Whence comest thou? and whither goest thou?Elevatisque oculis, vidit senex sedentem hominem cum sarcinulis suis in platea civitatis, et dixit ad eum: Unde venis ? et quo vadis ? 18He answered him: We came out from Bethlehem Juda, and we are going to our home, which is on the side of mount Ephraim, from whence we went to Bethlehem: and now we go to the house of God, and none will receive us under his roof:E quegli rispose a lui: Siamo partiti da Bethlehem di Giuda, e andiamo a casa nostra, la quale è accanto al monte Ephraim, donde eravamo andati a Bethlehem, e ora andiamo alla casa di Dio, e nissuno vuol darci ricetto sotto il suo tetto,Who answered him: We departed from Bethlehem Iuda, and we goe to our place, which is on the side of mount Ephraim, from whence we went into Bethlehem: and now we goe to the house of God, and none wil receiue vs vnder his roofe,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,

19We have straw and hay for provender of the asses, and bread and wine for the use of myself and of thy handmaid, and of the servant that is with me: we want nothing but lodging.Avendo noi paglia, e fieno pegli asini, e pane, e vino pel bisogno mio, e della tua serva, e del garzone che è meco: non abbiamo bisogno d'altro che di ricovero.hauing straw and hay for prouender of the asses, and bread and wine for the vse of my self and of thy handmaid, and of the seruant that is with me: we lacke nothing but lodging.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. 20And the old man answered him: Peace be with thee: I will furnish all things that are necessary: only I beseech thee, stay not in the street.Risposegli il vecchio: Pace sia a te; io ti somministrerò tutto il necessario: solo ti prego di non istar sulla piazza.To whom the old man answered: Peace be with thee, I wil geue al thinges that are necessarie: only, I besech thee, tarie not in the streate.Cui respondit senex: Pax tecum sit, ego præbebo omnia quæ necessaria sunt: tantum, quæso, ne in platea maneas. 21And he brought him into his house, and gave provender to his asses: and after they had washed their feet, he entertained them with a feast.E li menò in casa sua, e diede da mangiare agli asini: e lavati che ebbero i loro piedi fece loro un banchetto.And he brought him into his house, and gaue prouender to his asses: and after they had washed their feete, he receiued them to a bankette.Introduxitque eum in domum suam, et pabulum asinis præbuit: ac postquam laverunt pedes suos, recepit eos in convivium. 22While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and beset the old man’s house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him:Nel tempo che essi cenavano, e dopo la fatica del viaggio ristoravan col cibo, e colla bevanda i corpi loro, arrivarono degli uomini di quella città, figliuoli di Belial (vale a dire senza giogo), e circondata la casa del vecchio principiarono a picchiare gridando, e dicendo al padrone di casa: Conduci fuora quell'uomo, che vogliamo abusarne.They making merie, and after the labour of their iourney, refreshing their bodie with meate and drinke, there came men of that citie, the children of Belial (that is to say, without yoke) and besetting the old mans house, beganne to knocke at the doores, crying to the maister of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man, that entred into thy house, that we may abuse him.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.

23And the old man went out to them, and said: Do not so, my brethren, do not so wickedly: because this man is come into my lodging, and cease I pray you from this folly.E il vecchio uscì fuora a trovarli, e disse: Non vogliate, fratelli, non vogliate far questo male, perocché quest'uomo è venuto da me in ospizio: guardatevi da tanta stoltezza.And the old man went out to them, and said: Doe not so brethren, doe not this euil: because this man is entered to my lodging, and cease from this folie:Egressusque est ad eos senex, et ait: Nolite, fratres, nolite facere malum hoc, quia ingressus est homo hospitium meum: et cessate ab hac stultitia. 24I have a maiden daughter, and this man hath a concubine, I will bring them out to you, and you may humble them, and satisfy your lust: only, I beseech you, commit not this crime against nature on the man.Io ho una figliuola vergine, e quest'uomo ha la sua concubina; le condurrò a voi, e voi servitevene, e saziate la vostra libidine: di questo solo vi prego, che non commettiate con un uomo una scelleraggine contraria alla natura.I haue a daughter that is a virgin, and this man hath a concubine, I wil bring them forth to you, that you may humble them, & fulfil your lust: only, I beseche you, worke not this wickednes against nature on the man.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. 25They would not be satisfied with his words; which the man seeing, brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their wickedness: and when they had abused her all the night, they let her go in the morning.Non volevano quegli rendersi alle sue parole: lo che vedendo quell'uomo (Levita) trasse lor fuora la sua concubina, e l'abbandonò a' loro scherni: ed eglino dopo averla straziata tutta la notte, la rimandarono di gran mattino.They would not agree to his wordes. which the man seing, he brought forth his concubine to them, and he deliuered her to them to be illuded: whom when they had abused al the night, they let her goe in the morning.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. 26But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house, where her lord lodged, and there fell down.Ma la donna, dileguandosi già le tenebre, andò fino alla porta della casa, dove stava il suo signore, e ivi cadde per terra.But the woman, when the darkenes departed, came to the doore of the house, where her lord lodged, and there fel downe.At mulier, recedentibus tenebris, venit ad ostium domus, ubi manebat dominus suus, et ibi corruit.

27And in the morning the man arose, and opened the door, that he might end the journey he had begun: and behold his concubine lay before the door with her hands spread on the threshold.Fattosi giorno si levò il marito, e aperse la porta per continuare il suo viaggio; ed ecco vede la sua concubina giacente dinanzi alla porta, colle mani distese sopra la soglia.Morning being come, the man arose, and opened the doore, that he might finish his iourney begone: and behold his concubine lay before the doore, her handes spredde on the threshold.Mane facto, surrexit homo, et aperuit ostium, ut cœptam expleret viam: et ecce concubina ejus jacebat ante ostium sparsis in limine manibus. 28He thinking she was taking her rest, said to her: Arise, and let us be going. But as she made no answer, perceiving she was dead, he took her up, and laid her upon his ass, and returned to his house.Ed egli credendola addormentata, le diceva: Alzati, e andiamcene. Ma non rispondendo ella niente, comprese come era morta, e la prese, e la mise sull'asino, e tornossene a casa sua.To whom he, thinking that she tooke her rest, spake: Arise, and let vs walke. Who answering nothing, perceiuing that she was dead; he tooke her, and laid her vpon his asse, & returned into his house.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. 29And when he was come home, he took a sword, and divided the dead body of his wife with her bones into twelve parts, and sent the pieces into all the borders of Israel.E appena vi fu entrato prese un coltello, e il cadavere della donna colle sue ossa divise in dodici parti, e mandolle per tutte le regioni d'Israele.Which when he was entered vnto, he tooke asword, and cutting the carcasse of his wife with her bones into twelue partes and peeces, he sent them into al the borders of Israel.Quam cum esset ingressus, arripuit gladium, et cadaver uxoris cum ossibus suis in duodecim partes ac frustra concidens, misit in omnes terminos Israël. 30And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel, from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done.E a tale spettacolo esclamavano ad uno ad uno: Non è mai avvenuta cosa simile in Israele da quel giorno, in cui i padri nostri uscirono dall'Egitto fino al presente: ponderate il fatto, e per comun consiglio determinate quello che sia da farsi.Which when euerie one had seene, they cried together: There was neuer such a thing done in Israel from that day, when our fathers ascended out of Aegypt, vntil this present time: geue sentence, and decree in common what is needeful to be done.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.