¹ και εγενετο μετα την τελευτην ιησου και επηρωτων οι υιοι ισραηλ δια του κυριου λεγοντες τις αναβησεται ημιν προς τους χαναναιους αφηγουμενος του πολεμησαι προς αυτους

² και ειπεν κυριος ιουδας αναβησεται ιδου δεδωκα την γην εν τη χειρι αυτου

³ και ειπεν ιουδας τω συμεων αδελφω αυτου αναβηθι μετ' εμου εν τω κληρω μου και παραταξωμεθα προς τους χαναναιους και πορευσομαι καγω μετα σου εν τω κληρω σου και επορευθη μετ' αυτου συμεων

⁴ και ανεβη ιουδας και παρεδωκεν κυριος τον χαναναιον και τον φερεζαιον εις τας χειρας αυτων και εκοψαν αυτους εν βεζεκ εις δεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων

⁵ και κατελαβον τον αδωνιβεζεκ εν τη βεζεκ και παρεταξαντο προς αυτον και εκοψαν τον χαναναιον και τον φερεζαιον

⁶ και εφυγεν αδωνιβεζεκ και κατεδραμον οπισω αυτου και κατελαβοσαν αυτον και απεκοψαν τα ακρα των χειρων αυτου και τα ακρα των ποδων αυτου

⁷ και ειπεν αδωνιβεζεκ εβδομηκοντα βασιλεις τα ακρα των χειρων αυτων και τα ακρα των ποδων αυτων αποκεκομμενοι ησαν συλλεγοντες τα υποκατω της τραπεζης μου καθως ουν εποιησα ουτως ανταπεδωκεν μοι ο θεος και αγουσιν αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ και απεθανεν εκει

⁸ και επολεμουν οι υιοι ιουδα την ιερουσαλημ και κατελαβοντο αυτην και επαταξαν αυτην εν στοματι ρομφαιας και την πολιν ενεπρησαν εν πυρι

⁹ και μετα ταυτα κατεβησαν οι υιοι ιουδα του πολεμησαι προς τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα την ορεινην και τον νοτον και την πεδινην

¹⁰ και επορευθη ιουδας προς τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα εν χεβρων και εξηλθεν χεβρων εξ εναντιας και το ονομα ην χεβρων το προτερον καριαθαρβοξεφερ και επαταξαν τον σεσσι και αχινααν και θολμιν γεννηματα του ενακ

¹¹ και ανεβησαν εκειθεν προς τους κατοικουντας δαβιρ το δε ονομα της δαβιρ ην εμπροσθεν καριαθσωφαρ πολις γραμματων

¹² και ειπεν χαλεβ ος εαν παταξη την πολιν των γραμματων και προκαταλαβηται αυτην δωσω αυτω την ασχα θυγατερα μου εις γυναικα

¹³ και προκατελαβετο αυτην γοθονιηλ υιος κενεζ αδελφου χαλεβ ο νεωτερος και εδωκεν αυτω χαλεβ την ασχα θυγατερα αυτου εις γυναικα

¹⁴ και εγενετο εν τη εισοδω αυτης και επεσεισεν αυτην γοθονιηλ του αιτησαι παρα του πατρος αυτης αγρον και εγογγυζεν και εκραξεν απο του υποζυγιου εις γην νοτου εκδεδοσαι με και ειπεν αυτη χαλεβ τι εστιν σοι

¹⁵ και ειπεν αυτω ασχα δος δη μοι ευλογιαν οτι εις γην νοτου εκδεδοσαι με και δωσεις μοι λυτρωσιν υδατος και εδωκεν αυτη χαλεβ κατα την καρδιαν αυτης λυτρωσιν μετεωρων και λυτρωσιν ταπεινων

¹⁶ και οι υιοι ιοθορ του κιναιου του γαμβρου μωυσεως ανεβησαν εκ πολεως των φοινικων μετα των υιων ιουδα εις την ερημον την ουσαν εν τω νοτω ιουδα η εστιν επι καταβασεως αραδ και κατωκησαν μετα του λαου

¹⁷ και επορευθη ιουδας μετα συμεων του αδελφου αυτου και εκοψεν τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα σεφεκ και εξωλεθρευσαν αυτους και εκαλεσεν το ονομα της πολεως αναθεμα

¹⁸ και ουκ εκληρονομησεν ιουδας την γαζαν ουδε τα ορια αυτης ουδε την ασκαλωνα ουδε τα ορια αυτης ουδε την ακκαρων ουδε τα ορια αυτης ουδε την αζωτον ουδε τα περισπορια αυτης

¹⁹ και ην κυριος μετα ιουδα και εκληρονομησεν το ορος οτι ουκ ηδυνασθησαν εξολεθρευσαι τους κατοικουντας την κοιλαδα οτι ρηχαβ διεστειλατο αυτοις

²⁰ και εδωκαν τω χαλεβ την χεβρων καθως ελαλησεν μωυσης και εκληρονομησεν εκειθεν τας τρεις πολεις των υιων ενακ

²¹ και τον ιεβουσαιον τον κατοικουντα εν ιερουσαλημ ουκ εκληρονομησαν οι υιοι βενιαμιν και κατωκησεν ο ιεβουσαιος μετα των υιων βενιαμιν εν ιερουσαλημ εως της ημερας ταυτης

²² και ανεβησαν οι υιοι ιωσηφ και γε αυτοι εις βαιθηλ και κυριος ην μετ' αυτων

²³ και παρενεβαλον και κατεσκεψαντο βαιθηλ το δε ονομα της πολεως αυτων ην εμπροσθεν λουζα

²⁴ και ειδον οι φυλασσοντες και ιδου ανηρ εξεπορευετο εκ της πολεως και ελαβον αυτον και ειπον αυτω δειξον ημιν της πολεως την εισοδον και ποιησομεν μετα σου ελεος

²⁵ και εδειξεν αυτοις την εισοδον της πολεως και επαταξαν την πολιν εν στοματι ρομφαιας τον δε ανδρα και την συγγενειαν αυτου εξαπεστειλαν

²⁶ και επορευθη ο ανηρ εις γην χεττιιν και ωκοδομησεν εκει πολιν και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτης λουζα τουτο το ονομα αυτης εως της ημερας ταυτης

²⁷ και ουκ εξηρεν μανασση την βαιθσαν η εστιν σκυθων πολις ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τα περιοικα αυτης ουδε την θανακ ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τους κατοικουντας δωρ ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τον κατοικουντα βαλακ ουδε τα περιοικα αυτης ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τους κατοικουντας μαγεδω ουδε τα περιοικα αυτης ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τους κατοικουντας ιεβλααμ ουδε τα περιοικα αυτης ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης και ηρξατο ο χαναναιος κατοικειν εν τη γη ταυτη

²⁸ και εγενετο οτε ενισχυσεν ισραηλ και εποιησεν τον χαναναιον εις φορον και εξαιρων ουκ εξηρεν αυτον

²⁹ και εφραιμ ουκ εξηρεν τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα εν γαζερ και κατωκησεν ο χαναναιος εν μεσω αυτου εν γαζερ και εγενετο εις φορον

³⁰ και ζαβουλων ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας κεδρων ουδε τους κατοικουντας δωμανα και κατωκησεν ο χαναναιος εν μεσω αυτων και εγενετο αυτω εις φορον

³¹ και ασηρ ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας ακχω και εγενετο αυτω εις φορον και τους κατοικουντας δωρ και τους κατοικουντας σιδωνα και τους κατοικουντας ααλαφ και τον ασχαζι και τον χελβα και τον ναι και τον ερεω

³² και κατωκησεν ο ασηρ εν μεσω του χαναναιου του κατοικουντος την γην οτι ουκ ηδυνηθη εξαραι αυτον

³³ και νεφθαλι ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας βαιθσαμυς και τους κατοικουντας βαιθαναθ και κατωκησεν νεφθαλι εν μεσω του χαναναιου του κατοικουντος την γην οι δε κατοικουντες βαιθσαμυς και την βαιθενεθ εγενοντο αυτοις εις φορον

³⁴ και εξεθλιψεν ο αμορραιος τους υιους δαν εις το ορος οτι ουκ αφηκαν αυτον καταβηναι εις την κοιλαδα

³⁵ και ηρξατο ο αμορραιος κατοικειν εν τω ορει τω οστρακωδει εν ω αι αρκοι και εν ω αι αλωπεκες εν τω μυρσινωνι και εν θαλαβιν και εβαρυνθη χειρ οικου ιωσηφ επι τον αμορραιον και εγενηθη αυτοις εις φορον

³⁶ και το οριον του αμορραιου απο της αναβασεως ακραβιν απο της πετρας και επανω

¹ It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.

² His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there the space of four months.

³ Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

⁴ His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

⁵ It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way."

⁶ So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together: and the young lady's father said to the man, "Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry."

⁷ The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

⁸ He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady's father said, "Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines;" and they both ate.

⁹ When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home."

¹⁰ But the man wouldn't stay 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 donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

¹¹ When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, "Please come and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it."

¹² His master said to him, "We won't turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah."

¹³ He said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah."

¹⁴ So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

¹⁵ They turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man who took them into his house to lodge.

¹⁶ Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening: now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

¹⁷ He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? Where did you come from?"

¹⁸ He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.

¹⁹ Yet there is both straw and provender for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servants: there is no want of anything."

²⁰ The old man said, "Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street."

²¹ So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.

²² As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him!"

²³ The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, "No, my brothers, please don't act so wickedly; since this man is come into my house, don't do this folly.

²⁴ Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man don't do any such folly."

²⁵ But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning: and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.

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, until it was light.

²⁷ 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 on the threshold.

²⁸ He said to her, "Get up, and let us be going!" but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ It was so, that all who saw it said, "There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak."