19–БОБ
Гиво аҳолиси оғир гуноҳ қилади
1 Исроилда шоҳ бўлмаган ўша даврларда Эфрайим қирларининг кимсасиз жойида Леви қабиласидан бир одам яшарди. У Яҳудо ҳудудидаги Байтлаҳм шаҳридан бир чўрини ўзига хотин қилиб олди. 2 Аммо хотини унга бевафолик қилиб, отасининг уйига — Яҳудодаги Байтлаҳмга қайтиб кетди. Орадан тўрт ой ўтди. 3 Леви эса у билан ярашмоқчи бўлиб, орқасидан борди. У ўзи билан хизматкори ва бир жуфт эшагини олган эди. Улар хотинининг қизлик уйига етганларида, левининг қайнатаси уларни хурсанд бўлиб қаршилаб олди. 4 У қўймай, уларни уйида уч кун меҳмон қилди. Улар еб–ичиб, у ерда тунадилар. 5 Тўртинчи куни леви барвақт туриб йўлга шайланди. Қайнатаси эса унга: “Йўлга чиқишдан олдин чой–пой ичиб олинг, ўғлим, қувват бўлади, кейин кетарсизлар”, — деди. 6 Шунда улар ўтириб, бирга еб–ичишди. Кейин қизнинг отаси: “Бугун ҳам қолиб дам олсангизлар бўларди”, — деди. 7 Леви кетмоқчи бўлиб ўрнидан турганда ҳам уни яна қўярда–қўймай уйида олиб қолди. 8 Бешинчи куни леви кетмоқчи бўлиб эрта билан саҳарда турганда, қизнинг отаси унга: “Чой–пой ичиб олинг, кечроқ кетарсизлар”, — деди. Улар ўтириб еб–ичишди.
9 Леви хотини ва хизматкори билан кетмоқчи бўлиб дастурхондан турганда, қайнатаси унга шундай деди: “Қаранг, ўғлим, кеч бўлиб қолди. Шу ерда тунаб қолақолинглар. Кун ҳам оғиб қолибди. Бу ерда қолиб, дамингизни олинглар. Эртага эса саҳарда туриб уйларингизга кетарсизлар.”
10 Леви кўнмай йўлга тушди. Хотини ва хуржун ортилган бир жуфт эшаги билан йўл юриб Ёбус шаҳрига, яъни Қуддусга етиб олди. 11 Улар Ёбусга яқинлашганларида кеч кириб қолганди. Хизматкор хўжайинига деди: “Келинг, Ёбус халқининг шаҳрига кириб, у ерда тунаб қолайлик.” 12 “Йўқ, — деди хўжайин. — Исроил халқига ёт бўлган бегоналарнинг шаҳрига кирмаймиз, ундан кўра, йўлимизни давом қилиб, Гивога борамиз.” 13 Леви гапида давом этиб хизматкорига деди: “Кел, икковидан бирига — Гивога ёки Рамага етиб олишга ҳаракат қилайлик.” 14 Улар йўлда давом этиб, кунботар пайтида Бенямин қабиласига қарашли Гиво шаҳрига яқинлашиб қолишди. 15 Сўнг Гивода тунаб қолмоқчи бўлиб, шаҳар томон йўл олишди–да, бориб шаҳарнинг майдонида ўтиришди, аммо ҳеч ким уларни тунаш учун уйига таклиф қилмади.
16 Оқшом кирганда, бир чол даладаги ишларини тугатиб қайтиб келаётган эди. Гивода яшаётган аҳолининг аксарият қисми Бенямин қабиласидан эди, аммо бу чол Гивога Эфрайим қирларидан келиб, энди шу ерларда истиқомат қилаётган эди. 17 Чол шаҳар майдонида ўтирган мусофирларни кўриб:
— Қаердан келиб, қаерга кетяпсизлар? — деб сўради.
18 Леви шундай жавоб берди:
— Биз Яҳудодаги Байтлаҳмга борган эдик, энди эса уйимизга — Эфрайим қирларидаги олис қишлоғимизга қайтиб кетяпмиз. Йўлда Эгамизнинг уйини ҳам зиёрат қилиб кетмоқчимиз, аммо бу ердагиларнинг биронтаси ҳам тунаб қолишимиз учун бизни уйига таклиф қилмаяпти. 19 Бизга турар жойдан бўлак ҳеч нарса керак эмас. Ўзимиз учун нон ва шаробимиз бор. Эшакларимизга ҳам ем–хашак ғамлаб келганмиз.
20 — Уйимга марҳамат қилинглар, — деди чол. — Мен ҳамма камчиликларингизнинг ғамини ейман. Фақат кўчада қолмасангизлар, бас!
21 Чол уларни уйига олиб бориб, эшакларига ем берди. Сўнг мезбону меҳмонлар оёқларини ювиб овқатланишди.
22 Улар дам олиб ўтирганларида, бирданига шаҳарнинг ярамас одамлари уйни ўраб олишди–да, эшикни тарс–турс уриб:
— Сенинг уйингга келган одамни бу ёққа чиқар, биз у билан бирга бўлишни истаймиз! — дея уй эгасига дўқ уришди.
23 Уйнинг эгаси — чол уларнинг олдиларига чиқиб:
— Йўқ укаларим, бундай жирканч иш қилманглар! — деб ўтинди. — Бундай шармандалик қилманглар, ахир, у менинг меҳмоним–ку. 24 Мана, менинг бокира қизим ва у кишининг хотини бор. Мен уларни сизларнинг олдингизга олиб чиқай, уларни нима қилсангиз қилинглар, аммо бу одам билан бундай хунук иш қилманглар.
25 Лекин одамлар чолнинг гапларига қулоқ солишмади. Шунда леви хотинини итариб, уларнинг олдиларига чиқариб юборди. Улар аёл билан ётиб, эрталабгача уни зўрлашди. Тонг ёришаётганда эса қўйиб юборишди. 26 Саҳарда аёл келиб, хўжайини тунаб қолган чолнинг эшиги олдида йиқилди ва тонг отгунча у ерда қолди.
27 Эрталаб хўжайини йўлга чиқмоқчи бўлиб, эшикларни очди. Қараса, эшик тагида хотини қўлларини остонага узатиб ётган экан. 28 “Қани, тура қол, бўл, кетяпмиз”, — деди у. Лекин жавоб бўлмади . Кейин у хотинини эшагига ортиб, уйига йўл олди. 29 У уйига етиб келгач, пичоқ билан хотинининг жасадини ўн икки қисмга бўлди. Бўлакларни бутун Исроил бўйлаб Исроилнинг ўн икки қабиласига юборди. 30 Буни кўрган ҳар бир одам шундай деб айтарди: “Исроил халқи Мисрдан чиққанидан бери бундай ваҳший ҳодиса содир бўлмаган. Энди ўйлаб кўрайлик, мулоҳаза қилиб ҳукм чиқарайлик!”
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 side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, 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. 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.
5 ¶ And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 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, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. 13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah. 14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
16 ¶ And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. 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 which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 ¶ Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay , I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. 24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took 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. 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. 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, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
29 ¶ And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 30 And it was so, that all that 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 unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds .
