¹

И$ бы'сть въ ты` дн~и не бња'ше цр~я въ і^и^л~и, и^ бы'сть мђж# левљ=тинъ живы'и въ стра'не горы` е^фрњмовы, и^ поя` себњ` женђ` поDло'жницђ эT виџлеѓ'ма і^ю'дина”

¹

And there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem Juda.

²

И$ разгнњ'вася на'нь подло'жница е^го. и^ эTи^де эT не'го въ до'мъ эTц~а свое^го. и^ въ виџлеѓ'мъ і^ю'динъ. и^ б^њ та'мо, д~, мцsы”

²

And his concubine departed from him, and went away from him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there four months.

³

И$ въста` мђж'ъ е^я`, і^ и'де въ слњ'дъ е^я`, гл~ати въ срDце е^я`. да намо'виT ее` себњ`, и^ да приведе'тъ е^я` па'ки къ себњ`. и^ ѓ^тро'къ е^го с ни'мъ бы'сть, и^ дво'е ѓ^сля'тъ. си же въведе и& в доM эTц~а свое^го.

³

And her husband rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him.

⁴

и^ ви'дњ е^го эTц~ъ ѓ^трокови'цы и^зы'иде з весе'лїемъ въ срњте'нїе е^го” И$ ё^дръжа` и& те'сть е^го эTц~ъ ѓ^трокови'ца, пребы'сть с ни'мъ, г~, дн~и и^ ја%ша и^ пи'ша. и^ прележа т^ђ”

⁴

And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he staid with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.

⁵

И$ бы'сть въ дн~ь, д~, ѓ^бђтрњ'вши заё'тра и^ въста`, и^ сїи поити`. и^ реq эTц~ъ ѓ^трокови'ца к зятю свое^мђ, ё^твръди` срDце твое` ё^ло'мъками хлњ'ба. и^ посе'мъ и%дете”

⁵

And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go.

⁶

И сDњше ѓ%ба и^ ја%ста в#кђ'пњ и^ пи'ста. и^ рече эTц~ъ ѓ^трокови'ца к мђж'ђ. и^ди` нн~њ и^ преспи`, и^ воZбл~жа'етъ срDце твое`”

⁶

So they two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let thy heart be merry.

⁷

И$ въста` мђ'жъ пои^ти` и^ задръжа` е^готе'сть е^го, и^ прележа` та'мо”

⁷

And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law constrained him, and he staid and lodged there.

⁸

И$ въста'лъ ра'но. въ, е~, дн~ь, да идетъ. и^ ре'клъ эTц~ъ ѓ^трокови'ца ё^моцни` ё^б^о срDце твое` хлњ'бомъ, и^ пото'мъ да и%дешъ. и^ та'ко задръжа е^го до'н#деже преклони'ся дн~ь и^ ја%ли и^ пи'ли ѓ%ба”

⁸

And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.

⁹

И$ ё^ста'лъ мђжъ да и%детъ са'мъ и^ жени'ма е^го с ни'мъ и^ ѓ'трокъ е^го. и^ реq е^мђ те'сть е^го эTц~ъ ѓ^троковица. с^е нн~њ скончава'ется дн~ь на' вечеръ и^ прележи зд^њ. и^ въз#бл~жа'етъ срDце твое`. и^ ѓ^бђтрњ'ете ё%тро въ пђть ва'шъ, и^ эTи'деши въ хра'мъ сво'и”

⁹

And the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the day has declined toward evening; lodge here, and let thy heart rejoice; and ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy habitation.

¹⁰

И$ не и^зво'ли мђж'ъ прележа'ти. и^ въста'въ эTи'де. и^ прїиде да'ждь пря'мо е^вђ'сђ, и^ се'и еs і^ерsли'мъ. и^ с ни'мъ дво'е ѓ^сля'тъ съ бре'мены. и^ жени'ма е^го с ни'мъ”

¹⁰

But the man would not lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem,) and there was with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine was with him.

¹¹

И$ е^гда` прїидо'ша и^ до е^вђ'съ дн~ь же преклони'ся къ ве'черђ ѕњло, и^ реq ѓ%трок# к господи'нђ свое^мђ. ходи` ё^бо да ся съврати'мъ въ граD се'и и^е^вђ'съ да прележи'мъ т^ђ”

¹¹

And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it.

¹²

И$ реq к немђ` господи'нъ е^го. не съврати'мся въ граD чю'жь, и^же нњ'сть эT сн~овъ і^и^л~евъ. н^о да мине'мъ до гаваѓ'на”

¹²

And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gabaa.

¹³

И$ реq къ ѓ%трокђ си. ходи` да пристђ'пимъ къ е^ді'номђ эT мњ'ста гаваѓ'ньскаго. да прележи'мъ в# гаваѓ'нњ и^л^и в ра'мњ”

¹³

And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.

¹⁴

И$ минђша и& прїидо'ша, и^ за'иде слн~це бли'зъ гаваѓ'на, и^же е^сть венїами'нь”

¹⁴

And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.

¹⁵

И$ съврати'шася та'мо вънисти` прележа'ти въ гаваѓ'нъ. и^ въшеDше сњ'де на сте'гнаX. и^ не бы'сть мђж'а въводя'щаго и^хъ в до'мъ прележа'ти”

¹⁵

And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge in Gabaa; and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who conducted them into a house to lodge.

¹⁶

И$ с^е мђж'ъ ста'рь и^зы'иде съ дњ'ла свое^го эT по'ля въ ве'черъ, и^ се'и мђ'жъ эT горы` е^фрњ'мля. ѓ^бњтова'ше же въ гаваѓ'нњ. мђж'и же граDстїи сн~ове венїами'ни”

¹⁶

And behold, an old man came out of the field from his work in the evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gabaa, and the men of the place were sons of Benjamin.

¹⁷

И$ възвеD ѓ%чи свои` видњ` мђж'а пђт'ника на сте'гнахъ граDныX, и^ реq мђж'ђ ста'рецъ ка'мо и%деши эTкђ'дђ л^и гряде'ши”

¹⁷

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou?

¹⁸

И$ реq к немђ` прїидо'хомъ эT виџлеѓ'ма і^ю'дина і^ и'демъ даже до коне'цъ горы е^фрњмля эTкђ'дђ а%зъ е^смь. и^ ходиX до виџлеѓ'ма і^ю'дина. и^ нн~њ и^дђ` в доM сво'и, и^ нњ'сть никто'же в#веды'и м^я в до'мъ”

¹⁸

And he said to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Juda to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his house.

¹⁹

А$ пле'вы и^ пи'ща ѓ^сля'тоM на'шимъ е^сть. и^ мн^њ хлњ'бъ и^ вино` е^сть. и^ ѓ^трокови'цы и^ ѓ'трокђ, и^ рабо'мъ нњ'сть скDђно никое^я ве'щи”

¹⁹

Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there is no want of anything.

²⁰

И$ реq сїи мђ'жђ ста'ръ ми'ръ тебњ`. и^ недоста'токъ тво'и на мнњ`. ѓ^баq на сте'гнахъ не ля'зи.

²⁰

And the old man said, Peace be to thee; only be every want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the street.

²¹

и^ в#веде и& в доM сво'и и^ преDложи ѓ^сля'томъ е^го пи'щђ. и^ сиM ё^мы` но'ѕњ. и^ ја^до'ша и^ пи'ша”

²¹

And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

²²

И$ е^гда възвесели'ся срDце и^хъ. и^ с^е мђ'жи граDстїи сн~ове безако'н#никъ. ѓ^быидо'ша дво'ръ и^ бїюще въ две'ри. и^ рњша господи'нђ до'ма ста'рцђ гл~ющи и^зведи` мђ'жа и^же вни'де в доM тво'и. да позна'емъ е^го”

²²

And they were comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.

²³

И$зы'иде к ни'мъ господи'нъ до'мђ и^ реq и^мъ. н^и бра'тїа мои` не сътвори'те ѕл^а. въшеDшђ мђж'ђ семђ` в до'мъ мо'и. и^ не сътвори'те безђ'мїя сего`”

²³

And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not ye this folly.

²⁴

Се^ дщи моя` дв~ою, и^ жени'ма е^го да и^зведђ` ѓ%бњ и^ ѓ^би'дњте я&. и^ сътвори'те и%ма по блгsти ѓ%чїю ва'шею. а^ мђж'ђ не сътвори'те ника'коже безђ'мїя сего`”

²⁴

Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this folly.

²⁵

И$ не и^зво'лиша мђж'и послђш'ати е^го. и^ е'мъ мђж'ъ жени'мђю е^го і^ и^зведе ю& к ниM и^ позна'ли ю&. и^ бы'ша с нею вс^ю но'щь до' свњта. и^ эTпђсти'ша ю& е^гда` въсходи ден#ни'ца”

²⁵

But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.

²⁶

И$ прїиде жени'ма къ заё%трїю. и^ паде ё^ две'рїи вра'тныхъ, дворђ мђж'а и^деже бя'ше мђж'ъ е^я`.

²⁶

And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.

²⁷

и^ въста` господи'н# е^я` заё%тра эTвръзе две'ри хра'мђ, і^ и^зы'иде поити` въ пђть свои, и^ с^е жени'ма е^го лежа'ше, и^ рђ'цњ е^я` на преDдве'рїю”

²⁷

And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.

²⁸

И$ реq к не'и въста'ни да и%демъ, и^ не эTвњща` е^мђ бя'ше б^о ја%ко мр~тва, и^ възложи` ю& на ѓ^сля`, и^ въста` мQђ и^ по'иде на мњ'сто свое`”

²⁸

And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his place.

²⁹

И$ прїиде в# доM сво'и, и^ взя` но'жъ и^ е'мъ жени'мђ свою, и^ раздроби ю& по ко'стеM е^я` на, в~і, ча'стїи, и^ посла` ю& въ вся` племе'на і^и^л~я”

²⁹

And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel.

³⁰

И$ бы'ша вс^и ви'дяще ю&, и^ реко'ша, ја%ко нњ'сть бы'ло н^и ви'дњно си'це, эT дн~е ше'ствїа сн~ов# і^и^л~ь эT земля` е^гљ=пеTски, да'же до дне'сь, и^ заповњ'да мђже'мъ иXже посла` гл~ющи си'це гл~ите къ всемђ` і^и^л~ю вон#ми'те себњ` с^е ё^ста'вите в^ы са'ми ѓ^ се'мъ совњтъ и^ гл~ите”

³⁰

And it was so, that every one who saw it said, Such a day as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye counsel concerning it, and speak.