Ezra 7
1 ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಾದ ತರುವಾಯ ಎಜ್ರನು ಪಾರಸಿಯರ ಅರಸನಾದ ಅರ್ತಷಸ್ತನ ಆಳಿಕೆ ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಟುಹೋದನು. ಇವನು ಸೆರಾಯ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಅಜರ್ಯನ ಮಗನು,
2 ಇವನು ಹಿಲ್ಕೀಯನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಶಲ್ಲೂಮನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಚಾದೋಕನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಅಹೀಟೂಬನ ಮಗನು,
3 ಇವನು ಅಮ ರ್ಯನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಅಜರ್ಯನ ಮಗನು,
4 ಇವನು ಮೆರಾಯೋತನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಜೆರಹ್ಯನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಉಜ್ಜೀಯನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಬುಕ್ಕೀಯ ಮಗನು,
5 ಇವನು ಅಬೀಷೂವನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಫೀನೆಹಾಸನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಎಲ್ಲಾಜಾರನ ಮಗನು, ಇವನು ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಯಾಜಕ ನಾದ ಆರೋನನ ಮಗನು.
6 ಈ ಎಜ್ರನು ಇಸ್ರಾ ಯೇಲ್ ದೇವರಾಗಿರುವ ಕರ್ತನು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮೋಶೆಯ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನುರಿತ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದನು. ಇವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವನ ದೇವರಾಗಿರುವ ಕರ್ತನ ಕೈ ಇದ್ದ ಪ್ರಕಾರವೇ ಅರಸನು ಇವನಿಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಟ್ಟನು.
7 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಇವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲ್ ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಯಾಜಕರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಲೇವಿಯರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಹಾಡುಗಾರರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಕರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನೆತಿನಿ ಯರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಅರ್ತಷಸ್ತನ ಆಳಿಕೆಯು ಏಳನೇ ವರುಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿಗೆ ಹೋದರು.
8 ಅರಸನ ಏಳನೇ ವರುಷದ ಐದನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇವನು ಯೆರೂ ಸಲೇಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದನು.
9 ಇವನು ಮೊದಲನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಮೊದಲನೇ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನಿಂದ ಹೋಗುವು ದಕ್ಕೆ ಯತ್ನಿಸಿ ತನ್ನ ದೇವರ ಒಳ್ಳೇ ಕೈ ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಇದ್ದದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನ ಐದನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಮೊದಲನೇ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ಸೇರಿದನು.
10 ಎಜ್ರನು ಕರ್ತನ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣವನ್ನು ವಿಚಾರಿ ಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಅದರ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಮಾಡುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಇಸ್ರಾ ಯೇಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೇಮನ್ಯಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ತನ್ನ ಹೃದಯವನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಮಾಡಿದನು.
11 ಕರ್ತನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳ ವಾಕ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ಆತನು ಇಸ್ರಾ ಯೇಲಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಬೋಧಿಸತಕ್ಕ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೂ ಯಾಜಕನೂ ಆದ ಎಜ್ರನಿಗೆ ಅರಸನಾದ ಅರ್ತಷಸ್ತನು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಪತ್ರದ ಪ್ರತಿ ಏನಂದರೆ--
12 ಅರಸರಿಗೆ ಅರಸನಾದ ಅರ್ತಷಸ್ತನು ಪರಲೋಕದ ದೇವರ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಿಷಯ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ ಯಾದ ಎಜ್ರನೆಂಬ ಯಾಜಕನಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಮಾಧಾನ ವಾಗಲಿ.
13 ಇಂಥ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರುವ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿನ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅವರ ಯಾಜಕರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಲೇವಿಯರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಲು ಮನಸ್ಸಿ ದ್ದರೆ ಅವರು ಹೋಗಬಹುದೆಂದು ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
14 ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಹಾಗೆ ಯೆಹೂದ ಮತ್ತು ಯೆರೂ ಸಲೇಮನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿಚಾರಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ
15 ಅರಸನೂ ಅವನ ಏಳು ಆಲೋಚನಾಕರ್ತರೂ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿವಾಸವಾಗಿರುವ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲ್ ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಮನಃಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬಂಗಾರವನ್ನೂ ನೀನು ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಸೀಮೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬಂಗಾರವನ್ನೂ
16 ಅದರ ಸಂಗಡ ಯೆರೂಸ ಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ತಮ್ಮ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯಕ್ಕೋಸ್ಕರ ಜನರಿಂದಲೂ ಯಾಜಕರಿಂದಲೂ ಕೊಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮನಃ ಪೂರ್ವಕವಾದ ಅರ್ಪಣೆಯನ್ನೂ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿ
17 ಆ ಹಣದಿಂದ ನೀನು ತ್ವರೆಯಾಗಿ ಹೋರಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಟಗರುಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕುರಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾಣಿಕೆಗ ಳನ್ನೂ ಪಾನದ ಅರ್ಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕೊಂಡುಕೊಂಡು ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯದ ಬಲಿಪೀಠದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ನೀನು ಅರಸನಿಂದಲೂ ಅವನ ಏಳುಮಂದಿ ಸಲಹೆ ಗಾರರಿಂದಲೂ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೀ.
18 ಮಿಕ್ಕಾದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬಂಗಾರದಿಂದ ನಿನಗೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಹೋದರರಿಗೂ ಯಾವ ದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸುವದೋ ಅದೇ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇವರ ಚಿತ್ತದ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮಾಡಿರಿ.
19 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯದ ಸೇವೆಯ ನಿಮಿತ್ತವಾಗಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಕೊಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಪಾತ್ರೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀನು ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನ ದೇವರ ಮುಂದೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿಬಿಡು.
20 ಇನ್ನು ಏನಾದರೂ ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯಕ್ಕೋಸ್ಕರ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದು ನೀನು ಕೊಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಅರಸನ ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದಿಂದ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡುಕೊಡು.
21 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅರಸನಾಗಿರುವ ಆರ್ತಷಸ್ತನಾದ ನಾನು ನದಿಯ ಆಚೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದವ ರಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುವ ಅಪ್ಪಣೆ ಏನಂದರೆ--
22 ಪರಲೋಕದ ದೇವರ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾಜ ಕನಾದ ಎಜ್ರನು ನಿಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಏನಾದರೂ ಕೇಳಿದರೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿಯು ನೂರು ತಲಾಂತಿನ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೂ ಗೋಧಿಯು ನೂರು ಕೊಳಗದ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೂ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಾರಸವು ನೂರು ಬುದ್ದಲಿಯ ವರೆಗೂ ಎಣ್ಣೆಯು ನೂರು ಬುದ್ದಲಿಯ ವರೆಗೂ ಉಪ್ಪು ಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟು ತ್ವರೆಯಾಗಿ ಕೊಡಲ್ಪಡಲಿ.
23 ಪರಲೋಕದ ದೇವರಿಂದ ಏನಾದರೂ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸ ಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರೆ ಅದು ಪರಲೋಕದ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯಕ್ಕೋಸ್ಕರ ಜಾಗ್ರತೆಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಡಲಿ. ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅರಸನೂ ಅವನ ಕುಮಾರರೂ ಆಳುವ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ರೌದ್ರ ಯಾಕೆ ಇರಬೇಕು?
24 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾಜಕರೂ ಲೇವಿ ಯರೂ ಹಾಡುಗಾರರೂ ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಕರೂ ನೆತಿನಿ ಯರೂ ಮೊದಲಾದ ದೇವರ ಆಲಯದ ಸೇವಕರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಏನಂದರೆ--ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕಪ್ಪವನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸುಂಕವನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊರಿಸಲು ಅಪ್ಪಣೆ ಇಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
25 ಆದರೆ ಎಜ್ರನೇ, ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದಿರುವದರಿಂದ ನದಿಯ ಆಚೆಯ ಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನರಿಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯತೀರಿಸುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೂ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಅರಿಯದವರಿಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಯಜಮಾನರನ್ನೂ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೇಮಿಸು.
26 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ನಿನ್ನ ದೇವರ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ ಯನ್ನೂ ಅರಸನ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಯನ್ನೂ ಕೈಕೊಳ್ಳದಿದ್ದರೆ ಮರಣಕ್ಕಾದರೂ ಗಡೀಪಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯು ವದಕ್ಕಾದರೂ ಸೆರೆಗಾದರೂ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಬೇಗ ನ್ಯಾಯ ತೀರಿಸಲ್ಪಡಲಿ ಅಂದನು.
27 ಆಗ ಎಜ್ರನು -- ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕರ್ತನ ಆಲಯವನ್ನು ಅಲಂಕರಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ ಸನ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂಥಾದ್ದನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟು ಅರಸನ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಅವನ ಸಲಹೆಗಾರರ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಅರಸನ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವುಳ್ಳ ಪ್ರಧಾನರ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ನನಗೆ ಕೃಪೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆಗಳ ದೇವರಾಗಿ ರುವ ಕರ್ತನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡಲಿ.
28 ಹೀಗೆಯೇ ನನ್ನ ದೇವರಾಗಿರುವ ಕರ್ತನ ಹಸ್ತವು ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಇದ್ದದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಬಲಗೊಂಡು ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿ ನೊಳಗಿಂದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಹೋಗಲು ಕೂಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆನು ಅಂದನು.
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:
28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
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 Bethlehem-judah.
2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehem-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 Bethlehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehem-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.