They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins.

以法莲深深地败坏，如在基比亚的日子一样。耶和华必记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。

他们深深败坏，如在基比亚的日子一样。耶和华必记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。

他们深深败坏，如在基比亚的日子一样。耶和华必记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。

你们败坏至极，恰如从前在基比亚的日子。耶和华必记住你们的罪恶，追讨你们的罪债。

以法莲深深败坏，如同在基比亚的日子一般。神必记得他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。

以法蓮深深地敗壞，如在基比亞的日子一樣。耶和華必記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。

他們深深敗壞，如在基比亞的日子一樣。耶和華必記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。

他們深深敗壞，如在基比亞的日子一樣。耶和華必記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。

你們敗壞至極，恰如從前在基比亞的日子。耶和華必記住你們的罪惡，追討你們的罪債。

以法蓮深深敗壞，如同在基比亞的日子一般。神必記得他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。

以法蓮深深敗壞、像在基比亞的日子一樣；永恆主必定記起他們的罪孽，而察罰他們的罪。

斯民深陷邪惡、如在基比亞時、上帝必憶其愆、而罰其罪、○

昔在其庇亞民犯罪戾、今陷惡尤深、主念其罪、必降以罰、

彼深自敗壞、與昔基比亞民無異、主必念其尤、罰其罪、○

They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.

You have sunk very deep into sin, just as your people did at Gibeah long ago. God will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins.

They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins.

The things my people do are as depraved as what they did in Gibeah long ago. God will not forget. He will surely punish them for their sins.

They are deeply depraved As in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt, He will punish their sins.

They are deeply corrupted, As in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.

They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

They have deeply corrupted[ themselves], as in the days of Gibeah:[ therefore] he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

They have sunk deep into corruption as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their wrongdoing. He will repay them for their sins.

They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.

Israel, you have sinned since the days of Gibeah; they have taken their stand there. Will not war against the unjust overtake them in Gibeah?

Though they offer sacrificial gifts and eat the flesh, the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their guilt and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.

Return to the one the Israelites have greatly rebelled against.

In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was residing in Gibeah where the people were Benjaminites.When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked,“ Where are you going, and where do you come from?”He answered him,“ We’re traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I’m going to the house of the LORD. No one has taken me into his home,although there’s straw and feed for the donkeys, and I have bread and wine for me, my concubine, and the servant with us. There is nothing we lack.”“ Welcome!” said the old man.“ I’ll take care of everything you need. Only don’t spend the night in the square.”So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. Then they washed their feet and ate and drank.While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden, wicked men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house,“ Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him!”The owner of the house went out and said to them,“ Please don’t do this evil, my brothers. After all, this man has come into my house. Don’t commit this horrible outrage.Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine now. Abuse them and do whatever you want to them. But don’t commit this outrageous thing against this man.”But the men would not listen to him, so the man seized his concubine and took her outside to them. They raped her and abused her all night until morning. At daybreak they let her go.Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was.When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to leave on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, collapsed near the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.“ Get up,” he told her.“ Let’s go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.When he entered his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.Everyone who saw it said,“ Nothing like this has ever happened or has been seen since the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until now. Think it over, discuss it, and speak up!”All the Israelites from Dan to Beer-sheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the community assembled as one body before the LORD at Mizpah.The leaders of all the people and of all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: four hundred thousand armed foot soldiers.The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites asked,“ Tell us, how did this evil act happen?”The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered,“ I went to Gibeah in Benjamin with my concubine to spend the night.Citizens of Gibeah came to attack me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, but they raped my concubine, and she died.Then I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout Israel’s territory, because they have committed a wicked outrage in Israel.Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgment and verdict here and now.”Then all the people stood united and said,“ None of us will go to his tent or return to his house.Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will attack it. By lotwe will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred out of every thousand, and one thousand out of every ten thousand to get provisions for the troops when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for all the outrage they committed in Israel.”So all the men of Israel gathered united against the city.Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying,“ What is this evil act that has happened among you?Hand over the wicked men in Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.Instead, the Benjaminites gathered together from their cities to Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.On that day the Benjaminites mobilized twenty-six thousand armed men from their cities, besides seven hundred fit young men rallied by the inhabitants of Gibeah.There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized four hundred thousand armed men, every one an experienced warrior.They set out, went to Bethel, and inquired of God. The Israelites asked,“ Who is to go first to fight for us against the Benjaminites?” And the LORD answered,“ Judah will be first.”In the morning, the Israelites set out and camped near Gibeah.The men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took their battle positions against Gibeah.The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand men of Israel on the field that day.

The earth is polluted by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed teachings, overstepped decrees, and broken the permanent covenant.