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.

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.

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

The Lord says,“ Israel, you have done evil things ever since your people sinned at Gibeah long ago. And you are still doing what is evil. War will come again to those who sinned at Gibeah.

They offer sacrifices as gifts to me. They eat the meat of the animals they bring. But the Lord is not pleased with any of this. He will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins. And they will return to Egypt.

People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed.

That evening an old man came into the city. He had been working in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim. But he was living in Gibeah. The people who lived there were from the tribe of Benjamin.The old man saw the traveler in the main street. He asked,“ Where are you going? Where did you come from?”The Levite answered,“ We’ve come from Bethlehem in Judah. We’re on our way to Ephraim. I live deep in the hill country there. I’ve been to Bethlehem. Now I’m going to the house of the Lord. But no one has taken me home for the night.We have straw and feed for our donkeys. We have food and wine for ourselves. We have enough for me, the woman and the young man with us. We don’t need anything.”“ You are welcome at my house,” the old man said.“ I’d be happy to supply anything you might need. But don’t spend the night in the street.”So the old man took him into his house and fed his donkeys. After the travelers had washed their feet, they had something to eat and drink.They were inside enjoying themselves. But some of the evil men who lived in the city surrounded the house. They pounded on the door. They shouted to the old man who owned the house. They said,“ Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him.”The owner of the house went outside. He said to them,“ No, my friends. Don’t do such an evil thing. This man is my guest. So don’t do this terrible thing.Look, here is my virgin daughter. And here’s the Levite’s concubine. I’ll bring them out to you now. You can have them. Do to them what you want to. But don’t do such a terrible thing to this man.”The men wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite sent his concubine out to them. They forced her to have sex with them. They raped her all night long. As the night was ending, they let her go.At sunrise she went back to the house where her master was staying. She fell down at the door. She stayed there until daylight.Later that morning her master got up. He opened the door of the house. He stepped out to continue on his way. But his concubine was lying there. She had fallen at the doorway of the house. Her hands were reaching out toward the door.He said to her,“ Get up. Let’s go.” But there wasn’t any answer. Then he put her dead body on his donkey. And he started out for home.When he reached home, he got a knife. He cut up his concubine. He cut her into 12 pieces. He sent them into all the territories of Israel.Everyone who saw it spoke to one another. They said,“ Nothing like this has ever been seen or done before. Nothing like this has happened since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So let’s hear your ideas!”Then all the Israelites came out. They came from the whole land between Dan and Beersheba. They also came from the land of Gilead. All of them gathered together in front of the Lord at Mizpah.The leaders of all the tribes of Israel came. They took their places among the people of God gathered together. There were 400,000 men carrying swords.The tribe of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites said,“ Tell us how this awful thing happened.”So the Levite spoke. He was the husband of the woman who had been murdered. He said,“ I and my concubine went to Gibeah in Benjamin. We spent the night there.During the night the men of Gibeah came after me. They surrounded the house. They were planning to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.I took my concubine and cut her into pieces. I sent one piece to each part of Israel’s territory. I did it because the men of Gibeah had done a very terrible thing in Israel.All you men of Israel, speak up now. Tell me what you have decided to do.”All the men got up together. They said,“ None of us will go home. Not one of us will return to his house.Here is what we’ll do to Gibeah. We’ll cast lots to tell us how to attack the city.We’ll take ten men out of every 100 from all the tribes of Israel. We’ll take 100 from every 1,000. We’ll take 1,000 from every 10,000. The men we take will get supplies for the army. Then the army will go to Gibeah in Benjamin. They’ll give Gibeah exactly what they should get because of the terrible thing they did in Israel.”So all the men of Israel came together to fight against the city.The tribes of Israel sent people to carry a message through the whole tribe of Benjamin. They said,“ What about this awful crime that was committed among you?Hand over to us those evil men of Gibeah. We’ll put them to death. In that way we’ll get rid of those evil people.” But the people of Benjamin wouldn’t listen to the other Israelites.They came together at Gibeah from their towns. They came to fight against the other Israelites.Right away the people of Benjamin gathered together 26,000 men from their towns. They were carrying swords. These men were added to the 700 capable young men from Gibeah.Among all these men there were 700 who were left- handed. Each of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.Israel gathered 400,000 men together. They were carrying swords. All of them were trained for battle. That number didn’t include the tribe of Benjamin.The Israelites went up to Bethel. There they asked God,“ Who should go up first and fight against the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered,“ The tribe of Judah will go first.”The next morning the Israelites got up. They set up camp near Gibeah.The Israelites went out to fight against the men of Benjamin. They took up their battle positions against them at Gibeah.The men of Benjamin came out of Gibeah. They killed 22,000 Israelites on the field of battle that day.

The earth is polluted by its people. They haven’t obeyed the laws of the Lord. They haven’t done what he told them to do. They’ve broken the covenant that will last forever.