1Dat time, da Israel peopo neva get king. Had one Levi guy dat live da far end up country Efraim. He take anodda wife from Betlehem inside da Judah land. 2But she go fool aroun behind his back. She leave him an go back her faddah house inside Betlehem, Judah side. Afta she stay dea four month, 3her Levi guy go talk wit her an she like come back. He take wit him one worka guy an two donkeys. She let him come inside her faddah house. Wen her faddah see him, he stay good inside. 4Da guy faddah-in-law, da girl faddah, tell him fo stay, so he stay three days. He eat, drink, an sleep ova dea.

5Day numba four, da Levi guy get up early fo go home. But da girl faddah tell his son-in-law, “Eat litto bit bread. Den you goin feel strong an good. Den you can go.” 6So da two guys sit down fo eat an drink togedda. Afta dat, da girl faddah tell, “Try stay tonite, so you feel good.” 7So wen da guy get up fo go, his faddah-in-law tell um fo stay an feel good one mo time. So he stay dat nite too. 8Morning time, day numba five, wen he get up fo go, da girl faddah tell, “Come strong. Wait till da aftanoon.” So da two guys eat togedda.

9Den wen da Levi guy, wit his odda wife, an his worka guy, get up fo go, his faddah-in-law, da girl faddah tell, “Now almos dark. Stay hea tonite. Da day almos pau. Stay good inside. Early morning time you can get up an go home.” 10But da guy no like stay anodda nite, so he go way to Jebus (az Jerusalem), wit da two donkeys, da two saddles, an his odda wife.

11Wen dey come nea Jebus, an da day almos pau, da worka guy tell his boss, “Go come, we go inside dis Jebus peopo big town, an sleep hea tonite.”

12His boss tell, “No, we no goin go inside one big town wea oua Israel peopo no stay. We go Gibeah.” 13An he tell too, “Go come, we try go Gibeah o Ramah, an stay dis nite one a dose places.” 14So dey wen go, an da sun go down wen dey come nea Gibeah, inside da Benjamin land. 15Dey stop fo stay dea dat nite. Dey go an sit down inside da main square fo da big town. But nobody bring dem inside dea house fo stay nite time.

16Wen almos dark, one ol guy from up country Efraim, dat live inside Gibeah, come from working inside his field. (Da peopo from Gibeah, dey from da Benjamin ohana.) 17Wen he look an see da guys from anodda place inside da square fo da big town, da ol guy aks, “Wea you going? Wea you wen come from?”

18Da Levi guy tell, “We goin go from Betlehem, Judah side, to one far place inside da up country Efraim land wea I live. I was inside Betlehem, Judah side, an now I go da house fo Da One In Charge. But no mo nobody take me inside dea house. 19We get straw an food fo oua donkeys, an bread an wine fo us yoa worka guys. Az me, an my odda wife, an da young guy wit us. We no need notting.”

20Da ol guy tell, “Good you come my house. I give you wateva you need. But no stay inside da town square tonite.” 21So he bring dem his house, an give da donkeys food. Afta dey wash dea feets, dey eat an drink.

22 ✡Wen dey stay feel good, some good fo notting kine guys from da town come aroun da house. Dey poun da door, an yell to da ol guy dat own da house, “Bring out da guy dat come yoa house! Us guys like make sex wit him!”

23Da guy dat own da house go outside an tell um, “No, my braddahs! No do wass wrong lidat! Dis guy stay my house. No make shame lidat! 24Look! Hea my girl dat no sleep wit one guy eva! An hea dis guy odda wife! I goin bring dem outside fo you guys, an you guys can make any kine to dem howeva you like. But fo da guy, no go do dat shame kine ting to him!”

25But da guys no lissen him. So da Levi guy grab his odda wife, an make her go outside by dem, an dey make any kine to her, an rape her all nite. Wen get light, dey let her go. 26Wen da sun start fo come up, da wahine go back da house wea her boss stay. She fall down in front da door, an stay dea till da sun come up.

27Her boss get up morning time. He open da door fo da house, an go outside fo go home. An get his odda wife laying dea by da door fo da house, wit her hands on top da beam by da bottom a da door. 28He tell her, “Get up! We goin go!” But she no talk. So den da guy put her on top his donkey, an start fo go home.

29 ✡Wen he come home, he take one knife, an cut up his odda wife body, an make twelve piece. He sen da pieces all ova da Israel land. 30Erybody dat see um tell, “From da time da Israel peopo come outa Egypt till now, no mo nobody eva see o do dis kine ting befo! Tink bout um! Tink real good! Tell us guys wat fo do!”