15. They turned in to enter there, so they could spend the night in Gibeah, and he went and sat down in the city square. But no one offered to take them home to spend the night.
16. Then in the evening, an old man was coming home from his daily work in the fields. This man was from the Ephraim highlands and was an immigrant in Gibeah, the people of that place being Benjaminites.
17. He looked up and saw the traveler in the city square. "Where are you heading and where have you come from?" the old man asked.
18. "We’re traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the far corners of the Ephraim highlands," he replied to the old man. "That’s where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m heading to my home. But no one has offered to take me in tonight.
19. We’ve got our own straw and feed for our donkeys, plus food and wine to provide for me, the woman, and my servant with us. We don’t need anything."
20. The old man answered, "You’re welcome to stay with me, but let me take care of all your needs. Just don’t spend the night in the square."
21. And he took him into his house. He mixed feed for the donkeys, and they washed their feet, ate, and drank.