17. The old man noticed the traveller in the city square and asked him, “Where do you come from? Where are you going?”
18. The Levite answered, “We have been to Bethlehem in Judah, and now we are on our way home. deep in the hill country of Ephraim. No one will put us up for the night,
19. even though we have fodder and straw for our donkeys, as well as bread and wine for my concubine and me and for my servant. We have everything we need.”
20. The old man said, “You are welcome in my home! I'll take care of you; you don't have to spend the night in the square.”
21. So he took them home with him and fed their donkeys. His guests washed their feet and had a meal.
22. They were enjoying themselves when all of a sudden some sexual perverts from the town surrounded the house and started beating on the door. They said to the old man, “Bring out that man that came home with you! We want to have sex with him!”
23. But the old man went outside and said to them, “No, my friends! Please! Don't do such an evil, immoral thing! This man is my guest.
24. Look! Here is his concubine and my own daughter, who is a virgin. I'll bring them out now, and you can have them. Do with them whatever you want. But don't do such an awful thing to this man!”
25. But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and put her outside with them. They raped her and abused her all night long and didn't stop until morning.