Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
English: John Barach
Chapter 34
Jacob's Sons and Dinah
| 1 ἐξῆλθεν δὲ Δίνα ἡ θυγάτηρ Λείας, ἣν ἔτεκεν τῷ Ἰακώβ, καταμαθεῖν τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἐγχωρίων. 2 καὶ εἶδεν αὐτὴν Συχὲμ ὁ υἱὸς Ἑμμὼρ ὁ Εὐαῖος1 ὁ ἄρχων τῆς γῆς καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὴν ἐκοιμήθη μετ' αὐτῆς καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν αὐτήν. 3 καὶ προσέσχεν τῇ ψυχῇ Δίνας2 τῆς θυγατρὸς Ἰακὼβ καὶ ἠγάπησεν τὴν παρθένον καὶ ἐλάλησεν κατὰ τὴν διάνοιαν τῆς παρθένου αὐτῇ.3 4 εἶπεν δὲ Συχὲμ πρὸς Ἑμμὼρ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ λέγων, λαβέ μοι τὴν παιδίσκην ταύτην εἰς γυναῖκα. 5 Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἐμίανεν ὁ υἱὸς Ἑμμὼρ Δίναν4 τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ· οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἦσαν μετὰ τῶν κτηνῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ, παρεσιώπησεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτούς. 6 ἐξῆλθεν δὲ Ἑμμὼρ ὁ πατὴρ Συχὲμ πρὸς Ἰακὼβ λαλῆσαι αὐτῷ. 7 οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ ἦλθον ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου· ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν, κατενύχθησαν οἱ ἄνδρες, καὶ λυπηρὸν ἦν αὐτοῖς σφόδρα ὅτι ἄσχημον ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰσραὴλ κοιμηθεὶς μετὰ τῆς θυγατρὸς Ἰακώβ, καὶ οὐχ οὕτως ἔσται. 8 καὶ ἐλάλησεν Ἑμμὼρ αὐτοῖς λέγων, Συχὲμ ὁ υἱός μου προείλατο τῇ ψυχῇ τὴν θυγατέρα ὑμῶν· δότε οὖν αὐτὴν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα. 9 ἐπιγαμβρεύσασθε ἡμῖν· τὰς θυγατέρας ὑμῶν δότε ἡμῖν καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας ἡμῶν λάβετε τοῖς υἱοῖς ὑμῶν. 10 καὶ ἐν ἡμῖν κατοικεῖτε, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἰδοὺ πλατεῖα ἐναντίον ὑμῶν· κατοικεῖτε καὶ ἐμπορεύεσθε ἐπ' αὐτῆς καὶ ἐγκτήσασθε ἐν αὐτῇ. 11 εἶπεν δὲ Συχὲμ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτῆς καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῆς, εὕροιμι χάριν ἐναντίον ὑμῶν, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπητε, δώσομεν. 12 πληθύνατε τὴν φερνὴν σφόδρα, καὶ δώσω, καθότι ἄν εἴπητέ μοι, καὶ δώσετέ μοι τὴν παῖδα ταύτην εἰς γυναῖκα. | 1 And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to learn about the daughters of the local people. 2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her; and taking her, he lay with her and humbled (violated) her. 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden and spoke to the heart of the maiden. 4 And Shechem spoke to Hamor his father, saying, "Take this young girl for me as a wife." 5 And Jacob heard that the son of Hamor had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept silent until they arrived. 6 And Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field; and when they heard, the men were pierced to the heart, and it was very' grievous to them because he had done a shameful thing in Israel by lying with the daughter of Jacob, and such a thing ought not to be. 8 And Hamor spoke to them, saying, "The soul of Shechem my son has set its heart on your daughter; give her to him, then, as a wife. 9 Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for your sons. 10 And dwell among us, and behold, the land is wide before you; dwell and trade in it and acquire possessions in it." 11 And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you say, we will give. 12 Increase the dowry greatly, and I will give whatever you tell me, only give me this girl as a wife." |
| 13 ἀπεκρίθησαν δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ τῷ Συχὲμ καὶ Ἑμμὼρ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ μετὰ δόλου καὶ ἐλάλησαν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἐμίαναν Δίναν τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν, 14 καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς Συμεὼν καὶ Λευὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ Δίνας υἱοὶ δὲ Λείας, οὐ δυνησόμεθα ποιῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, δοῦναι τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶν ἀνθρώπῳ, ὃς ἔχει ἀκροβυστίαν· ἔστιν γὰρ ὄνειδος ἡμῖν. 15 ἐν τούτῳ ὁμοιωθησόμεθα ὑμῖν καὶ κατοικήσομεν ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐὰν γένησθε ὡς ἡμεῖς καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν τῷ περιτμηθῆναι ὑμῶν πᾶν ἀρσενικόν, 16 καὶ δώσομεν τὰς θυγατέρας ἡμῶν ὑμῖν καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων ὑμῶν λημψόμεθα ἡμῖν γυναῖκας καὶ οἰκήσομεν παρ' ὑμῖν καὶ ἐσόμεθα ὡς γένος ἕν. 17 ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εἰσακούσητε ἡμῶν τοῦ περιτέμνεσθαι λαβόντες τὰς θυγατέρας ἡμῶν ἀπελευσόμεθα. 18 καὶ ἤρεσαν οἱ λόγοι ἐναντίον Ἑμμὼρ καὶ ἐναντίον Συχὲμ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἑμμώρ. 19 καὶ οὐκ ἐχρόνισεν ὁ νεανίσκος τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· ἐνέκειτο γὰρ τῇ θυγατρὶ Ἰακώβ· αὐτὸς δὲ ἦν ἐνδοξότατος πάντων τῶν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ. 20 ἦλθεν δὲ Ἑμμὼρ καὶ Συχὲμ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν πύλην τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν καὶ ἐλάλησαν πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν λέγοντες, 21 οἱ ἄνθρωποι οὗτοι εἰρηνικοί εἰσιν μεθ' ἡμῶν· οἰκείτωσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐμπορευέσθωσαν αὐτήν, ἡ δὲ γῆ ἰδοὺ πλατεῖα ἐναντίον αὐτῶν. τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν λημψόμεθα ἡμῖν γυναῖκας καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας ἡμῶν δώσομεν αὐτοῖς. 22 μόνον ἐν τούτῳ ὁμοιωθήσονται ἡμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι τοῦ κατοικεῖν μεθ' ἡμῶν ὥστε εἶναι λαὸν ἕνα, ἐν τῷ περιτέμνεσθαι ἡμῶν πᾶν ἀρσενικόν, καθὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ περιτέτμηνται. 23 καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ τετράποδα οὐχ ἡμῶν ἔσται; μόνον ἐν τούτῳ ὁμοιωθῶμεν αὐτοῖς καὶ οἰκήσουσιν μεθ' ἡμῶν. 24 καὶ εἰσήκουσαν Ἑμμὼρ καὶ Συχὲμ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ πάντες οἱ ἐκπορευόμενοι5 τὴν πύλην τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν καὶ περιετέμοντο τὴν σάρκα τῆς ἀκροβυστίας αὐτῶν, πᾶς ἄρσην. | 13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and they spoke to them because they had defiled Dinah their sister. 14 And Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah and sons of Leah, said to them, "We will not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin; for that is a reproach to us. 15 Only on this condition will we become like you and dwell among you: if you become as we are, and every male among you is circumcised. 16 Then we will give our daughters to you and take from your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one race. 17 But if you do not listen to us regarding circumcision, we will take our daughters and depart." 18 And the words pleased Hamor and Shechem the son of Hamor. 19 And the young man did not delay to do this thing, for he was devoted to the daughter of Jacob; and he was the most distinguished of all in his father's house. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21 "These men are peaceful with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is wide before them. We will take their daughters as wives for ourselves and give our daughters to them. 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us so as to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised, just as they are circumcised. 23 And will not their livestock and their possessions and their four-footed animals be ours? Only let us agree with them in this, and they will dwell with us." 24 And all those who went out of the gate of their city listened to Hamor and Shechem his son, and they circumcised the flesh of their foreskin, every male. |
| 25 ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ, ὅτε ἦσαν ἐν τῷ πόνῳ, ἔλαβον οἱ δύο υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ Συμεὼν καὶ Λευὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ Δίνας ἕκαστος τὴν μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀσφαλῶς καὶ ἀπέκτειναν πᾶν ἀρσενικόν· 26 τόν τε Ἑμμὼρ καὶ Συχὲμ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπέκτειναν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας καὶ ἔλαβον τὴν Δίναν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Συχὲμ καὶ ἐξῆλθον. 27 οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ εἰσῆλθον ἐπὶ τοὺς τραυματίας καὶ διήρπασαν τὴν πόλιν, ἐν ᾗ ἐμίαναν Δίναν τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν, 28 καὶ τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς βόας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς ὄνους αὐτῶν, ὅσα τε ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ὅσα ἦν ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ, ἔλαβον. 29 καὶ πάντα τὰ σώματα αὐτῶν καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ἀποσκευὴν αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας αὐτῶν ᾐχμαλώτευσαν καὶ διήρπασαν ὅσα τε ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ὅσα ἦν ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις. 30 εἶπεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ Συμεὼν καὶ Λευὶ μισητόν με πεποιήκατε ὥστε πονηρόν με εἶναι πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν γῆν, ἔν τε τοῖς Χαναναίοις καὶ τοῖς Φερεζαίοις· ἐγὼ δὲ ὀλιγοστός εἰμι ἐν ἀριθμῷ, καὶ συναχθέντες ἐπ' ἐμὲ συγκόψουσίν με, καὶ ἐκτριβήσομαι ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ οἶκός μου. 31 οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἀλλ' ὡσεὶ πόρνῃ χρήσωνται τῇ ἀδελφῇ ἡμῶν; | 25 And it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and entered the city securely and killed every male. 26 Both Hamor and Shechem his son they killed with the edge of the sword, and they took Dinah from the house of Shechem and went out. 27 And the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded and plundered the city in which they had defiled Dinah their sister. 28 And their sheep and their oxen and their donkeys, both what was in the city and what was in the field, they took. 29 And all their bodies and all their belongings and their wives they took captive, and they plundered everything that was in the city and in the houses. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have made me hated so as to be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I am few in number, and if they gather against me, they will cut me down, and I and my house shall be destroyed." 31 But they said, "Should they treat our sister like a harlot?" |