1 Un Dīna, kas bija Leas meita un kuru tā bija dzemdējusi Jēkabam, gāja iepazīties ar tās zemes meitām. 2 Un viņu ieraudzīja Šehems, hīviešu valdnieka Hamora dēls, un viņš to paņēma, gulēja pie tās un nodarīja tai varasdarbu. 3 Un viņa sirds pieķērās Jēkaba meitai Dīnai, un viņš iemīlēja jaunavu un runāja laipnīgi ar viņu. 4 Un Šehems sacīja savam tēvam Hamoram: "Iegūsti man šo meitu par sievu." 5 Jēkabs gan bija dzirdējis, ka tas bija apsmējis viņa meitu Dīnu; bet viņa dēli bija pie viņa ganāmpulkiem laukos, un Jēkabs klusēja līdz viņu pārnākšanai. 6 Un Hamors, Šehema tēvs, gāja pie Jēkaba aprunāties. 7 Pašreiz Jēkaba dēli arī nāca no lauka, un, tiklīdz tie to dzirdēja, tie pārskaitās, un tas tiem ļoti derdzās, jo, guļot pie Jēkaba meitas, tas kauna darbu bija nodarījis Israēlam. Tā tam nevajadzēja notikt. 8 Un Hamors runāja ar viņiem, sacīdams: "Šehema, mana dēla, sirds pieķērusies jūsu meitai, dodiet to viņam par sievu. 9 Saradojieties ar mums; jūsu meitas dodiet mums, mūsu meitas ņemiet jūs. 10 Dzīvojiet ar mums. Zeme, kas jūsu priekšā, jums atvērta; dzīvojiet tanī, staigājiet apkārt un apmetieties tajā." 11 Un Šehems sacīja viņas tēvam un viņas brāļiem: "Kaut es atrastu labvēlību jūsu acīs! Ko jūs no manis prasīsit, to es došu. 12 Lai cik lielu atpirkšanas maksu un cik daudz dāvanu jūs prasītu no manis, es tās došu, kā jūs sacīsit man, tikai dodiet jaunavu man par sievu." 13 Un Jēkaba dēli atbildēja Šehemam un viņa tēvam Hamoram ar viltu, tāpēc ka viņš bija apsmējis Dīnu, viņu māsu, 14 un teica tam: "Mēs nevaram to pielaist, ka dodam savu māsu vīram, kas neapgraizīts, jo tas mums ir apkaunojums. 15 Tikai ar vienu noteikumu mēs to varam darīt, ka jūs kļūtu kā mēs, apgraizīdami visus vīrus. 16 Tad mēs dotu savas meitas jums un ņemtu jūsu meitas, un mēs dzīvotu ar jums un būtu viena tauta. 17 Bet, ja jūs nepaklausīsit mums un neliksit apgraizīties, tad mēs paņemsim savu meitu un aiziesim." 18 Šie vārdi patika Hamoram un Šehemam, Hamora dēlam. 19 Un jauneklis nekavējās darīt, kā bija teikts, jo viņam labi patika Jēkaba meita, un viņš visā sava tēva namā bija godāts. 20 Un Hamors ar savu dēlu Šehemu gāja pilsētas vārtos un runāja nopietni ar savas pilsētas ļaudīm, teikdami: 21 "Šie vīri tur labu prātu uz mums, atļaujiet tiem šinī zemē dzīvot un to pārstaigāt, jo zeme ir diezgan plaša viņu priekšā; mēs ņemsim viņu meitas sev par sievām un dosim savas meitas viņiem. 22 Bet tikai tad vīri ir ar mieru dzīvot ar mums un kļūt par vienu tautu, ja katrs vīrs, gluži tāpat kā tas ir pie viņiem, tiktu apgraizīts. 23 Viņu ganāmpulki, viņu īpašumi un visi viņu lopi, vai tie nepiederēs mums? Izdabāsim viņu prātam, lai tie dzīvo ar mums!" 24 Un visi, kas tik mēdza nākt pa viņu pilsētas vārtiem, paklausīja Hamoram un viņa dēlam, un visi vīri tika apgraizīti, visi, kas gāja pa viņu pilsētas vārtiem. 25 Un notika, trešajā dienā, kad tiem bija sāpes, Simeons un Levijs, abi Jēkaba dēli, Dīnas brāļi, paņēma katrs pa zobenam, netraucēti ienāca pilsētā un apkāva visus vīrus. 26 Un tie nokāva ar zobena asmeni Hamoru un viņa dēlu Šehemu un paņēma no Šehema nama Dīnu un izveda to ārā. 27 Un Jēkaba dēli gāja pie pārmāktiem un aplaupīja pilsētu, kurā viņu māsa bija tikusi apsmieta. 28 Viņu sīklopus un viņu liellopus, un viņu ēzeļus, un visu, kas bija pilsētā vai uz tīruma, tie nolaupīja. 29 Un visu viņu bagātību un visu viņu bērnu pulku, un viņu sievas tie aizveda gūstā kā laupījumu. 30 Un Jēkabs sacīja Simeonam un Levijam: "Jūs grūžat mani postā, padarīdami mani ienīstu šīs zemes iedzīvotāju kānaāniešu un ferisiešu starpā. Cik liels ir mūsu skaits? Ja tie sapulcējas pret mani, tie mani var sasist. Un es un mans nams tiksim iznīcināti." 31 Bet tie sacīja: "Vai viņš drīkstēja apieties ar mūsu māsu kā ar netikli?"
1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
6 ¶ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be , that every male of you be circumcised; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
20 ¶ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25 ¶ And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
