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雅各子用计戮示剑族

34 利亚雅各所生的女儿底拿出去,要见那地的女子们。 那地的主希未哈抹的儿子示剑看见她,就拉住她,与她行淫,玷辱她。 示剑的心系恋雅各的女儿底拿,喜爱这女子,甜言蜜语地安慰她。 示剑对他父亲哈抹说:“求你为我聘这女子为妻。” 雅各听见示剑玷污了他的女儿底拿。那时他的儿子们正和群畜在田野,雅各就闭口不言,等他们回来。 示剑的父亲哈抹出来见雅各,要和他商议。 雅各的儿子们听见这事,就从田野回来,人人愤恨,十分恼怒,因示剑以色列家做了丑事,与雅各的女儿行淫,这本是不该做的事。 哈抹和他们商议说:“我儿子示剑的心恋慕这女子,求你们将她给我的儿子为妻。 你们与我们彼此结亲,你们可以把女儿给我们,也可以娶我们的女儿。 10 你们与我们同住吧,这地都在你们面前,只管在此居住,做买卖,置产业。” 11 示剑对女儿的父亲和弟兄们说:“但愿我在你们眼前蒙恩,你们向我要什么,我必给你们。 12 任凭向我要多重的聘金和礼物,我必照你们所说的给你们,只要把女子给我为妻。” 13 雅各的儿子们因为示剑玷污了他们的妹子底拿,就用诡诈的话回答示剑和他父亲哈抹 14 对他们说:“我们不能把我们的妹子给没有受割礼的人为妻,因为那是我们的羞辱。 15 唯有一件才可以应允:若你们所有的男丁都受割礼,和我们一样, 16 我们就把女儿给你们,也娶你们的女儿,我们便与你们同住,两下成为一样的人民。 17 倘若你们不听从我们受割礼,我们就带着妹子走了。”

18 哈抹和他的儿子示剑喜欢这话。 19 那少年人做这事并不迟延,因为他喜爱雅各的女儿,他在他父亲家中也是人最尊重的。 20 哈抹和他儿子示剑到本城的门口,对本城的人说: 21 “这些人与我们和睦,不如许他们在这地居住、做买卖。这地也宽阔,足可容下他们。我们可以娶他们的女儿为妻,也可以把我们的女儿嫁给他们。 22 唯有一件事我们必须做,他们才肯应允和我们同住,成为一样的人民,就是我们中间所有的男丁都要受割礼,和他们一样。 23 他们的群畜、货财和一切的牲口岂不都归我们吗?只要依从他们,他们就与我们同住。” 24 凡从城门出入的人就都听从哈抹和他儿子示剑的话,于是凡从城门出入的男丁都受了割礼。 25 到第三天,众人正在疼痛的时候,雅各的两个儿子,就是底拿的哥哥西缅利未,各拿刀剑,趁着众人想不到的时候来到城中,把一切男丁都杀了, 26 又用刀杀了哈抹和他儿子示剑,把底拿示剑家里带出来就走了。 27 雅各的儿子们因为他们的妹子受了玷污,就来到被杀的人那里,掳掠那城, 28 夺了他们的羊群、牛群和驴,并城里田间所有的, 29 又把他们一切货财、孩子、妇女,并各房中所有的,都掳掠去了。 30 雅各西缅利未说:“你们连累我,使我在这地的居民中,就是在迦南人和比利洗人中,有了臭名。我的人丁既然稀少,他们必聚集来击杀我,我和全家的人都必灭绝。” 31 他们说:“他岂可待我们的妹子如同妓女吗?”

底娜受辱

34 一天,利亚给雅各所生的女儿底娜到外面去见当地的女子。 当地首领希未人哈抹的儿子示剑看到她,就抓住她,强行玷污了她。 他恋慕雅各的女儿底娜,就用甜言蜜语讨她欢心。 他求父亲哈抹为他说亲,把底娜娶过来。 消息传到雅各耳中时,他的儿子们正在田野放牧。他只好忍气吞声,等儿子们回来再作打算。 示剑的父亲哈抹来和雅各商议。 雅各的儿子们一听说这事,就从田野赶回来。大家都非常愤怒,因为示剑不该对以色列家做这丑事——玷污雅各的女儿。

哈抹跟他们商议说:“我儿子示剑爱慕你们家的女儿,请你们把女儿嫁给他吧! 我们可以互相通婚,你们可以把女儿嫁给我们的儿子,也可以娶我们的女儿为妻。 10 你们可以在我们这里安顿下来,这片土地就在你们面前,住在这里做买卖、置产业吧。” 11 示剑对底娜的父亲和她的弟兄们说:“请你们恩待我,你们要什么,我都给你们。 12 只要你们答应把女儿嫁给我,无论你们要多少聘金和礼物,我必如数奉上。”

雅各之子计杀示剑人

13 雅各的儿子们因为示剑玷污了他们的妹妹底娜,就假意对示剑和他的父亲哈抹说: 14 “我们不能把妹妹嫁给没有受过割礼的人,这对我们是一种羞辱。 15 除非你们所有的男子都跟我们一样受割礼, 16 我们才能答应和你们通婚,共同生活,结成一个民族。 17 如果你们不肯这样做,我们就把妹妹带走。”

18 哈抹父子欣然答应。 19 示剑毫不迟延地照办,因为他热恋底娜。在哈抹家族中,他最受人尊重。 20 哈抹父子来到城门口,对那城的居民说: 21 “这些人跟我们相处和睦,就让他们在这里定居、做买卖吧。我们这里有足够的地方可以容纳他们,我们可以和他们通婚。 22 可是,他们有一个条件,就是要我们所有的男子和他们一样接受割礼,他们才答应和我们一起生活,结成一个民族。 23 到时候,他们的财产和牛羊等所有牲畜不全归我们了吗?我们同意他们吧,这样他们就会在我们这里定居。” 24 在城门进出的人听了哈抹父子的话,都表示赞同。于是,城里的男子都接受了割礼。

25 到了第三天,他们伤口正疼痛的时候,雅各的两个儿子——底娜的哥哥西缅和利未拿着利剑,乘众人没有防备,潜入城中,杀掉了所有的男子, 26 包括哈抹和示剑,从示剑家里带走了底娜。 27 雅各的儿子又到城里掳掠,因为他们的妹妹在那里被人玷污。 28 他们抢走牛群、羊群、驴群和城里城外所有的东西, 29 并带走所有财物、妇孺以及房屋里的一切。 30 雅各责备西缅和利未说:“你们为什么要给我惹麻烦,使我在当地的迦南人和比利洗人中留下臭名呢?我们人数很少,要是他们联手来攻击我们,我们全家必遭灭门之祸。” 31 他们说:“他怎么能把我们的妹妹当妓女对待?”

底娜受辱

34 一天,利亞給雅各所生的女兒底娜到外面去見當地的女子。 當地首領希未人哈抹的兒子示劍看到她,就抓住她,強行玷污了她。 他戀慕雅各的女兒底娜,就用甜言蜜語討她歡心。 他求父親哈抹為他說親,把底娜娶過來。 消息傳到雅各耳中時,他的兒子們正在田野放牧。他只好忍氣吞聲,等兒子們回來再作打算。 示劍的父親哈抹來和雅各商議。 雅各的兒子們一聽說這事,就從田野趕回來。大家都非常憤怒,因為示劍不該對以色列家做這醜事——玷污雅各的女兒。

哈抹跟他們商議說:「我兒子示劍愛慕你們家的女兒,請你們把女兒嫁給他吧! 我們可以互相通婚,你們可以把女兒嫁給我們的兒子,也可以娶我們的女兒為妻。 10 你們可以在我們這裡安頓下來,這片土地就在你們面前,住在這裡做買賣、置產業吧。」 11 示劍對底娜的父親和她的弟兄們說:「請你們恩待我,你們要什麼,我都給你們。 12 只要你們答應把女兒嫁給我,無論你們要多少聘金和禮物,我必如數奉上。」

雅各之子計殺示劍人

13 雅各的兒子們因為示劍玷污了他們的妹妹底娜,就假意對示劍和他的父親哈抹說: 14 「我們不能把妹妹嫁給沒有受過割禮的人,這對我們是一種羞辱。 15 除非你們所有的男子都跟我們一樣受割禮, 16 我們才能答應和你們通婚,共同生活,結成一個民族。 17 如果你們不肯這樣做,我們就把妹妹帶走。」

18 哈抹父子欣然答應。 19 示劍毫不遲延地照辦,因為他熱戀底娜。在哈抹家族中,他最受人尊重。 20 哈抹父子來到城門口,對那城的居民說: 21 「這些人跟我們相處和睦,就讓他們在這裡定居、做買賣吧。我們這裡有足夠的地方可以容納他們,我們可以和他們通婚。 22 可是,他們有一個條件,就是要我們所有的男子和他們一樣接受割禮,他們才答應和我們一起生活,結成一個民族。 23 到時候,他們的財產和牛羊等所有牲畜不全歸我們了嗎?我們同意他們吧,這樣他們就會在我們這裡定居。」 24 在城門進出的人聽了哈抹父子的話,都表示贊同。於是,城裡的男子都接受了割禮。

25 到了第三天,他們傷口正疼痛的時候,雅各的兩個兒子——底娜的哥哥西緬和利未拿著利劍,乘眾人沒有防備,潛入城中,殺掉了所有的男子, 26 包括哈抹和示劍,從示劍家裡帶走了底娜。 27 雅各的兒子又到城裡擄掠,因為他們的妹妹在那裡被人玷污。 28 他們搶走牛群、羊群、驢群和城裡城外所有的東西, 29 並帶走所有財物、婦孺以及房屋裡的一切。 30 雅各責備西緬和利未說:「你們為什麼要給我惹麻煩,使我在當地的迦南人和比利洗人中留下臭名呢?我們人數很少,要是他們聯手來攻擊我們,我們全家必遭滅門之禍。」 31 他們說:「他怎麼能把我們的妹妹當妓女對待?」

Dinah and the Shechemites

34 Now Dinah,(A) the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. When Shechem(B) son of Hamor(C) the Hivite,(D) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(E) His heart was drawn to Dinah(F) daughter of Jacob;(G) he loved(H) the young woman and spoke tenderly(I) to her. And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”(J)

When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled,(K) his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.

Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.(L) Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked(M) and furious,(N) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[a] Israel(O) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.(P)

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.(Q) Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.(R) 10 You can settle among us;(S) the land is open to you.(T) Live in it, trade[b] in it,(U) and acquire property in it.(V)

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes,(W) and I will give you whatever you ask. 12 Make the price for the bride(X) and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”

13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,(Y) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully(Z) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. 14 They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.(AA) That would be a disgrace to us. 15 We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition(AB) only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.(AC) 16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves.(AD) We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.(AE) 17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”

18 Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. 19 The young man, who was the most honored(AF) of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.(AG) 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city(AH) to speak to the men of their city. 21 “These men are friendly toward us,” they said. “Let them live in our land and trade in it;(AI) the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours.(AJ) 22 But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised,(AK) as they themselves are. 23 Won’t their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours?(AL) So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us.(AM)

24 All the men who went out of the city gate(AN) agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.

25 Three days later, while all of them were still in pain,(AO) two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon(AP) and Levi,(AQ) Dinah’s brothers, took their swords(AR) and attacked the unsuspecting city,(AS) killing every male.(AT) 26 They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword(AU) and took Dinah(AV) from Shechem’s house and left. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city(AW) where[c] their sister had been defiled.(AX) 28 They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys(AY) and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.(AZ) 29 They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children,(BA) taking as plunder(BB) everything in the houses.(BC)

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(BD) on me by making me obnoxious(BE) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(BF) We are few in number,(BG) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31 But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?(BH)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:7 Or against
  2. Genesis 34:10 Or move about freely; also in verse 21
  3. Genesis 34:27 Or because

34 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

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.

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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.

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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.

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

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 their's be our's? 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?