Génesis 34
Dios Habla Hoy
La deshonra de Dina vengada
34 Dina, la hija que Lía le dio a Jacob, fue a visitar a las muchachas del lugar; 2 pero la vio Siquem, que era hijo de Hamor el heveo, el jefe de ese lugar, y por la fuerza se acostó con ella y la deshonró. 3 Sin embargo, tanto se enamoró de ella que trató de ganarse su cariño. 4 Entonces habló con su padre Hamor, y le dijo:
—Ve a pedir la mano de esta muchacha. Quiero casarme con ella.
5 Jacob supo que Siquem había deshonrado a su hija Dina, pero como sus hijos estaban en el campo con sus animales, no dijo nada hasta que ellos regresaron. 6 Mientras tanto, Hamor, el padre de Siquem, fue a ver a Jacob para hablar con él.
7 Cuando los hijos de Jacob regresaron del campo y supieron lo que había pasado, se enfurecieron, porque era una ofensa muy grande para Israel que Siquem se hubiera acostado con la hija de Jacob. ¡Era algo que nunca debía haber hecho! 8 Pero Hamor habló con ellos, y les dijo:
—Mi hijo Siquem está muy enamorado de la hermana de ustedes. Por favor, déjenla que se case con él 9 y háganse nuestros parientes; así nosotros nos casaremos con las hijas de ustedes, y ustedes se casarán con las nuestras. 10 Quédense a vivir con nosotros. El país está a su disposición; vivan en él, hagan negocios, compren terrenos.
11 Por su parte, Siquem les dijo al padre y a los hermanos de Dina:
—Yo les ruego que acepten. Les daré lo que me pidan. 12 No importa que sea una compensación más alta de lo acostumbrado y muchos regalos, yo se los daré; pero dejen que la muchacha se case conmigo.
13 Sin embargo, como Siquem había deshonrado a Dina, los hijos de Jacob les contestaron a él y a su padre Hamor con engaños, 14 y les dijeron:
—No podemos darle nuestra hermana a un hombre que no está circuncidado, porque eso sería una vergüenza para nosotros. 15 Sólo podemos aceptar con esta condición: que ustedes sean como nosotros; es decir, que se circunciden todos los varones entre ustedes. 16 Entonces sí, ustedes se casarán con nuestras hijas y nosotros nos casaremos con las de ustedes; viviremos entre ustedes y seremos un solo pueblo. 17 Pero si no aceptan nuestra condición de circuncidarse, nos iremos de aquí y nos llevaremos a nuestra hermana.
18 Hamor y su hijo Siquem estuvieron de acuerdo con lo que ellos propusieron. 19 Sin perder más tiempo, el joven se circuncidó, porque la hija de Jacob le había gustado. Como Siquem era el más respetado en la familia de su padre, 20 fueron él y su padre Hamor a la entrada de la ciudad, donde se trataban los negocios, y allí dijeron a los habitantes:
21 —Estos hombres son nuestros amigos, y van a vivir y hacer negocios en este lugar, pues hay suficiente terreno para ellos; nosotros podremos casarnos con sus hijas, y ellos podrán casarse con las nuestras. 22 Pero, para que seamos un solo pueblo, ellos aceptan vivir con nosotros sólo con esta condición: que todos nuestros varones se circunciden, tal como ellos lo acostumbran. 23 Todas sus pertenencias y todos sus animales serán nuestros. Sólo tenemos que decir que sí, y ellos se quedarán a vivir con nosotros.
24 Todos los hombres de la ciudad que estaban en edad militar estuvieron de acuerdo con Hamor y con su hijo Siquem, y fueron circuncidados. 25 Pero Simeón y Leví, hijos de Jacob y hermanos de Dina, fueron a la ciudad al tercer día, cuando los hombres todavía tenían los dolores de la circuncisión, y espada en mano los mataron a todos, pues no encontraron resistencia. 26 A filo de espada mataron a Hamor y a su hijo Siquem; luego sacaron a Dina de la casa de Siquem y se fueron. 27 Llegaron también los otros hijos de Jacob, y pasando sobre los muertos saquearon el pueblo para vengar la deshonra de su hermana. 28 Se llevaron ovejas, vacas, asnos y todo lo que había en la ciudad y en el campo; 29 robaron todo lo que había en las casas, y se llevaron prisioneros a todos los niños y mujeres. 30 Entonces Jacob les dijo a Simeón y Leví:
—Ustedes me han puesto en aprietos. Ahora los habitantes de este lugar, los cananeos y ferezeos, me van a odiar. Se juntarán contra mí y me atacarán, y como tengo muy pocos hombres, nos matarán a mí y a mi familia.
31 Pero ellos contestaron:
—¿Acaso tenía él que tratar a nuestra hermana como a una prostituta?
Genesis 34
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
34 And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country.
2 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.
3 And his soul was fast knit unto her, and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.
4 And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.
5 But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.
6 And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,
7 Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter,
8 And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:
9 And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters and take you our daughters,
10 And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.
11 Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight: and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give.
12 Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.
13 The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:
14 We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, which with us is unlawful and abominable.
15 But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:
16 Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours: and we will dwell with you, and will be one people:
17 But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart:
18 Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son:
19 And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required, for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house.
20 And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:
21 These men are peaceable and willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.
22 One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.
23 And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours: only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.
24 And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.
25 And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city, and slew all the men:
26 And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina, out of Sichem's house.
27 And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
28 And they took their sheep and their herds and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in the fields.
29 And their children and wives they took captive,
30 And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land: we are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house, shall be destroyed.
31 They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?
Genesis 34
English Standard Version
The Defiling of Dinah
34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of (B)Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4 So Shechem (C)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. 6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and (D)very angry, because he (E)had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, (F)for such a thing must not be done.
8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your[a] daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. 9 Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 You shall dwell with us, and (G)the land shall be open to you. Dwell and (H)trade in it, and (I)get property in it.” 11 Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, (J)“Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 Ask me for as great a (K)bride-price[b] and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.”
13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for (L)that would be a disgrace to us. 15 Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. 16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. 17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
18 Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. 19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now (M)he was the most honored of all his father's house. 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem (N)came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21 “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and (O)trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.” 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who (P)went out of the gate of his city.
25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, (Q)Simeon and Levi, (R)Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. 29 All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (S)“You have brought trouble on me (T)by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, (U)the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (V)My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” 31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Footnotes
- Genesis 34:8 The Hebrew for your is plural here
- Genesis 34:12 Or engagement present
Genesis 34
New International Version
Dinah and the Shechemites
34 Now Dinah,(A) the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. 2 When Shechem(B) son of Hamor(C) the Hivite,(D) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(E) 3 His heart was drawn to Dinah(F) daughter of Jacob;(G) he loved(H) the young woman and spoke tenderly(I) to her. 4 And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”(J)
5 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.
6 Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.(L) 7 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)
8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.(Q) 9 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
- Genesis 34:7 Or against
- Genesis 34:10 Or move about freely; also in verse 21
- Genesis 34:27 Or because
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