Genesis 34
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Dinah Defiled
34 Leah’s daughter(A) Dinah, whom Leah bore to Jacob, went out to see some of the young women of the area. 2 When Shechem – son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain – saw her, he took her and raped her. 3 He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.[a] 4 ‘Get me this girl as a wife,’(B) he told his father.
5 Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned. 6 Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob. 7 Jacob’s sons returned from the field when they heard about the incident. They were deeply grieved and very angry, for Shechem had committed an outrage against Israel by raping Jacob’s daughter,(C) and such a thing should not be done.
8 Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, ‘My son Shechem has his heart set on your[b] daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. 9 Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.’
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, ‘Grant me this favour,[c] and I’ll give you whatever you say. 12 Demand of me a high compensation[d] and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Only give the girl to be my wife! ’
13 But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah. 14 ‘We cannot do this thing,’ they said to them. ‘Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us. 15 We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.(D) 16 Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live 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 go.’
18 Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. 19 The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father’s family. 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city(E) and spoke to the men of their city.
21 ‘These men are peaceful towards us,’ they said. ‘Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them. 22 But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are. 23 Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let’s agree with them, and they will live with us.’
24 All the men(F) who had come to the city gates listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and all those men were circumcised. 25 On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi,(G) Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went away. 27 Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. 29 They captured all their possessions, dependents, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, ‘You have brought trouble on me,(H) making me odious to the inhabitants of the land,(I) the Canaanites and the Perizzites.(J) We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.’(K)
31 But they answered, ‘Should he treat our sister like a prostitute? ’
Génesis 34
La Palabra (España)
Rapto de Dina
34 Un día Dina, la hija que Jacob había tenido con Lía, fue a visitar a las muchachas de aquella tierra. 2 La vio Siquén, hijo de Jamor, el jeveo, señor de aquella tierra, y por la fuerza se acostó con ella y la violó. 3 Pero después Siquén no pudo quitarse de la cabeza a Dina, la hija de Jacob, porque se había enamorado de ella; así que trató de ganarse su amor. 4 Dijo, pues, a su padre Jamor:
— Consígueme a esa muchacha para que sea mi mujer.
5 Jacob se enteró de que Siquén había violado a Dina, pero como sus hijos estaban en el campo con el ganado, no dijo nada hasta su regreso. 6 Mientras tanto Jamor, padre de Siquén, fue a ver a Jacob para hablar con él.
7 Cuando los hijos de Jacob regresaron del campo y supieron lo que había sucedido, se sintieron ultrajados y se llenaron de ira porque era una ofensa imperdonable para Israel el que Siquén hubiese violado a la hija de Jacob; era algo que nunca debió haber hecho. 8 Pero Jamor habló con ellos y les dijo:
— Mi hijo Siquén se ha enamorado de vuestra hermana. Por favor, permitid que él la tome como esposa. 9 Así emparentaremos: dadnos vuestras hijas, tomad vosotros las nuestras 10 y quedaos a vivir con nosotros. Esta tierra está a vuestra disposición; vivid en ella, haced negocios y adquirid posesiones.
11 Siquén, por su parte, dijo al padre y a los hermanos de Dina:
— Sed benévolos conmigo y os daré cuanto me pidáis. 12 Imponedme una dote alta y regalos valiosos por la muchacha y os daré lo que me pidáis, con tal de que me la deis en matrimonio.
13 Los hijos de Jacob, ultrajados por lo que Siquén había hecho a su hermana Dina, respondieron con engaño a Jamor y a su hijo, 14 diciéndoles:
— No podemos hacer lo que nos pedís, dando nuestra hermana a un hombre que no está circuncidado; eso sería una afrenta para nosotros. 15 Solo podemos aceptar con una condición: que vosotros seáis como nosotros, es decir, que todos vuestros varones se circunciden. 16 Así sí podremos daros a nuestras hijas y nosotros tomar a las vuestras, viviendo entre vosotros y formando un solo pueblo. 17 Pero si no aceptáis nuestra condición de circuncidaros, nos marcharemos con nuestra hermana de aquí.
18 Jamor y Siquén estuvieron de acuerdo con esta propuesta 19 y el muchacho no tardó en tratar de ejecutar lo que habían acordado, porque estaba enamorado de la hija de Jacob.
Como Siquén era la persona más respetada en su familia, 20 él y su padre Jamor fueron a la puerta de la ciudad y hablaron así a sus conciudadanos:
21 — Estos hombres son gente de paz. Dejemos que se establezcan en nuestro país y que puedan comerciar aquí, pues hay suficiente espacio para ellos. Nosotros tomaremos por esposas a sus hijas y a ellos les daremos las nuestras. 22 Pero, para que ellos vivan entre nosotros y formemos un solo pueblo, ponen una sola condición: que se circunciden todos nuestros varones tal como ellos acostumbran. 23 Sólo tenemos que decir que sí y ellos se quedarán a vivir con nosotros; entonces sus ganados, sus posesiones y todos sus animales serán nuestros.
24 Todos los que estaban presentes en la puerta de la ciudad aceptaron la propuesta de Jamor y de su hijo Siquén; así que todos los varones fueron circuncidados. 25 Pero tres días después, cuando los circuncidados estaban más doloridos, dos de los hijos de Jacob, Simeón y Leví, hermanos de Dina, empuñaron cada uno su espada, entraron en la indefensa ciudad y mataron a todos los varones. 26 Mataron también a filo de espada a Jamor y a su hijo Siquén; luego sacaron a Dina de casa de Siquén y se marcharon. 27 Los otros hijos de Jacob también fueron y, pasando sobre los cadáveres, saquearon la ciudad en venganza por el ultraje cometido contra su hermana. 28 Se apoderaron de sus ovejas, vacas y asnos, de todo cuanto había en la ciudad y en el campo; 29 se llevaron todas las riquezas, incluidos sus niños y mujeres, y saquearon todo lo que encontraron en las casas.
30 Entonces Jacob les dijo a Simeón y Leví:
— Me habéis ocasionado la ruina haciéndome enemigo de los habitantes de esta tierra, los cananeos y los fereceos. Yo cuento con muy pocos hombres y si ellos se alían contra mí y me atacan; acabarán conmigo y con toda mi familia.
31 Pero ellos replicaron:
— ¿Íbamos a permitir que tratasen a nuestra hermana como a una ramera?
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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