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Judges 21
King James Version
Judges 21
King James Version
21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.
9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.
10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Hukom 21
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Hukom 21
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Mga Asawa para sa mga taga-Benjamin
21 Doon sa Mizpa, nangako ang mga Israelita na hindi na nila papayagang mag-asawa ang mga anak nilang babae ng mga taga-Benjamin. 2 Pagkatapos, pumunta ang mga Israelita sa Betel at umiyak nang malakas sa presensya ng Dios hanggang gabi. 3 Sinabi nila, “O Panginoon, Dios ng Israel, bakit po ba nangyari ito? Ngayon, nabawasan na ng isang lahi ang Israel!”
4 Kinaumagahan, gumawa sila ng altar at nag-alay ng mga handog na sinusunog at mga handog para sa mabuting relasyon. 5 Pagkatapos, nagtanong sila, “May lahi ba ng Israel na hindi dumalo nang nagtipon tayo sa presensya ng Panginoon sa Mizpa?” Nang panahong iyon naipangako nila sa presensya ng Panginoon, na ang sinumang hindi dadalo roon ay papatayin.
6 Nalungkot ang mga Israelita sa mga kadugo nilang lahi ni Benjamin. Sinabi nila, “Nabawasan ng isang lahi ang Israel. 7 Saan pa tayo makakakita ng mapapangasawa ng mga natirang lahi ni Benjamin? Nangako kasi tayo na hindi natin papayagang mapangasawa nila ang mga anak nating babae.”
8 Nang nagtanong sila kung may lahi ng Israel na hindi nakasama nang nagtipon sila sa presensya ng Panginoon sa Mizpa, nalaman nilang hindi dumalo ang mga taga-Jabes Gilead. 9 Dahil nang binilang ang mga tao, wala ni isa mang mga taga-Jabes Gilead ang nandoon. 10-11 Kaya pumili ang mga mamamayan ng 12,000 matatapang na sundalo, at pinapunta sa Jabes Gilead para lipulin ang mga taga-roon, bata man o matanda, lalaki o babae, maliban lang sa mga dalaga. 12 At doon, nakakita sila ng 400 dalagang birhen at dinala nila ito sa kampo nila sa Shilo na sakop ng Canaan.
13 Pagkatapos, nagsugo ang buong sambayanan ng Israel ng mga mensahero sa mga lahi ni Benjamin na nagtatago sa Bato ng Rimon. Sinabi sa kanila ng mga mensahero na handa nang makipagkasundo sa kanila ang mga kapwa nila Israelita. 14 Kaya umuwi ang mga lahi ni Benjamin at ibinigay sa kanila ng mga Israelita ang mga dalagang taga-Jabes Gilead. Pero kulang pa ang mga dalaga para sa kanila.
15 Nalungkot ang mga Israelita sa nangyari sa mga lahi ni Benjamin dahil binawasan ng Panginoon ng isang lahi ang Israel. 16 Kaya nag-usap-usap ang mga tagapamahala sa mga mamamayan ng Israel. Sinabi nila, “Wala nang natirang babae na lahi ni Benjamin. Ano ba ang gagawin natin para makapag-asawa ang natira nilang mga lalaki? 17 Kailangang magpatuloy ang lahi nila para hindi mawala ang lahi ni Benjamin. 18 Pero hindi natin mapapayagang mapangasawa nila ang mga anak nating babae dahil nakapangako na tayo na ang gagawa nito ay susumpain.”
19 Pagkatapos, naalala nila na malapit na pala ang taunang pista para sa Panginoon na ginaganap sa Shilo. (Ang Shilo ay nasa hilaga ng Betel, sa timog ng Lebona, at sa silangan ng daang mula sa Betel papunta sa Shekem.) 20 Sinabi nila sa mga lahi ni Benjamin, “Magtago kayo sa mga ubasan, 21 at bantayan nʼyo ang mga dalagang taga-Shilo. Kapag dumaan sila roon para sumayaw sa pista, lumabas kayo sa taniman at kumuha ng mapapangasawa ninyo at dalhin sa inyong lugar. 22 Kung magrereklamo sa amin ang kanilang mga ama o mga kapatid na lalaki, ito ang sasabihin namin sa kanila, ‘Nakikiusap kami na pabayaan nʼyo na lang sila dahil kulang ang mga dalagang nakuha natin noong lusubin natin ang Jabes Gilead. Wala kayong pananagutan dahil hindi naman kayo pumayag na mapangasawa ng mga lahi ni Benjamin ang mga anak ninyong babae.’ ”
23 Kaya ginawa ito ng mga taga-Benjamin. Nagsikuha sila ng mga dalagang sumasayaw, at dinala pauwi bilang asawa. Pagdating nila sa kanilang lupain, ipinatayo nilang muli ang mga bayan nila at doon sila tumira. 24 Umuwi rin ang iba pang mga Israelita sa sarili nilang lupain at sa sarili nilang angkan at pamilya.
25 Nang panahong iyon, walang hari sa Israel, kaya ang bawat isa ay gumagawa ng kahit anong gusto nilang gawin.
Judges 21
New International Version
Judges 21
New International Version
Wives for the Benjamites
21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”
4 Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.(E)
5 Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel(F) has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah was to be put to death.
6 Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,” they said. 7 “How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath(G) by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” 8 Then they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah?” They discovered that no one from Jabesh Gilead(H) had come to the camp for the assembly. 9 For when they counted the people, they found that none of the people of Jabesh Gilead were there.
10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children. 11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male(I) and every woman who is not a virgin.(J)” 12 They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh(K) in Canaan.
13 Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace(L) to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.(M) 14 So the Benjamites returned at that time and were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there were not enough for all of them.
15 The people grieved for Benjamin,(N) because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel. 16 And the elders of the assembly said, “With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left? 17 The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.(O) 18 We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath:(P) ‘Cursed be anyone who gives(Q) a wife to a Benjamite.’ 19 But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh,(R) which lies north of Bethel(S), east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem,(T) and south of Lebonah.”
20 So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards 21 and watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dancing,(U) rush from the vineyards and each of you seize one of them to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin. 22 When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Do us the favor of helping them, because we did not get wives for them during the war. You will not be guilty of breaking your oath because you did not give(V) your daughters to them.’”
23 So that is what the Benjamites did. While the young women were dancing,(W) each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance(X) and rebuilt the towns and settled in them.(Y)
24 At that time the Israelites left that place and went home to their tribes and clans, each to his own inheritance.
25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.(Z)
Footnotes
- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
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