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Diinah Iyo Reer Shekem

34 Oo Diinah oo ahayd gabadhii Lee'ah ay Yacquub u dhashay ayaa dibadda u baxday inay soo aragto gabdhihii dalka. Markaasuu Shekem ina Xamoor kii reer Xiwi oo ahaa amiirkii dalka arkay iyadii, oo uu kaxaystay oo la jiifsaday, wuuna ceebeeyey iyadii. Naftiisiina way raacday gabadhii Yacquub oo Diinah ahayd, wuuna jeclaaday gabadhii, si raxmad lehna wuu ula hadlay gabadhii. Markaasuu Shekem la hadlay aabbihiis Xamoor, oo yidhi, Gabadhan ii doon aan guursadee. Haddaba Yacquub waa maqlay in Shekem gabadhiisii Diinah nijaaseeyey; wiilashiisiina duurka ayay xoolihiisa la joogeen; Yacquubna wuu iska aamusay ilaa ay yimaadeen. Markaasaa Xamoor oo Shekem aabbihiis ahaa Yacquub ugu tegey inuu la hadlo isaga. Oo wiilashii Yacquub ayaa duurka ka yimid markay taas maqleen; nimankiina way caloolxumaayeen, aad bayna u cadhaysnaayeen, maxaa yeelay, nacasnimo buu ku sameeyey reer binu Israa'iil markuu la jiifsaday gabadhii Yacquub, taas oo aanay jid ahayn in la sameeyo. Xamoorna wuu la hadlay iyagii, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Wiilkaygii Shekem naftiisii aad bay u doonaysaa gabadhaada; haddaba waan ku baryayaaye, iyada sii ha guursadee. Oo aan iska guursanno, gabdhihiinna na siiya annaga, idinkuna gabdhahayaga guursada. 10 Oo waad nala degganaan doontaan; dalkuna hortiinnuu oolli doonaa; degganaada oo ku baayacmushtara dhexdiisa, oo xoolo ku yeesha. 11 Shekemna wuxuu aabbeheed iyo walaalaheed ku yidhi, Raalli iga ahaada, oo anna wixii aad i weyddiisataan waan idin siin. 12 In alla intii aad meher iyo yarad doonaysaan i weyddiista, oo anna waan idin siin intii aad igu tidhaahdaan, laakiinse gabadha i siiya aan guursadee. 13 Wiilashii Yacquubna khiyaanay ugu jawaabeen Shekem iyo aabbihiis Xamoor, wayna la hadleen, maxaa yeelay, walaashood Diinah ayuu nijaaseeyey, 14 oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Ma yeeli karno inaan walaashayo siinno nin buuryoqab ah; waayo, taasu ceeb bay nagu ahaan lahayd. 15 Si uun baannu idinku yeeli karnaa; taasuna waa haddii aad intiinna ragga ah oo dhan iswada guddaan, oo aad noqotaan sidayada oo kale; 16 markaasaannu gabdhahayaga idin siin doonnaa, oo annaguna waxaan guursan doonnaa gabdhihiinna, oo waannu idinla degganaan doonnaa, oo waxaynu noqon doonnaa isku dad. 17 Laakiinse haddaydnan na maqlin, inaad isguddaan, de markaas gabadhayada waannu wadan, oo waannu tegi. 18 Hadalkoodiina waa ka farxiyey Xamoor, iyo wiilkiisii Shekem. 19 Ninkii dhallinyarada ahaana dib uma uu dhigin inuu taas yeelo, maxaa yeelay, aad buu ugu faraxsanaa Yacquub gabadhiisii, Isna wuu ka wada maamuus badnaa intii guriga aabbihiis joogtay oo dhan. 20 Markaasay Xamoor iyo wiilkiisii Shekem magaaladoodii iriddeeda yimaadeen, oo ay raggii magaaladooda la hadleen, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, 21 Nimankanu waa inala nabad, sidaas daraaddeed dhulka ha degeen, oo ha ka baayacmushtareen dhexdiisa, maxaa yeelay, bal eega, dhulku waa weyn yahay oo waa ku wada filan yahay. Aynu gabdhahooda guursanno, oo innana aan gabdhaheenna siinno iyaga. 22 Nimanku si uun bay inagu yeelayaan inay inala degganaadaan si aynu isku dad u noqonno, taasuna waa haddii inteenna lab oo dhan loo gudo sida ay iyagu u gudan yihiin. 23 Oo miyaan lo'dooda iyo alaabadooda iyo xayawaankooda oo dhammu noqon doonin kuweenna? Bal aynu yeelno uun, oo iyaguna way inala degganaan doonaan. 24 Markaasaa in alla intii ka baxday magaaladiisa iriddeeda waxay maqleen Xamoor iyo wiilkiisii Shekem; markaasaa la wada guday intii labka ahayd oo magaaladiisa ka baxday oo dhan. 25 Oo maalintii saddexaad, markay dhaawaca wada ahaayeen, waxay noqotay in laba ka mid ahaa wiilashii Yacquub oo ahaa Simecoon iyo Laawi, Diinah walaalaheed, uu midkood kastaa seeftiisii qaatay, oo waxay yimaadeen magaaladii, iyagoo aan la ogayn, waxayna wada laayeen intii labka ahayd oo dhan. 26 Xamoor iyo wiilkiisii Shekemna waxay ku dileen seef afkeed, Diinahna way kala baxeen gurigii Shekem, wayna iska tageen. 27 Wiilashii Yacquubna waxay yimaadeen raqdii kuwii la laayay, oo magaaladiina way dhaceen, maxaa yeelay, walaashood bay ka nijaaseeyeen. 28 Waxayna la tageen adhigoodii iyo lo'doodii iyo dameerradoodii, iyo wax alla wixii magaalada u yiil, iyo wax alla wixii duurka u joogay, 29 iyo maalkoodii oo dhan, iyo dhallaankoodii oo dhan, iyo naagahoodiiba, way qabsadeen oo way dhaceen, xataa wixii guryaha yiil oo dhan. 30 Yacquubna wuxuu Simecoon iyo Laawi ku yidhi, Dhib baad igu riddeen, maxaa yeelay, waxaad i nacsiiseen dadka dhulka deggan, oo ah reer Kancaan, iyo reer Feris. Haddaba anigoo dadkaygu yar yahay, ayay isu kay wada urursan doonaan oo ay i dili doonaan; markaasna aniga iyo reerkaygaba waa la baabbi'in doonaa. 31 Oo iyana waxay ku yidhaahdeen, De miyey ku habboonayd inuu walaashayo sidii dhillo ula macaamiloodo?

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