Judges 21

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin."	1 ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܡܘ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܢܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܠܒܢܝ̈ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ
2 And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.	2 ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܐܝܬܒܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܪܝܡܘ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܟܘ ܒܟܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
3 And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"	3 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܘܬ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܛܥܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܕ ܫܒܛܐ
4 And on the morrow the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.	4 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܘ ܥܡܐ ܘܒܢܘ ܬܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܣܩܘ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܡܐ
5 And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall be put to death."	5 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢܘ ܕܠܐ ܣܠܩ ܒܟܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܣܠܩ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܡܡܬ ܢܡܘܬ
6 And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.	6 ܘܐܬܬܘܝܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܐܚܘܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܥܢܕ ܫܒܛܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
7 What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?"	7 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܩܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܚܢܢ ܐܝܡܝܢ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ
8 And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly.	8 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܠܐ ܣܠܩܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ
9 For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead was there.	9 ܘܐܬܡܢܝܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܬܡܢ ܡܢ ܝܬܒ̈ܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ
10 So the congregation sent thither twelve thousand of their bravest men, and commanded them, "Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones.	10 ܘܫܕܪܘ ܠܬܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܦܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܠܘ ܚܪܘܒܘ ܠܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘ̈ܛܠܝܐ
11 This is what you shall do; every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall utterly destroy."	11 ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܗ̇ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܪܘܒܘ
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.	12 ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܡܢ ܝܬܒ̈ܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܟܡܘ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ
13 Then the whole congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.	13 ܘܫܕܪܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܕܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܪܡܘܢ ܘܩܪܘ ܠܗ ܫܠܡܐ
14 And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; but they did not suffice for them.	14 ܘܐܬܐ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܚܝܘ ܡܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܠܐ ܡܠܝ ܠܗܘܢ
15 And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.	15 ܘܥܡܐ ܐܬܬܘܝܘ ܥܠ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܬܘܪܥܬܐ ܒܫ̈ܒܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"	16 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܩܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܦ ܠܗܝܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ
17 And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.	17 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܢܫܬܒܩ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܫܒܛܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
18 Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."	18 ܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܕܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܡܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܬܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܒܢܝܡܝܢ
19 So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah."	19 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܗܐ ܚܓܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܝܠܘ ܡܢ ܥܕܢ ܠܥܕܢ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܕ̈ܢܚܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܠܒܘܢܐ
20 And they commanded the Benjaminites, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,	20 ܘܦܩܕܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܠܘ ܟܡܢܘ ܒܟܪ̈ܡܐ
21 and watch; if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and seize each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.	21 ܘܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܫܝܠܘ ܠܡܩܫ ܒ̈ܦܠܓܐ ܦܘܩܘ ܡܢ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܚܛܘܦܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܫܝܠܘ ܘܙܠܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ
22 And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us; because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'"	22 ܘܐܢ ܐܬܘ ܐܒܗܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܐܘ ܐ̈ܚܝܗܝܢ ܠܡܕܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܕܒܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܗܒܬܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܬܚܛܘܢ
23 And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.	23 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܢܩ̈ܫܬ ܦ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܚܛܦܘ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܘ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܒܘ ܒܗܝܢ
24 And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance.	24 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܫܒܛܗ ܘܠܫܪܒܬܗ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܗ
25 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.	25 ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܗܘ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܗܘܐ