Genesi 34

BIBBIA TINTORI	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Ora Dina, figlia di Lia, uscì a vedere e donne di quel paese;	1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
2 e Sichem, figliolo di Hemor Eveo, principe del paese, avendola veduta, se ne innamorò e la rapì, con lei si giacque e la disonorò colla violenza.	2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
3 E appassionato nell'anima per Dina che ne era afflitta, l'acquietò colle carezze;	3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
4 e poi andò a dire ad Hemor suo padre: « Prendimi questa fanciulla per moglie ».	4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
5 Giacobbe, sebbene sapesse la cosa, pure, essendo i suoi figli assenti e occupati a pascere le pecore, si tacque fino al loro ritorno.	5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
6 Or essendo andato Hemor, padre di Sichem, a parlare a Giacobbe,	6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
7 ecco i figli di lui tornare dalla campagna. Essi, appena seppero quanto era avvenuto, si abbandonarono al furore contro chi aveva fatta azione si infame contro Israele, e violando la figlia di Giacobbe aveva commessa un'azione vituperevole.	7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
8 Ma Hemor disse loro: «L'anima del mio figliolo non può stare lontana dalla vostra figlia: dategliela in moglie,	8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
9 e imparentatevi con noi, dandoci le vostre figliole e prendendo le nostre;	9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
10 abitate con noi: la terra è a vostra disposizione: lavoratela, trafficateci, acquistatela ».	10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
11 Ed anche Sichem diceva al padre ed ai fratelli di Dina: « Se io posso trovar grazia presso di voi, vi darò tutto quello che desiderate:	11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
12 aumentate la dote, chiedete doni, ed io volentieri vi darò quanto chiederete; ma datemi questa fanciulla in moglie ».	12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
13 I figli di Giacobbe rispondendo a Sichem e a suo padre con inganno, perche esacerbati pel disonore della sorella, dissero:	13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
14 « Non possiamo far quanto bramate, nè dare la sorella ad un uomo incirconciso, perchè ciò presso di noi è cosa illecita e abominevole;	14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
15 ma potremo fare alleanza, se vorrete farvi simili a noi, circoncidendo tra voi ogni maschio:	15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
16 allora vi daremo le nostre figliole e ci prenderemo le vostre, e abiteremo con voi e diventerei o un popolo solo.	16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
17 Ma se non vi volete circoncidere, prenderemo la nostra fanciulla e ce ne andremo ».	17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
18 La loro offerta piacque ad Hemor e a Sichem suo figlio,	18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
19 il quale non tardò ad eseguire quanto gli era richiesto, perchè portava grande amore alla fanciulla ed era il più onorato in tutta la casa di suo padre.	19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
20 Hemor e Sichem allora andarono alla porta della città e dissero al popolo:	20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
21 « Questi uomini sono pacifici e desiderano abitar con noi: permettiamo loro di trafficare in questa terra e di lavorarla, giacché è spaziosa e vasta ed ha bisogno di coltivatori; prenderemo poi in moglie le loro figliole e daremo loro le nostre.	21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
22 Una sola cosa allontana tanto bene: bisogna circoncidere i nostri maschi, imitando il rito di questa gente.	22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
23 Ma cosi le loro ricchezze, i loro bestiami e tutto quello che posseggono sarà nostro. Basta accordarsi in questo soltanto, per vivere insieme e formare un sol popolo ».	23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
24 Tutti diedero il loro assenso e tutti i maschi furono circoncisi.	24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25 Ma ecco al terzo giorno, quando il dolore del taglio è più acerbo, i due figli di Giacobbe, Simeone e Levi, fratelli di Dina, impugnate le spade, entrare a man salva nella città ed uccidere tutti i maschi.	25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
26 Trucidarono anche Hemor e Sichem, e tolsero dalla casa di Sichem la loro sorella Dina.	26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
27 E, usciti loro, si gettarono sopra gli uccisi gli altri figli di Giacobbe, e saccheggiarono la città per vendicarsi dello stupro.	27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
28 Presero loro le pecore, gli armenti e gli asini, e devastarono quanto era nelle case e nella campagna,	28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
29 e di più menarono in schiavitù i fanciulli e le loro donne.	29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
30 Finita questa audace impresa, Giacobbe disse a Simeone e a Levi: « Voi mi procurate grandi affanni, avendomi reso odioso ai Cananei ed ai Ferezei abitatori di questa terra. Noi siam pochi, e se essi uniti insieme mi verranno addosso, io sarò sterminato colla mia famiglia ».	30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
31 E quelli risposero: « Dovevano essi abusare di nostra sorella come di una meretrice? »	31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?