Genesi 34

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Egressa est autem Dina filia, quam Lia pepererat Iacob, ut videret filias regionis illius.	1 Then Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out to see the women of that region.
2 Quam cum vidisset Sichem filius Hemmor Hevaei principis terrae illius, adamavit eam et rapuit; et dormivit cum illa, vi opprimens illam.	2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force.
3 Et conglutinata est anima eius cum ea, et amavit puellam et locutus est ad cor eius.	3 And his soul was closely bound to her, and, since she was sorrowful, he soothed her with flattery.
4 Dixitque ad Hemmor patrem suum: “ Accipe mihi puellam hanc coniugem ”.	4 And going on to Hamor, his father, he said, “Obtain this girl for me as a mate.”
5 Cum audisset Iacob quod violasset Dinam filiam suam, absentibus filiis et in pastu pecorum occupatis, siluit, donec redirent.	5 But when Jacob had heard this, since his sons were absent and he was occupied in pasturing the cattle, he remained silent until they came back.
6 Egresso autem Hemmor patre Sichem, ut loqueretur ad Iacob,	6 Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob,
7 ecce filii Iacob veniebant de agro, auditoque, quod acciderat, contristati et irati sunt valde, eo quod foedam rem esset operatus in Israel et, violata filia Iacob, rem illicitam perpetrasset.	7 behold, his sons arrived from the field. And hearing what had happened, they were very angry, because he had done a filthy thing in Israel and, in violating a daughter of Jacob, had perpetrated an unlawful act.
8 Locutus est itaque Hemmor ad eos: “ Sichem filii mei adhaesit anima filiae vestrae; date eam illi uxorem,	8 And so Hamor spoke to them: “The soul of my son Shechem has become attached to your daughter. Give her to him as a wife.
9 et iungamus vicissim conubia: filias vestras tradite nobis et filias nostras accipite vobis.	9 And let us celebrate marriages with one with another. Give us your daughters, and receive our daughters.
10 Et habitate nobiscum; terra in potestate vestra est: manete, perambulate et possidete eam ”.	10 And live with us. The land is in your power: cultivate, trade, and possess it.”
11 Sed et Sichem ad patrem et ad fratres eius ait: “ Inveniam gratiam coram vobis et, quaecumque statueritis, dabo.	11 And Shechem even said to her father and to her brothers: “May I find favor in your sight, and whatever you will appoint, I will give.
12 Augete mihi valde dotem et munera; libens tribuam, quod petieritis. Tantum date mihi puellam hanc uxorem ”.	12 Increase the dowry, and request gifts, and I will freely bestow what you will ask. Only give me this girl as a wife.”
13 Responderunt filii Iacob Sichem et Hemmor patri eius in dolo ob stuprum sororis:	13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of their sister:
14 “ Non possumus facere, quod petitis, dare sororem nostram homini incircumciso, opprobrium enim esset nobis.	14 “We are not able to do what you ask, nor to give our sister to an uncircumcised man. For us, this is unlawful and abominable.
15 In hoc tantum valebimus acquiescere vobis: si esse volueritis similes nostri, circumcidatur in vobis omne masculini sexus;	15 But we may succeed in this, so as to be allied with you, if you are willing to become like us, and if all the male sex among you will be circumcised.
16 tunc dabimus et accipiemus mutuo filias nostras ac vestras et habitabimus vobiscum erimusque unus populus.	16 Then we will mutually give and receive your daughters as well as ours; and we will live with you, and we will become one people.
17 Si autem circumcidi nolueritis, tollemus filiam nostram et recedemus ”.	17 But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and withdraw.”
18 Placuit oblatio eorum Hemmor et Sichem filio eius,	18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.
19 nec distulit adulescens quin statim, quod petebatur, expleret; amabat enim filiam Iacob valde, et ipse erat inclitus in omni domo patris sui.	19 Neither did the young man cause any delay; in fact he immediately fulfilled what was requested. For he loved the girl very much, and he was well-known throughout his father’s house.
20 Ingressique portam urbis, Hemmor et Sichem filius eius locuti sunt ad viros civitatis suae:	20 And entering at the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:
21 “ Viri isti pacifici sunt erga nos; maneant in terra et perambulent eam, quae spatiosa et lata est eis; filias eorum accipiemus uxores et nostras illis dabimus.	21 “These men are peaceful, and they want to live among us. Let them trade in the land and cultivate it, for, being spacious and broad, it is in need of cultivation. We will receive their daughters as wives, and we will give them ours.
22 Tantum in hoc valebunt viri acquiescere nobis, ut maneant nobiscum et efficiamur unus populus, si circumcidamus masculos nostros ritum gentis imitantes;	22 There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation.
23 et pecora et substantia et armenta eorum nostra erunt. Tantum in hoc acquiescamus, et habitabunt nobiscum ”.	23 And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.”
24 Assensique sunt omnes, circumcisis cunctis maribus, qui egrediebantur e porta civitatis suae.	24 And they all agreed to circumcise every one of the males.
25 Et ecce, die tertio, quando gravissimus vulnerum dolor est, arreptis duo filii Iacob Simeon et Levi fratres Dinae gladiis, ingressi sunt urbem securi; interfectisque omnibus masculis,	25 And behold, on the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, boldly entered the city with swords. And they put to death all of the males.
26 Hemmor et Sichem pariter necaverunt, tollentes Dinam de domo Sichem sororem suam.	26 They killed Hamor and Shechem together, taking their sister Dinah from the house of Shechem.
27 Filii Iacob irruerunt super occisos, et depopulati sunt urbem in ultionem stupri.	27 And when they had departed, the other sons of Jacob rushed over the slain, and they plundered the city in vengeance for the rape.
28 Oves eorum et armenta et asinos cunctaque, quae in civitate et in agris erant, tulerunt.	28 Taking their sheep, and herds, and donkeys, and laying waste to everything else that was in their houses and in their fields,
29 Omnes opes eorum, parvulos quoque et uxores duxerunt captivas et diripuerunt omnia, quae in domibus erant.	29 they also took their little ones and their wives captive.
30 Iacob autem dixit ad Simeon et Levi: “ Turbastis me et odiosum fecistis me Chananaeis et Pherezaeis habitatoribus terrae huius. Nos pauci sumus; illi congregati percutient me, et delebor ego et domus mea ”.	30 When they had boldly completed these acts, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have troubled me, and you have made me hateful to the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few. They, gathering themselves together, may strike me down, and then both I and my house will be wiped away.”
31 Responderunt: “ Numquid ut scorto abuti debuere sorore nostra? ”.	31 They responded, “Should they abuse our sister like a prostitute?”