Judges 21

DOUAI-RHEIMS	LXX
1 Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.	1 και ανηρ ισραηλ ωμοσεν εν μασσηφα λεγων ανηρ εξ ημων ου δωσει την θυγατερα αυτου τω βενιαμιν εις γυναικα
2 And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:	2 και παρεγενοντο πας ο λαος εις μασσηφα και βαιθηλ και εκαθισαν εκει εως εσπερας ενωπιον του θεου και επηραν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν κλαυθμον μεγαν
3 O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us?	3 και ειπαν ινα τι κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ εγενηθη αυτη εν τω ισραηλ του επισκεπηναι σημερον εν τω ισραηλ φυλην μιαν
4 And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:	4 και εγενετο εν τη επαυριον και ωρθρισεν ο λαος και ωκοδομησαν εκει θυσιαστηριον και ανηνεγκαν ολοκαυτωματα σωτηριου
5 Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.	5 και ειπαν οι υιοι ισραηλ τις ο μη αναβας εν τη εκκλησια εκ πασων φυλων ισραηλ προς κυριον οτι ορκος μεγας ην τω μη αναβαντι προς κυριον εις μασσηφα λεγοντες θανατω αποθανειται
6 And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.	6 και παρεκληθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ περι βενιαμιν του αδελφου αυτων και ειπαν αφηρηται σημερον φυλη μια εξ ισραηλ
7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.	7 τι ποιησωμεν αυτοις τοις υπολειφθεισιν εις γυναικας και ημεις ωμοσαμεν εν κυριω του μη δουναι αυτοις απο των θυγατερων ημων εις γυναικας
8 Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.	8 και ειπαν τις μια των φυλων ισραηλ ητις ουκ ανεβη προς κυριον εις μασσηφα και ιδου ουκ ηλθεν ανηρ εις την παρεμβολην απο ιαβις γαλααδ εις την εκκλησιαν
9 (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)	9 και επεσκεπη ο λαος και ιδου ουκ εστιν εκει ανηρ απο των κατοικουντων ιαβις γαλααδ
10 So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.	10 και απεστειλαν εκει η συναγωγη δωδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων απο των υιων της δυναμεως και ενετειλαντο αυτοις λεγοντες πορευθητε και παταξατε παντας τους κατοικουντας ιαβις γαλααδ εν στοματι ρομφαιας και τας γυναικας και τον λαον
11 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.	11 και ουτος ο λογος ον ποιησετε παν αρσενικον και πασαν γυναικα γινωσκουσαν κοιτην αρσενος αναθεματιειτε
12 And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp Silo, into the land of Chanaan.	12 και ευρον απο των κατοικουντων ιαβις γαλααδ τετρακοσιας νεανιδας παρθενους αι ουκ εγνωσαν ανδρα εις κοιτην αρσενος και ηγον αυτας εις την παρεμβολην εις σηλω η εστιν εν γη χανααν
13 And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.	13 και απεστειλεν πασα η συναγωγη και ελαλησαν προς βενιαμιν τον εν τη πετρα ρεμμων και εκαλεσαν αυτους εις ειρηνην
14 And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.	14 και απεστρεψεν βενιαμιν προς τους υιους ισραηλ εν τω καιρω εκεινω και εδωκαν αυτοις τας γυναικας αιτινες ησαν εκ των γυναικων ιαβις γαλααδ και ηρεσεν αυτοις ουτως
15 And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.	15 και ο λαος παρεκληθη τω βενιαμιν οτι εποιησεν κυριος διακοπην εν ταις φυλαις ισραηλ
16 And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.	16 και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της συναγωγης τι ποιησωμεν τοις επιλοιποις εις γυναικας οτι ηφανισται εκ του βενιαμιν γυνη
17 And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.	17 και ειπαν κληρονομια διασεσωσμενη τω βενιαμιν και ου μη εξαλειφθη φυλη εξ ισραηλ
18 For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.	18 και ημεις ου δυνησομεθα δουναι αυτοις γυναικας απο των θυγατερων ημων οτι ωμοσαμεν οι υιοι ισραηλ λεγοντες επικαταρατος ο διδους γυναικα τω βενιαμιν
19 So they took counsel, and said: Behold there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona.	19 και ειπαν εορτη τω κυριω εν σηλω αφ' ημερων εις ημερας η εστιν απο βορρα της βαιθηλ κατ' ανατολας ηλιου εν τη οδω τη αναβαινουση εκ βαιθηλ εις σικιμα και απο νοτου του λιβανου της λεβωνα
20 And they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards,	20 και ενετειλαντο τοις υιοις βενιαμιν λεγοντες διελθατε και ενεδρευσατε εν τοις αμπελωσιν
21 And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin.	21 και οψεσθε και ιδου ως αν εξελθωσιν αι θυγατερες των κατοικουντων σηλω εν σηλω χορευσαι εν χοροις και εξελευσεσθε απο των αμπελωνων και αρπασετε ανηρ εαυτω γυναικα απο των θυγατερων σηλω και απελευσεσθε εις γην βενιαμιν
22 And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.	22 και εσται οταν ελθωσιν οι πατερες αυτων η οι αδελφοι αυτων κρινεσθαι προς υμας και ερουμεν προς αυτους ελεησατε αυτους οτι ουκ ελαβον ανηρ γυναικα αυτου εν τω πολεμω ου γαρ υμεις δεδωκατε αυτοις κατα τον καιρον επλημμελησατε
23 And the children of Benjamin did, as they had been commanded: and according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.	23 και εποιησαν ουτως οι υιοι βενιαμιν και ελαβον γυναικας κατα τον αριθμον αυτων απο των χορευουσων ας διηρπασαν και απηλθον και απεστρεψαν επι την κληρονομιαν αυτων και ωκοδομησαν εαυτοις πολεις και κατωκησαν εν αυταις
24 The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself.	24 και περιεπατησαν εκειθεν οι υιοι ισραηλ εν τω καιρω εκεινω ανηρ εις την φυλην αυτου και εις την συγγενειαν αυτου και απηλθον εκειθεν ανηρ εις την κληρονομιαν αυτου
	25 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ουκ ην βασιλευς εν ισραηλ ανηρ εκαστος το ευθες εν οφθαλμοις αυτου εποιει .