Judges 21

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah that none of them would give his daughter in marriage to anyone from Benjamin.	1 και ανηρ ισραηλ ωμοσεν εν μασσηφα λεγων ανηρ εξ ημων ου δωσει την θυγατερα αυτου τω βενιαμιν εις γυναικα
2 So the people went to Bethel and remained there before God until evening, raising their voices in bitter lament.	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 They said, "LORD, God of Israel, why has it come to pass in Israel that today one tribe of Israel should be lacking?"	3 και ειπαν ινα τι κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ εγενηθη αυτη εν τω ισραηλ του επισκεπηναι σημερον εν τω ισραηλ φυλην μιαν
4 Early the next day the people built an altar there and offered holocausts and peace offerings.	4 και εγενετο εν τη επαυριον και ωρθρισεν ο λαος και ωκοδομησαν εκει θυσιαστηριον και ανηνεγκαν ολοκαυτωματα σωτηριου
5 Then the Israelites asked, "Are there any among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up to the LORD for the assembly?" For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who did not go up to the LORD at Mizpah should be put to death without fail.	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 The Israelites were disconsolate over their brother Benjamin and said, "Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.	6 και παρεκληθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ περι βενιαμιν του αδελφου αυτων και ειπαν αφηρηται σημερον φυλη μια εξ ισραηλ
7 What can we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?"	7 τι ποιησωμεν αυτοις τοις υπολειφθεισιν εις γυναικας και ημεις ωμοσαμεν εν κυριω του μη δουναι αυτοις απο των θυγατερων ημων εις γυναικας
8 And when they asked whether anyone among the tribes of Israel had not come up to the LORD in Mizpah, they found that none of the men of Jabesh-gilead had come to the encampment for the assembly.	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 A roll call of the army established that none of the inhabitants of that city were present.	9 και επεσκεπη ο λαος και ιδου ουκ εστιν εκει ανηρ απο των κατοικουντων ιαβις γαλααδ
10 The community, therefore, sent twelve thousand warriors with orders to go to Jabesh-gilead and put those who lived there to the sword, including the women and 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 They were told to include under the ban all males and every woman who was not still a virgin.	11 και ουτος ο λογος ον ποιησετε παν αρσενικον και πασαν γυναικα γινωσκουσαν κοιτην αρσενος αναθεματιειτε
12 Finding among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, who had had no relations with men, they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.	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 Then the whole community sent a message to the Benjaminites at the rock Rimmon, offering them peace.	13 και απεστειλεν πασα η συναγωγη και ελαλησαν προς βενιαμιν τον εν τη πετρα ρεμμων και εκαλεσαν αυτους εις ειρηνην
14 When Benjamin returned at that time, they gave them as wives the women of Jabesh-gilead whom they had spared; but these proved to be not enough for them.	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 The people were still disconsolate over Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.	15 και ο λαος παρεκληθη τω βενιαμιν οτι εποιησεν κυριος διακοπην εν ταις φυλαις ισραηλ
16 And the elders of the community said, "What shall we do for wives for the survivors? For every woman in Benjamin has been put to death."	16 και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της συναγωγης τι ποιησωμεν τοις επιλοιποις εις γυναικας οτι ηφανισται εκ του βενιαμιν γυνη
17 They said, "Those of Benjamin who survive must have heirs, else one of the Israelite tribes will be wiped out.	17 και ειπαν κληρονομια διασεσωσμενη τω βενιαμιν και ου μη εξαλειφθη φυλη εξ ισραηλ
18 Yet we cannot give them any of our daughters in marriage, because the Israelites have sworn, 'Cursed be he who gives a woman to Benjamin!'"	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 Then they thought of the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, north of Bethel, east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.	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 instructed the Benjaminites, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards.	20 και ενετειλαντο τοις υιοις βενιαμιν λεγοντες διελθατε και ενεδρευσατε εν τοις αμπελωσιν
21 When you see the girls of Shiloh come out to do their dancing, leave the vineyards and each of you seize one of the girls of Shiloh for a wife, and go to 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 When their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we shall say to them, 'Release them to us as a kindness, since we did not take a woman apiece in the war. Had you yourselves given them these wives, you would now be guilty.'"	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 The Benjaminites did this; they carried off a wife for each of them from their raid on the dancers, and went back to their own territory, where they rebuilt and occupied the cities.	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 Also at that time the Israelites dispersed; each of them left for his own heritage in his own clan and tribe.	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 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what he thought best.	25 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ουκ ην βασιλευς εν ισραηλ ανηρ εκαστος το ευθες εν οφθαλμοις αυτου εποιει .