Genesis 34 (BEO)

1Eso afaega, Daina (Ya:igobe amola Lia ela mano) da Ga:ina:ne uda amo ba:musa: sofe asi.Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2Siegeme (Haifaide dunu ea dio Ha:imo, amo ea mano) da amo sogega ouligisu dunu esalu. E da Daina ba:beba:le, gasawane doaga:le wadela:lesi dagoi.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3Be e da Daina hahawane bagade magesa:i ba:i. E da ema bagade magesa:i, amola Daina da ema bu asigimu e da hanai galu.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4E da ea ada Ha:imo ema amane sia:i, “Na da agoane hanai. Amo a:fini na da dafawane lamu hanai gala. Amo logo di hahamoma.”So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5Ya:igobe da idiwi gogosia:ma:ne wadela:lesi dagoi, amo nabi dagoi. Be egefelali da sogega sibi ouligisa esalebeba:le, e da ili bu misunu ouesalu.Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

6Siegeme eda Ha:imo da Ya:igobema sia: sa:imusa: misi.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7Sia:nanoba, Ya:igobe egefelali da misini doaga:i. Siegeme da wadela:i hou amoga ilima gogosiasu i, amola Ya:igobe ea uda mano wadela:lesi, amo nababeba:le, ilia da mi hanai galu.When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

8Ha:imo da Ya:igobema amane sia:i, “Na mano Siegeme da didiwima bagade magesa:i. E amo lama:ne, logo hamoma.But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9Ninia gousa:su hamomu da defea. Amoga ninia fi amola dia fi hahawane uda lasu hou hamomu da defea.Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

10Amasea, dilia da ninia soge ganodini esalumu da defea. Dilia da dili hanaiga fima, bidi lama, amola soge lama.”You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11Amalalu, Siegeme da Daina eda amola yolalali ilima amane sia:i, “Dilia da nama amo hahawane hamosea, na da dilima liligi dilia hanaiga imunu.Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12Dilia lamu hanai, amo nama adoma. Bidi bagade dilia hanaiga defei ilegema. Na da amo a:fini lama:ne dilia da sia:sea, na da dilima dili hanai defele imunu.”Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13Siegeme da ilia dalusi Daina amo wadela:lesiba:le, Ya:igobe egefe ilia da Siegeme amola ea ada Ha:imo elama hohonomusa: dawa:le, amane bu adole i.But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14Ilia da ema amane sia:i, “Ninia dalusi amo gadofo hame damui dunu amoga lamu da hamedei. Amo da ninima gogosiasu liligi.“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15Be dia fi dunu huluane da ilia gadofo damusia, amo hamobeba:le fawane ninia dalusi lamu defele ba:mu.We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16Amasea, ninia fi amola dia fi uda lasu hou hamomu. Ninia dilia gilisisu amo ganodini fimu, amalalu ninia amola dilia da fi afadafa hamomu.Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17Be dili amo higasea, amola gadofo damusu hame lalegagusia, defea, ninia da ninia dalusi lale, fisili masunu.”But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18Amo hou Ha:imo amola egefe Siegeme da hahawane ba:i.Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19Amo ayeligi da Ya:igobe idiwi ema bagade asigiba:le hedolowane amo hou hamomusa: dawa:i galu. Siegeme da ea fi amo ganodini bisili mimogo dunu esalu.The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

20Ha:imo amola ea mano Siegeme da diasu holei fofada:su gilisisu sogebi asili, ilia fi dunuma amane sia:i,So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21“Amo dunu ilia da ninima asigisa. Ilia da nini soge ganodini udigili esalumu da defea. Ninia soge da bagade amola ili amola nini gilisili esalumu defele ba:sa. Ninia ilia uda mano lamu, amola ilia da ninia uda mano lamu da defea.“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

22Be ilia da gadofo damuiba:le, ninia dunu huluane da gadofo damusia fawane ilia da ninima gilisimu.But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

23Ilia da ninima gilisisia, ilia lai gebo fi amola ilia liligi huluane da ninia liligi dialumu. Amaiba:le, ilia da ninima gilisimusa:, ninia sia:mu da defea.”Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24Moilai bai bagade dunu huluane da Ha:imo amola Siegeme ela sia: da defea dawa:i. Amalalu, dunu huluane ilia gadofo damui dagoi.All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.

25Eso udiana aligili, Siegeme dunu huluane da gadofo damuiba:le se nabaloba, Ya:igobe egefe aduna amo Simione amola Lifai (Daina yolala), ela da gegesu gobihei bagade gaguli, wamowane moilai ganodini asili, Siegeme dunu huluane fane legei dagoi.Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

26Ela da Ha:imo amola Siegeme fane legei. Amalalu, ela da Daina amo Siegeme ea diasuga fadegale, hiouginana asi.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27Dunu huluane fane legelalu, Ya:igobe egefelali eno da ilia dalusi wadela:lesi dabe lama:ne, moilai liligi huluane sasamogene lai dagoi.Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28Ilia da sibi amola goudi, bulamagau, dougi, liligi amo soge amola diasu ganodini dialu, amo huluane sasamogene lai dagoi.They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29Ilia da noga:i liligi huluane, uda amola mano huluane gagulaligili asi.They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30Ya:igobe da Simione amola Lifai elama amane sia:i, “Alia houba:le, na da se nabi dagoi. Wali Ga:ina:ne dunu, Belesaide dunu amola dunu huluane amo soge ganodini esala da nama bagade higamu. Na dunu da bagahame gala. Ilia da huluane gilisili nama doagala:sea, na fi huluane da wadela:lesi dagoi ba:mu.”Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31Be ilia da bu adole i, “Ilia da ninia dalusi udigili wadela:i aheda:i uda defele hamomu da ninima hamedei.”But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

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