Genesis 34 (LIN)

1Nzokande, Dina, mwana mwasi oyo Lea abotelaki Jakobi, abimaki mpo na kokende kotala basi ya mokili wana.Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2Tango Sishemi, mokambi ya mokili wana mpe mwana mobali ya Amori, moto ya Evi, amonaki ye, akangaki ye mpe asangisaki na ye nzoto na makasi.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3Motema na ye emipesaki mobimba epai ya Dina, mwana mwasi ya Jakobi, alingaki ye mpe akomaki koloba na ye maloba ya bolingo.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4Sishemi alobaki na Amori, tata na ye : « Balela ngai elenge mwasi oyo. »So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5Tango Jakobi ayokaki ete lokumu ya Dina, mwana na ye ya mwasi, ebebisami, abatelaki kimia kino bana na ye ya mibali bazongaki na ndako, pamba te bazalaki na esobe elongo na bibwele.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.

6Boye, Amori, tata na Sishemi, akendeki kosolola na Jakobi.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7Tango bana mibali ya Jakobi bazongaki wuta na esobe, bayokaki sango ya makambo oyo esalemaki. Bongo, bayokaki pasi mingi na mitema mpe basilikaki makasi, pamba te Sishemi asalaki likambo ya soni na Isalaele, wana asangisaki nzoto na makasi na mwana mwasi ya Jakobi. Likambo ya bongo esengelaki kosalema te.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.

8Kasi Amori alobaki na bango : « Motema ya Sishemi, mwana na ngai ya mobali ezali kopela na bolingo mpo na mwana na bino ya mwasi. Nabondeli bino, bopesa ye na libala mpo na Sishemi.But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9Na bongo, bokoki kosala elongo na biso boyokani na nzela ya libala : bokobalisa biso bana na bino ya basi mpe biso tokobalisa bino bana na biso ya basi,Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

10bokovanda elongo na biso. Mboka ezali liboso na bino, bovanda, bosala mombongo mpe bokoma bankolo mabele. »You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11Boye, Sishemi alobaki na tata mpe na bandeko mibali ya Dina : — Tika ete nazwa ngolu na miso na bino mpe nakopesa bino nyonso oyo bokosenga ngai.Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12Bokatela ngai motuya makasi ya mbongo ya libala mpe biloko ebele ya libala ; nakofuta bino eloko nyonso oyo bokosenga ngai. Kasi bopesa ngai kaka elenge mwasi oyo na libala.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13Lokola lokumu ya Dina, ndeko mwasi na bango, ebebaki, bana mibali ya Jakobi basalelaki mayele mabe mpo na kopesa eyano epai ya Sishemi mpe tata na ye Amori.But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14Balobaki na bango : — Tokoki kosala likambo ya boye te, tokoki te kopesa na libala ndeko na biso ya mwasi epai ya mobali oyo akatama ngenga te, pamba te ezali likambo ya soni mpo na biso.“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15Tokoki kondima yango kaka soki bokomi lokola biso, soki bana na bino nyonso ya mibali bakatisi ngenga.We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16Boye biso tokopesa na libala bana na biso ya basi mpe tokozwa bana na bino ya basi na libala. Tokovanda elongo na bino mpe tokokoma libota moko.Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17Kasi soki boboyi kokatisa ngenga ndenge biso tolobi, tokozwa ndeko na biso ya mwasi mpe tokokende na biso.But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18Likanisi na bango emonanaki malamu epai ya Amori mpe Sishemi, mwana na ye ya mobali.Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19Lokola elenge mobali, oyo azalaki na lokumu koleka bato nyonso ya ndako ya tata na ye, alingaki mwana mwasi ya Jakobi, akokisaki na lombangu likambo oyo bayebisaki ye.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.

20Boye, Amori mpe Sishemi, mwana na ye ya mobali, bakendeki na ekuke ya engumba na bango mpo na koloba na bana mboka na bango :So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21« Bato oyo bazali na boboto epai na biso ; tika ete bavanda elongo na biso mpe basala mombongo, mpo ete mboka ezali na yango monene ! Tokoki na biso kobala bana na bango ya basi, mpe bango bakoki na bango kobala bana na biso ya basi.“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.

22Kasi mibali bakondima kovanda elongo na biso lokola bandeko ya libota moko soki kaka mibali nyonso kati na biso bakatisi ngenga lokola bango.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.

23Bibwele na bango, bomengo na bango, banyama na bango nyonso ; boni ekokoma ya biso te soki kaka tondimi ete bavanda elongo na biso ? »Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24Boye, bato nyonso oyo bazalaki kobima na ekuke ya engumba bandimaki Amori mpe mwana na ye ya mobali, Sishemi ; mpe mibali nyonso bakatisaki ngenga.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.

25Sima na mikolo misato, wana mibali nyonso kati na bango bazalaki nanu na pasi ya bapota, bana mibali mibale ya Jakobi, bandeko mibali ya Dina, Simeoni mpe Levi, bakamataki mipanga na bango, bakotaki na pwasa kati na engumba mpe babomaki mibali nyonso.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.

26Babomaki na mopanga Amori mpe mwana na ye ya mobali Sishemi. Bakamataki Dina wuta na ndako ya Sishemi mpe bazongaki na ye.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27Bana mibali mosusu ya Jakobi bayaki kosasa mibali oyo bazalaki na bapota mpe kobebisa engumba mpo ete babebisaki lokumu ya ndeko na bango ya mwasi.Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28Babotolaki bangombe na bango, bameme mpe bantaba na bango, ba-ane na bango, biloko nyonso oyo ezalaki kati na engumba mpe na bilanga.They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29Bakamataki bomengo na bango nyonso : bana, basi mpe biloko nyonso oyo ezalaki kati na bandako na bango.They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30Boye, Jakobi alobaki na Simeoni mpe na Levi : — Bopesi ngai pasi mpe bobimisi ngai moto mabe na miso ya bato ya Kanana mpe ya Perizi oyo bazali kovanda na mboka oyo. Biso tozali kaka moke ; mpe soki basangisi makasi na bango mpo na kobundisa ngai, bakoboma ngai elongo na ndako na ngai mobimba.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.”

31Bango bazongisaki : — Boni, esengelaki bazwa ndeko na biso lokola mwasi ya ndumba ?But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

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