Genesis 34 (TCZCHONG)

1Jacob le Leah chanu Dinah chu nikhat apotdoh in hiche gam'a cheng numei khangthah hotoh kimuto din achen ahi.Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2Ahin hiche gam’a Hiv mi leng Homar chapa Shechem kitipa chun Dinah chu aman in aluppi tan ahi.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3Ahin amapa chun ahin ngailu lheh tan, hichun aman thudihtah a kihoulimpi a nopsah ding chu adei lheh tai.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4Shechem in apa Homar jah a asei tan, hiche numeinu hi neipuipeh un kaji din kadeiye ati.So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5Phat chomkhat jouvin, Jacob in thusoh aja tan Shechem in Dinah aluppia asuhset chu ahetan, ahin Jacob in achate gamlah a gancha ho ching ahijeh u chun amaho ahung lhun angah in kamcheng khat jeng cha jong akehpoi.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.

6Hamor Shechem pa chu Jacob henga kihoulim dingin achedoh tai.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7Chuin Jacob chate loulam a kon'in ahunglhung tauvin ama hon hiche thu ho ajah uchun alung nommo lheh un kidang jong asa lheh uvin hatah in alunghang uvin, asopinu Dinah Shechem in asuhset a Jacob insung asuhboi chu bollou ding khat ahiye atiuve.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.

8Hamor in Jacob le achate akihoulimpin, aman aseiye, “Kachapa Shechem in na chanu alungset lheh jengin ahi, lungset tah in amani chu kichensah uhite.But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9Ahithei ding leh eiho chate kila tou hite, keihon nangho chanu ho kipui uvingting, keima ho chanute ho jong nangho chapa te ho din kipui un ati.Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

10Hiche gamsunga hi ichenkhom theiyu ahi, chule khosa uvin bolthei toh thei tongun, nanop chanu nei le gou jong na kilam theiyu ahi.”You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11Shechem chu Dinah sopiho le apa jah a ataotan, “Lungset tah in nei khotouvin, ahithei ding le kaji din kakipui nom e chule nang hon na thum chan uchu keiman kapeh ding nahiuve.”Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12Numei nu chu kaji dinga nei peh pou ule keiman ipi thilpeh hijongleh suhto thei ding alen aneo hileh kapeh ding ahi, ati.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13Hinlah Shechem in Dinah ana luppi a asuhset tah jeh chun Jacob chate chun Hamor le achapa Shechem chu lungphalou tah in ahoulimpi tauve.But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14Ama hon adonbut un, “Hiche hi keima ho moh nop lhah thei kahi pouve, ajeh chu nangho hi chep tanlou nahiuvin, ka sopinu u nang hon nakipui dingu chu keiho dinga jachat umtah khat hung hi ding ahi.“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15Hinlah kihoucham theina khat vang aum'e, hichu ahileh na pasal ho jouse achep natan thei diu le atiuve.We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16Hiche teng chule ka chanu te ho'u kapeh theiyu, chule nangho chanu ho jong keima hon jong kakipui thei dingu ahi.Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17Ahin nangho pasal hon acheptan ding anoplou ule ka sopinu'u kapeh theilou dingu ahi, atiuve.But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18Hamor le achapa Shechem chun amaho thilgon chu pha asa lhon'in ahi.Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19Shechem chu alunglhai lheh in bol ding ho chu ageisang tapon, ajeh chu Jacob chanu Dinah adei behset jeh chun Shechem chu amaho insung milah a jathei umdol tah khat ahi.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.

20Chuin Hamor le achapa Shechem khopi kelkot a ahung lhon'in mipi ho lah a akihou nau kinoptona ho chu ahung phong doh lhon'in hitin asei lhon'in ahi.So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21Amanin aphongdoh lhon'in hiche miho hi mipha eiho mi ahi ati lhon e, veuvin gam jong lentah inei uvin amaho chenna thei ding, amaho toh chengkhom uhitin, bolthei thei bol uhitin, eihon jong amaho chanute ijon thei ding'u chule ama hon jong eiho chanute akichenpi thei dingu ahi,” ati.“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.

22Amaho toh eiho ichen khom theina diuvin thil khat aum'e, hichu ahileh eiho pasal jouse amaho banga chep ikitan tengu le ichen khom thei ding'u ahi.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.

23Hinlah thilpha khat ihet dingu chu ichen khom tengu le agancha hou, anei agou hou jouse aboncha a eiho a hung hithei ahi. Hijeh chun ama hon adei atup hou chu bolpeh leuhen amaho jong eiho lah a chen ding thanom tah a hung cheng diu ahitai.Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24Hichun khopi sunga cheng aching athem jouse Hamor le achapa Shechem thupeh chu anom cheh tauvin, chule pasal jousen achep akitan sohhel tauvin ahi.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.

25Ahin nithum jou don chun amaho chep tanna maha jong damtheng loulai in Jacob chateni Simon le Levi asopinu Dinah toh pengkhom teni chu ahung kon lhon'in hiche khopi sunga pasal jouse chemjam in asatlih lhon tan ahi.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.

26Hiche athi ho lah achun Hamor le achapa Shechem jong ajao lhon tai, hichun Dinah chu Shechem in mun'a kon'in amaho inlam a ahinpui lhon tan ahi.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27Phat chomkhat jouvin Jacob chate ho ahunglhung cheh tauvin, ama hon khopi sunga mipi athi amang akithat ho chu asopinu u kisuhthangna khopi chu achom theng hel uve.Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28Ama hon akelngoi hou ahin, abongchal hou chule asangan hou jouse phaicham khopi sung le tollhang a thil keo jouse akilah tauve.They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29Anei agou jouse jong alahpeh sohkeiyun, amaho jite chate jong alahpeh un, amaho hetkhah nalouva apuimang tauve.They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30Jacob in phat chomkhat jouvin Simon le Levi kom'a hitin aseiye, “Keima hi nei suhmang lhon ahitai! Hiche gam mite le Canaan mite le Periz mite kom'a hin kanamse in kaui lheh tai. chule eiho lhomcha ihiuvin amaho ahung kihoutoh tengule eiho eisuh mang dingu ahi. Keima kahin ka insung pumpi ka kichaihel ding ahitai,” ati.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.”

31Ama hon lunghang tah in aseiyun, “Ipi bol'a chu isopinu u chu numei kijoh banga abolset ham?” atiuve.But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

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