Genesis 34

1 Dina the doughter of Lea which she bare vnto Iacob went out to see the doughters of the lande.

Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the region.

2 And Siche the sonne of Hemor the Heuite lorde of the countre sawe her and toke her and laye with her and forced her:

When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he grabbed her, and raped her, and humiliated her.

3 and his harte laye vnto Dina ye doughter of Iacob. And he loued yt damsell and spake kidly vnto her

Then he became very attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman, and spoke kindly to the young woman.

4 and spake vnto his father Hemor saynge gett me this mayde vnto my wyfe.

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young woman as my wife."

5 And Iacob herde that he had defyled Dina his doughter but his sonnes were with the catell in the felde and therfore he helde his peace vntill they were come.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob remained silent until they came.

6 Then Hemor the father of Sichem went out vnto Iacob to come with him.

Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

7 And the sonnes of Iacob came out of the felde as soone as they herde it for it greued them and they were not a litle wrooth because he had wrought folie in Israell in that he had lyen with Iacobs doughter which thinge oughte not to be done.

The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter; a thing that should not be done.

8 And Hemor comened with the sainge? the soule of my sonne Siche logeth for youre doughter geue her him to wyfe

Hamor talked with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

9 and make mariages with vs: geue youre doughters vnto vs ad take oure doughters vnto you

Arrange marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

10 and dwell with vs and the lande shall be at youre pleasure dwell and do youre busynes and haue youre possessions there in.

You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and acquire property in it."

11 And Sichem sayde vnto hyr father and hir brethern: let me fynde grace in youre eyes and what soeuer ye apoynte me that will I geue.

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you ask of me I will give.

12 Axe frely of me both the dowry and gyftes and I will geue acordynge as ye saye vnto me and geue me the damsell to wyfe.

Ask me for a very expensive bride price, and I will pay whatever you ask of me, but give me the young woman as a wife."

13 Then the sonnes of Iacob answered to Sichem ad Hemor his father deceytefully because he had defyled Dina their syster.

The sons of Jacob replied deceitfully to Shechem and his father Hamor, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

14 And they sayde vnto them we can not do this thinge yt we shulde geue oure syster to one that is vncircumcysed for that were a shame vnto us.

And they said to them, "We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that would be a disgrace to us.

15 Only in this will we consent vnto you? Yf ye will be as we be that all the men childern amonge you be circumcysed

Only on this condition will we agree with you; that you become like us by circumcising all your males;

16 tha will we geue oure doughter to you and take youres to vs and will dwell with you and be one people.

then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

17 But and yf ye will not harken vnto vs to be circumcysed than will we take oure doughter and goo oure wayes.

But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go away."

18 And their wordes pleased Hemor and Sichem his sonne.

Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

19 And the yonge man deferde not for to do the thinge because he had a lust to Iacobs doughter: he was also most sett by of all that were in his fathers house.

The young man did not delay to do this thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important of anyone in his father's house.

20 Tha Hemor and Sichem went vnto the gate of their cyte and comened with the men of their cyte sayncte.

Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

21 These men ar peasable with us and will dwell in the lade and do their occupatio therin And in the land is rowme ynough for the let us take their doughters to wyues and geue them oures:

"These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them live in the land and travel in it. For look, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives for ourselves, and let us give them our daughters.

22 only herin will they consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs and to be one people: yf all the men childern that are amonge vs be circumcysed as they are.

Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us as one people: that every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 Their goodes and their substance and all their catell are oures only let vs consente vnto them that they maye dwell with vs.

Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree with them, so they will settle among us."

24 And vnto Hemor and Sichem his sonneharkened all that went out at the gate of his cyte. And all the men childern were circumcysed what soeuer went out at the gates of his cyte.

All who went out of the gate of his city agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

25 And the third daye when it was paynefull to them ij. of the sonnes of Iacob Simeon and Leui Dinas brethren toke ether of them his swerde and went in to the cyte boldly and slewe all yt was male

It happened on the third day, when they were still in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came into the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.

26 and slewe also Hemor and Sichem his sonne with the edge of the swerde ad toke Dina their sister out of Sichems house and went their waye.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and left.

27 Than came the sonnes of Iacob vpon the deede and spoyled the cyte because they had defyled their sister:

Jacob's sons entered over the dead and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28 and toke their shepe oxen asses and what so euer was in the cyte and also in ye feldes

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and was in the field,

29 And all their goodes all their childern and their wyues toke they captyue and made havock of all that was in the houses.

and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the houses.

30 And Iacob sayde to Simeon and Leui: ye haue troubled me ad made me styncke vnto the inhabitatours of the lande both to the Canaanytes and also vnto the Pherezites. And I am fewe in nombre. Wherfore they shall gather them selves together agaynst me and sley me and so shall I and my house be dystroyed.

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and attack me, and I and my household will be destroyed."

31 And they answered: shuld they deall with oure sister as wyth an whoore?

But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"