from him, so that Jacob might after- in order to remove Esau and his men hold their rejoicings, and all the great people of the city were there. 7. And Shechem the son of Hamor the prince of the land was 73. And Esau hearkened to the also standing there to see them. voice of Jacob, and Esau returned 8. And Shechem beheld Dinah with the four hundred men that were the daughter of Jacob sitting with with him on their road to Seir, and her mother before the daughters of Jacob and all belonging to him went the city, and the damsel pleased him that day as far as the extremity of greatly, and he there asked his the land of Canaan in its borders, friends and his people, saying, whose and he remained there some time. CHAPTER XXXIII. daughter is that sitting amongst the women, whom I do not know in this city? 9. And they said unto him, surely 1. And in some time after Jacob this is the daughter of Jacob the son went away from the borders of the of Isaac the Hebrew, who has dwelt land, and he came to the land of in this city for some time, and when Shalem, that is the city of Shechem, it was reported that the daughters of which is in the land of Canaan, and the land were going forth to rejoice he rested in front of the city. she went with her mother and maid 2. And he bought a parcel of the servants to sit field which was there, from the child-seest. amongst them as thou ren of Hamor the people of the land, 10. And Shechem beheld Dinah for five shekels. the daughter of Jacob, and when he 3. And Jacob there built himself looked at her his soul became fixed a house, and he pitched his tent upon Dinah. there, and he made booths for his 11. And he sent and had her cattle, therefore he called the name taken by force, and Dinah came to of that place Succoth. 4. And Jacob remained in coth a year and six months. the house of Shechem and he seizSuc-ed her forcibly and lay with her and humbled* her, and he loved her ex 5. At that time some of the women ceedingly and placed her in his of the inhabitants of the land went to house. the city of Shechem to dance and 12. And they came and told the rejoice with the daughters of the thing unto Jacob, and when Jacob people of the city, and when they heard that Shechem had defiled his went forth then Rachel and Leah daughter Dinah, Jacob sent twelve the wives of Jacob with their families of his servants to fetch Dinah from also went to behold the rejoicing of the house of Shechem, and they the daughters of the city. went and came to the house of 6. And Dinah the daughter of Shechem to take away Dinah from Jacob also went along with them there. and saw the daughters of the city, 13. And when they came Shechem and they remained there before these went out to them with his men and daughters whilst all the people of the * Translated in the Bible, "and he defiled city were standing by them to be- her." Genesis, ch. 34, v. 2. 20. And the men were very much drove them from his house, and he | Shechem the son of Hamor had would not suffer them to come before done. Dinah, but Shechem was sitting with Dinah kissing and embracing her grieved concerning their sister, and before their eyes. they all came home fired with anger, 14. And the servants of Jacob before the time of gathering in their came back and told him, saying, cattle. when we came, he and his men/ 21. And they came and sat before drove us away, and thus did Shechem their father and they spoke unto him do unto Dinah before our eyes. kindled with wrath, saying, surely 15. And Jacob knew moreover death is due to this man and to his that Shechem had defiled his daugh- household, because the Lord God of ter, but he said nothing, and his sons the whole earth commanded Noah were feeding his cattle in the field, and his children that man shall never and Jacob remained silent till their rob, nor commit adultery; now behold Shechem has both ravaged and return. and not one of all the people of the city spoke a word to him. 16. And before his sons came committed fornication with our sister, home Jacob sent two maidens from his servants' daughters to take care of Dinah in the house of Shechem, and to remain with her, and Shechem sent three of his friends to his father Hamor the son of Chiddekem, the son of Pered, saying, get me this damsel for a wife. 17. And Hamor the son of Chiddekem the Hivite came to the house of Shechem his son, and he sat before him, and Hamor said unto his son, Shechem, is there then no woman amongst the daughters of thy people that thou wilt take an Hebrew woman who is not of thy people? 22. Surely thou knowest and anderstandest that the judgment of death is due to Shechem, and to his father, and to the whole city on account of the thing which he has done. 23. And whilst they were speaking before their father in this matter, behold Hamor the father of Shechem came to speak to Jacob the words of his son concerning Dinah, and he sat before Jacob and before his sons. 24. And Hamor spoke unto them, saying, the soul of my son Shechem 18. And Shechem said to him, longeth for your daughter; I pray her only must thou get for me, for you give her unto him for a wife and she is delightful in my sight; and intermarry with us; give us your Hamor did according to the word of daughters and we will give you our his son, for he was greatly beloved daughters, and you shall dwell with by him. us in our land and we will be as one people in the land. 19. And Hamor went forth to Jacob to commune with him con- 25. For our land is very extencerning this matter, and when he had sive, so dwell ye and trade therein gone from the house of his son and get possessions in it, and do Shechem, before he came to Jacob therein as you desire, and no one to speak unto him, behold the sons shall prevent you by saying a word of Jacob had come from the field, as to you. soon as they heard the thing that 26. And Hamor ceased speaking unto Jacob and his sons, and behold 35. And also because Shechem Shechem his son had come after did this thing to our sister Dinah. him, and he sat before them. in defiling her, for such vileness shall never be done amongst us. 27. And Shechem spoke before Jacob and his sons, saying, may I find favor in your sight that you will give me your daughter, and whatever you say unto me that will I do for her. 36. Now therefore know and see what you will do, and seek counsel and pretext what is to be done to them, in order to kill all the inhabitants of this city. 28. Ask me for abundance of 37. And Simeon said to them, dowry and gift, and I will give it, here is a proper advice for you; tell and whatever you shall say unto me them to circumcise every male that will I do, and whoever he be amongst them as we are circumcisthat will rebel against your orders, ed, and if they do not wish to do he shall die; only give me the damsel this, we shall take our daughter from for a wife. them and go away. 29. And Simeon and Levi answered Hamor and Shechem his son deceitfully, saying, all you have spoken unto us we will do for you. 30. And behold our sister is in your house, but keep away from her until we send to our father Isaac concerning this matter, for we can do nothing without his consent. 31. For he knoweth the ways of our father Abraham, and whatever he sayeth unto us we will tell you, we will conceal nothing from you. 38. And if they consent to do this and will do it, then when they are sunk down with pain, we will attack them with our swords, as upon one who is quiet and peaceable, and we will slay every male person amongst them. 39. And Simeon's advice pleased them, and Simeon and Levi resolved to do unto them as it was proposed. 40. And on the next morning Shechem and Hamor his father came again unto Jacob and his sons, to 32. And Simeon and Levi spoke speak concerning Dinah, and to hear this unto Shechem and his father in what answer the sons of Jacob would order to find a pretext, and to seek give to their words. counsel what was to be done to She- 41. And the sons of Jacob spoke chem and to his city in this matter.deceitfully to them, saying, we told 33. And when Shechem and his our father Isaac all your words, and father heard the words of Simeon your words pleased him. and Levi, it seemed good in their 42. But he spoke unto us, saying, sight, aud Shechem and his father thus did Abraham his father comcame forth to go home. mand him from God the Lord of the 34. And when they had gone, the whole earth, that any man who is not sons of Jacob said unto their father, of his descendants that should wish saying, behold, we know that death to take one of his daughters, shall is due to these wicked ones and to cause every male belonging to him their city, because they transgressed to be circumcised, as we are circumthat which God had commanded un- cised, and then we may give him our to Noah and his children and his daughter for a wife. seed after them. 43. Now we have made known to you all our ways that our father be circumcised as they are circumspoke unto us, for we cannot do this cised, as their God commanded them, of which you spoke unto us, to give and when we shall have done accordour daughter to an uncircumcised ing to their instructions to be circumman, for it is a disgrace to us. cised, then will they dwell amongst 44. But herein will we consent to us, together with their cattle and you, to give you our daughter, and possessions, and we shall be as one we will also take unto ourselves people with them. your daughters, and will dwell 50. And when all the men of the amongst you and be one people as city heard the words of Shechem you have spoken, if you will hearken and his father Hamor, then all the to us, and consent to be like us, to men of their city were agreeable to circumcise every male belonging to this proposal, and they obeyed to be you, as we are circumcised. circumcised, for Shechem and his 45. And if you will not hearken father Hamor were greatly esteemed unto us, to have every male circum- by them, being the princes of the cised as we are circumcised, as we land. have commanded, then we will come to you, and take our daughter from you and go away. 46. And Shechem and his father Hamor heard the words of the sons of Jacob, and the thing pleased them exceedingly, and Shechem and his father Hamor hastened to do the wishes of the sons of Jacob, for Shechem was very fond of Dinah, and his soul was rivetted to her. 51. And on the next day, Shechem and Hamor his father rose up early in the morning, and they assembled all the men of their city into the middle of the city, and they called for the sons of Jacob, who cirnumcised every male belonging to them on that day and the next. 52. And they circumcised Shechem and Hamor his father, and the five brothers of Shechem, and then every one rose up and went home, for this thing was from the Lord against the city of Shechem, and from the Lord was Simeon's counsel in this matter, in order that the Lord might deliver the city of Shechem into the hands of Jacob's two sons. 47. And Shechem and his father Hamor hastened to the gate of the city, and they assembled all the men of their city and spoke unto them the words of the sons of Jacob, saying, 48. We came to these men, the sons of Jacob, and we spoke unto them concerning their daughter, and these men will consent to do according to our wishes, and behold our land is of great extent for them, and they will dwell in it, and trade in it, 1. And the number of all the males and we shall be one people; we will that were circumcised, were six huntake their daughters, and our daugh- dred and forty-five men, and two ters we will give unto them for hundred and forty-six children.. 2. But Chiddekem, son of Pered, 49. But only on this condition the father of Hamor, and his six will these men consent to do this brothers, would not listen unto Shething; that every male amongst us chem and his father Hamor, and they wives. CHAPTER XXXIV. would not be circumcised, for the man did Shechem and Hamor his proposal of the sons of Jacob was father, and all the inhabitants of their loathsome in their sight, and their city, do that with which they had anger was greatly roused at this, been unacquainted and which their that the people of the city had not ancestors never commanded them, hearkened to them. where then will you fly or where conceal your shame, all your days before your brethren, the inhabitants of the land of Canaan? 3. And in the evening of the second day, they found eight small children who had not been circumcised, for their mothers had concealed them from Shechem and his father Hamor, and from the men of the city. 4. And Shechem and his father Hamor sent to have them brought before them to be circumcised, when Chiddekem and his six brothers sprang at them with their swords, and sought to slay them. 5. And they sought to slay also Shechem and his father Hamor, and they sought to slay Dinah with them, on account of this matter. 11. Now therefore we cannot bear up against this thing which you have done, neither can we be burthened with this yoke upon us, which our ancestors did not command us. 12. Behold to-morrow we will go and assemble all our brethren the Canaanitish brethren who dwell in the land, and we will all come and smite you and all those who trust in you, that there shall not be a remnant left, from you or them. 13. And when Hamor and his son 6. And they said unto them, what Shechem and all the people of the is this thing that you have done? are city heard the words of Chiddekem there no women amongst the daugh- and his brothers, they were terribly ters of your brethren the Canaanites, afraid of their lives at their words, that you wish to take unto yourselves and they repented of what they had daughters of the Hebrews, whom done. ye knew not before, and will do this 14. And Shechem and his father act which your fathers never com- Hamor answered their father Chiddemanded you? kem and his brethren, and they said unto them, all the words which you spoke unto us are true. 7. Do you imagine that you will succeed through this act which you have done? and what will you an- 15. Now do not say, nor imagine swer in this affair to your brethren in your hearts that on account of the the Canaanites, who will come to- love of the Hebrews we did this thing morrow and ask you concerning this that our ancestors did not command thing? us. 8. And if your act shall not appear 16. But because we saw that it just and good in their sight, what will was not their intention and desire to you do for your lives, and we for accede to our wishes concerning their our lives, in your not having hear-daughter as to our taking her, except kened to our voices? 9. And if the inhabitants of the land and all your brethren the children of Ham, shall hear of your act, saying, 10. On account of a Hebrew wo on this condition, so we hearkened to their voices and did this act which you saw, in order to obtain our desire from them. 17. And when we shall have ob |