Sudcov 21
1 Nadto každý z mužů Izraelských přísahou se byli zavázali v Masfa, řkouce: Žádný z nás nedá dcery své Beniaminským za manželku.
When the Israeli men gathered at Mizpah [before the battle started], they vowed, “None of us will ever allow one of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin!”
2 Protož všel lid do domu Boha silného, a seděli tam až do večera před Bohem, a pozdvihše hlasu svého, plakali pláčem velikým.
But now the Israelis went to Bethel and they cried loudly to Yahweh all day, until the sun went down.
3 A řekli: Proč Hospodine, Bože Izraelský, stalo se toto v Izraeli, aby dnes ubylo jedno pokolení z Izraele?
They kept saying, “Yahweh, God of us Israeli people, [it is as though] one of the tribes of us Israelis does not exist any more! (Why has this happened to us?/It is terrible that this has happened to us!)” [RHQ]
4 Nazejtří pak ráno vstal lid, a vzdělali tam oltář, a obětovali oběti zápalné a pokojné.
Early the next morning the people built an altar. Then they completely burned some sacrifices [on the altar], and also offered other sacrifices to maintain fellowship with God.
5 Řekli pak synové Izraelští: Jest-li kdo, ješto nepřišel do shromáždění tohoto ze všech pokolení Izraelských k Hospodinu? (Nebo se byli velice zapřisáhli proti tomu, kdož by nepřišel k Hospodinu do Masfa, řkouce: Bez milosti ať umře.
Then, because they had vowed that anyone who did not meet with them at Mizpah [to help fight the men of the tribe of Benjamin] would be killed, they asked among themselves, “Were there any of the tribes of Israel who did not come to Mizpah to meet with us in the presence of Yahweh?”
6 Nebo litujíce synové Izraelští Beniamina bratra svého, řekli: Dnes vyhlazeno jest jedno pokolení z Izraele.
The Israelis felt sorry for their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Benjamin. They said, “Today one of our Israeli tribes (has disappeared/no longer exists).
7 Jakž tedy učiníme s těmi ostatky, aby ženy měli, poněvadž jsme se přísahou zavázali skrze Hospodina, že jim nedáme dcer svých za manželky?)
Yahweh heard us solemnly declare that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin. What can we do to make certain that the men of the tribe of Benjamin who were not killed will have wives?”
8 Řekli tedy: Jest-li kdo z pokolení Izraelských, ješto nepřišel k Hospodinu do Masfa? A aj, nepřišel byl žádný do vojska z Jábes Galád do shromáždění.
Then [one of] them asked, “What group from any of the tribes of Israel did not send any men here to Mizpah?”
9 Nebo když sečten byl lid, a aj, nebylo tam žádného z obyvatelů Jábes Galád.
[They realized that] when the soldiers were counted, there was no one from Jabesh-Gilead [city] who had come there.
10 Protož poslalo tam shromáždění to dvanácte tisíc mužů nejsilnějších, a přikázali jim, řkouce: Jděte a pobíte obyvatele Jábes Galád ostrostí meče, ženy i děti.
So all the Israelis decided to send 12,000 very good soldiers to Jabesh-Gilead to kill the people there with their swords, even to kill the married women and children.
11 Toto pak učiníte: Všecky mužského pohlaví, a každou ženu, kteráž muže poznala, zamordujete.
[They told this to those men]: “This is what you must do: You must kill every man in Jabesh-Gilead. You must also kill every married woman. [But do not kill the unmarried women].”
12 Nalezli tedy mezi obyvateli Jábes Galád čtyři sta děveček panen, kteréž nepoznaly muže, a přivedli je do vojska v Sílo, kteréž bylo v zemi Kananejské.
So those soldiers [went to Jabesh-Gilead and killed all the men, married women, and children. But they] found 400 unmarried young women there. So they brought them to their camp at Shiloh, in Canaan, [across the river from the Gilead area that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin].
13 Tedy poslalo všecko to shromáždění, a mluvili k synům Beniamin, kteříž byli v skále Remmon, a povolali jich v pokoji.
Then all the Israelis [who had gathered] sent a message to the 600 men who were at Rimmon Rock. They said that they would like to make peace with them.
14 Protož navrátili se Beniaminští toho času. I dali jim ženy, kteréž živé zachovali z žen Jábes Galád, ale ani tak se jim nedostávalo jich.
So the men came back from Rimmon Rock. The Israelis gave to them the women from Jabesh-Gilead whom they had not killed. But there were [only 400 women. But there were] not enough women [for those 600 men].
15 Lidu pak líto bylo Beniamina, proto že učinil Hospodin mezeru v pokoleních Izraelských.
The Israelis [still] felt sorry for the men of the tribe of Benjamin, because Yahweh had (decimated/almost wiped out) one of the Israeli tribes.
16 Řekli tedy starší shromáždění toho: Jak učiníme s těmi pozůstalými, aby měli ženy? Nebo vyhlazeny jsou ženy z pokolení Beniamin.
The Israeli leaders said, “We have killed all the married women of the tribe of Benjamin. Where can we get women to be wives of the men who are still alive?
17 Řekli také: Dědictví Beniaminovo pozůstalým náleží, aby nezahynulo pokolení z Izraele.
These men must have wives to give birth to children, in order that their families will continue. If that does not happen, all the people of one of the tribes of Israel will die.
18 My pak nemůžeme jim dáti dcer svých za manželky; (nebo se byli přísahou zavázali synové Izraelští, řkouce: Zlořečený buď, kdož by dal manželku synům Beniamin.)
But we cannot allow our daughters to marry these men, because we vowed that Yahweh will curse anyone who gives one of his daughters to become a wife of any man of the tribe of Benjamin.”
19 Potom řekli: Aj, slavnost Hospodinova bývá v Sílo každého roku na místě, kteréž jest s půlnoční strany domu Boha silného, k východu slunce cestě, kterouž se chodí od domu Boha silného do Sichem, a Lebnu jest na poledne.
Then [one of] them (had an idea/thought of something that they could do). He said, “Every year there is a festival to honor Yahweh at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel and east of the road that extends from Bethel to Shechem, and it is south of Lebonah [city].”
20 Přikázali tedy synům Beniamin, řkouce: Jděte a skrejte se v vinicích.
So the Israeli leaders told the men of the tribe of Benjamin, “[When it is the time for that festival], go to Shiloh and hide in the vineyards.
21 A šetřte, a aj, když vyjdou dcery Sílo plésati v houfích, tedy vyskočíte z vinic a pochytíte sobě každý manželku svou ze dcer Sílo, a odejdete do země Beniamin.
Keep watching for the young women to come out of the city to dance. [When they come out], all of you should run out of the vineyards. Each of you can seize one of the young women of Shiloh. Then you can all return to your homes [with those women].
22 Když pak přijdou otcové jejich aneb bratří jejich, aby se před námi soudili, tedy řekneme jim: Slitujte se nad námi místo nich, nebo v té válce nevzali jsme pro každého z nich manželky; také jste vy jim nedali jich, a tak nebudete nic vinni.
If their fathers or brothers come to us and complain [about what you have done], we will say to them, ‘Be kind to the men of the tribe of Benjamin. When we fought them, we did not leave any women alive to become their wives, and you did not give those young women to the men from the tribe of Benjamin. [They stole them]. So you will not be guilty, [even though you said that you would not allow any of your daughters to marry one of them].’”
23 Tedy učinili tak synové Beniamin, a přivedli sobě manželky vedlé počtu svého z těch plésajících, kteréž uchvátili; a odšedše, navrátili se k dědictví svému, a vzdělavše zase města svá, bydlili v nich.
So that is what the men of the tribe of Benjamin did. [They went to Shiloh at the time of the festival]. And when the young women were dancing, each man caught one of them and took her away and married her. Then they took their wives back to the land that God had given to them. They rebuilt their cities [that had been burned down], and they lived there.
24 A tak odešli odtud synové Izraelští toho času, jeden každý k svému pokolení a k čeledi své; a vrátili se odtud jeden každý k dědictví svému.
The other Israelis went to their homes in the areas where their tribes and clans lived, the areas that God had allotted to them.
25 Těch dnů nebylo krále v Izraeli, ale každý, což se mu vidělo, to činil.
At that time, the Israeli people did not have a king. Everyone did what they themselves thought was right.
