Genesis 34
1 Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
Dina the doughter of Lea which she bare vnto Iacob went out to see the doughters of the lande.
2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
And Siche the sonne of Hemor the Heuite lorde of the countre sawe her and toke her and laye with her and forced her:
3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
and his harte laye vnto Dina ye doughter of Iacob. And he loued yt damsell and spake kidly vnto her
4 So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
and spake vnto his father Hemor saynge gett me this mayde vnto my wyfe.
5 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.
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.
6 Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
Then Hemor the father of Sichem went out vnto Iacob to come with him.
7 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.
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.
8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
And Hemor comened with the sainge? the soule of my sonne Siche logeth for youre doughter geue her him to wyfe
9 Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.
and make mariages with vs: geue youre doughters vnto vs ad take oure doughters vnto you
10 You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
and dwell with vs and the lande shall be at youre pleasure dwell and do youre busynes and haue youre possessions there in.
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
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.
12 Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
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.
13 But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
Then the sonnes of Iacob answered to Sichem ad Hemor his father deceytefully because he had defyled Dina their syster.
14 “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
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.
15 We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
Only in this will we consent vnto you? Yf ye will be as we be that all the men childern amonge you be circumcysed
16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
tha will we geue oure doughter to you and take youres to vs and will dwell with you and be one people.
17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”
But and yf ye will not harken vnto vs to be circumcysed than will we take oure doughter and goo oure wayes.
18 Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
And their wordes pleased Hemor and Sichem his sonne.
19 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.
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.
20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
Tha Hemor and Sichem went vnto the gate of their cyte and comened with the men of their cyte sayncte.
21 “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.
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:
22 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.
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.
23 Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
Their goodes and their substance and all their catell are oures only let vs consente vnto them that they maye dwell with vs.
24 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.
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.
25 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.
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
26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
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.
27 Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
Than came the sonnes of Iacob vpon the deede and spoyled the cyte because they had defyled their sister:
28 They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.
and toke their shepe oxen asses and what so euer was in the cyte and also in ye feldes
29 They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.
And all their goodes all their childern and their wyues toke they captyue and made havock of all that was in the houses.
30 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.”
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.
31 But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
And they answered: shuld they deall with oure sister as wyth an whoore?
