Judges 21
1 The sons of Israel had also taken an oath at Mizpah, and they said, “None of us shall give his daughters as a wife to the sons of Benjamin.”
А синови Израиљеви беху се заклели у Миспи рекавши: Ниједан између нас да не да кћери своје за жену сину Венијаминовом.
2 And they all went to the house of God at Shiloh. And sitting in his sight until evening, they lifted up their voice, and they began to weep, with a great wailing, saying,
Зато отиде народ к дому Божјем, и осташе онде до вечери пред Богом, и подигавши глас свој плакаше врло,
3 “Why, O Lord, God of Israel, has this evil happened among your people, so that this day one tribe would be taken away from us?”
И рекоше: Зашто се, Господе Боже Израиљев, догоди ово у Израиљу, данас да нестане једног племена из Израиља?
4 Then, rising at first light on the next day, they built an altar. And they offered holocausts and victims of peace offerings there, and they said,
И сутра дан урани народ, и начини онде олтар, и принесоше жртве паљенице и жртве захвалне.
5 “Who, out of all the tribes of Israel, did not ascend with the army of the Lord?” For they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were at Mizpah, that whoever was not present would be slain.
Тада рекоше синови Израиљеви: Има ли ко да није дошао на збор из свих племена Израиљевих ка Господу? Јер се беху тешко заклели за оног ко не дође у Миспу ка Господу рекавши: Да се погуби.
6 And the sons of Israel, having been led to repentance over their brother Benjamin, began to say: “One tribe has been taken away from Israel.
Јер се синовима Израиљевим сажали за Венијамином братом њиховим, и рекоше: Данас се истреби једно племе из Израиља.
7 From where shall they receive wives? For we have all sworn in common that we will not give our daughters to them.”
Шта ћемо чинити с онима што су остали да би имали жене, кад се заклесмо Господом да им не дамо кћери својих за жене?
8 For this reason, they said, “Who is there, out of all the tribes of Israel, that did not ascend to the Lord at Mizpah?” And behold, the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead were found not to have been among that army.
Па рекоше: Има ли ко из племена Израиљевих да није дошао у Миспу ка Господу? И гле, не беше дошао на војску, на збор, нико из Јависа Галадовог.
9 (Likewise, in the time when they had been at Shiloh, not one of them was found to be there.)
Јер кад се народ преброја, гле, не беше онде ниједног од оних који живе у Јавису Галадовом.
10 And so they sent ten thousand very robust men, and they instructed them, saying, “Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the edge of the sword, including their wives and little ones.”
Зато посла збор онамо дванаест хиљада храбрих људи, и заповеди им говорећи: Идите и побијте становнике у Јавису Галадовом оштрим мачем и жене и децу.
11 And this shall be what you ought to do: “Every one of the male gender, as well as all the women who have known men, shall be put to death. But the virgins you shall reserve.”
Ово ћете дакле учинити: све мушкиње и све женскиње што је познало човека побијте.
12 And four hundred virgins, who had not known the bed of a man, were found from Jabesh-Gilead. And they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan.
И нађоше међу становницима Јависа Галадовог четири стотине девојака, које не беху познале човека, и доведоше их у логор у Силом, који је у земљи хананској.
13 And they sent messengers to the sons of Benjamin, who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they instructed them, so that they would receive them in peace.
Тада посла сав збор, те говорише синовима Венијаминовим који беху у стени Римону, и објавише им мир.
14 And the sons of Benjamin went, at that time, and wives were given to them from the daughters of Jabesh-Gilead. But others were not found, whom they might give in a similar manner.
Тако се вратише синови Венијаминови у то време, и дадоше им жене које оставише у животу између жена из Јависа Галадовог; али их не беше доста за њих.
15 And all of Israel was very saddened, and they did penance for destroying one tribe out of Israel.
А народу беше жао Венијамина што Господ окрњи племена Израиљева.
16 And those greater by birth said: “What shall we do with the remainder, those who have not received wives? For all the females of Benjamin have been cut down,
Па рекоше старешине од збора: Шта ћемо чинити с овима што су остали да би имали жене? Јер су изгинуле жене у племену Венијаминовом.
17 and we must take great care, and make provision with a very great diligence, so that one tribe may not be wiped away from Israel.
Потом рекоше: Наследство Венијаминово припада онима што су остали, да се не би затрло племе из Израиља.
18 As for our own daughters, we are not able to give them, being bound by an oath and a curse, when we said, ‘Accursed is he who will give any of his daughters to Benjamin as a wife.’”
А ми им не можемо дати жена између кћери својих; јер су се заклели синови Израиљеви рекавши: Да је проклет ко да жену синовима Венијаминовим.
19 And they took counsel, and they said, “Behold, there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord at Shiloh, which is situated to the north of the city of Bethel, and on the eastern side of the way that one takes from Bethel to Shechem, and to the south of the town of Lebonah.”
Потом рекоше: Ево, годишњи је празник Господњи у Силому, који је са севера Ветиљу, к истоку, на путу који иде од Ветиља у Сихем, и с југа Левони.
20 And they instructed the sons of Benjamin, and they said: “Go, and hide in the vineyards.
И заповедише синовима Венијаминовим говорећи: Идите, и заседите по виноградима.
21 And when you will have seen daughters of Shiloh being led out to dance, according to custom, go forth suddenly from the vineyards, and let each one seize one wife from among them, and travel into the land of Benjamin.
И пазите: Па кад изиђу кћери силомске да играју, изиђите из винограда и отмите сваки себи жену између кћери силомских; и идите у земљу Венијаминову.
22 And when their fathers and brothers arrive, and they begin to complain against you and to argue, we will say to them: ‘Take pity on them. For they have not seized them by right of war or conquest. Instead, begging to receive them, you did not give them, and so the sin was on your part.’”
А кад дођу оци њихови или браћа њихова к нама да се суде, ми ћемо им казати: Смилујте им се нас ради, јер у овом рату нисмо заробили жене за сваког њих; а ви им нисте дали, и тако нећете бити криви.
23 And so the sons of Benjamin did just as they had been ordered. And according to their number, they seized for themselves one wife each, out of those who were led out dancing. And they went into their own possession, and they built up their cities, and they lived in them.
Тада синови Венијаминови учинише тако, и доведоше жене према броју свом између играчица које отеше, и отишавши вратише се на наследство своје, и сазидаше опет градове и населише се у њима.
24 The sons of Israel also returned, according to their tribes and families, to their tents.
И тако разиђоше се синови Израиљеви оданде у оно време сваки у своје племе и у породицу своју, и отидоше оданде сваки на своје наследство.
25 In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself.
У оно време не беше цара у Израиљу; сваки чињаше шта му беше драго.
