Judges 21
1 The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, “None of us will allow our daughters to marry a Benjamite.”
Bet Israēla vīri Micpā bija zvērējuši sacīdami: neviens no mums lai nedod Benjaminiešiem savu meitu par sievu.
2 The Israelites went to Bethel and sat there before God until the evening, crying loudly in distress.
Tad tie ļaudis nāca uz Bēteli un tur palika līdz vakaram Dieva priekšā un pacēla savas balsis un raudāja gauži raudādami,
3 “Lord, God of Israel, why has this happened to Israel?” they asked. “Today one of our tribes is missing from Israel.”
Un tie sacīja: ak Kungs, Tu Israēla Dievs! Kāpēc tas ir noticis iekš Israēla, ka šodien Israēls par vienu cilti ir mazāks kļuvis?
4 The next day they got up early, built an altar, and brought burnt offerings and friendship offerings.
Otrā dienā tie ļaudis cēlās agri un tur uztaisīja altāri, un upurēja dedzināmos upurus un pateicības upurus.
5 “Which of all the tribes of Israel didn't attend the assembly we held before the Lord?” they asked. For they had sworn a sacred oath that anyone who did not come before the Lord at Mizpah would without exception be executed.
Un Israēla bērni sacīja: kurš tas ir, kas no visām Israēla ciltīm nav atnācis tai draudzes sapulcē pie Tā Kunga? Jo par to, kas nebūtu atnācis pie Tā Kunga uz Micpu, bija ar lielu zvērestu noteikts, ka tam bija tapt nokautam.
6 The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin, saying, “Today one tribe has been hacked off from Israel!
Un Israēla bērniem bija žēl par Benjaminu, savu brāli, un tie sacīja: šodien viena cilts no Israēla ir izdeldēta.
7 What shall we do about wives for those who are left, since we have sworn an oath before the Lord that we will not allow any of our daughters to marry them?”
Ko mēs tiem darīsim, ka tie atlikušie dabū sievas? Jo mēs pie Tā Kunga esam zvērējuši, ka tiem no savām meitām nevienu negribam dot par sievu.
8 Then they asked, “Which one of all the tribes of Israel didn't attend the assembly we held before the Lord at Mizpah?” They found out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly,
Un tie sacīja: vai kāds nav no Israēla ciltīm, kas nav atnācis pie Tā Kunga uz Micpu? Un redzi, no Jabesas Gileādā neviens nebija lēģerī nācis draudzes sapulcē.
9 for once they had done a head count, there was nobody there from Jabesh-gilead.
Jo tie ļaudis tapa skaitīti un redzi, tur nebija neviena no tiem, kas Jabesā Gileādā dzīvoja.
10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand of their best warriors there. They gave them orders, saying, “Go and kill the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with your swords, even the women and children.
Tad tā draudze uz turieni sūtīja divpadsmit tūkstoš vīrus no tiem stiprākiem un tiem pavēlēja un sacīja: ejat un kaujiet tos, kas Jabesā Gileādā dzīvo ar zobena asmeni līdz ar sievām un bērniņiem.
11 This is what you have to do: Destroy every male and every woman who has had sex with a man.”
Bet šī ir tā lieta, ko jums būs darīt: visus no vīriešu kārtas un visas sievas, kas pie vīra gulējušas, jums būs izdeldēt.
12 They managed to find among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred virgins who had not had sex with a man. They took them to the camp in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan.
Un tie atrada starp tiem iedzīvotājiem Jabesā Gileādā četrsimt meitas, jaunavas, kas vīru nebija atzinušas, nedz pie vīriem gulējušas, un tās veda uz lēģeri Šīlo, kas ir Kanaāna zemē.
13 Then the whole assembly sent a message to the Benjamites at Pomegranate Rock to tell them, “Peace!”
Tad visa draudze nosūtīja un runāja uz Benjamina bērniem, kas bija pie Rimona klints, un tiem lika mieru pasludināt.
14 So the men of Benjamin went back home, and gave to them the four hundred women from Jabesh-gilead who had been spared as wives. However, there wasn't enough for all of them.
Tā tanī laikā Benjaminieši griezās atpakaļ; un tie viņiem deva tās sievas, ko tie bija dzīvas pametuši no Jabesas sievām Gileādā, bet tur viņiem nepietika,
15 The people felt sorry for the Benjamites because the Lord had made this empty hole among the Israelite tribes.
Tad tiem ļaudīm bija žēl par Benjaminu, ka Tas Kungs plaisu bija darījis Israēla ciltīs.
16 The elders of the assembly asked, “What shall we do to supply the remaining wives because all the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
Un tie draudzes vecaji sacīja: ko mēs darīsim, ka tie atlikušie sievas dabū? Jo tās sievas no Benjamina ir izdeldētas.
17 They added, “There have to be heirs for the Benjamite survivors—an Israelite tribe of Israel can't be wiped out.
Tad tie sacīja: Benjaminiešu zemes daļu pienākas iemantot tiem, kas izglābušies, lai neviena Israēla cilts netop izdeldēta.
18 But we can't let them have our daughters as wives, since we as the people of Israel swore a sacred oath, saying, ‘Anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite is cursed!’”
Bet mēs tiem no savām meitām sievas nevaram dot, jo Israēla bērni ir apzvērējušies sacīdami: nolādēts lai ir, kas Benjaminiešiem dod sievu.
19 Then they said, “Look! Every year there's the Lord's festival in Shiloh. It's held north of Bethel, and east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, south of Lebonah.”
Un tie sacīja: redzi, Šīlo ir Tā Kunga svētki ik gadus, Bētelei pret ziemeļa pusi, pret rītiem tam ceļam, kur iet no Bēteles uz Šehemi un pret dienas vidu Libonai.
20 So they ordered the Benjamites, “Go and hide in the vineyards.
Un tie pavēlēja Benjamina bērniem un sacīja: ejat un paslēpjaties vīna kalnos.
21 Keep a lookout, and when you see the young women from Shiloh come out to perform their dances, run out from the vineyards, and each of you abduct a wife for yourself and go back home to the land of Benjamin.
Un skatāties, un redzi, kad Šīlo meitas diedamas ar stabulēm iznāks, tad izejiet jūs no tiem vīna kalniem un sagrābiet ikviens sev sievu no Šīlo meitām un noejat uz Benjamina zemi.
22 If their fathers or brothers come complaining to us, we'll tell them, ‘Please do us a favor, because we couldn't find enough wives for them in the war. And it's not as if you're guilty of breaking the oath since you didn't give them in marriage.”
Un kad viņu tēvi vai viņu brāļi nāks mūsu priekšā tiesāties, tad mēs uz tiem sacīsim: atvēliet mums tās, jo mēs ikvienam sievu ar karošanu neesam dabūjuši; jo jūs viņiem tās neesat devuši; tad jums tagad būtu vaina.
23 The Benjaminites did as they were ordered. Each man grabbed one of the women dancers up to the total needed and carried her off to be his wife. Then they went back to their own land, where they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.
Un Benjamina bērni darīja tā un ņēma sievas pēc sava skaita no tām, kas tur dejoja; tās tie laupīja. Un nogāja un griezās atpakaļ uz savām mājām, un uztaisīja pilsētas un dzīvoja iekš tām.
24 Then the Israelites left and went home to their tribes and families, each one going to the land they owned.
Un Israēla bērni tanī laikā no turienes cēlās ikviens pie savas cilts un pie saviem radiem, un izgāja no turienes ikviens uz savām mājām.
25 At that time Israel didn't have a king—everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.
Tanīs dienās ķēniņa nebija iekš Israēla; ikviens darīja, kā tam patika.
