Genesis 34

1 Forsothe Dyna, the douytir of Lya, yede out to se the wymmen of that cuntrey.

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had born unto Jacob, went out to look about among the daughters of the land.

2 And whanne Sichem, the sone of Emor Euey, the prince of that lond, hadde seyn hir, he louede hir, and rauyschide, and sclepte with hir, and oppresside the virgyn bi violence.

And Shechem the son of Chamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and did her violence.

3 And his soule was boundun faste with hir, and he pleside hir sory with flateringis.

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke kindly unto the maiden.

4 And he yede to Emor,

And Shechem spoke unto Chamor his father, saying, Get me this girl for wife.

5 his fadir, and seide, Take to me this damysel a wijf. And whanne Jacob hadde herd this thing, while the sones weren absent, and ocupied in the fedyng of scheep, he was stille, til thei camen ayen.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

6 Sotheli whanne Emor, the fadir of Sichem, was gon out, `that he schulde speke to Jacob, lo!

And Chamor the father of Shechem went out unto to Jacob to speak with him.

7 hise sones camen fro the feeld. And whanne this thing that bifelde was herd, thei weren wroothe greetli; for he wrouyte a foul thing in Israel, and he hadde do a thing vnleueful in the defoulyng of the douyter of Jacob.

And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it, and the men were grieved, and it excited their anger greatly; because he had wrought a disgraceful thing in Israel to lie with the daughter of Jacob, and this ought not to be done.

8 And so Emor spak to hem, The soule of my sone Sichem cleuyde to youre douytir, yeue ye hir a wijf to hym,

And Chamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son longeth for your daughter; give her, I pray you, unto him for wife.

9 and ioyne we weddyngis to gidere; yyue ye youre douytris to vs,

And intermarry with us; your daughters ye shall give unto us, and our daughters ye may take unto yourselves.

10 and take ye oure douytris, and dwelle ye with vs; the lond is in youre power, tile ye, make ye marchaundise, and welde ye it.

And with us shall ye dwell; and the land shall be open before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and acquire possessions therein.

11 But also Sichem seide to the fadir and britheren of hir, Fynde Y grace bifor you, and what euer thingis ye ordeynen Y schal yyue;

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brother, Let me but find grace in your eyes, and whatever ye may say unto me, I will give.

12 encreesse ye the dower, and axe ye yiftis, Y schal yyue wilfull that that ye axen; oonli yyue ye this damysele a wijf to me.

Ask of me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give, just as ye may say unto me; but give me the maiden for wife.

13 The sones of Jacob answeriden in gile to Sichem and his fadir, and weren feerse for the defoulyng of maidenhod of the sistir,

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Chamor his father with cunning, and spoke; because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

14 We moun not do this that ye axen, nether we moun yyue oure sistir to a man vncircumcidid, which thing is vnleueful and abhomynable anentis vs.

And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that would be a reproach unto us.

15 But in this we schulen mowe be boundun in pees, if ye wole be lijk vs, and ech of male kynde be circumcidid in you,

But on this condition will we consent unto you; if ye will become as we are, that every male of you be circumcised:

16 thanne we schulen yyue and take togidre oure douytris and youre; and we schulen dwelle with you, and we schulen be o puple.

Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters unto us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

17 Forsothe if ye nylen be circumcidid, we schulen take oure douytir, and schulen go a wei.

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter, and go our way.

18 The profryng of hem pleside Emor and Sichem,

And their words were pleasing in the eyes of Chamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Chamor.

19 his sone, and the yong wexynge man dilaiede not, that ne he fillide anoon that that was axid, for he louede the damysele greetli, and he was noble in al `the hous of his fadir.

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter; and he was the most honored of all the house of his father.

20 And thei entriden in to the yate of the citee, and spaken to the puple,

And Chamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying,

21 These men ben pesible, and wolen dwelle with vs; make thei marchaundie in the loond, and tile thei it, which is large and brood, and hath nede to tileris; we schulen take her douytris to wyues, and we schulen yyue oure douytris to hem.

These men are peaceably inclined with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; and the land, behold, it is large enough on all sides before them; their daughters we will take unto us for wives, and our daughters we will give unto them.

22 O thing is, for which so greet good is dilaied; if we circumciden oure malis, and suen the custom of the folc,

Only with this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 bothe her substaunce, and scheep, and alle thingis which thei welden, schulen be oure; oneli assente we in this, that we dwelle to gidere, and make o puple.

Their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs will they not be ours? only let us consent unto them, that they may dwell with us.

24 And alle men assentiden, and alle malis weren circumcidid.

And unto Chamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and all the males were circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 And lo! in the thridde day, whanne the sorewe of woundis was moost greuous, twei sones of acob, Symeon and Leuy, britheren of Dyna, token swerdis, and entriden in to the citee booldeli; and whanne alle malis weren slayn,

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each his sword, and came upon the city unresisted and slew all the males.

26 thei killiden Emor and Sichem togidere, and token Dyna, her sistir, fro the hous of Sichem.

And they slew Chamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword; and they took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

27 And whanne thei weren goon out, othere sones of Jacob felden in on the slayn men, and rifeliden the citee for the veniaunce of defoulyng of a virgyn.

The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28 And thei wastiden the scheep of tho men, and droues of oxun, and assis, and alle thingis that weren in howsis and feeldis,

They took their sheep and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field.

29 and ledden prisoneris the litle children, and wyues of tho men.

And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives they took captive, and spoiled; and all that was in the house.

30 And whanne these thingis weren don hardili, Jacob seide to Symeon and Leuy, Ye han troblid me, and han maad me hateful to Cananeis and Fereseis, dwellers of this lond; we ben fewe, thei schulen be gaderid to gidere and schulen sle me, and Y schal be don a wey and myn hous.

And Jacob said unto Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to cause me to be hated among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and as I am but few in number, they may gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I would be destroyed, I and my house.

31 Symeon and Leuy answeriden, Whether thei ouyten mysuse oure sistir as an hoore?

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?