< Judges 21 >

1 Also the sones of Israel sworen in Maspha, and seiden, Noon of vs schal yyue to the sones of Beniamyn a wijf of his douytris.
and man Israel to swear in/on/with Mizpah to/for to say man: anyone from us not to give: give(marriage) daughter his to/for Benjamin to/for woman: wife
2 And `alle camen to the hows of God in Silo, and thei saten in the `siyt of hym `til to euentid, and thei reisiden the vois, and bigunnen to wepe with greet yellyng,
and to come (in): come [the] people Bethel Bethel and to dwell there till [the] evening to/for face: before [the] God and to lift: loud voice their and to weep weeping great: large
3 and seiden, Lord God of Israel, whi is this yuel don in thi puple, that to dai o lynage be takun awey of vs?
and to say to/for what? LORD God Israel to be (this *LA(bh)*) in/on/with Israel to/for to reckon: missing [the] day: today from Israel tribe one
4 Sotheli in the tother day thei risiden eerli, and bildyden an auter, and offriden there brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices, and seiden,
and to be from morrow and to rise [the] people and to build there altar and to ascend: offer up burnt offering and peace offering
5 Who of alle the lynagis of Israel stiede not in to the oost of the Lord? For whanne thei weren in Maspha, thei `hadden bounde hem silf with a greuouse ooth, that thei that failiden schulden be slayn.
and to say son: descendant/people Israel who? which not to ascend: rise in/on/with assembly from all tribe Israel to(wards) LORD for [the] oath [the] great: large to be to/for which not to ascend: rise to(wards) LORD [the] Mizpah to/for to say to die to die
6 And the sones of Israel weren led bi penaunce on her brother Beniamyn, and bigunnen to seie, O lynage of Israel is takun awey;
and to be sorry: comfort son: descendant/people Israel to(wards) Benjamin brother: male-sibling his and to say to cut down/off [the] day: today tribe one from Israel
7 wherof schulen thei take wyues? for alle we sworen in comyn, that we schulen not yyue oure douytris to hem.
what? to make: do to/for them to/for to remain to/for woman: wife and we to swear in/on/with LORD to/for lest to give: give(marriage) to/for them from daughter our to/for woman: wife
8 Therfor thei seiden, Who is of alle the lynagis of Israel, that stiede not to the Lord in Maspha? And lo! the dwelleris of Jabes of Galaad weren foundun, that thei weren not in the oost.
and to say who? one from tribe Israel which not to ascend: rise to(wards) LORD [the] Mizpah and behold not to come (in): come man: anyone to(wards) [the] camp from Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead to(wards) [the] assembly
9 Also in that tyme, whanne thei weren in Silo, noon of hem was foundun there.
and to reckon: list [the] people: soldiers and behold nothing there man: anyone from to dwell Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead
10 Therfor thei senten ten thousynde strongeste men, and comaundiden to hem, Go ye, and smyte the dwelleris of Jabes of Galaad bi the scharpnesse of swerd, as wel the wyues as `the litle children of hem.
and to send: depart there [the] congregation two ten thousand man from son: warrior [the] strength and to command [obj] them to/for to say to go: went and to smite [obj] to dwell Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead to/for lip: edge sword and [the] woman and [the] child
11 And this thing schal be, which ye `owen to kepe, sle ye alle of male kynde, and the wymmen, that knewen men fleischli; reserue ye the virgyns.
and this [the] word: thing which to make: do all male and all woman to know bed male to devote/destroy
12 And foure hundrid virgyns, that knewen not the bed of man, weren foundun of Jabes of Galaad; and thei brouyten hem to the castels in Silo, in to the lond of Chanaan.
and to find from to dwell Jabesh (Gilead) (Jabesh)-gilead four hundred maiden virgin which not to know man to/for bed male and to come (in): bring [obj] them to(wards) [the] camp Shiloh which in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
13 And `thei senten messangeris to the sones of Beniamyn, that weren in the stoon of Remmon; and thei comaundiden to hem, that thei schulden resseyue tho wymmen in pees.
and to send: depart all [the] congregation and to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Benjamin which in/on/with crag (Rock of) Rimmon and to call: call out to/for them peace
14 And the sones of Beniamyn camen in that tyme, and the douytris of Jabes of Galaad weren youun to hem to wyues; forsothe thei founden not othere wymmen, whiche thei schulden yyue in lijk maner.
and to return: return Benjamin in/on/with time [the] he/she/it and to give: give(marriage) to/for them [the] woman which to live from woman Jabesh (Gilead) (Jabesh)-gilead and not to find to/for them so
15 And al Israel sorewide greetly, and dide penaunce on the sleyng of o lynage of Israel.
and [the] people to be sorry: comfort to/for Benjamin for to make LORD breach in/on/with tribe Israel
16 And the grettere men in birthe seiden, What schulen we do to the othere men, that han not take wyues? Alle the wymmen in Beniamyn felden doun,
and to say old: elder [the] congregation what? to make: do to/for to remain to/for woman: wife for to destroy from Benjamin woman
17 and it `is to vs to puruey `with greet cure and greet studie, that o lynage be not don awey fro Israel.
and to say possession survivor to/for Benjamin and not to wipe tribe from Israel
18 We moun not yyue oure douytris to hem, for we ben boundun with an ooth and cursyng, bi which we seiden, Be he cursid that yyueth of hise douytris a wijf to Beniamyn.
and we not be able to/for to give: give(marriage) to/for them woman: wife from daughter our for to swear son: descendant/people Israel to/for to say to curse to give: give(marriage) woman: wife to/for Benjamin
19 And thei token a counsel, and seiden, Lo! annyuersarie solempnyte of the Lord is in Silo, whych is set at the north of the citee of Bethel, and at the eest coost of the weie that goith from Bethel to Siccyma, and at the south of the citee of Lebona.
and to say behold feast LORD in/on/with Shiloh from day: year day: year [to] which from north [to] to/for Bethel Bethel east [to] [the] sun to/for highway [the] to ascend: rise from Bethel Bethel Shechem [to] and from south to/for Lebonah
20 And thei comaundiden to the sones of Beniamyn, and seiden, Go ye, be ye hid in the vyneris;
(and to command *Q(K)*) [obj] son: descendant/people Benjamin to/for to say to go: went and to ambush in/on/with vineyard
21 and whanne ye seen douytris of Silo go forth bi custom to lede daunsis, go ye out of the vyneris sudeynli, and rauysche ye hem, eche man o wijf, and go ye in to the lond of Beniamyn.
and to see: see and behold if to come out: come daughter Shiloh to/for to twist: dance in/on/with dance and to come out: come from [the] vineyard and to catch to/for you man: anyone woman: wife his from daughter Shiloh and to go: went land: country/planet Benjamin
22 And whanne the fadris and britheren of hem schulen come, and bigynne to pleyne and plete ayens you, we schulen seie to hem, Haue ye mercy of hem; for thei rauyschiden not hem bi riyt of fiyteris and ouercomeris, but ye `yauen not to hem preiynge that thei schulden take; and the synne is of youre part.
and to be for to come (in): come father their or brother: male-sibling their (to/for to contend *Q(k)*) to(wards) us and to say to(wards) them be gracious us [obj] them for not to take: take man: anyone woman: wife his in/on/with battle for not you(m. p.) to give: give(marriage) to/for them like/as time be guilty
23 And the sones of Beniamyn diden as it was comaundid to hem, and bi her noumbre thei rauyschiden wyues to hem, ech man o wijf, of hem that ledden daunsis. And thei yeden in to her possessioun, and bildiden citees, and dwelliden in tho.
and to make: do so son: descendant/people Benjamin and to lift: marry woman: wife to/for number their from [the] to twist: dance which to plunder and to go: went and to return: return to(wards) inheritance their and to build [obj] [the] city and to dwell in/on/with them
24 And the sones of Israel turneden ayen, bi lynagis and meynees, in to her tabernaclis.
and to go: went from there son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with time [the] he/she/it man: anyone to/for tribe his and to/for family his and to come out: come from there man: anyone to/for inheritance his
25 In tho dayes was no kyng in Israel, but ech man dide this, that semyde ryytful to hym silf.
in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing king in/on/with Israel man: anyone [the] upright in/on/with eye his to make: do

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