Jasi Vahere 21
1 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Mizpa kumate omeri atru hu'za amanage hu'za huvempa hu'naze, Magore huno magotimo'a mofa'a atresigeno Benzameni nagatera uomaregosie.
When the Israeli men gathered at Mizpah [before the battle started], they vowed, “None of us will ever allow one of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin!”
2 Hagi ana'ma hute'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Beteli kumate Ra Anumzamofo avuga vu'za tusi zavi krafa nehazageno vuno kinaga omesege'za,
But now the Israelis went to Bethel and they cried loudly to Yahweh all day, until the sun went down.
3 zamagra amanage hu'naze, Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamoka nahigeno Israeli vahepintira mago naga'mo'za fananea hu'za nehaze?
They kept saying, “Yahweh, God of us Israeli people, [it is as though] one of the tribes of us Israelis does not exist any more! (Why has this happened to us?/It is terrible that this has happened to us!)” [RHQ]
4 Hagi mase'za anante knarera nanterame oti'za kresramna vu ita trohu'za, anante kresramnama vu ofa nehu'za, zamarimpa fru ofanena hu'naze.
Early the next morning the people built an altar. Then they completely burned some sacrifices [on the altar], and also offered other sacrifices to maintain fellowship with God.
5 Hagi anante amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahepintira ina naga'mo Ra Anumzamofo avugama atruma nehumpina atrua osu'naze? Na'ankure zamagra kora huvempa hu'za amanage hu'naze, Iza'o Ra Anumzamofonte'ma Mispama omesimofona ahe friho.
Then, because they had vowed that anyone who did not meet with them at Mizpah [to help fight the men of the tribe of Benjamin] would be killed, they asked among themselves, “Were there any of the tribes of Israel who did not come to Mizpah to meet with us in the presence of Yahweh?”
6 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za nezamafunkura Benzameni nagara zamasunku hunezamante'za amanage hu'naze, menina Israeli vahepintira mago nagamo'a fanane hie.
The Israelis felt sorry for their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Benjamin. They said, “Today one of our Israeli tribes (has disappeared/no longer exists).
7 Hagi tagra Ra Anumzamofonte huvempa huta mofa'netia ozamigosune huta hunonanki, inankna huta a'ne zamigura hakegahune?
Yahweh heard us solemnly declare that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin. What can we do to make certain that the men of the tribe of Benjamin who were not killed will have wives?”
8 Hagi amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahepintira ina naga'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo avuga Mispa kumatera ome'naze? Hagi keho Jabes-Gileatitira mago vahera Ra Anumzamofo avuga ome'ne.
Then [one of] them asked, “What group from any of the tribes of Israel did not send any men here to Mizpah?”
9 Na'ankure Israeli vahe'mo'zama vahe'ma hamprizafina Jabes-Giliati vahera ana zupa omani'naze.
[They realized that] when the soldiers were counted, there was no one from Jabesh-Gilead [city] who had come there.
10 Hagi e'ina hu'nazagu koro osu'za hanaveti'za ha'ma nehaza vahera, Israeli vahe'mo'za 12tauseni'a hunezamante'za amanage hu'naze, vuta Jabes-Giliati kumate vahera maka a' mofavre'zamine zamahe hana hiho.
So all the Israelis decided to send 12,000 very good soldiers to Jabesh-Gilead to kill the people there with their swords, even to kill the married women and children.
11 Hagi tamagra amanahu hugahaze, maka vene'nene, vene'nenema mase'nesia a'nenena zamahehna hiho.
[They told this to those men]: “This is what you must do: You must kill every man in Jabesh-Gilead. You must also kill every married woman. [But do not kill the unmarried women].”
12 Hagi Jabes-Gileati vahepintira 400'a venema omase mofa'neramina hake'za zamavare'za seli noma ki'za mani'naza kumate Kenani mopafi Sailo e'naze.
So those soldiers [went to Jabesh-Gilead and killed all the men, married women, and children. But they] found 400 unmarried young women there. So they brought them to their camp at Shiloh, in Canaan, [across the river from the Gilead area that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin].
13 Hagi ana'ma hazage'za maka Israeli vahe'mo'za Benzameni naga'ma Rimoni havekampima fraki'zama mani'naza nagatega kea atre'za amanage hu'naze, Menina tamagri'enena hara osuta fru huta manigahune hu'za hu'naze.
Then all the Israelis [who had gathered] sent a message to the 600 men who were at Rimmon Rock. They said that they would like to make peace with them.
14 Hagi anagema hazage'za Benzameni naga'mo'za kuma'zmirega ete vazage'za Jabes-Giliatiti'ma zmavre'naza a'nea zami'naze. Hianagi ana maka vene'nemo'za ana a'nea erizamentera osu'nazanki mago'amo'a amne mani'ne.
So the men came back from Rimmon Rock. The Israelis gave to them the women from Jabesh-Gilead whom they had not killed. But there were [only 400 women. But there were] not enough women [for those 600 men].
15 Hagi Benzameni nagakura Israeli vahe'mo'za zamasunku hu'naze. Na'ankure Israeli vahepina Ra Anumzamo'a zamatrege'za fanane hazageno kankamu fore hu'ne.
The Israelis [still] felt sorry for the men of the tribe of Benjamin, because Yahweh had (decimated/almost wiped out) one of the Israeli tribes.
16 Hagi anante Israeli kva vahe'mo'za amanage hu'naze, Benzameni nagapintira ko a'nezmia zamahe hana hu'nonanki, a'ma e'ori'naza vene'neramina igati a'neramina haketa avrezamigahune?
The Israeli leaders said, “We have killed all the married women of the tribe of Benjamin. Where can we get women to be wives of the men who are still alive?
17 Hagi amanage hu'naze, Zamahe hanama hunke'zama osi'ama maniza Benjamen naga'mo'za mofavre ante'nageno Israeli vahepintira zamagia fanane osanie.
These men must have wives to give birth to children, in order that their families will continue. If that does not happen, all the people of one of the tribes of Israel will die.
18 Hianagi mofa'netia zaminunke'za ara e'origosaze. Na'ankure ko Israeli vahe'mo'za huvempa hu'za Benzameni nagara mofatia ozamigosune hu'naze. Hagi iza'oma mofa'ama amisimofona Anumzamo'a kazusi huntegahie hu'za nehu'za,
But we cannot allow our daughters to marry these men, because we vowed that Yahweh will curse anyone who gives one of his daughters to become a wife of any man of the tribe of Benjamin.”
19 amanage hu'naze, Keho maka kafumofona Sailo kumatera Ra Anumzamofoma musema hunteno ne'zama kreno nekna etere nehie. Hagi ana kumara Beteli kuma'mofo noti kaziga megeno, Betelitima marerino Sekemuma vu'nea kamofona zage hanati kaziga megeno, Lebona kuma'mofona sauti kaziga me'ne.
Then [one of] them (had an idea/thought of something that they could do). He said, “Every year there is a festival to honor Yahweh at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel and east of the road that extends from Bethel to Shechem, and it is south of Lebonah [city].”
20 Hagi anage hu'za Benzameni naga'ma a'ma e'ori'naza nagakura huzmante'naze, Vuta waini hozafi kafona ome anteta,
So the Israeli leaders told the men of the tribe of Benjamin, “[When it is the time for that festival], go to Shiloh and hide in the vineyards.
21 mani'neta negenkeno Sailo kumateti'ma avoma renaku'ma atirami'za e'naza mofa'neramina fraki'nesafintira ame huta atiramita zamavazu huta freta kumatmirega eta ara emeri zamanteho.
Keep watching for the young women to come out of the city to dance. [When they come out], all of you should run out of the vineyards. Each of you can seize one of the young women of Shiloh. Then you can all return to your homes [with those women].
22 Hagi anama hanageno'ma zamafahe'zane zamaserahe'zanema tagrite'ma e'za fragema hanageta, amanage huta zamasamigahune. Muse huramantonanki tamasunku hunezamanteta zamatrenke'za ara zamavareho. Na'ankure Jabes-Giliati vahe'ma zamaheta a'nema avre zamunana erizamentera huvaga ore'naze. Hianagi ana mofa'nea tamagra'a ozami'nazankita huvempama hu'naza zantera knazana e'origahaze.
If their fathers or brothers come to us and complain [about what you have done], we will say to them, ‘Be kind to the men of the tribe of Benjamin. When we fought them, we did not leave any women alive to become their wives, and you did not give those young women to the men from the tribe of Benjamin. [They stole them]. So you will not be guilty, [even though you said that you would not allow any of your daughters to marry one of them].’”
23 Anage hazage'za Benjamen naga'mo'za anama zamasamizaza hu'za avoma renakuma Sailo kumapinti'ma atirami'za aza mofa'nea zamavare'za fre'za erisantima hare'naza mopazmirega vu'za ara omeri zamante'za havizama hu'nea kumazmia omeri so'e hutere hu'za ki'za mani'naze.
So that is what the men of the tribe of Benjamin did. [They went to Shiloh at the time of the festival]. And when the young women were dancing, each man caught one of them and took her away and married her. Then they took their wives back to the land that God had given to them. They rebuilt their cities [that had been burned down], and they lived there.
24 Hagi ana knazupa Israeli vahe'mo'za ana kumara atre'za erisantima hare'naza mopazmirega, naga nofi zamirega vu'za e'za hu'naze.
The other Israelis went to their homes in the areas where their tribes and clans lived, the areas that God had allotted to them.
25 Hagi ana knafina Israeli vahe'mokizmia kinia omani'neanki'za, mago'mago'mo'a kegeno'ma avure'ma knare'ma hiazana hutere hu'ne.
At that time, the Israeli people did not have a king. Everyone did what they themselves thought was right.
