Sog̒u 21
1 Bet Israēla vīri Micpā bija zvērējuši sacīdami: neviens no mums lai nedod Benjaminiešiem savu meitu par sievu.
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 Tad tie ļaudis nāca uz Bēteli un tur palika līdz vakaram Dieva priekšā un pacēla savas balsis un raudāja gauži raudādami,
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
3 Un tie sacīja: ak Kungs, Tu Israēla Dievs! Kāpēc tas ir noticis iekš Israēla, ka šodien Israēls par vienu cilti ir mazāks kļuvis?
“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”
4 Otrā dienā tie ļaudis cēlās agri un tur uztaisīja altāri, un upurēja dedzināmos upurus un pateicības upurus.
The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 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.
The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.
6 Un Israēla bērniem bija žēl par Benjaminu, savu brāli, un tie sacīja: šodien viena cilts no Israēla ir izdeldēta.
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
7 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.
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
8 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.
So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
9 Jo tie ļaudis tapa skaitīti un redzi, tur nebija neviena no tiem, kas Jabesā Gileādā dzīvoja.
For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.
10 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.
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.
11 Bet šī ir tā lieta, ko jums būs darīt: visus no vīriešu kārtas un visas sievas, kas pie vīra gulējušas, jums būs izdeldēt.
This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
12 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.
So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
13 Tad visa draudze nosūtīja un runāja uz Benjamina bērniem, kas bija pie Rimona klints, un tiem lika mieru pasludināt.
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
14 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,
And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
15 Tad tiem ļaudīm bija žēl par Benjaminu, ka Tas Kungs plaisu bija darījis Israēla ciltīs.
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.
16 Un tie draudzes vecaji sacīja: ko mēs darīsim, ka tie atlikušie sievas dabū? Jo tās sievas no Benjamina ir izdeldētas.
Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
17 Tad tie sacīja: Benjaminiešu zemes daļu pienākas iemantot tiem, kas izglābušies, lai neviena Israēla cilts netop izdeldēta.
They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
18 Bet mēs tiem no savām meitām sievas nevaram dot, jo Israēla bērni ir apzvērējušies sacīdami: nolādēts lai ir, kas Benjaminiešiem dod sievu.
But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
19 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.
“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
20 Un tie pavēlēja Benjamina bērniem un sacīja: ejat un paslēpjaties vīna kalnos.
So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards
21 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.
and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
22 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.
When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
23 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.
The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
24 Un Israēla bērni tanī laikā no turienes cēlās ikviens pie savas cilts un pie saviem radiem, un izgāja no turienes ikviens uz savām mājām.
And at that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan, each to his own inheritance.
25 Tanīs dienās ķēniņa nebija iekš Israēla; ikviens darīja, kā tam patika.
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
