1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 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 brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 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 all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

1 En Dina, die dogter van Lea, wat sy vir Jakob gebaar het, het uitgegaan om die dogters van die land te leer ken.

2 Toe Sigem, die seun van Hemor, die Hewiet, die vors van die land, haar sien, het hy haar gegryp en met haar gemeenskap gehad en haar onteer.

3 En sy siel het verkleef geraak aan Dina, die dogter van Jakob; en hy het die dogter liefgehad en na die hart van die dogter gespreek.

4 Sigem het ook met sy vader Hemor gespreek en gesê: Neem daardie dogter vir my as vrou.

5 Toe Jakob dan hoor dat hy sy dogter Dina onteer het, was sy seuns by sy vee in die veld; en Jakob het geswyg totdat hulle gekom het.

6 En Hemor, die vader van Sigem, het na Jakob uitgegaan om met hom te spreek.

7 En die seuns van Jakob het uit die veld gekom toe hulle dit hoor; en die manne was gegrief en baie kwaad, omdat hy 'n skanddaad in Israel begaan het deur met die dogter van Jakob gemeenskap te hou: so iets mag nie gebeur het nie.

8 Toe spreek Hemor met hulle en sê: Die siel van my seun Sigem is verlief op julle dogter: gee haar tog aan hom as vrou

9 en verswaer julle met ons: gee aan ons julle dogters, en neem vir julle ons dogters.

10 Bly maar by ons woon, en die land sal voor julle oop lê; woon en trek rond daarin en verwerf vaste besittings daarin.

11 En Sigem sê vir haar vader en haar broers: Laat my guns vind in julle oë, en wat julle van my eis, sal ek gee.

12 Vra my 'n baie groot koopprys en geskenk, en ek sal dit gee soos julle aan my sê; gee my net die dogter as vrou.

13 Toe antwoord die seuns van Jakob vir Sigem en Hemor, sy vader, met bedrog -- hulle het so gespreek, omdat hy hulle suster Dina onteer het --

14 en sê vir hulle: Ons kan dit nie doen om ons suster aan 'n man te gee wat die voorhuid het nie, want dit sou 'n skande vir ons wees.

15 Net op hierdie voorwaarde kan ons inwillig: as julle word soos ons deurdat almal wat manlik is onder julle, besny word.

16 Dan sal ons ons dogters aan julle gee, en ons sal julle dogters vir ons neem; en ons sal by julle woon en een volk word.

17 Maar as julle nie na ons luister om besny te word nie, dan neem ons ons dogter en ons trek weg.

18 En hulle woorde was goed in die oë van Hemor en in die oë van Sigem, die seun van Hemor.

19 En die jongman het nie versuim om dit te doen nie, want hy het sin gehad in die dogter van Jakob, en hy was die mees geëerde in die hele huis van sy vader.

20 Toe gaan Hemor en sy seun Sigem na die poort van hulle stad, en hulle spreek met die manne van hul stad en sê:

21 Hierdie manne lewe in vrede met ons; daarom, laat hulle in die land woon en daarin rondtrek: die land lê mos alkante toe wyd voor hulle. Ons kan hulle dogters vir ons as vroue neem, en ons sal ons dogters aan hulle gee.

22 Maar net op hierdie voorwaarde sal die manne inwillig om by ons te woon, om een volk te word: as almal wat manlik is onder ons, besny word soos hulle besny is.

23 Hulle vee en hulle besittings en al hulle diere -- sal dit nie ons s'n wees nie? Laat ons net inwillig, sodat hulle by ons kan bly woon.

24 En hulle het geluister na Hemor en na sy seun Sigem almal wat uit sy stadspoort uitgegaan het; en almal wat manlik was, is besny, almal wat uit sy stadspoort uitgegaan het.

25 Maar op die derde dag, toe hulle in die pyn was, neem die twee seuns van Jakob, S¡meon en Levi, broers van Dina, elkeen sy swaard, en hulle oorval die sorgelose stad en slaan almal dood wat manlik was.

26 Hulle slaan ook Hemor en sy seun Sigem dood met die skerpte van die swaard; daarna neem hulle Dina uit die huis van Sigem uit en vertrek.

27 Die seuns van Jakob het op die gesneuweldes afgekom en die stad geplunder, omdat hulle hulle suster onteer het.

28 Hulle kleinvee en hulle beeste en hulle esels -- wat in die stad en in die veld was -- het hulle weggeneem.

29 En al hulle goed en al hulle kinders en hulle vroue het hulle as gevangenes weggevoer en as buit, en ook alles wat in die huise was.

30 Toe sê Jakob vir S¡meon en Levi: Julle het my ontroer dat julle my gehaat gemaak het by die inwoners van die land, die Kana„niete en Feresiete, terwyl ek 'n klein klompie is. As hulle hul teen my versamel, sal hulle my verslaan, en ek sal verdelg word, ek en my huis.

31 Toe antwoord hulle: Hoe durf hy dan ons suster as 'n hoer behandel!