उत्पत्ति 34

1 और लिआ: की बेटी दीना, जो याकूब से उत्पन्न हुई थी, उस देश की लड़कियों से भेंट करने को निकली।

2 तब उस देश के प्रधान हित्ती हमोर के पुत्र शकेम ने उसे देखा, और उसे ले जा कर उसके साथ कुकर्म करके उसको भ्रष्ट कर डाला।

3 तब उसका मन याकूब की बेटी दीना से लग गया, और उसने उस कन्या से प्रेम की बातें की, और उससे प्रेम करने लगा।

4 और शकेम ने अपने पिता हमोर से कहा, मुझे इस लड़की को मेरी पत्नी होने के लिये दिला दे।

5 और याकूब ने सुना, कि शकेम ने मेरी बेटी दीना को अशुद्ध कर डाला है, पर उसके पुत्र उस समय पशुओं के संग मैदान में थे, सो वह उनके आने तक चुप रहा।

6 और शकेम का पिता हमोर निकल कर याकूब से बातचीत करने के लिये उसके पास गया।

7 और याकूब के पुत्र सुनते ही मैदान से बहुत उदास और क्रोधित हो कर आए: क्योंकि शकेम ने याकूब की बेटी के साथ कुकर्म करके इस्राएल के घराने से मूर्खता का ऐसा काम किया था, जिसका करना अनुचित था।

8 हमोर ने उन सब से कहा, मेरे पुत्र शकेम का मन तुम्हारी बेटी पर बहुत लगा है, सो उसे उसकी पत्नी होने के लिये उसको दे दो।

9 और हमारे साथ ब्याह किया करो; अपनी बेटियां हम को दिया करो, और हमारी बेटियों को आप लिया करो।

10 और हमारे संग बसे रहो: और यह देश तुम्हारे सामने पड़ा है; इस में रह कर लेनदेन करो, और इसकी भूमि को अपने लिये ले लो।

11 और शकेम ने भी दीना के पिता और भाइयों से कहा, यदि मुझ पर तुम लोगों की अनुग्रह की दृष्टि हो, तो जो कुछ तुम मुझ से कहो, सो मैं दूंगा।

12 तुम मुझ से कितना ही मूल्य वा बदला क्यों न मांगो, तौभी मैं तुम्हारे कहे के अनुसार दूंगा: परन्तु उस कन्या को पत्नी होने के लिये मुझे दो।

13 तब यह सोच कर, कि शकेम ने हमारी बहिन दीना को अशुद्ध किया है, याकूब के पुत्रों ने शकेम और उसके पिता हमोर को छल के साथ यह उत्तर दिया,

14 कि हम ऐसा काम नहीं कर सकते, कि किसी खतना रहित पुरूष को अपनी बहिन दें; क्योंकि इस से हमारी नामधराई होगी:

15 इस बात पर तो हम तुम्हारी मान लेंगे, कि हमारी नाईं तुम में से हर एक पुरूष का खतना किया जाए।

16 तब हम अपनी बेटियां तुम्हें ब्याह देंगे, और तुम्हारी बेटियां ब्याह लेंगे, और तुम्हारे संग बसे भी रहेंगे, और हम दोनों एक ही समुदाय के मनुष्य हो जाएंगे।

17 पर यदि तुम हमारी बात न मान कर अपना खतना न कराओगे, तो हम अपनी लड़की को लेके यहां से चले जाएंगे।

18 उनकी इस बात पर हमोर और उसका पुत्र शकेम प्रसन्न हुए।

19 और वह जवान, जो याकूब की बेटी को बहुत चाहता था, इस काम को करने में उसने विलम्ब न किया। वह तो अपने पिता के सारे घराने में अधिक प्रतिष्ठित था।

20 सो हमोर और उसका पुत्र शकेम अपने नगर के फाटक के निकट जा कर नगरवासियों को यों समझाने लगे;

21 कि वे मनुष्य तो हमारे संग मेल से रहना चाहते हैं; सो उन्हें इस देश में रह के लेनदेन करने दो; देखो, यह देश उनके लिये भी बहुत है; फिर हम लोग उनकी बेटियों को ब्याह लें, और अपनी बेटियों को उन्हें दिया करें।

22 वे लोग केवल इस बात पर हमारे संग रहने और एक ही समुदाय के मनुष्य हो जाने को प्रसन्न हैं, कि उनकी नाईं हमारे सब पुरूषों का भी खतना किया जाए।

23 क्या उनकी भेड़-बकरियां, और गाय-बैल वरन उनके सारे पशु और धन सम्पत्ति हमारी न हो जाएगी? इतना ही करें कि हम लोग उनकी बात मान लें, तो वे हमारे संग रहेंगे।

24 सो जितने उस नगर के फाटक से निकलते थे, उन सभों ने हमोर की और उसके पुत्र शकेम की बात मानी; और हर एक पुरूष का खतना किया गया, जितने उस नगर के फाटक से निकलते थे।

25 तीसरे दिन, जब वे लोग पीड़ित पड़े थे, तब ऐसा हुआ कि शिमोन और लेवी नाम याकूब के दो पुत्रों ने, जो दीना के भाई थे, अपनी अपनी तलवार ले उस नगर में निधड़क घुस कर सब पुरूषों को घात किया।

26 और हमोर और उसके पुत्र शकेम को उन्होंने तलवार से मार डाला, और दीना को शकेम के घर से निकाल ले गए।

27 और याकूब के पुत्रों ने घात कर डालने पर भी चढ़ कर नगर को इसलिये लूट लिया, कि उस में उनकी बहिन अशुद्ध की गई थी।

28 उन्होंने भेड़-बकरी, और गाय-बैल, और गदहे, और नगर और मैदान में जितना धन था ले लिया।

29 उस सब को, और उनके बाल-बच्चों, और स्त्रियों को भी हर ले गए, वरन घर घर में जो कुछ था, उसको भी उन्होंने लूट लिया।

30 तब याकूब ने शिमोन और लेवी से कहा, तुम ने जो उस देश के निवासी कनानियोंऔर परिज्जियों के मन में मेरी ओर घृणा उत्पन्न कराई है, इस से तुम ने मुझे संकट में डाला है, क्योंकि मेरे साथ तो थोड़े की लोग हैं, सो अब वे इकट्ठे हो कर मुझ पर चढ़ेंगे, और मुझे मार डालेंगे, सो मैं अपने घराने समेत सत्यानाश हो जाऊंगा।

31 उन्होंने कहा, क्या वह हमारी बहिन के साथ वेश्या की नाईं बर्ताव करे?

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 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman died also.

28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.