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Violación de Dina

34 Dina era la hija de Lea y Jacob. Un día, Dina salió a ver a las mujeres de ese lugar. La vio Siquén, que era hijo de Jamor el heveo, príncipe de la región. Él la agarró y la violó. Pero él se apegó mucho a Dina, la hija de Jacob, se enamoró y la trató amablemente. Siquén le dijo a su papá, Jamor:

—¡Consígueme a esa muchacha para casarme con ella!

Jacob se enteró de que Siquén había deshonrado a su hija Dina, pero como sus hijos estaban en el campo cuidando el ganado, guardó silencio hasta que ellos llegaron. En ese momento Jamor, el papá de Siquén, fue a buscar a Jacob para hablar con él. Los hijos de Jacob volvieron del campo y se enteraron de lo que había pasado. Se indignaron y se enfurecieron porque Siquén, al tener relaciones sexuales con la hija de Jacob, había hecho algo terrible contra Israel. Decían: «¡Eso no debió hacerlo nunca!» Pero Jamor les dijo:

—Mi hijo Siquén está muy enamorado de Dina, les ruego que lo dejen casarse con la hija de ustedes. Hagamos un arreglo matrimonial. Así nuestros hombres de nuestra ciudad se podrán casar con sus mujeres y sus hombres entre ustedes se podrán casar con nuestras mujeres. 10 Quédense a vivir en esta misma tierra con nosotros. La tierra está a su disposición. Vivan en ella, hagan negocios y compren más tierras.

11 Luego Siquén les dijo al papá y a los hermanos de Dina:

—Acéptenme y les daré lo que me pidan. 12 Cóbrenme un precio muy alto y muchos regalos, yo les pagaré lo que me pidan, pero déjenme casarme con ella.

13 Los hijos de Jacob decidieron engañar a Siquén y a su papá, debido a que Siquén había violado a Dina, la hermana de ellos. 14 Les dijeron:

—No podemos dejar que nuestra hermana se case con un hombre que no esté circuncidado. Eso sería una vergüenza para nosotros. 15 Nuestra única condición es que se vuelvan como nosotros, haciéndose la circuncisión ustedes y todos sus hombres. 16 Sólo así sus hombres se pueden casar con nuestras mujeres y nuestros hombres se pueden casar con sus mujeres. Nos quedaremos a vivir con ustedes y seremos un solo pueblo. 17 Si no aceptan lo que les decimos y no se hacen la circuncisión nos llevaremos a Dina[a] y nos iremos.

18 Jamor y su hijo Siquén consideraron razonable lo que les habían pedido. 19 Siquén no dudó en hacer lo que le habían pedido porque amaba a la hija de Jacob.

La venganza

Siquén era el hombre más respetado de su familia. 20 Jamor y su hijo Siquén fueron a la entrada del pueblo y les dijeron a los habitantes:

21 —Estos hombres son nuestros amigos. Déjenlos quedarse a vivir y hacer negocios aquí. Miren, hay bastante espacio para ellos. Tomemos a sus hijas para casarnos y démosles nuestras hijas para que se casen. 22 Sólo con esta condición ellos van a aceptar quedarse a vivir con nosotros y convertirnos en un solo pueblo: Así como ellos están circuncidados, todo hombre entre nosotros debe hacerse la circuncisión. 23 Sus propiedades, su ganado y todos sus animales serán nuestros. Sólo aceptemos lo que nos piden para que se queden a vivir con nosotros.

24 Todos los habitantes de la ciudad estuvieron de acuerdo con Jamor y su hijo Siquén. Entonces todos ellos se hicieron la circuncisión.

25 Tres días más tarde, los hombres de la ciudad todavía estaban adoloridos. Entonces dos de los hijos de Jacob, Simeón y Leví, los hermanos de Dina, tomaron sus espadas y atacaron ferozmente la ciudad, matando a todos los hombres. 26 Usando sus espadas mataron a Jamor y a su hijo Siquén. Luego tomaron a Dina de la casa de Siquén y se fueron. 27 Después los otros hijos de Jacob, pasando sobre los cuerpos, saquearon todo lo que había en la ciudad, porque Siquén había deshonrado a su hermana. 28 Tomaron sus rebaños, su ganado, sus burros y todo lo que había en la ciudad y en los campos. 29 Capturaron sus riquezas, sus mujeres, sus hijos y todo lo que tenían en sus casas.

30 Después Jacob les dijo a Simeón y Leví:

—Ustedes me han metido en un lío. La gente de estas tierras, los cananeos y los ferezeos, me odiarán. Nosotros no somos muchos y la gente de estas tierras se va a unir en contra mía, me van a atacar y van a acabar conmigo y con mi familia.

31 Pero los hijos de Jacob le dijeron:

—Él no debió tratar a nuestra hermana como a una prostituta.

Footnotes

  1. 34:17 Dina Textualmente nuestra hija. Algunas versiones antiguas tienen propias hijas.

The Dinah Incident

34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he (B)took her and lay with her, and violated her. His soul [a]was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke [b]kindly to the young woman. So Shechem (C)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young woman as a wife.”

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob (D)held[c] his peace until they came. Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (E)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (F)a thing which ought not to be done. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. 10 So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.”

11 Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 Ask me ever so much (G)dowry[d] and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”

13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke (H)deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. 14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is (I)uncircumcised, for (J)that would be a reproach to us. 15 But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised, 16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.”

18 And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19 So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was (K)more honorable than all the household of his father.

20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the (L)gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying: 21 “These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.” 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who (M)went out of the gate of his city.

25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, (N)Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. 26 And they (O)killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, 29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (P)“You have (Q)troubled me (R)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (S)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:3 Lit. clung to
  2. Genesis 34:3 tenderly
  3. Genesis 34:5 kept silent
  4. Genesis 34:12 bride-price

The Defiling of Dinah

34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. And when Shechem the son of (B)Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. So Shechem (C)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and (D)very angry, because he (E)had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, (F)for such a thing must not be done.

But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your[a] daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 You shall dwell with us, and (G)the land shall be open to you. Dwell and (H)trade in it, and (I)get property in it.” 11 Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, (J)“Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 Ask me for as great a (K)bride-price[b] and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.”

13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for (L)that would be a disgrace to us. 15 Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. 16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. 17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.”

18 Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. 19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now (M)he was the most honored of all his father's house. 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem (N)came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21 “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and (O)trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.” 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who (P)went out of the gate of his city.

25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, (Q)Simeon and Levi, (R)Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. 29 All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (S)“You have brought trouble on me (T)by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, (U)the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (V)My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” 31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:8 The Hebrew for your is plural here
  2. Genesis 34:12 Or engagement present