¹And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, `None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.`

¹Iisraeli mehed olid Mispas vandunud, öeldes: 'Ükski meist ei anna oma tütart naiseks benjaminlastele!'

²And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep — a great weeping,

²Kui rahvas tuli Peetelisse, siis nad istusid seal õhtuni Jumala ees, tõstsid häält ja nutsid suurt nuttu

³and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel — to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?`

³ning ütlesid: 'Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, mispärast on Iisraelis sündinud see, et täna puudub Iisraelist üks suguharu?'

⁴And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.

⁴Teisel päeval tõusis rahvas vara ja ehitas sinna altari ning ohverdas põletus- ja tänuohvreid.

⁵And the sons of Israel say, `Who [is] he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?` for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, `He is surely put to death.`

⁵Ja Iisraeli lapsed küsisid: 'Kes kõigist Iisraeli suguharudest ei ole tulnud koos kogudusega Issanda juurde?' Sest suur vanne oli pandud selle peale, kes ei tulnud Issanda juurde Mispasse, ja oli öeldud: 'Teda tuleb surmaga karistada!'

⁶And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, `There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,

⁶Ja Iisraeli lapsed kahetsesid oma venda Benjamini ning ütlesid: 'Täna on üks suguharu Iisraelist ära raiutud.

⁷what do we do for them — for those who are left — for wives, and we — we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?`

⁷Kust peaksime leidma naised neile ülejäänutele? Sest me oleme vandunud Issanda juures, et me ei anna oma tütreist ühtegi neile naisteks.'

⁸And they say, `Who is [that] one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?` and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead — unto the assembly.

⁸Ja nad küsisid: 'Kas on Iisraeli suguharudest keegi, kes ei ole tulnud Issanda juurde Mispasse?' Ja vaata, Gileadi Jaabesist ei olnud ükski tulnud sõjaleeri koguduse juurde.

⁹And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.

⁹Rahvas loeti ära, ja vaata, seal ei olnud ühtegi Gileadi Jaabesi elanikku.

¹⁰And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, `Go — and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.

¹⁰Siis kogudus läkitas sinna kaksteist tuhat meest vapraist poegadest ja käskis neid, öeldes: 'Minge ja lööge mõõgateraga maha Gileadi Jaabesi elanikud, ka naised ja väetid lapsed!

¹¹And this [is] the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.`

¹¹Tehke nõnda: kõik meesterahvad ja kõik naised, kes tunnevad meesterahva magatamist, hävitage sootuks!'

¹²And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan.

¹²Nad leidsid Gileadi Jaabesi elanike hulgast nelisada tüdrukut, kes olid neitsid, kes ei olnud meest tunda saanud meesterahvast magatades; ja nad tõid need leeri Siilosse, mis on Kaananimaal.

¹³And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who [are] in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;

¹³Siis terve kogudus läkitas käskjalad ja käskis rääkida benjaminlastega, kes olid Rimmoni kaljul, ja kuulutada neile rahu.

¹⁴and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for [all of] them so.

¹⁴Ja benjaminlased tulid siis tagasi ja nad andsid neile naisteks need, kes olid jäetud elama Gileadi Jaabesi naiste hulgast; aga neist ei jätkunud neile.

¹⁵And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

¹⁵Ja rahvas kahetses Benjamini, sest Issand oli teinud lünga Iisraeli suguharudesse.

¹⁶And the elders of the company say, `What do we do to the remnant for wives — for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?`

¹⁶Ja koguduse vanemad ütlesid: 'Kust peaksime leidma naised neile ülejäänutele? Sest naised on Benjaminist hävitatud.'

¹⁷And they say, `A possession of an escaped party [is] to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;

¹⁷Ja nad ütlesid: 'Benjamini pääsenute omand on ju alles ja Iisraelist ei tohi kustutada ühtegi suguharu.

¹⁸and we — we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed [is] he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.`

¹⁸Me ise aga ei või anda neile naisi oma tütreist.' Sest Iisraeli lapsed olid vandunud, öeldes: 'Neetud olgu, kes annab Benjaminile naise!'

¹⁹And they say, `Lo, a festival of Jehovah [is] in Shiloh, from time to time, which [is] on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.`

¹⁹Siis nad ütlesid: 'Vaata, igal aastal on Issanda püha Siilos, mis on põhja pool Peetelit, päikesetõusu pool Peetelist üles Sekemisse minevat maanteed, ja lõuna pool Leboonat.'

²⁰And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, `Go — and ye have laid wait in the vineyards,

²⁰Ja nad käskisid benjaminlasi, öeldes: 'Minge ja varitsege viinamägedes

²¹and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances — then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin;

²¹ja vaadake, ja vaata, kui Siilo tütred tulevad ringtantsu tantsima, siis tulge viinamägedest välja ja haarake endile igamees oma naine Siilo tütarde hulgast ja minge Benjamini maale!

²²and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us [by] them, for we have not taken [to] each his wife in battle, for ye — ye have not given to them at this time [that] ye are guilty.`

²²Ja kui nende isad või vennad tulevad meiega riidlema, siis ütleme neile: Olge neile armulised meie pärast, sest me pole sõjas igaühele naist võtnud. Teie ei ole ju ka andnud neid neile, muidu oleksite nüüd ise süüdlased!'

²³And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.

²³Ja benjaminlased tegid nõnda ning võtsid tantsijate hulgast naisi vastavalt oma arvule, röövides need; siis nad läksid ja tulid tagasi oma pärisosale, ehitasid linnad üles ja elasid neis.

²⁴And the sons of Israel go up and down thence at that time, each to his tribe, and to his family; and they go out thence each to his inheritance.

²⁴Siis Iisraeli lapsed läksid sealt ära, igaüks oma suguharu ja suguvõsa juurde; igaüks läks sealt oma pärisosale.

²⁵In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.

²⁵Neil päevil ei olnud Iisraelis kuningat: igamees tegi, mis tema enese silmis õige oli.