¹Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

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

²And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.

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

³And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?

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

⁴And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.

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

⁵And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be 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 children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

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

⁷How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

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

⁸And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to 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.

⁹For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

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

¹⁰And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.

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 that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

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

¹²And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to 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 the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.

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

¹⁴And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

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 them for Benjamin, because that Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

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

¹⁶Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

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

¹⁷And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

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

¹⁸Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth 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 said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth 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 commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,

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

²¹and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go 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 shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man [of them] his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be 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 children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt 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 children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

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

²⁵In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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