Onkelos Genesis Chapter 34
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וּנְפָקַת דִּינָה בַּת לֵאָה דִּי יְלִידַת לְיַעֲקֹב לְמֶחֱזֵי בִּבְנַת אַרְעָא:
Deenah went out, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Yaakov, to see [visit] the local girls.
וַחֲזָא יָתַהּ שְׁכֶם בַּר חֲמוֹר חִיוָאָה רַבָּא דְאַרְעָא וּדְבַר יָתַהּ וּשְׁכִיב יָתַהּ וְעַנְיַהּ:
She was seen by Shechem, son of Chamor, the Chivite, who was the prince of the land. He took her, was with her, and mistreated her.
וְאִתְרְעִיאַת נַפְשֵׁיהּ בְּדִינָה בַּת יַעֲקֹב וּרְחֵים יָת עוּלֶמְתָּא וּמַלִיל עַל לִבָּא דְעוּלֶמְתָּא:
He became deeply attached to [He desired] Deenah, the daughter of Yaakov, and he loved the girl. He spoke to the girl’s heart.
וַאֲמַר שְׁכֶם לַחֲמוֹר אֲבוּהִי לְמֵימָר סַב לִי יָת עוּלֶמְתָּא הָדָא לְאִנְתּוּ:
Shechem spoke to his father Chamor, saying, Take this young girl for me as a wife.
וְיַעֲקֹב שְׁמַע אֲרֵי סָאֵיב יָת דִּינָה בְרַתֵּיהּ וּבְנוֹהִי הֲווֹ עִם גֵיתוֹהִי בְּחַקְלָא וְשָׁתִיק יַעֲקֹב עַד מֵיתֵיהוֹן:
Yaakov heard that he had defiled his daughter, Deenah, [while] his sons were with the livestock in the fields. Yaakov remained silent until they returned.
וּנְפַק חֲמוֹר אֲבוּהִי דִשְׁכֶם לְוַת יַעֲקֹב לְמַלָּלָא עִמֵּיהּ:
Chamor, father of Shechem, went out to Yaakov to speak with him.
וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב עַלּוּ מִן חַקְלָא כַּד שְׁמָעוּ וְאִתְנְסִיסוּ גֻּבְרַיָּא וּתְקֵיף לְהוֹן לַחֲדָא אֲרֵי קְלָנָא עֲבַד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁכַּב עִם בַּת יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לָא כָשַׁר לְאִתְעֲבָדָא:
The sons of Yaakov returned from the field when they heard [what had happened]. The men grieved and were very angry, for he [Shechem] had committed an outrage against Yisrael to lie with a daughter of Yaakov. Such a thing should not be done [It is not fitting for such a think to have been done].
וּמַלִּיל חֲמוֹר עִמְּהוֹן לְמֵימָר שְׁכֶם בְּרִי אִתְרְעִיאַת נַפְשֵׁיהּ בִּבְרַתְּכוֹן הָבוּ כְעַן יָתַהּ לֵיהּ לְאִנְתּוּ:
Chamor spoke with them saying, My son, Shechem, desires your daughter. Please [Now] grant her to him for a wife.
וְתִתְחַתְּנוּן בָּנָא בְּנָתֵיכוֹן תִּתְּנוּן לָנָא וְיָת בְּנָתָנָא תִּסְּבוּן לְכוֹן:
Intermarry with us. Give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.
וְעִמָּנָא תֵּתְבוּן וְאַרְעָא תְּהֵי קֳדָמֵיכוֹן תִּיבוּ וְעִבִידוּ בַהּ סְחוֹרְתָא וְאַחֲסִינוּ בַּהּ:
You will [then] live with us and the land will be open to you. Live and [do] trade in [with] it and possess it.
וַאֲמַר שְׁכֶם לַאֲבוּהָא וּלְאַחָהָא אַשְׁכַּח רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינֵיכוֹן וְדִי תֵימְרוּן לִי אֶתֵּן:
Shechem said to her father and her brothers, Let me find favor in your eyes and what ever you say [ask of me], I will give.
אַסְגּוֹ עֲלַי לַחֲדָא מוֹהֲרִין וּמַתְּנָן וְאֶתֵּן כְּמָא דִי תֵימְרוּן לִי וְהָבוּ לִי יָת עוּלֶמְתָּא לְאִנְתּוּ:
Increase greatly the amount I must pay for the bridal dowry and gifts. I will give whatever you say, but give me the girl for a wife.
וַאֲתִיבוּ בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב יָת שְׁכֶם וְיָת חֲמוֹר אֲבוּהִי בְּחָכְמָתָא וּמַלִּילוּ דִּי סָאֵב יָת דִּינָה אֲחָתְהוֹן:
The sons of Yaakov answered Shechem, and his father Chamor, with guile [cleverness], when they spoke; because he had defiled their sister, Deenah.
וַאֲמָרוּ לְהוֹן לָא נִכּוּל לְמֶעְבַּד פִּתְגָּמָא הָדֵין לְמִתַּן יָת אֲחָתָנָא לִגְבַר דִּי לֵיהּ עָרְלְתָא אֲרֵי חִסּוּדָא הִיא לָנָא:
They said to them, We cannot do such a thing—to give our sister [in marriage] to an uncircumcised man, for that is a disgrace to us.
בְּרַם בְּדָא נִתְפֵּס לְכוֹן אִם תֶּהֱווֹן כְּוָתָנָא לְמִגְזַר לְכוֹן כָּל דְּכוּרָא:
This is the only way we will consent to you: if you will be like us, circumcising all your males.
וְנִתֵּן יָת בְּנָתָנָא לְכוֹן וְיָת בְּנָתֵיכוֹן נִסַּב לָנָא וְנִתּוּב עִמְּכוֹן וְנֵהֵי לְעַמָּא חָד:
[Then] we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves. We will live together with you, and we will become one people.
וְאִם לָא תְקַבְּלוּן מִנָּנָא לְמִגְזָר וּנְדַבֵּר יָת בְּרַתָּנָא וְנֵזֵיל:
But if you do not listen to [obey] us to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and go.
וּשְׁפָרוּ פִתְגָּמֵיהוֹן בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בַּר חֲמוֹר:
Their words were agreeable in the eyes of Chamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Chamor.
וְלָא אוֹחַר עוּלֵימָא לְמֶעְבַּד פִּתְגָּמָא אֲרֵי אִתְרְעִי בְּבַת יַעֲקֹב וְהוּא יַקִּיר מִכֹּל בֵּית אֲבוּהִי:
The young man did not delay doing the thing, because he desired the daughter of Yaakov. He was the most honored person in his father’s house.
וַאֲתָא חֲמוֹר וּשְׁכֶם בְּרֵיהּ לִתְרַע קַרְתְּהוֹן וּמַלִּילוּ עִם אֲנָשֵׁי קַרְתְּהוֹן לְמֵימָר:
Chamor and his son, Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city saying,
גֻּבְרַיָּא הָאִלֵּין שָׁלְמִין אִנּוּן עִמָּנָא וִיתִיבוּן בְּאַרְעָא וְיַעְבְּדוּן בַּהּ סְחוֹרְתָא וְאַרְעָא הָא פְתָיוּת יְדִין קֳדָמֵיהוֹן יָת בְּנָתֵיהוֹן נִסַּב לָנָא לִנְשִׁין וְיָת בְּנָתָנָא נִתֵּן לְהוֹן:
These men are completely at peace with us. Let them live in the land and [do] trade in [with] it. The land has ample room to be open to them. We will take their daughters for wives, and we will give them our daughters.
בְּרַם בְּדָא יִתָּפְסוּן לָנָא גוּבְרַיָּא לְמִתַּב עִמָּנָא לְמֵהֲוֵי לְעַמָּא חַד לְמִגְזַר לָנָא כָּל דְּכוּרָא כְּמָא דִּי אִנּוּן גְּזִירִין:
But only on these terms will the men consent to live with us, to become one people: every male among us must be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.
גֵּיתֵיהוֹן וְקִנְיָנְהוֹן וְכָל בְּעִירְהוֹן הֲלָא דִּילָנָא אִנּוּן בְּרַם נִתְפֵּס לְהוֹן וִיתִיבוּן עִמָּנָא:
Their livestock, their possessions and all their cattle, will it not be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will live with us.
וְקַבִּילוּ מִן חֲמוֹר וּמִן שְׁכֶם בְּרֵיהּ כָּל נָפְקֵי תְּרַע קַרְתֵּיהּ וּגְזָרוּ כָּל דְּכוּרָא כָּל נָפְקֵי תְּרַע קַרְתֵּיהּ:
They listened to [obeyed] Chamor, and to his son, Shechem—all those who passed through the gate of his city. Every male was circumcised—all who passed through the gate of his city.
וַהֲוָה בְיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה כַּד תְּקִיפוּ עֲלֵיהוֹן כֵּאבֵיהוֹן וּנְסִיבוּ תְרֵין בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה גְּבַר חַרְבֵּיהּ וְעַלּוּ עַל קַרְתָּא דְּיָתְבוּן לְרָחֲצָן וּקְטָלוּ כָּל דְּכוּרָא:
On the third day when they were in pain [their pain was strong upon them], two of Yaakov’s sons, Shimon and Leivi, brothers of Deenah, each took his sword. They approached the city with confidence [whose inhabitants dwell in security], and killed every male.
וְיָת חֲמוֹר וְיָת שְׁכֶם בְּרֵיהּ קְטָלוּ לְפִתְגַּם דְּחָרֶב וּדְבָרוּ יָת דִּינָה מִבֵּית שְׁכֶם וּנְפָקוּ:
They killed Chamor and his son Shechem at the point of the sword. They took Deenah from the house of Shechem and they left.
בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב עַלוּ לְחַלָּצָא קָטִילַיָּא וּבְזוֹ קַרְתָּא דִּי סָאִיבוּ אֲחָתְהוֹן:
The sons of Yaakov came upon the corpses [to strip the corpses], and they plundered the city that had defiled their sister.
יָת עָנְהוֹן וְיָת תּוֹרְהוֹן וְיָת חֲמָרֵיהוֹן וְיָת דִּי בְקַרְתָּא וְיָת דִּי בְחַקְלָא בְּזוֹ (ס"א דְבָרוּ):
Their sheep, their cattle, their donkeys, whatever was in the city and whatever was in the field—they took [plundered].
וְיָת כָּל נִכְסֵיהוֹן וְיָת כָּל טַפְלְהוֹן וְיָת נְשֵׁיהוֹן שְׁבוֹ וּבְזוֹ וְיָת כָּל דִּי בְבֵיתָא:
All their wealth, all their children, and their wives—they took captive, and plundered—including everything in the houses.
וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב לְשִׁמְעוֹן וּלְלֵוִי עֲכַרְתּוּן יָתִי לְמִתַּן דְּבָבוּ בֵּינָנָא וּבֵין יָתְבֵי אַרְעָא בִּכְנַעֲנָאָה וּבַפְּרִזָּאָה וַאֲנָא עַם דְּמִנְיַן וְיִתְכַּנְּשׁוּן עֲלַי וְיִמְחִנּוּנִי וְאֶשְׁתֵּצֵי אֲנָא וֶאֱנַשׁ בֵּיתִי:
Yaakov said to Shimon and Leivi, You have made trouble for me, making me obnoxious to [putting hatred between us and] the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. [Since] I am few in number, they will gather together and attack me. I and my house [family] will be destroyed.
וַאֲמָרוּ הַכְנָפְקַת בָּרָא יִתְעֲבֵד (נ"א יַעְבֵּד יָת) לַאֲחָתָנָא:
They said, Should he make our sister [be treated] into a harlot [like one who goes outside]?