Idisu 25
1 Isala: ili dunu da Sidimi Fago amoga esaloba, Isala: ili dunu ilia da Moua: be uda hiougili, gilisili golai.
While the Israelis were camped at a place called Acacia [Grove], some of the men caused themselves to become unacceptable to God by having sex with some of the women of the Moab [people-group who lived in that area].
2 Amo uda ilia da Isala: ili dunu ilia gobele salasu lolo nasu (amogawi ilia da Moua: be ogogosu ‘gode’ amoga nodone sia: ne gadosu) amoga hiougi. Isala: ili dunu da ha: i manu mai amola ogogosu Bio ‘gode’ Ba: ile, amoma nodone sia: ne gadoi.
Then those women invited the men to come when the sacrifices were being offered to their gods. The Israeli men [accepted]. They went to the feasts with the women and worshiped the gods of the Moab people-group.
3 Amaiba: le, Hina Gode da ougi bagade ba: i.
By doing that, those Israeli people joined the women in worshiping the god Baal [add] the Moab people-group thought lived on Peor Mountain. That caused Yahweh to become very angry with his people.
4 E da Mousesema amane sia: i, “Na sia: nabima! Isala: ili ouligisu dunu huluane lale, dunu huluane ba: ma: ne medole legema. Amasea, Na da Isala: ili dunu ilima Na ougi fisimu.”
Yahweh said this to Moses/me: “Seize all the leaders of those men who are doing this and execute them while I am watching. Do that in the daytime. After you do that, I will no longer be angry with the Israeli people.”
5 Mousese da ouligisu dunu ilima amane sia: i, “Dilia afae afae amo dilia fi amo ganodini nowa da Bio ogogosu ‘gode’ Ba: ile ema nodone sia: ne gadolala, amo medole legema.”
So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
6 Mousese amola Isala: ili dunu huluane da da: i dioiwane, Hina Gode Ea Abula diasu holeiga didiga: lalu. Isala: ili dunu afae da Mousese amola Isala: ili dunu huluane ba: ma: ne, Midia: ne uda hi abula diasu ganodini hiougili asi.
[But later], while Moses/I and many [HYP] other people were crying at the entrance of the Sacred Tent, while they/we were watching, one of the Israeli men brought a woman from the Midian people-group into his tent [and started to have sex with her].
7 Finia: se (Elia: isa egefe amola Elane ea aowa) amo ba: beba: le, wa: legadole, dunu gilisisu yolesiagai. E da goge agei lale,
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 amo dunu amola uda bobogele, abula diasu golili sa: ili, ea goge agei amoga ela gilisili sone, medole legei. Amane hamobeba: le, olo bagade amo da Isala: ili fi wadela: lesilalu, amo da hedofai dagoi ba: i.
and rushed into the man’s tent. He thrust the spear completely through the man’s body and into the woman’s belly [and killed both of them]. When he did that, the (plague/serious illness) [that had started to strike the Israelis] stopped.
9 Be amo olo ganodini, Isala: ili dunu 24,000 agoane da bogogia: i dagoi ba: i.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 “Finia: se ea hamobeba: le, Na da Isala: ili dunuma ougi amo gumi dagoi. E da eno ‘gode’ liligi ilima nodone sia: ne gadosu hou higale, Nama fawane nodone sia: ne gadomusa: dawa: i. Amaiba: le Na da ougili Isala: ili dunu huluane hame gugunufinisi.
“Phinehas has caused me to stop being angry with the Israeli people, by being as eager as I am [to stop this sinful behavior]. I was ready to get rid of all the Israeli people because I was extremely angry, but Phinehas has prevented me from doing that.
12 Amaiba: le ema adoma. Na da ema gousa: su amo da eso huluanedafa dialoma: ne hamomu.
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 E amola egaga fi da eso huluane mae fisili, gobele salasu dunu fi esalumu. Bai e da eno ‘gode’ liligi mae dawa: le, baligiliwane Na fuligala: i. Amola ea hamobeba: le, Isala: ili dunu da ilia wadela: i hou gogolema: ne olofoi dagoi ba: i.”
In this agreement, I am promising to give to him and to his descendants the right/authority to be priests. I am doing this because [he showed that] he was very eager to honor me, his God, by stopping this sinful behavior. He has caused the Israeli people to become acceptable to me again by causing them to be forgiven for their sin.”
14 Isala: ili dunu amo da Midia: ne uda gilisili medole legei ba: i amo ea dio da Similai (Sailiu egefe. Sailiu da sosogo fi Simione fi amo ganodini bisilua dunu galu).
The Israeli man who was killed with the woman of the Moab people-group was named Zimri. He was the son of Salu, who was the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon.
15 Midia: ne uda ea dio amo da Gosabai. Ea ada da Se. E da Midia: ne fi gilisisu ilia hina esalu.
The woman’s name was Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur, who was the leader of one of the clans of the Midian people-group.
16 Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 “Midia: ne fi amo doagala: le, ili gugunufinisima!
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 Bai ilia da Bio sogega dilima ogogoiba: le, Isala: ili fi wadela: lesi. Amola Gosabai amo da olo bagade eso Bio sogega amo ganodini medole legei ba: i, e da ogogoiba: le, Isala: ili dunu da se bagade nabi.”
They have become your enemies, because they tricked you Israeli people and induced/persuaded many of you to worship Baal, and because [one of your men had sex with] Cozbi, who was the daughter of a leader of the Midian people-group. She was killed at the time the plague [started because the people sinned] at Peor [Mountain].”
