Lampahnah 31
1 BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
And the LORD said to Moses,
2 “Na pilnam te coi lamtah Israel ca rhoek kah tawnlohnah neh Median soah phulo laeh,” a ti nah.
“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3 Te dongah Moses loh pilnam te. a voek tih, “Na taeng lamkah hlang rhoek te caempuei la pumcum saeh lamtah Midian soah BOEIPA kah, tawnlohnah paek ham Midian cuuk uh thil saeh.
So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
4 Israel koca boeih khui lamloh koca khat ah thawng khat, koca khat ah thawng khat rhip te caempuei la tueih uh,” a ti nah.
Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
5 Te dongah Israel. a thawng a thawng khui lamloh koca khat ah thawng khat te hol uh tih thawng hlai nit te caempuei la pumcum uh.
So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
6 Te phoeiah Moses loh amih koca pakhat lamkah thawng te caempuei la. a tueih. Te vaengah khosoih Eleazar capa Phinekha khaw, a kut dongkah hmuencim hnopai neh tamlung olueng neh caempuei la cet.
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
7 Te dongah BOEIPA loh Moses te a uen bangla Midian te. a muk uh tih tongpa boeih te a ngawn uh.
Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8 Midian manghai rhoek, te khaw, amih kah, rhok dongah. a ngawn uh. Midian manghai panga, Evi neh Rekem khaw, Zur neh Hur khaw, Reba neh Beor capa Balaam khaw, cunghang neh. a ngawn uh.
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
9 Israel ca rhoek loh Midian kah huta camoe khaw a rhamsa boeih neh a boiva boeih a mawt uh tih a thadueng boeih khaw a poelyoe pauh.
The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
10 Amih kah, tolrhum lakli, a khopuei boeih neh a lumim boeih khaw, hmai neh. a hoeh pa uh.
Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,
11 Kutbuem boeih khaw, hlang neh rhamsa dongkah a hnorhawt boeih khaw a khuen uh.
and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.
12 Te phoeiah tamna neh kutbuem hnorhawt te khaw Jerikho kah, Jordan kaep, Moab kolken kah rhaehhmuen kah Moses taeng neh khosoih Eleazar taengah, Israel ca rhaengpuei taengla. a khuen uh.
They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
13 Moses, khosoih Eleazar neh rhaengpuei kah, khoboei boeih khaw, amih doe hamla rhaehhmuen vongvoel la tawn uh.
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
14 Tedae caem aka soep thawng khat mangpa rhoek, neh caempuei caemtloek lamkah aka pawk yakhat mangpa taengah Moses. a thintoek.
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
15 Te phoeiah amih te Moses loh, “Huta tah boeih na hlun uh nama?”.
“Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
16 Peor kah, olka dongah BOEIPA taeng lamloh boekoeknah la hol uh ham Balaam kah, ol lamloh Israel ca rhoek, taengla amih ha pawk coeng ne. Te dongah ni lucik loh BOEIPA kah, hlangboel. a tlak thil.
“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
17 Te dongah camoe lakli kah tongpa boeih te ngawn uh lamtah tongpa kah, thingkong dongah tongpa aka ming huta boeih khaw, ngawn uh.
So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
18 Tedae huta khuiah khaw, tongpa kah, thingkong aka ming hlan camoe boeih tah namamih ham hlun uh.
but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
19 Nangmih hinglu aka ngawn boeih neh rhok aka ben boeih tah hnin rhih khuiah rhaehhmuen vongvoel la rhaeh uh. A hnin thum neh. a hnin rhih dongah namamih neh na tamna te khaw cilpoe uh.
All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.
20 Himbai boeih neh maehpho dongkah hnopai boeih, maae lamkah bitat boeih neh thing hnopai boeih khaw, cilpoe uh,” a ti nah.
And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”
21 BOEIPA loh Moses taengah a uen bangla olkhueng dongkah khosing he, khosoih Eleazar loh caemtloek la aka cet caempuei hlang rhoek, taengah,
Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
22 “Sui neh cak, rhohum, thi, samphae neh kawnlawk,
Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—
23 Hmai aka khoeng hno boeih tah hmai ah caeh sak uh lamtah caihcil bitni. Pumom tui neh cilpoe saeh lamtah hmai loh a khoeng pawt boeih tah tui dongah caeh sak uh.
everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.
24 A hnin rhih dongah na himbai te na suk uh tih na caihcil uh phoeiah rhaehhmuen la kun uh,” a ti nah.
On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
25 BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
The LORD said to Moses,
26 Hnorhawt dongkah hlangmi te, na hlang kah tamna neh rhamsa khaw, khosoih Eleazar neh rhaengpuei kah a napa rhoek, hlangmi khaw, tae uh.
“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
27 Caempuei la. a khuen tih caem aka tu laklo neh rhaengpuei boeih laklo ah hnorhawt te tael pah.
Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
28 Caempuei la aka cet caemtloek hlang rhoek khui lamloh ya nga vaengah hinglu pakhat tah hlang khaw, saelhung khaw, laak khaw, boiva khaw BOEIPA taengah mangmu la tloeng.
Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
29 A rhakthuem te lo lamtah BOEIPA kah, khosaa la khosoih Eleazar ham pae.
Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
30 Israel ca rhoek kah te a rhakthuem ah coelh pah. Sawmnga lamloh pakhat tah hlang khaw, saelhung khaw, laak khaw, boiva khaw, rhamsa khaw, boeih tu lamtah BOEIPA kah, dungtlungim loh a kuek aka ngaithuen Levi taengah pae,” a ti nah.
From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
31 BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen vanbangla Moses neh khosoih Eleazar loh a saii.
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,
32 Caempuei pilnam loh a poelyoe hnorhawt dong lamloh maeh coih la aka om he boiva he thawng ya rhuk neh thawng sawmrhih thawng nga,
and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
33 saelhung thawng sawmrhih neh thawng, hnih,
72,000 cattle,
34 Laak thawng sawmrhuk neh thawng, khat lo.
61,000 donkeys,
35 Hlang kah, hinglu khaw tongpa kah, thingkong aka ming pawh huta he. a pum la hinglu thawng sawmthum thawng, nit lo.
and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.
36 Caempuei la aka kun kah, hamsum rhakthuem he a pum la boiva thawng ya thum neh thawng sawmthum thawng rhih ya nga lo.
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,
37 BOEIPA kah mangmu te boiva dong lamloh ya rhuk sawmrhih panga,
including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
38 Saelhung thawng sawmthum thawng, rhuk lo. Te vaengah BOEIPA ham amih kah, mangmu te sawmrhih pumnit lo.
36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
39 Laak thawng thumkip neh ya nga vaengah BOEIPA ham amih mangmu pum sawmrhuk pakhat lo.
30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
40 Hlang kah, hinglu khaw, thawng hlai rhuk vaengah BOEIPA ham amih kah, mangmu te hinglu thumkip panit lo.
and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
41 Te dongah BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen vanbangla BOEIPA kah, khosaa mangmu te Moses loh khosoih Eleazar taengah. a paek.
Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
42 Israel ca rhakthuem lamloh caem aka muk hlang taeng lamkah khaw Moses loh a tael pah.
From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
43 Hlangboel rhakthuem lamloh boiva thawng ya thum neh thawng sawmthum thawng rhih ya nga lo.
this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
44 Saelhung he thawng thumkip neh thawng rhuk lo.
36,000 cattle,
45 Laak thawng sawmthum neh ya nga lo.
30,500 donkeys,
46 Hlang kah hinglu thawng hlai rhuk lo.
and 16,000 people.
47 Israel ca rhoek, rhakthuem dongkah te Moses. a loh. Sawmnga ah pakhat tah hlang lamkah khaw, rhamsa lamkah khaw a loh tih BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen bangla BOEIPA dungtlungim kah a kuek aka ngaithuen Levi taengah. a paek.
From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
48 Te phoeiah caempuei a thawng thawng aka soep, thawng khat mangpa rhoek, neh yakhat mangpa rhoek tahMoses taengla mop uh.
Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
49 Moses taengah, “Na sal rhoek loh caemtloek hlang rhoek kah boeilu te. a tae uh vaengah mamih lamkah he kaimih kut hmuiah hlang he a hmaai moenih.
and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
50 Te dongah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah kaimih kah hinglu ham aka dawth la hlang loh a hmuh sui hnopai, cak neh khungpak, kutcaeng, hnathawn neh oilung te BOEIPA nawnnah ham kang khuen,” a ti uh.
So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
51 Te dongah Moses neh khosoih loh Eleazar amih taeng lamkah sui neh kutsai hnopai boeih te. a doe.
So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.
52 Te dongah thawngkhat mangpa rhoek neh yakhat mangpa rhoek taeng lamloh BOEIPA taengah khosaa la a tloeng uh sui boeih he shekel thawng hlai rhuk ya rhih sawmnga lo.
All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
53 Caempuei hlang rhoek long khaw amah kah hlang te a poelyoe uh.
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
54 Te phoeiah Moses neh khosoih Eleazar loh thawngkhat neh yakhat mangpa rhoek, lamkah sui te. a doe tih tingtunnah dap la BOEIPA mikhmuh ah Israel ca rhoek, ham poekkoepnah. la a khuen.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
