民數記 25
1 以色列人住在什亭，百姓與摩押女子行起淫亂。
Now Israel, at that time, dwelt in Shittim, and the people were fornicating with the daughters of Moab,
2 因為這女子叫百姓來，一同給她們的神獻祭，百姓就吃她們的祭物，跪拜她們的神。
who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate, and they adored their gods.
3 以色列人與巴力‧毗珥連合，耶和華的怒氣就向以色列人發作。
And Israel was initiated into Baal of Peor. And so the Lord, being angry,
4 耶和華吩咐摩西說：「將百姓中所有的族長在我面前對着日頭懸掛，使我向以色列人所發的怒氣可以消了。」
said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and hang them on gallows against the sun, so that my fury may be averted from Israel.”
5 於是摩西吩咐以色列的審判官說：「凡屬你們的人，有與巴力‧毗珥連合的，你們各人要把他們殺了。」
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor.”
6 摩西和以色列全會眾正在會幕門前哭泣的時候，誰知，有以色列中的一個人，當他們眼前，帶着一個米甸女人到他弟兄那裏去。
And behold, one of the sons of Israel entered, in the sight of his brothers, to a prostitute of Midian, within view of Moses and of all the crowd of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.
7 祭司亞倫的孫子，以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈看見了，就從會中起來，手裏拿着槍，
And when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, had seen it, he rose up from the midst of the multitude, and, seizing a dagger,
8 跟隨那以色列人進亭子裏去，便將以色列人和那女人由腹中刺透。這樣，在以色列人中瘟疫就止息了。
he entered after the Israelite man, into the brothel, and he pierced both of them at the same time, specifically, the man and the woman at the location of their genitals. And the scourge ceased from among the sons of Israel.
9 那時遭瘟疫死的，有二萬四千人。
And there were slain twenty-four thousand men.
10 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
And the Lord said to Moses:
11 「祭司亞倫的孫子，以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈，使我向以色列人所發的怒消了；因他在他們中間，以我的忌邪為心，使我不在忌邪中把他們除滅。
“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has averted my wrath from the sons of Israel. For he was moved against them by my zeal, so that I myself, in my zeal, might not wipe away the sons of Israel.
12 因此，你要說：『我將我平安的約賜給他。
Because of this, say to him: Behold, I give to him the peace of my covenant.
13 這約要給他和他的後裔，作為永遠當祭司職任的約；因他為上帝有忌邪的心，為以色列人贖罪。』」
And the covenant of the everlasting priesthood shall be as much for him as for his offspring. For he was zealous on behalf of his God, and he has made expiation for the wickedness of the sons of Israel.”
14 那與米甸女人一同被殺的以色列人，名叫心利，是撒路的兒子，是西緬一個宗族的首領。
Now the name of the Israelite man, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader from the kinship and tribe of Simeon.
15 那被殺的米甸女人，名叫哥斯比，是蘇珥的女兒；這蘇珥是米甸一個宗族的首領。
Moreover, the Midianite woman, who was put to death together with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Zur, a most noble leader among the Midianites.
16 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 「你要擾害米甸人，擊殺他們；
“Let the Midianites perceive you as enemies, and strike them down,
18 因為他們用詭計擾害你們，在毗珥的事上和他們的姊妹、米甸首領的女兒哥斯比的事上，用這詭計誘惑了你們；這哥斯比，當瘟疫流行的日子，因毗珥的事被殺了。」
for they, too, have behaved with hostility against you, and they have deceived you insidiously by means of the idol Peor, and by Cozbi, the daughter of a commander of Midian, their sister, who was struck down in the day of the scourge because of the sacrilege of Peor.”
