4 Mosebog 31

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

2 »Skaf Israeliterne Hævn over Midjaniterne; saa skal du samles til din Slægt!«

'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'

3 Da talte Moses til Folket og sagde: »Udrust Mænd af eders Midte til Kamp, for at de kan falde over Midjan og fuldbyrde HERRENS Hævn paa Midjan;

And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.

4 1000 Mand af hver af Israels Stammer skal I sende i Kamp!«

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'

5 Af Israels Tusinder udtoges da 1000 af hver Stamme, i alt 12 000 Mand, rustede til Kamp.

So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

6 Og Moses sendte dem i Kamp, 1000 af hver Stamme, og sammen med dem Pinehas, Præsten Eleazars Søn, der medbragte de hellige Redskaber og Alarmtrompeterne.

And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

7 De drog saa ud i Kamp mod Midjaniterne, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses, og dræbte alle af Mandkøn;

And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

8 og foruden de andre, der blev slaaet ihjel, dræbte de ogsaa Midjans Konger, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur og Reba, Midjans fem Konger; ogsaa Bileam, Beors Søn, dræbte de med Sværdet.

And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

9 Og Israeliterne bortførte Midjaniternes Kvinder og Børn som Krigsfanger, og alt deres Kvæg, alle deres Hjorde og alt deres Gods tog de med som Bytte;

And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.

10 og alle deres Byer paa de beboede Steder og alle deres Teltlejre stak de Ild paa.

And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

11 Og alt det røvede og hele Byttet, baade Mennesker og Dyr, tog de med sig,

And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.

12 og de bragte Fangerne, Byttet og det røvede til Moses og Præsten Eleazar og Israeliternes Menighed i Lejren paa Moabs Sletter ved Jordan over for Jeriko.

And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

13 Men Moses, Præsten Eleazar og alle Menighedens Øverste gik dem i Møde uden for Lejren,

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

14 og Moses blev vred paa Hærens Førere, Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne, som kom tilbage fra Krigstoget.

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

15 Og Moses sagde til dem: »Har I ladet alle Kvinder i Live?

And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive?

16 Det var jo dem, der efter Bileams Raad blev Aarsag til, at Israeliterne var troløse mod HERREN i den Sag med Peor, saa at Plagen ramte HERRENS Menighed.

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD.

17 Dræb derfor alle Drengebørn og alle Kvinder, der har kendt Mand og haft Samleje med Mænd;

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

18 men alle Piger, der ikke har haft Samleje med Mænd, skal I lade i Live og beholde,

But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

19 Men selv skal I lejre eder uden for Lejren i syv Dage, enhver, som har dræbt nogen, og enhver, som har rørt ved en dræbt, og rense eder paa den tredje og den syvende Dag, baade I selv og eders Krigsfanger.

And encamp ye without the camp seven days; whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

20 Og enhver Klædning, enhver Læderting, alt, hvad der er lavet af Gedehaar, og alle Træredskaber skal I rense!«

And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall purify.'

21 Og Præsten Eleazar sagde til Krigerne, der havde været med i Kampen: »Dette er det Lovbud, HERREN har givet Moses:

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle: 'This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded Moses:

22 Kun Guld, Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Tin og Bly,

Howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

23 alt, hvad der kan taale Ild, skal I lade gaa gennem Ild, saa bliver det rent; dog maa det renses med Renselsesvand. Men alt, hvad der ikke kan taale Ild, skal I lade gaa gennem Vand.

every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of sprinkling; and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.

24 Og eders klæder skal I tvætte paa den syvende Dag, saa bliver I rene og kan gaa ind i Lejren.«

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye may come into the camp.'

25 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

26 »Sammen med Præsten Eleazar og Overhovederne for Menighedens Fædrenehuse skal du opgøre det samlede Bytte, der er taget, baade Mennesker og Dyr.

'Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;

27 Derefter skal du dele Byttet i to lige store Dele mellem dem, der har taget Del i Krigen og været i Kamp, og hele den øvrige Menighed.

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;

28 Derpaa skal du udtage en Afgift til HERREN fra Krigerne, der har været i Kamp, et Stykke af hver fem Hundrede, baade af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Smaakvæg;

and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks;

29 det skal du tage af den Halvdel, som tilfalder dem, og give Præsten Eleazar det som Offerydelse til HERREN.

take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD.

30 Men af den Halvdel, der tilfalder de andre Israeliter, skal du tage et Stykke af hver halvtredsindstyve, baade af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Smaakvæg, alt Kvæget, og give det til Leviterne, som tager Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved HERRENS Bolig!«

And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.'

31 Da gjorde Moses og Præsten Eleazar, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

32 Og det, de havde taget, det tiloversblevne af Byttet, som Krigsfolket havde gjort, udgjorde 675 000 Stykker Smaakvæg,

Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

33 72 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

and threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34 61 000 Æsler

and threescore and one thousand asses,

35 og 32 000 Mennesker, Kvinder, der ikke havde haft Samleje med Mænd.

and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

36 Den Halvdel, der tilfaldt dem, der havde været i Kamp, udgjorde altsaa et Tal af 337 500 Stykker Smaakvæg,

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep.

37 hvoraf Afgiften til HERREN udgjorde 675 Stykker Smaakvæg,

And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

38 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg, hvoraf 72 i Afgift til HERREN,

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.

39 30 500 Æsler, hvoraf til i Afgift til HERREN,

And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.

40 og 16 000 Mennesker, hvoraf 32 i Afgift til HERREN.

And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.

41 Og Moses overgav Afgiften, HERRENS Offerydelse, til Præsten Eleazar, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.

And Moses gave the tribute, which was set apart for the LORD, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

42 Og af den Halvdel, som tilfaldt de andre Israeliter, og som Moses havde taget som deres del fra de Mænd, der havde været i Kamp —

And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred —

43 denne Menighedens Halvdel udgjorde 337 500 Stykker Smaakvæg,

now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

and thirty and six thousand beeves,

45 30 500 Æsler

and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,

46 og 16 000 Mennesker —

and sixteen thousand persons —

47 af den Halvdel, som tilfaldt de andre Israeliter, udtog Moses et Stykke for hver halvtredsindstyve, baade af Mennesker og Kvæg, og gav dem til Leviterne, som tog Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved HERRENS Bolig, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.

even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

48 Da traadte Førerne for Hærens Afdelinger, Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne, hen til Moses

And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;

49 og sagde til ham: »Dine Trælle har holdt Mandtal over de Krigere, der stod under os; og der manglede ikke en eneste af os;

and they said unto Moses: 'Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

50 derfor frembærer nu enhver af os som Offergave til HERREN, hvad han har taget af Guldsmykker, Armbaand, Spange, Fingerringe, Ørenringe og Halssmykker, for at skaffe os Soning for HERRENS Aasyn.«

And we have brought the LORD'S offering, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.'

51 Moses og Præsten Eleazar modtog Guldet af dem, alskens med Kunst virkede Smykker;

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

52 og alt Offerydelsesguldet, som de ydede HERREN, udgjorde 16 750 Sekel, hvilket Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne bragte som Gave.

And all the gold of the gift that they set apart for the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. —

53 Krigerne havde taget Bytte hver for sig.

For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. —

54 Saa modtog Moses og Præsten Eleazar Guldet af Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne og bragte det ind i Aabenbaringsteltet, for at det skulde bringe Israeliterne i Minde for HERRENS Aasyn.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.