4 Mosebog 31

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

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

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After doing that, you will die and be gathered to your 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;

So Moses spoke to the people. He said, “Arm some of your men for war so they may go against Midian and carry out Yahweh's vengeance on it.

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

Every tribe throughout Israel must send a thousand soldiers to war.”

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

So out of Israel's thousands of men, one thousand was provided from each tribe, twelve thousand men 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.

Then Moses sent them to battle, a thousand from every tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and with some articles from the holy place and the trumpets in his possession for sounding signals.

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

They fought against Midian, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. They killed every man.

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.

They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their dead: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor, 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;

The army of Israel took captive the women of Midian, their children, all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. They took these as plunder.

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

They burned all their cities where they lived and all their camps.

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

They took all the plunder and prisoners, both people and animals.

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.

They brought the prisoners, the plunder, and the captured things to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the community of the people of Israel. They brought these to the camp in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan near Jericho.

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

Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

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

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from battle.

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

Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live?

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.

Look, these women caused the people of Israel, through Balaam's advice, to commit sin against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, when the plague spread among Yahweh's community.

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

Now then, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man.

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

But take for yourselves all the young girls who have never slept with a man.

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.

You must camp outside the camp of Israel for seven days. All of you who have killed anyone and or have touched any dead person—you must purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day—you and your prisoners.

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

You must purify every garment and everything made of animal hide and goats' hair, and everything made of wood.”

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

Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to war, “This is a decreed law that Yahweh has given to Moses:

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

The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and 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.

and everything that resists fire, you must put it through the fire, and it will become clean. You must then purify those things with the water of cleansing. Whatever cannot go through the fire you must cleanse with that water.

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

You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and then you will become clean. Afterward you may come into Israel's camp.”

25 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

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

“Count all the plundered things that were taken, both people and animals. You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community's ancestor's clans

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.

must divide the plunder into two parts. Divide it between the soldiers who went out to battle and all the rest of the community.

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;

Then levy a tax to be given to me from the soldiers who went out to battle. This tax must be one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or goats.

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

Take this tax from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest for an offering to be presented to me.

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!«

Also from the people of Israel's half, you must take one out of every fifty—from the persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Give these to the Levites who take care of my tabernacle.”

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

So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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

Now the plunder that remained of what the soldiers had taken was 675,000 sheep,

33 72 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

seventy-two thousand oxen,

34 61 000 Æsler

sixty-one thousand donkeys,

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

and thirty-two thousand women who had never slept with any man.

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

The half that was kept for the soldiers numbered 337,000 sheep.

37 hvoraf Afgiften til HERREN udgjorde 675 Stykker Smaakvæg,

Yahweh's part of the sheep was 675.

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

The oxen were thirty-six thousand which Yahweh's tax was seventy-two.

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

The donkeys were 30,500 from which Yahweh's part was sixty-one.

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

The persons were sixteen thousand women of whom Yahweh's tax was thirty-two.

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

Moses took the tax that was to be an offering presented to Yahweh. He gave it to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh 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 —

As for the people of Israel's half that Moses had taken from the soldiers who had gone to war—

43 denne Menighedens Halvdel udgjorde 337 500 Stykker Smaakvæg,

the community's half was 337,500 sheep,

44 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

thirty-six thousand oxen,

45 30 500 Æsler

30,500 donkeys,

46 og 16 000 Mennesker —

and sixteen thousand women.

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.

From the people of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, both of people and animals. He gave them to the Levites who kept care of Yahweh's tabernacle, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.

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

Then the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and the captains over hundreds, came to 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;

They said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers who are under our command, and not one man is missing.

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.«

We have brought Yahweh's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before Yahweh.”

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

Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold and all the articles of craftsmanship.

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

All the gold of the offering that they gave to Yahweh—the offerings from the commanders of thousands and from the captains of hundreds—weighed 16,750 shekels.

53 Krigerne havde taget Bytte hver for sig.

Each soldier had taken plunder, each 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.

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and captains of hundreds. They took it into the tent of meeting as a reminder of the people of Israel for Yahweh.