4 Mosebog 31

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 "Skaf Israelitterne Hævn over Midjaniterne; så skal du samles til din Slægt!"

“First, avenge the sons of Israel from the Midianites, and then you shall 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 på Midjan;

And immediately Moses said: “Arm the men among you for a battle, so that they may be able to fulfill the retribution of the Lord on the Midianites.

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

Let one thousand men be chosen from each tribe of Israel, who shall be sent to war.”

5 Af Israels Tusinder udtoges da 1000 af hver Stamme, i alt 12.000 Mand, rustede til Kamp.

And they gave one thousand from each tribe, that is, twelve thousand foot soldiers for battle.

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 with Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest; also, he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound.

7 De drog så ud i kamp mod Midjaniterne, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses, og dræbte alle af Mandkøn;

And when they had fought against the Midianites and had prevailed, they killed all the men.

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

And they put to death by the sword their kings: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five leaders of the nation, and also Balaam the son of Beor.

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

And they seized their women and little ones, and all their cattle, and all their goods; whatever they were able to have, they despoiled.

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

Both their cities and their villages, as well as their fortresses, they burned.

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

And they carried away prey from everything that they had seized, both of men and of beasts.

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

And they led these to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the sons of Israel. But the remainder of the articles they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, next to the Jordan, opposite Jericho.

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

Then Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the assembly went out to meet them beyond the camp.

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

And Moses, being angry with the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions, who had arrived from the battle,

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

said: “Why have you spared the females?

16 Det var jo dem, der efter Bileams Råd blev Årsag til, at Israelitterne var troløse mod HERREN i den Sag med Peor, så at Plagen ramte HERRENs Menighed.

Are not these the ones who deceived the sons of Israel at the suggestion of Balaam, and who caused you betray the Lord by the sin of Peor, because of which the people also were struck down?

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

Therefore, put to death all of them: whatever is of the male sex, even among the little ones, and cut the throats of those women who have known men by sexual relations.

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

But the young girls, and all female virgins, reserve 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 på den tredje og den syvende Dag, både I selv og eders Krigsfanger.

And remain beyond the camp for seven days. Whoever has killed a man, or who has touched one that was killed, shall be purified on the third day and on the seventh day.

20 Og enhver Klædning, enhver Læder ting, alt, hvad der er lavet af Gedehår, og alle Træredskaber skal I rense!"

And all of the spoils, whether it is a garment, or a vessel, or another useful thing, made from the pelts or hair of goats, or from wood, shall be expiated.”

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

Likewise, Eleazar the priest spoke in this manner to the men of the army who had fought: “This is the precept of the law, which the Lord has commanded Moses:

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

Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,

23 alt, hvad der kan tåle Ild, skal I lade gå gennem Ild, så bliver det rent; dog må det renses med Renselsesvand. Men alt, hvad der ikke kan tåle Ild, skal I lade gå gennem Vand.

and all that may be able to pass through fire, shall be purified by fire. But whatever is not able to sustain fire shall be sanctified with the waters of expiation.

24 Og eders klæder skal I tvætte på den syvende Dag, så bliver I rene og kan gå ind i Lejren."

And you shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and, after having been purified, you shall enter the camp.”

25 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord also said to Moses:

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

“Take the sum of those things which were captured, from man even to beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the common people.

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 you shall divide the prey equally, among those who went out to war and fought, and among the remainder of the multitude.

28 Derpå skal du udtage en Afgift til HERREN fra krigerne, der har været i Kamp, et Stykke af hver fem Hundrede, både af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Småkvæg;

And you shall separate a portion for the Lord from the portion of those who fought and were in the battle: one soul out of five hundred, as much from humans, as from oxen and donkeys and sheep.

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

And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, because these are the first-fruits of the Lord.

30 Men af den Halvdel, der tilfalder de andre Israelitter, skal du tage et Stykke af hver halvtredsindstyve, både af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Småkvæg, alt Kvæget, og give det til Leviterne, som tager Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved HERRENs Bolig!"

Likewise, from the half of the portion belonging to the sons of Israel, you shall receive the fiftieth head of humans, and of oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and of all living things, and you shall give these to the Levites who stand watch over the care of the tabernacle of the Lord.”

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

And Moses and Eleazar did just as the Lord had instructed.

32 Og det, de havde taget, det tiloversblevne af Byttet, som Krigsfolket havde gjort, udgjorde 675000 Stykker Småkvæg,

Now the prey which the army had seized was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,

33 72 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

seventy-two thousand oxen,

34 61 000 Æsler

sixty-one thousand donkeys,

35 og 32008 Mennesker, Kvinder, der ikke havde haft Samleje med Mænd.

and thirty-two thousand human lives, of the female sex, who had not known men.

36 Den Halvdel, der tilfaldt dem, der havde været i Kamp, udgjorde altså et Tal af 337500 Stykker Småkvæg,

And one half of the portion was given to those who had been in the battle: three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep.

37 hvoraf Afgiften til HERREN udgjorde 675 Stykker Småkvæg,

From these, for the portion of the Lord, there were accounted: six hundred seventy-five sheep;

38 36000 Stykker Hornkvæg, hvoraf 72 i Afgift til HERREN,

and from the thirty-six thousand oxen, seventy-two oxen;

39 30500 Æsler, hvoraf til i Afgift til HERREN,

from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, sixty-one donkeys.

40 og 16000 Mennesker, hvoraf 32 i Afgift til HERREN.

From the sixteen thousand human souls, there fell to the portion of the Lord thirty-two souls.

41 Og Moses overgav Afgiften, HERRENs Offerydelse, til Præsten Eleazar, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.

And Moses delivered the number of the first-fruits of the Lord to Eleazar the priest, just as had been commanded of him,

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

from the one half portion belonging to the sons of Israel, which he had separated from the portion of those who had been in the battle.

43 denne Menighedens Halvdel udgjorde 337 500 Stykker Småkvæg,

Yet truly, from the one half portion which fell to the remainder of the multitude, that is, from the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

44 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

and from the thirty-six thousand oxen,

45 30 500 Æsler

and from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

46 og 16000 Mennesker

and from the sixteen thousand persons,

47 af den Halvdel, som tilfaldt de andre Israelitter, udtog Moses et Stykke for hver halvtredsindstyve, både af Mennesker og Kvæg, og gav dem til Leviterne, som tog Vare på, hvad der var at varetage ved HERRENs Bolig, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.

Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites who stand watch at the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had instructed.

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

And when the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions had approached Moses, they said:

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;

“We, your servants, have taken a census of the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and indeed not one was lacking.

50 derfor frembærer nu enhver af os som Offergave til HERREN, hvad han har taget af Guldsmykker, Armbånd, Spange, Fingerringe, Ørenringe og Halssmykker, for at skaffe os Soning for HERRENs Åsyn."

For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord.”

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

And Moses and Eleazar the priest received all the gold in its various kinds,

52 og alt Offerydelsesguldet, som de ydede HERREN, udgjorde 16750 Sekel, hvilket Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne bragte som Gave.

weighing sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels, from the tribunes and the centurions.

53 Krigerne havde taget Bytte hver for sig.

For whatever each one had taken away in the spoils was his own.

54 Så modtog Moses og Præsten Eleazar Guldet af Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne og bragte det ind i Åbenbaringsteltet, for at det skulde bringe Israelitterne i Minde for HERRENs Åsyn.

And having been accepted, they took it into the tabernacle of the testimony, as a memorial of the sons of Israel before the Lord.