4 Mosebog 31

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh spoke to Moses/me and said,

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

“Before you die, [tell the] Israeli people that they should (pay back/get revenge on) the Midian people-group for what they did to you.”

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;

So Moses/I said to the people, “Get some men prepared for battle. Yahweh will enable them to (pay back/get revenge on) the Midian people-group [for what they did to us].

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

Select 1,000 men from each tribe to fight.”

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

So 12,000 men prepared for fighting in the battle, 1,000 from each tribe.

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.

When Moses/I sent them to the battle, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, went with them. He took with him some of the things from the Sacred Tent and the trumpets that would be blown to give the signal [to start the battle].

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

The Israeli men fought the soldiers from the Midian people-group, as Yahweh had told Moses/me to tell them to do, and they killed every man from the Midian people-group.

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.

Among those whom they killed were the five kings of the Midian people-group—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed with a sword 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;

They captured all the women and children of the Midian people-group and took away their cattle, their flocks of sheep, and herds of goats, and all their other possessions.

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

Then they burned down all the houses in the towns and villages where the people of the Midian people-group lived,

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

but they took home with them all the women and children and animals and possessions.

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.

They brought all these to Eliezer and Moses/me, and to the rest of the Israeli people who were at their/our camp on the plains where the Moab people-group lived, near the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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

Eleazar and all the leaders of the people and Moses/I went outside the camp to greet/meet with them.

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

But Moses/I was angry with some of the men who had returned from the battle. He/I was angry with the army officers and the men who were commanders of 1,000 men and those who were commanders of 100 men.

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

He/I asked them, “Why did you allow the women to live [RHQ]?

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.

They are the ones who did what Balaam suggested and urged/persuaded our people to worship Baal [instead of Yahweh]. As a result, Yahweh caused a plague to strike his people while they were at Peor.

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

So, now you must kill all the boys of the Midian people-group, and also kill all the women who have had sex [EUP] with any man.

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

Spare only the girls who are virgins [EUP]. You can keep them to be your [wives or your slaves].

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.

All of you who have killed someone or touched the corpse of someone who was killed [in the battle] must stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day, you must [perform the ritual to] cause you and those whom you have captured to become acceptable to God again.

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

You must also wash your clothes and anything [that you took to the battle] that is made of leather or goat’s hair or wood.”

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

Then Eleazar said to the soldiers who had returned from the battle, “This is what Yahweh has instructed Moses:

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

You must put into a fire any gold or silver or bronze or iron or tin or lead things [that you brought back from the battle].

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.

Put everything that will not burn into the fire, and then they will be acceptable for you to use. But also sprinkle those things with the water that causes things and people to become acceptable to God. The things that would burn [if you put them] in a fire, sprinkle them with that water.

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

On the seventh day, wash your clothes, and then you will become acceptable to God again. After you do that, you may return to the camp.”

25 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

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

“Tell Eleazar and the leaders of the family groups that they must write down a list of all the goods, the women, and the animals that were captured [in the battle].

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.

Then they must divide all those things, half given to the men who fought in the battle and the other half given to the rest of the people.

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;

From the men who fought in the battle, take one from every 500 people and from every 500 cattle and donkeys and sheep, to be a tax for me.

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

Take these things to Eleazar to (be my share/belong to me).

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!"

And from the half that belongs to the ordinary people, take one item from every 50. That includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give those things to the descendants of Levi who take care of my Sacred Tent.”

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

So Eleazar and Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded.

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

There were 675,000 sheep, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 virgins that they had captured from the Midian people-group.

33 72 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

34 61 000 Æsler

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

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

The men who fought in the battle took 337,000 sheep [from the battle],

37 hvoraf Afgiften til HERREN udgjorde 675 Stykker Småkvæg,

and they gave 675 of them to Yahweh.

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

They took 36,000 cattle and gave 72 of them to Yahweh.

39 30500 Æsler, hvoraf til i Afgift til HERREN,

They took 30,500 donkeys, and they gave 61 of them to Yahweh.

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

They took 16,000 virgins, and they dedicated 32 of them to Yahweh.

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

Moses/I gave to Eleazar all [the animals] that had been given to Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded.

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

Moses/I separated what those who had fought in the battle received from what the other people received. The people had taken 337,500 sheep, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 virgins,

43 denne Menighedens Halvdel udgjorde 337 500 Stykker Småkvæg,

44 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

45 30 500 Æsler

46 og 16000 Mennesker

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.

From what the people received, Moses/I took one from every 50 items and dedicated them to Yahweh. That included animals and people. As Yahweh commanded, he/I gave them all to the descendants of Levi who took care of the Sacred Tent.

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

Then the army officers and those who commanded 1,000 men and those who commanded 100 men came to Moses/me.

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, “We, who are your servants, have counted the soldiers whom we command, and [we found that] none of them (is missing/has been killed).

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."

So [to thank Yahweh for that], we have brought to him a gift of the gold items that we found [after the battle]: Gold arm bands and bracelets and rings and earrings and necklaces. This will enable us to be forgiven for our sins.”

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

So Eleazar and Moses/I accepted the gold items that they brought.

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

The total of it weighed about (420 pounds/190 kg.).

53 Krigerne havde taget Bytte hver for sig.

Each soldier had taken these things for himself.

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.

Eleazar and Moses/I accepted these gold items from these commanders and put them in the Sacred Tent to remind the Israeli people about how Yahweh [had helped them defeat the Midian people-group].