Numbers 25
1 Now Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people defiled themselves by having sexual relations with the women of Moab,
Mens Israel opholdt sig i Sittim, begynte folket å drive utukt med Moabs døtre.
2 and they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
De innbød folket til offermåltidene for sine guder, og folket åt og tilbad deres guder;
3 Israel joined himself to Baal Peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
og Israel holdt sig til Ba'al-Peor. Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Israel,
4 The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to the LORD before the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel."
og Herren sa til Moses: Hent alle folkets høvdinger og la hine menn nagles til pelen under åpen himmel for Herren! Så skal Herrens brennende vrede avvendes fra Israel.
5 Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."
Og Moses sa til Israels dommere: Hver av eder skal slå ihjel dem av sine folk som har holdt sig til Ba'al-Peor!
6 Look, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Da kom en mann av Israels barn og førte en midianittisk kvinne inn blandt sine brødre for Moses' og hele Israels menighets øine mens de satt og gråt ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt.
7 When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the cohen, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand;
Da Pinehas, sønn av Eleasar og sønnesønn av Aron, presten, så det, trådte han frem av menigheten og tok et spyd i sin hånd
8 and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
og gikk efter den israelittiske mann inn i koven og stakk spydet gjennem dem begge, både den israelittiske mann og kvinnen, så det gikk inn i hennes liv; da stanset sotten og vek fra Israels barn.
9 Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
Og de som døde i sotten, var fire og tyve tusen.
10 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:
11 "Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the cohen, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.
Pinehas, sønn av Eleasar og sønnesønn av Aron, presten, har avvendt min vrede fra Israels barn, fordi han brente av min nidkjærhet iblandt dem, så jeg ikke gjorde ende på Israels barn i min nidkjærhet.
12 Therefore say, 'Look, I give to him my covenant of peace:
Derfor skal du si: Se, jeg gjør min pakt med ham at det skal gå ham vel;
13 and it shall be to him, and to his descendants after him, the covenant of an everlasting office of cohen; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.'"
med ham og hans efterkommere gjør jeg en pakt at de skal ha et evig prestedømme, fordi han var nidkjær for sin Gud og gjorde soning for Israels barn.
14 Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.
Men navnet på den drepte israelittiske mann, han som blev drept sammen med den midianittiske kvinne, var Simri, sønn av Salu, høvding for en familie blandt simeonittene;
15 The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.
og den drepte midianittiske kvinnes navn var Kosbi, datter av Sur; han var høvding for en stammefamilie blandt midianittene.
16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel, saying,
Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:
17 'Harass the Midianites, and strike them;
Angrip midianittene og slå dem!
18 for they harassed you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.'"
For de angrep eder med de svikefulle råd som de brukte mot eder, da det hendte dette med Peor og med Kosbi, deres søster, den midianittiske fyrstes datter, hun som blev drept dengang sotten kom over eder for Peors skyld.
