Numbers 25
1 And Israel remained among the acacias, —and the people began to go away unchastely unto the daughters of Moab;
Israeli akakaa Shitimu, na wanaume wakaanza kufanya ukahaba na wanawake wa Moabu,
2 who invited the people unto the sacrifices of their gods, —so the people did eat, and did bow themselves down unto their gods.
kwa kuwa Wamoabu waliwakaribishsa kutoa sadaka kwa miungu yao. Kwa hiyo watu wakala na kuisujudia miungu ya Moabu.
3 Thus Israel let himself be bound unto Baal-peor, and the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel.
Watu wa Israeli wakaungana kumwabudu Baali wa Peori, na hasira ya BWANA ikawaka dhidi ya Israeli.
4 And Yahweh said unto Moses—Take all the heads of the people, and crucify them unto Yahweh. in the face of the sun, —that the heat of the anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.
BWANA akamwambia Musa, “Waue viongozi wote wa watu na uwanyonge mbele yangu ili waonekane wakati wa mchana, ili kwamba hasira yangu kali iondoke kwa Israeli.”
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, —Slay ye each one his men, who have let themselves he bound unto Baal-peor.
Kwa hiyo Musa akawaambia viongozi wa Israeli, “Kila mmoja wenu lazima awanyonge watu wake ambao wameshiriki kumwabudu Baali wa Peori.”
6 And lo! a man of the sons of Israel coming in, who brought near unto his brethren a Midianite woman, before the eyes of Moses, and before the eyes of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, when they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Kisha mtu mmoja wa Israeli akaleta mwanamke mmoja aliyekuwa miongoni mwa familia yake. Hili lilitokea mbele ya macho ya Musa na watu wa Israeli, wakati walipokuwa wakilia mbele ya lango la hema ya kukutania.
7 And Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest saw it, so he rose up out of the midst of the assembly, and took a spear in his hand;
Finehasi mwana wa Eliazari, mwana wa Haruni kuhani, alipoona hivyo, akainuka kutoka jamii ya watu akachukua mkuki mkononi mwake.
8 and went in after the man of Israel into the pleasure-tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, in her parts of shame, —so the plague was restrained from against the sons of Israel.
Akamfuata yule mwanaume Muisraeli hemani na kuwachoma kwa mkuki wote wawili kwenye miili yao, wote yule Muisraeli na yule mwanamke. Kwa hiyo ile tauni ambayo Mungu alikuwa ameituma kwa watu wa Israeli ikakoma.
9 Then was it found that they who had died by the plague were four and twenty thousand.
Idadi ya wale waliokufa kwa tauni walikuwa elfu ishirini na nne.
10 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses saying:
BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
11 Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back my wrath from against the sons of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy, in their midst, so that I made not an end of the sons of Israel. in my jealousy.
“Finehasi mwana wa Eliazari mwana wa Haruni, kuhani amaigeuza hasira yangu isiwe kwa wana wa Israeli kwa sababu alikuwa na wivu kati yao juu ya wivu wangu. Kwa hiyo sijawaangamiza watu wa Israeli kwa hasira yangu.
12 Wherefore say, —Behold me! giving unto him my covenant of peace;
Kwa hiyo waambie, 'BWANA anasema, “Tazama, Ninampa Finehasi agano la amani.
13 so shall it prove to be unto him and unto his seed after him, the covenant of our age-abiding priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and did put a propitiatory-covering over the sons of Israel.
Kwake na kwa wana wake baada yake, litakuwa agano la kudumu la ukuhani kwa sababu alikuwa na wivu juu yangu, Mungu wake. Amewapatanisha wana wa Israeli.
14 Now, the name of the man of Israel that was smitten, who was smitten with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri son of Salu, —prince of an ancestral house of the Simeonites;
Sasa yule Muisraeli aliyeuwawa pamoja na Yule mwanamke Mmidiani alikuwa Zimri mwana wa Salu, kiongozi wa familia ya uzao wa Simeoni.
15 and, the name of the woman who was smitten, the Midianitess, was Cozbi, daughter of Zur, —the head of his kindred, of an ancestral house in Midian, was he.
Jina la yule Mmidiani aliyeuwawa lilikuwa Cozibi binti wa Zuri, ambaye alikuwa mkuu wa familia wa kabila huko Midiani.
16 And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:
Kwa hiyo BWANA akanena na Musa na kusema,
17 Besiege the Midianites, —and ye shall smite them:
“Watendee Wamidiani kama maadui na uwaangamize, kwa kuwa waliwatendea kama maadui
18 for, besiegers, were they unto you, with their wiles wherewith they beguiled you, over the matter of Peor, —and over he matter of Cozbi, daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was smitten in the day of the plague, over the matter of Peor.
kwa kuwadanganya. Waliwaongoza katika uovu kwa swala la Peori na kwa swala la dada yao Cozibi, binti wa kiongozi wa Wamidiani, ambaye aliuawa siku ile ya tauni kwa swala la Peori.”
