Numbers 25
1 While the Israelis were camped at a place called Acacia [Grove], some of the men caused themselves to become unacceptable to God by having sex with some of the women of the Moab [people-group who lived in that area].
Und Israel blieb in Sittim. Und das Volk fing an zu huren mit den Töchtern Moabs;
2 Then those women invited the men to come when the sacrifices were being offered to their gods. The Israeli men [accepted]. They went to the feasts with the women and worshiped the gods of the Moab people-group.
und diese luden das Volk zu den Opfern ihrer Götter, und das Volk aß und beugte sich nieder vor ihren Göttern.
3 By doing that, those Israeli people joined the women in worshiping the god Baal [add] the Moab people-group thought lived on Peor Mountain. That caused Yahweh to become very angry with his people.
Und Israel hängte sich an den Baal-Peor; und der Zorn Jehovas entbrannte wider Israel.
4 Yahweh said this to Moses/me: “Seize all the leaders of those men who are doing this and execute them while I am watching. Do that in the daytime. After you do that, I will no longer be angry with the Israeli people.”
Da sprach Jehova zu Mose: Nimm alle Häupter des Volkes und hänge sie dem Jehova auf vor der Sonne, damit die Glut des Zornes Jehovas sich von Israel abwende.
5 So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
Und Mose sprach zu den Richtern Israels: Erschlaget ein jeder seine Leute, die sich an den Baal-Peor gehängt haben!
6 [But later], while Moses/I and many [HYP] other people were crying at the entrance of the Sacred Tent, while they/we were watching, one of the Israeli men brought a woman from the Midian people-group into his tent [and started to have sex with her].
Und siehe, ein Mann von den Kindern Israel kam und brachte eine Midianitin zu seinen Brüdern, vor den Augen Moses und vor den Augen der ganzen Gemeinde der Kinder Israel, als diese an dem Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft weinten.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Und als Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aarons, des Priesters, es sah, da stand er auf aus der Mitte der Gemeinde und nahm eine Lanze in seine Hand;
8 and rushed into the man’s tent. He thrust the spear completely through the man’s body and into the woman’s belly [and killed both of them]. When he did that, the (plague/serious illness) [that had started to strike the Israelis] stopped.
und er ging dem israelitischen Manne nach in das Innere des Zeltes und durchstach sie beide, den israelitischen Mann und das Weib, durch ihren Bauch. Da ward die Plage von den Kindern Israel abgewehrt.
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
Und es waren der an der Plage Gestorbenen vierundzwanzigtausend.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:
11 “Phinehas has caused me to stop being angry with the Israeli people, by being as eager as I am [to stop this sinful behavior]. I was ready to get rid of all the Israeli people because I was extremely angry, but Phinehas has prevented me from doing that.
Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aarons, des Priesters, hat meinen Grimm von den Kindern Israel abgewendet, indem er in meinem Eifer in ihrer Mitte geeifert hat, so daß ich die Kinder Israel nicht in meinem Eifer vertilgt habe.
12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
Darum sprich: Siehe, ich gebe ihm meinen Bund des Friedens;
13 In this agreement, I am promising to give to him and to his descendants the right/authority to be priests. I am doing this because [he showed that] he was very eager to honor me, his God, by stopping this sinful behavior. He has caused the Israeli people to become acceptable to me again by causing them to be forgiven for their sin.”
und er wird ihm und seinem Samen nach ihm ein Bund ewigen Priestertums sein, darum daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und für die Kinder Israel Sühnung getan hat. -
14 The Israeli man who was killed with the woman of the Moab people-group was named Zimri. He was the son of Salu, who was the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon.
Und der Name des erschlagenen israelitischen Mannes, der mit der Midianitin erschlagen wurde, war Simri, der Sohn Salus, der Fürst eines Vaterhauses der Simeoniter;
15 The woman’s name was Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur, who was the leader of one of the clans of the Midian people-group.
und der Name des erschlagenen midianitischen Weibes war Kosbi, die Tochter Zurs; er war Stammhaupt eines Vaterhauses unter den Midianitern.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
Befeindet die Midianiter und schlaget sie;
18 They have become your enemies, because they tricked you Israeli people and induced/persuaded many of you to worship Baal, and because [one of your men had sex with] Cozbi, who was the daughter of a leader of the Midian people-group. She was killed at the time the plague [started because the people sinned] at Peor [Mountain].”
denn sie haben euch befeindet durch ihre List, womit sie euch überlistet haben in der Sache des Peor und in der Sache der Kosbi, der Tochter eines Fürsten von Midian, ihrer Schwester, welche am Tage der Plage wegen des Peor erschlagen wurde.
