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].
Während nun Israel in Sittim verweilte, hob das Volk an, mit den Moabiterinnen zu buhlen.
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.
Diese luden das Volk zu den Opfermahlen ihrer Götter; da aß das Volk und warf sich vor ihren Göttern nieder.
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; da wurde Jahwe zornig über 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.”
Und Jahwe sprach zu Mose: Versammle alle Häupter des Volks und setze die Schuldigen Jahwe im Angesichte der Sonne aus, damit der heftige Zorn Jahwes von Israel ablasse!
5 So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
Da gebot Mose den Befehlshabern des Volks: Ein jeglicher töte die seiner 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].
Es kam aber einer von den Israeliten herein und brachte eine Midianitin her zu seinen Volksgenossen, vor den Augen Moses und der ganzen Gemeinde der Israeliten, während sie vor der Thüre des Offenbarungszeltes jammerten.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Als das Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aarons, des Priesters, gewahrte, da trat er aus der Gemeinde hervor und ergriff einen Speer.
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.
Sodann ging er dem israelitischen Manne nach in das innere Gemach und durchstach beide, den israelitischen Mann und das Weib, durch ihren Bauch. Da ward der Plage unter den Israeliten Einhalt gethan.
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
Es belief sich aber die Zahl derer, die durch die Plage umgekommen waren, auf 24000.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jahwe redete mit Mose also:
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 gemacht, daß mein Grimm von den Israeliten abließ, indem er den Eifer unter ihnen bewies, den ich zu beweisen pflege, und so habe ich die Israeliten nicht aufgerieben durch mein Eifern.
12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
Darum verkündige: Ich sichere ihm zu, daß ihm Heil von mir widerfahren soll.
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 zwar soll ihm, sowie seinen Nachkommen, für alle Zeiten Priesterrecht zugesichert sein, zum Lohne dafür, daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und den Israeliten Sühne geschafft 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.
Der getötete Israelit aber, der samt der Midianitin getötet ward, hieß Simri, der Sohn Salus, des Vorstehers eines Geschlechts der Simeoniten.
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 das getötete midianitische Weib hieß Kosbi, die Tochter Surs; der war das Haupt einer Sippe, eines Geschlechts, unter den Midianitern.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jahwe redete mit Mose also:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
Befehdet die Midianiter und bringt ihnen eine Niederlage bei.
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 befehdet durch ihre Ränke, die sie gegen euch verübt haben in betreff des Peor und in betreff ihrer Landsmännin Kosbi, der Tochter des midianitischen Fürsten, die am Tage der wegen des Peor verhängten Plage getötet ward.
