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 wohnte in Schittim. Und das Volk fing an mit den Töchtern Moabs 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.
Und sie riefen das Volk zu den Opfern ihrer Götter, und das Volk aß und betete ihre Götter an.
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 Jehovahs 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.”
Und Jehovah sprach zu Mose: Nimm alle Häupter des Volkes und hänge sie auf dem Jehovah vor der Sonne, daß der brennende Zorn Jehovahs sich kehre von Israel.
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: Jeder Mann erwürge seine Männer, die sich an Baal Peor gehängt.
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 Söhnen Israels kam und brachte die Midianitin zu seinen Brüdern herbei vor den Augen Moses und den Augen der ganzen Gemeinde der Söhne Israels, und sei weinten am Eingang des Versammlungszeltes.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Und Pinechas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aharons, des Priesters, sah es, und er stand auf aus der Mitte der Gemeinde und nahm einen Speer 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 hinein, dem israelitischen Mann nach, in die Schlafkammer und durchstach sie beide, den israelitischen Mann und das Weib, durch ihren Leib. Und der Plage an den Söhnen Israels ward Einhalt getan.
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
Und der Toten an der Plage waren vierundzwanzigtausend.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jehovah 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.
Pinechas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aharons, des Priesters, hat Meinen Grimm zurückgewendet von den Söhnen Israels, indem er Meinen Eifer in ihrer Mitte eiferte, so daß Ich die Söhne Israels in Meinem Eifer nicht verzehrte.
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 der soll ihm und seinem Samen nach ihm der Bund ewigen Priestertums sein dafür, daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und die Söhne Israels gesühnt 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 worden, war Simri, der ein Sohn Salus und Fürst eines Vaterhauses der Simeoniten war.
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, der Haupt eines Volksstammes eines Vaterhauses in Midian war.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und Jehovah redete zu Mose und sprach:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
Bedränge 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 mit ihrem Anschlag, den sie wider euch faßten, bedrängt, mit der Sache Peors und mit der Sache der Kosbi, der Tochter des Midianiter-Fürsten, ihrer Schwester, die am Tage der Plage um der Sache Peors willen erschlagen ward.
