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].
Mientras Israel acampaba en Sitim, comenzó el pueblo a fornicar con las hijas de Moab.
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.
Estas invitaron al pueblo, a los sacrificios de sus dioses; y comió el pueblo y se postró ante los dioses de ellas.
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.
Y se allegó Israel a Baalfegor, por lo cual la ira de Yahvé se encendió contra 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.”
Y dijo Yahvé a Moisés: “Toma a todos los jefes del pueblo, y cuélgalos ante Yahvé cara al sol, para que la ardiente ira de Yahvé se aparte de 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.”
Dijo, pues, Moisés a los jueces de Israel: “Mate cada uno de vosotros a los suyos que se han entregado a Baalfegor.”
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].
En esto he aquí que uno de los hijos de Israel venia trayendo a casa de sus hermanos una mujer madianita, a vista de Moisés y a vista de toda la Congregación de los hijos de Israel, que lloraban a la entrada del Tabernáculo de la Reunión.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Viéndolo Finés, hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, se levantó de en medio de la Congregación, tomó una lanza en la mano,
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.
y entró tras el israelita en el interior de la tienda, y atravesó a entrambos, al israelita y a la mujer, por el vientre, con lo cual cesó la plaga de los hijos de Israel.
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
En aquella plaga fueron muertas veinte y cuatro mil personas.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Entonces habló Yahvé a Moisés, diciendo:
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.
“Finés, hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, ha apartado mi furor de los hijos de Israel, por cuanto se dejó arrebatar del celo mío en medio de ellos. Por eso Yo en mi celo no acabé con los hijos de Israel.
12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
Dile, pues: He aquí que Yo establezco con él mi pacto de paz;
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.”
el cual será para él, y para sus descendientes después de él, pacto de un sacerdocio eterno, porque ha sido celoso de su Dios y ha hecho expiación por los hijos de Israel.”
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.
El israelita que fue muerto juntamente con la madianita, se llamaba Zamrí, hijo de Salú, príncipe de una familia de los Simeonitas.
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.
Y el nombre de la mujer madianita que fue muerta, era Cozbí, hija de Sur, jefe de una de las estirpes de Madián.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Habló después Yahvé a Moisés, y dijo:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
“Tratad a los madianitas como enemigos y matadlos,
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].”
porque como enemigos se han portado contra vosotros, aplicando sus ardides, con los cuales os sedujeron por medio de Fegor y por medio de Cozbí, hija de un príncipe de Madián, su hermana, la cual fue muerta en el día de la plaga a causa de Fegor.”
