Numbers 31

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

١ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

٢ «انْتَقِمْ مِنَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَبَعْدَهَا تَمُوتُ وَتَنْضَمُّ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ».

3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from amongst you for war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.

٣ فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلشَّعْبِ: «جَهِّزُوا مِنْكُمْ رِجَالاً مُجَنَّدِينَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَالانْتِقَامِ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْهُمْ.

4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”

٤ أَرْسِلُوا لِلْحَرْبِ أَلْفاً وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

٥ فَتَمَّ اخْتِيَارُ أَلْفٍ مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، فَكَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً مِنْ بَيْنِ أُلُوفِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُجَرَّدِينَ لِلْقِتَالِ.

6 Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the shofars for the alarm in his hand.

٦ فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ مُوسَى، أَلْفاً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، لِلْحَرْبِ بِقِيَادَةِ فِينْحَاسَ بْنِ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ، الَّذِي أَخَذَ مَعَهُ أَمْتِعَةَ الْقُدْسِ وَأَبْوَاقَ الْهُتَافِ.

7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses. They killed every male.

٧ فَحَارَبُوا الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ؛

8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

٨ وَقَتَلُوا مَعَهُمْ مُلُوكَهُمُ الْخَمْسَةَ: أَوِيَ وَرَاقِمَ وَصُورَ وَحُورَ وَرَابِعَ، كَمَا قَتَلُوا بَلْعَامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.

9 The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.

٩ وَأَسَرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نِسَاءَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَأَطْفَالَهُمْ، وَغَنِمُوا جَمِيعَ بَهَائِمِهِمْ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ وَسَائِرَ أَمْلاكِهِمْ،

10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

١٠ وَأَحْرَقُوا مُدُنَهُمْ كُلَّهَا بِمَسَاكِنِهَا وَحُصُونِهَا،

11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.

١١ وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ الْغَنَائِمِ وَالأَسْلابِ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْحَيَوَانِ،

12 They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

١٢ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَجَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالسَّبْيِ والأَسْلابِ وَالْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ أَرِيحَا.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.

١٣ فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ وَكُلُّ قَادَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمُخَيَّمِ،

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

١٤ فَأَبْدَى مُوسَى سُخْطَهُ عَلَى قَادَةِ الْجَيْشِ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْمِئَاتِ الْقَادِمِينَ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ،

15 Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?

١٥ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا اسْتَحْيَيْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ؟

16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was amongst the congregation of the LORD.

١٦ إِنَّهُنَّ بِاتِّبَاعِهِنَّ نَصِيحَةَ بَلْعَامَ أَغْوَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِعِبَادَةِ فَغُورَ، وَكُنَّ سَبَبَ خِيَانَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ، فَتَفَشَّى الْوَبَأُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

17 Now therefore kill every male amongst the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

١٧ فَالآنَ اقْتُلُوا كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ مِنَ الأَطْفَالِ، وَاقْتُلُوا أَيْضاً كُلَّ امْرَأَةٍ ضَاجَعَتْ رَجُلاً،

18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

١٨ وَلَكِنِ اسْتَحْيَوْا لَكُمْ كُلَّ عَذْرَاءَ لَمْ تُضَاجِعْ رَجُلاً.

19 “Encamp outside of the camp for seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

١٩ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَامْكُثُوا خَارِجَ الْمُخَيَّمِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً، وَمَنْ لَمَسَ قَتِيلاً أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابعِ. افْعَلُوا هَذَا أَنْتُمْ وَسَبَايَاكُمْ.

20 You shall purify every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.”

٢٠ وَكَذَلِكَ طَهِّرُوا كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ، وَكُلَّ مَتَاعٍ جِلْدِيٍّ، وَكُلَّ مَا هُوَ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنْ شَعْرِ الْمَعْزِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَةٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ».

21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses.

٢١ وَقَالَ أَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ لِلْمُحَارِبِينَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ فَرِيضَةُ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ بِها الرَّبُّ مُوسَى:

22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

٢٢ الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ وَالنُّحَاسُ وَالْحَدِيدُ وَالْقَصْدِيرُ وَالرَّصَاصُ،

23 everything that may withstand the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity. All that doesn’t withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.

٢٣ وَكُلُّ مَا يَتَحَمَّلُ حَرَارَةَ النَّارِ، أَجِيزُوهُ فِيهَا فَيُصْبِحَ طَاهِراً. وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيْضاً أَنْ تُطَهِّرُوهُ بِمَاءِ التَّطْهِيرِ، وَمَا لَا يَحْتَمِلُ النَّارَ طَهِّرُوهُ بِمَاءِ التَّطْهِيرِ فَقَطْ.

24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”

٢٤ ثُمَّ اغْسِلُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابعِ فَتَكُونُوا طَاهِرِينَ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَدْخُلُونَ الْمُخَيَّمَ».

25 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

٢٥ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

26 “Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation;

٢٦ «أَحْصِ أَنْتَ وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْعَشَائِرِ الْغَنَائِمَ وَالسَّبْيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْحَيَوَانِ،

27 and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

٢٧ وَقَسِّمِ الْغَنَائِمَ مُنَاصَفَةً بَيْنَ الْجُنْدِ الْمُشْتَرِكِينَ فِي الْحَرْبِ وَبَيْنَ كُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

28 Levy a tribute to the LORD of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.

٢٨ وَخُذْ نَصِيباً لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ، وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِ مَئَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَالْغَنَمِ.

29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’s wave offering.

٢٩ مِنْ نِصْفِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ تَأْخُذُهَا وَتُعْطِيهَا لأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ تَقْدِمَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

30 Of the children of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the LORD’s tabernacle.”

٣٠ وَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ نِصْفِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَسَائِرِ الْبَهَائِمِ، وَتُعْطِيهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ».

31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

٣١ فَنَفَّذَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

٣٢ وَكَانَ النَّهْبُ الْمُتَبَقِّي مِنْ غَنَائِمِ رِجَالِ الْحَرْبِ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً،

33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,

٣٣ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً،

34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,

٣٤ وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ وَاحِداً وَسِتِّينَ أَلْفاً،

35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.

٣٥ وَمِنَ الْعَذَارَى اللَّوَاتِي لَمْ يُضَاجِعْنَ ذَكَراً اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً.

36 The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep;

٣٦ فَكَانَ النِّصْفُ نَصِيبُ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ، مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ.

37 and the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

٣٧ وَكَانَتْ زَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَسَبْعِينَ،

38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the LORD’s tribute was seventy-two.

٣٨ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ سِتَّةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ،

39 The donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one.

٣٩ وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا وَاحِداً وَسِتِّينَ،

40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

٤٠ وَمِنَ النِّسَاءِ الْعَذَارَى سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ نَفْساً.

41 Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

٤١ فَأَعْطَى مُوسَى الزَّكَاةَ تَقْدِمَةَ الرَّبِّ لأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought

٤٢ أَمَّا نِصْفُ غَيْرِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ الَّذِي قَسَمَهُ مُوسَى مِنْ كَامِلِ غَنَائِمِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ،

43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

٤٣ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ،

44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,

٤٤ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ سِتَّةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً،

45 thirty thousand and five hundred donkeys,

٤٥ وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ،

46 and sixteen thousand persons),

٤٦ وَمِنَ الْعَذَارَى سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً.

47 even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the LORD’s tabernacle, as the LORD commanded Moses.

٤٧ فَأَفْرَزَ مُوسَى مِنْ نَصِيبِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَمِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ وَأَعْطَاهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ الْمَسْكَنِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.

٤٨ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ قَادَةُ الْجُنْدِ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْمِئَاتِ إِلَى مُوسَى،

49 They said to Moses, “Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.

٤٩ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لَقَدْ أَحْصَى عَبِيدُكَ عَدَدَ جُنُودِهِمِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ، فَلَمْ يُفْقَدْ مِنَّا إِنْسَانٌ.

50 We have brought the LORD’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.”

٥٠ لِذَلِكَ يُقَدِّمُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قُرْبَانَ الرَّبِّ فِي مَا وَجَدَهُ مِنْ أَمْتِعَةِ ذَهَبٍ: حُجُولٍ وَأَسَاوِرَ وَخَوَاتِمَ وَأَقْرَاطٍ وَقَلائِدَ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ أَنْفُسِنَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ».

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.

٥١ فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ مَا هُوَ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ،

52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty shekels.

٥٢ فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ ذَهَبِ التَّقْدِمَةِ الَّتِي قَرَّبُوهَا لِلرَّبِّ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلَفاً وَسَبْعَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوَ مِئَتَيْ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) قَدَّمَهَا رُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْمِئَاتِ.

53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.

٥٣ أَمَّا الْجُنْدُ فَقَدْ أَخَذَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ مَا اغْتَنَمَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ.

54 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

٥٤ وَحَمَلَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي قَدَّمَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْمِئَاتِ وَأَتَيَا بِهِ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ تَذْكَاراً لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.