Numbers 31
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, and seide,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
2 Venge thou firste the sones of Israel of Madianytis, and so thou schalt be gaderid to thi puple.
“Avenge the children of Israel [God prevails] for the Midianites [Descendants of Strife]. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
3 And anoon Moises seide, Arme ye men of you to batel, that moun take of Madianytis the veniaunce of the Lord.
Moses [Drawn out] spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian [Strife], to execute Adonai’s vengeance on Midian [Strife].
4 Of ech lynage be chosun a thousynde men of Israel, that schulen be sent to batel.
Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel [God prevails], you shall send to the war.”
5 And of ech lynage thei yauen a thousynde, that is twelue thousynde of men, redi to batel;
So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel [God prevails], a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 whiche Moises sente with Fynees, the sone of Eleazar, preest. And he bitook to hem hooli vesselis, and trumpis to make sown.
Moses [Drawn out] sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Pinchas [Bronze skin] the son of Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, to the war, with the utensils of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
7 And whanne thei hadden fouyt ayens Madianytis, and hadden ouercome, thei killiden alle the malis,
They fought against Midian [Strife], as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out]. They killed every male.
8 and `the kyngis of hem, Euy, and Reem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, fyue princes of `the folc of hem. Also thei killiden bi swerd Balaam, the sone of Beor.
They killed the kings of Midian [Strife] with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian [Strife]. They also killed Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] the son of Beor with the sword.
9 And thei token the wymmen of hem, and the litle children, and alle beestis, and al purtenaunce of howshold; what euer thei myyten haue, thei spuyleden;
The children of Israel [God prevails] took the women of Midian [Strife] captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.
10 flawme brente as wel citees, as litle townes and castels.
All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.
11 And they token pray, and alle thingis whiche thei hadden take, as wel of men as of beestis, and thei brouyten to Moyses,
They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.
12 and to Eleazar, preest, and to al the multitude of the sones of Israel. Forsothe thei baren othere `thingis perteynynge to vss, to the castels in the feldi places of Moab bisidis Jordan, ayens Jericho.
They brought the captives, and the prey, and the plunder, to Moses [Drawn out], and to Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails], to the camp at the plains of Moab [From father], which are by the Jordan [Descender] at Jericho [Fragrant, Moon].
13 Moises and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the synagoge, yeden out in to the comyng of hem, with out the castels, `that is, of the tabernacle.
Moses [Drawn out], and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.
14 And Moises was wrooth to the princes of the oost, to tribunes, and centuriouns, that camen fro batel;
Moses [Drawn out] 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.
15 and he seide, Whi reserueden ye wymmen?
Moses [Drawn out] said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?
16 whether it be not these that disseyueden the sones of Israel, at the suggestioun of Balaam, and maden you to do trespas ayens the Lord, on the synne of Phegor, wherfor also the puple was slayn?
Behold, these caused the children of Israel [God prevails], through the counsel of Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], to commit an unfaithful act against Adonai in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Adonai.
17 And therfor sle ye alle men, what euer thing is of male kynde, and litle children; and strangle ye the wymmen that knew men fleischli;
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
18 forsothe reserue ye to you damesels, and alle wymmen virgyns,
But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 and dwelle ye with out the castels in seuene daies. He that sleeth a man, ether touchith a slayn man, schal be clensid in the thridde and the seuenthe dai;
“Encamp outside of the camp seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, cleanse sin ·err (the standard goal)· from yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
20 and of al the pray, whether it is clooth, ether vessel, and ony thing maad redi in to thingis perteynynge to vss, of the skynnys and heeris of geet, and `of tre, it schal be clensid.
As to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood, you shall purify yourselves.”
21 And Eleazar, preest, spak thus to the men of the oost that fouyten, This is the comaundement of the lawe, which the Lord comaundide to Moises,
Eleazar [Help of God] the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the Torah ·Teaching· which Adonai has enjoined Moses [Drawn out]:
22 The gold, and siluer, and bras, and yrun, and tiyn, and leed, and al thing that may passe by flawme, schal be purgid bi fier;
however the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 sotheli what euer thing may not suffre fier, schal be halewid bi the watir of clensyng.
everything that may withstand the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be cleansed from sin ·err (the standard goal)· with the water for impurity. All that does not withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.
24 And ye schulen waische youre clothis in the seuenthe dai, and ye schulen be clensid; and aftirward ye schulen entre in to the castels `of the tabernacle.
You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”
25 And the Lord seide to Moises, Take ye the summe of tho thingis that ben takun, fro man `til to beeste,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
26 thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple.
“Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation;
27 And thou schalt departe euenli the prey bytwixe hem that fouyten and yeden out to batel, and bitwixe al the multitude.
and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28 And thou schalt departe a part to the Lord, of hem that fouyten, and weren in batel, `o soule of fiue hundrid, as wel of men, as of oxun, and of assis, and of scheep.
Levy a tribute to Adonai 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.
29 And thou schalt yyue `that part to Eleazar, preest, for tho ben the firste fruytis of the Lord.
Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, for Adonai’s wave offering.
30 Also of the myddil part of the sones of Israel, thou schalt take the fiftithe heed of men, and of oxun, and of assis, and of scheep, and of alle lyuynge beestis; and thou schalt yyue tho to the dekenes, that waken in the kepyngis of the tabernacle of the Lord.
Of the children of Israel [God prevails]’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 [Descendants of United with], who perform the duty of Adonai’s tabernacle.”
31 And Moyses and Eleazar diden, as the Lord comaundide.
Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest did as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out].
32 Forsothe the prey which the oost hadde take, was sixe hundrid fyue and seuenti thousynde of scheep,
Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
33 of oxun two and seuenti thousynde,
and seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
34 of assis sixti thousynde and a thousynde;
and sixty-one thousand donkeys,
35 the soules of persones of femal kynde, that knewen not fleischli men, two and thretti thousynde.
and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
36 And the myddil part was youun to hem that weren in the batel, of scheep thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid;
The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
37 of whiche sixe hundrid fyue and seuenti scheep weren noumbrid in to the part of the Lord;
and Adonai’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
38 and of sixe and thretti thousynde oxun,
The cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which Adonai’s tribute was seventy-two.
39 two and seuenti oxun, and of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hundryd, oon and sixti assis;
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which Adonai’s tribute was sixty-one.
40 of sixtene thousynde persoones of men, twei and thretti persoones bifelden in to the `part of the Lord.
The persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Adonai’s tribute was thirty-two persons.
41 And Moises bitook the noumbre of the firste fruytis of the Lord to Eleazar, preest, as it was comaundid to hym,
Moses [Drawn out] gave the tribute, which was Adonai’s wave offering, to Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out].
42 of the myddil part of the sones of Israel, which he departide to hem that weren in batel.
Of the children of Israel [God prevails]’s half, which Moses [Drawn out] divided off from the men who fought
43 And of the myddil part that bifelde to the tother multitude, that is, of thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde scheep and fyue hundrid,
(now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
44 and of sixe and thretti thousynde oxun,
and thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
45 and of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hundrid, and of sixtene thousynde wymmen,
and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
46 Moyses took the fyftithe heed,
and sixteen thousand persons),
47 and yaf to the dekenes, that wakiden in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord comaundide.
even of the children of Israel [God prevails]’s half, Moses [Drawn out] took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites [Descendants of United with], who performed the duty of Adonai’s tabernacle; as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out].
48 And whanne the princes of the oost, and the tribunes and centuriouns hadden neiyed to Moises,
The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses [Drawn out].
49 thei seiden, We thi seruauntis han teld the noumbre of fiyters, whiche we hadden vndur oure hoond, and sotheli not oon failide;
They said to Moses [Drawn out], “Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.
50 for which cause we offren `in the fre yiftis of the Lord, alle bi vs silf, that that we myyten fynde of gold in the pray, girdelis for `the myddil of wymmen, and bies of the armes, and ryngis, and ournementis of the arm nyy the hond, and bies of the neckis of wymmen, that thou preye the Lord for vs.
We have brought Adonai’s offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Adonai.”
51 And Moises and Eleazar, preest, token al the gold in dyuerse spices,
Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
52 `ether kyndis, bi the weiyte of the seyntuarye, sixtene thousynde seuene hundrid and fifti siclis, of the tribunes, and centuriouns.
All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Adonai, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels [418.75 lb; 189.95 kg].
53 For that that ech man rauyschide in the prey, was his owne;
The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
54 and thei baren the gold taken in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, in to the mynde of the sones of Israel, bifor the Lord.
Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] 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 [God prevails] before Adonai.
