Nombres 25
1 Le peuple demeura en Settim, et il se souilla par la prostitution des filles de Moab.
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].
2 Elles le convièrent aux sacrifices de leurs idoles; il mangea de leurs victimes, et il adora leurs dieux.
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.
3 Israël fut consacré à Belphégor, et, en son cœur, le Seigneur s'irrita contre lui.
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.
4 Le Seigneur dit à Moïse: Prends tous les chefs du peuple, et, à la lumière du soleil, fais un exemple devant le Seigneur; alors, la colère du Seigneur se détournera d'Israël.
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.”
5 Moïse dit donc aux tribus d'Israël: Tuez ceux de vos frères qui sont consacrés à Belphégor.
So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
6 Or, l'un des fils d'Israël survint, et entraîna son frère chez une Madianite, devant Moïse et devant toute la synagogue des fils d'Israël, et ceux-ci se prirent à pleurer devant la porte du tabernacle du témoignage.
[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].
7 Ce que voyant Phinéès, fils d'Eléazar, fils du grand prêtre Aaron, il se leva du milieu de l'assemblée, et prit à la main une javeline,
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 Et il entra dans la chambre sur les pas de l'Israélite, et il perça l'homme et la femme, et celle-ci eut les entrailles déchirées; et la plaie qui affligeait Israël cessa.
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.
9 Cette plaie avait fait périr vingt-quatre mille âmes.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 Le Seigneur parla ensuite à Moïse, disant:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 Phinéès, fils d'Eléazar, fils du grand prêtre Aaron, vient d'apaiser ma colère et de la détourner des fils d'Israël, contre lesquels je suis plein de jalousie; je n'ai pas exterminé les fils d'Israël, quoique je fusse jaloux.
“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.
12 Répète ceci: J'accorde à Phinéès une alliance de paix.
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 Cette alliance sacerdotale sera perpétuelle pour lui et sa postérité, parce qu'il a été zélé pour son Dieu, et qu'il l'a apaisé en faveur des fils d'Israël.
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.”
14 L'Israélite, frappé avec la Madianite, se nommait Zambri; il était fils de Salmon, l'un des chefs de famille de la tribu de Siméon.
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.
15 Et la Madianite s'appelait Cozbi; elle était fille de Sur, chef de la nation d'Ommoth, qui est une famille issue de Madian.
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.
16 Et le Seigneur parla à Moïse, disant: Parle aux fils d'Israël, dis-leur:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 Soyez ennemis des Madianites; frappez-les,
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 Parce qu'avec leurs ruses ils sont vos ennemis; ils vous ont trompés par le moyen de Phégor et de Cozbi, fille d'un chef de Madian, leur sœur, celle qui a été frappée le jour de la plaie que vous avait attirée Phégor.
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].”
