4 Mose 25

1 Israel aber saß zu Sittim. Da befleckte sich das Volk durch Unzucht mit den Töchtern Moabs.

And it remained Israel in Shittim and it began the people to commit fornication into [the] daughters of Moab.

2 Diese luden das Volk zu ihren Götteropfern ein. Da aß das Volk und warf sich vor ihren Göttern nieder.

And they invited the people to [the] sacrifices of gods their and it ate the people and they bowed down to gods their.

3 Und Israel paarte sich zu Ehren des Baal Peor. Da ward der Herr über Israel zornig.

And it joined itself Israel to Baal Peor and it burned [the] anger of Yahweh on Israel.

4 Und der Herr sprach zu Moses: "Nimm dieses Volkes Rädelsführer und setze sie dem Herrn, im Angesicht der Sonne, aus, daß die Zornesglut des Herrn von Israel lasse!"

And he said Yahweh to Moses take all [the] leaders of the people and impale them to Yahweh before the sun so may it turn away [the] burning of [the] anger of Yahweh from Israel.

5 Da sprach Moses zu den Stämmen Israels: "Töte jeder seine Leute, die sich zu Ehren Baal-Peors gepaart!"

And he said Moses to [the] judges of Israel kill everyone men his who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.

6 Da kam eben ein israelitischer Mann und führte seinen Stammesgenossen eine gewisse Midianiterin zu, unter den Augen des Moses und der ganzen israelitischen Gemeinde, die an ihren Zelttüren ohne Unterlaß weinten.

And there! a man from [the] people of Israel [was] coming and he brought near to brothers his the Midianite [woman] to [the] eyes of Moses and to [the] eyes of all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel and they [were] weeping [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.

7 Dies sah Eleazars Sohn Pinechas, der Enkel des Priesters Aaron. Da trat er aus der Gemeinde hervor und nahm einen Speer.

And he saw [it] Phinehas [the] son of Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest and he arose from among the congregation and he took a spear in hand his.

8 Dann ging er dem israelitischen Manne in das innere Gemach nach und durchstach beiden, dem israelitischen Mann und dem Weibe, den Unterleib. Da ward dem Blutbad unter den Israeliten Einhalt getan.

And he went after [the] man of Israel into the tent and he pierced through both of them [the] man of Israel and the woman into belly her and it was restrained the plague from on [the] people of Israel.

9 Die Zahl der im Blutbad Gefallenen betrug 24.000.

And they were those [who] died by the plague four and twenty thousand.

10 Da sprach der Herr zu Moses also:

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

11 "Pinechas, der Sohn des Eleazar, des Priesters Aaron Enkel, hat von den Israeliten meinen Grimm gewendet, mit meinem Eifer unter ihnen eifernd. Und so habe ich die Israeliten nicht in meinem Eifer aufgerieben.

Phinehas [the] son of Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest he has turned back rage my from against [the] people of Israel because was zealous he zeal my in midst of them and not I made an end of [the] people of Israel in zeal my.

12 Darum künde! Ich nehme ihn nachträglich in meinen Bund auf.

Therefore say here I [am] about to give to him covenant my peace.

13 Ihm und seinem Stamme nach ihm soll Priesterrecht für alle Zeit gesichert sein, dafür, daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und den Israeliten Sühne verschafft hat!"

And it will belong to him and to offspring his after him a covenant of priesthood of perpetuity because that he was zealous for God his and he made atonement on [the] people of Israel.

14 Der getötete israelitische Mann aber, der mit der Midianiterin erschlagen worden war, hieß Zimri, der Sohn Salus, des Fürsten einer Familie der Simeoniten.

And [the] name of [the] man of Israel who was struck down who he was struck down with the Midianite [woman] [was] Zimri [the] son of Salu a leader of a house of a father of the Simeonite[s].

15 Und das getötete midianitische Weib hieß Kozbi, die Tochter Surs, des Sippenhäuptlings einer midianitischen Familie.

And [the] name of the woman who was struck down the Midianite [woman] [was] Cozbi [the] daughter of Zur [was] a leader of tribes a house of a father in Midian he.

16 Der Herr sprach zu Moses:

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses say.

17 "Befehdet die Midianiter! Schlagt sie!

oppose The Midianites and you will strike down them.

18 Denn sie befehden euch durch ihre Ränke, mit denen sie euch durch Peor umgarnt haben, und durch ihre Schwester Kozbi, diese midianitische Fürstentochter, die am Tage des Blutbades getötet ward, das wegen Peor angerichtet wurde." - Es war nach dem Blutbad.

For [are] opposers they you by deceitfulness their which they have dealt deceptively to you on [the] matter of Peor and on [the] matter of Cozbi [the] daughter of [the] leader of Midian sister their who was struck down on [the] day of the plague on [the] matter of Peor.