Numeri 25
1 Or Israele era stanziato a Sittim, e il popolo cominciò a darsi alla impurità con le figliuole di Moab.
Now Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people defiled themselves by having sexual relations with the women of Moab,
2 Esse invitarono il popolo ai sacrifizi offerti ai loro dèi, e il popolo mangiò e si prostrò dinanzi agli dèi di quelle.
and they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
3 Israele si unì a Baal-Peor, e l’ira dell’Eterno si accese contro Israele.
Israel joined himself to Baal Peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
4 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè: “Prendi tutti i capi del popolo e falli appiccare davanti all’Eterno, in faccia al sole, affinché l’ardente ira dell’Eterno sia rimossa da Israele”.
The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to the LORD before the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel."
5 E Mosè disse ai giudici d’Israele: “Ciascuno di voi uccida quelli de’ suoi uomini che si sono uniti a Baal-Peor”.
Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."
6 Ed ecco che uno dei figliuoli d’Israele venne e condusse ai suoi fratelli una donna Madianita, sotto gli occhi di Mosè e di tutta la raunanza dei figliuoli d’Israele, mentr’essi stavano piangendo all’ingresso della tenda di convegno.
Look, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
7 La qual cosa avendo veduta Fineas, figliuolo di Eleazar, figliuolo del sacerdote Aaronne, si alzò di mezzo alla raunanza e die’ di piglio ad una lancia;
When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand;
8 andò dietro a quell’uomo d’Israele nella sua tenda, e li trafisse ambedue, l’uomo d’Israele e la donna, nel basso ventre. E il flagello cessò tra i figliuoli d’Israele.
and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
9 Di quel flagello morirono ventiquattromila persone.
Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
10 L’Eterno parlò a Mosè, dicendo:
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
11 “Fineas, figliuolo di Eleazar, figliuolo del sacerdote Aaronne, ha rimossa l’ira mia dai figliuoli d’Israele, perch’egli è stato animato del mio zelo in mezzo ad essi; ed io, nella mia indignazione, non ho sterminato i figliuoli d’Israele.
"Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12 Perciò digli ch’io fermo con lui un patto di pace,
Therefore say, 'Look, I give to him my covenant of peace:
13 che sarà per lui e per la sua progenie dopo di lui l’alleanza d’un sacerdozio perpetuo, perch’egli ha avuto zelo per il suo Dio, e ha fatta l’espiazione per i figliuoli d’Israele”.
and it shall be to him, and to his descendants after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.'"
14 Or l’uomo d’Israele che fu ucciso con la donna Madianita, si chiamava Zimri, figliuolo di Salu, capo di una casa patriarcale dei Simeoniti.
Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.
15 E la donna che fu uccisa, la Madianita, si chiamava Cozbi, figliuola di Tsur, capo della gente di una casa patriarcale in Madian.
The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.
16 Poi l’Eterno parlò a Mosè, dicendo:
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel, saying,
17 “Trattate i Madianiti come nemici e uccideteli,
'Harass the Midianites, and strike them;
18 poiché essi vi hanno trattati da nemici con gl’inganni mediante i quali v’hanno sedotti nell’affare di Peor e nell’affare di Cozbi, figliuola d’un principe di Madian, loro sorella, che fu uccisa il giorno della piaga causata dall’affare di Peor.
for they harassed you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.'"
