Numeri 25
1 Or Israele era stanziato a Sittim, e il popolo cominciò a darsi alla impurità con le figliuole di Moab.
Israel stayed in Shittim, and the men began to prostitute themselves with 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.
for the Moabites had invited the people to the sacrifices to their gods. So the people ate and bowed down to Moabite gods.
3 Israele si unì a Baal-Peor, e l’ira dell’Eterno si accese contro Israele.
The men of Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and Yahweh's anger 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”.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Kill all the leaders of the people and hang them up before me to expose them in the daylight, so that my fierce anger 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”.
So Moses said to Israel's leaders, “Each of you must execute his people who have joined in worshiping Baal of 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.
Then one of the men of Israel came and brought among his family members a Midianite woman. This happened in the sight of Moses and all the community of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to 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 son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saw that, he rose up from among the community 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.
He followed the Israelite man into the tent and thrust the spear through both of their bodies, both the Israelite man and the woman. So a plague that God had sent on the people of Israel stopped.
9 Di quel flagello morirono ventiquattromila persone.
Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand in number.
10 L’Eterno parlò a Mosè, dicendo:
Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
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 son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, has turned my rage away from the people of Israel because he was passionate with my zeal among them. So I have not consumed the people of Israel in my fierceness.
12 Perciò digli ch’io fermo con lui un patto di pace,
Therefore say, 'Yahweh says, “Look, I am giving to Phinehas 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”.
For him and his descendants after him, it will be a covenant of an everlasting priesthood because he was zealous for me, his God. He has atoned for the people 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 Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of an ancestor's family 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 killed was Kozbi daughter of Zur, who was head of a tribe and family in Midian.
16 Poi l’Eterno parlò a Mosè, dicendo:
So Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
17 “Trattate i Madianiti come nemici e uccideteli,
“Treat the Midianites as enemies and attack 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 treated you like enemies with their deceitfulness. They led you into evil in the case of Peor and in the case of their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a leader in Midian, who was killed on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”
