4 Mose 25
1 Hagi Israeli vene'nemo'za Sitimima seli nonkuma ome ki'za mani'ne'za, agafa hu'za Moapu a'nene monko'za hu'naze.
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 Na'ankure ana a'nemo'za havi anumzazmire'ma kresramna nevu'za, Israeli vene'nea ke hazage'za anampina vu'za ne'zana ome nene'za, ana havi anumzantera zmarenare'za monora hunte'naze.
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 Hagi ana nehu'za Peori agonafi Bali havi anumzante Israeli vahe'mo'za monora hunte'naze. Ana hazageno Ra Anumzamo'a tusi'a rimpahezmante'ne.
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 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a Mosesena asamino, Ama anazama nehaza vahe'mokizmi kva vahera zamavarenka Ra Anumzamo'na navuga vahe'mo'za nezmagesageta amate ome zamahe nefrinke'na Israeli vahera Narimpa aheozmantaneno.
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 Hagi Mosese'a kema refako hu Israeli kva vahe'mokizmia amanage huno zamasmi'ne, Mago'magomota naga'tamifinti'ma Bali havi anumzante'ma Peori agonafima mono'ma hunte'nenaza veneneramina maka zamahe friho.
So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
6 Hagi Mosese'ene mika Israeli vahe'mo'za seli mono nomofo avuga zavinete'za zmasunku nehu'za negazageno, mago Israeli ne'mo'a Midieni ara naga'ama maninarega avreno vuno seli noma'afi ufre'ne.
[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 Hagi pristi ne' Aroni negeho Elieaza nemofo Finiesi'a ana vene a'enena negeno'a vahepintira atreno vuno karugru kevea azampi omenerino,
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 ana nera amage vuno seli noma'afi ufreno ana kevereti matevuno vemofona renkro huno a'mofona rimpa retragufene. Ana higeno Israeli vahepina ana knazamo'a vagare'ne.
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 Hianagi ana knazamo'a 24 tauseni'a Israeli vahe ko zamahe fri'ne.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 Ra Anumzamo'a Mosesena anage huno asmi'ne,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 Eleasa ne'mofo Finiasi pristi nagapinti ne'mo, Nagri narimpa haviza hu'zana eri fru hu'ne. Na'ankure agrira Nagri'ma hiankna huno rimpahegeno anara hianki'na, Israeli vahera mago'ane kanivea razmante'na zamahe ofrigahue.
“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 E'ina hu'negu antahio, Nagra agri'ene narimpa fru hu'na manisua huvempa kea hue.
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 Hagi Finiasi enena huvempa huankino agripinti'ma forehu anante anante hu'zama esaza vahe'mo'za pristi eri'zana erigahaze. Na'ankure Israeli vahe'mokizmi kumima atrezmantesugu kumite nona huno mizase'ne.
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 Hagi Midieni a' enema Israeli ne'ma ahefri'nea ne'mofo agi'a, Zimrikino Salu nemofo'e. Hagi Salu'a Simioni naga nofipina ugota kva nere.
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 Hagi ana ne'mo'ma avreno vu'nea Midieni a'mofo agi'a Kozbikino, Zuri mofare. Hagi Zuri'a Midieni vahepina ugota hu'naza nagapinti ne' mani'ne.
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 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a Mosesena asmino,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 Midieni vahera ha' vahetami mani'nazanki zamahe friho.
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 Na'ankure zamagra ha' vahetamimo'za hazaza hu'za reramatga hazageta, Peori agonarera havi anumzantera monora hunentazageno, anazanteku Finiasi'a keve'areti Midieni kva ne'mofo mofa Kozbina karugru regeno fri'ne.
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].”
