4 Мојсијева 25
1 И живљаше Израиљ у Ситиму, и народ стаде чинити прељубу са кћерима моавским.
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 Оне позиваху народ на жртве својих богова, и народ јеђаше, и клањаше се боговима њиховим.
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 И Израиљ приону уз Велфегора; и разгневи се Господ на Израиља.
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 И рече Господ Мојсију: Узми све кнезове народне, и обеси их Господу према сунцу, да се одврати гнев Господњи од Израиља.
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 И рече Мојсије судијама Израиљевим: Побијте сваки своје који су прионули уз Велфегора.
So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
6 И гле, један између синова Израиљевих дође и доведе к браћи својој једну Мадијанку на очи Мојсију и на очи свему збору синова Израиљевих; а они заплакаше на вратима шатора од састанка.
[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 А кад то виде Финес, син Елеазара сина Арона свештеника, уста исред збора и узе копље у руку;
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 И уђе за човеком Израиљцем у шатор, и прободе их обоје, човека Израиљца и ону жену, кроз трбух, и преста погибија међу синовима Израиљевим.
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 И изгибе их од те погибије двадесет и четири хиљаде.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 Тада рече Господ Мојсију говорећи:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 Финес, син Елеазара сина Арона свештеника одврати гнев мој од синова Израиљевих отворивши ревност за ме међу њима, да не бих истребио синове Израиљеве у ревности својој.
“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 Зато му кажи: Ево дајем му свој завет мирни.
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 И имаће он и семе његово након њега завет свештенства вечног, јер ревнова за Бога свог и очисти синове Израиљеве.
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 А човеку Израиљцу убијеном, који би убијен с Мадијанком, беше име Замрије, син Салманов, кнез од дома оца свог од племена Симеуновог.
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 А убијеној жени Мадијани беше име Хазвија, кћи Сура кнеза народног у дому оца свог међу Мадијанима.
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 И рече Господ Мојсију говорећи:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 Завојштите на Мадијане, и бијте их;
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 Јер они завојштише на вас преварама својим, и претворише вас Велфегором и Хазвијом кћерју кнеза мадијанског, сестром својом, која би убијена у дан погибије која дође с Фегора.
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].”
