Números 31
1 El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
Yahweh spoke to Moses/me and said,
2 “Castiga a los madianitas por lo que le hicieron a los israelitas. Después de eso te unirás a tus antepasados en la muerte”.
“Before you die, [tell the] Israeli people that they should (pay back/get revenge on) the Midian people-group for what they did to you.”
3 Moisés instruyó al pueblo: “Que algunos de tus hombres se preparen para la batalla, para que puedan ir a atacar a los madianitas y llevar a cabo el castigo del Señor sobre ellos.
So Moses/I said to the people, “Get some men prepared for battle. Yahweh will enable them to (pay back/get revenge on) the Midian people-group [for what they did to us].
4 Debes contribuir con mil hombres de cada tribu israelita”.
Select 1,000 men from each tribe to fight.”
5 Así que se eligieron mil hombres de cada tribu israelita, haciendo doce mil tropas listas para la batalla.
So 12,000 men prepared for fighting in the battle, 1,000 from each tribe.
6 Moisés los envió a la batalla, mil de cada tribu, junto con Finees, hijo del sacerdote Eleazar. Llevó consigo los objetos sagrados del santuario y las trompetas usadas para dar señales.
When Moses/I sent them to the battle, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, went with them. He took with him some of the things from the Sacred Tent and the trumpets that would be blown to give the signal [to start the battle].
7 Atacaron a los madianitas, como el Señor le había dicho a Moisés, y mataron a todos los hombres.
The Israeli men fought the soldiers from the Midian people-group, as Yahweh had told Moses/me to tell them to do, and they killed every man from the Midian people-group.
8 Entre los muertos estaban los cinco reyes de Madián, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur y Reba. También mataron a Balaam, hijo de Beor, con la espada.
Among those whom they killed were the five kings of the Midian people-group—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed with a sword Balaam, the son of Beor.
9 Los israelitas capturaron a las mujeres y niños madianitas, y tomaron como botín todas sus manadas, rebaños y posesiones.
They captured all the women and children of the Midian people-group and took away their cattle, their flocks of sheep, and herds of goats, and all their other possessions.
10 Prendieron fuego a todos los pueblos y campamentos madianitas donde habían vivido,
Then they burned down all the houses in the towns and villages where the people of the Midian people-group lived,
11 y se llevaron todo el saqueo y el botín, incluyendo personas y animales.
but they took home with them all the women and children and animals and possessions.
12 Llevaron los prisioneros, el saqueo y el pillaje a Moisés, al sacerdote Eleazar y al resto de los israelitas donde estaban acampados en las llanuras de Moab, junto al Jordán, frente a Jericó.
They brought all these to Eliezer and Moses/me, and to the rest of the Israeli people who were at their/our camp on the plains where the Moab people-group lived, near the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
13 Moisés, Eleazar el sacerdote y todos los líderes israelitas salieron del campamento para encontrarse con ellos.
Eleazar and all the leaders of the people and Moses/I went outside the camp to greet/meet with them.
14 Moisés estaba enfadado con los oficiales del ejército, los comandantes de miles y los comandantes de cientos, que volvieron de la batalla.
But Moses/I was angry with some of the men who had returned from the battle. He/I was angry with the army officers and the men who were commanders of 1,000 men and those who were commanders of 100 men.
15 “¿Por qué dejaste vivir a todas las mujeres?” les preguntó.
He/I asked them, “Why did you allow the women to live [RHQ]?
16 “¡Noten que estas mujeres sedujeron a los hombres israelitas, llevándolos a ser infieles al Señor en Peor, siguiendo el consejo de Balaam! Por eso el pueblo del Señor sufrió la plaga.
They are the ones who did what Balaam suggested and urged/persuaded our people to worship Baal [instead of Yahweh]. As a result, Yahweh caused a plague to strike his people while they were at Peor.
17 Así que ve y mata a todos los niños y a todas las mujeres que se hayan acostado con un hombre.
So, now you must kill all the boys of the Midian people-group, and also kill all the women who have had sex [EUP] with any man.
18 Deja vivir a todas las chicas que son vírgenes. Son tuyas.
Spare only the girls who are virgins [EUP]. You can keep them to be your [wives or your slaves].
19 Y todos aquellos que mataron a alguien o tocaron un cadáver deben permanecer fuera del campamento durante siete días. Purifíquense y purifiquen a sus prisioneros al tercer y séptimo día.
All of you who have killed someone or touched the corpse of someone who was killed [in the battle] must stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day, you must [perform the ritual to] cause you and those whom you have captured to become acceptable to God again.
20 También purifiquen toda su ropa y cualquier cosa hecha de cuero, pelo de cabra o madera”.
You must also wash your clothes and anything [that you took to the battle] that is made of leather or goat’s hair or wood.”
21 El sacerdote Eleazar dijo a los soldados que habían ido a la batalla: “Estos son los preceptos legales que el Señor ha ordenado llevar a cabo a Moisés:
Then Eleazar said to the soldiers who had returned from the battle, “This is what Yahweh has instructed Moses:
22 Todo lo que esté hecho de oro, plata, bronce, hierro, estaño y plomo,
You must put into a fire any gold or silver or bronze or iron or tin or lead things [that you brought back from the battle].
23 todo lo que no se queme, debe ser puesto al fuego para que quede limpio. Pero todavía tiene que ser purificado usando agua de purificación. Todo lo que se quema debe ser pasado por el agua.
Put everything that will not burn into the fire, and then they will be acceptable for you to use. But also sprinkle those things with the water that causes things and people to become acceptable to God. The things that would burn [if you put them] in a fire, sprinkle them with that water.
24 Lava tu ropa en el séptimo día y estarás limpio. Entonces podrás entrar en el campamento”.
On the seventh day, wash your clothes, and then you will become acceptable to God again. After you do that, you may return to the camp.”
25 El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
26 “Tú, el sacerdote Eleazar, y los líderes de la familia israelita deben tomar un registro de las personas y animales que fueron capturados.
“Tell Eleazar and the leaders of the family groups that they must write down a list of all the goods, the women, and the animals that were captured [in the battle].
27 Luego divídanlos entre las tropas que entraron en batalla y el resto de los israelitas.
Then they must divide all those things, half given to the men who fought in the battle and the other half given to the rest of the people.
28 Tomen como contribución al Señor de lo que se asigna a las tropas que fueron a la batalla una de cada quinientas personas, ganado, asnos u ovejas.
From the men who fought in the battle, take one from every 500 people and from every 500 cattle and donkeys and sheep, to be a tax for me.
29 Tomen esto de su media parte y denlo al sacerdote Eleazar como ofrenda al Señor.
Take these things to Eleazar to (be my share/belong to me).
30 “De los israelitas; la mitad de la parte, toma una de cada cincuenta personas, ganado, asnos u ovejas, u otros animales, y dáselos a los levitas que cuidan del Tabernáculo del Señor”.
And from the half that belongs to the ordinary people, take one item from every 50. That includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give those things to the descendants of Levi who take care of my Sacred Tent.”
31 Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar hicieron lo que el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
So Eleazar and Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded.
32 Esta era la lista de los botines que quedaban y que habían sido saqueados por las tropas: 675.000 ovejas,
There were 675,000 sheep, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 virgins that they had captured from the Midian people-group.
33 72.000 vacas,
34 61.000 burros,
35 y 32.000 vírgenes.
36 Esta era la mitad de los que habían ido a luchar: 337.500 ovejas,
The men who fought in the battle took 337,000 sheep [from the battle],
37 con una contribución para el Señor de 675
and they gave 675 of them to Yahweh.
38 36.000 bovinos, con una contribución para el Señor de 72,
They took 36,000 cattle and gave 72 of them to Yahweh.
39 30.500 burros, con una contribución para el Señor de 61,
They took 30,500 donkeys, and they gave 61 of them to Yahweh.
40 y 16.000 personas, con una contribución para el Señor de 32.
They took 16,000 virgins, and they dedicated 32 of them to Yahweh.
41 Moisés dio la contribución al sacerdote Eleazar como ofrenda al Señor, como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
Moses/I gave to Eleazar all [the animals] that had been given to Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded.
42 La mitad de la parte de los israelitas se fue después de que Moisés diera la mitad de la parte a las tropas que habían ido a luchar,
Moses/I separated what those who had fought in the battle received from what the other people received. The people had taken 337,500 sheep, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 virgins,
43 consistió en: 337.500 ovejas,
44 36.000 vacas,
45 30.500 burros,
46 y 16.000 personas.
47 Moisés tomó de la mitad de los israelitas una de cada cincuenta personas y animales y les dio los levitas que cuidan del Tabernáculo del Señor, como el Señor le había ordenado.
From what the people received, Moses/I took one from every 50 items and dedicated them to Yahweh. That included animals and people. As Yahweh commanded, he/I gave them all to the descendants of Levi who took care of the Sacred Tent.
48 Los oficiales del ejército, los comandantes de millares y los comandantes de centenas, se acercaron a Moisés
Then the army officers and those who commanded 1,000 men and those who commanded 100 men came to Moses/me.
49 y le dijeron: “Nosotros, tus siervos, hemos comprobado las tropas que mandamos y no falta ni un solo hombre.
They said, “We, who are your servants, have counted the soldiers whom we command, and [we found that] none of them (is missing/has been killed).
50 Así que hemos traído al Señor una ofrenda de los objetos de oro que cada hombre recibió: brazaletes, pulseras, anillos, pendientes y collares, para que podamos estar bien ante el Señor”.
So [to thank Yahweh for that], we have brought to him a gift of the gold items that we found [after the battle]: Gold arm bands and bracelets and rings and earrings and necklaces. This will enable us to be forgiven for our sins.”
51 El sacerdote Moisés y Eleazar aceptaron de ellos todos los objetos de oro.
So Eleazar and Moses/I accepted the gold items that they brought.
52 El oro que los comandantes de miles y cientos de personas dieron como ofrenda al Señor pesaba en total 16.750 siclos.
The total of it weighed about (420 pounds/190 kg.).
53 (Los hombres que habían luchado en la batalla habían tomado cada uno un botín para sí mismos).
Each soldier had taken these things for himself.
54 Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar aceptaron el oro de los comandantes de miles y cientos y lo llevaron al Tabernáculo de Reunión como ofrenda conmemorativa para los israelitas en presencia del Señor.
Eleazar and Moses/I accepted these gold items from these commanders and put them in the Sacred Tent to remind the Israeli people about how Yahweh [had helped them defeat the Midian people-group].
