Números 25
1 Israel se quedó en Sitim, y el pueblo comenzó a prostituirse con las hijas de Moab;
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 pues llamaron al pueblo a los sacrificios de sus dioses. El pueblo comía y se inclinaba ante sus dioses.
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 Israel se unió a Baal Peor, y la ira de Yahvé ardió contra Israel.
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 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: reúne a todos los jefes del pueblo y ahórcalos delante de mí, “Toma a todos los jefes del pueblo a Yahvé ante el sol, para que el furor de Yahvé se aparte de Israel.”
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 Moisés dijo a los jueces de Israel: “Maten todos a sus hombres que se han unido a Baal Peor”.
So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
6 He aquí que uno de los hijos de Israel vino y trajo a sus hermanos una mujer madianita a la vista de Moisés y de toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, mientras lloraban a la puerta de la Tienda de Reunión.
[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 Cuando Finees, hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, lo vio, se levantó de en medio de la congregación y tomó una lanza en su mano.
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 Fue tras el hombre de Israel al pabellón, y los atravesó a ambos, al hombre de Israel y a la mujer por el cuerpo. Así se detuvo la plaga entre los hijos de Israel.
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 Los que murieron por la plaga fueron veinticuatro mil.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 Yahvé habló a Moisés y le dijo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 “Finees, hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, ha alejado mi ira de los hijos de Israel, ya que se puso celoso con mis celos entre ellos, para que yo no consumiera a los hijos de Israel en mis celos.
“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 Por tanto, di: “He aquí que yo le doy mi pacto de paz.
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 Será para él, y para su descendencia después de él, el pacto de un sacerdocio eterno, porque fue celoso por su Dios e hizo expiación por los hijos de Israel.’”
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 El nombre del hombre de Israel que fue asesinado con la mujer madianita era Zimri, hijo de Salu, príncipe de una casa paterna entre los simeonitas.
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 El nombre de la mujer madianita que fue asesinada era Cozbi, hija de Zur. Era jefe de la gente de una casa paterna en Madián.
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 Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 “Acosa a los madianitas y atácalos;
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 porque te han acosado con sus artimañas, en las que te han engañado en el asunto de Peor, y en el incidente relativo a Cozbi, la hija del príncipe de Madián, su hermana, que fue asesinada el día de la plaga en el asunto de Peor.”
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].”
