Hesabu 25
1 Israeli akakaa Shitimu, na wanaume wakaanza kufanya ukahaba na wanawake wa Moabu,
Now when Israel was living in Shittim the people became false to the Lord, doing evil with the daughters of Moab:
2 kwa kuwa Wamoabu waliwakaribishsa kutoa sadaka kwa miungu yao. Kwa hiyo watu wakala na kuisujudia miungu ya Moabu.
For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.
3 Watu wa Israeli wakaungana kumwabudu Baali wa Peori, na hasira ya BWANA ikawaka dhidi ya Israeli.
So Israel had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor: and the Lord was moved to wrath against Israel.
4 BWANA akamwambia Musa, “Waue viongozi wote wa watu na uwanyonge mbele yangu ili waonekane wakati wa mchana, ili kwamba hasira yangu kali iondoke kwa Israeli.”
Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.
5 Kwa hiyo Musa akawaambia viongozi wa Israeli, “Kila mmoja wenu lazima awanyonge watu wake ambao wameshiriki kumwabudu Baali wa Peori.”
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor.
6 Kisha mtu mmoja wa Israeli akaleta mwanamke mmoja aliyekuwa miongoni mwa familia yake. Hili lilitokea mbele ya macho ya Musa na watu wa Israeli, wakati walipokuwa wakilia mbele ya lango la hema ya kukutania.
Then one of the children of Israel came to his brothers, taking with him a woman of Midian, before the eyes of Moses and all the meeting of the people, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of meeting.
7 Finehasi mwana wa Eliazari, mwana wa Haruni kuhani, alipoona hivyo, akainuka kutoka jamii ya watu akachukua mkuki mkononi mwake.
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, seeing it, got up from among the people and took a spear in his hand,
8 Akamfuata yule mwanaume Muisraeli hemani na kuwachoma kwa mkuki wote wawili kwenye miili yao, wote yule Muisraeli na yule mwanamke. Kwa hiyo ile tauni ambayo Mungu alikuwa ameituma kwa watu wa Israeli ikakoma.
And went after the man of Israel into the tent, driving the spear through the two of them, through the man of Israel and through the stomach of the woman. So the disease was stopped among the children of Israel.
9 Idadi ya wale waliokufa kwa tauni walikuwa elfu ishirini na nne.
But twenty-four thousand of them had come to their death by the disease.
10 BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
And the Lord said to Moses,
11 “Finehasi mwana wa Eliazari mwana wa Haruni, kuhani amaigeuza hasira yangu isiwe kwa wana wa Israeli kwa sababu alikuwa na wivu kati yao juu ya wivu wangu. Kwa hiyo sijawaangamiza watu wa Israeli kwa hasira yangu.
Through Phinehas, and because of his passion for my honour, my wrath has been turned away from the children of Israel, so that I have not sent destruction on them all in my wrath.
12 Kwa hiyo waambie, 'BWANA anasema, “Tazama, Ninampa Finehasi agano la amani.
So say to them that I will make with him an agreement of peace:
13 Kwake na kwa wana wake baada yake, litakuwa agano la kudumu la ukuhani kwa sababu alikuwa na wivu juu yangu, Mungu wake. Amewapatanisha wana wa Israeli.
And by this agreement, he and his sons after him have the right to be priests for ever; because, by his care for the honour of his God, he took away the sin of the children of Israel.
14 Sasa yule Muisraeli aliyeuwawa pamoja na Yule mwanamke Mmidiani alikuwa Zimri mwana wa Salu, kiongozi wa familia ya uzao wa Simeoni.
Now the man of Israel who was put to death with the woman of Midian was Zimri, the son of Salu, a chief of one of the families of the Simeonites.
15 Jina la yule Mmidiani aliyeuwawa lilikuwa Cozibi binti wa Zuri, ambaye alikuwa mkuu wa familia wa kabila huko Midiani.
And the woman of Midian who was put to death was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was the head of a family in Midian.
16 Kwa hiyo BWANA akanena na Musa na kusema,
Then the Lord said to Moses,
17 “Watendee Wamidiani kama maadui na uwaangamize, kwa kuwa waliwatendea kama maadui
Take up arms against the Midianites and overcome them;
18 kwa kuwadanganya. Waliwaongoza katika uovu kwa swala la Peori na kwa swala la dada yao Cozibi, binti wa kiongozi wa Wamidiani, ambaye aliuawa siku ile ya tauni kwa swala la Peori.”
For they are a danger to you with their false ways, causing sin to come on you in the question of Peor, and because of Cozbi, their sister, the daughter of the chief of Midian, who was put to death at the time of the disease which came on you because of Peor.
