Mga Bilang 25
1 At ang Israel ay tumahan sa Sittim, at ang bayan ay nagpasimulang magkasala ng pakikiapid sa mga anak na babae ng 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 Sapagka't kanilang tinawag ang bayan sa mga hain sa kanilang mga dios; at ang bayan ay kumain at yumukod sa kanilang mga dios.
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 At ang Israel ay nakilakip sa diosdiosang Baal-peor; at ang galit ng Panginoon ay nagningas laban sa 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 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Ipagsama mo ang lahat ng pangulo sa bayan at bitayin mo sila sa Panginoon sa harap ng araw, upang ang maningas na galit ng Panginoon ay mapawi sa 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 At sinabi ni Moises sa mga hukom sa Israel, Patayin ng bawa't isa sa inyo yaong mga nakilakip sa diosdiosang 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 At, narito, isa sa mga anak ni Israel ay naparoon at nagdala sa kaniyang mga kapatid ng isang babaing Madianita sa paningin ni Moises, at sa paningin ng buong kapisanan ng mga anak ni Israel, samantalang sila'y umiiyak sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.
[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 At nang makita ni Phinees, na anak ni Eleazar, na anak ni Aaron na saserdote, ay tumindig siya sa gitna ng kapisanan, at humawak ng isang sibat sa kaniyang kamay;
When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
8 At siya'y naparoon sa likod ng lalaking Israelita sa loob ng tolda, at kapuwa niya sinaksak, ang lalaking Israelita at ang babae sa kaniyang tiyan. Sa gayon ang salot ay natigil sa mga anak ni 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 At yaong nangamatay sa salot ay dalawang pu't apat na libo.
But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
10 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 Pinawi ni Phinees na anak ni Eleazar, na anak ni Aaron na saserdote, ang aking galit sa mga anak ni Israel, sa paraang siya'y nagsikap dahil sa aking pagsisikap sa kanila, na anopa't hindi ko nilipol ang mga anak ni Israel sa aking sikap.
“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 Kaya't sabihin mo, Narito, ako'y nakikipagtipan sa kaniya tungkol sa kapayapaan:
Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
13 At magiging kaniya, at sa kaniyang binhi pagkamatay niya, ang tipan ng pagkasaserdoteng walang hanggan; sapagka't siya'y nagsikap sa kaniyang Dios, at tumubos sa mga anak ni 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 Ang pangalan nga ng lalaking Israelita na napatay, na pinatay na kalakip ng babaing Madianita ay Zimri na anak ni Salu, na prinsipe sa isang sangbahayan ng mga magulang sa mga Simeonita.
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 At ang pangalan ng babaing Madianita na napatay ay Cozbi, na anak ni Zur; siya'y prinsipe sa bayan ng isang sangbahayan ng mga magulang sa Madian.
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 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
17 Bagabagin ninyo ang mga Madianita, at inyong saktan sila:
“[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
18 Sapagka't kanilang binagabag kayo ng kanilang mga lalang na kanilang ipinangdaya sa inyo sa bagay ng Peor, at sa bagay ni Cozbi, na anak na babae ng prinsipe sa Madian, na kanilang kapatid na namatay nang kaarawan ng salot dahil sa 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].”
