4 Mosebog 31

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

2 "Skaf Israelitterne Hævn over Midjaniterne; så skal du samles til din Slægt!"

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After doing that, you will die and be gathered to your people.”

3 Da talte Moses til Folket og sagde: "Udrust Mænd af eders Midte til Kamp, for at de kan falde over Midjan og fuldbyrde HERRENs Hævn på Midjan;

So Moses spoke to the people. He said, “Arm some of your men for war so they may go against Midian and carry out Yahweh's vengeance on it.

4 1000 Mand af hver af Israels Stammer skal I sende i Kamp!"

Every tribe throughout Israel must send a thousand soldiers to war.”

5 Af Israels Tusinder udtoges da 1000 af hver Stamme, i alt 12.000 Mand, rustede til Kamp.

So out of Israel's thousands of men, one thousand was provided from each tribe, twelve thousand men armed for war.

6 Og Moses sendte dem i kamp, 1000 af hver Stamme, og sammen med dem Pinehas, Præsten Eleazars Søn, der medbragte de hellige Redskaber og Alarmtrompeterne.

Then Moses sent them to battle, a thousand from every tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and with some articles from the holy place and the trumpets in his possession for sounding signals.

7 De drog så ud i kamp mod Midjaniterne, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses, og dræbte alle af Mandkøn;

They fought against Midian, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. They killed every man.

8 og foruden de andre, der blev slået ihjel, dræbte de også Midjans Konger, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur og Reba, Midjans fem Konger; også Bileam, Beors Søn, dræbte de med Sværdet.

They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their dead: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor, with the sword.

9 Og Israelitterne bortførte Midjaniternes kvinder og Børn som Krigsfanger, og alt deres Kvæg alle deres Hjorde og alt deres Gods tog de med som Bytte;

The army of Israel took captive the women of Midian, their children, all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. They took these as plunder.

10 og alle deres Byer på de beboede Steder og alle deres Teltlejre stak de Ild på.

They burned all their cities where they lived and all their camps.

11 Og alt det røvede og hele Byttet, både Mennesker og Dyr, tog de med sig,

They took all the plunder and prisoners, both people and animals.

12 og de bragte Fangerne, Byttet og det røvede til Moses og Præsten Eleazar og Israelitternes Menighed i Lejren på Moabs Sletter ved Jordan over for Jeriko.

They brought the prisoners, the plunder, and the captured things to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the community of the people of Israel. They brought these to the camp in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan near Jericho.

13 Men Moses, Præsten Eleazar og alle Menighedens Øverste gik dem i Møde uden for Lejren,

Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

14 og Moses blev vred på Hærens Førere, Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne, som kom tilbage fra Krigstoget.

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from battle.

15 Og Moses sagde til dem: "Har I ladet alle Kvinder i Live?

Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live?

16 Det var jo dem, der efter Bileams Råd blev Årsag til, at Israelitterne var troløse mod HERREN i den Sag med Peor, så at Plagen ramte HERRENs Menighed.

Look, these women caused the people of Israel, through Balaam's advice, to commit sin against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, when the plague spread among Yahweh's community.

17 Dræb derfor alle Drengebørn og alle kvinder, der har kendt Mand og haft Samleje med Mænd;

Now then, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man.

18 men alle Piger, der ikke har haft Samleje med Mænd, skal I lade i Live og beholde,

But take for yourselves all the young girls who have never slept with a man.

19 Men selv skal I lejre eder uden for Lejren i syv Dage, enhver, som har dræbt nogen, og enhver, som har rørt ved en dræbt, og rense eder på den tredje og den syvende Dag, både I selv og eders Krigsfanger.

You must camp outside the camp of Israel for seven days. All of you who have killed anyone and or have touched any dead person—you must purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day—you and your prisoners.

20 Og enhver Klædning, enhver Læder ting, alt, hvad der er lavet af Gedehår, og alle Træredskaber skal I rense!"

You must purify every garment and everything made of animal hide and goats' hair, and everything made of wood.”

21 Og Præsten Eleazar sagde til Krigerne, der havde været med i Kampen: "Dette er det Lovbud, HERREN har givet Moses:

Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to war, “This is a decreed law that Yahweh has given to Moses:

22 Kun Guld, Sølv, kobber, Jern, Tin og Bly,

The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead,

23 alt, hvad der kan tåle Ild, skal I lade gå gennem Ild, så bliver det rent; dog må det renses med Renselsesvand. Men alt, hvad der ikke kan tåle Ild, skal I lade gå gennem Vand.

and everything that resists fire, you must put it through the fire, and it will become clean. You must then purify those things with the water of cleansing. Whatever cannot go through the fire you must cleanse with that water.

24 Og eders klæder skal I tvætte på den syvende Dag, så bliver I rene og kan gå ind i Lejren."

You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and then you will become clean. Afterward you may come into Israel's camp.”

25 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

26 "Sammen med Præsten Eleazar og Overhovederne for Menighedens Fædrenehuse skal du opgøre det samlede Bytte, der er taget, både Mennesker og Dyr.

“Count all the plundered things that were taken, both people and animals. You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community's ancestor's clans

27 Derefter skal du dele Byttet i to lige store Dele mellem dem, der har taget Del i Krigen og været i Kamp, og hele den øvrige Menighed.

must divide the plunder into two parts. Divide it between the soldiers who went out to battle and all the rest of the community.

28 Derpå skal du udtage en Afgift til HERREN fra krigerne, der har været i Kamp, et Stykke af hver fem Hundrede, både af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Småkvæg;

Then levy a tax to be given to me from the soldiers who went out to battle. This tax must be one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or goats.

29 det skal du tage af den Halvdel, som tilfalder dem, og give Præsten Eleazar det som Offerydelse til HERREN.

Take this tax from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest for an offering to be presented to me.

30 Men af den Halvdel, der tilfalder de andre Israelitter, skal du tage et Stykke af hver halvtredsindstyve, både af Mennesker, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Småkvæg, alt Kvæget, og give det til Leviterne, som tager Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved HERRENs Bolig!"

Also from the people of Israel's half, you must take one out of every fifty—from the persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Give these to the Levites who take care of my tabernacle.”

31 Da gjorde Moses og Præsten Eleazar, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.

So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

32 Og det, de havde taget, det tiloversblevne af Byttet, som Krigsfolket havde gjort, udgjorde 675000 Stykker Småkvæg,

Now the plunder that remained of what the soldiers had taken was 675,000 sheep,

33 72 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

seventy-two thousand oxen,

34 61 000 Æsler

sixty-one thousand donkeys,

35 og 32008 Mennesker, Kvinder, der ikke havde haft Samleje med Mænd.

and thirty-two thousand women who had never slept with any man.

36 Den Halvdel, der tilfaldt dem, der havde været i Kamp, udgjorde altså et Tal af 337500 Stykker Småkvæg,

The half that was kept for the soldiers numbered 337,000 sheep.

37 hvoraf Afgiften til HERREN udgjorde 675 Stykker Småkvæg,

Yahweh's part of the sheep was 675.

38 36000 Stykker Hornkvæg, hvoraf 72 i Afgift til HERREN,

The oxen were thirty-six thousand which Yahweh's tax was seventy-two.

39 30500 Æsler, hvoraf til i Afgift til HERREN,

The donkeys were 30,500 from which Yahweh's part was sixty-one.

40 og 16000 Mennesker, hvoraf 32 i Afgift til HERREN.

The persons were sixteen thousand women of whom Yahweh's tax was thirty-two.

41 Og Moses overgav Afgiften, HERRENs Offerydelse, til Præsten Eleazar, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.

Moses took the tax that was to be an offering presented to Yahweh. He gave it to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

42 Og af den Halvdel, som tilfaldt de andre Israelitter, og som Moses havde taget som deres del fra de Mænd, der havde været i Kamp

As for the people of Israel's half that Moses had taken from the soldiers who had gone to war—

43 denne Menighedens Halvdel udgjorde 337 500 Stykker Småkvæg,

the community's half was 337,500 sheep,

44 36 000 Stykker Hornkvæg,

thirty-six thousand oxen,

45 30 500 Æsler

30,500 donkeys,

46 og 16000 Mennesker

and sixteen thousand women.

47 af den Halvdel, som tilfaldt de andre Israelitter, udtog Moses et Stykke for hver halvtredsindstyve, både af Mennesker og Kvæg, og gav dem til Leviterne, som tog Vare på, hvad der var at varetage ved HERRENs Bolig, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.

From the people of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, both of people and animals. He gave them to the Levites who kept care of Yahweh's tabernacle, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.

48 Da trådte Førerne for Hærens Afdelinger, Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne, hen til Moses

Then the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and the captains over hundreds, came to Moses.

49 og sagde til ham: "Dine Trælle har holdt Mandtal over de krigere, der stod under os; og der manglede ikke en eneste af os;

They said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers who are under our command, and not one man is missing.

50 derfor frembærer nu enhver af os som Offergave til HERREN, hvad han har taget af Guldsmykker, Armbånd, Spange, Fingerringe, Ørenringe og Halssmykker, for at skaffe os Soning for HERRENs Åsyn."

We have brought Yahweh's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before Yahweh.”

51 Moses og Præsten Eleazar modtog Guldet af dem, alskens med Kunst virkede Smykker;

Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold and all the articles of craftsmanship.

52 og alt Offerydelsesguldet, som de ydede HERREN, udgjorde 16750 Sekel, hvilket Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne bragte som Gave.

All the gold of the offering that they gave to Yahweh—the offerings from the commanders of thousands and from the captains of hundreds—weighed 16,750 shekels.

53 Krigerne havde taget Bytte hver for sig.

Each soldier had taken plunder, each man for himself.

54 Så modtog Moses og Præsten Eleazar Guldet af Tusindførerne og Hundredførerne og bragte det ind i Åbenbaringsteltet, for at det skulde bringe Israelitterne i Minde for HERRENs Åsyn.

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and captains of hundreds. They took it into the tent of meeting as a reminder of the people of Israel for Yahweh.