Numbers 25
1 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].
Und Israel wohnte in Sittim. Und das Volk hub an zu huren mit der Moabiter Töchtern,
2 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.
welche luden das Volk zum Opfer ihrer Götter. Und das Volk aß und betete ihre Götter an.
3 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.
Und Israel hängete sich an den Baal Peor. Da ergrimmete des HERRN Zorn über Israel,
4 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.”
und sprach zu Mose: Nimm alle Obersten des Volks und hänge sie dem HERRN an die Sonne, auf daß der grimmige Zorn des HERRN von Israel gewandt werde.
5 So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
Und Mose sprach zu den Richtern Israels: Erwürge ein jeglicher seine Leute, die sich an den Baal-Peor gehänget haben.
6 [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].
Und siehe, ein Mann aus den Kindern Israel kam und brachte unter seine Brüder eine Midianitin und ließ Mose zusehen und die ganze Gemeine der Kinder Israel, die da weineten vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Da das sah der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohns Aarons, des Priesters, stund er auf aus der Gemeine und nahm einen Spieß in seine Hand,
8 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.
und ging dem israelitischen Manne nach hinein in den Hurenwinkel und durchstach sie beide, den israelitischen Mann und das Weib, durch ihren Bauch. Da hörete die Plage auf von den Kindern Israel.
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
Und es wurden getötet in der Plage vierundzwanzigtausend.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:
11 “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.
Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohns Aarons, des Priesters, hat meinen Grimm von den Kindern Israel gewendet durch seinen Eifer um mich, daß ich nicht in meinem Eifer die Kinder Israel vertilgete.
12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
Darum sage: Siehe, ich gebe ihm meinen Bund des Friedens;
13 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.”
und er soll haben, und sein Same nach ihm, den Bund eines ewigen Priestertums, darum daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und die Kinder Israel versöhnet hat.
14 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.
Der israelitische Mann aber, der erschlagen ward mit der Midianitin, hieß Simri, der Sohn Salus, ein Fürst im Hause des Vaters der Simeoniter.
15 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.
Das midianitische Weib, das auch erschlagen ward, hieß Kasbi, eine Tochter Zurs, der ein Fürst war eines Geschlechts unter den Midianitern.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
Tut den Midianitern Schaden und schlaget sie;
18 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].”
denn sie haben euch Schaden getan mit ihrer List, die sie euch gestellet haben durch den Peor und durch ihre Schwester Kasbi, die Tochter des Fürsten der Midianiter, die erschlagen ist am Tage der Plage um des Peors willen, und die Plage danach kam.
