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].
Cuando los israelitas se alojaban en Sitím los hombres empezaron a tener sexo con mujeres moabitas
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.
que los invitaban a los sacrificios hechos a sus dioses. Los israelitas comían las comidas paganas y se inclinaban ante estos dioses.
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.
De esta manera los israelitas se dedicaban a la adoración de Baal de Peor, y el Señor estaba enojado con ellos.
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.”
El Señor le dijo a Moisés, “Arresta a todos los líderes israelitas y mátalos ante el Señor donde todos puedan ver para alejar la furiosa ira del Señor del pueblo”.
5 So Moses/I said to the other Israeli leaders, “Each of you must execute your men who have joined [others] in worshiping Baal.”
Así que Moisés instruyó a los jueces de Israel, “Cada uno de ustedes tiene que matar a todos sus hombres que se han dedicado a adorar a Baal de Peor”.
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].
En ese momento un hombre israelita llevó a una mujer madianita a la tienda de su familia a la vista de Moisés y de todos los israelitas mientras lloraban a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.
7 When Phinehas, who was the grandson of Aaron, saw that, he grabbed a spear
Al ver esto, Finees, hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, abandonó la asamblea, agarró una lanza
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.
y siguió al hombre a su tienda. Allí, Finees atravesó con la lanza a ambos, al israelita y al estómago de la mujer. Esta acción detuvo la plaga que había empezado a matar a los israelitas,
9 But 24,000 people had already died [from that plague].
pero ya habían muerto 24.000.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
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.
“Finees hijo de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, ha alejado mi ira de los israelitas, porque de todos ellos estaba fervorosamente dedicado a mí, así que no destruí a los israelitas en mi apasionada ira.
12 Now tell him that I am making a special peace agreement with him.
Así que anunciad que le concedo mi acuerdo de paz.
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.”
Será un acuerdo que asegura un sacerdocio permanente para él y sus descendientes, porque se dedicó apasionadamente a su Dios y enderezó a los israelitas”.
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.
El nombre del israelita que fue asesinado con la mujer madianita era Zimri, hijo de Salu, un líder de la familia de la tribu de Simeón.
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.
El nombre de la mujer madianita que fue asesinada era Cozbi, hija de Zur, un líder de familia de la tribu de Madián.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
17 “[Take your men and] attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
“Ataca a los madianitas y mátalos,
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].”
porque te atacaron engañosamente, llevándote por mal camino al usar a Peor y a su mujer Cozbi, la hija del líder madianita – la mujer que fue asesinada el día que llegó la plaga por su devoción a Peor –”.
