民数记 31
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
攻擊與殺戮米甸人
31 耶和華對摩西說： 2 “你要在米甸人身上報以色列人的仇，然後要歸到你本族那裡去。” 3 摩西對人民說：“要從你們中間使一些人武裝起來去作戰，攻擊米甸人，好在米甸人身上為耶和華報仇。 4 你們要從以色列眾支派中每支派打發一千人去打仗。” 5 於是從以色列千萬人中，每支派選出一千人，共有一萬二千人，都武裝起來去打仗。 6 摩西就打發每支派的一千人去打仗，並且派遣以利亞撒祭司的兒子非尼哈與他們一同去，非尼哈手裡拿著聖所的器皿和吹大聲的號筒。 7 他們就照著耶和華吩咐摩西的，去與米甸人作戰，殺死了所有的男人。 8 在那些被殺的人以外，還殺了米甸的五個王，就是以未、利金、蘇珥、戶珥和利巴；又用刀殺了比珥的兒子巴蘭。 9 以色列人擄了米甸人的婦女、孩子；又擄掠了他們所有的牲畜、羊群和財物； 10 並用火燒了他們所住地方的一切城市和營寨； 11 把一切奪來的和擄掠的，連人帶牲畜都帶走； 12 他們把俘擄的人和擄來的，以及奪來的東西，都帶到摩押平原，約旦河邊，和耶利哥相對的營地那裡，交給摩西和以利亞撒祭司，以及以色列的會眾。
13 摩西和以利亞撒祭司，以及會眾所有的領袖，都出到營外迎接他們。 14 摩西對作戰回來的軍官，就是對千夫長和百夫長發怒。 15 摩西對他們說：“你們讓這些婦女存活嗎？ 16 看哪，這些婦女因巴蘭的計謀，使以色列人在毘珥的事上，得罪耶和華，以致瘟疫臨到耶和華的會眾身上。 17 現在你們要把所有的男孩都殺了，也要殺死所有與男人發生過關係的婦人。 18 但女孩子中，沒有與男人發生過關係的，你們都可以讓她們活著。 19 你們要在營外駐紮七天，殺過人的和摸過死屍的，第三日和第七日都要潔淨自己，你們和你們擄來的人都要這樣行。 20 你們也要潔淨一切衣服、皮具、山羊毛織的物和木器。”
21 以利亞撒祭司對打仗回來的兵丁說：“這是耶和華吩咐摩西的律例： 22 金、銀、銅、鐵、錫、鉛， 23 能夠經火的東西，你們都要使它經火，它就潔淨了，但還要用除污水潔淨它；不能經火的，你們要使它經過水。 24 第七日，你們要洗衣服，就為潔淨；然後才可以進營。”
瓜分戰利品
25 耶和華對摩西說： 26 “你和以利亞撒祭司，以及會眾的各族長，要計算俘擄的人和掠得的牲畜的總數。 27 你要把掠奪得的分為兩半，一半給出去打仗的人，一半給全體會眾。 28 你又要從出去打仗的人所得的，無論是人、牛、驢，或羊群之中，抽出五百分之一作貢物奉給耶和華； 29 你們要從他們那一半中抽出，交給以利亞撒祭司，作耶和華的舉祭。 30 從以色列人那一半中，無論是人、牛、驢、羊群，或是各樣牲畜，都要抽出五十分之一，交給負責看守耶和華帳幕的利未人。” 31 於是，摩西和以利亞撒祭司照著耶和華吩咐摩西的行了。
32 掠得的東西，就是打仗的人所擄掠剩下來的，共有羊六十七萬五千隻， 33 牛七萬二千頭， 34 驢六萬一千頭， 35 沒有與男人發生過關係的婦人三萬二千人。 36 出去打仗的人的分，就是他們所得的那一半，羊共有三十三萬七千五百隻； 37 這些羊群中，歸耶和華作貢物的，有六百七十五隻。 38 牛三萬六千頭，歸耶和華為貢物的，有七十二隻。 39 驢三萬零五百頭，歸耶和華為貢物的有六十一匹。 40 人口一萬六千，歸給耶和華作貢物的，有三十二人。 41 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的，把貢物，就是耶和華的舉祭，交給以利亞撒祭司。
42 以色列人所得的那一半，就是摩西從打仗的人取來分給他們的（ 43 屬於會眾的那一半，有羊三十三萬七千五百隻， 44 牛三萬六千頭， 45 驢三萬零五百頭， 46 人口一萬六千）； 47 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的，從屬於以色列人的那一半，無論是人口或是牲畜，都抽出五十分之一，交給負責看守耶和華帳幕的利未人。
48 統領萬軍的軍長、千夫長和百夫長，都來見摩西， 49 對摩西說：“你僕人手下作戰的士兵，已經計算總數，沒有缺少一人。 50 現在我們把耶和華的供物，都送來了，就是我們各人所得的金器、腳鍊子、鐲子、打印戒指、耳環、手釧，好在耶和華面前，為我們自己贖罪。” 51 摩西和以利亞撒祭司就收了他們的金子，就是各樣金子做成的器皿。 52 千夫長和百夫長獻給耶和華為舉祭的一切金子，共有兩百多公斤。 53 士兵都各自奪取了財物。 54 摩西和以利亞撒祭司就從千夫長和百夫長手中收了金子，把它帶進會幕裡去，在耶和華面前作以色列人的記念。
Numbers 31
King James Version
31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
20 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.
30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
34 And threescore and one thousand asses,
35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
37 And the Lord'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord'S tribute was threescore and twelve.
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord'S tribute was threescore and one.
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
43 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,
45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
46 And sixteen thousand persons;)
47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53 (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
Numbers 31
New King James Version
Vengeance on the Midianites
31 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 (A)“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall (B)be gathered to your people.”
3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on (C)Midian. 4 A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.”
5 So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and (D)the signal trumpets in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and (E)they killed all the (F)males. 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—(G)Evi, Rekem, (H)Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. (I)Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. 11 And (J)they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast.
Return from the War
12 Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 13 And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. 14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.
15 And Moses said to them: “Have you kept (K)all the women alive? 16 Look, (L)these women caused the children of Israel, through the (M)counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and (N)there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore, (O)kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. 18 But keep alive (P)for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. 19 And as for you, (Q)remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and (R)whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. 20 Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”
21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, “This is the [a]ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses: 22 Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified (S)with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. 24 (T)And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.”
Division of the Plunder
25 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 26 “Count up the plunder that was [b]taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; 27 and (U)divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 And levy a [c]tribute for the Lord on the men of war who went out to battle: (V)one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; 29 take it from their half, and (W)give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord. 30 And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take (X)one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites (Y)who [d]keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.” 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, 33 seventy-two thousand cattle, 34 sixty-one thousand donkeys, 35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. 36 And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; 37 and the Lord’s [e]tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. 38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was seventy-two. 39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord’s tribute was sixty-one. 40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty-two persons. 41 So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, (Z)as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought— 43 now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, 44 thirty-six thousand cattle, 45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, 46 and sixteen thousand persons— 47 and (AA)from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; 49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. 50 Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, (AB)to make [f]atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” 51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (AC)(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting (AD)as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 31:21 statute
- Numbers 31:26 captured
- Numbers 31:28 tax
- Numbers 31:30 perform the service
- Numbers 31:37 tax
- Numbers 31:50 Lit. covering
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