Numbers 25
Lexham English Bible
The Plague of Israel
25 When Israel dwelled in Shittim, the people began to prostitute[a] themselves with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and worshiped their gods. 3 So Israel was joined together to Baal Peor, and Yahweh became angry[b] with Israel. 4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the leaders[c] of the people and kill them before the sun, so the fierce anger of Yahweh will turn from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who are joined together with Baal Peor.”
6 And behold, a man from the Israelites[d] came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of all of the community of the Israelites,[e] and they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of assembly. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest saw, he got up from the midst of the community and took a spear in his hand. 8 He went after the man of Israel into the woman’s section of the tent, and he drove the two of them, the man of Israel and the woman, into her belly. And the plague among the Israelites[f] stopped. 9 The ones who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
10 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned away my anger from among the Israelites[g] when he was jealous with my jealousy in their midst, and I did not destroy the Israelites[h] with my jealousy. 12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving to him my covenant of peace, 13 and it will be for him and his offspring[i] after him a covenant of an eternal priesthood because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’”[j]
14 The name of the man of Israel who was struck with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of the family[k] of the Simeonites.[l] 15 The name of the Midianite woman who was struck was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a leader[m] of a tribe of the family[n] in Midian.
16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “Attack the Midianites and strike them 18 because they were attacking you with their deception, with which they have deceived you on the matter of Peor and on the matter of Cozbi the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was struck on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 25:1 Or “have sexual relations”
- Numbers 25:3 Literally “the nose of Yahweh became hot”
- Numbers 25:4 Literally “the heads”
- Numbers 25:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:11 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:11 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:13 Literally “seed”
- Numbers 25:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 25:14 Or “the father’s house” or “the ancestor’s house”
- Numbers 25:14 Hebrew “Simeonite”
- Numbers 25:15 Literally “a head”
- Numbers 25:15 Or “the father’s house” or “the ancestor’s house”
Numbers 25
King James Version
25 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
Nombres 25
La Bible du Semeur
L’idolâtrie dans les steppes de Moab
25 Israël s’établit à Shittim. Là, le peuple commença à se livrer à la débauche avec des filles de Moab[a] 2 qui les invitèrent aux sacrifices offerts à leurs dieux. Les Israélites participèrent à leurs repas sacrés et se prosternèrent devant leurs dieux. 3 Ils adoptèrent ainsi le culte du dieu Baal de Peor[b], et l’Eternel se mit en colère contre eux. 4 L’Eternel dit à Moïse : Prends avec toi tous les chefs du peuple et fais-les pendre en ma présence face au soleil, afin que l’ardeur de ma colère se détourne d’Israël.
5 Moïse ordonna aux juges d’Israël[c] : Que chacun de vous exécute ceux de ses gens qui se sont adonnés au culte du Baal de Peor.
6 A ce moment survint un Israélite amenant vers ses compatriotes une fille madianite, sous les yeux de Moïse et devant toute la communauté des Israélites qui pleuraient à l’entrée de la tente de la Rencontre. 7 Voyant cela, Phinéas, fils d’Eléazar et petit-fils du prêtre Aaron, se leva du milieu de la communauté, saisit une lance 8 et suivit cet Israélite jusque dans la partie arrière de sa tente. Là, il transperça tous les deux, l’homme et la femme, d’un coup en plein ventre. Et le fléau qui sévissait parmi les Israélites cessa. 9 Mais il avait déjà fait vingt-quatre mille victimes[d].
10 Alors l’Eternel parla à Moïse en ces termes : 11 Phinéas, fils d’Eléazar, petit-fils du prêtre Aaron, a détourné ma colère des Israélites, car il a pris vivement à cœur mes intérêts. Aussi, je n’ai pas exterminé les Israélites dans ma colère de les voir bafouer mon amour pour eux. 12 C’est pourquoi, déclare-lui que je conclus avec lui une alliance de paix. 13 Cette alliance lui garantira, à lui et à ses descendants, le sacerdoce à perpétuité, parce qu’il a pris vivement à cœur les intérêts de son Dieu, et qu’il a accompli un acte expiatoire pour les Israélites.
14 L’Israélite qui avait été tué avec la Madianite s’appelait Zimri, il était fils de Salou et chef d’un groupe familial de la tribu de Siméon. 15 La Madianite se nommait Kozbi, c’était une fille de Tsour, un chef de plusieurs familles d’un groupe familial des Madianites.
16 L’Eternel parla à Moïse, en ces termes : 17 Attaquez les Madianites et battez-les, 18 car ils sont devenus vos ennemis en usant de ruse contre vous dans l’affaire de Peor et au moyen de Kozbi, fille d’un de leurs chefs, qui fut mise à mort lors du fléau survenu à cause du Baal de Peor.
Préparatifs en vue de l’entrée dans le pays promis
Le nouveau recensement
Le recensement des douze tribus
19 Après ce fléau,
Footnotes
- 25.1 Shittim se trouvait à l’est du Jourdain, en face de Jéricho. Les Moabites, les plus proches voisins d’Israël alors, voulaient leur ruine. C’est pourquoi ils s’étaient alliés aux Madianites (22.4). Selon 31.8, 16 (voir Ap 2.14), c’est sur le conseil de Balaam que les filles moabites invitèrent les jeunes gens israélites à participer à leur culte païen comportant des rites de fertilité, avec leur débauche sexuelle.
- 25.3 Baal: voir 22.41. Baal de Peor: voir Dt 4.3 ; Os 9.10 ; Ps 106.28.
- 25.5 Institués selon Ex 18.19-26.
- 25.9 Allusion à ce récit dans 1 Co 10.8.
Numbers 25
New International Version
Moab Seduces Israel
25 While Israel was staying in Shittim,(A) the men began to indulge in sexual immorality(B) with Moabite(C) women,(D) 2 who invited them to the sacrifices(E) to their gods.(F) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to(G) the Baal of Peor.(H) And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders(I) of these people, kill them and expose(J) them in broad daylight before the Lord,(K) so that the Lord’s fierce anger(L) may turn away from Israel.”
5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death(M) those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”(N)
6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite(O) woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping(P) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas(Q) son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear(R) in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;(S) 9 but those who died in the plague(T) numbered 24,000.(U)
10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(V) Since he was as zealous for my honor(W) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(X) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(Y) because he was zealous(Z) for the honor(AA) of his God and made atonement(AB) for the Israelites.”(AC)
14 The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman(AD) was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.(AE) 15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Kozbi(AF) daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.(AG)
16 The Lord said to Moses,(AH) 17 “Treat the Midianites(AI) as enemies(AJ) and kill them.(AK) 18 They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident(AL) involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident.”
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