Números 25
O Livro
Moabe seduz Israel
25 Enquanto Israel estava acampado em Sitim, alguns dos homens do povo começaram a juntar-se com as raparigas moabitas. 2 Estas, por sua vez, também os convidavam para os sacrifícios aos seus deuses e em breve os homens não só assistiam aos festejos como até já se inclinavam em adoração perante aqueles ídolos. 3 Portanto, Israel tornou-se ligado a Baal-Peor, o deus de Moabe. E a cólera do Senhor acendeu-se contra o seu povo.
4 Por isso, deu a seguinte ordem a Moisés: “Executa todos os chefes de tribo de Israel. Enforca-os em plena luz do dia, para que a cólera do Senhor se retire deles.” 5 E assim Moisés ordenou aos juízes que executassem todos os que tinham adorado a Baal-Peor.
6 Contudo, um dos homens israelitas trouxe uma rapariga midianita para o acampamento, ali mesmo diante dos olhos de Moisés e de todo o povo, enquanto choravam à porta da tenda do encontro. 7 Fineias, filho de Eleazar e neto de Aarão, perante isto, avançou do sítio em que se encontrava, pegou numa lança, 8 correu para a tenda daquele homem, para onde já tinha levado entretanto a rapariga, e atravessou-os a ambos com a lança a qual, perfurando o homem, veio enterrar-se no estômago da moabita. Com isso parou uma praga que entretanto se alastrara, 9 mas não sem que 24 000 pessoas tivessem já morrido.
10 Então o Senhor disse a Moisés: 11 “Fineias, o filho de Eleazar e neto de Aarão, o sacerdote, conseguiu afastar a minha cólera, porque estava tão indignado como eu, com zelo pela minha honra; e dessa maneira suspendi a destruição de todo o Israel, como era minha intenção. 12 Diz-lhe que far-lhe-ei uma aliança de paz. 13 Por isso, em consequência do que ele fez, do zelo que demonstrou pelo seu Deus, e porque dessa forma fez resgate pelo povo de Israel, prometo que tanto ele como os seus descendentes serão sacerdotes para sempre.”
14 O nome do homem que foi morto com a rapariga midianita era Zimri, filho de Salu, chefe da tribo de Simeão. 15 O da rapariga era Cozbi, filha de Zur, príncipe midianita.
16 O Senhor disse a Moisés: 17 “Considera os midianitas como inimigos e destrói-os, 18 porque eles perturbaram-vos com os seus enganos, levaram-vos até a adorar Baal-Peor, e seduziram-vos, como foi o caso de Cozbi, a midianita, que foi morta pela praga em Baal-Peor.”
Numbers 25
English Standard Version
Baal Worship at Peor
25 While Israel lived in (A)Shittim, (B)the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. 2 (C)These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said to Moses, (D)“Take all the chiefs of the people and (E)hang[a] them in the sun before the Lord, (F)that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” 5 And Moses said to (G)the judges of Israel, (H)“Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.”
6 And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were (I)weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. 7 (J)When Phinehas (K)the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand 8 and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped. 9 Nevertheless, (L)those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
The Zeal of Phinehas
10 And the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he (M)was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in (N)my jealousy. 12 Therefore say, (O)‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, 13 and it shall be to him and to (P)his descendants after him the covenant of (Q)a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.’”
14 The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father's house belonging to the Simeonites. 15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of (R)Zur, who was the tribal head of a father's house in Midian.
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 (S)“Harass the Midianites and strike them down, 18 for they have harassed you with their (T)wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of (U)Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 25:4 Or impale
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