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Numbers 25
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Numbers 25
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The Sin of Peor
25 Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God]. 2 For they invited the Israelites to the sacrifices of their gods, and the Israelites ate [food offered to idols] and bowed down to Moab’s gods. 3 So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people [who have committed sin with the Moabites], and execute them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each one of you must kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship].”
6 Then one of the Israelites came and presented to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping [over God’s judgment] at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). 7 When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he left the congregation and took a spear in his hand, 8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and pierced both of them through the body, the man of Israel and the woman. Then the plague on the Israelites stopped. 9 Nevertheless, those [Israelites] who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
The Zeal of Phinehas
10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites because he was [a]jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My jealousy. 12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace. 13 And it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous (impassioned) for [the unique honor and respect owed to] his God and made [b]atonement for the sons of Israel.’”(A)
14 Now the name of the man of Israel who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites. 15 The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father’s household in Midian.
16 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “Provoke hostilities with the Midianites and attack them, 18 for they harass you with their tricks, the tricks with which they have deceived you in the matter [of the Baal] of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague because [of the Baal] of Peor.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 25:11 I.e. intolerant of unfaithfulness. God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.
- Numbers 25:13 I.e. reconciled the Israelites to God.
Números 25
Dios Habla Hoy
Números 25
Dios Habla Hoy
Los israelitas dan culto a Baal-peor
25 Cuando los israelitas se establecieron en Sitim, sus hombres empezaron a corromperse con las mujeres moabitas, 2 las cuales los invitaban a los sacrificios que ofrecían a sus dioses. Los israelitas tomaban parte en esas comidas y adoraban a los dioses de las moabitas, 3 y así se dejaron arrastrar al culto de Baal-peor. Entonces el Señor se enfureció contra Israel, 4 y le dijo a Moisés:
—Reúne a todos los jefes del pueblo, y ejecútalos delante de mí a plena luz del día. Así se calmará mi ira contra Israel.
5 Moisés ordenó entonces a los jueces israelitas:
—Cada uno de ustedes deberá matar a los hombres de su tribu que se dejaron arrastrar al culto de Baal-peor.
6 Pero un israelita llevó consigo a una mujer madianita, a la vista de Moisés y de todos los israelitas reunidos, mientras ellos se encontraban llorando a la entrada de la tienda del encuentro. 7 Al ver esto, Finees, hijo de Eleazar y nieto del sacerdote Aarón, se apartó de los israelitas reunidos, empuñó una lanza 8 y se fue tras aquel israelita hasta la alcoba, y allí atravesó por el estómago al israelita y a la mujer. Así se terminó la plaga que estaba haciendo morir a los israelitas, 9 aunque ya habían muerto veinticuatro mil de ellos.
10 Entonces el Señor se dirigió a Moisés y le dijo:
11 —Finees ha hecho que se calme mi ira contra los israelitas, porque él ha tenido el mismo celo que yo tengo por ellos. Por eso no me he dejado llevar del celo y no terminé con ellos. 12 Dile, pues, que yo hago con él una alianza de paz, 13 por la cual le entrego, a él y a sus descendientes, el sacerdocio para siempre, porque tuvo celo por mí y obtuvo así el perdón para los israelitas.
14 El israelita que fue atravesado junto con la madianita se llamaba Zimrí, y era hijo de Salú y jefe de una familia de la tribu de Simeón. 15 La mujer madianita se llamaba Cozbí, y era hija de Sur, jefe de un grupo de familias de Madián.
16 El Señor se dirigió a Moisés y le dijo:
17 —Ataquen a los madianitas y derrótenlos, 18 así como ellos los atacaron a ustedes con sus malas mañas y haciéndolos adorar a Baal-peor, y en el caso de Cozbí, la hija del jefe madianita, que fue muerta con una lanza cuando yo les envié una plaga por haber adorado a Baal-peor.
Nuevo censo de Israel
19 Después de aquella plaga mortal,
Numbers 25
New International Version
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.”
Numbers 25
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Numbers 25
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Worship of Baal of Peor
25 While Israel was staying at Shittim, the people began to have sexual relations with the women of Moab. 2 These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 Thus Israel yoked itself to the Baal of Peor, and the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel. 4 The Lord said to Moses, ‘Take all the chiefs of the people, and impale them in the sun before the Lord, in order that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.’ 5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, ‘Each of you shall kill any of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.’
6 Just then one of the Israelites came and brought a Midianite woman into his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he got up and left the congregation. Taking a spear in his hand, 8 he went after the Israelite man into the tent, and pierced the two of them, the Israelite and the woman, through the belly. So the plague was stopped among the people of Israel. 9 Nevertheless, those that died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
10 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 11 ‘Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites by manifesting such zeal among them on my behalf that in my jealousy I did not consume the Israelites. 12 Therefore say, “I hereby grant him my covenant of peace. 13 It shall be for him and for his descendants after him a covenant of perpetual priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the Israelites.”’
14 The name of the slain Israelite man, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, head of an ancestral house belonging to the Simeonites. 15 The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, who was the head of a clan, an ancestral house in Midian.
16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 ‘Harass the Midianites, and defeat them; 18 for they have harassed you by the trickery with which they deceived you in the affair of Peor, and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister; she was killed on the day of the plague that resulted from Peor.’
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