Numbers 31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
War with Midian
31 The Lord spoke to Moses, 2 “Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3 So Moses spoke to the people, “Equip some of your men for war. They will go against Midian to inflict the Lord’s vengeance(A) on them. 4 Send 1,000 men to war from each Israelite tribe.” 5 So 1,000 were recruited from each Israelite tribe out of the thousands[a] in Israel—12,000 equipped for war. 6 Moses sent 1,000 from each tribe to war. They went with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, in whose care were the holy objects and signal trumpets.
7 They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male. 8 Along with the others slain by them, they killed the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian.(B) They also killed Balaam son of Beor(C) with the sword. 9 The Israelites took the Midianite women and their children captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property.(D) 10 Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites lived, as well as all their encampments, 11 and took away all the spoils of war and the captives, both man and beast. 12 They brought the prisoners, animals, and spoils of war to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite community at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. 14 But Moses became furious with the officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, who were returning from the military campaign. 15 “Have[b] you let every female live?” he asked them. 16 “Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.(E) 17 So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man, 18 but keep alive for yourselves all the young females who have not had sexual relations.
19 “You are to remain outside the camp for seven days. All of you and your prisoners who have killed a person or touched the dead are to purify yourselves on the third day and the seventh day. 20 Also purify everything: garments, leather goods, things made of goat hair, and every article of wood.”(F)
21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to battle, “This is the legal statute the Lord commanded Moses: 22 Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— 23 everything that can withstand fire—you are to pass through fire, and it will be clean. It must still be purified with the purification water.(G) Anything that cannot withstand fire, pass through the water. 24 On the seventh day wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
25 The Lord told Moses, 26 “You, Eleazar the priest, and the family leaders of the community are to take a count of what was captured, man and beast. 27 Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community. 28 Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of every 500 humans, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. 29 Take the tribute from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord. 30 From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every 50 from the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats, all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who perform the duties of[c] the Lord’s tabernacle.”
31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled:
675,000 sheep and goats,
33 72,000 cattle,
34 61,000 donkeys,
35 and 32,000 people, all the females who had not had sexual relations with a man.
36 The half portion for those who went out to war numbered:
337,500 sheep and goats,
37 and the tribute to the Lord was 675
from the sheep and goats;
38 from the 36,000 cattle,
the tribute to the Lord was 72;
39 from the 30,500 donkeys,
the tribute to the Lord was 61;
40 and from the 16,000 people,
the tribute to the Lord was 32 people.
41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as a contribution for the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
42 From the Israelites’ half, which Moses separated from the men who fought, 43 the community’s half was:
337,500 sheep and goats,
44 36,000 cattle,
45 30,500 donkeys,
46 and 16,000 people.
47 Moses took one out of every 50, selected from the people and the livestock of the Israelites’ half. He gave them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded him.
48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, approached Moses 49 and told him, “Your servants have taken a census of the fighting men under our command, and not one of us is missing. 50 So we have presented to the Lord an offering of the gold articles each man found—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”(H)
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold. 52 All the gold of the contribution they offered to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, was 420 pounds.[d] 53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself. 54 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 31:5 Or clans
- Numbers 31:15 Sam, LXX, Syr, Vg read Why have
- Numbers 31:30 Or who protect
- Numbers 31:52 Lit 16,750 shekels
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.
Dân Số 31
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Dân Ít-ra-en đánh bại dân Mi-đi-an
31 CHÚA bảo Mô-se như sau, 2 “Hãy trả thù dân Mi-đi-an về những gì chúng làm cho dân Ít-ra-en; sau đó ngươi sẽ qua đời [a].”
3 Vậy Mô-se bảo dân chúng, “Hãy chuẩn bị một đội quân để xung trận. CHÚA sẽ dùng họ trả thù dân Mi-đi-an. 4 Mỗi một chi tộc trong Ít-ra-en phải gởi một ngàn chiến sĩ ra trận.” 5 Vậy là mười hai ngàn binh sĩ sẵn sàng ra trận, mỗi chi tộc một ngàn người.
6 Mô-se đưa những người đó ra trận; có Phi-nê-ha, con trai thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa cùng đi. Họ mang theo các vật thánh và kèn để báo động. 7 Họ đánh nhau với dân Mi-đi-an, như CHÚA đã truyền dạy Mô-se, và giết tất cả đàn ông Mi-đi-an. 8 Trong số những người bị giết có Ê-vi, Rê-kem, Xua, Hu-rơ, và Rê-ba là năm vua của Mi-đi-an. Họ cũng dùng gươm giết Ba-lam, con trai Bê-ô.
9 Dân Ít-ra-en bắt đàn bà trẻ con Mi-đi-an, cướp lấy gia súc và của cải chúng. 10 Họ đốt tất cả các thị trấn dân Mi-đi-an đã định cư cùng các doanh trại của chúng, 11 nhưng chiếm đoạt người, súc vật và tài sản. 12 Rồi họ mang các tù binh, súc vật, và tài sản về cho Mô-se, thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa cùng toàn dân Ít-ra-en. Họ đóng trại trên đồng bằng Mô-áp, gần sông Giô-đanh, đối ngang Giê-ri-cô. 13 Mô-se, thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa, và tất cả các lãnh đạo dân chúng đi ra đón họ bên ngoài doanh trại.
14 Mô-se rất bất bình với các sĩ quan chỉ huy, các viên chỉ huy hàng ngàn, và hàng trăm quân từ mặt trận trở về. 15 Ông hỏi họ, “Tại sao các anh để cho đàn bà sống? 16 Họ chính là những kẻ nghe lời khuyến dụ của Ba-lam xúi giục dân Ít-ra-en quay bỏ CHÚA tại Phê-ô. Vì thế mà có cơn dịch khủng khiếp giết hại dân CHÚA. 17 Hãy giết tất cả các con trai Mi-đi-an, và tất cả phụ nữ Mi-đi-an đã ăn nằm với đàn ông. 18 Nhưng dành cho các anh những cô gái còn trinh. 19 Tất cả những ai đã giết người, hay đụng đến xác chết, phải ở ngoài doanh trại trong bảy ngày. Vào ngày thứ ba và thứ bảy các anh và các tù binh của các anh phải dọn mình cho sạch. 20 Các anh phải làm sạch tất cả áo quần và những đồ làm bằng da thuộc, lông dê, hay gỗ.”
21 Sau đó thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa nói với các chiến sĩ đã ra trận, “Sau đây là những huấn thị CHÚA ban cho Mô-se: 22 Hãy đốt vàng, bạc, đồng, sắt, thiếc, hay chì 23 tức những thứ gì không cháy để làm cho chúng tinh sạch. Nhưng cũng phải dùng nước tẩy sạch các món đó thì chúng sẽ được sạch. Nếu vật gì không chịu được lửa thì rửa bằng nước. 24 Vào ngày thứ bảy hãy giặt quần áo thì các anh sẽ được sạch. Sau đó các anh có thể trở vào doanh trại.”
Phân chia của cải
25 CHÚA bảo Mô-se, 26 “Con, thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa, và các trưởng tộc phải kiểm kê các tài sản, người, và thú vật chiếm được, 27 rồi chia các của đó cho các chiến sĩ đã ra trận và dân chúng ở nhà. 28 Thu thuế cho CHÚA từ những chiến sĩ đã ra trận cứ mỗi năm trăm món thì thu một món. Thuế đó bao gồm người, gia súc, lừa, hay chiên. 29 Lấy phần nửa số thu được từ các chiến sĩ trao cho thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa, xem như là phần của CHÚA. 30 Và lấy phần nửa từ dân chúng, cứ mỗi năm mươi món thì lấy một món. Thuế nầy bao gồm người, gia súc, lừa, chiên hay các súc vật khác. Giao các món đó cho người Lê-vi là những kẻ chăm sóc Lều Thánh của CHÚA.”
31 Vậy Mô-se và Ê-lê-a-sa làm theo như CHÚA đã truyền dặn Mô-se. 32 Số còn lại trong những vật các chiến sĩ đã lấy là 675.000 chiên, 33 72.000 gia súc 34 61.000 lừa, 35 và 32.000 trinh nữ. 36 Phần của các chiến sĩ ra trận là 337.500 chiên, 37 họ dâng 675 con chiên cho CHÚA. 38 Họ lấy 36.000 gia súc, và dâng 72 con cho CHÚA. 39 Họ lấy 30.500 con lừa và dâng 61 con cho CHÚA. 40 Họ lấy 16.000 người và dâng 32 người cho CHÚA. 41 Mô-se cấp phần của CHÚA cho Ê-lê-a-sa, thầy tế lễ, theo như CHÚA đã truyền dặn mình.
42 Mô-se đếm phân nửa số chiến lợi phẩm mà các chiến sĩ mang về trao cho dân chúng. 43 Họ nhận 337.500 con chiên, 44 36.000 gia súc, 45 30.500 con lừa 46 và 16.000 người. 47 Từ phần nửa của dân chúng Mô-se lấy ra một món trong mỗi năm mươi món cho CHÚA. Số đó gồm cả người và súc vật. Rồi ông giao các món đó cho người Lê-vi, là những người chăm sóc Lều Thánh. Đó là điều CHÚA đã truyền dặn Mô-se.
48 Sau đó các chỉ huy quân đội, sĩ quan chỉ huy hàng ngàn và chỉ huy hàng trăm quân đến cùng Mô-se. 49 Họ trình với ông, “Chúng tôi, các tôi tớ ông đã điểm binh dưới quyền thì thấy không thiếu ai. 50 Nên chúng tôi đem dâng cho CHÚA lễ vật bằng vàng mà chúng tôi đã lấy: Các vòng đeo tay, xuyến, nhẫn, bông tai và vòng trang sức nơi cổ. Những món nầy dùng để làm sạch nơi thánh cho chúng tôi.”
51 Vậy Mô-se và thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa nhận vàng từ họ. Vàng đó đã được biến chế thành đủ loại trang sức. 52 Các viên chỉ huy hàng ngàn và chỉ huy hàng trăm quân dâng vàng cho CHÚA, tổng cộng nặng đến 420 cân [b]; 53 mỗi binh sĩ cũng lấy ít nhiều đồ cho mình. 54 Mô-se và thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa nhận vàng từ các viên chỉ huy hằng ngàn và chỉ huy hằng trăm quân. Họ để số vàng đó trong Lều Họp để làm vật tưởng nhớ trước mặt CHÚA cho dân Ít-ra-en.
Footnotes
- Dân Số 31:2 ngươi sẽ qua đời Nguyên văn, “ngươi sẽ trở về cùng tổ tiên mình.”
- Dân Số 31:52 420 cân Khoảng 190 kí-lô.
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