1 Israel bodde i Sittim, og folket begynte å drive hor med Moabs døtre.

Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab:

2 De kalte folket til å ofre til sine guder; og folket spiste og bøyde seg for deres guder.

for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.

3 Israel sluttet seg til Baal-Peor, og Herrens vrede flammet opp mot Israel.

Israel joined himself to Baal Peor: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel.

4 Herren sa til Moses: «Ta alle lederne av folket, og heng dem opp i solen for Herren, slik at hans brennende vrede kan vende seg bort fra Israel.»

Yahweh said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to Yahweh before the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.

5 Moses sa til dommerne i Israel: «Drep hver og en av deres menn som har sluttet seg til Baal-Peor.»

Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill you everyone his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.

6 Se, en av Israels barn kom med en midianittisk kvinne til sine brødre foran Moses og foran hele menigheten av Israels barn, mens de gråt ved inngangen til møteteltet.

Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

7 Da Pinhas, sønn av Eleazar, sønn av Aron presten, så det, reiste han seg fra menigheten og tok et spyd i hånden;

When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand;

8 han gikk etter israelitten inn i paviljongen og stakk dem begge ned, både israelitten og kvinnen, gjennom hennes kropp. Så ble plagen stanset blant Israels barn.

and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

9 De som døde av plagen, var tjuefire tusen.

Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

10 Herren talte til Moses og sa:

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

11 «Pinhas, sønn av Eleazar, sønn av Aron presten, har vendt min vrede bort fra Israels barn, fordi han var nidkjær med min nidkjærhet blant dem, slik at jeg ikke ødela Israels barn i min nidkjærhet.»

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I didn't consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.

12 Derfor skal du si: «Se, jeg gir ham mitt fredspakt.

Therefore say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace:

13 Det skal være for ham og hans etterkommere etter ham en pakt om et evig presteskap, fordi han var nidkjær for sin Gud og gjorde soning for Israels barn.»

and it shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

14 Navnet på israelitten som ble drept sammen med den midianittiske kvinnen, var Simri, sønn av Salu, en høvding for en families hus blant simeonittene.

Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.

15 Navnet på den midianittiske kvinnen som ble drept, var Kosbi, datter av Sur; han var leder for en families hus i Midian.

The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.

16 Herren talte til Moses og sa:

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

17 «Plag midianittene, og slå dem.

Vex the Midianites, and strike them;

18 For de har plaget dere med sine listige råd, ved å friste dere i saken om Peor, og i saken om Kosbi, datteren av en midianittisk leder, deres søster, som ble drept den dagen plagen inntraff i Peor-saken.»

for they vex you with their wiles, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.