Numbers 31

1 And the LORD said to Moses,

1 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

2 «انْتَقِمْ مِنَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَبَعْدَهَا تَمُوتُ وَتَنْضَمُّ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ».

3 So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.

3 فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلشَّعْبِ: «جَهِّزُوا مِنْكُمْ رِجَالاً مُجَنَّدِينَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَالانْتِقَامِ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْهُمْ.

4 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”

4 أَرْسِلُوا لِلْحَرْبِ أَلْفاً وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

5 So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.

5 فَتَمَّ اخْتِيَارُ أَلْفٍ مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، فَكَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً مِنْ بَيْنِ أُلُوفِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُجَرَّدِينَ لِلْقِتَالِ.

6 And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

6 فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ مُوسَى، أَلْفاً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، لِلْحَرْبِ بِقِيَادَةِ فِينْحَاسَ بْنِ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ، الَّذِي أَخَذَ مَعَهُ أَمْتِعَةَ الْقُدْسِ وَأَبْوَاقَ الْهُتَافِ.

7 Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

7 فَحَارَبُوا الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ؛

8 Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

8 وَقَتَلُوا مَعَهُمْ مُلُوكَهُمُ الْخَمْسَةَ: أَوِيَ وَرَاقِمَ وَصُورَ وَحُورَ وَرَابِعَ، كَمَا قَتَلُوا بَلْعَامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.

9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.

9 وَأَسَرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نِسَاءَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَأَطْفَالَهُمْ، وَغَنِمُوا جَمِيعَ بَهَائِمِهِمْ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ وَسَائِرَ أَمْلاكِهِمْ،

10 Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,

10 وَأَحْرَقُوا مُدُنَهُمْ كُلَّهَا بِمَسَاكِنِهَا وَحُصُونِهَا،

11 and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.

11 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ الْغَنَائِمِ وَالأَسْلابِ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْحَيَوَانِ،

12 They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

12 وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَجَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالسَّبْيِ والأَسْلابِ وَالْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ أَرِيحَا.

13 And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.

13 فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ وَكُلُّ قَادَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمُخَيَّمِ،

14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

14 فَأَبْدَى مُوسَى سُخْطَهُ عَلَى قَادَةِ الْجَيْشِ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْمِئَاتِ الْقَادِمِينَ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ،

15 “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.

15 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا اسْتَحْيَيْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ؟

16 “Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.

16 إِنَّهُنَّ بِاتِّبَاعِهِنَّ نَصِيحَةَ بَلْعَامَ أَغْوَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِعِبَادَةِ فَغُورَ، وَكُنَّ سَبَبَ خِيَانَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ، فَتَفَشَّى الْوَبَأُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

17 So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,

17 فَالآنَ اقْتُلُوا كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ مِنَ الأَطْفَالِ، وَاقْتُلُوا أَيْضاً كُلَّ امْرَأَةٍ ضَاجَعَتْ رَجُلاً،

18 but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.

18 وَلَكِنِ اسْتَحْيَوْا لَكُمْ كُلَّ عَذْرَاءَ لَمْ تُضَاجِعْ رَجُلاً.

19 All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.

19 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَامْكُثُوا خَارِجَ الْمُخَيَّمِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً، وَمَنْ لَمَسَ قَتِيلاً أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابعِ. افْعَلُوا هَذَا أَنْتُمْ وَسَبَايَاكُمْ.

20 And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”

20 وَكَذَلِكَ طَهِّرُوا كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ، وَكُلَّ مَتَاعٍ جِلْدِيٍّ، وَكُلَّ مَا هُوَ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنْ شَعْرِ الْمَعْزِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَةٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ».

21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

21 وَقَالَ أَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ لِلْمُحَارِبِينَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ فَرِيضَةُ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ بِها الرَّبُّ مُوسَى:

22 Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

22 الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ وَالنُّحَاسُ وَالْحَدِيدُ وَالْقَصْدِيرُ وَالرَّصَاصُ،

23 everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.

23 وَكُلُّ مَا يَتَحَمَّلُ حَرَارَةَ النَّارِ، أَجِيزُوهُ فِيهَا فَيُصْبِحَ طَاهِراً. وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيْضاً أَنْ تُطَهِّرُوهُ بِمَاءِ التَّطْهِيرِ، وَمَا لَا يَحْتَمِلُ النَّارَ طَهِّرُوهُ بِمَاءِ التَّطْهِيرِ فَقَطْ.

24 On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

24 ثُمَّ اغْسِلُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابعِ فَتَكُونُوا طَاهِرِينَ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَدْخُلُونَ الْمُخَيَّمَ».

25 The LORD said to Moses,

25 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.

26 «أَحْصِ أَنْتَ وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْعَشَائِرِ الْغَنَائِمَ وَالسَّبْيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْحَيَوَانِ،

27 Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.

27 وَقَسِّمِ الْغَنَائِمَ مُنَاصَفَةً بَيْنَ الْجُنْدِ الْمُشْتَرِكِينَ فِي الْحَرْبِ وَبَيْنَ كُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

28 Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.

28 وَخُذْ نَصِيباً لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ، وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِ مَئَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَالْغَنَمِ.

29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.

29 مِنْ نِصْفِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ تَأْخُذُهَا وَتُعْطِيهَا لأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ تَقْدِمَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

30 From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”

30 وَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ نِصْفِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَسَائِرِ الْبَهَائِمِ، وَتُعْطِيهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ».

31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,

31 فَنَفَّذَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

32 and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,

32 وَكَانَ النَّهْبُ الْمُتَبَقِّي مِنْ غَنَائِمِ رِجَالِ الْحَرْبِ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً،

33 72,000 cattle,

33 وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً،

34 61,000 donkeys,

34 وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ وَاحِداً وَسِتِّينَ أَلْفاً،

35 and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.

35 وَمِنَ الْعَذَارَى اللَّوَاتِي لَمْ يُضَاجِعْنَ ذَكَراً اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً.

36 This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,

36 فَكَانَ النِّصْفُ نَصِيبُ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ، مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ.

37 including a tribute to the LORD of 675,

37 وَكَانَتْ زَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَسَبْعِينَ،

38 36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,

38 وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ سِتَّةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ،

39 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,

39 وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا وَاحِداً وَسِتِّينَ،

40 and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.

40 وَمِنَ النِّسَاءِ الْعَذَارَى سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً، وَزَكَاةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْهَا اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ نَفْساً.

41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

41 فَأَعْطَى مُوسَى الزَّكَاةَ تَقْدِمَةَ الرَّبِّ لأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

42 From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,

42 أَمَّا نِصْفُ غَيْرِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ الَّذِي قَسَمَهُ مُوسَى مِنْ كَامِلِ غَنَائِمِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ،

43 this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,

43 فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ،

44 36,000 cattle,

44 وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ سِتَّةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً،

45 30,500 donkeys,

45 وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ،

46 and 16,000 people.

46 وَمِنَ الْعَذَارَى سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً.

47 From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

47 فَأَفْرَزَ مُوسَى مِنْ نَصِيبِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَمِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ وَأَعْطَاهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ الْمَسْكَنِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

48 Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses

48 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ قَادَةُ الْجُنْدِ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْمِئَاتِ إِلَى مُوسَى،

49 and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.

49 وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لَقَدْ أَحْصَى عَبِيدُكَ عَدَدَ جُنُودِهِمِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ، فَلَمْ يُفْقَدْ مِنَّا إِنْسَانٌ.

50 So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

50 لِذَلِكَ يُقَدِّمُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قُرْبَانَ الرَّبِّ فِي مَا وَجَدَهُ مِنْ أَمْتِعَةِ ذَهَبٍ: حُجُولٍ وَأَسَاوِرَ وَخَوَاتِمَ وَأَقْرَاطٍ وَقَلائِدَ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ أَنْفُسِنَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ».

51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

51 فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ مَا هُوَ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ،

52 All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.

52 فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ ذَهَبِ التَّقْدِمَةِ الَّتِي قَرَّبُوهَا لِلرَّبِّ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَلَفاً وَسَبْعَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوَ مِئَتَيْ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) قَدَّمَهَا رُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْمِئَاتِ.

53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

53 أَمَّا الْجُنْدُ فَقَدْ أَخَذَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ مَا اغْتَنَمَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ.

54 And 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.

54 وَحَمَلَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي قَدَّمَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْمِئَاتِ وَأَتَيَا بِهِ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ تَذْكَاراً لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.