Numbers · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Numbers 31 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 «Castiga a los madianitas por lo que hicieron a los israelitas. Después de eso morirás y te reunirás con tus antepasados».
2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
3 Entonces Moisés dijo al pueblo: «Armen a algunos de sus hombres para la guerra contra Madián y para ejecutar sobre ellos el castigo del Señor.
3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh’s vengeance on Midian.
4 Envíen a la guerra mil hombres de cada tribu de Israel».
4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”
5 Así que de los miles de Israel fueron escogidos mil hombres de cada tribu: doce mil hombres armados para la guerra.
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 Moisés envió a la guerra a los mil hombres de cada tribu, junto con Finees, hijo del sacerdote Eleazar. Finees llevaba los objetos santos y las trompetas para dar las señales de guerra.
6 Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
7 Lucharon contra Madián, como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés, y mataron a todos los hombres.
7 They fought against Midian, as Yahweh commanded Moses. They killed every male.
8 Entre los que mataron estaban los cinco reyes de Madián: Eví, Requem, Zur, Hur y Reba. También mataron a espada a Balaam hijo de Beor.
8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
9 Los israelitas tomaron prisioneras a las mujeres de Madián y a sus niños. También se apoderaron de todo su ganado, sus rebaños y sus bienes.
9 The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.
10 Quemaron todas sus ciudades y todos sus campamentos.
10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.
11 Luego se llevaron todo lo que habían capturado, tanto personas como animales,
11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.
12 y llevaron a los prisioneros, los animales y todo lo tomado a Moisés, al sacerdote Eleazar y a la comunidad de Israel, que estaba acampada en las llanuras de Moab, junto al Jordán, frente a Jericó.
12 They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
13 Moisés, el sacerdote Eleazar y todos los jefes de la comunidad salieron del campamento para recibirlos.
13 Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.
14 Pero Moisés se enojó con los oficiales del ejército, los jefes de mil y los jefes de cien que regresaban de la guerra.
14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
15 Les dijo: «¿Por qué dejaron con vida a todas las mujeres?
15 Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?
16 Fueron ellas quienes, siguiendo el consejo de Balaam, hicieron que los israelitas pecaran contra el Señor en el asunto de Peor. Por eso vino la plaga sobre el pueblo del Señor.
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Yahweh.
17 Ahora maten a todos los niños varones y a toda mujer que haya tenido relaciones sexuales con un hombre.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
18 Pero pueden dejar con vida para ustedes a todas las niñas que nunca hayan tenido relaciones sexuales con un hombre.
18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 Todos ustedes que hayan matado a alguien o tocado un cadáver deberán permanecer siete días fuera del campamento. Purifíquense ustedes y sus prisioneros el tercer día y el séptimo día.
19 “Encamp outside of the camp for seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
20 Purifiquen también toda ropa y todo objeto hecho de cuero, pelo de cabra o madera».
20 You shall purify every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.”
21 Entonces el sacerdote Eleazar dijo a los soldados que habían ido a la guerra: «Esta es la ley que el Señor dio a Moisés:
21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded Moses.
22 El oro, la plata, el bronce, el hierro, el estaño y el plomo,
22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 y todo lo que pueda resistir el fuego, deberán pasarlo por el fuego para purificarlo. Además, deberá ser purificado con el agua de purificación. Todo lo que no pueda resistir el fuego deberá pasarse por el agua.
23 everything that may withstand the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity. All that doesn’t withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.
24 El séptimo día lavarán su ropa y quedarán puros. Después podrán entrar en el campamento».
24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”
25 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
26 «Tú, el sacerdote Eleazar y los jefes de las familias de la comunidad hagan un recuento de todo lo capturado en la guerra, tanto personas como animales.
26 “Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation;
27 Divídanlo en dos partes iguales: una para los soldados que fueron a la guerra y otra para el resto de la comunidad.
27 and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28 De la parte de los soldados que fueron a la guerra, separa para el Señor uno de cada quinientos, tanto de las personas como de las vacas, los asnos y las ovejas.
28 Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.
29 Tómalo de la mitad que les corresponde y dáselo al sacerdote Eleazar como ofrenda elevada al Señor.
29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
30 De la mitad que corresponde a los israelitas, toma uno de cada cincuenta, tanto de las personas como de las vacas, los asnos, las ovejas y los demás animales, y dáselos a los levitas que tienen a su cargo el tabernáculo del Señor».
30 Of the children of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of Yahweh’s tabernacle.”
31 Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar hicieron lo que el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
32 Lo capturado, además de lo que los soldados habían tomado para sí, fue de seiscientas setenta y cinco mil ovejas,
32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
33 setenta y dos mil vacas,
33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
34 sesenta y un mil asnos
34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,
35 y treinta y dos mil mujeres que nunca habían tenido relaciones sexuales con un hombre.
35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
36 La mitad que correspondió a los soldados que habían ido a la guerra fue de trescientas treinta y siete mil quinientas ovejas,
36 The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
37 de las cuales seiscientas setenta y cinco fueron la parte del Señor;
37 and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
38 treinta y seis mil vacas, de las cuales setenta y dos fueron la parte del Señor;
38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two.
39 treinta mil quinientos asnos, de los cuales sesenta y uno fueron la parte del Señor;
39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one.
40 y dieciséis mil personas, de las cuales treinta y dos fueron la parte del Señor.
40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons.
41 Moisés dio al sacerdote Eleazar la parte presentada como ofrenda elevada al Señor, como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
41 Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
42 La otra mitad correspondió a los israelitas. Moisés la había separado de la parte de los soldados.
42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought
43 La mitad que correspondió a la comunidad fue de trescientas treinta y siete mil quinientas ovejas,
43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
44 treinta y seis mil vacas,
44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
45 treinta mil quinientos asnos
45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
46 y dieciséis mil personas.
46 and sixteen thousand persons),
47 De esta mitad de los israelitas, Moisés tomó uno de cada cincuenta, tanto de las personas como de los animales, y los dio a los levitas que tenían a su cargo el tabernáculo del Señor, como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
47 even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of Yahweh’s tabernacle, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
48 Entonces los oficiales del ejército, los jefes de mil y los jefes de cien, se acercaron a Moisés
48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.
49 y le dijeron: «Tus siervos han contado a los soldados que estaban bajo nuestro mando, y no falta ninguno de ellos.
49 They said to Moses, “Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.
50 Por eso hemos traído como ofrenda al Señor los objetos de oro que cada uno encontró: brazaletes, pulseras, anillos, aretes y collares. Los ofrecemos para hacer expiación por nosotros delante del Señor».
50 We have brought Yahweh’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh.”
51 Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar recibieron de ellos todo el oro trabajado.
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
52 El oro que los jefes de mil y los jefes de cien presentaron al Señor como ofrenda elevada pesaba en total dieciséis mil setecientos cincuenta siclos.
52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.
53 Los soldados habían tomado parte del botín para sí mismos.
53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
54 Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar recibieron el oro de los jefes de mil y de cien y lo llevaron a la Tienda de reunión como recordatorio de los israelitas delante del Señor.
54 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh.
People & places in this chapter
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Evi
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Hur
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Reba
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Rekem
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Zur
A tribal chief of a Midianite family and father of Cozbi; a Zur is also named among the five Midianite kings killed in the war of vengeance.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 25:15; Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Numbers 27:13; Numbers 25:14–18; Judges 2:10; Revelation 6:10; Psalm 94:1–3
- 3 Leviticus 26:25; Numbers 25:13; Exodus 17:16; 2 Kings 10:30; Numbers 25:11
- 4 1 Samuel 14:6; Leviticus 26:8; Judges 7:2
- 6 Numbers 14:44; Numbers 10:8–9; 2 Chronicles 13:12–15; Joshua 6:4–6; Joshua 6:13–15
- 7 Judges 21:11; 1 Kings 11:15–16; 1 Samuel 27:9; Judges 6:1–2; Deuteronomy 20:13–14
- 8 Joshua 13:21–22; Numbers 25:15; Revelation 2:14; Jude 11; Numbers 25:18
- 9 2 Chronicles 28:8–10; Deuteronomy 20:14; 2 Chronicles 28:5; Numbers 31:15–16
- 10 Isaiah 1:7; 1 Samuel 30:1; Revelation 18:8; 1 Kings 9:16; Joshua 6:24
- 11 Deuteronomy 20:14; Joshua 8:2
- 12 Numbers 22:1
- 13 Numbers 31:12; Genesis 14:17; 1 Samuel 15:12; 1 Samuel 30:21; Numbers 31:22–24
- 14 Numbers 31:48; Exodus 32:19; Leviticus 10:16; Numbers 12:3; 1 Samuel 15:13–14
- 15 1 Samuel 15:3; Deuteronomy 2:34; Jeremiah 48:10; Psalm 137:8–9; Joshua 10:40
- 16 2 Peter 2:15; Numbers 25:1–9; Revelation 2:14; Deuteronomy 4:3; Joshua 22:17
- 17 Deuteronomy 20:16–18; Judges 21:11–12; Deuteronomy 7:2
- 18 Deuteronomy 21:10–14; Leviticus 25:44; Deuteronomy 20:14; 2 Chronicles 28:8–10; Isaiah 14:2
- 19 Numbers 5:2; Numbers 19:11–22; 1 Chronicles 22:8
- 20 Genesis 35:2; Exodus 19:10; Numbers 19:14–16; Numbers 19:22
- 21 Numbers 30:16
- 23 Numbers 19:9; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Numbers 19:17; Matthew 3:11; Isaiah 43:2
- 24 Leviticus 11:25; Numbers 19:19; Leviticus 15:13; Leviticus 14:9
- 27 Joshua 22:8; 1 Samuel 30:24–25; Psalm 68:12; 1 Samuel 30:4
- 28 Numbers 18:26; Numbers 31:47; Numbers 31:30; Proverbs 3:9–10; Genesis 14:20
- 29 Numbers 18:26; Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 12:19; Exodus 29:27
- 30 Numbers 3:7–8; Numbers 3:31; Numbers 3:25; 1 Chronicles 26:20–27; Numbers 18:23–28
- 41 Numbers 18:8; Numbers 18:19; Numbers 31:29–31; Galatians 6:6; Matthew 10:10
- 47 Numbers 31:30; Luke 10:1–8; Deuteronomy 12:17–19; Numbers 18:21–24; Isaiah 56:10–11
- 49 John 18:9; 1 Samuel 30:18–19; Psalm 72:14
- 50 Exodus 30:12; Exodus 30:15–16; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 107:15; Psalm 116:17
- 51 Numbers 7:2–6
- 53 Deuteronomy 20:14; Numbers 31:32
- 54 Exodus 30:16; Zechariah 6:14; Numbers 16:40; Psalm 103:1–2; Joshua 4:7
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You have a plain passage in Genesis, when Eve herself was first made, "He made her a woman." Scripture also in another place saith, that God ordered "the women" to be separated "which had not known man by lying with him." This then ought now to be well established, and should not detain us, that so we may be able …
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