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1 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 «Toma venganza de los madianitas por haber inducido a Israel a la idolatría. Luego morirás».
2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
3 Moisés le dijo al pueblo: «Algunos de ustedes deben tomar las armas para hacer caer sobre Madián la venganza 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 Alisten mil hombres de cada tribu».
4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”
5 Así se hizo, y de Israel fueron enviados doce mil hombres a la batalla.
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 Finés (hijo de Eleazar el sacerdote) los condujo a la batalla acompañado por el cofre del pacto y con sonido de trompetas.
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 En la batalla murieron todos los hombres de Madián.
7 They fought against Midian, as Yahweh commanded Moses. They killed every male.
8 Entre los muertos estaban los cinco reyes madianitas: Eví, Requen, Zur, Jur y Reba. También murió en la batalla Balán 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 El ejército israelita tomó cautivos a las mujeres y a los niños, y se apoderó de las vacas, las ovejas y de un cuantioso botín. Y quemaron todas las ciudades, pueblos y aldeas de Madián.
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 Not in this translation
10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.
11 Not in this translation
11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.
12 Los cautivos y los despojos de la guerra fueron llevados ante Moisés, Eleazar el sacerdote y el resto del pueblo de Israel que estaba acampando en la llanura de Moab, junto al río 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, Eleazar el sacerdote y todos los jefes del pueblo salieron a encontrar al ejército victorioso,
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 y los comandantes de batallón.
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 «¿Por qué dejaron con vida a las mujeres? —les preguntó—.
15 Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?
16 Ellas fueron las que siguieron el consejo de Balán y causaron gran daño al pueblo de Israel, haciendo que adorara a Baal Peor, y son la causa de la plaga que nos destruyó.
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 Maten pues a los niños varones y a todas las mujeres que hayan tenido relación sexual.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
18 Solamente las muchachas vírgenes podrán vivir. Con ellas pueden quedarse.
18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 »Y en cuanto a ustedes, quédense fuera del campamento por siete días todos los que hayan matado a alguien o hayan tocado un cuerpo muerto. Purifíquense ustedes y los cautivos en los días tercero y séptimo.
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 Acuérdense también de purificar la ropa que traen puesta y todo lo que esté hecho de piel, de pelo de cabrito o de 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 hombres que habían estado en la batalla: «Este es el mandamiento que el Señor le ha dado 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 Todo lo que resiste el calor: oro, plata, bronce, hierro, estaño o cuero,
22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 será pasado por fuego a fin de que quede ceremonialmente limpio. Luego será purificado con agua. Lo que no resista el calor será purificado solamente con 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 En el día séptimo deben lavar la ropa que traen puesta, y después de purificarse pueden regresar al campamento».
24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”
25 Y el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
26 «Tú, el sacerdote Eleazar y los caudillos de las tribus harán una lista del botín, incluyendo las personas y 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 Luego lo dividirán en dos partes. La mitad será para los hombres que estuvieron en la batalla, y la otra mitad será distribuida entre el pueblo de Israel.
27 and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28 Pero antes que nada, darán al Señor su parte de todos los cautivos, bueyes, burros y ovejas que corresponden al ejército. Su parte será uno de cada quinientos.
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 Esta parte se la entregarán a Eleazar el sacerdote para que sea ofrecida al Señor meciéndola delante del altar.
29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
30 Además, impondrán un tributo del dos por ciento de todos los cautivos, cabezas de ganado y las ovejas que se entregan al pueblo de Israel. Esto lo entregarán a los levitas que están a cargo del santuario, porque es la porción 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 Entonces Moisés y Eleazar el sacerdote hicieron lo que el Señor había ordenado.
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
32 El total del botín (además de las joyas, vestidos etc., que los soldados guardaron para sí) fue de 675.000 ovejas; 72.000 vacas, 61.000 burros, y 32.000 muchachas vírgenes.
32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
33 Not in this translation
33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
34 Not in this translation
34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,
35 Not in this translation
35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
36 La parte entregada al ejército sumó: 337.500 ovejas, (675 fueron entregadas a el Señor), 36.000 bueyes (72 fueron entregados a el Señor); 30.500 burros (61 fueron entregados a el Señor); 16.000 muchachas (32 fueron entregadas al Señor).
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 Not in this translation
37 and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
38 Not in this translation
38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two.
39 Not in this translation
39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one.
40 Not in this translation
40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons.
41 Todo lo que correspondía a la porción del Señor fue entregado a Eleazar el sacerdote conforme a las instrucciones dadas a Moisés.
41 Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
42 La mitad del botín que le correspondía al resto del pueblo fue de: 337.500 ovejas, 36.000 bueyes, 30.500 burros, y 16.000 muchachas.
42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought
43 Not in this translation
43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
44 Not in this translation
44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
45 Not in this translation
45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
46 Not in this translation
46 and sixteen thousand persons),
47 En conformidad con las órdenes del Señor, Moisés dio el dos por ciento de todo a los levitas.
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 y los comandantes de batallones se acercaron a Moisés y le dijeron:
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 «Hemos pasado lista a los hombres que salieron a la batalla, y ninguno de nosotros falta.
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 lo tanto hemos traído al Señor una ofrenda tomada de nuestro botín para que nos perdone todos nuestros pecados: oro, joyas, brazaletes, anillos, aros y collares».
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 Eleazar el sacerdote recibieron esta ofrenda especial de los capitanes y comandantes de batallones y encontraron que el valor era de unos doscientos kilos de oro.
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
52 Not in this translation
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 reservado el botín que a cada cual correspondía).
53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
54 La ofrenda fue llevada al santuario y quedó delante del Señor como memoria del pueblo de Israel.
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 (30)
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
- 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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