1 O ra, Israel demorava-se em Sitim, e o povo começou a prostituir-se com as filhas de Moabe,

While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

2 p ois elas convidaram o povo aos sacrifícios dos seus deuses; e o povo comeu, e inclinou-se aos seus deuses.

For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

3 P orquanto Israel se juntou a Baal-Peor, a ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra ele.

So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry against Israel.

4 D isse, pois, o Senhor a Moisés: Toma todos os cabeças do povo, e enforca-os ao senhor diante do sol, para que a grande ira do Senhor se retire de Israel.

The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.”

5 E ntão Moisés disse aos juízes de Israel: Mate cada um os seus homens que se juntaram a Baal-Peor.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.”

6 E eis que veio um homem dos filhos de Israel, e trouxe a seus irmãos uma midianita ã vista de Moisés e ã vista de toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, enquanto estavam chorando ã porta da tenda da revelação.

Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

7 V endo isso Finéias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, levantou-se do meio da congregação, e tomou na mão uma lança;

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

8 o foi após o israelita, e entrando na sua tenda, os atravessou a ambos, ao israelita e ã mulher, pelo ventre. Então a praga cessou de sobre os filhos de Israel.

and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the body. So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked.

9 O ra, os que morreram daquela praga foram vinte e quatro mil.

Those who died by the plague were 24, 000. The Zeal of Phinehas

10 E ntão disse o Senhor a Moisés:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

11 F inéias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, desviou a minha ira de sobre os filhos de Israel, pois foi zeloso com o meu zelo no meio deles, de modo que no meu zelo não consumi os filhos de Israel.

“ Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned away My wrath from the sons of Israel in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the sons of Israel in My jealousy.

12 P ortanto dize: Eis que lhe dou o meu pacto de paz,

Therefore say, ‘ Behold, I give him My covenant of peace;

13 e será para ele e para a sua descendência depois dele, o pacto de um sacerdócio perpétuo; porquanto foi zeloso pelo seu Deus, e fez expiação pelos filhos de Israel.

and it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”

14 O nome do israelita que foi morto com a midianita era Zinri, filho de Salu, príncipe duma casa paterna entre os simeonitas.

Now the name of the slain man of Israel who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites.

15 E o nome da mulher midianita morta era Cozbi, filha de Zur; o qual era cabeça do povo duma casa paterna em Midiã.

The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was head of the people of a father’s household in Midian.

16 D isse mais o Senhor a Moisés:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

17 A fligi vós os midianitas e feri-os;

“ Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them;

18 p orque eles vos afligiram a vós com as suas ciladas com que vos enganaram no caso de Peor, e no caso de Cozbi, sua irmã, filha do príncipe de Midiã, a qual foi morta no dia da praga no caso de Peor.

for they have been hostile to you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the affair of Peor and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor.”