1 A nd Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.

وَكانَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ يُقيمونَ فِي شِطِّيمَ. فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ رِجالُ إسْرائِيلَ يَزنُونَ مَعَ نِساءٍ مُوآبِيّاتٍ.

2 A nd they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.

وَدَعَتِ النِّساءُ المُوآبِيّاتُ بَني إسْرائِيلَ لِلمُشارَكَةِ فِي الذَّبحِ لإلِهَتِهِنَّ. فَأكَلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ مِنَ الذَّبائِحِ وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةَ المُوآبِيِّينَ.

3 A nd Israel joined himself to Baal-Peor; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.

وَهَكَذا بَدَأ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ يَعبُدُونَ الإلَهَ المُزَيَّفَ بَعلَ فَغُورَ، مِمّا أغْضَبَ اللهَ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

4 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up to Jehovah before the sun, that the fierce anger of Jehovah may be turned away from Israel.

فَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «خُذْ كُلَّ قادَةِ الشَّعبِ وَعَلِّقْهُمْ خَارِجاً تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ أمامَ اللهِ ، فَيَزُولُ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.»

5 A nd Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.

فَقالَ مُوسَى لِقُضاةِ إسْرائِيلَ: «عَلَى كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ أنْ يَقتُلَ أقرِباءَهُ الَّذِينَ يَعبُدُونَ الإلَهَ المُزَيَّفَ بَعلَ فَغُورَ.»

6 A nd behold, a man of the children of Israel came and brought a Midianitish woman to his brethren, in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of the whole assembly of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the entrance of the tent of meeting.

وَفِي تِلكَ اللَّحظَةِ، أتَى أحَدُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَمَعَهُ امْرأةٌ مِديانِيَّةٌ قَدْ أحضَرَها إلَى إخْوَتِهِ. فَعَلَ هَذا أمامَ مُوسَى وَكُلِّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ، الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَبكُونَ فِي مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.

7 A nd Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose up from among the assembly, and took a javelin in his hand,

وَحِينَ رَأى فِينْحاسُ بْنُ ألِيعازارَ بْنِ هارُونَ الكاهِنِ هَذا، تَرَكَ مَكانَ تَجَمُّعِ الشَّعبِ، وَأمسَكَ بِرُمحِهِ،

8 a nd he went after the man of Israel into the tent-chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. And the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

وَلَحِقَ بِالرَّجُلِ الإسْرائِيلِيِّ إلَى الخَيمَةِ. وَطَعَنَ فِينْحاسُ الإسْرائِيلِيَّ وَالمَرأةَ المِديانِيَّةَ فِي بَطنَيهِما. حِينَئِذٍ، تَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ فِي بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

9 A nd those that died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

وَكانَ عَدَدُ الَّذِينَ ماتُوا مِنَ الوَباءِ أربَعَةً وَعِشرِينَ ألفاً.

10 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

11 P hinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

«فِينْحاسُ بْنُ ألِيعازَرَ بنِ هارُونَ الكاهِنِ أنقَذَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ غَضَبِي. فَقَدْ أظْهَرَ غِيرَتِي بِغِيرَتِهِ عَلَى مَجْدِي فِي وَسْطِهِمْ. وَلِذَلِكَ لَمْ أقتُلْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِسَبِبِ غَيرَتِي.

12 T herefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace!

فَقُلْ لَهُ إنِّي أعقِدُ عَهدَ صَداقَةٍ وَسَلامٍ مَعَهُ.

13 A nd he shall have it, and 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.

وَهَذا هُوَ العَهدُ: هُوَ وَنَسلُهُ الَّذِي سَيَأتِي مِنْ بَعدِهِ سَيَكُونُونَ دائِماً كَهَنَةً. لأنَّهُ كانَ غَيُّوراً عَلَى اللهِ وَمُحِبّاً لَهُ، فَأنْقَذَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

14 A nd the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, the prince of a father's house of the Simeonites.

وَكانَ اسْمُ الإسْرائِيلِيِّ الَّذِي قُتِلَ مَعَ المَرأةِ المِديانِيَّةِ زِمْرِي بْنَ سالُو. وَهُوَ قائِدٌ لِعائِلَةٍ فِي قَبِيلَةِ شِمْعُونَ.

15 A nd the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was tribal head of a father's house in Midian.

أمّا اسْمُ المَرأةِ الَّتِي قُتِلَتْ فَهُوَ كُزْبِي بِنتَ صُورٍ. وَأبوها رَئِيسٌ فِي بَعْضِ قَبائِلِ مِديانَ.

16 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

17 H arass the Midianites, and smite them,

«عادُوا المِديانِيِّينَ وَاقتُلُوهُمْ،

18 f or they have harassed you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.

لأنَّهُمْ عادُوكُمْ بِسَبَبِ المَكِيدَةِ الَّتِي احتالُوا عَلَيكُمْ بِها فِي فَغُورَ، وَبِسَبَبِ المَكِيدَةِ الَّتِي دَبَّرُوها مِنْ خِلالِ قَرِيبَتِهِمْ كُزْبِي بِنتِ أحَدِ رُؤَساءِ مِديانَ، الَّتِي قُتِلَتْ فِي وَقتِ الوَباءِ بِسَبَبِ ما حَدَثَ فِي فَغُورَ.»