The Holy War against Midian
1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Punish the Midianites for what they did to the people of Israel. After you have done that, you will die.”
3 So Moses said to the people, “Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they did to the Lord. 4 From each tribe of Israel send a thousand men to war.”
5 So a thousand men were chosen from each tribe, a total of twelve thousand men ready for battle. 6 Moses sent them to war under the command of Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took charge of the sacred objects and the trumpets for giving signals. 7 They attacked Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed all the men, 8 including the five kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed Balaam son of Beor.
9 The people of Israel captured the Midianite women and children, took their cattle and their flocks, plundered all their wealth, 10 and burned all their cities and camps. 11 They took all the loot that they had captured, including the prisoners and the animals, 12 and brought them to Moses and Eleazar and to the community of the people of Israel, who were at the camp on the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho.
The Army Returns
13 Moses, Eleazar, and all the other leaders of the community went out of the camp to meet the army. 14 Moses became angry with the officers, the commanders of battalions and companies, who had returned from the war. 15 He asked them, “Why have you kept all the women alive? 16 Remember that it was the women who followed Balaam's instructions and at Peor led the people to be unfaithful to the Lord. That was what brought the epidemic on the Lord's people. 17 So now kill every boy and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse, 18 but keep alive for yourselves all the girls and all the women who are virgins. 19 Now all of you who have killed anyone or have touched a corpse must stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day purify yourselves and the women you have captured. 20 You must also purify every piece of clothing and everything made of leather, goats' hair, or wood.”
21 Eleazar the priest said to the men who had returned from battle, “These are the regulations that the Lord has given to Moses. 22-23 Everything that will not burn, such as gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead, is to be purified by passing it through fire. Everything else is to be purified by the water for purification. 24 On the seventh day you must wash your clothes; then you will be ritually clean and will be permitted to enter the camp.”
Division of the Loot
25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 “You and Eleazar, together with the other leaders of the community, are to count everything that has been captured, including the prisoners and the animals. 27 Divide what was taken into two equal parts, one part for the soldiers and the other part for the rest of the community. 28 From the part that belongs to the soldiers, withhold as a tax for the Lord one out of every five hundred prisoners and the same proportion of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. 29 Give them to Eleazar the priest as a special contribution to the Lord. 30 From the part given to the rest of the people, take one out of every fifty prisoners and the same proportion of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Give them to the Levites who are in charge of the Lord's Tent.” 31 Moses and Eleazar did what the Lord commanded.
32-35 The following is a list of what was captured by the soldiers, in addition to what they kept for themselves: 675,000 sheep and goats, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 virgins. 36-40 The half share of the soldiers was 337,500 sheep and goats, of which 675 were the tax for the Lord; 36,000 cattle for the soldiers, of which 72 were the tax for the Lord; 30,500 donkeys for the soldiers, of which 61 were the tax for the Lord; and 16,000 virgins for the soldiers, of which 32 were the tax for the Lord. 41 So Moses gave Eleazar the tax as a special contribution to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded.
42-46 The share of the community was the same as that for the soldiers: 337,500 sheep and goats, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 virgins. 47 From this share Moses took one out of every fifty prisoners and animals, and as the Lord had commanded, gave them to the Levites who were in charge of the Lord's Tent.
48 Then the officers who had commanded the army went to Moses 49 and reported, “Sir, we have counted the soldiers under our command and not one of them is missing. 50 So we are bringing the gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces that each of us has taken. We offer them to the Lord as a payment for our lives, so that he will protect us.” 51 Moses and Eleazar received the gold, all of which was in the form of ornaments. 52 The total contribution of the officers weighed over four hundred pounds. 53 Those who were not officers kept the loot they had taken. 54 So Moses and Eleazar took the gold to the Tent, so that the Lord would protect the people of Israel.
Karš pret Midjānu
1 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum: 2 “Riebtin atrieb Israēla dēlus midjāniešiem! Pēc tam tu tiksi piepulcināts savai tautai.” 3 Un Mozus sacīja tautai: “Bruņojiet vīrus karam, ka tie dotos pret Midjānu – nest Midjānam Kunga atriebību. 4 Pa tūkstotim no cilts! Pa tūkstotim no cilts sūti tos karā no visām Israēla ciltīm!” 5 Un no Israēla tūkstošiem tika norīkoti pa tūkstotim no katras cilts – divpadsmit tūkstoši karam bruņotu vīru. 6 Un Mozus sūtīja viņus karā pa tūkstotim no katras cilts – viņus un tiem līdzi Pinhāsu, priestera Elāzāra dēlu, un tam bija visi svētie trauki un sasaucamās taures. 7 Un viņi karoja pret Midjānu, kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis, un nokāva visus vīrus. 8 Kopā ar tiem viņi nokāva Midjāna ķēniņus – Evī, Rekemu, Cūru, Hūru un Rebu, piecus midjāniešu ķēniņus, un viņi nokāva ar zobenu Bileāmu, Beora dēlu. 9 Un Israēla dēli sagūstīja midjāniešu sievas un to bērnus, visus viņu lopus un ganāmpulkus, tie nolaupīja visu viņu mantu. 10 Tie nodedzināja ar uguni visas viņu pilsētas, kur vien tie mita, un viņu apmetnes. 11 Tie ņēma visu guvumu un laupījumu – gan cilvēkus, gan lopus – 12 un veda tos pie Mozus, priestera Elāzāra un Israēla dēlu sapulces – gūstekņus, guvumu un laupījumu tie aizgādāja uz savu nometni Moāba klajumos, kas pie Jardānas iepretī Jērikai.
Atgriešanās no kara
13 Un Mozus, priesteris Elāzārs un visi sapulces vadoņi iznāca no nometnes tiem pretī. 14 Mozus sadusmojās uz karaspēka pavēlniekiem – virsniekiem pār tūkstošiem un simtiem, kas bija pārnākuši no kara. 15 Mozus tiem teica: “Kāpēc jūs atstājāt dzīvas visas sievas? 16 Redzi, viņas pierunāja Israēla dēlus, kā teicis Bileāms, kļūt Kungam neuzticīgiem ar Peoru, un sērga nāca pār Kunga sapulci! 17 Un tagad nokaujiet visus bērnus, kas vīra dzimuma, un visas sievas, kam bijis vīrs, kas ar vīru gulējušas, – tās nokaujiet! 18 Bet visas meitenes, kas ar vīru nav gulējušas, atstājiet dzīvas! 19 Un septiņas dienas mītiet ārpus nometnes – ikviens, kas kādu nokāvis vai kas pieskāries nokautajam, lai šķīstās no grēka trešajā dienā un septītajā dienā – gan jūs, gan jūsu gūstekņi. 20 Šķīstiet no grēka visas drānas, visus ādas traukus, visu, kas darināts no kazu vilnas, un visus koka traukus!”
21 Un priesteris Elāzārs teica karavīriem, kas bija pārnākuši no kara: “Šis ir likums, ko Kungs pavēlējis Mozum. 22 Zeltu, sudrabu, varu, dzelzi, alvu un svinu – 23 visas lietas, kas iztur uguni, izvediet caur uguni, un tās būs šķīstas, taču lai tās tiek šķīstītas arī ar ūdeni, kas šķīsta no grēka, bet visas lietas, kas neiztur uguni, lai izved caur ūdeni. 24 Septītajā dienā mazgājiet savas drānas, tad jūs būsiet šķīsti un pēc tam varat nākt uz nometni.”
Laupījuma sadalīšana
25 Un Kungs teica Mozum: 26 “Kopā ar priesteri Elāzāru un sapulces tēvu galvenajiem saskaiti sagrābtos gūstekņus – gan cilvēkus, gan lopus. 27 Un sadali guvumu starp tiem, kas gāja karā un karoja, un pārējo sapulci. 28 Un no karavīriem, kas bija devušies karā, noskaiti nodevu Kungam no cilvēkiem, vērsēnien, ēzeļiem un sīklopiem – pa vienam no ik pieciem simtiem. 29 Ņem no viņu daļas un dod priesterim Elāzāram Kunga upurdāvanu. 30 Un no Israēla dēlu puses ņem pa vienam no ik piecdesmit – no cilvēkiem, vēršiem, ēzeļiem, sīklopiem un visiem lopiem – un dod tos levītiem, kas uzrauga kalpošanu Kunga Mājoklī.”
31 Tad Mozus un priesteris Elāzārs darīja, kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis. 32 Tik bija guvuma, kas atlicis no karavīru laupījuma, – seši simti septiņdesmit pieci tūkstoši sīklopu 33 un septiņdesmit divi tūkstoši vēršu, 34 un sešdesmit viens tūkstotis ēzeļu, 35 un trīsdesmit divi tūkstoši cilvēku – sievu, kas ar vīru nebija gulējušas. 36 Un puse, tā daļa, kas tika tiem, kas bija gājuši karā, bija šāda – trīs simti trīsdesmit septiņi tūkstoši sīklopu. 37 Nodeva Kungam no sīklopiem bija seši simti septiņdesmit pieci. 38 Vēršu bija trīsdesmit seši tūkstoši. Nodeva Kungam no tiem bija septiņdesmit divi. 39 Ēzeļu bija trīsdesmit tūkstoši pieci simti. Nodeva Kungam no tiem bija sešdesmit viens. 40 Un cilvēku bija sešpadsmit tūkstoši. Nodeva Kungam no tiem bija trīsdesmit divi. 41 Un Mozus deva nodevu, Kunga upuri, priesterim Elāzāram, kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis. 42 Un tā puse, kuru Mozus bija nodalījis Israēla dēliem no to daļas, kas bija devušies karā, 43 tā puse, kas tika sapulcei, bija šāda – trīs simti trīsdesmit septiņi tūkstoši sīklopu. 44 Trīsdesmit seši tūkstoši vēršu. 45 Trīsdesmit tūkstoši pieci simti ēzeļu. 46 Sešpadsmit tūkstoši cilvēku. 47 Un no Israēla dēlu puses Mozus ņēma pa vienam no ik piecdesmit – gan no cilvēkiem, gan no lopiem – un deva tos levītiem, kas uzraudzīja kalpošanu Kunga Mājoklī, kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis.
48 Tad pie Mozus nāca pavēlnieki, kas pār karaspēka tūkstošiem, – virsnieki pār tūkstošiem un simtiem. 49 Tie teica Mozum: “Tavi kalpi saskaitīja karavīrus, kas mums ir, un netrūkst neviena. 50 Un mēs esam atnesuši Kungam upuri no tā, kas katram bija zeltā, – rokassprādzes, kaklarotas, zīmoggredzenus, auskarus un piekarus, lai Kunga priekšā veiktu izlīgumu par mūsu grēku.” 51 Mozus un priesteris Elāzārs ņēma no tiem zeltu – visas no tā darinātās lietas. 52 Kopā tie upurēja Kungam sešpadsmit tūkstošus septiņsimt piecdesmit šekeļus zelta no virsniekiem pār tūkstošiem un no virsniekiem pār simtiem – 53 no tā, ko karavīri bija salaupījuši katrs sev. 54 Mozus un priesteris Elāzārs ņēma zeltu no virsniekiem pār tūkstošiem un simtiem un aiznesa uz Saiešanas telti – par Israēla dēlu piemiņas upuri Kunga priekšā.
