1 E o SENHOR falou a Moisés, dizendo:2 Vinga os filhos de Israel dos midianitas; depois, serás reunido ao teu povo.3 E Moisés falou ao povo, dizendo: Armai-vos, alguns de vós, para a guerra e ide contra os midianitas, e vingai o SENHOR de Midiã.4 Mil de cada tribo, de todas as tribos de Israel, enviareis à guerra.5 Assim, foram entregues, dos milhares de Israel, mil de cada tribo, doze mil armados para a guerra.6 E Moisés os enviou à guerra, mil de cada tribo, a eles e a Fineias, filho de Eleazar, o sacerdote, para a guerra, com os utensílios santos, e na sua mão as trombetas para soar.7 E eles guerrearam contra os midianitas, como o SENHOR ordenara a Moisés; e mataram todos os homens.8 E mataram, além dos demais que foram mortos, os reis de Midiã: a Evi, e a Requém, e a Zur, e a Hur, e a Reba, cinco reis de Midiã; também a Balaão, filho de Beor, mataram pela espada.9 E os filhos de Israel levaram cativas todas as mulheres de Midiã e os seus filhos, e levaram todos os seus animais, e todo o seu gado, e todos os seus bens.10 E eles queimaram a fogo, todas as suas cidades onde habitavam, e todos os seus grandes castelos.11 E tomaram todo o despojo e toda a presa, de homens e de animais.12 E trouxeram os cativos, a presa, e o despojo a Moisés, e a Eleazar, o sacerdote, e à congregação dos filhos de Israel, ao acampamento, nas planícies de Moabe, que estão junto ao Jordão, perto de Jericó.13 E Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, e todos os príncipes da congregação, foram recebê-los fora do acampamento.14 E Moisés se irou com os oficiais do exército, com os capitães dos milhares e capitães das centenas, que vinham da batalha.15 E Moisés disse-lhes: Deixastes vivas todas as mulheres?16 Eis que elas fizeram com que os filhos de Israel, por conselho de Balaão, transgredissem contra o SENHOR, no assunto de Peor, e ali houve uma praga entre a congregação do SENHOR.17 Agora, portanto, matai todos os homens entre os pequenos; e matai todas as mulheres que conheceram algum homem, deitando-se com ele.18 Porém, deixai viver todas as crianças mulheres que não conheceram algum homem, deitando-se com ele; conservai-as vivas para vós.19 E permanecei sete dias fora do acampamento; àquele que tiver matado alguma pessoa, e àquele que tiver tocado algum morto, ao terceiro dia e ao sétimo dia, purificareis a vós, e a vossos cativos.20 E purificareis todas as vossas vestes, e tudo o que for feito de peles, e toda obra de pelos de cabras, e todas as coisas feitas de madeira.21 E Eleazar, o sacerdote, disse aos homens de guerra que haviam ido à batalha: Esta é a ordenança da lei que o SENHOR ordenou a Moisés.22 Todavia o ouro, a prata, o bronze, o ferro, o estanho e o chumbo,23 tudo o que puder resistir ao fogo, fareis passar pelo fogo, e ficará limpo; ainda assim, se purificará com a água da separação; e tudo o que não puder resistir ao fogo, fareis passar pela água.24 E lavareis as vossas vestes ao sétimo dia, para que fiqueis limpos; e depois entrareis no acampamento.25 E o SENHOR falou a Moisés, dizendo:26 Tomai a soma da presa que foi tomada, de homens e de animais, tu e Eleazar, o sacerdote, e os chefes dos pais da congregação;27 e dividi a presa em duas partes, entre os que lutaram por ela, que saíram à guerra, e toda a congregação.28 E tomai para o SENHOR o tributo dos homens de guerra que saíram para a batalha; uma alma de cada quinhentas, tanto dos homens como dos bois, dos jumentos e das ovelhas.29 Tomai da sua metade, dai-o a Eleazar, o sacerdote, para a oferta alçada do SENHOR.30 E da metade dos filhos de Israel, tomai uma parte de cinquenta, do povo, dos bois, dos jumentos e das ovelhas, de todos os animais; e dai-os aos levitas que têm a guarda do tabernáculo do SENHOR.31 E Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, fizeram como o SENHOR ordenara a Moisés.32 Foi a presa, restante do despojo que tomaram os homens de guerra, seiscentas e setenta e cinco mil ovelhas;33 e setenta e dois mil bois;34 e sessenta e um mil jumentos;35 e trinta e duas mil pessoas ao todo, de mulheres que não conheceram homem algum, deitando-se com ele.36 E a metade dos que saíram à guerra, foi em número de trezentas e trinta e sete mil e quinhentas ovelhas.37 E o tributo para o SENHOR das ovelhas foi de seiscentas e setenta e cinco.38 E os bois foram trinta e seis mil, dos quais o tributo para o SENHOR foi de setenta e dois.39 E os jumentos foram trinta mil e quinhentos, dos quais o tributo para o SENHOR foi de sessenta e um.40 E as pessoas foram dezesseis mil, das quais o tributo para o SENHOR foi de trinta e duas pessoas.41 E Moisés deu o tributo da oferta alçada do SENHOR a Eleazar, o sacerdote, como o SENHOR ordenara a Moisés.42 E da metade dos filhos de Israel, que Moisés separou conforme os homens que guerrearam43 (A metade que pertencia à congregação foi, das ovelhas, trezentas e trinta e sete mil e quinhentas;44 e trinta e seis mil bois;45 e trinta mil e quinhentos jumentos;46 e dezesseis mil pessoas).47 Da metade dos filhos de Israel, Moisés tomou uma porção de cinquenta, tanto de homens como de animais, e a deu aos levitas, que tinham a guarda do tabernáculo do SENHOR, como o SENHOR ordenara a Moisés.48 E se aproximaram de Moisés os oficiais que estavam sobre os milhares do exército, os capitães dos milhares, e os capitães das centenas.49 E disseram a Moisés: Os teus servos tomaram a soma dos homens de guerra que estiveram sob a nossa mão, e não falta homem de nós.50 Por isto, trouxemos uma oferta ao SENHOR, o que cada homem encontrou, joias de ouro, e corrente, pulseiras, anéis, brincos, e para fazer propiciação por nossas almas perante o SENHOR.51 E Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, tomaram o ouro que traziam, todas as joias bem trabalhadas.52 E todo o ouro da oferta alçada, que ofereceram ao SENHOR, dos capitães de milhares e dos capitães de centenas, foi de dezesseis mil e setecentos e cinquenta shekels53 (Pois os homens de guerra haviam tomado despojos, para si).54 E Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, tomaram o ouro dos capitães de milhares e dos capitães de centenas, e o trouxeram ao tabernáculo da congregação, como um memorial para os filhos de Israel perante o SENHOR.

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:2 Execute vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.3 And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to give vengeance from Jehovah upon Midian.4 A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.5 So there were assigned from the thousands of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.6 And Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels and the signal trumpets in his hand.7 And they warred against the Midianites, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and they killed all the males.8 And they killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.9 And the sons of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoils all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their wealth.10 They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their fortifications.11 And they took all the spoils and all the booty; of man and beast.12 And they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoils to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.13 And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp.14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from the battle.15 And Moses said to them: Have you kept alive all the women and let them live?16 Behold, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of Jehovah.17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with a male.18 But keep alive for yourselves all the female children who have not known a male by lying with him.19 And encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any soul, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.20 And purify every garment, everything made of skins, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.21 And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which Jehovah has commanded Moses:22 Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,23 everything that can pass through the fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of impurity. And all that cannot pass through the fire you shall put through water.24 And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp.25 Now Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:26 Take a head count of the prey of the captives, of man and beast; you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;27 and divide the booty between those who took part in the war who went out to battle, and all the congregation.28 And levy a tribute unto Jehovah upon the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep;29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering unto Jehovah.30 And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take one of every fifty, of man, from the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock; and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.32 The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,33 seventy-two thousand cattle,34 sixty-one thousand donkeys,35 and thirty-two thousand souls of mankind in all, of women who had not known a male by lying with him.36 And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;37 and the tribute unto Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the tribute unto Jehovah was seventy-two.39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the tribute unto Jehovah was sixty-one.40 The souls of mankind were sixteen thousand, of which the tribute unto Jehovah was thirty-two souls.41 And Moses gave the tribute which was Jehovah’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.42 And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men who went to war:43 (Now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,44 thirty-six thousand cattle,45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,46 and sixteen thousand souls of mankind.)47 From the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.48 And the officers who were over thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses;49 and they said to Moses, Your servants have taken a head count of the men of war who are under our hand, and not a man of us is missing.50 Therefore we have brought an offering unto Jehovah, from what every man has found of articles of gold: armlets and bracelets and rings and earrings and ornaments, to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the crafted articles.52 And all the gold of the offering which they offered unto Jehovah, from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.53 (The men of war had taken spoils, every man for himself.)54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.