1 Quando Israel estava em Sitim, o povo começou a prostituir-se com as filhas dos moabitas. 2 Estas convidaram o povo aos sacrifícios oferecidos aos seus deuses; e o povo comeu a carne dos sacrifícios e adorou os deuses dessas mulheres. 3 Assim, quando Israel se juntou ao culto a Baal-Peor, a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel. 4 O Senhor disse a Moisés:

— Reúna todos os chefes do povo e enforque-os diante do Senhor ao ar livre, e a ardente ira do Senhor se afastará de Israel.

5 Então Moisés disse aos juízes de Israel:

— Cada um mate os homens da sua tribo que se juntaram a Baal-Peor.

6 Naquele momento, eis que um homem dos filhos de Israel trouxe para a sua tenda uma mulher midianita, à vista de Moisés e de toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, enquanto eles choravam diante da tenda do encontro. 7 Quando Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, viu isso, levantou-se do meio da congregação, e, pegando uma lança, 8 seguiu o homem israelita até o interior da tenda, e, com a lança, atravessou os dois, tanto o homem israelita quanto a mulher midianita, pelo ventre; então a praga cessou entre os filhos de Israel. 9 Os que morreram da praga foram vinte e quatro mil.

10 Então o Senhor disse a Moisés:

11 — Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, desviou a minha ira de sobre os filhos de Israel, pois estava animado com o meu zelo no meio deles, assim que, no meu zelo, não consumi os filhos de Israel. 12 Portanto, diga: Eis que lhe dou a minha aliança de paz. 13 E ele e a sua descendência terão a aliança do sacerdócio perpétuo, porque teve zelo pelo seu Deus e fez expiação pelos filhos de Israel.

14 O nome do israelita que foi morto, isto é, que foi morto com a mulher midianita, era Zinri, filho de Salu, chefe da casa paterna dos simeonitas. 15 O nome da mulher midianita que foi morta era Cosbi, filha de Zur, chefe do povo da casa paterna entre os midianitas.

16 O Senhor disse a Moisés:

17 — Atormentem e ataquem os midianitas, 18 porque eles atormentaram vocês quando os enganaram no caso de Peor e no caso de Cosbi, filha do chefe dos midianitas, irmã deles, que foi morta no dia da praga no caso de Peor.

1 And Israel abode in Shittim. And the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab,2 for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. And the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.3 And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor, and the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel.4 And LORD said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to LORD before the sun, that the fierce anger of LORD may turn away from Israel.5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill ye every one his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.6 And, behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his brothers 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 door of the tent of mee7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the sons of Israel.9 And those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.10 And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the sons of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the sons of Israel in my jealousy.12 Therefore say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace.13 And it shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the sons of Israel.14 Now the name of the man of Israel who was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a ruler of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur. He was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.16 And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them,18 for they vex you with their wiles, with which they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the ruler of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor