1 O Senhor disse a Moisés: 2 "Vingue-se dos midianitas pelo que fizeram aos israelitas. Depois disso, você morrerá e será reunido a seus antepassados".

3 Então Moisés disse ao povo: "Escolham e armem alguns homens para lutarem na vingança do Senhor contra Midiã. 4 De cada tribo de Israel, enviem mil homens para a batalha". 5 Assim, escolheram mil homens de cada tribo de Israel, no total de doze mil homens armados para guerrear. 6 Moisés enviou mil homens de cada tribo, sob o comando de Fineias, filho do sacerdote Eleazar. Fineias levou consigo os objetos sagrados e as trombetas para dar a ordem de ataque. 7 Atacaram Midiã, como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés, e mataram todos os homens. 8 Os cinco reis midianitas morreram na batalha: Evi, Requém, Zur, Hur e Reba. Também mataram à espada Balaão, filho de Beor.

9 Os israelitas capturaram as mulheres e as crianças midianitas e tomaram como despojo o gado, os rebanhos e toda a riqueza deles. 10 Queimaram todas as cidades e acampamentos onde os midianitas moravam. 11 Depois de juntarem todos os despojos, tanto os prisioneiros como os animais, 12 trouxeram tudo a Moisés, ao sacerdote Eleazar e a toda a comunidade de Israel, que estava acampada nas campinas de Moabe, junto ao rio Jordão, do lado oposto de Jericó. 13 Moisés, o sacerdote Eleazar e todos os líderes da comunidade saíram ao encontro deles fora do acampamento. 14 Moisés, porém, se enfureceu com os generais e os capitães*31.14 Em hebraico, os comandantes de milhares e os comandantes de centenas; também em 31.48,52,54. que voltaram da batalha.

15 "Por que deixaram viver todas as mulheres?", perguntou ele. 16 "Foram justamente elas que seguiram o conselho de Balaão e fizeram os israelitas se rebelarem contra o Senhor no incidente em Peor. Foi por causa delas que uma praga feriu o povo do Senhor. 17 Agora, matem todos os meninos e todas as mulheres que tiveram relações sexuais com algum homem. 18 Deixem viver somente as meninas virgens; tragam-nas para viver entre vocês. 19 E todos que tiverem matado alguém ou tocado em algum cadáver ficarão fora do acampamento por sete dias. Purifiquem a si mesmos e às prisioneiras no terceiro e no sétimo dia. 20 Purifiquem também todas as roupas e todos os objetos de couro, pelo de cabra ou madeira."

21 Então o sacerdote Eleazar disse aos homens que participaram da batalha: "O Senhor deu a Moisés as seguintes prescrições legais: 22 Tudo que for feito de ouro, prata, bronze, ferro, estanho e chumbo, 23 ou seja, tudo que resiste ao fogo, será passado pelo fogo para se tornar cerimonialmente puro. Em seguida, esses objetos de metal serão purificados com a água da purificação. Mas tudo que não resistir ao fogo será purificado somente com água. 24 No sétimo dia, lavem as roupas e vocês estarão purificados. Então poderão voltar ao acampamento".

25 O Senhor também disse a Moisés: 26 "Você, o sacerdote Eleazar e os chefes das famílias de cada tribo farão uma lista de todos os despojos tomados na batalha, tanto das pessoas como dos animais. 27 Dividirão o despojo em duas partes e entregarão metade para os homens que lutaram na batalha e metade para o restante do povo. 28 Da metade que pertence ao exército, entreguem primeiro um tributo que cabe ao Senhor, um de cada quinhentos, tanto das pessoas como do gado, dos jumentos e das ovelhas. 29 Entreguem essa porção tirada da parte do exército ao sacerdote Eleazar como oferta ao Senhor. 30 Da metade que pertence aos israelitas, separem um de cada cinquenta, tanto das pessoas como do gado, dos jumentos, das ovelhas e dos outros animais. Entreguem essa porção aos levitas, que estão encarregados de cuidar do tabernáculo do Senhor". 31 Moisés e o sacerdote Eleazar fizeram conforme o Senhor ordenou a Moisés.

32 O despojo restante de tudo que os soldados haviam tomado totalizou 675.000 ovelhas, 33 72.000 cabeças de gado, 34 61.000 jumentos 35 e 32.000 virgens.

36 Metade do despojo foi entregue aos homens que participaram da batalha. Essa parte totalizou 337.500 ovelhas, 37 das quais 675 eram o tributo ao Senhor; 38 36.000 cabeças de gado, das quais 72 eram o tributo ao Senhor; 39 30.500 jumentos, dos quais 61 eram o tributo ao Senhor; 40 e 16.000 virgens, das quais 32 eram o tributo ao Senhor. 41 Moisés entregou ao sacerdote Eleazar o tributo que cabia ao Senhor como oferta movida, conforme o Senhor havia ordenado.

42 Metade do despojo pertencia aos israelitas, e Moisés a separou da metade que pertencia aos homens que lutaram. 43 A parte dos israelitas totalizou 337.500 ovelhas, 44 36.000 cabeças de gado, 45 30.500 jumentos 46 e 16.000 virgens. 47 Da metade entregue ao povo, Moisés separou um de cada cinquenta, tanto das pessoas como dos animais, e entregou aos levitas encarregados de cuidar do tabernáculo do Senhor. Tudo foi feito conforme o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.

48 Então os generais e os capitães foram a Moisés 49 e disseram: "Nós, seus servos, contamos todos os homens que saíram para a batalha sob o nosso comando; nenhum de nós está faltando! 50 Por isso, de nossa parte do despojo, apresentamos os objetos de ouro como oferta ao Senhor: braceletes, pulseiras, anéis, brincos e colares. A oferta fará expiação por nós diante do Senhor".

51 Moisés e o sacerdote Eleazar receberam deles as joias e os objetos artesanais de ouro. 52 Ao todo, o ouro que os generais e os capitães apresentaram como oferta ao Senhor pesava por volta de duzentos quilos.*31.52 Em hebraico, 16.750 siclos. 53 Todos os homens que participaram da batalha tomaram para si uma parte do despojo. 54 Moisés e o sacerdote Eleazar aceitaram as ofertas dos generais e dos capitães e levaram o ouro para a tenda do encontro como recordação para que o Senhor se lembrasse dos israelitas.

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.*31.4 Of…: Heb. A thousand of a tribe, a thousand of a tribe 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.*31.14 battle: Heb. host of war 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.*31.17 him: Heb. a male 18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 20 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.*31.20 that…: Heb. instrument, or, vessel of skins

21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; 22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:*31.26 that…: Heb. of the captivity 27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: 29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. 30 And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.*31.30 flocks: or, goats 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. 32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: 37 And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 42 And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, 43 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46 And sixteen thousand persons;) 47 Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.*31.49 charge: Heb. hand 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.*31.50 gotten: Heb. found 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.*31.52 offering: Heb. heave offering 53 (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.