Números 25

O pecado de Peor e o zelo de Fineias

1 Habitando Israel em *Nm 33.49;Js 2.1Sitim, o povo começou a *Nm 31.16;1Co 10.8;Ap 2.14fornicar com as filhas de Moabe; 2 elas *Êx 34.15;Dt 32.38convidaram o povo aos sacrifícios dos seus deuses, e o povo comeu e adorou os deuses delas. 3 *Sl 106.28-29;Os 9.10Juntando-se Israel a Baal de Peor, acendeu-se a ira de Jeová contra Israel. 4 Disse Jeová a Moisés: Toma todos os cabeças do povo e executa-os na presença de Jeová, diante do sol, para que o furor de Jeová se aparte de Israel. 5 Então, disse Moisés aos juízes de Israel: Mate cada um os seus homens que se ajuntaram a Baal de Peor.

6 Eis que um dos filhos de Israel veio e trouxe aos seus irmãos uma *Nm 22.4mulher midianita à vista de Moisés e à vista de toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, enquanto choravam à entrada da tenda da revelação. 7 *Nm 16.46-48;Sl 106.30Vendo isso Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, levantou-se do meio da congregação e tomou uma lança na mão; 8 e, tendo entrado após o israelita na tenda, atravessou-os a ambos, ao israelita e à mulher, pelo ventre. Assim, cessou a praga de sobre os filhos de Israel. 9 *Nm 14.37;16.48-50;31.16Os que morreram da praga foram vinte e quatro mil.

10 Então, disse Jeová a Moisés: 11 Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, apartou a minha ira dos filhos de Israel, porque estava animado com o meu zelo entre eles, de sorte que, no meu zelo, eu não consumisse os filhos de Israel. 12 Portanto, dize: *Sl 106.31Eis que eu lhe dou a minha *Is 54.10;Ez 34.25;37.26aliança da paz; 13 ele, e a sua semente depois dele, terá a aliança dum *Êx 29.9sacerdócio perpétuo; porque foi zeloso pelo seu Deus e *Nm 16.46fez expiação pelos filhos de Israel.

14 O nome do israelita morto que foi morto com a mulher midianita era Zinri, filho de Salu, príncipe da casa de seu pai entre os simeonitas. 15 O nome da mulher midianita que foi morta era *Nm 25.18Cosbi, filha de *Nm 31.8Zur. Ele era cabeça do povo duma casa paterna em Midiã.

16 Disse mais Jeová a Moisés: 17 *Nm 25.1;31.1-3Afligi os midianitas e feri-os, 18 porque vos afligiram com as suas ciladas, que enganosamente planejaram contra vós no tocante a Peor e no tocante a Cosbi, sua irmã, filha do príncipe de Midiã, a qual foi morta no dia da praga no caso de Peor.

1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.

6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin 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 belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.*25.11 for…: Heb. with my zeal 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.*25.14 chief…: Heb. house of a father 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.

16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 18 For they vex 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, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.