1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."

3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from amongst you for war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. 4 You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war." 5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. 7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses. They killed every male. 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. 9 The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder. 10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. 11 They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal. 12 They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho. 13 Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. 15 Moses said to them, "Have you 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 so the plague was amongst the congregation of the LORD. 17 Now therefore kill every male amongst the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. 18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

19 "Encamp outside of the camp for seven days. Whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives. 20 You shall purify every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood."

21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, "This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses. 22 However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 everything that may withstand the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity. All that doesn’t withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water. 24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp."

25 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 26 "Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation; 27 and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 Levy a tribute to the LORD of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks. 29 Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’s wave offering. 30 Of the children of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the LORD’s tabernacle."

31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, 33 seventy-two thousand head of cattle, 34 sixty-one thousand donkeys, 35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him. 36 The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep; 37 and the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. 38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the LORD’s tribute was seventy-two. 39 The donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one. 40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD’s tribute was thirty-two persons. 41 Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 42 Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought 43 (now the congregation’s half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44 thirty-six thousand head of cattle, 45 thirty thousand and five hundred donkeys, 46 and sixteen thousand persons), 47 even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the LORD’s tabernacle, as the LORD commanded Moses.

48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses. 49 They said to Moses, "Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us. 50 We have brought the LORD’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD."

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels. 52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. 54 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

1 E falou o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo: 2 Vinga os filhos de Israel dos midianitas; depois, recolhido serás ao teu povo. 3 Falou, pois, Moisés ao povo, dizendo: Armem-se alguns de vós para a guerra e saiam contra os midianitas, para fazerem a vingança do Senhor nos midianitas. 4 Mil de cada tribo entre todas as tribos de Israel enviareis à guerra. 5 Assim, foram dados dos milhares de Israel mil de cada tribo: doze mil armados para a peleja. 6 E Moisés os mandou à guerra, de cada tribo mil, a eles e a Fineias, filho de Eleazar, o sacerdote, à guerra com os utensílios santos e com as trombetas do alarido na mão. 7 E pelejaram contra os midianitas, como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés; e mataram todo varão. 8 Mataram mais, além dos que já foram mortos, os reis dos midianitas, a Evi, e a Requém, e a Zur, e a Hur, e a Reba, cinco reis dos midianitas; também a Balaão, filho de Beor, mataram à espada. 9 Porém os filhos de Israel levaram presas as mulheres dos midianitas e as suas crianças; também levaram todos os seus animais, e todo o seu gado, e toda a sua fazenda. 10 E queimaram a fogo todas as suas cidades com todas as suas habitações e todos os seus acampamentos. 11 E tomaram todo o despojo e toda presa de homens e de animais. 12 E trouxeram a Moisés e a Eleazar, o sacerdote, e à congregação dos filhos de Israel os cativos, e a presa, e o despojo, para o arraial, nas campinas de Moabe, que estão junto do Jordão, em Jericó.

13 Porém Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, e todos os maiorais da congregação saíram a recebê-los fora do arraial. 14 E indignou-se Moisés grandemente contra os oficiais do exército, capitães dos milhares e capitães das centenas, que vinham do serviço daquela guerra. 15 E Moisés disse-lhes: Deixastes viver todas as mulheres? 16 Eis que estas foram as que, por conselho de Balaão, deram ocasião aos filhos de Israel de prevaricar contra o Senhor, no negócio de Peor, pelo que houve aquela praga entre a congregação do Senhor. 17 Agora, pois, matai todo varão entre as crianças; e matai toda mulher que conheceu algum homem, deitando-se com ele. 18 Porém todas as crianças fêmeas que não conheceram algum homem, deitando-se com ele, para vós deixai viver.

19 E, vós, alojai-vos sete dias fora do arraial; qualquer que tiver matado alguma pessoa e qualquer que tiver tocado algum morto, ao terceiro dia e ao sétimo dia, vos purificareis, a vós e a vossos cativos. 20 Também purificareis toda veste, e toda obra de peles, e toda obra de pelos de cabras, e todo objeto de madeira. 21 E disse Eleazar, o sacerdote, aos homens de guerra que partiram à peleja: Este é o estatuto da lei que o Senhor ordenou a Moisés. 22 Contudo, o ouro, a prata, o cobre, o ferro, o estanho e o chumbo, 23 toda coisa que pode suportar o fogo fareis passar pelo fogo, para que fique limpa; todavia, se expiará com a água da separação; mas tudo que não pode suportar o fogo, o fareis passar pela água. 24 Também lavareis as vossas vestes ao sétimo dia, para que fiqueis limpos; e, depois, entrareis no arraial.

25 Falou mais o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo: 26 Toma a soma da presa dos prisioneiros, de homens e de animais, tu e Eleazar, o sacerdote, e os cabeças das casas dos pais da congregação; 27 e divide a presa em duas metades, entre os que, hábeis na peleja, saíram à guerra, e toda a congregação. 28 Então, para o Senhor tomarás o tributo dos homens de guerra que saíram a esta guerra; de cada quinhentos, uma alma, tanto dos homens como dos bois, dos jumentos e das ovelhas. 29 Da sua metade o tomareis e o dareis ao sacerdote Eleazar, para a oferta alçada do Senhor. 30 Mas, da metade dos filhos de Israel, tomarás de cada cinquenta, um, tanto dos homens como dos bois, dos jumentos e das ovelhas, de todos os animais; e os darás aos levitas que têm cuidado da guarda do tabernáculo do Senhor. 31 E fizeram Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

32 Foi, pois, a presa, o 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 das mulheres que não conheceram homem algum deitando-se com ele, todas as almas foram trinta e duas mil. 36 E a metade, a parte dos que saíram à guerra, foi em número de trezentas e trinta e sete mil e quinhentas ovelhas. 37 E das ovelhas foi o tributo para o Senhor seiscentas e setenta e cinco. 38 E foram os bois trinta e seis mil; e o seu tributo para o Senhor, setenta e dois. 39 E foram os jumentos trinta mil e quinhentos; e o seu tributo para o Senhor, sessenta e um. 40 E houve de almas humanas dezesseis mil; e o seu tributo para o Senhor, trinta e duas almas. 41 E deu Moisés a Eleazar, o sacerdote, o tributo da oferta alçada do Senhor, como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés. 42 E da metade dos filhos de Israel, que Moisés separara da dos homens que pelejaram 43 (A metade para a congregação foi, das ovelhas, trezentas e trinta e sete mil e quinhentas; 44 e dos bois, trinta e seis mil; 45 e dos jumentos, trinta mil e quinhentos; 46 e das almas humanas, dezesseis mil.), 47 desta metade dos filhos de Israel, Moisés tomou um de cada cinquenta, tanto de homens como de animais, e os deu aos levitas, que tinham cuidado da guarda do tabernáculo do Senhor, como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

48 Então, chegaram-se a Moisés os capitães que estavam sobre os milhares do exército, os tribunos e os centuriões, 49 e disseram a Moisés: Teus servos tomaram a soma dos homens de guerra que estiveram sob a nossa mão, e nenhum falta de nós. 50 Pelo que trouxemos uma oferta ao Senhor, cada um o que achou: vasos de ouro, cadeias, manilhas, anéis, arrecadas e colares, para fazer propiciação pela nossa alma perante o Senhor. 51 Assim, Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, tomaram deles o ouro; sendo todos os vasos bem-trabalhados. 52 E foi todo o ouro da oferta alçada, que ofereceram ao Senhor, dezesseis mil e setecentos e cinquenta siclos, dos tribunos e dos centuriões 53 (pois os homens de guerra, cada um tinha tomado presa para si). 54 Tomaram, pois, Moisés e Eleazar, o sacerdote, o ouro dos tribunos e dos centuriões e o trouxeram à tenda da congregação por lembrança para os filhos de Israel perante o Senhor.