4. 笨到死的百姓
? 25:1 以色列人住在什亭,百姓與摩押女子行起淫亂。
While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to
indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women,
? 25:2 因為這女子叫百姓來,一同給她們的神獻祭,百姓就吃她們的
祭物,跪拜她們的神。
who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The
people ate and bowed down before these gods.
5. 主發聲I-發怒
? 25:3以色列人與巴力?毗珥連合,耶和華的怒氣就向以色列人發作。
So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger
burned against them.
? 25:4耶和華吩咐摩西說:「將百姓中所有的族長在我面前對日頭懸掛,使
我向以色列人所發的怒氣可以消了。」
The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of these people, kill them
and expose them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the LORD's
fierce anger may turn away from Israel."
? 25:5於是摩西吩咐以色列的審判官說:「凡屬你們的人,有與巴力?毗珥
連合的,你們各人要把他們殺了。」
So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of
your men who have joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor."
6. 非尼哈出手
? 25:6摩西和以色列全會眾正在會幕門前哭泣的時候,誰知,有以色列中
的一個人,當他們眼前,帶一個米甸女人到他弟兄那裏去。
Then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite
woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of
Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of
Meeting.
? 25:7祭司亞倫的孫子,以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈看見了,就從會中起來,
手裏拿槍,
When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest,
saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand
7. ? 25:8跟隨那以色列人進亭子裏去,便將以色列人和那女人由腹中刺透。
這樣,在以色列人中瘟疫就止息了。
and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the
spear through both of them--through the Israelite and into the
woman's body. Then the plague against the Israelites was
stopped;
? 25:9那時遭瘟疫死的,有二萬四千人。
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
10. 被殺者之名及身分
25:14那與米甸女人一同被殺的以色列人,名叫心利,是撒路
的兒子,是西緬一個宗族的首領。
The name of the Israelite who was killed with the
Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a
Simeonite family.
? 25:15那被殺的米甸女人,名叫哥斯比,是蘇珥的女兒;這蘇
珥是米甸一個宗族的首領。
And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to
death was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a
Midianite family.