1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3And 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. 4Of 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 5So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6And 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.
7And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 8And 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. 9And 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. 10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12And 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. 14And 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 15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16Behold, 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. 17Now 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 18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19And 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. 20And 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; 22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23Every 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. 24And 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, 26Take 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 27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28And 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: 29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. 30And 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 31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. 32And 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, 33And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34And threescore and one thousand asses, 35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36And 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: 37And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. 39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one. 40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons. 41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 42And 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, 44And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46And sixteen thousand persons;) 47Even 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: 49And 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 50We 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 51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52And 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.) 54And 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.
攻打米甸人
1耶和华对摩西说： 2“你要为以色列人向米甸人报仇，之后你将归到祖先那里。” 3于是，摩西对民众说：“你们男子要拿起兵器去攻打米甸，为耶和华报仇。 4以色列的每个支派要派一千人出战。” 5于是，他们从以色列每个支派选出一千人，武装了一万二千军兵。 6每个支派选出的一千军兵由摩西派遣出战，以利亚撒祭司的儿子非尼哈拿着圣所的器具和号角随行。 7他们照耶和华对摩西的吩咐去攻打米甸人，杀死了米甸的所有男子， 8包括以未、利金、苏珥、户珥和利巴五个王，还杀了比珥的儿子巴兰。 9以色列人虏获了米甸的妇女、孩子、牛羊和财物， 10将他们的城邑营寨付之一炬， 11带走了掳掠的人畜等战利品。 12他们来到耶利哥对面、约旦河边的摩押平原，把战利品交给摩西、以利亚撒祭司和以色列全体会众。
13摩西、以利亚撒祭司以及所有民众的首领都到营外迎接他们。 14摩西对回来的千夫长和百夫长发怒， 15说：“你们为什么让这些妇女活着？ 16就是她们听了巴兰的指使在毗珥引诱以色列人背叛耶和华，以致瘟疫降在耶和华的会众身上。 17现在，你们要杀掉所有的男孩以及与男人发生过关系的女子， 18但可以留下那些处女。 19你们凡杀了人和碰过死人的都要在营外待七天。在第三天和第七天，你们要洁净自己及掳来的人， 20也要洁净自己所有的衣服、皮具、山羊毛织的物品和木器。” 21以利亚撒祭司对打仗回来的军兵说：“以下是耶和华借摩西颁布的律例。 22金、银、铜、铁、锡、铅， 23凡耐火之物都要用火来洁净，还要用除秽水加以洁净；不耐火之物要用水来洁净。 24第七天，你们洗完衣服后就洁净了，可以回营。”
25耶和华对摩西说： 26“你和以利亚撒祭司以及会众的各族长要统计俘虏和牲畜的数目， 27然后把这些战利品分成两份，一份给出征的战士，一份给会众。 28要从战士分得的俘虏、牛、驴和羊群中抽出五百分之一献给耶和华， 29要把那五百分之一交给以利亚撒祭司献给耶和华作举祭。 30要从会众分得的俘虏和牛、驴、羊等牲畜中抽出五十分之一交给在我圣幕司职的利未人。” 31摩西和以利亚撒祭司遵命而行。
32战士虏获的战利品中有六十七万五千只羊， 33七万二千头牛， 34六万一千头驴， 35三万二千名处女。 36战士分得的战利品有三十三万七千五百只羊， 37其中六百七十五只献给耶和华； 38三万六千头牛，其中七十二头献给耶和华； 39三万零五百头驴，其中六十一头献给耶和华； 40一万六千名处女，其中三十二人献给耶和华。 41摩西照耶和华的吩咐，把献给耶和华的举祭交给以利亚撒祭司。
42以色列会众分得的那一半战利品，即摩西从出征之人的战利品中分出来给他们的， 43有三十三万七千五百只羊、 44三万六千头牛、 45三万零五百头驴、 46一万六千名处女。 47摩西照耶和华的吩咐，从中抽出五十分之一交给在圣幕里司职的利未人。
48统领军队的千夫长和百夫长来见摩西， 49说：“仆人们统计了手下出征的战士，未失一兵一卒。 50现在我们把各自虏获的臂环、镯子、图章戒指、耳环、项链等金器都带来献给耶和华，作为我们生命的赎价。” 51摩西和以利亚撒祭司收了他们所献的各种金制物品。 52千夫长和百夫长献给耶和华作举祭的金子约二百公斤。 53战士则保留了自己虏获的财物。 54摩西和以利亚撒祭司就把千夫长和百夫长献的金子带进会幕，在耶和华面前作以色列人的纪念。
