1 And our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.
2 Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.
3 And Moyses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, which may take the revenge of our Lord on the Madianites.
3 And Moses forthwith said: ¹Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites.
4 Let a thousand men of every tribe be chosen of Israel to be sent to the war.
4 Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war.
5 And they gave a thousand of every tribe, that is to say, twelve thousand well appointed to fight:
5 And they gave a thousand of every tribe, that is to say, twelve thousand men well appointed for battle.
6 whom Moyses sent with Phinees the son of Eleazar the Priest, and the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound he delivered to him.
6 And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound.
7 And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome, all the men they slew,
7 And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.
8 and their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, five Princes of the Nation: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
8 ²And their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, five princes of the nation: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
9 And they took their wives, and little ones, and all their goods: whatsoever they had been able to make, they spoiled:
9 And they took their women, and their children captives, and all their cattle, and all their goods: and all their possessions they plundered:
10 as well cities as towns and castles the fire did consume.
10 And all their cities, and their villages, and castles, they burned.
11 And they took the prey, and all things that they had taken as well of men as of beasts,
11 And they carried away the booty, and all that they had taken both of men and of beasts.
12 and they brought them to Moyses, and Eleazar the Priest, and to all the multitude of the children of Israel. But the rest of the implements they carried to the camp in the champion countries of Moab, beside Jordan against Jericho.
12 And they brought them to Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the children of Israel. But the rest of the things for use they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, beside the Jordan over against Jericho.
13 And Moyses and Eleazar the Priest went forth, & all the Princes of the synagogue to meet them without the camp.
13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the synagogue went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 And Moyses being angry with the Princes of the host, the tribunes, and the centurions that were come from the battle,
14 And Moses being angry with the chief officers of the army, the tribunes, and the centurions that were come from the battle,
15 said: Why have you reserved the women?
15 Said: Why have you saved the women?
16 Are not these they, that deceived the children of Israel at the suggestion of Balaam, and made you prevaricate against our Lord upon the sin of Phogor, whereupon also the people was strucken?
16 ³Are not these they, that deceived the children of Israel by the counsel of Balaam, and made you transgress against the Lord by the sin of Phogor, for which also the people was punished?
17 Therefore kill all whatsoever is of the male sex, among the little ones also: & the women, that have known men in carnal copulation, slay ye:
17 ⁴Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.
18 but the girls and all the women that are virgins reserve to you:
18 But the girls, and all the women that are virgins save for yourselves:
19 and tarry without the camp seven days. He that hath killed a man, or touched him that is killed, shall be expiated the third day and the seventh.
19 And stay without the camp seven days. He that hath killed a man, or touched one that is killed, shall be purified the third day and the seventh day.
20 And of all the prey, whether it be garment, or vessel, and something prepared for implements, of goats' skins, and hair, and wood shall be expiated.
20 And of all the spoil, every garment, or vessel, or anything made for use, of the skins, or hair of goats, or of wood, shall be purified.
21 Eleazar also the Priest spake to the host, that had fought in this manner: This is the precept of the law, which our Lord hath commanded Moyses:
21 Eleazar also the priest spoke to the men of the army, that had fought, in this manner: This is the ordinance of the law, ⁵which the Lord hath commanded Moses:
22 Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
22 Gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
23 and all that may pass through the fire, shall be purged by fire, but whatsoever cannot abide the fire, shall be sanctified with the water of expiation:
23 And all that may pass through the fire, shall be purified by fire, but whatsoever cannot abide the fire, shall be sanctified with the water of expiation:
24 and you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, afterward you shall enter into the camp.
24 And you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, you shall afterwards enter into the camp.
25 And our Lord said to Moyses:
25 And the Lord said to Moses:
26 Take the sum of those things that were taken, from man unto beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest and the Princes of the multitude:
26 Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:
27 and thou shalt divide the prey equally between them, that fought & went forth to the war, and between the rest of the multitude:
27 And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude.
28 and thou shalt separate a portion to the Lord from them that fought and were in battle, one soul of five hundred as well of mankind as of oxen and asses and sheep,
28 And thou shalt separate a portion to the Lord from them that fought and were in the battle, one soul of five hundred as well of persons as of oxen and asses and sheep.
29 and thou shalt give it to Eleazar the Priest, because they are the first fruits of the Lord.
29 And thou shalt give it to Eleazar the priest, because they are the firstfruits of the Lord.
30 Out of the half part also of the children of Israel thou shalt take the fiftieth head of mankind, and of oxen, and asses, and sheep, and of all beasts, and thou shalt give them to the Levites, that watch in the custodies of the tabernacle of the Lord.
30 Out of the moiety also of the children of Israel thou shalt take the fiftieth head of persons, and of oxen, and asses, and sheep, and of all beasts, and thou shalt give them to the Levites that watch in the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.
31 And Moyses and Eleazar did, as our Lord commanded.
31 And Moses and Eleazar did as the Lord had commanded.
32 And the prey which the host had taken, was of sheep six hundred seventy five thousand,
32 And the spoil which the army had taken, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
33 of oxen seventy two thousand,
33 Seventy-two thousand oxen,
34 of asses sixty one thousand.
34 Sixty-one thousand asses:
35 The souls of the folks of the female sex, that had not known men, thirty two thousand.
35 And thirty-two thousand persons of the female sex, that had not known men.
36 And the half part was given to them, that had been in the battle, of sheep three hundred thirty seven thousand five hundred:
36 And one half was given to them that had been in the battle, to wit, three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
37 of the which for the portion of our Lord where reckoned sheep six hundred seventy five.
37 Out of which, for the portion of the Lord, were reckoned six hundred seventy five sheep.
38 And of the thirty six thousand oxen, oxen seventy and two:
38 And out of the thirty-six thousand oxen, seventy-two oxen:
39 of the thirty thousand five hundred asses, asses sixty one:
39 Out of the thirty thousand five hundred asses, sixty-one asses:
40 of the souls of mankind sixteen thousand, there fell to the portion of our Lord thirty two souls.
40 Out of the sixteen thousand persons, there fell to the portion of the Lord, thirty-two souls.
41 And Moyses delivered the number of the first fruits of our Lord to Eleazar the Priest, as it had been commanded him,
41 And Moses delivered the number of the firstfruits of the Lord to Eleazar the priest, as had been commanded him,
42 of the half part of the children of Israel, which he had separated to them, that had been in the battle.
42 Out of the half of the children of Israel, which he had separated for them that had been in the battle.
43 But of the half part that had chanced to the rest of the multitude, that is to say, of the three hundred thirty seven thousand five hundred sheep,
43 But out of the half that fell to the rest of the multitude, that is to say, out of the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
44 and of the thirty six thousand oxen,
44 And out of the thirty-six thousand oxen,
45 and of the thirty thousand five hundred asses,
45 And out of the thirty thousand five hundred asses,
46 and of the sixteen thousand of mankind,
46 And out of the sixteen thousand persons,
47 Moyses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites, that watched in the tabernacle of our Lord, as our Lord had commanded.
47 Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites that watched in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded.
48 And when the Princes of the host were come to Moyses, and the tribunes, and centurions, they said:
48 And when the commanders of the army, and the tribunes and centurions were come to Moses, they said:
49 We thy servants have reckoned the number of the warriors, which we had under our hand: and not so much as one verily was lacking.
49 We thy servants have reckoned up the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and not so much as one was wanting.
50 For this cause we offer in the donaries of our Lord every one that which we could find in the prey of gold, garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayest pray to our Lord for us.
50 Therefore we offer as gifts to the Lord what gold everyone of us could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayst pray to the Lord for us.
51 And Moyses and Eleazar the Priest received all the gold in diverse forms
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received all the gold in divers kinds,
52 in weight sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty sicles of the tribunes and of the centurions.
52 In weight sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty sicles, from the tribunes and from the centurions.
53 For that which every one had spoiled in the prey, was his own.
53 For that which everyone had taken in the booty was his own.
54 And that which was received they brought into the tabernacle of testimony, for a monument of the children of Israel before our Lord.
54 And that which was received they brought into the tabernacle of the testimony, for a memorial of the children of Israel before the Lord.