1 WYC And the Lord spak to Moyses, and seide, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Moses,
2 WYC Venge thou firste the sones of Israel of Madianytis, and so thou schalt be gaderid to thi puple. BSB BSB: “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
3 WYC And anoon Moises seide, Arme ye men of you to batel, that moun take of Madianytis the veniaunce of the Lord. BSB BSB: So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
4 WYC Of ech lynage be chosun a thousynde men of Israel, that schulen be sent to batel. BSB BSB: Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
5 WYC And of ech lynage thei yauen a thousynde, that is twelue thousynde of men, redi to batel; BSB BSB: So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
6 WYC whiche Moises sente with Fynees, the sone of Eleazar, preest. And he bitook to hem hooli vesselis, and trumpis to make sown. BSB BSB: And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
7 WYC And whanne thei hadden fouyt ayens Madianytis, and hadden ouercome, thei killiden alle the malis, BSB BSB: Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8 WYC and `the kyngis of hem, Euy, and Reem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, fyue princes of `the folc of hem. Also thei killiden bi swerd Balaam, the sone of Beor. BSB BSB: Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
9 WYC And thei token the wymmen of hem, and the litle children, and alle beestis, and al purtenaunce of howshold; what euer thei myyten haue, thei spuyleden; BSB BSB: The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
10 WYC flawme brente as wel citees, as litle townes and castels. BSB BSB: Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,
11 WYC And they token pray, and alle thingis whiche thei hadden take, as wel of men as of beestis, and thei brouyten to Moyses, BSB BSB: and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.
12 WYC and to Eleazar, preest, and to al the multitude of the sones of Israel. Forsothe thei baren othere `thingis perteynynge to vss, to the castels in the feldi places of Moab bisidis Jordan, ayens Jericho. BSB BSB: They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
13 WYC Moises and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the synagoge, yeden out in to the comyng of hem, with out the castels, `that is, of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
14 WYC And Moises was wrooth to the princes of the oost, to tribunes, and centuriouns, that camen fro batel; BSB BSB: But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
15 WYC and he seide, Whi reserueden ye wymmen? BSB BSB: “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
16 WYC whether it be not these that disseyueden the sones of Israel, at the suggestioun of Balaam, and maden you to do trespas ayens the Lord, on the synne of Phegor, wherfor also the puple was slayn? BSB BSB: “Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
17 WYC And therfor sle ye alle men, what euer thing is of male kynde, and litle children; and strangle ye the wymmen that knew men fleischli; BSB BSB: So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
18 WYC forsothe reserue ye to you damesels, and alle wymmen virgyns, BSB BSB: but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
19 WYC and dwelle ye with out the castels in seuene daies. He that sleeth a man, ether touchith a slayn man, schal be clensid in the thridde and the seuenthe dai; BSB BSB: All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.
20 WYC and of al the pray, whether it is clooth, ether vessel, and ony thing maad redi in to thingis perteynynge to vss, of the skynnys and heeris of geet, and `of tre, it schal be clensid. BSB BSB: And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”
21 WYC And Eleazar, preest, spak thus to the men of the oost that fouyten, This is the comaundement of the lawe, which the Lord comaundide to Moises, BSB BSB: Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
22 WYC The gold, and siluer, and bras, and yrun, and tiyn, and leed, and al thing that may passe by flawme, schal be purgid bi fier; BSB BSB: Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—
23 WYC sotheli what euer thing may not suffre fier, schal be halewid bi the watir of clensyng. BSB BSB: everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.
24 WYC And ye schulen waische youre clothis in the seuenthe dai, and ye schulen be clensid; and aftirward ye schulen entre in to the castels `of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
25 WYC And the Lord seide to Moises, Take ye the summe of tho thingis that ben takun, fro man `til to beeste, BSB BSB: The LORD said to Moses,
26 WYC thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple. BSB BSB: “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
27 WYC And thou schalt departe euenli the prey bytwixe hem that fouyten and yeden out to batel, and bitwixe al the multitude. BSB BSB: Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
28 WYC And thou schalt departe a part to the Lord, of hem that fouyten, and weren in batel, `o soule of fiue hundrid, as wel of men, as of oxun, and of assis, and of scheep. BSB BSB: Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
29 WYC And thou schalt yyue `that part to Eleazar, preest, for tho ben the firste fruytis of the Lord. BSB BSB: Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
30 WYC Also of the myddil part of the sones of Israel, thou schalt take the fiftithe heed of men, and of oxun, and of assis, and of scheep, and of alle lyuynge beestis; and thou schalt yyue tho to the dekenes, that waken in the kepyngis of the tabernacle of the Lord. BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
31 WYC And Moyses and Eleazar diden, as the Lord comaundide. BSB BSB: So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,
32 WYC Forsothe the prey which the oost hadde take, was sixe hundrid fyue and seuenti thousynde of scheep, BSB BSB: and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
33 WYC of oxun two and seuenti thousynde, BSB BSB: 72,000 cattle,
34 WYC of assis sixti thousynde and a thousynde; BSB BSB: 61,000 donkeys,
35 WYC the soules of persones of femal kynde, that knewen not fleischli men, two and thretti thousynde. BSB BSB: and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.
36 WYC And the myddil part was youun to hem that weren in the batel, of scheep thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid; BSB BSB: This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,
37 WYC of whiche sixe hundrid fyue and seuenti scheep weren noumbrid in to the part of the Lord; BSB BSB: including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
38 WYC and of sixe and thretti thousynde oxun, BSB BSB: 36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
39 WYC two and seuenti oxun, and of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hundryd, oon and sixti assis; BSB BSB: 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
40 WYC of sixtene thousynde persoones of men, twei and thretti persoones bifelden in to the `part of the Lord. BSB BSB: and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
41 WYC And Moises bitook the noumbre of the firste fruytis of the Lord to Eleazar, preest, as it was comaundid to hym, BSB BSB: Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
42 WYC of the myddil part of the sones of Israel, which he departide to hem that weren in batel. BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
43 WYC And of the myddil part that bifelde to the tother multitude, that is, of thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde scheep and fyue hundrid, BSB BSB: this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
44 WYC and of sixe and thretti thousynde oxun, BSB BSB: 36,000 cattle,
45 WYC and of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hundrid, and of sixtene thousynde wymmen, BSB BSB: 30,500 donkeys,
46 WYC Moyses took the fyftithe heed, BSB BSB: and 16,000 people.
47 WYC and yaf to the dekenes, that wakiden in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord comaundide. BSB BSB: From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
48 WYC And whanne the princes of the oost, and the tribunes and centuriouns hadden neiyed to Moises, BSB BSB: Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
49 WYC thei seiden, We thi seruauntis han teld the noumbre of fiyters, whiche we hadden vndur oure hoond, and sotheli not oon failide; BSB BSB: and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
50 WYC for which cause we offren `in the fre yiftis of the Lord, alle bi vs silf, that that we myyten fynde of gold in the pray, girdelis for `the myddil of wymmen, and bies of the armes, and ryngis, and ournementis of the arm nyy the hond, and bies of the neckis of wymmen, that thou preye the Lord for vs. BSB BSB: So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
51 WYC And Moises and Eleazar, preest, token al the gold in dyuerse spices, BSB BSB: So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.
52 WYC `ether kyndis, bi the weiyte of the seyntuarye, sixtene thousynde seuene hundrid and fifti siclis, of the tribunes, and centuriouns. BSB BSB: All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
53 WYC For that that ech man rauyschide in the prey, was his owne; BSB BSB: Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
54 WYC and thei baren the gold taken in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, in to the mynde of the sones of Israel, bifor the Lord. BSB BSB: And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.