Numbers 25 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims

Numbers 25

¹Now Israel, at that time, dwelt in Shittim, and the people were fornicating with the daughters of Moab,

²who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate, and they adored their gods.

³And Israel was initiated into Baal of Peor. And so the Lord, being angry,

⁴said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and hang them on gallows against the sun, so that my fury may be averted from Israel.”

⁵And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor.”

⁶And behold, one of the sons of Israel entered, in the sight of his brothers, to a prostitute of Midian, within view of Moses and of all the crowd of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.

⁷And when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, had seen it, he rose up from the midst of the multitude, and, seizing a dagger,

⁸he entered after the Israelite man, into the brothel, and he pierced both of them at the same time, specifically, the man and the woman at the location of their genitals. And the scourge ceased from among the sons of Israel.

⁹And there were slain twenty-four thousand men.

¹⁰And the Lord said to Moses:

¹¹“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has averted my wrath from the sons of Israel. For he was moved against them by my zeal, so that I myself, in my zeal, might not wipe away the sons of Israel.

¹²Because of this, say to him: Behold, I give to him the peace of my covenant.

¹³And the covenant of the everlasting priesthood shall be as much for him as for his offspring. For he was zealous on behalf of his God, and he has made expiation for the wickedness of the sons of Israel.”

¹⁴Now the name of the Israelite man, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader from the kinship and tribe of Simeon.

¹⁵Moreover, the Midianite woman, who was put to death together with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Zur, a most noble leader among the Midianites.

¹⁶And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

¹⁷“Let the Midianites perceive you as enemies, and strike them down,

¹⁸for they, too, have behaved with hostility against you, and they have deceived you insidiously by means of the idol Peor, and by Cozbi, the daughter of a commander of Midian, their sister, who was struck down in the day of the scourge because of the sacrilege of Peor.”

Numbers 25

¹And Israel at that time abode in Settim, and the people committed fornication with the daughters of Moab,

²Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.

³And Israel was initiated to Beelphegor: upon which the Lord being angry,

⁴Said to Moses: Take all the princes of the people, and hang them up on gibbets against the sun: that my fury may be turned away from Israel.

⁵And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor.

⁶And behold one of the children of Israel went in before his brethren to a harlot of Madian, in the sight of Moses and of all the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.

⁷And when Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest saw it, he rose up from the midst of the multitude, and taking a dagger,

⁸Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel.

⁹And there were slain four and twenty thousand men.

¹⁰And the Lord said to Moses:

¹¹Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel: because he was moved with my zeal against them, that I myself might not destroy the children of Israel in my zeal.

¹²Therefore say to him: behold I give him the peace of my covenant,

¹³And the covenant of the priesthood for ever shall be both to him and his seed, because he hath been zealous for his God, and hath made atonement for the wickedness of the children of Israel.

¹⁴And the name of the Israelite, that was slain with the woman of Madian, was Zambri the son of Salu, a prince of the kindred and tribe of Simeon.

¹⁵And the Madianite woman, that was slain with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Sur, a most noble prince among the Madianites.

¹⁶And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

¹⁷Let the Madianites find you their enemies, and slay you them:

¹⁸Because they also have acted like enemies against you, and have guilefully deceived you by the idol Phogor, and Cozbi their sister, a daughter of a prince of Madian, who was slain in the day of the plague for the sacrilege of Phogor.