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| [1]And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. |
[1]And the children of Israel departed and pitched in the fieldes of Moab, on the other side of Iordane from Iericho |
| [2]And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. |
[2]And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, sawe all that Israel had done to ye Amorites |
| [3]And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel. |
[3]And the Moabites were sore afrayde of the people, because they were many, and they were stroken with feare of the chyldren of Israel |
| [4]And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: 'Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.'—And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.— |
[4]And Moab sayde vnto the elders of Madian: Nowe shall this companie lycke vp all that are rounde about vs, as an oxe licketh vp the grasse of ye fielde. And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, was kyng of the Moabites at that tyme |
| [5]And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying: 'Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me. |
[5]He sent messengers therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to Pethor, which is by the riuer of the lande of the chyldren of his folke, to call him, saying: Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and beholde they couer the face of the earth, & dwell ouer against me |
| [6]Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.' |
[6]Come nowe therfore I pray thee, and curse me this people, for they are to mightie for me, so peraduenture I myght be able to smyte them, & to driue them out of the lande: For I wote that he whom thou blessest, is blessed, and whom thou cursest is cursed |
| [7]And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak. |
[7]And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Madian departed, hauyng the [rewarde] of the southsaying in their hande: And they came vnto Balaam, and tolde hym the wordes of Balac |
| [8]And he said unto them: 'Lodge here this night, and I will bring you back word, as 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 may speak unto me'; and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. |
[8]He aunswered them: Tary here this nyght, and I wyll bryng you worde, euen as the Lorde shall say vnto me. And the lordes of Moab abode with Balaam |
| [9]And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?' |
[9]And God came vnto Balaam, and sayd: What men are these with thee |
| [10]And Balaam said unto God: 'Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me saying: |
[10]And Balaam sayd vnto God: Balac the sonne of Ziphor kyng of Moab hath sent vnto me [saying: |
| [11]Behold the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth; now, come curse me them peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.' |
[11]Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and couereth the face of the earth: Come nowe therefore, and curse them for my sake, if so peraduenture I may be able to ouercome them in battayle, and to dryue them out |
| [12]And God said unto Balaam: 'Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.' |
[12]And God said vnto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed |
| [13]And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak: 'Get you into your land; for 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 refuseth to give me leave to go with you.' |
[13]And Balaam rose vp in the mornyng, and sayd vnto the lordes of Balac, Get you vnto your lande: for the Lord wyll not suffer me to go with you |
| [14]And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.' |
[14]And the lordes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balac and sayde: Balaam would not come with vs |
| [15]And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. |
[15]And Balac sent againe a greater companie of lordes, and more honourable then they |
| [16]And they came to Balaam, and said to him: 'Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor: Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me; |
[16]Whiche came to Balaam, and tolde hym, Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: Oh let nothyng let thee, but come vnto me |
| [17]For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.' |
[17]For I wyll greatly promote thee vnto great honour, and wyll do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come I pray thee, curse this people for my sake |
| [18]And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak: 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God, to do any thing, small or great. |
[18]And Balaam aunswered and said vnto the seruauntes of Balac: If Balac woulde geue me his house full of syluer and golde, I can not go beyonde the worde of the Lorde my God, to do lesse or more |
| [19]Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will speak unto me more.' |
[19]Nowe therefore I pray thee, tarie ye here this nyght, that I may wit what the Lorde wyll say vnto me more |
| [20]And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him: 'If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.' |
[20]And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayde vnto hym: If the men come to call thee, ryse vp and go with them: but loke what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou do |
| [21]And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. |
[21]And Balaam rose vp early, and sadled his asse, & went with the lordes of Moab |
| [22]And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 placed himself in the way for an adversary against him.—Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.— |
[22]And the wrath of God was kindled, because he went: And the angell of the Lorde stoode in the way to be agaynst hym, as he rode vpon his asse, and his two seruauntes were with hym |
| [23]And the ass saw the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. |
[23]And when the asse sawe the angell of the Lord stand in the way, and hauyng his sworde drawen in his hand, the asse turned aside out of the way, and went out into the fielde: And Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way |
| [24]Then the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side. |
[24]But the angell of the Lorde stoode in a path betweene the vineyardes, and there was a wall on the one syde, and another on the other |
| [25]And the ass saw the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again. |
[25]And when the asse sawe the angell of the Lorde, she thrust her selfe vnto the wall, & crusht Balaams foote agaynst the wall: and he smote her agayne |
| [26]And the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. |
[26]And the angell of the Lord went further, & stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne either to the right hande, or to the left |
| [27]And the ass saw the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. |
[27]And when the asse sawe the angell of the Lorde, she fell downe vnder Balaam: and Balaam was wroth, & smote the asse with a staffe |
| [28]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: 'What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?' |
[28]And the Lorde opened the mouth of the asse, and she sayde vnto Balaam: What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smytten me nowe three tymes |
| [29]And Balaam said unto the ass: 'Because thou hast mocked me; I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.' |
[29]And Balaam sayd vnto the asse, Because thou hast mocked me: I would also there were a sworde in myne hande, for euen nowe woulde I kyll thee |
| [30]And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?' And he said: 'Nay.' |
[30]And the asse sayd vnto Balaam: Am not I thine asse, whiche thou hast rydden vpon since the first tyme vnto this day? Was I euer wont to do so vnto thee? He sayde, nay |
| [31]Then 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face. |
[31]And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, hauing his sworde drawen in his hande: He bowed hym selfe therefore, and fell flat on his face |
| [32]And the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said unto him: 'Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is contrary unto me; |
[32]And the angell of the Lorde said vnto him: Wherfore hast thou smytten thine asse these three times? Beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because [thyne heart] hath declined out of the way before me |
| [33]And the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.' |
[33]And the asse saw me, and turned from me now three times: or els if she had not turned fro me, I had surely slayne thee, and saued her aliue |
| [34]And Balaam said unto the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇: 'I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.' |
[34]Balaam sayde vnto the angell of the Lorde: I haue sinned, for I wyst not that thou stoodest in the way agaynst me: Nowe therefore if it displease thee, I wyll turne home agayne |
| [35]And the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said unto Balaam: 'Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak.' So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. |
[35]The angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Balaam, Go with the men: but what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou speake. And so Balaam went with the lordes of Balac |
| [36]And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. |
[36]And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meete hym, vnto a citie of Moab, whiche is in the border of Arnon, eue in the vtmost coast |
| [37]And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed t promote thee to honour?' |
[37]And Balac sayd vnto Balaam: Dyd I not sende for thee to call thee? And wherfore camest thou not vnto me: Am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour |
| [38]And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.' |
[38]And Balaam made aunswere vnto Balac, Lo, I am come vnto thee, and can I nowe say any thyng at all? The worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speake |
| [39]And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. |
[39]And Balaam went with Balac, and they came vnto a citie of streates |
| [40]And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. |
[40]And Balac offered oxen and sheepe, and sent [thereof] to Balaam, and to the lordes that were with hym |
| [41]And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people. |
[41]And on the morowe Balac toke Balaam, and brought hym vp into the hye places of Baal, that thence he might see the vtmost part of the people |