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| [1]And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face; |
[1]When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord, to bless Israel, then he went not, as certain times before, to set divinations, but set his face toward the wilderness. |
| [2]and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him, |
[2]And Balaam lift up his eyes, and looked upon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him. |
| [3]and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut -- |
[3]And he uttered his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man, whose eyes were shut up, hath said, |
| [4]An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered: |
[4]He hath said, which heard the words of God, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened: |
| [5]How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel; |
[5]How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thine habitations, O Israel! |
| [6]As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters; |
[6]As the valleys, are they stretched forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters. |
| [7]He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom. |
[7]The water droppeth out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. |
| [8]God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth, |
[8]God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shall be as an unicorn: he shall eat the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoot them through with his arrows. |
| [9]He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.' |
[9]He coucheth and lieth down as a young lion, and as a lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. |
| [10]And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times; |
[10]Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and smote his hands together: so Balak said unto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them now three times. |
| [11]and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.' |
[11]Therefore now flee unto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee unto honor, but lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor. |
| [12]And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying, |
[12]Then Balaam answered Balak, Told I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest unto me, saying, |
| [13]If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it I speak? |
[13]If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind? What the Lord shall command, the same will I speak. |
| [14]and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.' |
[14]And now behold, I go unto my people: come, I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days. |
| [15]And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut -- |
[15]And he uttered his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes were shut up, hath said, |
| [16]An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered: |
[16]He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the Most High, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened: |
| [17]I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth. |
[17]I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a star of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise of Israel, and shall smite the coasts of Moab, and destroy all the sons of Sheth. |
| [18]And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly; |
[18]And Edom shall be possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly. |
| [19]And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.' |
[19]He also that shall have dominion shall be of Jacob, and shall destroy the remnant of the city. |
| [20]And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.' |
[20]And when he looked on Amalek, he uttered his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter end shall come to destruction. |
| [21]And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest, |
[21]And he looked on the Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rock. |
| [22]But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?' |
[22]Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be spoiled until Asshur carry thee away captive. |
| [23]And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this? |
[23]Again he uttered his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this? |
| [24]And -- ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.' |
[24]The ships also shall come from the coasts of Chittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and he also shall come to destruction. |
| [25]And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way. |
[25]Then Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way. |