Numbers 24

فَلَمَّا رَأَى بَلْعَامُ أَنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ أَنْ يُبَارِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لَمْ يَنْطَلِقْ كَالْمَرَّةِ الأُولَى وَالثَّانِيَةِ لِيُوافِيَ فَأْلاً، بَلْ جَعَلَ نَحْوَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَجْهَهُ.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

وَرَفَعَ بَلْعَامُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَرَأَى إِسْرَائِيلَ حَالاُ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِهِ، فَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ اللهِ،

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

فَنَطَقَ بِمَثَلِهِ وَقَالَ: «وَحْيُ بَلْعَامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ. وَحْيُ الرَّجُلِ الْمَفْتُوحِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

وَحْيُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ أَقْوَالَ اللهِ. الَّذِي يَرَى رُؤْيَا الْقَدِيرِ، مَطْرُوحًا وَهُوَ مَكْشُوفُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ:

He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

مَا أَحْسَنَ خِيَامَكَ يَا يَعْقُوبُ، مَسَاكِنَكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ!

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

كَأَوْدِيَةٍ مُمْتَدَّةٍ. كَجَنَّاتٍ عَلَى نَهْرٍ، كَشَجَرَاتِ عُودٍ غَرَسَهَا الرَّبُّ. كَأَرْزَاتٍ عَلَى مِيَاهٍ.

As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

يَجْرِي مَاءٌ مِنْ دِلاَئِهِ، وَيَكُونُ زَرْعُهُ عَلَى مِيَاهٍ غَزِيرَةٍ، وَيَتَسَامَى مَلِكُهُ عَلَى أَجَاجَ وَتَرْتَفِعُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ.

He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

اَللهُ أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ. لَهُ مِثْلُ سُرْعَةِ الرِّئْمِ. يَأْكُلُ أُمَمًا، مُضَايِقِيهِ، وَيَقْضِمُ عِظَامَهُمْ وَيُحَطِّمُ سِهَامَهُ.

God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

جَثَمَ كَأَسَدٍ. رَبَضَ كَلَبْوَةٍ. مَنْ يُقِيمُهُ؟ مُبَارِكُكَ مُبَارَكٌ، وَلاَعِنُكَ مَلْعُونٌ».

He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

فَاشْتَعَلَ غَضَبُ بَالاَقَ عَلَى بَلْعَامَ، وَصَفَّقَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ بَالاَقُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «لِتَشْتِمَ أَعْدَائِي دَعَوْتُكَ، وَهُوَذَا أَنْتَ قَدْ بَارَكْتَهُمُ الآنَ ثَلاَثَ دَفَعَاتٍ.

And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

فَالآنَ اهْرُبْ إِلَى مَكَانِكَ. قُلْتُ أُكْرِمُكَ إِكْرَامًا، وَهُوَذَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ مَنَعَكَ عَنِ الْكَرَامَةِ».

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِبَالاَقَ: «أَلَمْ أُكَلِّمْ أَيْضًا رُسُلَكَ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيَّ قَائِلاً:

And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

وَلَوْ أَعْطَانِي بَالاَقُ مِلْءَ بَيْتِهِ فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا لاَ أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَتَجَاوَزَ قَوْلَ الرَّبِّ لأَعْمَلَ خَيْرًا أَوْ شَرًّا مِنْ نَفْسِي. الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُهُ الرَّبُّ إِيَّاهُ أَتَكَلَّمُ.

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

وَالآنَ هُوَذَا أَنَا مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى شَعْبِي. هَلُمَّ أُنْبِئْكَ بِمَا يَفْعَلُهُ هذَا الشَّعْبُ بِشَعْبِكَ فِي آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ».

And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

ثُمَّ نَطَقَ بِمَثَلِهِ وَقَالَ: «وَحْيُ بَلْعَامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ. وَحْيُ الرَّجُلِ الْمَفْتُوحِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

وَحْيُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ أَقْوَالَ اللهِ وَيَعْرِفُ مَعْرِفَةَ الْعَلِيِّ. الَّذِي يَرَى رُؤْيَا الْقَدِيرِ سَاقِطًا وَهُوَ مَكْشُوفُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ:

He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

أَرَاهُ وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ الآنَ. أُبْصِرُهُ وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ قَرِيبًا. يَبْرُزُ كَوْكَبٌ مِنْ يَعْقُوبَ، وَيَقُومُ قَضِيبٌ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيُحَطِّمُ طَرَفَيْ مُوآبَ، وَيُهْلِكُ كُلَّ بَنِي الْوَغَى.

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

وَيَكُونُ أَدُومُ مِيرَاثًا، وَيَكُونُ سِعِيرُ أَعْدَاؤُهُ مِيرَاثًا. وَيَصْنَعُ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِبَأْسٍ.

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

وَيَتَسَلَّطُ الَّذِي مِنْ يَعْقُوبَ، وَيَهْلِكُ الشَّارِدُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ».

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

ثُمَّ رَأَى عَمَالِيقَ فَنَطَقَ بِمَثَلِهِ وَقَالَ: «عَمَالِيقُ أَوَّلُ الشُّعُوبِ، وَأَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَإِلَى الْهَلاَكِ».

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

ثُمَّ رَأَى الْقِينِيَّ فَنَطَقَ بِمَثَلِهِ وَقَالَ: «لِيَكُنْ مَسْكَنُكَ مَتِينًا، وَعُشُّكَ مَوْضُوعًا فِي صَخْرَةٍ.

And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

لكِنْ يَكُونُ قَايِنُ لِلدَّمَارِ. حَتَّى مَتَى يَسْتَأْسِرُكَ أَشُّورُ؟».

Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

ثُمَّ نَطَقَ بِمَثَلِهِ وَقَالَ: «آهِْ! مَنْ يَعِيشُ حِينَ يَفْعَلُ ذلِكَ؟

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

وَتَأْتِي سُفُنٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ كِتِّيمَ وَتُخْضِعُ أَشُّورَ، وَتُخْضِعُ عَابِرَ، فَهُوَ أَيْضًا إِلَى الْهَلاَكِ».

And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

ثُمَّ قَامَ بَلْعَامُ وَانْطَلَقَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. وَبَالاَقُ أَيْضًا ذَهَبَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ.

And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.