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| Numbers 24:1 | When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. | Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land, | 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; |
| Numbers 24:2 | Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him. | And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him. | and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him, |
| Numbers 24:3 | He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says; | And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open: | 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 |
| Numbers 24:4 | He says, who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open: | He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open: | An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling and eyes uncovered: |
| Numbers 24:5 | How goodly are your tents, Jacob, Your tents, Israel! | How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel! | How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel; |
| Numbers 24:6 | As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Yahweh has planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters. | They are stretched out like valleys, like gardens by the riverside, like flowering trees planted by the Lord, like cedar-trees by the waters. | As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters; |
| Numbers 24:7 | Water shall flow from his buckets, His seed shall be in many waters, His king shall be higher than Agag, His kingdom shall be exalted. | Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour. | 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. |
| Numbers 24:8 | God brings him forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, Shall break their bones in pieces, Smite [them] through with his arrows. | It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows. | 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, |
| Numbers 24:9 | He couched, he lay down as a lion, As a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be everyone who blesses you, Cursed be everyone who curses you. | He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed. | 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.` |
| Numbers 24:10 | Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times. | Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing. | 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; |
| Numbers 24:11 | Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor. | Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour. | 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.` |
| Numbers 24:12 | Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying, | Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me, | And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying, |
| Numbers 24:13 | If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak? | Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say? | 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? |
| Numbers 24:14 | Now, behold, I go to my people: come, [and] I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days. | So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come. | 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.` |
| Numbers 24:15 | He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says; | Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open: | 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 |
| Numbers 24:16 | He says, who hears the words of God, Knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open: | He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open: | 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: |
| Numbers 24:17 | I see him, but not now; I see him, but not near: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, A scepter shall rise out of Israel, Shall strike through the corners of Moab, Break down all the sons of tumult. | I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth. | 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. |
| Numbers 24:18 | Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel does valiantly. | Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir. | And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly; |
| Numbers 24:19 | Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, Shall destroy the remnant from the city. | And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters. | And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.` |
| Numbers 24:20 | He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction. | Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever. | 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.` |
| Numbers 24:21 | He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling-place, Your nest is set in the rock. | And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock. | And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest, |
| Numbers 24:22 | Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry you away captive. | But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner. | But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?` |
| Numbers 24:23 | He took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this? | Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this? | And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this? |
| Numbers 24:24 | But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; He also shall come to destruction. | But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction. | 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.` |
| Numbers 24:25 | Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way. | Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away. | And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way. |
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