1 و َرَأى بَلْعامُ أنَّهُ أمرٌ يُرضِي اللهَ أنْ يُبارِكَ إسْرائِيلَ، وَلِذا لَمْ يَعْتَزِلْ كَما فَعَلَ سابِقاً، لَكِنَّهُ نَظَرَ إلَى الصَّحْراءِ.

Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

2 ن َظَرَ بَلْعامُ فَرَأى بَني إسْرائِيلَ مُخَيِّماً بِحَسَبِ قَبائِلِهِ، فحَلَّ عَلَيهِ رُوحُ اللهِ،

And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

3 و َتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذِهِ النُّبُوَّةِ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ رِسالَةُ بَلْعامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ، الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي رَآها الرَّجُلُ المَفْتُوحُ العَينِينِ.

Then he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,

4 ر ِسالَةُ الَّذِي يَسمَعُ كَلامَ اللهِ القَدِيرِ، فَيَقَعَ أمامَهُ وَعَيناهُ مَفتُوحَتانِ.

The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open:

5 « ما أجمَلَ خِيامَكَ يا شَعبَ يَعقُوبَ! ما أجمَلَ مَساكِنَكَ يا إسْرائِيلَ!

“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!

6 إ نَّ خِيامَكَ كَبَساتِينَ مُمتَدَّةٍ، وَكَحَدائِقَ بِجانِبِ نَهرٍ، وَكَأشجارِ طِيبٍ زَرَعَها اللهُ ، وَكَأرزٍ بِجانِبِ المِياهِ.

Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord, Like cedars beside the waters.

7 س َيَفِيضُ الماءُ مِنْ دِلائِهِمْ، وَسَيَكُونُ لِبُذُورِهِمْ ماءٌ غَزِيرٌ. سَيَكُونُ مُلْكُهُمْ أعظَمُ مِنْ مُلْكِ أجاجَ، وَسَتَكُونُ مَملَكَتُهُمْ عَظِيمَةً جِدّاً.

He shall pour water from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters. “His king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

8 « أخرَجَهُمُ اللهُ مِنْ مِصرَ، وَهُوَ لَهُمْ كَقَرْنَي ثَورٍ بَرِّيٍّ. سَيَهزِمُونَ أعداءَهُمْ، وَسَيَسحَقُونَ عِظامَهُمْ، وَسَيَضرِبُونَهُمْ بِسِهامِهِمْ،

“God brings him out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox; He shall consume the nations, his enemies; He shall break their bones And pierce them with his arrows.

9 إ نَّهُمْ يَجثُمُونَ وَيَربِضُونَ كَأسَدٍ. إنَّهُمْ مِثلُ أسَدٍ! فَمَنْ سَيُنهِضُهُمْ؟ لا أحَدَ. كُلُّ مَنْ يَلعَنُهُمْ يَكُونُ مَلعُوناً.»

‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’ “Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you.”

10 ف َغَضِبَ بالاقُ جِدّاً مِنْ بَلعامَ، وَأخَذَ يُصَفِّقُ بِيَدَيهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الغَضَبِ. وَقالَ لِبَلْعامَ: «قَدْ دَعَوتُكَ لِتَلعَنَ أعدائِيَ، لَكِنَّكَ بارَكْتَهُمْ هَذِهِ المَرّاتِ الثَّلاثَ!

Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!

11 ا ذْهَبْ إلَى بَيتِكَ الآنَ! كُنتُ أُريدُ أنْ أكرِمَكَ وَأُكافِئَكَ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ مَنَعَ عَنكَ الإكرامَ وَالمُكافَأةَ.»

Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”

12 ف َقالَ بَلْعامُ لِبالاقَ: «ألَمْ أقُلْ لِرُسُلِكَ الَّذِينَ أرسَلْتَهُمْ إلَيَّ:

So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

13 ‹ حَتَّى وَلَو أعطانِي بالاقُ مِلءَ بَيتِهِ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ، فَإنِّي لا أستَطِيعُ عِصيانَ أمرِ اللهِ بِأنْ أعمَلَ أيَّ شَيءٍ صالِحٍ أوْ رَدِيءٍ مِنْ ذاتِيَ، لَكِنْ عَلَيَّ أنْ أقُولَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِي؟›

‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’?

14 و َالآنَ سَأرجِعُ إلَى شَعبِي، لَكِنْ تَعالَ أُخبِرُكَ بِما سَيَعمَلُهُ هَذا الشَّعبُ فِي المُستَقبَلِ.» كَلِمةُ بَلْعامَ الأخِيرَة

And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.” Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy

15 ح ِينَئِذٍ، تَكَلَّمَ بَلْعامُ وَقالَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ رِسالَةُ بَلْعامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ، الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي رَآها الرَّجُلُ المَفْتُوحُ العَينِينِ.

So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

16 ر ِسالَةُ الَّذِي يَسمَعُ كَلامَ اللهِ، وَيَستَقبِلُ المَعرِفَةَ مِنَ العَلِيِّ، الَّذِي يَرَى رُؤَىً مِنَ اللهِ القَدِيرِ، فَيَقَعُ أمامَهُ وَعَيناهُ مَفتُوحَتانِ.

The utterance of him who hears the words of God, And has the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open:

17 « أراهُ، لَكِنْ لَيسَ الآنَ، لَكِنْ فِي المُستَقبَلِ. أراهُ، لَكِنْ لَيسَ قَرِيباً، لَكِنْ فِي المُستَقبَلِ البَعِيدِ. سَيَخرُجُ مَلِكٌ كَنَجمٍ مِنْ وَسَطِ شَعبِ يَعقُوبَ. سَيَقُومُ حاكِمٌ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ. سَيَسحَقُ رُؤُوسَ شَعبِ مُوآبَ، وَيُحَطِّمُ جَماجِمَ الشِّيثيِّينَ.

“I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult.

18 س َتُصبِحُ أرْضُ أدُومَ مُلْكاً لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَيَمتَلِكُونَ سَعِيرَ، أرْضَ أعدائِهِمْ. بَينَما يَزدادُ إسْرائِيلُ قُوَّةً وَشَجاعَةً.

“And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, While Israel does valiantly.

19 « سَيَأتِي حاكِمٌ مِنْ يَعقُوبَ، وَيُتلِفُ كُلَّ ما بَقِيَ مِنْ تِلكَ المُدُنِ.»

Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, And destroy the remains of the city.”

20 و َرَأى بَلْعامُ عَمالِيقَ، فَقالَ عَنهُمْ: «كانَ عَمالِيقُ مِنْ أهَمِّ الأُمَمِ، لَكِنَّ نِهايَتَهُ سَتَكُونُ دَماراً كامِلاً.»

Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: “Amalek was first among the nations, But shall be last until he perishes.”

21 و َرَأى القِينِيِّينَ، فَقالَ عَنهُمْ: «بَيتُكَ آمِنٌ، كَعُشٍّ مَوضُوعٍ عَلَى جَبَلٍ عالٍ.

Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: “Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock;

22 ل َكِنَّ القِينِيِّينَ سَيَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلهَلاكِ حِينَ يَسبِيهِمِ الأشُّورِيُّونَ.»

Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”

23 ث ُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بَلْعامُ فَقالَ: «مَنْ سَيَعيشُ عِنْدَما يَفْعَلُ اللهُ هَذا؟

Then he took up his oracle and said: “Alas! Who shall live when God does this?

24 س َتَأْتِي سُفُنٌ مِنْ شاطِئٍ كِتِّيمَ، وَسَتَهزِمُ أشُّورَ وَعابِرَ. حَتَّى شَعبُ كِتِّيمَ أنفُسُهُمْ سَيَهلِكُونَ.»

But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.”

25 ث ُمَّ قامَ بَلْعامُ وَرَجِعَ إلَى بَيتِهِ، وَرَجِعَ بالاقُ أيضاً فِي طَرِيقِهِ.

So Balaam rose and departed and returned to his place; Balak also went his way.