1 W hen Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to seek omens but he set his face toward the wilderness.

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

2 A nd Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

نَظَرَ بَلْعامُ فَرَأى بَني إسْرائِيلَ مُخَيِّماً بِحَسَبِ قَبائِلِهِ، فحَلَّ عَلَيهِ رُوحُ اللهِ،

3 H e took up his discourse and said, “ The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;

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

4 T he oracle of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,

رِسالَةُ الَّذِي يَسمَعُ كَلامَ اللهِ القَدِيرِ، فَيَقَعَ أمامَهُ وَعَيناهُ مَفتُوحَتانِ.

5 H ow fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!

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

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

إنَّ خِيامَكَ كَبَساتِينَ مُمتَدَّةٍ، وَكَحَدائِقَ بِجانِبِ نَهرٍ، وَكَأشجارِ طِيبٍ زَرَعَها اللهُ ، وَكَأرزٍ بِجانِبِ المِياهِ.

7 “ Water will flow from his buckets, And his seed will be by many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

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

8 “ God brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. He will devour the nations who are his adversaries, And will crush their bones in pieces, And shatter them with his arrows.

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

9 “ He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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

10 T hen Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times!

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

11 T herefore, flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.”

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

12 B alaam said to Balak, “ Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

فَقالَ بَلْعامُ لِبالاقَ: «ألَمْ أقُلْ لِرُسُلِكَ الَّذِينَ أرسَلْتَهُمْ إلَيَّ:

13 ‘ Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of the Lord, either good or bad, of my own accord. What the Lord speaks, that I will speak’?

‹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؟›

14 A nd now, behold, I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

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

15 H e took up his discourse and said, “ The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

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

16 T he oracle of him who hears the words of God, And knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered.

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

17 “ I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, A scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall crush through the forehead of Moab, And tear down all the sons of Sheth.

«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.

18 “ Edom shall be a possession, Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession, While Israel performs valiantly.

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

19 “ One from Jacob shall have dominion, And will destroy the remnant from the city.”

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

20 A nd he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction.”

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

21 A nd he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.

وَرَأى القِينِيِّينَ، فَقالَ عَنهُمْ: «بَيتُكَ آمِنٌ، كَعُشٍّ مَوضُوعٍ عَلَى جَبَلٍ عالٍ.

22 “ Nevertheless Kain will be consumed; How long will Asshur keep you captive?”

لَكِنَّ القِينِيِّينَ سَيَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلهَلاكِ حِينَ يَسبِيهِمِ الأشُّورِيُّونَ.»

23 T hen he took up his discourse and said, “Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?

ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بَلْعامُ فَقالَ: «مَنْ سَيَعيشُ عِنْدَما يَفْعَلُ اللهُ هَذا؟

24 “ But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; So they also will come to destruction.”

سَتَأْتِي سُفُنٌ مِنْ شاطِئٍ كِتِّيمَ، وَسَتَهزِمُ أشُّورَ وَعابِرَ. حَتَّى شَعبُ كِتِّيمَ أنفُسُهُمْ سَيَهلِكُونَ.»

25 T hen Balaam arose and departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.

ثُمَّ قامَ بَلْعامُ وَرَجِعَ إلَى بَيتِهِ، وَرَجِعَ بالاقُ أيضاً فِي طَرِيقِهِ.