1 T hen the people of Israel traveled on and set up their tents in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan beside Jericho.

Na ka turia atu e nga tama a Iharaira, a ka noho ki nga mania o Moapa, ki tenei taha o Horano ki te ritenga atu o Heriko.

2 N ow Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

A i kite a Paraka tama a Tiporo i nga mea katoa i mea ai a Iharaira ki nga Amori.

3 S o Moab was filled with much fear because of the people, for they were many. Moab was very afraid of the people of Israel.

Na nui atu te wehi o Moapa ki te iwi, no te mea he tokomaha: a tuatea noa iho a Moapa i nga tama a Iharaira.

4 A nd Moab said to the leaders of Midian, “Now these people will take away everything around us like the bull eats up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

Na ka mea a Moapa ki nga kaumatua o Miriana, Akuanei tenei hui horomiti ai i nga tangata katoa i nga taha katoa o tatou, pera ai me te kau e horomiti nei i te tarutaru o te mara. A ko Paraka tama a Tiporo te kingi o Moapa i taua wa.

5 S o he sent men to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the children of his people. They said to him, “See, a people came out of Egypt. See, they cover the land, and they are living beside me.

Na ka tukua e ia he karere ki a Paraama tama a Peoro ki Petoto, i te taha o te awa, ki te whenua o nga tama o tona iwi, ki te tiki i a ia, hei mea, He iwi tenei kua puta mai i Ihipa, na, kapi ana i a ratou te mata o te whenua; e noho nei ano rato u i toku aroaro:

6 N ow come, I beg you. Curse this people for me, because they are too strong for me. Then I may be able to win the battle against them and send them out of the land. For I know that good will come to the one you pray for, and trouble will come to the one you curse.”

Na, tena, haere mai hei kaikanga maku i te iwi nei; he kaha ke hoki ratou i ahau: tera pea ka toa ahau, ka patua ratou e matou, a ka peia atu ratou i te whenua: e mohio ana hoki ahau, ko tau e manaaki ai ka manaakitia, ko tau hoki e kanga ai ka k anga.

7 S o the leaders of Moab and the leaders of Midian left with the pay in their hand for the one who tells what will happen in the future. When they came to Balaam, they told him Balak’s words.

A ka haere nga kaumatua o Moapa ratou ko nga kaumatua o Miriana me nga utu makutu i o ratou ringa; a ka tae ki a Paraama, a korerotia ana e ratou nga kupu a Paraka.

8 B alaam said to them, “Stay here tonight. I will bring word to you as the Lord may speak to me.” So the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, E noho ki konei i tenei po, a maku e whakahoki he korero ki a koutou, ko ta Ihowa hoki e korero ai ki ahau. Na ka noho nga rangatira o Moapa ki a Paraama.

9 T hen God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

Na ka haere te Atua ki a Paraama, ka mea, Ko wai ena tangata i a koe na?

10 B alaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,

A ka mea a Paraama ki te Atua, Kua unga tangata mai a Paraka tama a Tiporo, kingi o Moapa, ki ahau, hei ki mai,

11 ‘ See, the people who came out of Egypt cover the land. Now come, curse them for me. Then I may be able to fight against them and send them away.’”

He iwi tenei kua puta mai i Ihipa, a kapi ana i a ratou te mata o te whenua: tena, haere mai hei kaikanga maku i a ratou; tera pea e taea e ahau te whawhai ki a ratou, te pei hoki i a ratou.

12 G od said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. Do not curse the people, for I have decided that good would come to them.”

Na ka mea te Atua ki a Paraama, Kaua e haere i a ratou; kaua e kanga tena iwi: kua oti hoki ratou te manaaki.

13 S o Balaam got up in the morning and said to Balak’s leaders, “Return to your land. For the Lord will not let me go with you.”

Na ka maranga a Paraama i te ata, ka mea ki nga rangatira a Paraka, Haere ki to koutou whenua: e kore hoki a Ihowa e pai ki te tuku i ahau kia haere i a koutou.

14 S o the leaders of Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam would not come with us.”

Na ka whakatika nga rangatira o Moapa, ka haere ki a Paraka, ka mea, Kihai a Paraama i pai ki te haere tahi mai i a matou.

15 B alak sent leaders again, more than were sent before, and men who were more important.

Na ka tonoa e Paraka etahi atu rangatira, he tokomaha atu, he nunui atu i era.

16 T hey came to Balaam and said to him, “Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me.

A ka tae ratou ki a Paraama, ka mea ki a ia, Ko te kupu tenei a Paraka tama a Tiporo, kei puritia atu koe e tetahi mea, haere mai ki ahau:

17 I will give you much honor. I will do whatever you tell me. I beg you to come and curse these people for me.’”

Ka whakanuia rawatia hoki koe e ahau, ka meatia ano e ahau nga mea katoa e mea mai ai koe ki ahau: haere mai ra hei kaikanga maku i tenei iwi.

18 B alaam answered and said to Balak’s men, “Balak could give me his house full of silver and gold. But I could not do anything, small or big, against the Word of the Lord my God.

Na ka utu Paraama, ka mea ki nga tangata a Paraka, Ahakoa i ki tona whare i te hiriwa, i te koura, e homai e Paraka ki ahau, e kore e ahei i ahau te whakawhiti ki ko atu i te kupu a Ihowa, a toku Atua, te mea i te mea iti iho, i te mea nui ake r anei.

19 N ow I ask you to stay here tonight. I will find out what else the Lord will say to me.”

Na, e noho ki konei i tenei po, kia mohio ahau ki ta Ihowa e mea mai ai ano ki ahau.

20 G od came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you.” Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel

A i puta mai te Atua ki a Paraama i te po, a ka mea ki a ia, Ki te haere mai aua tangata ki te karanga i a koe, whakatika, haere i a ratou: ko te kupu ia e korero ai ahau ki a koe, ko tena tau e mea ai.

21 S o Balaam got up in the morning and got his donkey ready, and went with the leaders of Moab.

Na ka maranga a Paraama i te ata, a whakanohoia ana e ia tana kaihe, a haere ana i nga rangatira o Moapa.

22 B ut God was angry because he was going. The angel of the Lord stood in the way against him. Balaam was sitting on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Na ka mura te riri o te Atua mona i haere, a ka tu te anahera a Ihowa ki te ara hei hoariri mona. A i runga ia i tona kaihe e noho ana, ko ana tangata tokorua hoki ona hoa.

23 W hen the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword in his hand, the donkey turned off the road and went into the field. But Balaam hit the donkey to turn her on the road again.

A ka kite te kaihe i te anahera a Ihowa e tu ana i te ara, me tana hoari i tona ringa, unu rawa, ka peka atu te kaihe i te ara, a ka haere ki te parae: na ka whiua e Paraama te kaihe kia anga ki te ara.

24 T hen the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path in the grape-field, with a wall on each side.

Katahi ka tu te anahera a Ihowa ki tetahi huarahi whawharua o nga mara waina, he taiepa kei tenei taha, he taiepa hoki kei tera taha.

25 T he donkey saw the angel of the Lord. So she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against it, so he hit her again.

A, no te kitenga o te kaihe i te anahera a Ihowa, ka whakapiri ki te taiepa, a karapitia ana te waewae o Paraama ki te taiepa: no ka whiua ano e ia.

26 T hen the angel of the Lord went farther. He stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right or the left.

Na ka neke ano te anahera a Ihowa, a ka tu ki te wahi kuiti, kahore nei he ara hei pekanga ki matau, ki maui.

27 W hen the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. So Balaam was angry and hit the donkey with his stick.

A, no te kitenga o te kaihe i te anahera a Ihowa, ka takoto ki raro i a Paraama: a ka mura te riri o Paraama, ka patua e ia te kaihe ki tana rakau.

28 A nd the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you? Why have you hit me these three times?”

Na ka whakahamumutia e Ihowa te waha o te kaihe, a ka korero ki a Paraama, I aha ahau ki a koe, i toru ai enei patunga au i ahau?

29 B alaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now!”

A ka mea a Paraama ki te kaihe, Mo tau maminga ra ki ahau: me he hoari i toku ringa, ina, kua whakamatea koe e ahau inaianei.

30 T he donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have traveled all your life to this day? Have I ever done this to you before?” And Balaam said, “No.”

Na ka mea ake te kaihe ki a Paraama, Ehara ianei ahau i tau kaihe, i ekengia nei e koe o toku rironga mai ra ano i a koe, a tae noa mai ki tenei ra? he penei ranei taku hanga ki a koe i mua? A ka mea ia, Kahore.

31 T hen the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword in his hand. And he bowed to the ground.

Katahi ka whakatirohia e Ihowa nga kanohi o Paraama, a ka kite ia i te anahera a Ihowa e tu ana i te ara, me tana hoari i tona ringa, unu rawa: na ka tuohu ia, ka piko iho tona mata.

32 T he angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you hit your donkey these three times? See, I have come out against you, because your way was against me.

Na a mea te anahera a Ihowa ki a ia, Na te aha enei patunga e toru au i tau kaihe? nana, i puta atu ahau hei hoariri mou, no te mea e peau ke ana tou ara i toku aroaro:

33 B ut the donkey saw me and turned from me these three times. If she had not turned from me, for sure I would have killed you, and let her live.”

A i kite te kaihe i ahau, e toru ona pekanga ki tahaki i toku aroaro: me i kahore ia te peka atu ki tahaki i toku aroaro, ina, kua patua tenei koe e ahau, a ko ia kua whakaorangia.

34 B alaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. For I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. But now, if it does not please you, I will turn back.”

Na ka mea a Paraama ki te anahera a Ihowa, Kua hara ahau; noku kihai i mohio ko koe te tu mai ana i te ara ki te whakatutaki i ahau: na ki te he tenei ki tau titiro, me hoki ahau.

35 T he angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men. But speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.

Na ka mea te anahera a Ihowa ki a Paraama, Haere i aua tangata: ko te kupu ia e korero ai ahau ki a koe, ko tena anake tau e korero ai. Na ka haere a Paraama i nga rangatira a Paraka.

36 B alak heard that Balaam was coming. He went out to meet him at the city of Moab, on the Arnon, at the far side of the country.

A, ko rongo a Paraka e tae mai ana a Paraama, ka haere ia ki te whakatau i a ia ki tetahi pa o Moapa i te rohe o Aranona, i te rohe whakamutunga.

37 B alak said to Balaam, “Did I not send men to tell you to come? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”

A ka mea a Paraka ki a Paraama, Kahore ianei ahau i ata unga ki a koe, ki te karanga i a koe? he aha koe te haere mai ai ki ahau? he pono ranei e kore e ahei i ahau te whakanui i a koe?

38 B alaam said to Balak, “See, I have come to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The Word that God puts in my mouth is what I must speak.”

Na ka mea a Paraama ki a Paraka, Na, kua tae mai nei ahau ki a koe: e taea ranei e ahau te korero tetahi mea, ahakoa iti? Ko te kupu e homai e te Atua ki toku mangai, ko tena taku e korero ai.

39 T hen Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriathhuzoth.

Na ka haere a Paraama i a Paraka, a ka tae raua ki Kiriata Hutoto.

40 B alak killed bulls and sheep on the altar in worship, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.

Na ka patua he kau, he hipi, e Paraka, a ka unga tangata i a Paraama ratou ko ona hoa, ko nga rangatira.

41 T he next morning Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the high places of Baal. From there he saw part of the people of Israel.

A i te ata ka mau a Paraka ki a Paraama, a kawea ana e ia ki runga ki nga wahi teitei o Paara, a ka kite atu ia i reira i te hiku o te iwi.