1 T he children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

ثُمَّ أكمَلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ رِحلَتَهُمْ وَخَيَّمُوا فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ إلَى الشَّرقِ مِنْ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ مُقابِلَ أرِيحا.

2 B alak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

وَرَأى بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ كُلَّ ما عَمِلَهُ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِالأمُورِيِّينَ.

3 M oab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

وَارتَعَبَ المُوآبِيُّونَ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ لأنَّهُمْ كانُوا كَثِيرِينَ. كانَ المُوآبِيُّونَ مُرتَعِبِينَ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

4 M oab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

وَقالَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ لِشُيُوخِ مِديانَ: «سَيُدَمِّرُ هَذا الشَّعبُ العَظِيمُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَولَنا، كَما يَلتَهِمُ الثَّورُ عُشبَ الحَقلِ.» وَكانَ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

5 H e sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

فَأرسَلَ بالاقُ رُسُلاً إلَى بَلْعامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ فِي فَتُورَ الواقِعَةِ عَلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ حَيْثُ كانَ يَعِيشُ شَعبُ بَلْعامَ، لِيَدعُوَهُ. فَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ خَرَجَ شَعبٌ مِنْ مِصرَ، وَقَدْ غَطُّوا الأرْضَ مِنْ كَثرَتِهِمْ، وَهُمْ مُخَيِّمُونَ بِجِوارِي.

6 P lease come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

وَالآنَ، تَعالَ وَالعَنْ لِي هَذا الشَّعبَ لأنَّهُمْ أقوَى مِنِّي. فَرُبَّما أُصْبِحُ عِنْدها قادِراً عَلَى مُهاجَمَتِهِمْ وَطَردِهِمْ مِنَ الأرْضِ. أنا أعْرِفُ أنَّ الَّذِي تُبارِكُهُ يَكُونُ مُبارَكاً، وَالَّذِي تَلعَنُهُ يَكُونُ مَلعُوناً.»

7 T he elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

فَذَهَبَ شُيُوخُ مُوآبَ وَشُيُوخُ مِديانَ وَمَعَهُمْ أُجرَةُ بَلْعامَ مُقابِلَ عِرافَتِهِ. وَأتَوا إلَى بَلعامَ وَأخبَرُوهُ بِما قالَهُ بالاقُ.

8 H e said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

فَقالَ بَلعامُ لَهُمُ: «امْكُثوا هُنا اللَّيلَةَ، وَأنا سَأُخبِرُكُمْ بِما سَيَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِي.» فَمَكَثَ رُؤَساءُ مُوآبَ عِندَ بَلعامَ.

9 G od came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”

وَأتَى اللهُ إلَى بَلعامَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ عِندَكَ؟»

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

فَقالَ بَلعامُ للهِ: «هَؤُلاءِ رِجالٌ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ، مَلِكُ مُوآبَ، إلَيَّ بِرِسالَةٍ يَقُولُ فِيها:

11 ‘ Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”

‹خَرَجَ شَعبٌ مِنْ مِصرَ وَقَدْ غَطَّى الأرْضَ مِنْ كَثرَتِهِ. تَعالَ الآنَ وَالعَنْهُمْ لِي، وَبِهَذا أُصبِحُ قادِراً عَلَى مُحارَبَتِهِمْ وَطَردِهِمْ.›»

12 G od said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.”

فَقالَ اللهُ لِبَلعامَ: «لا تَذهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، وَلا تَلعَنَ هَذا الشَّعبَ لأنَّهُ مُبارَكٌ.»

13 B alaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Yahweh refuses to permit me to go with you.”

فَقامَ بَلعامُ فِي الصَّباحِ وَقالَ لِلقادَةِ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ: «ارجِعُوا إلَى أرْضِكُمْ لأنَّ اللهَ رَفَضَ أنْ يَسمَحَ لِيَ بِالذَّهابِ مَعَكُمْ.»

14 T he princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

فَقامَ قادَةُ مُوآبَ وَذَهَبُوا إلَى بالاقَ، وَقالُوا لَهُ: «رَفَضَ بَلعامُ أنْ يَأتِيَ مَعَنا.»

15 B alak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.

فَأرسَلَ بالاقُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قادَةً آخَرِينَ أكثَرَ عَدَداً وَأهَمِّيَّةً مِنْ مَجمُوعَةِ القادَةِ الأُولَى،

16 T hey came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

وَذَهَبُوا إلَى بَلعامَ وَقالُوا لَهُ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ: أرجُو أنْ لا يَمنَعَكَ مَانِعٌ مِنَ المَجِيءِ إلَيَّ.

17 f or I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”

لأنِّي سَأُكافِئُكَ كَثِيراً، وَسَأعْطيكَ كُلَّ ما تَطلُبُهُ. فَتَعالَ وَالْعَنْ لِي هَذا الشَّعبَ.»

18 B alaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

فَأجابَ بَلعامُ قادَةَ بالاقَ: «حَتَّى لَو أعطانِي بالاقُ مِلءَ بَيتِهِ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ، فَإنِّي لا أستَطِيعُ أنْ أعصِيَ أمرَ إلَهِي بِشَيءٍ كَبِيرٍ أوْ صَغِيرٍ.

19 N ow therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Yahweh will speak to me more.”

وَالآنَ، امْكُثوا هُنا اللَّيلَةَ كَما فَعَلَ الآخَرونَ لأعْرِفَ ماذا يُرِيدُ اللهُ أنْ يَقُولَ لِي.»

20 G od came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”

وَفِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ أتَى اللهُ إلَى بَلعامَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «إنْ طَلَبَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ مِنكَ الذَّهابَ مَعَهُمْ، قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، لَكِنِ افْعَلْ ما أطلُبُهُ مِنكَ فَقَطْ.» حِمارُ بَلعام

21 B alaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

فَقامَ بَلعامُ فِي الصَّباحِ وَسَرَجَ حِمارَهُ وَذَهَبَ مَعَ قادَةِ مُوآبَ.

22 G od’s anger burned because he went; and Yahweh’s angel placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

فَغَضِبَ اللهُ لأنَّ بَلعامَ ذَهَبَ. فَأتَى مَلاكُ اللهِ وَوَقَفَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِيُوقِفَهُ، وَقَدْ كانَ بَلعامُ راكِباً عَلَى حِمارِهِ وَيُرافِقُهُ اثْنانِ مِنْ خُدّامِهِ.

23 T he donkey saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

وَحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ واقِفاً فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَسَيفُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، انحَرَفَ الحِمارُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَذَهَبَ إلَى الحَقلِ، وَلِذا ضَرَبَ بَلعامُ الحِمارَ لِيُعِيدَهُ إلَى الطَّرِيقِ.

24 T hen Yahweh’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ مَلاكُ اللهِ فِي طَرِيقٍ ضَيِّقٍ بَينَ كَرْمَينِ، لِكُلٍّ مِنْهُما حائِطٌ.

25 T he donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.

وَحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ التَصَقَ بِالحائِطِ فَضَغَطَ قَدَمَ بَلعامَ، فَضَرَبَ بَلعامُ الحِمارَ ثانِيَةً.

26 Y ahweh’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

ثُمَّ عادَ مَلاكُ اللهِ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَكانٍ ضَيِّقٍ لا يُمكِنُ تَجاوزُهُ إلَى اليَمِينِ أوِ اليَسارِ.

27 T he donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

وَحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ ، بَرَكَ تَحتَ بَلعامَ. فَغَضِبَ بَلعامُ وَضَرَبَ الحِمارَ بِعَصاهُ.

28 Y ahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

حِينَئِذٍ، جَعَلَ اللهُ الحِمارَ يَتَكَلَّمَ، فَقالَ لِبَلعامَ: «ماذا عَمِلْتُ لَكَ لِتَضْرِبَنِي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ؟»

29 B alaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”

فَقالَ بَلعامُ لِلحِمارِ: «قَدِ اسْتَهَنْتَ بِي. لَيْتَ فِي يَدِي سَيفٌ كَي أقتُلَكَ الآنَ.»

30 T he donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “No.”

فَقالَ الحِمارُ لِبَلعامَ: «ألَسْتُ حِمارَكَ الَّذِي رَكِبْتَهُ طِيلَةَ حَياتِكَ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ؟ فَهَلْ عَمِلْتُ هَذا مَعكَ سابِقاً؟» فَقالَ بَلعامُ: «لا.»

31 T hen Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

فَفَتَحَ اللهُ عَينَيِّ بَلعامَ لِيَرَى مَلاكَ اللهِ الَّذِي كانَ واقِفاً فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَبِيَدِهِ سَيفٌ مَسلُولٌ. فَسَجَدَ بَلعامُ وَوَجهُهُ إلَى الأرْضِ.

32 Y ahweh’s angel said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.

فَقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ: «لِماذا ضَرَبْتَ حِمارَكَ هَذِهِ المَرّاتِ الثَّلاثَ؟ لَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ لإيقافِكَ. رأيَتُ طَرِيقَكَ قَدِ انحَرَفَ.

33 T he donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”

رَآنِي الحِمارُ فَمالَ عَنِّي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ. وَلَو لَمْ يَمِلْ، لَكُنْتُ قَتَلْتُكَ، وَاسْتَبْقَيتُ الحِمارَ.»

34 B alaam said to Yahweh’s angel, “I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”

فَقالَ بَلعامُ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ: «أخطَأْتُ بِعَدَمِ مَعرِفَتِي أنَّكَ كُنتَ تَقِفُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِتُوقِفَنِي. وَالآنَ، إنْ كانَتْ رِحلَتِي لا تُرضِيكَ فَإنِّي سَأرجِعُ إلَى بَيتِي.»

35 Y ahweh’s angel said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

فَقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لِبَلعامَ: «اذهَبْ مَعَ الرِّجالِ، لَكِنْ قُلْ ما أقُولُهُ لَكَ فَقَطْ.» فَذَهَبَ بَلعامُ مَعَ القادَةِ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ. استِقبالُ بالاقَ لِبَلعام

36 W hen Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

وَحِينَ سَمِعَ بالاقُ بِقُدُومِ بَلعامَ، خَرَجَ لِلِقائِهِ عِندَ عِيرِ مُوآبَ الواقِعَةِ عَلَى نَهرِ أرنُونَ عِندَ أبعَدِ نُقطَةٍ عَلَى الحُدُودِ.

37 B alak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”

فَقالَ بالاقُ لِبَلعامَ: «ألَمْ أُرسِلْ لَكَ رِجالاً لأدعُوكَ لِلمَجِيءِ؟ فَلِماذا لَمْ تَأتِ إلَيَّ؟ هَلْ أنا غَيرُ قادِرٍ عَلَى إكْرامِكَ وَمُكافَئَتِكَ؟»

38 B alaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.”

فَقالَ بَلعامُ لِبالاقَ: «ها قَدْ أتَيتُ إلَيكَ الآنَ، فَهَلْ أستَطِيعُ أنْ أعمَلَ شَيئاً؟ فَعَلَيَّ أنْ أقُولَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِي.»

39 B alaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

وَجاءَ بَلعامُ مَعَ بالاقَ إلَى قَريَةِ حُصُوتَ.

40 B alak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

وَذَبَحَ بالاقُ بَقَراً وَغَنَماً وَأرسَلَها إلَى بَلعامَ وَالقادَةِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ.

41 I n the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.

وَفِي الصَّباحِ أخَذَ بالاقُ بَلعامَ إلَى بامُوتَ بَعلَ. فَاسْتَطاعَ بَلعامُ مِنْ هُناكَ أنْ يَرَى جُزءاً مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ.