Numbers 23
1 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl isit la pou mwen. Apre sa, ban mwen sèt towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
2 And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.
Balak fè sa Balaram te di l' fè a. Lèfini, Balaram ak Balak touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl.
3 And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; perhaps Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatever he shews me I will tell thee. And he went to a hill.
Apre sa, Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete ap boule la a. Mwen menm, mwen pral wè si Seyè a p'ap vin jwenn mwen. Apre sa, m'a fè ou konnen sa l'a fè m' wè a. Epi l' ale sou tèt yon ti mòn ki pa t' gen yon ti pyebwa sou li.
4 And God met Balaam; and [Balaam] said to him, I have disposed seven altars, and have offered up a bullock and a ram upon [each] altar.
Epi Bondye vin jwenn li la. Balaram di l' konsa: -Mwen te fè bati sèt lotèl pou ou, epi mwen te touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou ou.
5 And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Seyè a pale ak Balaram byen pale. Apre sa, li di l': -Tounen bò kote Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
6 And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
Se konsa, Balaram tounen bò kote Balak. Li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak lòt chèf moun Moab yo.
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, curse me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel!
Lèfini, li pran chante chante sa a: -Balak fè m' kite peyi m', peyi Aram. Wa Moab la fè m' desann soti nan mòn bò solèy leve yo. Li di m': Vini non! Vin bay moun Jakòb yo madichon. Vini non! Vin kraponnen moun Izrayèl yo.
8 How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?
Men ki jan ou ta vle pou m' madichonnen moun Bondye pa madichonnen? Ki jan ou ta vle pou m' kraponnen moun Bondye pa kraponnen?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: Lo, [it is] a people that shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Mwen kanpe sou tèt gwo wòch yo, mwen wè yo. Antan mwen sou ti mòn yo, m'ap gade anba: Wi, se yon pèp k'ap viv yon jan apa pou kont li. Se yon pèp ki pa menm ak lòt pèp yo!
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!
Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Jakòb genyen? Yo anpil tankou grenn pousyè ki sou latè. Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Izrayèl yo ye? Mwen ta renmen mouri tankou moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye. Mwen ta renmen fini tankou yo ak kè poze.
11 And Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Balak di Balaram: -Kisa w'ap fè m' konsa? Mwen mennen ou isit la pou bay lènmi m' yo madichon, epi se beni mwen wè w'ap beni yo!
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?
Balaram reponn: -Mwen te tou di ou se sèlman pawòl Seyè a va mete nan bouch mwen m'ap di.
13 And Balak said to him, Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from whence thou wilt see them; thou shalt see only the extremity of them and shalt not see them all, and curse me them from thence.
Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al avè m' yon lòt kote. Antan ou va la, ou p'ap wè tout pèp Izrayèl la, men sèlman yon pòsyon ladan l'. W'a rete kanpe la, epi w'a bay ti sa w'a wè a madichon pou mwen.
14 And he took him to the watchmen's field, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.
Balak pran Balaram, li mennen l' nan jaden Santinèl yo, sou tèt mòn Pisga. Lè l' rive la, li bati sèt lotèl. Epi li touye yon jenn ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
15 And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete boule sou lotèl yo. Mwen menm, mwen pral kontre ak Bondye pi devan.
16 And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Seyè a vin jwenn Balaram, li pale ak Balaram byen pale ankò, epi li di l': -Tounen al jwenn Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
17 And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken?
Se konsa Balaram tounen bò kote Balak, li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak tout chèf moun Moab yo. Epi Balak mande l': -Kisa Seyè a di konsa?
18 Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Epi Balaram pran chante chante sa a: -Souke kò ou, Balak! Vin tande! Pare zòrèy ou, pitit Zipò!
19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
Bondye pa tankou moun k'ap bay manti. Non! Li pa tankou moun k'ap chanje lide yo pou ti krik ti krak! Depi li pwomèt yon bagay, l'ap fè l'. Depi li pale, fòk sa li di a rive vre!
20 Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Yo ban m' lòd pou m' beni pèp Izrayèl la! Lè Bondye fin bay benediksyon l', nanpwen anyen mwen ka fè ankò.
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen wrong in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, and the shout of a king is in his midst.
Mwen pa wè okenn malè pou moun Jakòb yo. Ni mwen pa wè okenn traka pou moun Izrayèl yo. Seyè a, Bondye yo a, l'a avèk yo. Yo tout kontan, y'ap fè konnen se li ki wa yo.
22 God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.
Paske, lè Bondye t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la, li te ba yo fòs pou yo te goumen tankou towo mawon.
23 For there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. At this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Pa gen wanga ki ka pran sou moun Jakòb yo. Pa gen maji ki ka fè moun Izrayèl yo anyen. Lè lè a va rive, y'a di moun Jakòb yo ak moun Izrayèl yo: Gade sa Seyè a fè pou nou!
24 Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.
Gade! Pèp Izrayèl la kanpe tankou yon manman lyon. Yo leve kanpe tankou yon mal lyon. Yo p'ap chita toutotan yo pa fin devore moun ki tonbe anba men yo, toutotan yo pa fin bwè san moun yo touye yo.
25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Lè sa a, Balak di Balaram konsa: -Menm jan ou pa vle ba yo madichon an, ou pa t' dwe asepte ba yo benediksyon non plis.
26 And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that Jehovah shall speak, that will I do?
Men, Balaram reponn Balak, li di l': -Mwen te tou pale ou wi. Mwen te di ou: Tou sa Seyè a va di m' fè, se sa m'ap fè.
27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will be right in the sight of God that thou curse me them from thence.
Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al non! Mwen pral mennen ou yon lòt kote. Ou pa janm konnen, antan ou la a, Bondye ka kite ou bay pèp la madichon pou mwen.
28 And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks over the surface of the waste.
Balak mennen Balaram sou tèt mòn Peyò a. Antan yo la, yo dekouvri tout dezè a nan pye yo.
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl pou mwen isit la. Lèfini, fè m' jwenn sèt jenn ti towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on each altar.
Balak fè tou sa Balaram te di l' fè a, epi li touye yon ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
