Numbers 22
1 And they set out and made camp in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan, where Jericho is situated.
Bangsa Israel berangkat lagi dan berkemah di dataran Moab, di daerah seberang Sungai Yordan, dekat kota Yerikho.
2 Then Balak, the son of Zippor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorite,
Ketika raja Moab yang bernama Balak, anak Zipor, mendengar bagaimana bangsa Israel telah memperlakukan orang Amori, dan bahwa bangsa Israel itu besar jumlahnya, gentarlah ia dan seluruh rakyatnya.
3 and that the Moabites had great fear of him, and that they were not able to bear his assault,
4 said to those greater by birth of Midian: “So will this people wipe away all those who are dwelling within our borders, in the same way that the ox is accustomed to tear out grass, all the way to the roots.” At that time, he was king of Moab.
Lalu orang Moab berkata kepada para pemimpin orang Midian, "Tak lama lagi gerombolan itu melahap segala sesuatu di sekitar kita seperti sapi melahap rumput di padang." Maka Raja Balak
5 Therefore, he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, a seer who lived above the river of the land of the sons of Ammon, to call him, and to say: “Behold, a people has gone forth from Egypt, which has covered the face of the earth. They are encamped opposite me.
mengirim utusan untuk memanggil Bileam, anak Beor, yang tinggal di kota Petor dekat Sungai Efrat di daerah Amau. Mereka disuruh menyampaikan kepada Bileam pesan ini dari Balak, "Ketahuilah, ada suatu bangsa datang dari Mesir; orang-orangnya menyebar ke mana-mana dan siap menyerang daerah kami.
6 Therefore, come and curse this people, for they are stronger than I am. If only, in some way, I might be able to strike them and to drive them from my land. For I know that he whom you bless shall be blessed, and he whom you curse shall be cursed.”
Mereka lebih kuat dari kami. Jadi, datanglah! Kutuklah mereka untukku. Barangkali kami dapat mengalahkan mereka dan mengusir mereka dari negeri ini. Sebab aku yakin orang yang kauberkati akan mendapat berkat, dan orang yang kaukutuk akan mendapat kutuk."
7 And the elders of Moab, and those greater by birth of Midian, continued on, holding the price of divination in their hands. And when they had come to Balaam, and had explained to him all the words of Balak,
Maka pergilah para pemimpin orang Moab dan Midian itu dengan membawa upah untuk Bileam supaya ia mau mengutuk orang Israel. Setelah sampai kepada Bileam, mereka menyampaikan kepadanya pesan Raja Balak.
8 he responded, “Remain for this night, and I will answer with whatever the Lord will say to me.” And while they stayed with Balaam, God came and said to him,
Kata Bileam kepada mereka, "Bermalamlah di sini. Besok akan saya kabarkan kepada kalian apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya." Maka para pemimpin Moab itu tinggal di tempat Bileam.
9 “What do these men want with you?”
Lalu Allah datang kepada Bileam dan bertanya, "Siapakah orang-orang itu yang tinggal di tempatmu, Bileam?"
10 He responded, “Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of the Moabites has sent to me,
Jawab Bileam, "Mereka utusan Raja Balak dari Moab untuk mengabarkan
11 saying: ‘Behold, a people, which has gone forth from Egypt, has covered the face of the earth. Come and curse them, so that, in some way, I may be able to fight them and drive them away.’”
bahwa suatu bangsa yang datang dari Mesir telah tersebar di mana-mana. Raja Balak menyuruh saya mengutuk bangsa itu untuk dia, supaya ia dapat memerangi dan mengusir mereka."
12 And God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them, and do not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
Kata Allah kepada Bileam, "Jangan pergi dengan orang-orang itu, dan jangan mengutuk bangsa itu, karena mereka telah Kuberkati."
13 And he, rising up in the morning, said to the leaders, “Go into your own land, for the Lord has prohibited me from going with you.”
Keesokan harinya Bileam berkata kepada para utusan Balak itu, "Pulanglah, TUHAN tidak mengizinkan saya pergi dengan kalian."
14 Returning, the leaders said to Balak, “Balaam was not willing to come with us.”
Maka kembalilah mereka kepada Balak dan mengabarkan kepadanya bahwa Bileam tidak mau datang bersama mereka.
15 Again, he sent many more persons, and these were more noble than those he had sent before.
Lalu Balak mengirim lebih banyak utusan yang lebih tinggi pangkatnya dari yang pertama.
16 And when these had come to Balaam, they said: “So says Balak, the son of Zippor. Do not hesitate to come to me.
Mereka menyampaikan kepada Bileam pesan ini dari Balak, "Aku mohon dengan sangat: datanglah, dan jangan menolak.
17 For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people.”
Aku akan memberi upah yang banyak sekali, dan melakukan apa saja yang kaukatakan. Datanglah, dan kutuklah bangsa itu untukku."
18 Balaam responded: “Even if Balak were to give to me his own house, filled with silver and gold, I still would not be able to change the word of the Lord my God, neither to say more, nor to say less.
Tetapi Bileam menjawab, "Sekalipun semua perak dan emas yang ada di dalam istana Raja Balak dibayarkan kepada saya, saya tak dapat melanggar perintah TUHAN, Allah yang saya sembah. Biar dalam hal yang kecil pun saya tidak dapat menentangnya.
19 I beg you to remain for this night also, so that I may know what the Lord will answer me again.”
Tetapi baiklah kalian bermalam di sini, seperti yang dilakukan para utusan yang terdahulu. Saya ingin tahu apakah masih ada yang mau dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya."
20 Therefore, God came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: “If these men have arrived to call you, then rise up and go with them; yet only in so far as you shall do what I will command you.”
Malam itu Allah datang kepada Bileam dan berkata, "Orang-orang itu datang untuk minta engkau pergi dengan mereka. Jadi bersiap-siaplah untuk pergi. Tetapi lakukanlah hanya yang diperintahkan kepadamu."
21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddling his donkey, he set out with them.
Keesokan harinya Bileam memasang pelana pada keledainya, lalu ikut dengan para pemimpin Moab itu.
22 And God was angry. And an Angel of the Lord stood in the way opposite Balaam, who was sitting on the donkey, and he had two servants with him.
Tetapi ketika Bileam pergi, Allah menjadi marah. Sementara Bileam mengendarai keledainya, diiringi oleh dua pelayannya, malaikat TUHAN berdiri di tengah jalan untuk menghalang-halangi dia.
23 The donkey, discerning that the Angel was standing in the way with a drawn sword, turned herself from the road and went through a field. And when Balaam beat her and intended to return her to the path,
Melihat malaikat berdiri di situ dengan pedang terhunus, keledai itu menyimpang dari jalan, dan membelok ke ladang. Bileam memukul keledai itu dan membawanya kembali ke jalan.
24 the Angel stood in a narrow place between the two walls, with which the vineyards were enclosed.
Kemudian malaikat TUHAN berdiri di bagian jalan yang sempit, antara dua kebun anggur dengan tembok batu sebelah menyebelah.
25 And the donkey, seeing this, drew herself close to the wall and scraped the foot of the rider. So he beat her again.
Ketika keledai itu melihat malaikat TUHAN, ia minggir sehingga kaki Bileam terjepit ke tembok. Bileam memukul lagi keledai itu.
26 And, nevertheless, the Angel passing on to a narrow place, where one would not be able to deviate either to the right or to the left, stood to meet him.
Lalu malaikat TUHAN pindah, dan berdiri di tempat yang lebih sempit sehingga tak ada jalan untuk lewat di kiri atau kanannya.
27 And when the donkey had seen the Angel standing there, she fell under the feet of the rider, who, being angry, struck her sides more vehemently with a club.
Melihat malaikat TUHAN, keledai itu merebahkan diri. Bileam menjadi marah dan memukul keledai itu dengan tongkat.
28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said: “What have I done to you? Why do strike you me, behold now, for the third time?”
Lalu TUHAN membuat keledai itu bisa berbicara. Kata binatang itu kepada Bileam, "Apakah yang saya lakukan terhadap Tuan sehingga Tuan memukul saya sampai tiga kali?"
29 Balaam responded, “Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you.”
Jawab Bileam, "Engkau mempermainkan aku! Andaikata ada pedang padaku, pastilah engkau kubunuh!"
30 The donkey said: “Am not I your animal, on which you have always been accustomed to sit, even until this present day? Tell me, when did I ever do the same thing to you.” But he said, “Never.”
Jawab keledai itu, "Bukankah saya ini keledai Tuan yang sejak lama Tuan tunggangi? Pernahkah saya membangkang terhadap Tuan?" "Tidak," jawab Bileam.
31 Immediately, the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he reverenced him prone on the ground.
Lalu TUHAN membuat Bileam bisa melihat malaikat TUHAN berdiri di situ dengan pedang terhunus. Segera Bileam sujud ke tanah dan menyembah.
32 And the Angel said to him: “Why did you beat your donkey three times? I have come to be an adversary to you, because your way is perverse and contrary to me.
Malaikat TUHAN bertanya, "Mengapa kaupukul keledaimu sampai tiga kali? Aku datang untuk menghalang-halangi engkau, sebab menurut pendapat-Ku, tidak baik engkau pergi.
33 And unless the donkey had turned aside from the way, allowing a place for my opposition, I would have killed you, and she would have lived.”
Waktu keledaimu melihat Aku, dia minggir sampai tiga kali. Kalau tidak, pasti engkau sudah Kubunuh, tetapi keledai itu Kuselamatkan."
34 Balaam said: “I have sinned, not knowing that you stood against me. And now, if it displeases you for me to continue on, I will return.”
Jawab Bileam, "Saya telah berdosa. Saya tidak tahu bahwa Tuan berdiri di tengah jalan untuk menghalang-halangi saya. Tetapi sekarang, kalau menurut pendapat Tuan tidak baik saya meneruskan perjalanan ini, saya akan pulang."
35 The Angel said, “Go with them, but be careful not to speak anything other than what I shall instruct you.” And so, he went with the leaders.
Tetapi malaikat TUHAN berkata, "Ikutlah saja dengan orang-orang itu. Tetapi engkau hanya boleh mengatakan apa yang Kusuruh katakan." Maka Bileam meneruskan perjalanannya dengan utusan-utusan Balak itu.
36 And when Balak had heard it, he went out to meet him in a town of the Moabites, which is situated at the furthest borders of Arnon.
Ketika Balak mendengar bahwa Bileam akan datang, ia pergi menjemput Bileam di kota Moab, yang terletak di tepi Sungai Arnon, di perbatasan daerah Moab.
37 And he said to Balaam: “I sent messengers to call you. Why did you not come to me immediately? Was it because I am not able to pay the cost for your arrival?”
Kata Balak kepadanya, "Mengapa engkau tidak datang waktu kupanggil pertama kali? Apakah kausangka aku tidak mampu membayar upahmu?"
38 He answered him: “Behold, here I am. Am I able to speak anything other than what God will put into my mouth?”
Bileam menjawab, "Nah, sekarang saya sudah datang. Tetapi saya tidak berhak mengatakan apa pun kecuali yang Allah suruh saya katakan."
39 Therefore, they continued on together, and they arrived at a city, which was at the furthest borders of his kingdom.
Maka pergilah Bileam dengan Balak ke kota Huzot.
40 And after Balak had killed oxen and sheep, he sent the gifts to Balaam, and to the leaders who were with him.
Di situ Balak mengurbankan beberapa ekor sapi dan domba. Sebagian dari daging itu diberikannya kepada Bileam dan para pemimpin yang bersama-sama dengan dia.
41 Then, when morning arrived, he led him to the heights of Baal, and he gazed upon the most distant portions of the population.
Keesokan harinya Balak membawa Bileam mendaki bukit Bamot Baal. Dari situ Bileam dapat melihat sebagian dari bangsa Israel.
