Numbers 24
1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the wildernesse.
Men da Bileam saa, at HERRENS Hu stod til at velsigne Israel, gik han ikke som de forrige Gange hen for at søge Varsler, men vendte sig mod Ørkenen;
2 And Balaam lift vp his eyes, and looked vpon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came vpon him.
og Bileam saa op og fik Øje paa Israel; som laa lejret Stamme for Stamme. Da kom Guds Aand over ham,
3 And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man, whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,
og han fremsatte sit Sprog: Saa siger Bileam, Beors Søn, saa siger Manden, hvis Øje er lukket,
4 He hath sayde, which heard the wordes of God, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:
saa siger han, der hører Guds Ord og kender den Højestes Viden, som skuer den Almægtiges Syner, hensunken, med opladt Øje:
5 How goodly are thy tentes, O Iaakob, and thine habitations, O Israel!
Hvor herlige er dine Telte, Jakob, og dine Boliger, Israel!
6 As the valleis, are they stretched forth, as gardes by the riuers side, as the aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.
Som Dale, der strækker sig vidt, som Haver langs med en Flod, som Aloetræer, HERREN har plantet, som Cedre ved Vandets Bred.
7 The water droppeth out of his bucket, and his seede shalbe in many waters, and his king shall be hier then Agag, and his kingdome shall bee exalted.
Dets Spande flyder over med Vand, dets Korn faar rigelig Væde. Mægtigere end Agag er dets Konge, og ophøjet er dets Kongedømme.
8 God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shalbe as an vnicorne: he shall eate the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoote them through with his arrowes.
Gud førte det ud af Ægypten, det har en Vildokses Horn; det opæder de Folkeslag der staar det imod, søndrer deres Ben og knuser deres Lænder.
9 He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Det lægger sig, hviler som en Løve, ja, som en Løvinde, hvo tør vække det! Velsignet, hvo dig velsigner, forbandet, hvo dig forbander!
10 Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and smote his handes together: so Balak sayde vnto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them nowe three times.
Da blussede Balaks Vrede op mod Bileam, og han slog Hænderne sammen; og Balak sagde til Bileam: »For at forbande mine Fjender bad jeg dig komme, og se, nu har du velsignet dem tre Gange!
11 Therefore nowe flee vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee vnto honour, but loe, the Lord hath kept thee backe from honour.
Skynd dig derhen, hvor du kom fra! Jeg lovede dig rigelig Løn, men mon har HERREN unddraget dig den!«
12 Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
Men Bileam sagde til Balak: »Sagde jeg ikke allerede til Sendebudene, du sendte mig:
13 If Balak would giue me his house ful of siluer and gold, I can not passe the commandement of the Lord, to doe either good or bad of mine owne minde? what the Lord shall commaund, the same will I speake.
Om Balak saa giver mig alt det Sølv og Guld, han har i sit Hus, kan jeg ikke være ulydig mod HERREN og gøre noget som helst af egen Vilje; hvad HERREN siger, vil jeg sige!
14 And nowe behold, I goe vnto my people: come, I will aduertise thee what this people shall doe to thy folke in the later dayes.
Vel, jeg drager til mit Folk, men kom, jeg vil lade dig vide, hvad dette Folk skal gøre ved dit Folk i de sidste Dage.«
15 And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,
Derpaa fremsatte han sit Sprog: Saa siger Bileam, Beors Søn, saa siger Manden, hvis Øje er lukket,
16 He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:
saa siger han, der hører Guds Ord og kender den Højestes Viden, som skuer den Almægtiges Syner, hensunken, med opladt Øje:
17 I shall see him, but not nowe: I shall behold him, but not neere: there shall come a starre of Iaakob, and a scepter shall rise of Israel, and shall smite the coastes of Moab, and destroy all the sonnes of Sheth.
Jeg ser ham, dog ikke nu, jeg skuer ham, dog ikke nær! En Stjerne opgaar af Jakob, et Herskerspir løfter sig fra Israel! Han knuser Moabs Tindinger og alle Setsønnernes Isse.
18 And Edom shalbe possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly.
Edom bliver et Lydland, og Se'irs undslupne gaar til Grunde, Israel udfolder sin Magt,
19 He also that shall haue dominion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the remnant of the citie.
og Jakob kuer sine Fjender.
20 And when he looked on Amalek, he vttered his parable, and sayd, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter ende shall come to destruction.
Men da han saa Amalekiterne, fremsatte han sit Sprog: Det første af Folkene er Amalek, men til sidst vies det til Undergang!
21 And he looked on the Kenites, and vttered his parable, and sayde, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rocke.
Og da han saa Keniterne, fremsatte han sit Sprog: Urokkelig er din Bolig, din Rede bygget paa Klippen.
22 Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shalbe spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.
Kain er dog hjemfalden til Undergang! Hvor længe? Assur skal føre dig bort!
23 Againe he vttered his parable, and sayd, Alas, who shall liue when God doeth this?
Derpaa fremsatte han sit Sprog: Ve! Hvo bliver i Live, naar Gud lader det ske!
24 The ships also shall come from the coastes of Chittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
Der kommer Skibe fra Kittæernes Kyst; de kuer Assur, de kuer Eber — men ogsaa han er viet til Undergang!
25 Then Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
Saa drog Bileam tilbage til sin Hjemstavn; og Balak gik ogsaa bort.
