Nombres 24
1 Or Balaam voyant que l'Eternel voulait bénir Israël, n'alla plus comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements, mais il tourna son visage vers le désert.
Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,
2 Et élevant les yeux, il vit Israël qui se tenait rangé selon ses Tribus; et l'Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.
And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.
3 Et il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béhor, dit, et l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert, dit;
And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:
4 Celui qui entend les paroles du [Dieu] Fort; qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant; qui tombe à terre, et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:
5 Que tes Tabernacles sont beaux, ô Jacob! [et] tes pavillons, ô Israël!
How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!
6 Ils sont étendus comme des torrents, comme des jardins près d'un fleuve, comme des arbres d'aloé que l'Eternel a plantés, comme des cèdres auprès de l'eau.
They are stretched out like valleys, like gardens by the riverside, like flowering trees planted by the Lord, like cedar-trees by the waters.
7 L'eau distillera de ses seaux, et sa semence [sera] parmi de grandes eaux, et son Roi sera élevé par-dessus Agag, et son royaume sera haut élevé.
Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour.
8 Le [Dieu] Fort qui l'a tiré d'Egypte, lui est comme les forces de la Licorne; il consumera les nations qui lui sont ennemies, il brisera leurs os, et les percera de ses flèches.
It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.
9 Il s'est courbé, il s'est couché comme un lion qui est en sa force, et comme un vieux lion; qui l'éveillera? Quiconque te bénit, sera béni, et quiconque te maudit, sera maudit.
He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.
10 Alors Balac se mit fort en colère contre Balaam, et frappa des mains; et Balac dit à Balaam, je t'avais appelé pour maudire mes ennemis, et voici, tu les as bénis très-expressément déjà par trois fois.
Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.
11 Or maintenant fuis t'en en ton pays. J'avais dit que je te donnerais une grande récompense; mais voici, l'Eternel t'a empêché d'être récompensé.
Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.
12 Et Balaam répondit à Balac: N'avais-je pas dit à tes ambassadeurs que tu avais envoyés vers moi:
Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,
13 Si Balac me donnait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais transgresser le commandement de l'Eternel, pour faire de moi-même du bien ou du mal; mais ce que l'Eternel dira, je le dirai.
Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?
14 Maintenant donc voici, je m'en vais vers mon peuple; viens, je te donnerai un conseil, [et je te dirai] ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple, au dernier temps.
So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.
15 Alors il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béhor, dit, et l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert, dit:
Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
16 Celui qui entend les paroles du [Dieu] Fort, et qui a la science du Souverain, [et] qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant, qui tombe à terre, et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:
17 Je le vois, mais non pas maintenant; je le regarde, mais non pas de près. Une étoile est procédée de Jacob, et un sceptre s'est élevé d'Israël: il transpercera les coins de Moab, et détruira tous les enfants de Seth.
I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.
18 Edom sera possédé, et Séhir sera possédé par ses ennemis, et Israël se portera vaillamment.
Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.
19 Et il y en aura un de Jacob qui dominera, et qui fera périr le résidu de la ville.
And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.
20 Il vit aussi Hamalec, et proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Hamalec [est] un commencement de nations, mais à la fin il périra.
Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.
21 Il vit aussi le Kénien, et il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Ta demeure est dans un lieu rude, et tu as mis ton nid dans le rocher;
And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.
22 Toutefois Kaïn sera ravagé, jusqu'à ce qu'Assur te mène en captivité.
But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.
23 Il continua encore à proférer à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et il dit: Malheur à celui qui vivra quand le [Dieu] Fort fera ces choses.
Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
24 Et les navires viendront du quartier de Kittim, et affligeront Assur et Héber, et lui aussi sera détruit.
But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.
25 Puis Balaam se leva, et s'en alla pour retourner en son pays; et Balac aussi s'en alla son chemin.
Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.
