4 Mosebok 24
1 Men no tyktest Bileam sjå at det var Herrens vilje å velsigna Israel, og han gjekk ikkje burt og søkte teikn, som han fyrr hadde gjort; han vende andlitet mot øydemarki,
And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
2 og såg utyver til han fekk auga på Israels-ætterne, som låg der sida um sida. Då kom Guds ande yver honom,
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 og han kvad: «Segjer Bileam, Beors son, mæler mannen med augo att,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
4 han som høyrer ord i frå Gud, syner frå den Allsterke ser, med opna augo sigen ned:
he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
5 Kor gilde buder Jakob hev, kor gjæv ein bustad Israel!
How goodly [are] thy habitations, Jacob, and thy tents, Israel!
6 Som bekkjedalar breider seg, som aldehagar kring ei å, aloetrei Herren ol, og cedrarn’, attmed vatnet veks.
as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
7 Utor hans byttor strøymer vatn, og vel hans åker vatna er. Hans konge yver Agag gjeng, og høgt hans rike hevjar seg.
There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
8 Gud leid’ han or Egyptarland, ein urokse med sterke horn. Fiendefolki upp han et, og knokarn’ deira knasar han, med sine kolvar sund deim skyt.
God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
9 Som løva legg han seg til ro; kven vågar vel å vekkj’ han upp? Gud signe den som signar deg, og banne den som bannar deg!»
He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless thee are blessed, and they that curse thee are cursed.
10 Då vart Balak brennande harm på Bileam; han slo i hop henderne, og sagde til honom: «Eg kalla deg hit so du skulde beda vondt yver uvenerne mine, og no hev du velsigna deim tri gonger!
And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
11 Far no heim med deg so fort du kann! Eg hadde tenkt å løna deg vel, men Herren hev meinka deg løni.»
Now therefore flee to thy place: I said, I will honour thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee of glory.
12 Bileam svara: «Sagde eg det ikkje straks åt dei mennerne du sende til meg? -
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,
13 «Um Balak gjev meg huset sitt fullt av sylv og gull, » sagde eg, «so kann eg ikkje brjota Herrens bod og gjera noko etter min eigen hug, anten godt eller vondt; berre det Herren vil, kann eg tala.»
If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.
14 No fer eg heim att til folket mitt, men fyrst vil eg varsla deg kva dette folket kjem til å gjera men ditt folk i komande dagar.»
And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise thee of what this people shall do to thy people in the last days.
15 So bar han upp spådomen sin, og kvad: «Segjer Bileam, Beors son, mæler mannen med augo att,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
16 han som høyrer ord ifrå Gud, vita fær det den Høgste veit, syner frå den Allsterke ser, med opna augo sigen ned:
hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
17 Eg skodar han, men ikkje no, eg augnar han, men ikkje nær - ei stjerna som or Jakob stig, eit spir som sprett or Israel! - Moabs tunnvangar trør han sund, og øyder ufredsætti ut.
I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
18 Edom vert eigedomen hans, og Se’ir slær han under seg, det uvenern’ hans åtte fyrr; stort velde vinn seg Israel.
And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
19 Av Jakob ris den råda skal; han ryd ut or byarn’ ut deim som frå bardagen hev berga seg.»
And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
20 So såg han amalekitane. Då kvad han dette verset: «Fyrst utav folk er Amalek, men ein gong gjeng han og til grunns.»
And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
21 Og han såg kenitarne, og kvad: «Din bustad er ei borg so fast, på nuten hev ditt reir du bygt.
And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, thy dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock,
22 Men endå vert det øydelagt snart fører Assur deg av stad.»
and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.
23 So kvad han atter: «Ai, ei, kven vert vel etter då, når Gud let dette ganga fram?
And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
24 Med skip frå Kittimleidi kjem; dei døyver Assur, døyver deim som burtanfyre elvi bur, so dei og utor heimen kverv.»
And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
25 So gjorde Bileam seg reidug, og for heim att, og Balak tok og på si leid.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
