اَلْعَدَد 22
| وَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَزَلُوا فِي عَرَبَاتِ مُوآبَ مِنْ عَبْرِ أُرْدُنِّ أَرِيحَا. | ١ 1 |
And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ جَمِيعَ مَا فَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ، | ٢ 2 |
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
| فَزِعَ مُوآبُ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ جِدًّا لِأَنَّهُ كَثِيرٌ، وَضَجِرَ مُوآبُ مِنْ قِبَلَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٣ 3 |
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel.
| فَقَالَ مُوآبُ لِشُيُوخِ مِدْيَانَ: «ٱلْآنَ يَلْحَسُ ٱلْجُمْهُورُ كُلَّ مَا حَوْلَنَا كَمَا يَلْحَسُ ٱلثَّوْرُ خُضْرَةَ ٱلْحَقْلِ». وَكَانَ بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكًا لِمُوآبَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلزَّمَانِ. | ٤ 4 |
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: 'Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.' — And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. —
| فَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ، إِلَى فَتُورَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى ٱلنَّهْرِ فِي أَرْضِ بَنِي شَعْبِهِ لِيَدْعُوَهُ قَائِلًا: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. هُوَذَا قَدْ غَشَّى وَجْهَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ مُقِيمٌ مُقَابِلِي. | ٥ 5 |
And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying: 'Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
| فَٱلْآنَ تَعَالَ وَٱلْعَنْ لِي هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي، لَعَلَّهُ يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نَكْسِرَهُ فَأَطْرُدَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ ٱلَّذِي تُبَارِكُهُ مُبَارَكٌ وَٱلَّذِي تَلْعَنُهُ مَلْعُونٌ». | ٦ 6 |
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.'
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ شُيُوخُ مُوآبَ وَشُيُوخُ مِدْيَانَ، وَحُلْوَانُ ٱلْعِرَافَةِ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَكَلَّمُوهُ بِكَلَامِ بَالَاقَ. | ٧ 7 |
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «بِيتُوا هُنَا ٱللَّيْلَةَ فَأَرُدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ جَوَابًا كَمَا يُكَلِّمُنِي ٱلرَّبُّ». فَمَكَثَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ عِنْدَ بَلْعَامَ. | ٨ 8 |
And he said unto them: 'Lodge here this night, and I will bring you back word, as the LORD may speak unto me'; and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
| فَأَتَى ٱللهُ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ عِنْدَكَ؟» | ٩ 9 |
And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?'
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِلهِ: «بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ يَقُولُ: | ١٠ 10 |
And Balaam said unto God: 'Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me saying:
| هُوَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلْخَارِجُ مِنْ مِصْرَ قَدْ غَشَّى وَجْهَ ٱلْأَرْضِ. تَعَالَ ٱلْآنَ ٱلْعَنْ لِي إِيَّاهُ، لَعَلِّي أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُحَارِبَهُ وَأَطْرُدَهُ». | ١١ 11 |
Behold the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth; now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'
| فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «لَا تَذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ وَلَا تَلْعَنِ ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّهُ مُبَارَكٌ». | ١٢ 12 |
And God said unto Balaam: 'Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.'
| فَقَامَ بَلْعَامُ صَبَاحًا وَقَالَ لِرُؤَسَاءِ بَالَاقَ: «ٱنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى أَرْضِكُمْ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَبَى أَنْ يَسْمَحَ لِي بِٱلذَّهَابِ مَعَكُمْ». | ١٣ 13 |
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak: 'Get you into your land; for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.'
| فَقَامَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَالَاقَ وَقَالُوا: «أَبَى بَلْعَامُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مَعَنَا». | ١٤ 14 |
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.'
| فَعَادَ بَالَاقُ وَأَرْسَلَ أَيْضًا رُؤَسَاءَ أَكْثَرَ وَأَعْظَمَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ. | ١٥ 15 |
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
| فَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ: لَا تَمْتَنِعْ مِنَ ٱلْإِتْيَانِ إِلَيَّ، | ١٦ 16 |
And they came to Balaam, and said to him: 'Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor: Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;
| لِأَنِّي أُكْرِمُكَ إِكْرَامًا عَظِيمًا، وَكُلَّ مَا تَقُولُ لِي أَفْعَلُهُ. فَتَعَالَ ٱلْآنَ ٱلْعَنْ لِي هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ». | ١٧ 17 |
for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.'
| فَأَجَابَ بَلْعَامُ وَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِ بَالَاقَ: «وَلَوْ أَعْطَانِي بَالَاقُ مِلْءَ بَيْتِهِ فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَتَجَاوَزَ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي لِأَعْمَلَ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا. | ١٨ 18 |
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak: 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do any thing, small or great.
| فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْكُثُوا هُنَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا هَذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةَ لِأَعْلَمَ مَاذَا يَعُودُ ٱلرَّبُّ يُكَلِّمُنِي بِهِ». | ١٩ 19 |
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.'
| فَأَتَى ٱللهُ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ لَيْلًا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنْ أَتَى ٱلرِّجَالُ لِيَدْعُوكَ فَقُمِ ٱذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، إِنَّمَا تَعْمَلُ ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». | ٢٠ 20 |
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him: 'If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.'
| فَقَامَ بَلْعَامُ صَبَاحًا وَشَدَّ عَلَى أَتَانِهِ وَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ مُوآبَ. | ٢١ 21 |
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
| فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱللهِ لِأَنَّهُ مُنْطَلِقٌ، وَوَقَفَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ لِيُقَاوِمَهُ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى أَتَانِهِ وَغُلَامَاهُ مَعَهُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the LORD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. — Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. —
| فَأَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَاقِفًا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَسَيْفُهُ مَسْلُولٌ فِي يَدِهِ، فَمَالَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ عَنِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَمَشَتْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. فَضَرَبَ بَلْعَامُ ٱلْأَتَانَ لِيَرُدَّهَا إِلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
| ثُمَّ وَقَفَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي خَنْدَقٍ لِلْكُرُومِ، لَهُ حَائِطٌ مِنْ هُنَا وَحَائِطٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.
| فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ زَحَمَتِ ٱلْحَائِطَ، وَضَغَطَتْ رِجْلَ بَلْعَامَ بِٱلْحَائِطِ، فَضَرَبَهَا أَيْضًا. | ٢٥ 25 |
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again.
| ثُمَّ ٱجْتَازَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ أَيْضًا وَوَقَفَ فِي مَكَانٍ ضَيِّقٍ حَيْثُ لَيْسَ سَبِيلٌ لِلنُّكُوبِ يَمِينًا أَوْ شِمَالًا. | ٢٦ 26 |
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
| فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ، رَبَضَتْ تَحْتَ بَلْعَامَ. فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ بَلْعَامَ وَضَرَبَ ٱلْأَتَانَ بِٱلْقَضِيبِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.
| فَفَتَحَ ٱلرَّبُّ فَمَ ٱلْأَتَانِ، فَقَالَتْ لِبَلْعَامَ: «مَاذَا صَنَعْتُ بِكَ حَتَّى ضَرَبْتَنِي ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ؟». | ٢٨ 28 |
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: 'What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِلْأَتَانِ: «لِأَنَّكِ ٱزْدَرَيْتِ بِي. لَوْ كَانَ فِي يَدِي سَيْفٌ لَكُنْتُ ٱلْآنَ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكِ». | ٢٩ 29 |
And Balaam said unto the ass: 'Because thou hast mocked me; I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.'
| فَقَالَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «أَلَسْتُ أَنَا أَتَانَكَ ٱلَّتِي رَكِبْتَ عَلَيْهَا مُنْذُ وُجُودِكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟ هَلْ تَعَوَّدْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ بِكَ هَكَذَا؟» فَقَالَ: «لَا». | ٣٠ 30 |
And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?' And he said: 'Nay.'
| ثُمَّ كَشَفَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ عَيْنَيْ بَلْعَامَ، فَأَبْصَرَ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَاقِفًا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَسَيْفُهُ مَسْلُولٌ فِي يَدِهِ، فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ. | ٣١ 31 |
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا ضَرَبْتَ أَتَانَكَ ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ؟ هَأَنَذَا قَدْ خَرَجْتُ لِلْمُقَاوَمَةِ لِأَنَّ ٱلطَّرِيقَ وَرْطَةٌ أَمَامِي، | ٣٢ 32 |
And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is contrary unto me;
| فَأَبْصَرَتْنِي ٱلْأَتَانُ وَمَالَتْ مِنْ قُدَّامِي ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ. وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ قُدَّامِي لَكُنْتُ ٱلْآنَ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكَ وَٱسْتَبْقَيْتُهَا». | ٣٣ 33 |
and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.'
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِمَلَاكِ ٱلرَّبِّ: «أَخْطَأْتُ. إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ وَاقِفٌ تِلْقَائِي فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ. وَٱلْآنَ إِنْ قَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجِعُ». | ٣٤ 34 |
And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.'
| فَقَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِبَلْعَامَ: «ٱذْهَبْ مَعَ ٱلرِّجَالِ، وَإِنَّمَا تَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». فَٱنْطَلَقَ بَلْعَامُ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ بَالَاقَ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam: 'Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak.' So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بَالَاقُ أَنَّ بَلْعَامَ جَاءَ، خَرَجَ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ مُوآبَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى تَخْمِ أَرْنُونَ ٱلَّذِي فِي أَقْصَى ٱلتُّخُومِ. | ٣٦ 36 |
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
| فَقَالَ بَالَاقُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «أَلَمْ أُرْسِلْ إِلَيْكَ لِأَدْعُوَكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَأْتِ إِلَيَّ؟ أَحَقًّا لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُكْرِمَكَ؟» | ٣٧ 37 |
And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?'
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِبَالَاقَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ جِئْتُ إِلَيْكَ. أَلَعَلِّي ٱلْآنَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ؟ اَلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي يَضَعُهُ ٱللهُ فِي فَمِي بِهِ أَتَكَلَّمُ». | ٣٨ 38 |
And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.'
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ بَلْعَامُ مَعَ بَالَاقَ وَأَتَيَا إِلَى قَرْيَةِ حَصُوتَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth.
| فَذَبَحَ بَالَاقُ بَقَرًا وَغَنَمًا، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَإِلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. | ٤٠ 40 |
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
| وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ أَخَذَ بَالَاقُ بَلْعَامَ وَأَصْعَدَهُ إِلَى مُرْتَفَعَاتِ بَعْلٍ، فَرَأَى مِنْ هُنَاكَ أَقْصَى ٱلشَّعْبِ. | ٤١ 41 |
And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.
