عَدَد 22
| وَارْتَحَلَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَنَزَلُوا فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ، شَرْقِيَّ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ أَرِيحَا. | ١ 1 |
The Israelites moved on and camped on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
| وَإِذْ بَلَغَ بَالاقَ بْنَ صِفُّورَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ جَمِيعُ مَا أَنْزَلَهُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ بِالأَمُورِيِّينَ، | ٢ 2 |
Balak, son of Zippor, had seen all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
| اعْتَرَاهُ الْفَزَعُ لِكَثْرَةِ عَدَدِهِمْ، وَمَلأَ الْخَوْفُ قَلْبَ شَعْبِهِ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ. | ٣ 3 |
The Moabites were terrified of the Israelites because there were so many of them. The Moabites dreaded the arrival of the Israelites
| فَقَالَ بَالاقُ لِشُيُوخِ مِدْيَانَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا الْجُمْهُورَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى لَحْسِ كُلِّ مَا حَوْلَنَا كَمَا يَلْحَسُ الثَّوْرُ عُشْبَ الْحَقْلِ». | ٤ 4 |
and told the leaders of Midian, “This horde will eat up everything we have, just like an ox eats up grass in the field!” (Balak son of Zippor, was king of Moab at that time.)
| ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ يَسْتَدْعِي بَلْعَامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ، الْمُقِيمَ فِي مَوْطِنِهِ فِي فَتُورَ، الْوَاقِعَةِ عَلَى نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ قَائِلاً: «هَا قَدْ خَرَجَ شَعْبٌ مِنْ مِصْرَ يُغَشِّي وَجْهَ الأَرْضِ بِكَثْرَتِهِ، وَهُوَ مُنْتَشِرٌ أَمَامِي. | ٥ 5 |
He sent messengers to call Balaam, son of Beor, who lived in Pethor near the Euphrates River in his own country. “Listen, a group of people has arrived here who came from Egypt,” Balak said in his message to Balaam. “There are hordes of them and they present a real threat to me.
| فَتَعَالَ الآنَ وَالْعَنْ لِي هَذَا الشَّعْبَ لأَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي، لَعَلِّي أَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ دَحْرِهِ وَطَرْدِهِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، لأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ مَنْ تُبَارِكُهُ يَكُونُ مُبَارَكاً وَمَنْ تَلْعَنُهُ يَكُونُ مَلْعُوناً». | ٦ 6 |
Please come immediately and curse these people for me, because they are stronger than me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack them and drive them out of my country because I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
| فَمَضَى شُيُوخُ مُوآبَ وَشُيُوخُ مِدْيَانَ حَامِلِينَ مَعَهُمْ حُلْوَانَ الْعِرَافَةِ، وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَى بَلْعَامَ وَأَبْلَغُوهُ كَلامَ بَالاقَ. | ٧ 7 |
The Moabite and Midianite leaders departed, taking payment for the fortune-telling with them. When they arrived they gave Balaam the message from Balak.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «بِيتُوا هُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ، وَغَداً أَرُدُّ عَلَيْكُمْ جَوَاباً كَمَا يُعْلِنُ لِي الرَّبُّ». فَمَكَثَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ عِنْدَ بَلْعَامَ. | ٨ 8 |
“Stay the night and I'll let you know the answer the Lord gives me,” Balaam told them. So the Moabite leaders stayed there with Balaam.
| فَتَجَلَّى اللهُ لِبَلْعَامَ وَسَأَلَهُ: «مَنْ هُمْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالُ الَّذِينَ عِنْدَكَ؟» | ٩ 9 |
God came to Balaam and asked him, “Who are these men staying with you?”
| فَأَجَابَ: «لَقَدْ أَرْسَلَ بَالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ إِلَيَّ قَائِلاً: | ١٠ 10 |
Balaam told God, “Balak, son of Zippor, the king of Moab, sent me this message:
| هَا قَدْ خَرَجَ شَعْبٌ مِنْ مِصْرَ يُغَشِّي وَجْهَ الأَرْضِ. فَتَعَالَ الآنَ وَالْعَنْهُ لِي، لَعَلِّي أَقْدِرُ عَلَى مُحَارَبَتِهِ وَطَرْدِهِ». | ١١ 11 |
‘Listen, a group of people has arrived here who came from Egypt. There are hordes of them. Please come immediately and curse these people for me. Maybe then I'll be able to fight them and drive them out of my country.’”
| فَقَالَ اللهُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «لا تَمْضِ مَعَهُمْ وَلا تَلْعَنِ الشَّعْبَ لأَنَّهُ مُبَارَكٌ». | ١٢ 12 |
But God told Balaam, “You are not to go back with them. You must not curse this people, for they are blessed.”
| فَنَهَضَ بَلْعَامُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَقَالَ لِرُؤَسَاءِ بَالاقَ: «انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى دِيَارِكُمْ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَبَى أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لِي بِالذَّهَابِ مَعَكُمْ». | ١٣ 13 |
In the morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's messengers, “Go back to where you came from because the Lord has refused to allow me to go with you.”
| فَانْطَلَقَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ وَأَبْلَغُوا بَالاقَ أَنَّ بَلْعَامَ رَفَضَ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ مَعَهُمْ. | ١٤ 14 |
The Moabite leaders left. They returned to Balak, and told him, “Balaam refused to come back with us.”
| فَعَادَ بَالاقُ وَبَعَثَ أَيْضاً عَدَداً مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ أَكْبَرَ، وَعُظَمَاءَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ الأَوَّلِينَ. | ١٥ 15 |
Then Balak sent even more leaders who were more prestigious than before.
| فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى بَلْعَامَ وَقَالُوا: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ لَكَ بَالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ: | ١٦ 16 |
When they arrived they told Balaam, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please don't let anything stop you from coming to see me,
| لَا تَتَقَاعَسْ عَنِ الْمَجِيءِ إِلَيَّ، لأَنَّنِي سَأُبَالِغُ فِي إِكْرَامِكَ، وَكُلُّ مَا تَطْلُبُهُ أَفْعَلُهُ، فَتَعَالَ الآنَ وَالْعَنْ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ». | ١٧ 17 |
because I will pay you a great deal and follow all the advice you give me. Please come and curse these people for me!’”
| فَأَجَابَ بَلْعَامُ رُسُلَ بَالاقَ: «لا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَعْصَى أَمْرَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي فِي أَيِّ عَمَلٍ صَغِيرٍ أَوْ كَبِيرٍ، وَلَوْ أَغْدَقَ عَلَيَّ بَالاقُ مِلْءَ قَصْرِهِ فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً. | ١٨ 18 |
But Balaam told Balak's officials, “Even if Balak gave me his whole palace full of silver and gold, I couldn't disobey the command of the Lord my God in any way.
| فَالآنَ، اقْضُوا هُنَا لَيْلَتَكُمْ لأَعْلَمَ بِمَاذَا يَعُودُ الرَّبُّ فَيُوْصِينِي بِهِ». | ١٩ 19 |
Now you should also stay the night so I can see if the Lord has anything else to tell me.”
| فَتَرَاءَى اللهُ لِبَلْعَامَ لَيْلاً وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنْ جَاءَ الرِّجَالُ يَسْتَدْعُونَكَ فَقُمْ وَامْضِ مَعَهُمْ، إِنَّمَا لَا تَنْطِقْ إِلّا بِمَا آمُرُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». | ٢٠ 20 |
God came to Balaam during the night and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But only do what I tell you.”
| فَنَهَضَ بَلْعَامُ صَبَاحاً وَأَسْرَجَ أَتَانَهُ، وَانْطَلَقَ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ مُوآبَ. | ٢١ 21 |
In the morning Balaam got up, put a saddle on his donkey, and left with the Moabite leaders.
| فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ اللهِ لأَنَّهُ مَضَى مَعَهُمْ، فَاعْتَرَضَهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِيُقَاوِمَهُ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى أَتَانِهِ وَغُلامَاهُ مَعَهُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
God's got angry because Balaam had decided to go. The angel of the Lord came and stood in the road to confront him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and he was accompanied by his two servants.
| فَأَبْصَرَتِ الأَتَانُ مَلاكَ الرَّبِّ مُنْتَصِباً فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَقَدِ اسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَحَادَتْ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَمَشَتْ فِي الْحَقْلِ. فَضَرَبَهَا بَلْعَامُ لِيَرُدَّهَا إِلَى الطَّرِيقِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road holding a drawn sword, so it turned from the road and went into a field. So Balaam beat it to make it go back to the road.
| ثُمَّ وَقَفَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ فِي مَمَرٍّ لِلْكُرُومِ يَقُومُ عَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ حَائِطَانِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow part of the road that passed between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.
| فَلَمَّا شَاهَدَتِ الأَتَانُ مَلاكَ الرَّبِّ زَحَمَتْ جَانِبَ الْحَائِطِ وَضَغَطَتْ رِجْلَ بَلْعَامَ عَلَيْهِ، فَضَرَبَهَا أَيْضاً. | ٢٥ 25 |
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord and tried to get past. It pushed up against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against it. So he beat it again.
| ثُمَّ اجْتَازَ بِهِ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ ضَيِّقٍ، لَا سَبِيلَ فِيهِ لِلتَّحَوُّلِ يَمْنَةً أَوْ يَسْرَةً. | ٢٦ 26 |
Then the angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to get past, either on the right or the left.
| فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الأَتَانُ مَلاكَ الرَّبِّ رَبَضَتْ تَحْتَ بَلْعَامَ. فَثَارَ غَضَبُ بَلْعَامَ وَضَرَبَ الأَتَانَ بِالْقَضِيبِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord and lay down under Balaam. He got angry and beat it with his walking stick.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ أَنْطَقَ الرَّبُّ الأَتَانَ، فَقَالَتْ لِبَلْعَامَ: «مَاذَا جَنَيْتُ حَتَّى ضَرَبْتَنِي الْآنَ ثَلاثَ دَفْعَاتٍ؟» | ٢٨ 28 |
The Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you for you to beat me three times?”
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ: «لأَنَّكِ سَخَرْتِ مِنِّي. لَوْ كَانَ فِي يَدِي سَيْفٌ لَكُنْتُ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكِ». | ٢٩ 29 |
“You made me look stupid!” Balaam told the donkey. “If I was holding a sword, I'd kill you now!”
| فَأَجَابَتْهُ الأَتَانُ: «أَلَسْتُ أَنَا أَتَانَكَ الَّتِي رَكِبْتَ عَلَيْهَا دَائِماً إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ؟ وَهَلْ عَوَّدْتُكَ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ بِكَ هَكَذَا؟» فَقَالَ: «لا». | ٣٠ 30 |
But the donkey asked Balaam, “Aren't I the donkey you've ridden all your life right up to today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he admitted.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ كَشَفَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ عَيْنَيْ بَلْعَامَ، فَشَاهَدَ مَلاكَ الرَّبِّ مُنْتَصِباً فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَسَيْفُهُ مَسْلُولٌ فِي يَدِهِ، فَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ سَاجِداً. | ٣١ 31 |
Then the Lord gave Balaam the ability to see the angel of the Lord standing in the road holding a drawn sword. Balaam bowed low and fell facedown on the ground.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا ضَرَبْتَ الآنَ أَتَانَكَ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ؟ فَهَا أَنَا قَدْ جِئْتُ لأَعْتَرِضَكَ، لأَنَّ طَرِيقَكَ مُلْتَوِيَةٌ فِي نَظَرِي، | ٣٢ 32 |
The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why did you beat your donkey three times? Listen, I have come to confront you because you're being obstinate.
| فَشَاهَدَتْنِي الأَتَانُ فَحَادَتْ مِنْ أَمَامِي ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ. وَلَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَكُنْتُ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكَ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُهَا». | ٣٣ 33 |
The donkey saw me and avoided me three times. If it had not avoided me, by now I definitely would have killed you and allowed the donkey to live.”
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِمَلاكِ الرَّبِّ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ، وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ وَاقِفٌ لاِعْتِرَاضِي فِي الطَّرِيقِ. وَالآنَ إِنْ سَاءَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجِعُ». | ٣٤ 34 |
“I have sinned because I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me,” Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “So if this isn't what you want, I'll go back home.”
| فَقَالَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ لِبَلْعَامَ: «امْضِ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْطِقَ بِمَا آمُرُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». فَانْطَلَقَ بَلْعَامُ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ بَالاقَ. | ٣٥ 35 |
The angel of the Lord told Balaam, “No, you can go with the men, but only say what I tell you.” So Balaam continued on with Balak's officials.
| فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ بَالاقَ أَنَّ بَلْعَامَ قَدْ قَدِمَ أَسْرَعَ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ مُوآبَ الْوَاقِعَةِ عَلَى حُدُودِ أَرْنُونَ الْقَصِيَّةِ. | ٣٦ 36 |
When Balak found out that Balaam was on his way, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the border at the Arnon River, the farthest point of his territory.
| فَقَالَ بَالاقُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «أَلَمْ أَبْعَثْ إِلَيْكَ أَسْتَدْعِيكَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَقْدِمْ عَلَيَّ؟ أَحَقّاً أَعْجَزُ عَنْ إِكْرَامِكَ؟» | ٣٧ 37 |
He said to Balaam, “Didn't you think my call for you to come was urgent? Why didn't you come to me straight away? Did you think I couldn't pay you enough?”
| فَأَجَابَ بَلْعَامُ: «هَا أَنَا جِئْتُ إِلَيْكَ. أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ فِي وُسْعِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ الآنَ بِمَا أُرِيدُ؟ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَنْطِقَ فَقَطْ بِمَا يَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ الرَّبُّ». | ٣٨ 38 |
“Look, I'm here with you now, aren't I?” Balaam replied. “But do you think I can just say anything? I can only speak the words that God gives me to say.”
| فَمَضَى بَلْعَامُ مَعَ بَالاقَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلا إِلَى قَرْيَةِ حَصُوتَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
So Balaam went with Balak and they arrived at Kiriath-huzoth.
| فَذَبَحَ بَالاقُ بَقَراً وَغَنَماً وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he shared with meat with Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
| وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي أَخَذَ بَالاقُ بَلْعَامَ إِلَى مُرْتَفَعَاتِ بَعْلٍ، فَرَأَى مِنْ هُنَاكَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّهُمْ. | ٤١ 41 |
The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the extent of the Israelite camp.
