Idisu 22
1 Isala: ili dunu da bu asili, Moua: be umi soge amo Yodane Hano ea eso mabe la: idi, Yeligou moilai bai bagade la: idila la: idilale diala, amogawi ilia fisisu hamoi.
The Israelites moved on and camped on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
2 Moua: be hina bagade Ba: ila: ge (Sibo egefe), e da Isala: ili ilia hou amo A: moulaide dunuma hamoi amola ilia idi bagade nababeba: le,
Balak, son of Zippor, had seen all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
3 e amola ea fi dunu huluane da bagadewane beda: i galu.
The Moabites were terrified of the Israelites because there were so many of them. The Moabites dreaded the arrival of the Israelites
4 Moua: be dunu da Midia: ne fi dunu ilima amane sia: i, “Bulamagau gawali da gisi bugi ganodini gisi na ebelesa, amo defele Isala: ili fi bagade da ninia liligi huluane wadela: lesimu.”
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.)
5 Amaiba: le, hina bagade Ba: ila: ge da sia: ne iasu dunu ilia Ba: ila: me (Bio egefe, e da Bidio moilai Amoue soge Iufala: idisi Hano gadenene esalu), amo dunu ema misa: ne sia: si. Sia: ne iasu dunu da Ba: ila: ge ea sia: amane sia: si, “Di da amo liligi dawa: ma: ne na da sia: sisa. Dunu fi bagade da Idibidi sogega goeguda: misi dagoi. Amo dunu da soge huluane amoga a: i ahoa, amola ilia da ninia soge huluane lamusa: magagisa.
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.
6 Ilia idi da ninia idi baligi dagoi. Amaiba: le, di goeguda: misini, na fidima: ne ilima gagabusu aligima: ne ilegema. Amasea, amabela: ? ninia da ilima hasalimu amola ninia soge fisimusa: ili sefasimu. Na dawa: ! Di da dunu hahawane esaloma: ne sia: sea, ilia da hahawane esalumu, amola di da ilima gagabusu aligima: ne ilegesea, amo gagabusu da ilima aligi dialumu.”
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.”
7 Amaiba: le, Moua: be amola Midia: ne ouligisu dunu da amo gagabusu ilegesu dabe sia: amo gaguli asili, Ba: ila: mema doaga: le, Ba: ila: ge ea sia: ema sia: ne i.
The Moabite and Midianite leaders departed, taking payment for the fortune-telling with them. When they arrived they gave Balaam the message from Balak.
8 Ba: ila: me da ilima amane sia: i, “Wali guiguda: golale, aya na da Hina Gode Ea nama sia: mu, amo dilima olelemu.” Amaiba: le, Moua: be ouligisu dunu da Ba: ila: me ili esalu.
“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.
9 Gode da Ba: ila: mema misini, amane sia: i, “Amo dunu dili esalebe da nowa dunula: ?”
God came to Balaam and asked him, “Who are these men staying with you?”
10 Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Moua: be hina bagade Ba: ila: ge da ili nama amane olelema: ne asunasi,
Balaam told God, “Balak, son of Zippor, the king of Moab, sent me this message:
11 ‘Dunu fi amo da Idibidi sogega misi da soge huluane amoga a: i ahoa. E da agoane hanai gala, amo na da gagubusu ilima aligima: ne ilegemu. Amasea, e da ilima doagala: le, gadili sefasimusa: dawa: mu.”
‘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.’”
12 Gode da Ba: ila: mema amane sia: i, “Amo dunu mae sigi masa! Amola Isala: ili fi dunu ilima gagabui aligima: ne mae ilegema! Bai Na da ilima hahawane dogolegele hou ilegele i dagoi.”
But God told Balaam, “You are not to go back with them. You must not curse this people, for they are blessed.”
13 Golale, hahabe, Ba: ila: me da Ba: ila: ge ea sia: ne iasu dunuma asili, amane sia: i, “Dilia diasuga buhagima! Hina Gode da, na dili mae sigi masa: ne sia: i dagoi.”
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.”
14 Amaiba: le, ilia da Ba: ila: ge ema buhagili, Ba: ila: me da ili mae sigi misa: ne sia: i amo ema olelei.
The Moabite leaders left. They returned to Balak, and told him, “Balaam refused to come back with us.”
15 Amalalu, Ba: ila: ge da sia: ne iasu dunu ilia idi da musa: asi dagoi, amo ilia hou da musa: asi hou ilia baligi, amo asunasi.
Then Balak sent even more leaders who were more prestigious than before.
16 Ilia da Ba: ila: mema asili, Ba: ila: ge ea sia: ema amane alofele i, “Na dima ha: giwane edegesa. Misa! Logo ga: su liligi mae dawa: ma!
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,
17 Na da bidi bagadewane dima imunu, amola dia hanai adole ba: su huluane hamomu. Na dima ha: giwane edegesa. Misa! Amola na fidima: ne amo Isala: ili dunu fi ilima gagabui aligima: ne ilegema.”
because I will pay you a great deal and follow all the advice you give me. Please come and curse these people for me!’”
18 Be Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Ba: ila: ge da silifa amola gouli ea hina bagade diasu ganodini amo huluanedafa nama ianoba, na da Hina Gode Ea sia: fonobahadi afae fawane giadofamu da nama hamedei gala: loba.
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.
19 Be dilia musa: misi dunu defele, wali gasia goeguda: esaloma. Bai na da Hina Godema bu adole ba: mu. Amabela: ? E da nama sia: eno ganabela: ?”
Now you should also stay the night so I can see if the Lord has anything else to tell me.”
20 Amo gasia, Gode da Ba: ila: mema misini, amane sia: i, “Amo dunu da dia ili sigi masa: ne sia: musa: misi galea, defea, dia liligi momagele, ili sigi masa. Be Na hamoma: ne sia: i defele amo fawane hamoma.”
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.”
21 Amaiba: le, hahabe, Ba: ila: me da ea dougi amo da: iya fa: le fisu amo lala: gilalu, fila heda: le, Moua: be ouligisu dunu amola sigi asi.
In the morning Balaam got up, put a saddle on his donkey, and left with the Moabite leaders.
22 Ba: ila: me da ahoabeba: le, Gode da ougi ba: i. Amaiba: le, Ba: ila: me da ea dougi da: iya fila heda: le, ea hawa: hamosu dunu aduna amola gilisili: logoga ahoanoba, Hina Gode Ea a: igele dunu da ea logo hedofamusa: , logo dogoa lelu.
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.
23 Dougi da a: igele dunu gegesu gobihei bagade gaguliwane lelebe ba: beba: le, e da logo fisili, bu la: ididili sega sa: i. Ba: ila: me da ea dougi fananu, bu logoga logei.
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.
24 Amalalu, a:igele dunu da logo donoboi amo da waini efe sagai amo da igiga gagoi, amo dibiga asili, lelu.
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow part of the road that passed between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.
25 Dougi da a: igele ba: beba: le, logo la: idi amoga bobogala: le, Ba: ila: me ea emo da igiga gagoi amo damana fanasili gigidinai. Ba: ila: me da bu enowane dougi fai.
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.
26 A: igele da eno ba: le gaidi asili, donoboidafa logo sogebi, la: ididili amola la: ididili baligimu hamedei sogebi, amoga lelu.
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.
27 Dougi da bu a: igele dunu ba: beba: le, osoboga diagudui. Ba: ila: me ea ougi bagade heda: le, e da dougi amo ea galiamoga fananu.
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord and lay down under Balaam. He got angry and beat it with his walking stick.
28 Amalalu, Hina Gode da dougi amoma, dunuga sia: be agoane sia: ma: ne, gasa i. Dougi da Ba: ila: mema amane sia: i, “Na da dima adi hamobela: ? Di da abuliba: le, na udiana agoane udigili fabela: ?”
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?”
29 Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Bai di da na gagaoui dunu agoane ba: ma: ne, hamoi dagoi! Na da gegesu gobihei bagade gagui ganiaba, na da di medole legela: loba.”
“You made me look stupid!” Balaam told the donkey. “If I was holding a sword, I'd kill you now!”
30 Dougi da bu adole i, “Na da dia dougi amola dia esalusu ganodini di da eso huluane nama fila heda: le ahoanusu. Na da amo hou musa: dima hamobela: ?” Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Hame mabu!”
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.
31 Amalalu, Hina Gode da Ba: ila: mema amo a: igele dunu gegesu gobihei bagade gaguiwane lelebe amo ba: ma: ne, e si doasi. Amalalu, Ba: ila: me da hina: odagi osoba guduli gala: lasa: i.
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.
32 A: igele da ema amane sia: i, “Dia abuliba: le udiana agoane dia dougi fabela: ? Na da dia logo hedofamusa: misi dagoi! Bai di da amodili masunu da defea hame galebe.
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.
33 Be dia dougi da na ba: lalu udiana agoane sinidigi. E da agoai hame hamosa ganiaba, na da di fane legela: loba, amola dougi hame fane legela: loba.”
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.”
34 Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Na da wadela: le hamoi dagoi. Di da na logo hedofamusa: logoga lelu, na da hame dawa: i galu. Be di da na bu masunu da defea hame dawa: sea, na da na diasuga buhagimu.”
“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.”
35 Be a: igele da ema amane sia: i, “Di mae buhagili, amo dunu sigi masa. Be na dima adomu liligi fawane sia: ma!” Amaiba: le, Ba: ila: me da Moua: be ouligisu dunu amola bu sigi asi.
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.
36 Ba: ila: ge da Ba: ila: me ea manebe sia: nababeba: le, e da A moilai bai bagade (Anone Hano bega: amola Moua: be soge alalo amoga dialu) amoga Ba: ila: me yosia: musa: asi.
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.
37 Ba: ila: ge da Ba: ila: mema amane sia: i, “Dia abuliba: le na da musa: misa: ne sia: i amoga hame misibala: ? Dia adi dawa: bela: ? Na da dima bidi defele imunu hamedebela: ?”
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?”
38 Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Na da wali misi dagoi! Dafawanela: ? Be na da gasa hamedei. Na da Gode Ea nama sia: i liligi fawane sia: mu, amo fawane gasa gala.”
“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.”
39 Amalalu, Ba: ila: me amola Ba: ila: ge da Gilia: de Husode moilai amoga asili,
So Balaam went with Balak and they arrived at Kiriath-huzoth.
40 Ba: ila: ge da bulamagau amola sibi medole legele, amo ea hu mogili Ba: ila: me amola ouligisu dunu amo ili gilisili moma: ne ema i.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he shared with meat with Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
41 Golale, hahabe, Ba: ila: ge da Ba: ila: me amo Ba: imode Ba: ile (gado sogebi) amoga oule asi. Amoga, Ba: ila: me da Isala: ili fi dunu mogili ba: musa: dawa: i.
The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the extent of the Israelite camp.
