< Lampahnah 22 >
1 Te phoeiah Israel ca rhoek te cet uh tih Jerikho kah Jordan rhalvangan phai, Moab kolken ah rhaeh uh.
2 Israel loh Amori taengah a saii boeih te Zippor capa Balakloha hmuh.
3 Israel he khaw muep a ping dongah Moab khaw pilnam mikhmuh ah bakuep. Israel ca rhoek kah mikhmuh ah Moab a mueipuel.
4 Te dongah Moab loh Midian kah a hamcarhoek taengah, “Vaito loh khohmuen kah baelhing a laem bangla mamih kaepvai kah a cungkuem he hlangpingloha laem uh pawn ni,” a ti nah. Te vaeng tue ah Moab kah manghai tah Zippor capa Balak ni.
5 Te dongah a pilnam paca rhoek kah khohmuen tuiva kaep kah Pethor Beor capa Balaam taengah puencawn a tueih. Anih te a khue tih, “Egypt lamkah aka thoeng pilnam he, diklai hman te a khuk tih kai imdan la kho a sak he.
6 Te dongah halo lamtah he pilnam he kai lakah tah a tlung oeh dongah kai yueng la thaephoei thil mai laeh. Anih ngawn ham neh khohmuen lamloh anih ka haek thai khaming. Yoethen na paek hlang te a yoethen tih thae na phoei thil te tah thaephoei a yook te ka ming,” a ti nah.
7 Te dongah Moab kah a hamca neh Midian kah a hamcarhoek khaw, amih kut khuikah bihmarhoekkhaw cet uh. Balaam taengla a pha uh vaengah a taengah Balak ol te a thui uh.
8 Te vaengah amih te, “Hlaem at khaw pahoi rhaeh uh lamtah BOEIPA loh kai taengah a thui bangla nangmih taengah ol kam mael bitni,” a ti nah. Te dongah Moab mangpa rhoek tah Balaam taengah om uh.
9 Te vaengah Pathen loh Balaam te a paan tih, “Na taengkahrhoek he u hlang nim?” a ti nah.
10 Balaam loh Pathen taengah, “Moab manghai Zippor capa Balak loh kai taengla han tueih.
11 Egypt lamkah aka pawk pilnam loh diklai hman a khuk coeng ke. Te dongah halo anih te kai yueng la tap laeh. Anih tloek ham neh anih haek ham a coeng khaming,” a ti nah.
12 Pathen loh Balaam te, “Amih taengah cet boeh, pilnam te a yoethen coeng tih thaephoei boeh,” a ti nah.
13 Te dongah Balaamte mincang ah thoo tih Balak kah mangparhoek te, “Nangmih taengah kai caeh sak ham khaw BOEIPAloha aal dongah namah kho la cet uh laeh,” a ti nah.
14 Te dongah Moab mangpa rhoek tah thoo uh tih Balak taengla pawk uh. Te vaengah, “Balaam loh kaimih taengah lo ham a aal,” a ti nah.
15 Tedae Balak loh amih lakah a yet ngai neh aka lalh ngai mangpa rhoek te a koeitih koep a tueih.
16 Balaam taengla a pawk uh vaengah amah te, “Zippor capa Balak loh, 'Kai taenglana lo ham te uelh boeh.
17 Nangte muep kan thangpom rhoe kan thangpom vetih kai taengahna thui boeih te ka ngai bitni. Te dongah halo lamtah he pilnam he kai yueng la tap mai,’ a ti,” a ti nah.
18 Tedae Balaamloha doo tih Balak kah sal taengah, “Kai he Balak loh a im kah a bae la cak neh sui m'pae cakhaw Ka Pathen BOEIPA kah olka tah ka poe ham a coeng moenih, a yit a len khaw ngai ham ni.
19 Te dongah nangmih khaw he ah he hlaem at om uh mai laeh. Te daengah ni BOEIPA loh kai taengah thui hamla mebang a thap khaw ka ming eh?,” a ti nah.
20 Khoyin ah tah Pathente Balaam taengla cet tih amah te, “Nang te khue ham hlang rhoek ha pawk atah thoo lamtah amih neh cet. Tedae nang taengah kanthui ol mah ngai,” a ti nah.
21 Balaamte mincang ah thoo tih a laak te a khih tih Moab mangparhoek taengla cet.
22 Tedae anih a caeh dongah Pathen thintoekte sai. Te dongah BOEIPA puencawn tah anih te longpueng ah khingkhoekkung bangla a pai pah. Te vaengah amahte a laak dongah ngol tih a taengah a tueihyoeih rhoi om.
23 Te vaengah BOEIPA kah puencawn tah longpuei ah pai tih a kut dongah a cunghang a yueh te laakloha hmuh. Te dongah laakte long lamloh hooi uh tih lohma la cet. Te dongah longpuei la mael sak ham Balaam lohlaak te a taam.
24 Tedae BOEIPA kah puencawnte misurdum kah longcaek ah a pai pah. He ah khaw vongtung, ke ah khaw vongtung a om pah.
25 Laak loh BOEIPA kah puencawn te a hmuh vaengah pangbueng te a nen tih Balaam kho te pangbueng dongah a nen thil. Te dongah laak a taam te a khoep.
26 Tedae BOEIPA kah puencawn loh koep a kan tih banvoei bantang la mael ham la longpuei aka om pawh hmuen ah a caek la pai.
27 Laak loh BOEIPA kah puencawn te a hmuh vaengah Balaam dangah a kol pah. Te vaengah Balaam thintoekte sai tih laak te conghol neh a taam.
28 Te vaengah BOEIPA loh laak kah aka te a ong pah tih Balaam te, “Nang taengah balae ka saiitih kai thik thum nan boh,” a ti nah.
29 Balaam loh laak te, “Kai he nan poelyoe dongah he, ka kut ah cunghang om vetih nang kang ngawn laeh mako,” a ti nah.
30 Laak loh Balaam te, “Kai he nang kah laak moenih a? Kai soah he tahae khohnin due koep na ngol, he he nang taengah saii ham ka hmaiben khaw ka hmaiben nim?,” a ti vaengah, “Pawh,” a ti nah.
31 Te vaengah BOEIPA loh Balaam mik te a phen pah. Te dongah a kut ah a cunghang a pom tih longpuei ah aka pai BOEIPA kah puencawn te a hmuh. Te daengah buluk tih a thintoek neh bakop.
32 BOEIPA kah puencawn loh anih te, “Balae tih na laak te thik thumna boh, ka hmai ah longpuei a mueng dongah kai he khingkhoekkung la ka pawk.
33 Laak loh kai m'hmuh dongah ka mikhmuh lamloh voei thum a rhael. Ka mikhmuh lamloh rhael pawt koinih nang te khaw kang ngawn pawn vetih anih bueng ka hing sak khaming.
34 Balaam loh BOEIPA kah puencawn taengah, “Longpuei ah kai mah ham na pai te ka ming pawt dongah ka tholh coeng. Na mik ah a thae oeh atah kai he ka mael voithum mael pawn ni,” a ti nah.
35 BOEIPA kah puencawn loh Balaam te, “Hlangrhoek neh cet lamtah nang taengah ka thui ol te mah thui,” a ti nah. Te dongah Balaam khaw Balak kah mangparhoek taengah cet.
36 Balaam halo te Balakloha yaak van neh khorhi khobawt, Arnon khorhi kah Moab khopuei ah anihte doe hamla cet.
37 Te vaengah Balak loh Balaam te, “Nang te khue ham nang taengah kan tueih rhoe kan tueih moenih a? Balae tih kai taenglana lo pawh, nang thangpom ham ka coeng tang moenih a?” a ti nah.
38 Balaam loh Balak te, “Nang taengla ka pawk coeng he, ol pakhat khaw thui ham ka coeng khaw ka coeng venim? Pathen loh ka ka dongah a khueh te ka thui eh?,” a ti nah.
39 Te phoeiah Balaamte Balak taengah cet tih Kirjathhuzoth la pawk rhoi.
40 Te vaengah Balak loh saelhung neh boiva khaw a ngawn tih Balaam taeng neh amah taengkah mangparhoek taengah a thak.
41 Mincang a pha vaengah Balak loh Balaam te a loh tih Bamothbaallaa khuen. Te vaengah pilnam a bawtnah lamloh pahoi tueng.
