Lampahnah 24
1 Israel yoethen paek te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah hoeikhang tila Balaamloh a hmuh dongah lungte doe ham voei vai khaw cet pawh. Te dongah a maelhmaite khosoek laa khueh.
Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,
2 Balaam loh a mika huel vaengah Israel te amah koca lakhoa sak tih Pathen Mueihla a soaha om te a hmuh.
And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.
3 Te vaengah a thuidoeknah te a poh tih Beor capa Balaam olphong neh mikdai dai hlang kah olphong te a thui.
And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:
4 Pathen ol aka ya kah olphong tah Tlungthang mikhlam aka tla te a hmuh tiha mika dai.
He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:
5 Jakob nang kah dap neh Israel nang kah dungtlungim tah metlama hoeikhang.
How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!
6 Soklong bangla langdai, tuiva kah dum bangla, BOEIPA kah a phung thingul bangla, tui taengkah lamphai bangla,
They are stretched out like valleys, like gardens by the riverside, like flowering trees planted by the Lord, like cedar-trees by the waters.
7 A tuiduen lamloh tui sih tih a tiingan khaw tui yet dongah om. A manghai Agag lakah a vetih a rama phueih ni.
Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour.
8 Pathen loh anihte Egypt lamloh amah taengah cung ki banglaa loh. A rhal namtom te a ngaeh coeng dongah a rhuh te a cilh vetih a thaltang neh a phop ni.
It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.
9 Sathueng neh sathuengnu bangla koisutih yalh phoeiah tah anih aka haengte unim? Nang loh yoethen na paek te a yoethen tih nang loh thae na phoei khaw thaephoei a yook.
He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.
10 Te vaengah Balak kah thintoekte Balaam taengah sai tih a kut tea paeng. Balak loh Balaam te, “Ka thunkha rhoek te tap ham ni nang kang khue dae he rhoek kah yoethen la voei thum yoethen na paek coeng he.
Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.
11 Te dongah namah hmuen la nang te yong laeh. Nang te kan thangpom rhoe kan thangpom eh ka ti coeng dae BOEIPA loh nangte thangpomnah lamkah n'hloh coeng ne,” a ti nah.
Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.
12 Te dongah Balaam loh Balak te, “Kai taengla na puencawn nan tueih taengah khaw ka thui moenih a?
Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,
13 Kai he Balak loh cak neh sui a im kah a bae la m'pae cakhaw BOEIPA olka te poe hamla ka coeng moenih. Then cakhaw thae cakhaw ngai ham om. Ka lungbuei lamlong pataeng BOEIPA kah a thui te ni ka thui eh ka ti.
Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?
14 Kai tah ka pilnam taengla ka cet pawn ni he. Halo lamtah hmailong tue ah he pilnam loh na pilnam soaha saii ham te nang kang uen eh?,” a ti nah.
So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.
15 Te phoeiah a thuidoeknaha dangrhoek tih Beor capa Balaam kah olphong neh mik aka dai hlang kah olphong te a thui.
Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
16 Pathen kah olthui aka ya tih Khohni mingnah aka ming, tlungthang mikhlam aka hmu tih a bakop doela mik aka dai kah olphong loh,
He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:
17 Amah te ka hmuh dae tahaeah moenih, amah te ka mae dae yoei pawh. Jakob lamkah aisi thoeng vetih Israel lamloh mancai thoo ni. Moab baengkia phop pah vetih Seth kocate boeih a phuet ni.
I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.
18 Edom kah a pang om vetih a thunkha Seir kah a pang om cakhaw Israel loh thadueng neh a saii ni.
Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.
19 Jakob lamloha taemrhai vetih khopuei kah rhaengnaeng te a milh sak ni.
And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.
20 Amalek tea hmuh vaengah a thuidoeknaha poh tih, “Amaklek tah namtom kah a tongnah la om dae a hmailong tah pocinah la om.
Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.
21 Keni tea hmuh vaengah a thuidoeknah te a poh tih, “Na ngolhmuen khangmai tih thaelpang soah bu na khueh.
And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.
22 Tedae hatah Assyria loh nang n'sol duela Kainte hlup hamla om bitni,” a ti nah.
But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.
23 A thuidoeknaha poh tih, “Anunae Pathen loh tea saii vaengah unim aka hing ve?
Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
24 Kittim lihmoi lamkah timbawrhoek neh Assyria khaw phaep uh ni. Eber khaw a phaep uh ni. Tedae amah khaw pocinah ham ni,” a ti nah.
But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.
25 Te phoeiah Balaamte thoo tih aka cette amah hmuen la mael. Te dongah Balak khaw amah longpuei la cet.
Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.
