Brojevi 24
1 Kad opazi Bileam da je Jahvi drago što on blagoslivlja Izraela, ne htjede više ni ići kao prije u potragu za znamenjima, nego se licem okrenu prema pustari.
And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
2 Bileam podiže oči i vidje Izraela utaborena po njegovim plemenima. Na nj siđe Duh Božji
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 i on poče svoju pjesmu te reče: “Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
4 proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.
he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
5 Kako su lijepi ti šatori, Jakove, i stanovi tvoji, Izraele!
How goodly [are] thy habitations, Jacob, and thy tents, Israel!
6 Kao dolovi što se steru, kao vrtovi uz obalu rijeke, kao aloje što ih Jahve posadi, kao cedri pokraj voda!
as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
7 Iz potomstva junak mu izlazi, nad mnogim on vlada narodima. Kralj će njegov nadvisit' Agaga, uzdiže se kraljevstvo njegovo.
There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
8 Iz Egipta Bog ga izveo, on je njemu k'o rozi bivola. On proždire narode dušmanske, on njihove kosti drobi.
God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
9 Skupio se, polegao poput lava, poput lavice: tko ga podići smije? Blagoslovljen bio tko te blagoslivlje, proklet da je tko tebe proklinje!”
He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless thee are blessed, and they that curse thee are cursed.
10 I usplamtje srdžbom Balak na Bileama i udari rukom o ruku. “Pozvao sam te da prokuneš moje neprijatelje”, reče Balak Bileamu, “a kad tamo, ti ih blagoslovi evo triput!
And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
11 Nosi se odmah u svoj kraj. Bio sam rekao: dostojno ću te počastiti! A eto, Jahve te liši časti.”
Now therefore flee to thy place: I said, I will honour thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee of glory.
12 Nato Bileam odgovori Balaku: “Zar nisam rekao i tvojim glasnicima koje si k meni poslao:
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,
13 'Da mi Balak dadne svoju kuću punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti zapovijed Jahvinu i po svojoj volji činiti bilo dobro, bilo zlo; ono što kaže Jahve, to ću i ja reći.'
If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.
14 A sada, kad, evo, odlazim k svome narodu, hajde da ti objavim što će ovaj narod učiniti tvome narodu u budućnosti!”
And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise thee of what this people shall do to thy people in the last days.
15 I poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
16 proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji poznaje mudrost Svevišnjega, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.
hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
17 Vidim ga, ali ne sada: motrim ga, al' ne iz blizine: od Jakova zvijezda izlazi, od Izraela žezlo se diže. On Moabu razbija bokove i svu djecu Šetovu zatire!
I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
18 Edom će njegovim postati posjedom, a Seir zemljom osvojenom. Razvija snagu svoju Izrael,
And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
19 Jakov vlada nad neprijateljima i uništava preživjele iz Ira.”
And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
20 Bileam se zagleda u Amaleka te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Amalek je prvenac među narodima, ali vječna propast njegov je svršetak.”
And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
21 Onda se zagleda u Kenijce te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Tvrd je stan tvoj, Kajine, na timoru ti gnijezdo savijeno!
And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, thy dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock,
22 Al' gnijezdo pripada Beoru; dokle ćeš Ašuru robovati?”
and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.
23 Opet poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Narodi pomorski sabiru se sa sjevera,
And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
24 a brodovlje od strane Kitima. Podjarmljuju Ašur, podjarmljuju Heber, pa i njega će propast stići vječita.”
And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
25 Potom ustade Bileam te se uputi natrag u svoj kraj. A i Balak ode svojim putem.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
