4 Mosebog 23

1 Og Bileam sagde til Balak: »Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!«

And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.

2 Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og Balak og Bileam ofrede en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert Alter.

And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on [every] altar.

3 Derpaa sagde Bileam til Balak: »Bliv staaende her ved dit Brændoffer, saa vil jeg gaa hen og se, om HERREN mulig kommer mig i Møde. Hvad han da lader mig skue, skal jeg lade dig vide.« Saa gik han op paa en nøgen Klippetop.

And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.

4 Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde. Og han sagde til ham: »Jeg har gjort de syv Altre i Stand og ofret en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert.«

And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went straight forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.

5 Og Gud lagde Bileam Ord i Munden og sagde: »Vend tilbage til Balak og tal saaledes til ham!«

And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

6 Da vendte han tilbage til ham, og se, han stod ved sit Brændoffer sammen med alle Moabs Høvdinger.

And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

7 Og han fremsatte sit Sprog: Fra Aram lod Balak mig hente, Moabs Konge fra Østens Bjerge: »Kom og forband mig Jakob, kom og kald Vrede ned over Israel!«

And he took up his parable, and said, Balac king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel.

8 Hvor kan jeg forbande, naar Gud ej forbander, nedkalde Vrede, naar HERREN ej vredes!

How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? or how can I devote whom God devotes not?

9 Jeg ser det fra Klippernes Top, fra Højderne skuer jeg det, et Folk, der bor for sig selv og ikke regner sig til Hedningefolkene.

For from the top of the mountains I shall see him, and from the hills I shall observe him: behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

10 Hvem kan maale Jakobs Sandskorn, hvem kan tælle Israels Støvgran? Min Sjæl dø de Oprigtiges Død, og mit Endeligt vorde som deres!

Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.

11 Da sagde Balak til Bileam: »Hvad har du gjort imod mig! Jeg lod dig hente, for at du skulde forbande mine Fjender, og se, du har velsignet dem!«

And Balac said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I called thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast greatly blessed [them].

12 Men han svarede: »Skal jeg ikke omhyggeligt sige, hvad HERREN lægger mig i Munden?«

And Balaam said to Balac, Whatsoever the Lord shall put into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?

13 Da sagde Balak til ham: »Følg med mig til et andet Sted, hvorfra du kan se Folket, dog kun den yderste Del deraf og ikke det hele, og forband mig det saa fra det Sted!«

And Balac said to him, Come yet with me to another place where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.

14 Og han tog ham med til Udkigsmarken paa Toppen af Pisga og rejste der syv Altre og ofrede en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert.

And he took him to a high place of the field to the top of the quarried [rock], and he built there seven altars, and offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.

15 Derpaa sagde Bileam til Balak: »Bliv staaende her ved dit Brændoffer, medens jeg ser efter, om der møder mig noget!«

And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

16 Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde og lagde ham Ord i Munden og sagde: »Vend tilbage til Balak og tal saaledes!«

And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

17 Saa kom han hen til ham, og se, han stod ved sit Brændoffer sammen med Moabs Høvdinger; og Balak spurgte ham: »Hvad har HERREN sagt?«

And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac said to him, What has the Lord spoken?

18 Da fremsatte han sit Sprog: Rejs dig, Balak, og hør, lyt til mig, Zippors Søn!

And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.

19 Gud er ikke et Menneske, at han skulde lyve, et Menneskebarn, at han skulde angre; mon han siger noget uden at gøre det, mon han taler uden at fuldbyrde det?

God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of man to be threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep [to his word]?

20 Se, at velsigne er mig givet, saa velsigner jeg og tager intet tilbage!

Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.

21 Man skuer ej Nød i Jakob, ser ej Trængsel i Israel; HERREN dets Gud er med det, og Kongejubel lyder hos det.

There shall not be trouble in Jacob, neither shall sorrow be seen in Israel: the Lord his God [is] with him, the glories of rulers [are] in him.

22 Gud førte det ud af Ægypten, det har en Vildokses Horn.

It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn.

23 Thi mod Jakob hjælper ej Galder, Trolddom ikke mod Israel. Nu siger man om Jakob og om Israel: »Hvad har Gud gjort?«

For there is no divination in Jacob, nor enchantment in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall perform.

24 Se, et Folk, der staar op som en Løvinde, rejser sig som en Løve! Det lægger sig først, naar det har ædt Rov og drukket de dræbtes Blod.

Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion's whelp, and shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain.

25 Da sagde Balak til Bileam: »Vil du ikke forbande det, saa velsign det i alt Fald ikke!«

And Balac said to Balaam, Neither curse the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.

26 Men Bileam svarede og sagde til Balak: »Har jeg ikke sagt dig, at alt, hvad HERREN siger, det gør jeg!«

And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?

27 Da sagde Balak til Bileam: »Kom, jeg vil tage dig med til et andet Sted, maaske det vil behage Gud, at du forbander mig det fra det Sted.«

And Balac said to Balaam, Come [and] I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.

28 Og Balak førte Bileam op paa Toppen af Peor, der rager op over Ørkenen.

And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, which extends to the wilderness.

29 Saa sagde Bileam til Balak: »Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!«

And Balaam said to Balac, build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.

30 Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og ofrede en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert Alter.

And Balac did as Balaam told him, and offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.