4 Mosebog 23
1 Og Bileam sagde til Balak: »Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!«
Then Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”
2 Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og Balak og Bileam ofrede en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert Alter.
Balak did as Balaam had said, and together they offered a bull and a ram on each 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.
Balaam said to Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I go and see if perhaps the Lord will come and meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me, I'll share with you.” Then Balaam left to climb up a rocky crag.
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.«
God met with him there, and Balaam said. “I have built seven altars and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
5 Og Gud lagde Bileam Ord i Munden og sagde: »Vend tilbage til Balak og tal saaledes til ham!«
The Lord gave Balaam a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to say to him.”
6 Da vendte han tilbage til ham, og se, han stod ved sit Brændoffer sammen med alle Moabs Høvdinger.
So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders.
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!«
This is the declaration that Balaam gave: “Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east. He said, ‘Come and curse Jacob for me! Come and condemn Israel!’
8 Hvor kan jeg forbande, naar Gud ej forbander, nedkalde Vrede, naar HERREN ej vredes!
But how can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I condemn what the Lord has not condemned?
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 I'm looking down on them from the top of rocky crags; I'm watching them from the hills. I see a people who live on their own, different from the other 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 can count Jacob's descendants? They are so many they're like dust! Who can count even a quarter of the Israelites? I would like to die as a good person dies! Let the end of my life be like their end!”
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!«
Then Balak complained to Balaam, “What on earth have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and now look! All you have done is bless them!”
12 Men han svarede: »Skal jeg ikke omhyggeligt sige, hvad HERREN lægger mig i Munden?«
But Balaam replied, “Don't you think I should I say precisely what the Lord tells me?”
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!«
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. But you'll only see a part of their camp—you won't see all of them. You can curse them for me from there.”
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.
He took him to the field of Zophim at the top of Mount Pisgah. There he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
15 Derpaa sagde Bileam til Balak: »Bliv staaende her ved dit Brændoffer, medens jeg ser efter, om der møder mig noget!«
Balaam told Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.”
16 Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde og lagde ham Ord i Munden og sagde: »Vend tilbage til Balak og tal saaledes!«
The Lord met Balaam and gave him a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to say to him.”
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?«
So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders. “What did the Lord say?” Balak asked.
18 Da fremsatte han sit Sprog: Rejs dig, Balak, og hør, lyt til mig, Zippors Søn!
This is the prophecy that Balaam delivered: “Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
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 isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he say he's going to do something but doesn't? Does he make promises he doesn't carry out?
20 Se, at velsigne er mig givet, saa velsigner jeg og tager intet tilbage!
Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God has blessed, and I can't change that.
21 Man skuer ej Nød i Jakob, ser ej Trængsel i Israel; HERREN dets Gud er med det, og Kongejubel lyder hos det.
He's not expecting anything bad will happen to Jacob; he doesn't foresee any trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them; they celebrate him as their king.
22 Gud førte det ud af Ægypten, det har en Vildokses Horn.
God led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox.
23 Thi mod Jakob hjælper ej Galder, Trolddom ikke mod Israel. Nu siger man om Jakob og om Israel: »Hvad har Gud gjort?«
No spell can be cast against Jacob; no magic can be used against Israel. People will talk about Jacob and Israel, saying, ‘What amazing things God has done for them!’
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.
Look! The Israelites go out hunting like a lioness; they chase like a lion. They don't rest until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of their dead victim.”
25 Da sagde Balak til Bileam: »Vil du ikke forbande det, saa velsign det i alt Fald ikke!«
Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you can't give them any curses then at least don't give them any blessings!”
26 Men Bileam svarede og sagde til Balak: »Har jeg ikke sagt dig, at alt, hvad HERREN siger, det gør jeg!«
But Balaam replied, “Didn't I explain to you that I have to do whatever the Lord tells me?”
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.«
“Please come with me and I will take you somewhere else,” Balak said. “Maybe God would let you curse them for me from there.”
28 Og Balak førte Bileam op paa Toppen af Peor, der rager op over Ørkenen.
Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wastelands.
29 Saa sagde Bileam til Balak: »Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!«
Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”
30 Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og ofrede en Tyr og en Væder paa hvert Alter.
Balak what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
