4 Mosebog 24

1 Men da Bileam saa, at HERRENS Hu stod til at velsigne Israel, gik han ikke som de forrige Gange hen for at søge Varsler, men vendte sig mod Ørkenen;

And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

2 og Bileam saa op og fik Øje paa Israel; som laa lejret Stamme for Stamme. Da kom Guds Aand over ham,

and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,

3 og han fremsatte sit Sprog: Saa siger Bileam, Beors Søn, saa siger Manden, hvis Øje er lukket,

and he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut —

4 saa siger han, der hører Guds Ord og kender den Højestes Viden, som skuer den Almægtiges Syner, hensunken, med opladt Øje:

An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:

5 Hvor herlige er dine Telte, Jakob, og dine Boliger, Israel!

How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

6 Som Dale, der strækker sig vidt, som Haver langs med en Flod, som Aloetræer, HERREN har plantet, som Cedre ved Vandets Bred.

As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

7 Dets Spande flyder over med Vand, dets Korn faar rigelig Væde. Mægtigere end Agag er dets Konge, og ophøjet er dets Kongedømme.

He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom.

8 Gud førte det ud af Ægypten, det har en Vildokses Horn; det opæder de Folkeslag der staar det imod, søndrer deres Ben og knuser deres Lænder.

God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth,

9 Det lægger sig, hviler som en Løve, ja, som en Løvinde, hvo tør vække det! Velsignet, hvo dig velsigner, forbandet, hvo dig forbander!

He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.'

10 Da blussede Balaks Vrede op mod Bileam, og han slog Hænderne sammen; og Balak sagde til Bileam: »For at forbande mine Fjender bad jeg dig komme, og se, nu har du velsignet dem tre Gange!

And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, 'To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed — these three times;

11 Skynd dig derhen, hvor du kom fra! Jeg lovede dig rigelig Løn, men mon har HERREN unddraget dig den!«

and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'

12 Men Bileam sagde til Balak: »Sagde jeg ikke allerede til Sendebudene, du sendte mig:

And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,

13 Om Balak saa giver mig alt det Sølv og Guld, han har i sit Hus, kan jeg ikke være ulydig mod HERREN og gøre noget som helst af egen Vilje; hvad HERREN siger, vil jeg sige!

If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart — that which Jehovah speaketh — it I speak?

14 Vel, jeg drager til mit Folk, men kom, jeg vil lade dig vide, hvad dette Folk skal gøre ved dit Folk i de sidste Dage.«

and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'

15 Derpaa fremsatte han sit Sprog: Saa siger Bileam, Beors Søn, saa siger Manden, hvis Øje er lukket,

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut —

16 saa siger han, der hører Guds Ord og kender den Højestes Viden, som skuer den Almægtiges Syner, hensunken, med opladt Øje:

An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:

17 Jeg ser ham, dog ikke nu, jeg skuer ham, dog ikke nær! En Stjerne opgaar af Jakob, et Herskerspir løfter sig fra Israel! Han knuser Moabs Tindinger og alle Setsønnernes Isse.

I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

18 Edom bliver et Lydland, og Se'irs undslupne gaar til Grunde, Israel udfolder sin Magt,

And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

19 og Jakob kuer sine Fjender.

And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'

20 Men da han saa Amalekiterne, fremsatte han sit Sprog: Det første af Folkene er Amalek, men til sidst vies det til Undergang!

And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end — for ever he perisheth.'

21 Og da han saa Keniterne, fremsatte han sit Sprog: Urokkelig er din Bolig, din Rede bygget paa Klippen.

And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

22 Kain er dog hjemfalden til Undergang! Hvor længe? Assur skal føre dig bort!

But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

23 Derpaa fremsatte han sit Sprog: Ve! Hvo bliver i Live, naar Gud lader det ske!

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

24 Der kommer Skibe fra Kittæernes Kyst; de kuer Assur, de kuer Eber — men ogsaa han er viet til Undergang!

And — ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'

25 Saa drog Bileam tilbage til sin Hjemstavn; og Balak gik ogsaa bort.

And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.