4 Mosebog 22
1 Derefter brød Israelitterne op derfra og slog Lejer på Moabs Sletter hinsides Jordan over for Jeriko.
And the children of Israel departed, and encamped on the west of Moab by Jordan toward Jericho.
2 Da Balak, Zippors Søn, så alt, hvad Israel havde gjort ved Amoriterne,
And when Balac son of Sepphor saw all that Israel did to the Amorite,
3 grebes Moab af Rædsel for Folket, fordi det var så talrigt, og Moab gruede for Israelitterne.
then Moab feared the people exceedingly because they were many; and Moab was grieved before the face of the children of Israel.
4 Da sagde Moab til Midjaniternes Ældste: "Nu vil denne Menneskemasse opæde alt, hvad der er rundt omkring os, som Okserne opæder Græsset på Marken!" På den Tid var Balak, Zippors Søn, Konge over Moab.
And Moab said to the elders of Madiam, Now shall this assembly lick up all that are round about us, as a calf would lick up the green [herbs] of the field: —and Balac son of Sepphor was king of Moab at that time.
5 Han sendte nu Sendebud til Bileam, Beors Søn, i Petor, der ligger ved Floden, til Ammoniternes Land, og bad ham komme til sig, idet han lod sige: "Se, et Folk er udvandret fra Ægypten; se, det har oversvømmet Landet og slået sig ned lige over for mig.
And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Phathura, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.
6 Kom nu og forband mig det Folk, thi det er mig for mægtigt: måske jeg da kan slå det og jage det ud af Landet. Thi jeg ved, at den, du velsigner, er velsignet, og den, du forbander, forbandet!"
And now come, curse me this people, for it is stronger than we; if we may be able to smite some of them, and I will cast them out of the land: for I know that whomsoever thou dost bless, they are blessed, and whomsoever thou dost curse, they are cursed.
7 Da gav Moabs og Midjans Ældste sig på Vej, forsynede med Spåmandsløn, og da de kom til Bileam, overbragte de ham Balaks Ord.
And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Madiam, and their divining [instruments were] in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balac.
8 Han sagde til dem: "Bliv her Natten over, så skal jeg give eder Svar, efter som HERREN vil tale til mig!" Moabs Høvdinger blev da hos Bileam.
And he said to them, Tarry here the night, and I will answer you the things which the Lord shall say to me; and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9 Men Gud kom til Bileam og spurgte: "Hvem er de Mænd, som er hos dig?"
And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are these men with thee?
10 Men Bileam svarede Gud: "Zippors Søn, Kong Balak af Moab, har sendt mig det Bud:
And Balaam said to God, Balac son of Sepphor, king of Moab, sent them to me, saying,
11 Se, et Folk er udvandret fra Ægypten og har oversvømmet Landet! Kom nu og forband mig det, måske jeg da kan overvinde det og jage det bort!"
Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.
12 Men Gud sagde til Bileam: "Du må ikke gå med dem, du må ikke forbande det Folk, thi det er velsignet!"
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.
13 Næste Morgen stod Bileam op og sagde til Balaks Høvdinger: "Vend tilbage til eders Land, thi HERREN vægrer sig ved at give mig Tilladelse til at følge med eder!"
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balac, Depart quickly to your lord; God does not permit me to go with you.
14 Da brød Moabs Høvdinger op, og de kom til Balak og meldte: "Bileam vægrede sig ved at følge med os!"
And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balac, and said, Balaam will not come with us.
15 Men Balak sendte på ny Høvdinger af Sted, flere og mere ansete end de forrige;
And Balac yet again sent more princes and more honourable than they.
16 og de kom til Bileam og sagde til ham: "Således siger Balak, Zippors Søn: Undslå dig ikke for at komme til mig!
And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.
17 Jeg vil lønne dig rigeligt og gøre alt, hvad du kræver af mig. Kom nu og forband mig det Folk!"
For I will greatly honour thee, and will do for thee whatsoever thou shalt say; come then, curse me this people.
18 Men Bileam svarede Balaks Folk: "Om Balak så giver mig alt det Sølv og Guld, han har i sit Hus, formår jeg dog hverken at gøre lidt eller meget imod HERREN min Guds Befaling;
And Balaam answered and said to the princes of Balac, If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my mind.
19 bliv derfor også I her Natten over, for at jeg kan få at vide, hvad HERREN yderligere vil tale til mig!"
And now do ye also tarry here this night, and I shall know what the Lord will yet say to me.
20 Da kom Gud om Natten til Bileam og sagde til ham: "Er disse Mænd kommet til dig for at hente dig, så følg med dem; men du må ikke gøre andet, end hvad jeg siger dig!"
And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.
21 Så stod Bileam op næste Morgen og sadlede sit Æsel og fulgte med Moabs Høvdinger.
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 Men Guds Vrede blussede op, fordi han fulgte med, og HERRENs Engel stillede sig på Vejen for at stå ham imod, da han kom ridende på sit Æsel fulgt af sine to Tjenere.
And God was very angry because he went; and the angel of the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 Da nu Æselet så HERRENs Engel stå på Vejen med draget Sværd i Hånden, veg det ud fra Vejen og gik ind på Marken; men Bileam slog Æselet for at tvinge det tilbage på Vejen.
And when the ass saw the angel of God standing opposite in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, then the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and [Balaam] smote the ass with his staff to direct her in the way.
24 Da stillede HERRENs Engel sig i Hulvejen mellem Vingårdene, hvor der var Mure på begge Sider;
And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues of the vines, a fence [being] on this side and a fence on that.
25 og da Æselet så HERRENs Engel, trykkede det sig op til Muren, så det trykkede Bileams Fod op mod Muren, og han gav sig atter til at slå det.
And when the ass saw the angel of God, she thrust herself against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall, and he smote her again.
26 HERRENs Engel gik nu længere frem og stillede sig i en Snævring, hvor det ikke var muligt at komme til Siden, hverken til højre eller venstre.
And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.
27 Da Æselet så HERRENs Engel, lagde det sig ned med Bileam. Da blussede Bileams Vrede op, og han gav sig til at slå Æselet med Stokken.
And when the ass saw the angel of God, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam was angry, and struck the ass with his staff.
28 Men HERREN åbnede Æselets Mund, og det sagde til Bileam: "Hvad har jeg gjort dig, siden du nu har slået mig tre Gange?"
And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?
29 Bileam svarede Æselet: "Du har drillet mig; havde jeg haft et Sværd i Hånden, havde jeg slået dig ihjel!"
And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me; and if I [had] had a sword in my hand, I would now have killed thee.
30 Men Æselet sagde til Bileam: "Er jeg ikke dit eget Æsel, som du har redet al din Tid indtil i Dag? Har jeg ellers haft for Vane at bære mig således ad over for dig?" Han svarede: "Nej!"
And the ass says to Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass on which thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to thee, utterly disregarding [thee]? and he said, No.
31 Da åbnede HERREN Bileams Øjne, og han så HERRENs Engel stå på Vejen med draget Sværd i Hånden; og han bøjede sig og kastede sig ned på sit Ansigt.
And God opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sees the angel of the Lord withstanding [him] in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, and he stooped down and worshipped on his face.
32 Men HERRENs Engel sagde til ham: "Hvorfor slog du dit Æsel de tre Gange? Se, jeg er gået ud for at stå dig imod, thi du handlede overilet ved at rejse imod min Vilje.
And the angel of God said to him, Why hast thou smitten thine ass this third time? and, behold, I came out to withstand thee, for thy way was not seemly before me; and when the ass saw me, she turned away from me this third time.
33 Æselet så mig og veg tre Gange til Side for mig; og var det ikke veget til Side for mig, havde jeg slået dig ihjel, men skånet dets Liv!"
And if she had not turned out of the way, surely now, I should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive.
34 Da sagde Bileam til HERRENs Engel: "Jeg har syndet, jeg vidste jo ikke, at det var dig, der trådte i Vejen for mig. Men hvis det er dig imod, vil jeg atter vende tilbage."
And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet [me]; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee [for me to go on], I will return.
35 HERRENs Engel sagde til Bileam: "Følg blot med disse Mænd, men du må kun sige de Ord, jeg siger dig!" Så fulgte Bileam med Balaks Høvdinger.
And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt take heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balac.
36 Da Balak nu hørte, at Bileam var undervejs, gik han ham i Møde til Ar Moab ved den Grænse, Arnon danner, den yderste Grænse.
And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the [extreme] part of the borders.
37 Og Balak sagde til Bileam: "Sendte jeg dig ikke Bud og bad dig komme? Hvorfor kom du da ikke til mig? Skulde jeg virkelig være ude af Stand til at lønne dig?"
And Balac said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honour thee?
38 Bileam sagde til Balak: "Se, nu er jeg kommet til dig; men mon det står i min Magt at sige noget? Det Ord, Gud lægger mig i Munden, må jeg tale!"
And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.
39 Da fulgte Bileam med Balak, og de kom til Hirjat Huzot.
And Balaam went with Balac, and they came to the cities of streets.
40 Balak ofrede her Hornkvæg og Småkvæg og sendte noget til Bileam og Høvdingerne, der var hos ham.
And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.
41 Næste Morgen tog Balak Bileam med sig og førte ham op til Bamot Bål, hvorfra han kunde øjne den yderste Del af Folket.
And it was morning; and Balac took Balaam, and brought him up to the pillar of Baal, and shewed him thence a part of the people.
