Numbers 22
1 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यर्दन नदीको पारिपट्टि यरीहो नजिक मोआबको मैदानमा छाउनी नलगाएसम्म यात्रा गरे ।
2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
सिप्पोरका छोरा बालाकले इस्राएलले एमोरीहरूलाई के गरेका थिए सो देखेका थिए ।
3 and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.
मोआब ती मानिसहरूसँग साह्रै डराएका थिए, किनभने तिनीहरू धेरै थिए र मोआब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका त्रासमा थियो ।
4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
मोआबका राजाले मिद्यानका धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई भने, “यो भिडले गोरुले मैदानको घाँस खाएजस्तै हाम्रो वरिपरि भएका सबै थोक खाइदिने छन् ।” यस बेला सिप्पोरका छोरा बालाक मोआबका राजा थिए ।
5 he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
तिनले यूफ्रेटिस नदी नजिकै पतोरमा आफ्नै जाति र मानिसहरूसँग बसेका बओरका छोरा बालामकहाँ समाचारवाहकहरूलाई पठाए । तिनले उनलाई निमन्त्रणा दिए र भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, मिश्रबाट एउटा जाति आएको छ । तिनीहरूले धर्ती नै ढाकेका छन् र अहिले तिनीहरू मेरो छेवैमा छन् ।
6 So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
त्यसैले तपाईं आउनुहोस् र मेरो निम्ति यस जातिलाई सराप दिनुहोस्, किनभने तिनीहरू मेरो निम्ति ज्यादै बलिया भएका छन् । सायद त्यसपछि मैलै तिनीहरूलाई आक्रमण गर्न र मेरो भूमिबाट लखेट्न सक्छु । तपाईंले जसलाई आशिष् दिनुहुन्छ, त्यो आशिषित्् हुने छ र तपाईंले जसलाई सराप दिनुहुन्छ, त्यो श्रापित हुने छ ।”
7 The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
त्यसैले मोआब र मिद्यानका धर्म-गुरुहरू जोखनाको निम्ति दक्षिणा लिएर गए । तिनीहरू बालामकहाँ आए र बालाकको खबर उनलाई भने ।
8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
बालामले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “आज राती यहाँ बस्नुहोस् । परमप्रभुले जे भन्नुहुन्छ सो तपाईंलाई बताउने छु ।” त्यसैले मोआबका अगुवाहरू त्यस रात बालामसँगै बसे ।
9 Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
परमेश्वर बालामकहाँ आउनुभयो र भन्नुभयो, “तँकहाँ आउने यी मानिसहरू को हुन्?”
10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
बालामले परमेश्वरलाई जवाफ दिए, “सिप्पोरका छोरा मोआबका राजा बालाकले तिनीहरूलाई मकहाँ पठाएका छन् । तिनले भने,
11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
“हेर्नुहोस्, मिश्रबाट आएका मानिसहरूले मेरो भूमि ढाकेका छन् । अब आउनुहोस् र तिनीहरूलाई सराप दिनुहोस् । सायद म तिनीहरूसँग लड्न सक्छु र तिनीहरूलाई लखेट्न सक्छु ।”
12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
परमेश्वरले बालामलाई जवाफ दिनुभयो, “तँ तिनीहरूसँग जानुहुँदैन । तैँले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई सराप दिनुहुँदैन, किनभने तिनीहरू आशिषित्् भएका छन् ।”
13 So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
बालाम बिहानै उठेर बालाकका अगुवाहरूलाई भने, “तपाईंको देशमा नै फर्केर जानुहोस्, किनभने परमप्रभुले मलाई तपाईंहरूसँग जान दिन इन्कार गर्नुभएको छ ।”
14 And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
त्यसैले मोआबका अगुवाहरू त्यहाँबाट हिँडे र बालाककहाँ फर्केर गए । तिनीहरूले भने, “बालामले हामीसँग आउन इन्कार गरे ।”
15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
बालाकले पहिलेका समूहका भन्दा धेरै प्रतिष्ठित अगुवाहरूलाई फेरि पठाए ।
16 They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
तिनीहरू बालामकहाँ आए र तिनलाई भने, “सिप्पोरका छोरा बालाक भन्नुहुन्छ, 'बिन्ती छ, तपाईंलाई मकहाँ आउन कुनै कुराले नरोकोस्,
17 for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
किनभने मैले तपाईंलाई अत्यधिक राम्रो दक्षिणा दिनेछु र ठुलो इज्जत गर्नेछु र तपाईंले जे गर्न भन्नुहुन्छ सो म गर्नेछु । त्यसैले आउनुहोस् र यी मानिसहरूलाई सराप दिनुहोस्' ।”
18 But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
बालामले जवाफ दिए र बालाकका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “बालाकले मलाई सुन र चाँदीले भरिएको तिनको दरबार नै दिए पनि म परमप्रभु मेरा परमेश्वरको वचनभन्दा बाहिर जान सक्दिनँ अनि उहाँले भन्नुभएको भन्दा कम वा बढी गर्न सक्दिनँ ।
19 So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
कृपया आज राती पनि यहीँ पर्खनुहोस्, ताकि परमप्रभुले मलाई के भन्नुहुन्छ सो म जान्न सकूँ ।”
20 That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
परमेश्वर राती बालामकहाँ आउनुभयो र तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “यी मानिसहरू तँलाई डाक्न आएका हुनाले उठ् र तँ तिनीहरूसँग जा । तर मैले भनेको कुरा मात्र गर् ।”
21 So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
बालम बिहान उठे र तिनका गधामा काठी कसे र मोआबका अगुवाहरूसँगै गए ।
22 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
तर तिनी गएकाले परमेश्वरको क्रोध दन्क्यो । परमप्रभुका स्वर्गदूतले गधामा सवार बालामप्रति कोही वैरीको रूपमा बाटोमा प्रस्तुत भए । बालामका दुई जना नोकर तिनीसँगै थिए ।
23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
गधाले तरवार थुतेर हातमा लिई बाटोमा उभिरहेका स्वर्गदूत देख्यो । गधा बाटोबाट तर्किएर खेततिर लाग्यो । बालामले गधालाई बाटोमा ल्याउन त्यसलाई कुटे ।
24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
त्यसपछि परमप्रभुको दूत दाहिने र देब्रेपट्टि पर्खाल भएको दाखबारी बिचको बटोको साँघुरो ठाउँमा गएर उभिए ।
25 And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
गधाले फेरि पनि परमप्रभुको दूतलाई देख्यो । त्यो पर्खालमा सेपिँदै गयो र बालामको खुट्टालाई पर्खालामा चेपिदियो । बालामले त्यसलाई फेरि पनि पिटे ।
26 And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
त्यसपछि परमप्रभुका दूत अझै अगाडि साँघुरो ठाउँमा गएर उभिए, जहाँ यता-उता कतै फर्कने ठाउँ थिएन ।
27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
गधाले परमप्रभुको दूतलाई देख्यो र त्यो बालामको मुनि थचक्क बस्यो । बालाम रिसले आगो भए र तिनले गधालाई आफ्नो लहुरोले पिटे ।
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
त्यसपछि परमप्रभुले गधाको मुख खोलिदिनुभयो, त्यसैले त्यो बोल्न सक्यो । त्यसले बालामलाई भन्यो, “मैले तपाईंलाई के गरेको छु र तपाईंले मलाई तिन पटक पिट्नुभएको?”
29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
बालामले गधालाई भने, “तैँले मसँग यति मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार गरिस् । मेरो हातमा तरवार भएको भए हुन्थ्यो । यदि मेरो हातमा तरवार भएको भए, मैले तँलाई मारिसक्ने थिएँ ।”
30 But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
गधाले बालामलाई भन्यो, “के म तपाईंले आजको दिनसम्म र आफ्नो जीवनकालभरि चढ्नुभएको गधा होइन र? के यसअघि कहिल्यै तपाईंसँग यसो गर्ने मेरो बानी थियो र?” बालामले जवाफ दिए, “थिएन ।”
31 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
तब परमप्रभुले बालामको आँखा खोलिदिनुभयो र तिनले परमप्रभुको दूत तरवार थुतेर हातमा लिएर उभिएरहेका देखे । बालामले आफ्नो शिर निहुराए र मुख अँध्यारो बनाए ।
32 The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.
परमप्रभुका दूतले तिनलाई भने, “तैँले तेरो गधालाई किन तिन-तिन पटकसम्म कुटिस्? हेर्, म तेरो शत्रुको रूपमा आएको छु, किनभने तेरा कार्यहरू मेरो नजरमा दुष्ट भएका छन् ।
33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
गधाले मलाई देखेर तिन-तिन पटकसम्म मबाट तर्क्यो । यदि त्यो मबाट नतर्केको भए, निश्चय नै मैले तँलाई मार्नेथिएँ र त्यसलाई छोड्नेथिएँ ।”
34 “I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
बालामले परमप्रभुका दूतलाई भने, “मैले पाप गरेको छु । तपाईं बाटोमा मेरो विरुद्ध खडा हुनुभएको छ भन्ने मैले थाहा पाइनँ । त्यसैले यदि तपाईंलाई मन पर्दैन भने, म फर्कने छु ।”
35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
तर परमप्रभुका दूतले बालामलाई भने, “यी मानिसहरूसँग जा । तर तैँले म जे भन्छु सो मात्र भन्नुपर्छ ।” त्यसैले बालाम बालाकका अगुवाहरूसँग गए ।
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
जब बालाम आएका थिए भन्ने बालाकले सुने, उनी तिनलाई भेट्न मोआबको सहर अर्नोनमा भेट्न गए, जुन सिमाना पर्छ ।
37 And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
बालाकले बालामलाई भने, “के मैले तपाईंलाई डाक्न मानिसहरू तपाईंकहाँ पठाइनँ र? तपाईं मकहाँ किन आउनुभएन? के म तपाईंलाई आदर गर्न सक्षम छैन र?”
38 “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
त्यसपछि बालामले बालाकलाई जवाफ दिए, “हेर्नुहोस्, म तपाईंकहाँ आएको छु । के मसँग कुनै कुरा भन्ने शक्ति छ र? मैले त परमेश्वरले मेरो मुखमा जे हालिदिनुहुन्छ त्यही मात्र भन्न सक्छु ।”
39 So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
बालाम बालाकसँग गए र तिनीहरू किर्यत-हुसोतमा आइपुगे ।
40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
त्यसपछि बालाकले गोरुहरू र भेडाहरू बलि चढाए अनि तिनले केही मासु बालाम र तिनीसँग भएका अगुवाहरूलाई दिए ।
41 The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
बिहान बालाकले बालामलाई बालको उच्च स्थानमा लगे । त्यहाँबाट बालामले इस्राएलीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको छाउनीमा थोरै मात्र देख्न सक्थे ।
