Numbers 23

1 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.

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

2 And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.

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

3 Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

Derpå sagde Bileam til Balak: "Bliv stående her ved dit Brændoffer, så vil jeg gå hen og se, om HERREN mulig kommer mig i Møde. Hvad han da lader mig skue, skal jeg lade dig vide." Så gik han op på en nøgen Klippetop.

4 And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

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 på hvert."

5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

Og Gud lagde Bileam Ord i Munden og sagde: "Vend tilbage til Balak og tal således til ham!"

6 So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.

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

7 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

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 Isrrael!"

8 How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

Hvor kan jeg forbande, når Gud ej forbander, nedkalde Vrede, når HERREN ej vreds!

9 From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.

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

10 Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

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

11 Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

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!"

12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

Men han svarede: "Skal jeg ikke omhyggeligt sige, hvad HERREN Iægger mig i Munden?"

13 And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

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 så fra det Sted!"

14 So he took him into the country of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and there they made seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

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

15 Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

Derpå sagde Bileam til Balak: "Bliv stående her ved dit Brændoffer, medens jeg ser efter, om der møder mig noget!"

16 And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde og lagde ham Ord i Munden og sagde: "Vend tilbage til Balak og tal således!"

17 So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

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

18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

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

19 God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

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?

20 See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

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

21 He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.

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

22 It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.

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

23 No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

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

24 See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.

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

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.

Da sagde Balak til Bileam: "Vil du ikke forbande det, så velsign det i alt Fald ikke!"

26 But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?

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

27 Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.

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

28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.

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

29 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.

Så sagde Bileam til Balak: "Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!"

30 And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

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