Numbers 23
1 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl isit la pou mwen. Apre sa, ban mwen sèt towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
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 fè sa Balaram te di l' fè a. Lèfini, Balaram ak Balak touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl.
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.
Apre sa, Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete ap boule la a. Mwen menm, mwen pral wè si Seyè a p'ap vin jwenn mwen. Apre sa, m'a fè ou konnen sa l'a fè m' wè a. Epi l' ale sou tèt yon ti mòn ki pa t' gen yon ti pyebwa sou li.
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.
Epi Bondye vin jwenn li la. Balaram di l' konsa: -Mwen te fè bati sèt lotèl pou ou, epi mwen te touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou ou.
5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
Seyè a pale ak Balaram byen pale. Apre sa, li di l': -Tounen bò kote Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
6 So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.
Se konsa, Balaram tounen bò kote Balak. Li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak lòt chèf moun Moab yo.
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.
Lèfini, li pran chante chante sa a: -Balak fè m' kite peyi m', peyi Aram. Wa Moab la fè m' desann soti nan mòn bò solèy leve yo. Li di m': Vini non! Vin bay moun Jakòb yo madichon. Vini non! Vin kraponnen moun Izrayèl yo.
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?
Men ki jan ou ta vle pou m' madichonnen moun Bondye pa madichonnen? Ki jan ou ta vle pou m' kraponnen moun Bondye pa kraponnen?
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.
Mwen kanpe sou tèt gwo wòch yo, mwen wè yo. Antan mwen sou ti mòn yo, m'ap gade anba: Wi, se yon pèp k'ap viv yon jan apa pou kont li. Se yon pèp ki pa menm ak lòt pèp yo!
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!
Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Jakòb genyen? Yo anpil tankou grenn pousyè ki sou latè. Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Izrayèl yo ye? Mwen ta renmen mouri tankou moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye. Mwen ta renmen fini tankou yo ak kè poze.
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.
Balak di Balaram: -Kisa w'ap fè m' konsa? Mwen mennen ou isit la pou bay lènmi m' yo madichon, epi se beni mwen wè w'ap beni yo!
12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
Balaram reponn: -Mwen te tou di ou se sèlman pawòl Seyè a va mete nan bouch mwen m'ap di.
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.
Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al avè m' yon lòt kote. Antan ou va la, ou p'ap wè tout pèp Izrayèl la, men sèlman yon pòsyon ladan l'. W'a rete kanpe la, epi w'a bay ti sa w'a wè a madichon pou mwen.
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.
Balak pran Balaram, li mennen l' nan jaden Santinèl yo, sou tèt mòn Pisga. Lè l' rive la, li bati sèt lotèl. Epi li touye yon jenn ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
15 Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete boule sou lotèl yo. Mwen menm, mwen pral kontre ak Bondye pi devan.
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.
Seyè a vin jwenn Balaram, li pale ak Balaram byen pale ankò, epi li di l': -Tounen al jwenn Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
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?
Se konsa Balaram tounen bò kote Balak, li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak tout chèf moun Moab yo. Epi Balak mande l': -Kisa Seyè a di konsa?
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:
Epi Balaram pran chante chante sa a: -Souke kò ou, Balak! Vin tande! Pare zòrèy ou, pitit Zipò!
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?
Bondye pa tankou moun k'ap bay manti. Non! Li pa tankou moun k'ap chanje lide yo pou ti krik ti krak! Depi li pwomèt yon bagay, l'ap fè l'. Depi li pale, fòk sa li di a rive vre!
20 See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
Yo ban m' lòd pou m' beni pèp Izrayèl la! Lè Bondye fin bay benediksyon l', nanpwen anyen mwen ka fè ankò.
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.
Mwen pa wè okenn malè pou moun Jakòb yo. Ni mwen pa wè okenn traka pou moun Izrayèl yo. Seyè a, Bondye yo a, l'a avèk yo. Yo tout kontan, y'ap fè konnen se li ki wa yo.
22 It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.
Paske, lè Bondye t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la, li te ba yo fòs pou yo te goumen tankou towo mawon.
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!
Pa gen wanga ki ka pran sou moun Jakòb yo. Pa gen maji ki ka fè moun Izrayèl yo anyen. Lè lè a va rive, y'a di moun Jakòb yo ak moun Izrayèl yo: Gade sa Seyè a fè pou nou!
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.
Gade! Pèp Izrayèl la kanpe tankou yon manman lyon. Yo leve kanpe tankou yon mal lyon. Yo p'ap chita toutotan yo pa fin devore moun ki tonbe anba men yo, toutotan yo pa fin bwè san moun yo touye yo.
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.
Lè sa a, Balak di Balaram konsa: -Menm jan ou pa vle ba yo madichon an, ou pa t' dwe asepte ba yo benediksyon non plis.
26 But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?
Men, Balaram reponn Balak, li di l': -Mwen te tou pale ou wi. Mwen te di ou: Tou sa Seyè a va di m' fè, se sa m'ap fè.
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.
Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al non! Mwen pral mennen ou yon lòt kote. Ou pa janm konnen, antan ou la a, Bondye ka kite ou bay pèp la madichon pou mwen.
28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.
Balak mennen Balaram sou tèt mòn Peyò a. Antan yo la, yo dekouvri tout dezè a nan pye yo.
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.
Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl pou mwen isit la. Lèfini, fè m' jwenn sèt jenn ti towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
30 And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.
Balak fè tou sa Balaram te di l' fè a, epi li touye yon ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
