Numbers 23
1 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.
И рече Валам Валаку: Начини ми овде седам олтара, и приправи ми овде седам телаца и седам овнова.
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.
И учини Валак како му рече Валам; и принесе Валак с Валамом на сваком олтару по једно теле и овна.
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.
Па рече Валам Валаку: Стој код своје жртве паљенице; а ја идем еда бих се срео с Господом, па шта ми јави казаћу ти. И он отиде сам.
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.
И срете Бог Валама, а он му рече: Седам олтара спремних, и принесох по теле и овна на сваком олтару.
5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
А Господ метну речи у уста Валаму, и рече врати се к Валаку и тако му реци.
6 So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.
И врати се к њему, а он стајаше код жртве своје паљенице и сви кнезови моавски.
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.
А он отвори причу своју, и рече: Из Арама доведе ме Валак, цар моавски с планине источне, говорећи: Ходи, прокуни ми Јакова, ходи, наружи Израиља.
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?
Како бих клео оног кога не куне Бог? Или како бих ружио оног кога Господ не ружи?
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.
Јер сврх стена видим га, и с хумова гледам га. Гле, овај ће народ наставати сам, и с другим народима неће се помешати.
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!
Ко ће избројати прах Јаковљев и број од четврти Израиља? Да бих ја умро смрћу праведничком, и крај мој да би био као њихов!
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.
Тада рече Валак Валаму: Шта то радиш од мене? Ја те дозвах да прокунеш непријатеље моје, а гле, ти благосиљаш једнако.
12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
А он одговори и рече: Зар нећу пазити и говорити оно што ми је Господ метнуо у уста?
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.
Тада му рече Валак: Ходи са мном на друго место, одакле ћеш га видети; само му крај видиш, а свега га не видиш; прокуни ми га оданде.
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.
И доведе га у поље Зофим, наврх Фазге, и начини седам олтара, и принесе на сваком олтару по једно теле и овна.
15 Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
Тада Валам рече Валаку: Стој ту код жртве своје паљенице, а ја идем онамо на сусрет Господу.
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.
И срете Господ Валама, и метну му реч у уста, и рече: Врати се к Валаку, и тако говори.
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?
И дође к њему, а он стајаше код жртве своје паљенице и с њим кнезови моавски; и рече Валак: Шта вели Господ?
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:
А он отвори причу своју, и рече: Устани Валаче, и послушај, чуј ме сине Сефоров!
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?
Бог није човек да лаже, ни син човечји да се покаје. Шта каже неће ли учинити, и шта рече неће ли извршити?
20 See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
Гле, примих да благословим; јер је Он благословио, а ја нећу порећи.
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.
Не гледа на безакоње у Јакову ни на неваљалство у Израиљу; Господ је његов с њим, и граја у њему као цар кад надвлада.
22 It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.
Бог га је извео из Мисира, Он му је као снага једнорогова.
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!
Јер нема чини на Јакова ни врачања на Израиља; у ово доба говориће се о Јакову и о Израиљу, што је учинио Бог.
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.
Ево, народ ће устати као силан лав, и као лавић скочиће; неће лећи докле не поједе лов и попије крв побијених.
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.
Тада рече Валак Валаму: Немој га ни клети ни благосиљати.
26 But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?
А Валам одговори Валаку: Нисам ли ти казао да ћу чинити шта ми год Господ каже?
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.
А Валак рече Валаму: Ходи, одвешћу те на друго место; да ако Богу буде воља да ми га оданде прокунеш.
28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.
И одведе Валак Валама наврх Фегора, који гледа у пустињу.
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.
И рече Валам Валаку: Начини ми овде седам олтара, и приправи ми овде седам телаца и седам овнова.
30 And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.
И учини Валак како рече Валам и принесе жртву по теле и овна на сваком олтару.
