Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face towards the wilderness.
Y vio Balaam que parecía bien a Jehová, que él bendijese a Israel, y no fue, como la primera y segunda vez, a encuentro de los agüeros, sino puso su rostro hacia el desierto:
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
Y alzando sus ojos vio a Israel, alojado por sus tribus, y el Espíritu de Dios vino sobre él.
3 And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
Y tomó su parábola, y dijo: Dijo Balaam, hijo de Beor, y dijo el varón de ojos abiertos:
4 he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
Dijo el que oyó los dichos de Dios, el que vio la vista del Omnipotente, caído, mas desatapados los ojos.
5 How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
¡Cuán hermosas son tus tiendas, oh Jacob! ¡tus habitaciones, oh Israel!
6 as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
Como arroyos están extendidas, como huertos junto al río, como árboles de sándalos plantados por Jehová, como cedros junto a las aguas.
7 There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
De sus ramos destilarán aguas, y su simiente será en muchas aguas: y ensalzarse ha más que Agag su rey, y su reino será ensalzado.
8 God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
Dios le sacó de Egipto, tiene fuerzas como el unicornio: comerá a las gentes sus enemigas, y roerá sus huesos, y asaeteará con sus saetas.
9 He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless you are blessed, and they that curse you are cursed.
Encorvarse ha para echarse como león, y como león, ¿quién le despertará? Benditos los que te bendijeren, y malditos los que te maldijeren.
10 And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemy, and behold you have decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
Entonces la ira de Balac se encendió contra Balaam, y batiendo sus palmas dijo a Balaam: Para maldecir a mis enemigos te he llamado, y, he aquí, bendiciendo le has bendecido ya tres veces.
11 Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honour you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
Por tanto ahora húyete a tu lugar: yo dije que te honraría, mas he aquí que Jehová te ha privado de honra.
12 And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,
Y Balaam le respondió: ¿No le dije yo también a tus mensajeros, que me enviaste, diciendo:
13 If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatever things God shall say, them will I speak.
Si Balac me diese su casa llena de plata y oro, yo no podré traspasar el dicho de Jehová para hacer cosa buena ni mala de mi arbitrio: lo que Jehová hablare eso diré yo?
14 And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise you of what this people shall do to your people in the last days.
Por tanto, he aquí, yo ahora me voy a mi pueblo; ven, responderte he lo que este pueblo ha de hacer a tu pueblo en los postrimeros días.
15 And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
Y tomó su parábola, y dijo: Dijo Balaam hijo de Beor, dijo el varón de ojos abiertos,
16 hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
Dijo el que oyó los dichos de Jehová, y el que sabe ciencia del Altísimo, el que vio la vista del Omnipotente, caído, mas desatapados los ojos:
17 I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
Verle he, mas no ahora: mirarle he, mas no de cerca: saldrá Estrella de Jacob, y levantarse ha cetro de Israel, y herirá los cantones de Moab, y destruirá todos los hijos de Set.
18 And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
Y será tomada Edom, y será tomada Seir por sus enemigos, e Israel se habrá varonilmente.
19 And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
Y él de Jacob se enseñoreará, y destruirá de la ciudad lo que quedare.
20 And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
Y viendo a Amalec, tomó su parábola, y dijo: Amalec, cabeza de gentes; mas su postrimería perecerá para siempre.
21 And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, your dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though you should put your nest in a rock,
Y viendo al Cineo, tomó su parábola, y dijo: Fuerte es tu habitación, pon en la peña tu nido:
22 and though Beor should have a skilfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.
Que el Cineo será echado, cuando Assur te llevará cautivo.
23 And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
Ítem, tomó su parábola, y dijo: Ay! ¿quién vivirá, cuando pusiere estas cosas Dios?
24 And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
Y vendrán navíos de la ribera de Cittim, y afligirán a Assur, afligirán también a Eber: mas él también perecerá para siempre.
25 And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
Entonces Balaam se levantó, y fuése, y volvióse a su lugar: y también Balac se fue por su camino.
