Numbers 23

1 Then Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”

Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Dirikanlah di tempat ini tujuh mezbah untuk saya, dan siapkanlah di sini tujuh ekor sapi jantan dan tujuh ekor domba jantan."

2 Balak did as Balaam had said, and together they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balak melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Bileam kepadanya. Di atas setiap mezbah itu mereka mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan.

3 Balaam said to Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I go and see if perhaps the Lord will come and meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me, I'll share with you.” Then Balaam left to climb up a rocky crag.

Lalu Bileam berkata kepada Balak, "Berdirilah di dekat kurban bakaran Tuanku. Sementara itu saya pergi melihat apakah TUHAN mau bertemu dengan saya atau tidak. Nanti saya beritahukan segala sesuatu yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya." Maka Bileam pergi seorang diri ke puncak sebuah bukit,

4 God met with him there, and Balaam said. “I have built seven altars and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

dan di situ Allah datang kepadanya. Kata Bileam kepada Allah, "Saya sudah mendirikan tujuh mezbah dan mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas masing-masing mezbah itu."

5 The Lord gave Balaam a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to say to him.”

Lalu TUHAN memberitahukan kepada Bileam apa yang harus dikatakannya, dan menyuruh dia kembali kepada Balak untuk menyampaikan pesan TUHAN kepadanya.

6 So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders.

Bileam kembali dan mendapati Balak masih berdiri di dekat kurban bakarannya, bersama-sama dengan semua pemimpin Moab.

7 This is the declaration that Balaam gave: “Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east. He said, ‘Come and curse Jacob for me! Come and condemn Israel!’

Lalu Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Dari Aram, pegunungan di timur sana, Balak, raja Moab memanggil aku, katanya, 'Datanglah, bicaralah untukku. Kutuklah bangsa Israel itu!'

8 But how can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I condemn what the Lord has not condemned?

Mungkinkah aku mengutuk, kalau Allah tidak mengutuk? Mungkinkah aku menghukum, kalau TUHAN tidak menghukum?

9 For I'm looking down on them from the top of rocky crags; I'm watching them from the hills. I see a people who live on their own, different from the other nations.

Dari puncak gunung-gunung kulihat mereka; dari bukit-bukit kupandang mereka. Lihat, suatu bangsa yang tersendiri tak termasuk golongan bangsa-bangsa lain.

10 Who can count Jacob's descendants? They are so many they're like dust! Who can count even a quarter of the Israelites? I would like to die as a good person dies! Let the end of my life be like their end!”

Keturunan Yakub bagai debu tak terbilang; bangsa Israel banyaknya bukan kepalang. Semoga aku mati sebagai orang jujur kiranya ajalku seperti ajal orang-orang itu."

11 Then Balak complained to Balaam, “What on earth have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and now look! All you have done is bless them!”

Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Apakah yang kaulakukan terhadapku? Engkau kubawa ke mari untuk mengutuk musuh-musuhku. Tetapi engkau malah memberkati mereka."

12 But Balaam replied, “Don't you think I should I say precisely what the Lord tells me?”

Jawab Bileam, "Saya hanya dapat mengatakan apa yang TUHAN suruh katakan."

13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. But you'll only see a part of their camp—you won't see all of them. You can curse them for me from there.”

Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Mari kita pergi bersama-sama ke tempat lain; dari situ engkau dapat melihat hanya sebagian dari bangsa Israel. Kutuklah mereka dari situ."

14 He took him to the field of Zophim at the top of Mount Pisgah. There he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Maka Balak membawa Bileam ke padang Zofim, di puncak Gunung Pisga. Di situ pun ia mendirikan tujuh mezbah dan mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas masing-masing mezbah itu.

15 Balaam told Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.”

Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Tinggallah di sini, dekat kurban bakaran Tuanku, sementara saya pergi menemui TUHAN di situ."

16 The Lord met Balaam and gave him a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to say to him.”

TUHAN menemui Bileam dan memberitahukan kepadanya apa yang harus dikatakannya, lalu menyuruh dia kembali kepada Balak untuk menyampaikan pesan TUHAN itu.

17 So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders. “What did the Lord say?” Balak asked.

Maka kembalilah Bileam dan mendapati Balak masih berdiri di dekat kurban bakarannya, bersama-sama dengan para pemimpin Moab. Balak menanyakan apa yang telah dikatakan TUHAN,

18 This is the prophecy that Balaam delivered: “Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, son of Zippor!

lalu Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Hai, Balak, anak Zipor, mari datang, dengarlah apa yang hendak kukatakan.

19 God isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he say he's going to do something but doesn't? Does he make promises he doesn't carry out?

Allah tidak seperti manusia yang gampang menyesal dan suka berdusta. Bila Allah berjanji, pasti Ia tepati! Bila Ia berbicara, tentu akan terlaksana!

20 Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God has blessed, and I can't change that.

Aku disuruh memberkati; dan bila Allah memberkati, tak dapat kutarik kembali.

21 He's not expecting anything bad will happen to Jacob; he doesn't foresee any trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them; they celebrate him as their king.

Pada Yakub tidak terlihat kejahatan; pada Israel tak tampak kesukaran. TUHAN, Allah mereka, menyertai mereka. Mereka bersorak: Dialah Raja!

22 God led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox.

Allah yang membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir; seperti banteng liar Ia bertempur bagi mereka.

23 No spell can be cast against Jacob; no magic can be used against Israel. People will talk about Jacob and Israel, saying, ‘What amazing things God has done for them!’

Tak ada mantra yang mempan terhadap Yakub tak ada tenungan yang berdaya terhadap Israel. Tentang bangsa itu orang akan berkata, 'Lihatlah keajaiban yang diperbuat Allah!'

24 Look! The Israelites go out hunting like a lioness; they chase like a lion. They don't rest until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of their dead victim.”

Bangsa itu bangkit seperti singa betina, dan berdiri tegak seperti singa jantan. Ia tidak berbaring sebelum melahap mangsanya dan minum darah kurban yang diterkamnya."

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you can't give them any curses then at least don't give them any blessings!”

Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Sudahlah, jika engkau tak mau mengutuk bangsa Israel; tapi jangan sekali-kali memberkati mereka!"

26 But Balaam replied, “Didn't I explain to you that I have to do whatever the Lord tells me?”

Jawab Bileam, "Bukankah sudah saya katakan kepada Tuanku bahwa saya akan melakukan segala yang diperintahkan TUHAN?"

27 “Please come with me and I will take you somewhere else,” Balak said. “Maybe God would let you curse them for me from there.”

Balak berkata, "Mari kita ke tempat lain. Siapa tahu Allah membiarkan engkau mengutuk Israel untukku di tempat itu."

28 Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wastelands.

Maka dibawanya Bileam ke puncak Gunung Peor yang menghadap ke padang gurun.

29 Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”

Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Dirikanlah tujuh mezbah di tempat ini dan siapkanlah di sini tujuh ekor sapi jantan dan tujuh ekor domba jantan."

30 Balak what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balak melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Bileam. Ia mengurbankan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas setiap mezbah itu.