Numbers 23
1 Then Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”
Sinabi ni Balaam kay Balak, “Gumawa ka ng pitong altar dito para sa akin at maglaan ka ng pitong toro at pitong lalaking tupa.
2 Balak did as Balaam had said, and together they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Kaya ginawa ni Balak ayon sa hiniling ni Balaam. Pagkatapos, naghandog si Balak at Balaam ng isang toro at isang lalaking tupa sa bawat altar.
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.
Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Balaam kay Balak, “Tumayo ka malapit sa handog na susunugin at pupunta ako. Marahil darating si Yahweh upang makipagkita sa akin. Anuman ang ipapakita niya sa akin sasabihin ko sa iyo.”Kaya umalis siya patungo sa isang burol na walang mga puno.
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.”
Nakipagkita ang Diyos sa kaniya, at sinabi ni Balaam sa kaniya, “Gumawa ako ng pitong altar, at nag-alay ako ng isang toro at isang lalaking tupa sa bawat isa”.
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.”
Naglagay ng isang mensahe si Yahweh sa bibig ni Balaam at sinabi, “Bumalik ka kay Balak at magsalita ka sa kaniya.”
6 So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders.
Kaya bumalik si Balaam kay Balak, na nakatayo sa tabi ng kaniyang handog na susunugin, at lahat ng mga pinuno ng Moab na kasama niya.
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!’
At nagsimulang sabihin ni Balaam ang kaniyang propesiya at sinabi, “Dinala ako ni Balak mula sa Aram. Ang hari ng Moab mula sa mga bundok sa silangan. 'Halika, isumpa mo si Jacob para sa akin,' sinabi niya. 'Halika, labanan mo ang Israel.'
8 But how can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I condemn what the Lord has not condemned?
Paano ko isusumpa ang mga taong hindi isinumpa ng Diyos? Paano ko lalabanan ang mga hindi nilabanan ni Yahweh?
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.
Sapagkat nakikita ko siya mula sa tuktok ng mga bato; mula sa mga burol tinitingnan ko siya. Tingnan mo, may mga taong naninirahang mag-isa at hindi itinuturing ang kanilang sarili bilang isang karaniwang bansa.
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!”
Sino ang makakapagbilang sa alikabok ni Jacob o makakapagbilang kahit na ang ikaapat lamang ng Israel? Hayaan akong akong mamatay sa kamatayan ng isang matuwid na tao, at hayaang maging katulad niya ang wakas ng aking buhay!”
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!”
Sinabi ni Balak kay Balaam, “Anong ginawa mo sa akin? Dinala kita upang isumpa ang aking mga kalaban, ngunit tingnan mo, pinagpala mo sila.”
12 But Balaam replied, “Don't you think I should I say precisely what the Lord tells me?”
Sumagot si Balaam at sinabi, “Hindi ba dapat akong maging maingat na sabihin lamang kung ano ang inilagay ni Yahweh sa aking bibig?”
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.”
Kaya sinabi ni Balak sa kaniya, “Pakiusap sumama ka sa akin sa isang lugar kung saan makikita mo sila. Makikita mo lamang ang pinakamalapit sa kanila, hindi silang lahat. Doon isusumpa mo sila para sa akin.”
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.
Kaya dinala niya si Balaam sa bukid ng Zopim, sa tuktok ng Bundok Pisga, at gumawa ng pito pang altar. Naghandog siya ng isang toro at isang lalaking tupa sa bawat altar.
15 Balaam told Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.”
Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Balaam kay Balak, “Tumayo ka rito sa tabi ng iyong handog na susunugin, habang nakikipagkita ako kay Yahweh doon.”
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.”
Kaya nakipagkita si Yahweh kay Balaam at inilagay ang isang mensahe sa kaniyang bibig. Sinabi niya, “Bumalik ka kay Balak at ibigay mo sa kaniya ang aking mensahe.”
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.
Bumalik si Balaam sa kaniya, at masdam, nakatayo siya sa tabi ng kaniyang handog na susunugin, at kasama niya ang mga pinuno ng Moab. At sinabi ni Balak sa kaniya, “Ano ang sinabi ni Yahweh?”
18 This is the prophecy that Balaam delivered: “Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Sinimulan ni Balaam ang kaniyang propesiya. Sinabi niya, “Tumayo ka, Balak, at dinggin mo. Makinig ka sa akin, ikaw na anak ni Zippor.
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?
Hindi isang tao ang Diyos, na kailangan niyang magsinungaling, o isang tao, na kailangang magbago ang kaniyang isip. Nangako ba siya ng anumang bagay na hindi ito ginagawa? Nagsabi ba siyang gagawin niya ang isang bagay na hindi niya ito tinutupad?
20 Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God has blessed, and I can't change that.
Tingnan mo, inutusan ako upang magpala. Binigyan ako ng Diyos ng isang biyaya, at hindi ko kayang baliktarin ito.
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.
Wala siyang nakikitang paghihirap kay Jacob o kaguluhan sa Israel. Kasama nila si Yahweh na kanilang Diyos, at sumisigaw sapagkat kasama nila ang kanilang hari.
22 God led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox.
Inilabas sila ng Diyos mula sa Ihipto nang may lakas katulad ng isang mabangis na kapong baka.
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!’
Walang kulam ang tatalab laban kay Jacob, at walang panghuhula ang makakapinsala sa Israel. Sa halip, dapat itong sabihin tungkol kay Jacob at kay Israel, 'Tingnan mo kung ano ang ginawa ng Diyos!'
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.”
Tingnan mo, tumayo ang mga tao katulad ng isang babaeng leon, gaya ng isang leong lumabas at sumalakay. Hindi siya humihiga hanggang sa makain niya ang kaniyang biktima at inumin ang dugo ng kaniyang napatay.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you can't give them any curses then at least don't give them any blessings!”
Pagkatapos sinabi ni Balak kay Balaam, “Huwag mo silang isumpa o pagpalain.”
26 But Balaam replied, “Didn't I explain to you that I have to do whatever the Lord tells me?”
Ngunit sumagot si Balaam at sinabi kay Balak, “Hindi ko ba sinabi sa iyo na dapat kong sabihin ang lahat ng sinabi ni Yahweh na sasabihin ko?”
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.”
Kaya sumagot si Balak kay Balaam, “Pumarito ka ngayon, dadalhin kita sa ibang lugar. Marahil makakalugod ito sa Diyos para isumpa mo sila roon para sa akin.”
28 Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wastelands.
Kaya dinala ni Balak si Balaam sa tuktok ng Bundok Peor, na natatanawan ang ilang sa ibaba.
29 Balaam told Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”
Sinabi ni Balaam kay Balak, “Magtayo ka para sa akin ng pitong altar dito at maghanda ng pitong toro at pitong lalaking tupa.”
30 Balak what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Kaya ginawa ni Balak ayon sa sinabi ni Balaam; nag-alay siya ng isang toro at isang lalaking tupa sa bawat altar.
