Numbers 24
1 When Balaam saw that the Lord wanted to bless Israel, he chose not to use divination as he had previously. Instead he turned towards the desert,
cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israheli nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat ut augurium quaereret sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum
2 and as he looked at Israel camped there according to their respective tribes, the Spirit of God came on him.
et elevans oculos vidit Israhel in tentoriis commorantem per tribus suas et inruente in se spiritu Dei
3 He gave a declaration, saying:
adsumpta parabola ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus
4 “This is the prophecy of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophecy of a man who sees with eyes are wide open, the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees the vision given by Almighty, who bows down in respect with open eyes.
dixit auditor sermonum Dei qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est qui cadit et sic aperiuntur oculi eius
5 How well set out your tents are, Jacob; the places where you live, Israel!
quam pulchra tabernacula tua Iacob et tentoria tua Israhel
6 They look like wooded valleys, like gardens beside a river, like aloe trees the Lord has planted, like cedars at the water's edge.
ut valles nemorosae ut horti iuxta fluvios inrigui ut tabernacula quae fixit Dominus quasi cedri propter aquas
7 The Israelites will pour out bucketfuls of water; their descendants will have plenty of water. Their king will be greater than King Agag; their kingdom will be glorious.
fluet aqua de situla eius et semen illius erit in aquas multas tolletur propter Agag rex eius et auferetur regnum illius
8 God led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox, destroying enemy nations, breaking their bones, piercing them with arrows.
Deus eduxit illum de Aegypto cuius fortitudo similis est rinocerotis devorabunt gentes hostes illius ossaque eorum confringent et perforabunt sagittis
9 They are like a lion that crouches and lies down. They are like a lioness that nobody dares to disturb. Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.”
accubans dormivit ut leo et quasi leaena quam suscitare nullus audebit qui benedixerit tibi erit ipse benedictus qui maledixerit in maledictione reputabitur
10 Balak got angry with Balaam, and beat his fists together. He told Balaam, “I brought you here to curse my enemies, and now look! You keep on blessing them, doing it three times.
iratusque Balac contra Balaam conplosis manibus ait ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te quibus e contrario tertio benedixisti
11 Leave right now! Go home! I promised to pay you well, but the Lord has made sure you wouldn't receive any payment.”
revertere ad locum tuum decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito
12 But Balaam said to Balak, “Didn't I already explain to the messengers you sent
respondit Balaam ad Balac nonne nuntiis tuis quos misisti ad me dixi
13 that even if you gave me your whole palace full of silver and gold, I couldn't do anything I wanted or disobey the command of the Lord my God in any way? I can only say what the Lord tells me.
si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri non potero praeterire sermonem Domini Dei mei ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo sed quicquid Dominus dixerit hoc loquar
14 Listen! I'm going back home now to my own people, but first let me warn you what these Israelites are going to do to your people in the future.”
verumtamen pergens ad populum meum dabo consilium quid populus tuus huic populo faciat extremo tempore
15 Then Balaam gave a declaration, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are wide open
sumpta igitur parabola rursum ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who receives knowledge from the Most High, who sees the vision given by Almighty, who bows down in respect with open eyes.
dixit auditor sermonum Dei qui novit doctrinam Altissimi et visiones Omnipotentis videt qui cadens apertos habet oculos
17 I see him, but this isn't now. I observe him, but this isn't close at hand. In the future a leader like a star will come from Jacob, a ruler with a scepter will come to power from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites, and destroy all the people of Seth.
videbo eum sed non modo intuebor illum sed non prope orietur stella ex Iacob et consurget virga de Israhel et percutiet duces Moab vastabitque omnes filios Seth
18 The country of Edom will be conquered, his enemy Seir will be conquered, and the Israelites will be victorious.
et erit Idumea possessio eius hereditas Seir cedet inimicis suis Israhel vero fortiter aget
19 A ruler from Jacob will come and destroy those left in the city.”
de Iacob erit qui dominetur et perdat reliquias civitatis
20 Balaam turned his attention to the Amalekites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Amalek was first among the nations, but they will end up being destroyed.”
cumque vidisset Amalech adsumens parabolam ait principium gentium Amalech cuius extrema perdentur
21 He turned his attention to the Kenites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Where you live is safe and secure, like a nest on a cliff-face.
vidit quoque Cineum et adsumpta parabola ait robustum est quidem habitaculum tuum sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum
22 But Kain will be burned down when Assyria conquers you.”
et fueris electus de stirpe Cain quamdiu poteris permanere Assur enim capiet te
23 Then Balaam gave another declaration, saying, “It's a tragedy! Who can survive when God does this?
adsumptaque parabola iterum locutus est heu quis victurus est quando ista faciet Deus
24 Ships will be sent from Cyprus to attack Assyria and Eber, but they too will be permanently destroyed.”
venient in trieribus de Italia superabunt Assyrios vastabuntque Hebraeos et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt
25 Then Balaam left and returned to his own country, and Balak left too.
surrexitque Balaam et reversus est in locum suum Balac quoque via qua venerat rediit
