Numbers 24
1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the wildernesse.
巴郎見祝福以色列，為上主所喜悅，就不再像前幾次一樣先去探求預示，只轉面向曠野。
2 And Balaam lift vp his eyes, and looked vpon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came vpon him.
巴郎一舉目，看見了按支派紮營的以色列人；那時天主的神降在他身上，
3 And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man, whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,
他遂吟詩說：「貝敖爾的兒子巴郎的神諭，明眼男子的神諭，
4 He hath sayde, which heard the wordes of God, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:
那聽到天主木話，得見全能者的神視，在沉睡中開了神眼的神視：
5 How goodly are thy tentes, O Iaakob, and thine habitations, O Israel!
雅各伯，你的帳幕，何其壯觀! 以色列，你的居住，何其美好!
6 As the valleis, are they stretched forth, as gardes by the riuers side, as the aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.
如擴展的棕林，似河畔的花園，像牆上上主栽種的沉香，似臨水的香柏。
7 The water droppeth out of his bucket, and his seede shalbe in many waters, and his king shall be hier then Agag, and his kingdome shall bee exalted.
英雄由他的 後裔而出，他將治理許多民族；他的君王超越阿加格，他的王國必受舉揚。
8 God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shalbe as an vnicorne: he shall eate the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoote them through with his arrowes.
領他出埃及的天主，為他有如野牛的角。他要吞滅那敵對他的人民，粉碎他們的骨骸，折斷他們的箭矢。
9 He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
他蹲伏臥下有如雄獅，又似母獅；誰敢令他起立﹖祝福你的，必受祝福；咒罵你的，必受咒罵」。
10 Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and smote his handes together: so Balak sayde vnto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them nowe three times.
巴拉克對巴郎大發憤怒，拍手向他說：「我請你來是為咒罵我的仇敵；看，你反而祝福他們，且已三次。
11 Therefore nowe flee vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee vnto honour, but loe, the Lord hath kept thee backe from honour.
現在你快回你故鄉去! 我原想豐富地酬謝你，但是，上主奪去了你的酬報」。
12 Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
巴郎回答巴拉克說：「我不是已對你遺來的使者聲明過：
13 If Balak would giue me his house ful of siluer and gold, I can not passe the commandement of the Lord, to doe either good or bad of mine owne minde? what the Lord shall commaund, the same will I speake.
既使巴拉克給我滿屋金銀，我也不能違犯上主的命令，任意去行善或作惡，而只能說上主所吩咐的嗎﹖
14 And nowe behold, I goe vnto my people: come, I will aduertise thee what this people shall doe to thy folke in the later dayes.
現在我就要回到我民族那裏去；來，讓我告訴你這民族日後對你的民族所要做事」。
15 And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,
於是他吟詩 u金敖爾的兒子巴郎的神諭，明眼男子的神諭，
16 He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:
那聽到天主的話，深知至高者的思慮，得見全能者的神視，在沉睡中開了神眼的神諭：
17 I shall see him, but not nowe: I shall behold him, but not neere: there shall come a starre of Iaakob, and a scepter shall rise of Israel, and shall smite the coastes of Moab, and destroy all the sonnes of Sheth.
我看見衪，卻不是在現在；卻不是在近處：由雅各伯將出現一顆星，由以色列將興起一權杖，擊碎摩阿布木頍角，粉碎特一切子民的腦蓋。
18 And Edom shalbe possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly.
厄東將成為他的屬地，色依爾將成為他的轄境；以色列必行使威權。
19 He also that shall haue dominion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the remnant of the citie.
由雅各伯將山生一位統治仇敵者，衪要除滅依爾的遺民」。
20 And when he looked on Amalek, he vttered his parable, and sayd, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter ende shall come to destruction.
以後他望見阿肋瑪克，遂吟詩說：「阿肋瑪克原是眾民之首，但他的結局是永遠的滅亡」。
21 And he looked on the Kenites, and vttered his parable, and sayde, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rocke.
後又望見刻尼人，遂吟詩說：「你的居住固然鞏固，你的巢穴縱然建在磐石間；
22 Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shalbe spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.
但刻尼人仍要被毀滅，到何時亞述才將你擄去﹖」
23 Againe he vttered his parable, and sayd, Alas, who shall liue when God doeth this?
他又吟詩說：「嗚呼! 若天主履行此事，誰還能生存!
24 The ships also shall come from the coastes of Chittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
從基廷有船來，征服亞述，征服厄貝爾；他們也要永遠滅亡」。
25 Then Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
然後巴郎起身回了本鄉；巴拉克也回去了。
