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.
巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福與以色列，就不像前兩次去求法術，卻面向曠野。
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.
巴蘭舉目，看見以色列人照着支派居住。上帝的靈就臨到他身上，
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,
他便題起詩歌說： 比珥的兒子巴蘭說， 眼目閉住的人說，
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:
得聽上帝的言語， 得見全能者的異象， 眼目睜開而仆倒的人說：
5 How goodly are thy tentes, O Iaakob, and thine habitations, O Israel!
雅各啊，你的帳棚何等華美！ 以色列啊，你的帳幕何其華麗！
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.
如接連的山谷， 如河旁的園子， 如耶和華所栽的沉香樹， 如水邊的香柏木。
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.
水要從他的桶裏流出； 種子要撒在多水之處。 他的王必超過亞甲； 他的國必要振興。
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.
上帝領他出埃及； 他似乎有野牛之力。 他要吞吃敵國， 折斷他們的骨頭， 用箭射透他們。
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.
他蹲如公獅， 臥如母獅，誰敢惹他？ 凡給你祝福的，願他蒙福； 凡咒詛你的，願他受咒詛。
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.
巴勒向巴蘭生氣，就拍起手來，對巴蘭說：「我召你來為我咒詛仇敵，不料，你這三次竟為他們祝福。
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.
如今你快回本地去吧！我想使你得大尊榮，耶和華卻阻止你不得尊榮。」
12 Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
巴蘭對巴勒說：「我豈不是對你所差遣到我那裏的使者說：
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.
『巴勒就是將他滿屋的金銀給我，我也不得越過耶和華的命，憑自己的心意行好行歹。耶和華說甚麼，我就要說甚麼』？」
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.
「現在我要回本族去。你來，我告訴你這民日後要怎樣待你的民。」
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,
他就題起詩歌說： 比珥的兒子巴蘭說： 眼目閉住的人說，
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:
得聽上帝的言語， 明白至高者的意旨， 看見全能者的異象， 眼目睜開而仆倒的人說：
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.
我看他卻不在現時； 我望他卻不在近日。 有星要出於雅各，有杖要興於以色列， 必打破摩押的四角，毀壞擾亂之子。
18 And Edom shalbe possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly.
他必得以東為基業， 又得仇敵之地西珥為產業； 以色列必行事勇敢。
19 He also that shall haue dominion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the remnant of the citie.
有一位出於雅各的，必掌大權； 他要除滅城中的餘民。
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.
巴蘭觀看亞瑪力，就題起詩歌說： 亞瑪力原為諸國之首， 但他終必沉淪。
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.
巴蘭觀看基尼人，就題起詩歌說： 你的住處本是堅固； 你的窩巢做在巖穴中。
22 Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shalbe spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.
然而基尼必至衰微， 直到亞述把你擄去。
23 Againe he vttered his parable, and sayd, Alas, who shall liue when God doeth this?
巴蘭又題起詩歌說： 哀哉！上帝行這事，誰能得活？
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.
必有人乘船從基提界而來， 苦害亞述，苦害希伯； 他也必至沉淪。
25 Then Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
於是巴蘭起來，回他本地去；巴勒也回去了。
