Numbers 22
1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
| وَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَزَلُوا فِي عَرَبَاتِ مُوآبَ مِنْ عَبْرِ أُرْدُنِّ أَرِيحَا. | ١ |
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ جَمِيعَ مَا فَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ، | ٢ |
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
| فَزِعَ مُوآبُ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ جِدًّا لِأَنَّهُ كَثِيرٌ، وَضَجِرَ مُوآبُ مِنْ قِبَلَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٣ |
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
| فَقَالَ مُوآبُ لِشُيُوخِ مِدْيَانَ: «ٱلْآنَ يَلْحَسُ ٱلْجُمْهُورُ كُلَّ مَا حَوْلَنَا كَمَا يَلْحَسُ ٱلثَّوْرُ خُضْرَةَ ٱلْحَقْلِ». وَكَانَ بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكًا لِمُوآبَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلزَّمَانِ. | ٤ |
5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
| فَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ، إِلَى فَتُورَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى ٱلنَّهْرِ فِي أَرْضِ بَنِي شَعْبِهِ لِيَدْعُوَهُ قَائِلًا: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. هُوَذَا قَدْ غَشَّى وَجْهَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ مُقِيمٌ مُقَابِلِي. | ٥ |
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
| فَٱلْآنَ تَعَالَ وَٱلْعَنْ لِي هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي، لَعَلَّهُ يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نَكْسِرَهُ فَأَطْرُدَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ ٱلَّذِي تُبَارِكُهُ مُبَارَكٌ وَٱلَّذِي تَلْعَنُهُ مَلْعُونٌ». | ٦ |
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ شُيُوخُ مُوآبَ وَشُيُوخُ مِدْيَانَ، وَحُلْوَانُ ٱلْعِرَافَةِ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَكَلَّمُوهُ بِكَلَامِ بَالَاقَ. | ٧ |
8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yhwh shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «بِيتُوا هُنَا ٱللَّيْلَةَ فَأَرُدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ جَوَابًا كَمَا يُكَلِّمُنِي ٱلرَّبُّ». فَمَكَثَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ عِنْدَ بَلْعَامَ. | ٨ |
9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
| فَأَتَى ٱللهُ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ عِنْدَكَ؟» | ٩ |
10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِلهِ: «بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ يَقُولُ: | ١٠ |
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
| هُوَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلْخَارِجُ مِنْ مِصْرَ قَدْ غَشَّى وَجْهَ ٱلْأَرْضِ. تَعَالَ ٱلْآنَ ٱلْعَنْ لِي إِيَّاهُ، لَعَلِّي أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُحَارِبَهُ وَأَطْرُدَهُ». | ١١ |
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
| فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «لَا تَذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ وَلَا تَلْعَنِ ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّهُ مُبَارَكٌ». | ١٢ |
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for Yhwh refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
| فَقَامَ بَلْعَامُ صَبَاحًا وَقَالَ لِرُؤَسَاءِ بَالَاقَ: «ٱنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى أَرْضِكُمْ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَبَى أَنْ يَسْمَحَ لِي بِٱلذَّهَابِ مَعَكُمْ». | ١٣ |
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
| فَقَامَ رُؤَسَاءُ مُوآبَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَالَاقَ وَقَالُوا: «أَبَى بَلْعَامُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مَعَنَا». | ١٤ |
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
| فَعَادَ بَالَاقُ وَأَرْسَلَ أَيْضًا رُؤَسَاءَ أَكْثَرَ وَأَعْظَمَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ. | ١٥ |
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
| فَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ: لَا تَمْتَنِعْ مِنَ ٱلْإِتْيَانِ إِلَيَّ، | ١٦ |
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
| لِأَنِّي أُكْرِمُكَ إِكْرَامًا عَظِيمًا، وَكُلَّ مَا تَقُولُ لِي أَفْعَلُهُ. فَتَعَالَ ٱلْآنَ ٱلْعَنْ لِي هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ». | ١٧ |
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Yhwh my God, to do less or more.
| فَأَجَابَ بَلْعَامُ وَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِ بَالَاقَ: «وَلَوْ أَعْطَانِي بَالَاقُ مِلْءَ بَيْتِهِ فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَتَجَاوَزَ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي لِأَعْمَلَ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا. | ١٨ |
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Yhwh will say unto me more.
| فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْكُثُوا هُنَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا هَذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةَ لِأَعْلَمَ مَاذَا يَعُودُ ٱلرَّبُّ يُكَلِّمُنِي بِهِ». | ١٩ |
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
| فَأَتَى ٱللهُ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ لَيْلًا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنْ أَتَى ٱلرِّجَالُ لِيَدْعُوكَ فَقُمِ ٱذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، إِنَّمَا تَعْمَلُ ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». | ٢٠ |
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
| فَقَامَ بَلْعَامُ صَبَاحًا وَشَدَّ عَلَى أَتَانِهِ وَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ مُوآبَ. | ٢١ |
22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of Yhwh stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
| فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱللهِ لِأَنَّهُ مُنْطَلِقٌ، وَوَقَفَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ لِيُقَاوِمَهُ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى أَتَانِهِ وَغُلَامَاهُ مَعَهُ. | ٢٢ |
23 And the donkey saw the angel of Yhwh standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the donkey, to turn her into the way.
| فَأَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَاقِفًا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَسَيْفُهُ مَسْلُولٌ فِي يَدِهِ، فَمَالَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ عَنِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَمَشَتْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. فَضَرَبَ بَلْعَامُ ٱلْأَتَانَ لِيَرُدَّهَا إِلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. | ٢٣ |
24 But the angel of Yhwh stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
| ثُمَّ وَقَفَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي خَنْدَقٍ لِلْكُرُومِ، لَهُ حَائِطٌ مِنْ هُنَا وَحَائِطٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. | ٢٤ |
25 And when the donkey saw the angel of Yhwh, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
| فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ زَحَمَتِ ٱلْحَائِطَ، وَضَغَطَتْ رِجْلَ بَلْعَامَ بِٱلْحَائِطِ، فَضَرَبَهَا أَيْضًا. | ٢٥ |
26 And the angel of Yhwh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
| ثُمَّ ٱجْتَازَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ أَيْضًا وَوَقَفَ فِي مَكَانٍ ضَيِّقٍ حَيْثُ لَيْسَ سَبِيلٌ لِلنُّكُوبِ يَمِينًا أَوْ شِمَالًا. | ٢٦ |
27 And when the donkey saw the angel of Yhwh, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the donkey with a staff.
| فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ، رَبَضَتْ تَحْتَ بَلْعَامَ. فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ بَلْعَامَ وَضَرَبَ ٱلْأَتَانَ بِٱلْقَضِيبِ. | ٢٧ |
28 And Yhwh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
| فَفَتَحَ ٱلرَّبُّ فَمَ ٱلْأَتَانِ، فَقَالَتْ لِبَلْعَامَ: «مَاذَا صَنَعْتُ بِكَ حَتَّى ضَرَبْتَنِي ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ؟». | ٢٨ |
29 And Balaam said unto the donkey, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِلْأَتَانِ: «لِأَنَّكِ ٱزْدَرَيْتِ بِي. لَوْ كَانَ فِي يَدِي سَيْفٌ لَكُنْتُ ٱلْآنَ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكِ». | ٢٩ |
30 And the donkey said unto Balaam, Am not I thine donkey, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
| فَقَالَتِ ٱلْأَتَانُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «أَلَسْتُ أَنَا أَتَانَكَ ٱلَّتِي رَكِبْتَ عَلَيْهَا مُنْذُ وُجُودِكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟ هَلْ تَعَوَّدْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ بِكَ هَكَذَا؟» فَقَالَ: «لَا». | ٣٠ |
31 Then Yhwh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yhwh standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
| ثُمَّ كَشَفَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ عَيْنَيْ بَلْعَامَ، فَأَبْصَرَ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَاقِفًا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَسَيْفُهُ مَسْلُولٌ فِي يَدِهِ، فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ. | ٣١ |
32 And the angel of Yhwh said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine donkey these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
| فَقَالَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا ضَرَبْتَ أَتَانَكَ ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ؟ هَأَنَذَا قَدْ خَرَجْتُ لِلْمُقَاوَمَةِ لِأَنَّ ٱلطَّرِيقَ وَرْطَةٌ أَمَامِي، | ٣٢ |
33 And the donkey saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
| فَأَبْصَرَتْنِي ٱلْأَتَانُ وَمَالَتْ مِنْ قُدَّامِي ٱلْآنَ ثَلَاثَ دَفَعَاتٍ. وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ قُدَّامِي لَكُنْتُ ٱلْآنَ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكَ وَٱسْتَبْقَيْتُهَا». | ٣٣ |
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of Yhwh, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِمَلَاكِ ٱلرَّبِّ: «أَخْطَأْتُ. إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ وَاقِفٌ تِلْقَائِي فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ. وَٱلْآنَ إِنْ قَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجِعُ». | ٣٤ |
35 And the angel of Yhwh said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
| فَقَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِبَلْعَامَ: «ٱذْهَبْ مَعَ ٱلرِّجَالِ، وَإِنَّمَا تَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكَ بِهِ فَقَطْ». فَٱنْطَلَقَ بَلْعَامُ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ بَالَاقَ. | ٣٥ |
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بَالَاقُ أَنَّ بَلْعَامَ جَاءَ، خَرَجَ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ مُوآبَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى تَخْمِ أَرْنُونَ ٱلَّذِي فِي أَقْصَى ٱلتُّخُومِ. | ٣٦ |
37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
| فَقَالَ بَالَاقُ لِبَلْعَامَ: «أَلَمْ أُرْسِلْ إِلَيْكَ لِأَدْعُوَكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَأْتِ إِلَيَّ؟ أَحَقًّا لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُكْرِمَكَ؟» | ٣٧ |
38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
| فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ لِبَالَاقَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ جِئْتُ إِلَيْكَ. أَلَعَلِّي ٱلْآنَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ؟ اَلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي يَضَعُهُ ٱللهُ فِي فَمِي بِهِ أَتَكَلَّمُ». | ٣٨ |
39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath–huzoth.
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ بَلْعَامُ مَعَ بَالَاقَ وَأَتَيَا إِلَى قَرْيَةِ حَصُوتَ. | ٣٩ |
40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
| فَذَبَحَ بَالَاقُ بَقَرًا وَغَنَمًا، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَلْعَامَ وَإِلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. | ٤٠ |
41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
| وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ أَخَذَ بَالَاقُ بَلْعَامَ وَأَصْعَدَهُ إِلَى مُرْتَفَعَاتِ بَعْلٍ، فَرَأَى مِنْ هُنَاكَ أَقْصَى ٱلشَّعْبِ. | ٤١ |
