Numbers 24

1 And Balaam sees that [it is] good in the eyes of YHWH to bless Israel, and he has not gone as time by time to seek enchantments, and he sets his face toward the wilderness;

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 lifts up his eyes, and sees Israel dwelling by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is on 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 takes up his allegory and says: “An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor, And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut,

他遂吟詩說：「貝敖爾的兒子巴郎的神諭，明眼男子的神諭，

4 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God, Who sees a vision of the Almighty, Falling—and eyes uncovered:

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 good have been your tents, O Jacob, Your dwelling places, 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 They have been stretched out as valleys, As gardens by a river; As aloes YHWH has planted, As cedars by 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 He makes water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And his King [is] higher than Gog [[or Agag]], And his kingdom is 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 is bringing him out of Egypt, As the swiftness of a wild ox for him, He eats up nations—his adversaries, And he breaks their bones, And he strikes [with] his arrows.

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 has bent, he has lain down as a lion, And as a lioness, who raises him up? He who is blessing you [is] blessed, And he who is cursing you [is] cursed.”

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 And the anger of Balak burns against Balaam, and he strikes his hands; and Balak says to Balaam, “I called you to pierce my enemies, and behold, you have certainly blessed these 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 and now, flee for yourself to your place; I have said, I greatly honor you, and behold, YHWH has kept you back from honor.”

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 And Balaam says to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you have sent to 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 gives to me the fullness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of YHWH, to do good or evil of my own heart; that which YHWH speaks—it I speak?

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 now, behold, I am going to my people; come, I counsel you [concerning] that which this people does to your people in the latter end of the days.”

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 takes up his allegory and says: “An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor, And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut;

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 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God, And knowing knowledge of the Most High; He sees a vision of the Almighty, Falling—and eyes uncovered:

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 see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A star has proceeded from Jacob, And a scepter has risen from Israel, And has struck corners of Moab, And has destroyed all sons of Seth.

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 has been a possession, And Seir has been a possession [for] his enemies, And Israel is doing 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 And [One] rules out of Jacob, And has destroyed a remnant from the city.”

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 he sees Amalek, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Amalek [is] first [among] nations, But his latter end—destruction forever.”

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 sees the Kenite, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Your dwelling [is] enduring, And your nest is being set in a rock,

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 But the Kenite is for a burning; Until when does Asshur keep you captive?”

但刻尼人仍要被毀滅，到何時亞述才將你擄去﹖」

23 And he takes up his allegory and says: “Woe! Who lives when God does this?

他又吟詩說：「嗚呼! 若天主履行此事，誰還能生存!

24 But ships [come] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, But it is also perishing forever.”

從基廷有船來，征服亞述，征服厄貝爾；他們也要永遠滅亡」。

25 And Balaam rises, and goes, and turns back to his place, and Balak has also gone on his way.

然後巴郎起身回了本鄉；巴拉克也回去了。