Numbers 22
1 The children of Israel traveled, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
Bangsa Israel berangkat lagi dan berkemah di dataran Moab, di daerah seberang Sungai Yordan, dekat kota Yerikho.
2 Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Ketika raja Moab yang bernama Balak, anak Zipor, mendengar bagaimana bangsa Israel telah memperlakukan orang Amori, dan bahwa bangsa Israel itu besar jumlahnya, gentarlah ia dan seluruh rakyatnya.
3 Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4 Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
Lalu orang Moab berkata kepada para pemimpin orang Midian, "Tak lama lagi gerombolan itu melahap segala sesuatu di sekitar kita seperti sapi melahap rumput di padang." Maka Raja Balak
5 He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor on the river, to the land of the people of Ammon, to call him, saying, "Look, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Look, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
mengirim utusan untuk memanggil Bileam, anak Beor, yang tinggal di kota Petor dekat Sungai Efrat di daerah Amau. Mereka disuruh menyampaikan kepada Bileam pesan ini dari Balak, "Ketahuilah, ada suatu bangsa datang dari Mesir; orang-orangnya menyebar ke mana-mana dan siap menyerang daerah kami.
6 And now please come, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."
Mereka lebih kuat dari kami. Jadi, datanglah! Kutuklah mereka untukku. Barangkali kami dapat mengalahkan mereka dan mengusir mereka dari negeri ini. Sebab aku yakin orang yang kauberkati akan mendapat berkat, dan orang yang kaukutuk akan mendapat kutuk."
7 The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
Maka pergilah para pemimpin orang Moab dan Midian itu dengan membawa upah untuk Bileam supaya ia mau mengutuk orang Israel. Setelah sampai kepada Bileam, mereka menyampaikan kepadanya pesan Raja Balak.
8 And he said to them, "Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak to me." The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Kata Bileam kepada mereka, "Bermalamlah di sini. Besok akan saya kabarkan kepada kalian apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya." Maka para pemimpin Moab itu tinggal di tempat Bileam.
9 And God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Lalu Allah datang kepada Bileam dan bertanya, "Siapakah orang-orang itu yang tinggal di tempatmu, Bileam?"
10 And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
Jawab Bileam, "Mereka utusan Raja Balak dari Moab untuk mengabarkan
11 'Look, this people has come out of Egypt and they cover the surface of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'"
bahwa suatu bangsa yang datang dari Mesir telah tersebar di mana-mana. Raja Balak menyuruh saya mengutuk bangsa itu untuk dia, supaya ia dapat memerangi dan mengusir mereka."
12 And God said to Balaam, "You are not to go with them, and you are not to curse the people, for they are blessed."
Kata Allah kepada Bileam, "Jangan pergi dengan orang-orang itu, dan jangan mengutuk bangsa itu, karena mereka telah Kuberkati."
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your lord; for God refuses to permit me to go with you."
Keesokan harinya Bileam berkata kepada para utusan Balak itu, "Pulanglah, TUHAN tidak mengizinkan saya pergi dengan kalian."
14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
Maka kembalilah mereka kepada Balak dan mengabarkan kepadanya bahwa Bileam tidak mau datang bersama mereka.
15 Then Balak again sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these.
Lalu Balak mengirim lebih banyak utusan yang lebih tinggi pangkatnya dari yang pertama.
16 They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
Mereka menyampaikan kepada Bileam pesan ini dari Balak, "Aku mohon dengan sangat: datanglah, dan jangan menolak.
17 for I will greatly honor you, and whatever you say to me I will do for you. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"
Aku akan memberi upah yang banyak sekali, dan melakukan apa saja yang kaukatakan. Datanglah, dan kutuklah bangsa itu untukku."
18 Balaam answered the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the command of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
Tetapi Bileam menjawab, "Sekalipun semua perak dan emas yang ada di dalam istana Raja Balak dibayarkan kepada saya, saya tak dapat melanggar perintah TUHAN, Allah yang saya sembah. Biar dalam hal yang kecil pun saya tidak dapat menentangnya.
19 Now therefore, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what else the LORD will say to me."
Tetapi baiklah kalian bermalam di sini, seperti yang dilakukan para utusan yang terdahulu. Saya ingin tahu apakah masih ada yang mau dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya."
20 God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."
Malam itu Allah datang kepada Bileam dan berkata, "Orang-orang itu datang untuk minta engkau pergi dengan mereka. Jadi bersiap-siaplah untuk pergi. Tetapi lakukanlah hanya yang diperintahkan kepadamu."
21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
Keesokan harinya Bileam memasang pelana pada keledainya, lalu ikut dengan para pemimpin Moab itu.
22 God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the LORD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Tetapi ketika Bileam pergi, Allah menjadi marah. Sementara Bileam mengendarai keledainya, diiringi oleh dua pelayannya, malaikat TUHAN berdiri di tengah jalan untuk menghalang-halangi dia.
23 The donkey saw the angel of God standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
Melihat malaikat berdiri di situ dengan pedang terhunus, keledai itu menyimpang dari jalan, dan membelok ke ladang. Bileam memukul keledai itu dan membawanya kembali ke jalan.
24 Then the angel of God stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Kemudian malaikat TUHAN berdiri di bagian jalan yang sempit, antara dua kebun anggur dengan tembok batu sebelah menyebelah.
25 The donkey saw the angel of God, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.
Ketika keledai itu melihat malaikat TUHAN, ia minggir sehingga kaki Bileam terjepit ke tembok. Bileam memukul lagi keledai itu.
26 The angel of God went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Lalu malaikat TUHAN pindah, dan berdiri di tempat yang lebih sempit sehingga tak ada jalan untuk lewat di kiri atau kanannya.
27 The donkey saw the angel of God, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
Melihat malaikat TUHAN, keledai itu merebahkan diri. Bileam menjadi marah dan memukul keledai itu dengan tongkat.
28 And God opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"
Lalu TUHAN membuat keledai itu bisa berbicara. Kata binatang itu kepada Bileam, "Apakah yang saya lakukan terhadap Tuan sehingga Tuan memukul saya sampai tiga kali?"
29 Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you."
Jawab Bileam, "Engkau mempermainkan aku! Andaikata ada pedang padaku, pastilah engkau kubunuh!"
30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?" He said, "No."
Jawab keledai itu, "Bukankah saya ini keledai Tuan yang sejak lama Tuan tunggangi? Pernahkah saya membangkang terhadap Tuan?" "Tidak," jawab Bileam.
31 Then God opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of God standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
Lalu TUHAN membuat Bileam bisa melihat malaikat TUHAN berdiri di situ dengan pedang terhunus. Segera Bileam sujud ke tanah dan menyembah.
32 The angel of God said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:
Malaikat TUHAN bertanya, "Mengapa kaupukul keledaimu sampai tiga kali? Aku datang untuk menghalang-halangi engkau, sebab menurut pendapat-Ku, tidak baik engkau pergi.
33 and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive."
Waktu keledaimu melihat Aku, dia minggir sampai tiga kali. Kalau tidak, pasti engkau sudah Kubunuh, tetapi keledai itu Kuselamatkan."
34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned; for I did not know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again."
Jawab Bileam, "Saya telah berdosa. Saya tidak tahu bahwa Tuan berdiri di tengah jalan untuk menghalang-halangi saya. Tetapi sekarang, kalau menurut pendapat Tuan tidak baik saya meneruskan perjalanan ini, saya akan pulang."
35 The angel of God said to Balaam, "Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Tetapi malaikat TUHAN berkata, "Ikutlah saja dengan orang-orang itu. Tetapi engkau hanya boleh mengatakan apa yang Kusuruh katakan." Maka Bileam meneruskan perjalanannya dengan utusan-utusan Balak itu.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
Ketika Balak mendengar bahwa Bileam akan datang, ia pergi menjemput Bileam di kota Moab, yang terletak di tepi Sungai Arnon, di perbatasan daerah Moab.
37 Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"
Kata Balak kepadanya, "Mengapa engkau tidak datang waktu kupanggil pertama kali? Apakah kausangka aku tidak mampu membayar upahmu?"
38 Balaam said to Balak, "Look, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak."
Bileam menjawab, "Nah, sekarang saya sudah datang. Tetapi saya tidak berhak mengatakan apa pun kecuali yang Allah suruh saya katakan."
39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
Maka pergilah Bileam dengan Balak ke kota Huzot.
40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
Di situ Balak mengurbankan beberapa ekor sapi dan domba. Sebagian dari daging itu diberikannya kepada Bileam dan para pemimpin yang bersama-sama dengan dia.
41 It happened in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there the utmost part of the people.
Keesokan harinya Balak membawa Bileam mendaki bukit Bamot Baal. Dari situ Bileam dapat melihat sebagian dari bangsa Israel.
