Numbers 22
1 The children of Israel [God prevails] traveled on and encamped in the plains of Moab [From father] beyond the Jordan [Descender] River, opposite Jericho [Fragrant, Moon].
Poi i figliuoli d’Israele partirono e si accamparono nelle pianure di Moab, oltre il Giordano di Gerico.
2 Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel [God prevails] had done to the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers].
Or Balak, figliuolo di Tsippor, vide tutto quello che Israele avea fatto agli Amorei;
3 Moab [From father] was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab [From father] was distressed because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
e Moab ebbe grande paura di questo popolo, ch’era così numeroso; Moab fu preso d’angoscia a cagione de’ figliuoli d’Israele.
4 Moab [From father] said to the elders of Midian [Strife], “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 [From father] at that time.
Onde Moab disse agli anziani di Madian: “Ora questa moltitudine divorerà tutto ciò ch’è dintorno a noi, come il bue divora l’erba dei campi”. Or Balak, figliuolo di Tsippor era, in quel tempo, re di Moab.
5 He sent messengers to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
Egli mandò ambasciatori a Balaam, figliuolo di Beor, a Pethor che sta sul fiume, nel paese de’ figliuoli del suo popolo per chiamarlo e dirgli: “Ecco un popolo è uscito d’Egitto; esso ricopre la faccia della terra, e si è stabilito dirimpetto a me;
6 Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may divorce them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
or dunque vieni, te ne prego, e maledicimi questo popolo; poiché è troppo potente per me; forse così riusciremo a sconfiggerlo, e potrò cacciarlo dal paese; poiché so che chi tu benedici è benedetto, e chi tu maledici è maledetto”.
7 The elders of Moab [From father] and the elders of Midian [Strife] departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and spoke to him the words of Balak.
Gli anziani di Moab e gli anziani di Madian partirono portando in mano la mercede dell’indovino; e, arrivati da Balaam, gli riferirono le parole di Balak.
8 He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Adonai shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab [From father] stayed with Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people].
E Balaam disse loro: “Alloggiate qui stanotte; e vi darò la risposta secondo che mi dirà l’Eterno”. E i principi di Moab stettero da Balaam.
9 God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said, “Who are these men with you?”
Or Dio venne a Balaam e gli disse: “Chi sono questi uomini che stanno da te?”
10 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab [From father], has said to me,
E Balaam rispose a Dio: “Balak, figliuolo di Tsippor, re di Moab, mi ha mandato a dire:
11 ‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt [Abode of slavery] covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”
Ecco, il popolo ch’è uscito d’Egitto ricopre la faccia della terra; or vieni a maledirmelo; forse riuscirò così a batterlo e potrò cacciarlo”.
12 God said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.”
E Dio disse a Balaam: “Tu non andrai con loro, non maledirai quel popolo, perché egli è benedetto”.
13 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Adonai refuses to permit me to go with you.”
Balaam si levò, la mattina, e disse ai principi di Balak: “Andatevene al vostro paese, perché l’Eterno m’ha rifiutato il permesso di andare con voi”.
14 The princes of Moab [From father] rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] refuses to come with us.”
E i principi di Moab si levarono, tornarono da Balak e dissero: “Balaam ha rifiutato di venir con noi”.
15 Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.
Allora Balak mandò di nuovo de’ principi, in maggior numero e più ragguardevoli che que’ di prima.
16 They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
I quali vennero da Balaam e gli dissero: “Così dice Balak, figliuolo di Tsippor: Deh, nulla ti trattenga dal venire da me;
17 for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”
poiché io ti ricolmerò di onori farò tutto ciò che mi dirai; vieni dunque, te ne prego, e maledicimi questo popolo”.
18 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Adonai my God, to do less or more.
Ma Balaam rispose e disse ai servi di Balak: “Quand’anche Balak mi desse la sua casa piena d’argento e d’oro, non potrei trasgredire l’ordine dell’Eterno, del mio Dio, per fare cosa piccola o grande che fosse.
19 Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Adonai will speak to me more.”
Nondimeno, trattenetevi qui, anche voi, stanotte, ond’io sappia ciò che l’Eterno mi dirà ancora”.
20 God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] 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.”
E Dio venne la notte a Balaam e gli disse: “Se quegli uomini son venuti a chiamarti, lèvati e va’ con loro; soltanto, farai ciò che io ti dirò”.
21 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab [From father].
Balaam quindi si levò la mattina, sellò la sua asina, e se ne andò coi principi di Moab.
22 God’s anger burned because he went; and ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Ma l’ira di Dio s’accese perché egli se n’era andato; e l’angelo dell’Eterno si pose sulla strada per fargli ostacolo. Or egli cavalcava la sua asina e avea seco due servitori.
23 The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] 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. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
L’asina, vedendo l’angelo dell’Eterno che stava sulla strada con la sua spada sguainata in mano, uscì di via e cominciava ad andare per i campi. Balaam percosse l’asina per rimetterla sulla strada.
24 Then ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Allora l’angelo dell’Eterno si fermò in un sentiero incavato che passava tra le vigne e aveva un muro di qua e un muro di là.
25 The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.
L’asina vide l’angelo dell’Eterno; si serrò al muro e strinse il piede di Balaam al muro; e Balaam la percosse di nuovo.
26 Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
L’angelo dell’Eterno passò di nuovo oltre, e si fermò in un luogo stretto dove non c’era modo di volgersi né a destra né a sinistra.
27 The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she lay down under Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
L’asina vide l’angelo dell’Eterno e si sdraiò sotto Balaam; l’ira di Balaam s’accese, ed egli percosse l’asina con un bastone.
28 Adonai opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
Allora l’Eterno aprì la bocca all’asina, che disse a Balaam: “Che t’ho io fatto che tu mi percuoti già per la terza volta?”
29 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] 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.”
E Balaam rispose all’asina: “Perché ti sei fatta beffe di me. Ah se avessi una spada in mano! t’ammazzerei sull’attimo”.
30 The donkey said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “No.”
L’asina disse a Balaam: “Non son io la tua asina che hai sempre cavalcata fino a quest’oggi? Sono io solita farti così?” Ed egli rispose: “No”.
31 Then Adonai opened the eyes of Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and he saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
Allora l’Eterno aprì gli occhi a Balaam, ed egli vide l’angelo dell’Eterno che stava sulla strada, con la sua spada sguainata. Balaam s’inchinò e si prostrò con la faccia in terra.
32 Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.
L’angelo dell’Eterno gli disse: “Perché hai percosso la tua asina già tre volte? Ecco, io sono uscito per farti ostacolo, perché la via che batti è contraria al voler mio;
33 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.”
e l’asina m’ha visto ed è uscita di strada davanti a me queste tre volte; se non fosse uscita di strada davanti a me, certo io avrei già ucciso te e lasciato in vita lei”.
34 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], “I have sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”
Allora Balaam disse all’angelo dell’Eterno: “Io ho peccato, perché non sapevo che tu ti fossi posto contro di me sulla strada; e ora, se questo ti dispiace, io me ne ritornerò”.
35 Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with the princes of Balak.
E l’angelo dell’Eterno disse a Balaam: “Va’ pure con quegli uomini; ma dirai soltanto quello che io ti dirò”. E Balaam se ne andò coi principi di Balak.
36 When Balak sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab [From father], which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
Quando Balak udì che Balaam arrivava, gli andò incontro a Jr-Moab che è sul confine segnato dall’Arnon, alla frontiera estrema.
37 Balak said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Didn’t I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”
E Balak disse a Balaam: “Non t’ho io mandato con insistenza a chiamare? perché non sei venuto da me? non son io proprio i grado di farti onore?”
38 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to Balak, “Behold, 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.”
E Balaam rispose a Balak: “Ecco, son venuto da te; ma posso io adesso dire qualsiasi cosa? la parola che Dio mi metterà in bocca, quella dirò”.
39 Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
Balaam andò con Balak, e giunsero a Kiriath-Hutsoth.
40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and to the princes who were with him.
E Balak sacrificò buoi e pecore e mandò parte delle carni a Balaam e ai principi ch’eran con lui.
41 In the morning, Balak took Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.
La mattina Balak prese Balaam e lo fece salire a Bamoth Baal, donde Balaam vide l’estremità del campo d’Israele.
