Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, he went not as at other times to invoke enchantments, —but set towards the desert, his face.
Kad opazi Bileam da je Jahvi drago što on blagoslivlja Izraela, ne htjede više ni ići kao prije u potragu za znamenjima, nego se licem okrenu prema pustari.
2 So Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes, —then came upon him the Spirit of God;
Bileam podiže oči i vidje Izraela utaborena po njegovim plemenima. Na nj siđe Duh Božji
3 and he took up his parable, and said, —The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;
i on poče svoju pjesmu te reče: “Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,
4 The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes: —
proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.
5 How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob, —Thy habitations, O Israel:
Kako su lijepi ti šatori, Jakove, i stanovi tvoji, Izraele!
6 Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river, —Like aloe-trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters:
Kao dolovi što se steru, kao vrtovi uz obalu rijeke, kao aloje što ih Jahve posadi, kao cedri pokraj voda!
7 He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters, —And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom.
Iz potomstva junak mu izlazi, nad mnogim on vlada narodima. Kralj će njegov nadvisit' Agaga, uzdiže se kraljevstvo njegovo.
8 GOD having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his, —He eateth up nations that assail him And the bones of them, he breaketh And the loins of him, he crusheth:
Iz Egipta Bog ga izveo, on je njemu k'o rozi bivola. On proždire narode dušmanske, on njihove kosti drobi.
9 He hath knelt—hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee are each one blessed, But, such, as curse thee, are each one cursed.
Skupio se, polegao poput lava, poput lavice: tko ga podići smije? Blagoslovljen bio tko te blagoslivlje, proklet da je tko tebe proklinje!”
10 Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands, —and Balak said unto Balaam—To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast kept on blessing, these three times.
I usplamtje srdžbom Balak na Bileama i udari rukom o ruku. “Pozvao sam te da prokuneš moje neprijatelje”, reče Balak Bileamu, “a kad tamo, ti ih blagoslovi evo triput!
11 Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place, —I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.
Nosi se odmah u svoj kraj. Bio sam rekao: dostojno ću te počastiti! A eto, Jahve te liši časti.”
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, —Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto me, I spake saying-
Nato Bileam odgovori Balaku: “Zar nisam rekao i tvojim glasnicima koje si k meni poslao:
13 Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, yet could I not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh, to, do good or ill, out of my own heart, —what Yahweh shall speak, that, must I speak?
'Da mi Balak dadne svoju kuću punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti zapovijed Jahvinu i po svojoj volji činiti bilo dobro, bilo zlo; ono što kaže Jahve, to ću i ja reći.'
14 Now, therefore, behold me! going to my own people, —Come now! let me advise thee, what this people shall do unto thy people in the after-part of the days.
A sada, kad, evo, odlazim k svome narodu, hajde da ti objavim što će ovaj narod učiniti tvome narodu u budućnosti!”
15 So he took up his parable and said, —The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;
I poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,
16 The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, And knowing the knowledge of the Most High, —Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes: —
proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji poznaje mudrost Svevišnjega, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.
17 I see One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh, —There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Moab, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous;
Vidim ga, ali ne sada: motrim ga, al' ne iz blizine: od Jakova zvijezda izlazi, od Izraela žezlo se diže. On Moabu razbija bokove i svu djecu Šetovu zatire!
18 So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes, —But, Israel, is doing valiantly;
Edom će njegovim postati posjedom, a Seir zemljom osvojenom. Razvija snagu svoju Izrael,
19 Yea One wieldeth dominion out of Jacob, —Who hath destroyed the remnant out of the fortress.
Jakov vlada nad neprijateljima i uništava preživjele iz Ira.”
20 And, when he saw Amalek, he took up, his parable, and said—The beginning of nations, —Amalek, But his latter end is even to perish.
Bileam se zagleda u Amaleka te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Amalek je prvenac među narodima, ali vječna propast njegov je svršetak.”
21 And when he saw the Kenite, he took up his parable, and said, —Enduring thy dwelling-place, Set thou then in the crag, thy nest;
Onda se zagleda u Kenijce te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Tvrd je stan tvoj, Kajine, na timoru ti gnijezdo savijeno!
22 Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain, —How long shall Assyria hold thee captive?
Al' gnijezdo pripada Beoru; dokle ćeš Ašuru robovati?”
23 And he took up his parable, and said, —Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;
Opet poče svoju pjesmu i reče: “Narodi pomorski sabiru se sa sjevera,
24 When, ships, [come] from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew, —And he too, is even to perish?
a brodovlje od strane Kitima. Podjarmljuju Ašur, podjarmljuju Heber, pa i njega će propast stići vječita.”
25 Then Balaam arose, and went and returned unto his place, —and, Balak also, went his way.
Potom ustade Bileam te se uputi natrag u svoj kraj. A i Balak ode svojim putem.
