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.
Lè Balaam te wè ke sa te fè SENYÈ a plezi pou beni Israël, li pa t ale tankou lòt fwa yo pou chache wanga, men li te fikse figi li vè dezè a.
2 So Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes, —then came upon him the Spirit of God;
Konsa, Balaam te leve zye li anwo, li te wè Israël ki t ap fè kan, tribi pa tribi; epi Lespri Bondye te vini sou li.
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;
Li te reprann diskou li e te di: “Pòt pawòl a Balaam nan, fis a Beor a, Pòt pawòl a nonm ki gen zye louvri a;
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: —
Pòt pawòl a sila ki koute pawòl a Bondye yo, ki wè vizyon Toupwisan an, ki t ap tonbe, men zye li gen tan vin debouche.
5 How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob, —Thy habitations, O Israel:
Ala tant nou yo bèl, O Jacob, ak abitasyon nou yo, O Israël!
6 Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river, —Like aloe-trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters:
Tankou vale ki vin ouvri byen laj, tankou jaden ki bò kote rivyè yo, tankou plan lalwa ki plante pa SENYÈ a, tankou bwa sèd ki bò kote dlo yo.
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.
Dlo yo va koule nan bokit li yo, e jèm desandan li yo va bò kote anpil dlo. Wa li a va pi wo pase Agag, e wayòm li a va vin egzalte.
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:
Bondye mennen l sòti an Égypte. Li pou li tankou kòn a yon bèf mawon. Li va devore nasyon ki advèsè li yo. Li va kraze zo yo an mòso, Li va kraze yo avèk flèch li yo.
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.
Li koube ba, li kouche tankou yon lyon; tankou yon manma lyon. Se kilès ki kab tante deranje l? Beni se tout moun ki beni ou, e modi se tout moun ki modi ou.”
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.
Konsa, kòlè Balak te brile kont Balaam. Li frape men l ansanm; epi li te di a Balaam: “Mwen te rele ou pou modi lènmi mwen yo, men gade, ou te pèsiste nan beni yo menm twa fwa sa yo!
11 Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place, —I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.
Pou sa, kouri ale nan plas ou koulye a. Mwen te di ke mwen ta onore ou anpil, men gade byen, SENYÈ a te anpeche ou resevwa onè a.”
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, —Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto me, I spake saying-
Balaam te di a Balak: “Èske mwen pa t di mesaje ke ou te voye kote mwen yo:
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?
ke menm si Balak te ban mwen kay li plen avèk ajan ak lò, ke m pa t kab fè anyen kontrè ak lòd SENYÈ a, kit bon kit mal nan pwòp volonte pa m. Sa ke SENYÈ a pale a, se sa mwen va pale?
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.
Epi koulye a, veye byen, mwen ap prale kote pèp mwen an. Vini, mwen va bay ou konsèy sou sa ke pèp sa a va fè a pèp pa ou a nan jou k ap vini yo.”
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;
Li te reprann diskou li e te di: “Pòt pawòl a Balaam nan, fis a Beor a, e pòt pawòl a nonm avèk zye louvri a di,
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: —
Li di ki tande pawòl Bondye yo, ki gen konesans a Trè Wo a, ki wè vizyon a Toupwisan an, k ap tonbe, men ak zye li ki gen tan fin ouvri.
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;
Mwen wè li, men pa koulye a. Mwen gade l, men pa toupre. Yon zetwal va sòti nan Jacob. Yon baton a wa va leve sòti an Israël. Li va kraze travèse fwon Moab la, e li va dechire tout fis a Seth yo.
18 So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes, —But, Israel, is doing valiantly;
Édom va yon posesyon pou li. Séir, lènmi li, osi, va yon posesyon pou li, pandan Israël ap aji avèk gwo kouraj.
19 Yea One wieldeth dominion out of Jacob, —Who hath destroyed the remnant out of the fortress.
Youn ki soti nan Jacob va gen tout pouvwa, li va detwi retay lavil la.”
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.
Li te gade Amalec. Li te reprann diskou li e li te di: “Amalec se te premye nan nasyon yo, men lafen li pi lwen se destriksyon.”
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;
Epi li te gade Kenizyen nan, li te reprann diskou li e li te di: “Kote ou rete a, gen andirans. Nich kote ou chita nan falèz la.
22 Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain, —How long shall Assyria hold thee captive?
Malgre, Cain va gate nèt, jis lè Asiryen yo pote nou ale an kaptif?”
23 And he took up his parable, and said, —Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;
Epi li te vin reprann diskou li. Li te di: “Ay, kilès ki ka viv lè Bondye fè sa a?
24 When, ships, [come] from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew, —And he too, is even to perish?
Men gwo bato yo va sòti nan kòt Kittim. Yo va pini Asiryen yo, yo va aflije Éber. Men li menm tou va vin detwi.”
25 Then Balaam arose, and went and returned unto his place, —and, Balak also, went his way.
Konsa, Balaam te leve e te pati pou retounen nan plas li, e Balak osi te al fè wout li.
