Numbers 22
1 Then the Israelis traveled west to the area of Moab that was in the valley of the Jordan [River], across the river from Jericho [city].
Derefter brød Israeliterne op derfra og slog Lejer paa Moabs Sletter hinsides Jordan over for Jeriko.
2 But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
Da Balak, Zippors Søn, saa alt, hvad Israel havde gjort ved Amoriterne,
3 [When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
grebes Moab af Rædsel for Folket, fordi det var saa talrigt, og Moab gruede for Israeliterne.
4 So the king of Moab [went to] the leaders of the Midian people-group and said to them, “This huge group [of Israelis] will (wipe out/destroy) everything around them, like an ox devours grass!” Balak was the king of Moab.
Da sagde Moab til Midjaniternes Ældste: »Nu vil denne Menneskemasse opæde alt, hvad der er rundt omkring os, som Okserne opæder Græsset paa Marken!« Paa den Tid var Balak, Zippors Søn, Konge over Moab.
5 He sent messengers to [a prophet named] Balaam, who was living in his own area, in Pethor [town], near the [Euphrates] River. He sent this message to request that Balaam would come [to help him]: “A huge group of people has arrived here from Egypt. [It looks like] they are covering the entire land! And they have begun to live close to us.
Han sendte nu Sendebud til Bileam, Beors Søn, i Petor, der ligger ved Floden, til Ammoniternes Land, og bad ham komme til sig, idet han lod sige: »Se, et Folk er udvandret fra Ægypten; se, det har oversvømmet Landet og slaaet sig ned lige over for mig.
6 Because they are very powerful/numerous, [we are afraid of them. So] please come and curse them for me. Then my army may be able to defeat them and expel them from the land [where they are now living]. I know that good things will happen to the people whom you bless, and disasters will happen to the people whom you curse.”
Kom nu og forband mig det Folk, thi det er mig for mægtigt: maaske jeg da kan slaa det og jage det ud af Landet. Thi jeg ved, at den, du velsigner, er velsignet, og den, du forbander, forbandet!«
7 [Balak’s messengers, who were] leaders of both the Moab and Midian people-groups, took money with them to pay Balaam in order that he would [come and] curse the Israelis. They went to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.
Da gav Moabs og Midjans Ældste sig paa Vej, forsynede med Spaamandsløn, og da de kom til Bileam, overbragte de ham Balaks Ord.
8 Balaam said, “Stay here tonight. [Tomorrow morning] I will tell you whatever Yahweh tells me that I should say to you.” So the leaders from Moab stayed there that night.
Han sagde til dem: »Bliv her Natten over, saa skal jeg give eder Svar, efter som HERREN vil tale til mig!« Moabs Høvdinger blev da hos Bileam.
9 During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
Men Gud kom til Bileam og spurgte: »Hvem er de Mænd, som er hos dig?«
10 Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
Men Bileam svarede Gud: »Zippors Søn, Kong Balak af Moab, har sendt mig det Bud:
11 ‘A huge group of people has come from Egypt, and they have spread all over this area. Please come immediately to curse them. Then I may be able to defeat them and expel them [from this area].’”
Se, et Folk er udvandret fra Ægypten og har oversvømmet Landet! Kom nu og forband mig det, maaske jeg da kan overvinde det og jage det bort!«
12 God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
Men Gud sagde til Bileam: »Du maa ikke gaa med dem, du maa ikke forbande det Folk, thi det er velsignet!«
13 The next morning, Balaam got up and told Balak’s men, “Go back home. [But go by yourselves, because] Yahweh is not allowing me to go with you.”
Næste Morgen stod Bileam op og sagde til Balaks Høvdinger: »Vend tilbage til eders Land, thi HERREN vægrer sig ved at give mig Tilladelse til at følge med eder!«
14 So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Da brød Moabs Høvdinger op, og de kom til Balak og meldte: »Bileam vægrede sig ved at følge med os!«
15 But Balak sent another [group of] leaders to Balaam. It was a group that was larger and they were more important [than the men in the first group].
Men Balak sendte paa ny Høvdinger af Sted, flere og mere ansete end de forrige;
16 They went to Balaam and told him this: “This is what King Balak says: ‘Please do not allow anything to hinder you from coming here.
og de kom til Bileam og sagde til ham: »Saaledes siger Balak, Zippors Søn: Undslaa dig ikke for at komme til mig!
17 I will pay you (a lot of money/very well) [if you come], and I will do anything that you ask me to do. Just come and curse these [Israeli] people for me!’”
Jeg vil lønne dig rigeligt og gøre alt, hvad du kræver af mig. Kom nu og forband mig det Folk!«
18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak would give me a palace filled with silver and gold, I would not do anything to disobey Yahweh, (my God/the God whom I [worship]).
Men Bileam svarede Balaks Folk: »Om Balak saa giver mig alt det Sølv og Guld, han har i sit Hus, formaar jeg dog hverken at gøre lidt eller meget imod HERREN min Guds Befaling;
19 But stay here one more night, like the other messengers did, and I will find out if Yahweh has anything more to say to me.”
bliv derfor ogsaa I her Natten over, for at jeg kan faa at vide, hvad HERREN yderligere vil tale til mig!«
20 That night God appeared to Balaam again and said to him, “These men have come to request that you go back with them, so you may go with them, but do only what I tell you [to do]!”
Da kom Gud om Natten til Bileam og sagde til ham: »Er disse Mænd kommet til dig for at hente dig, saa følg med dem; men du maa ikke gøre andet, end hvad jeg siger dig!«
21 So the next morning, Balaam put a saddle on his donkey and he departed [with two of his servants] along with the men from Moab.
Saa stod Bileam op næste Morgen og sadlede sit Æsel og fulgte med Moabs Høvdinger.
22 [Even though God had given Balaam permission to go, he was still angry]. So he sent one of his angels to Balaam. This angel stood in the road to block Balaam’s path. As Balaam and the two servants were riding on their donkeys,
Men Guds Vrede blussede op, fordi han fulgte med, og HERRENS Engel stillede sig paa Vejen for at staa ham imod, da han kom ridende paa sit Æsel fulgt af sine to Tjenere.
23 Balaam’s donkey saw the angel. The angel was standing in the road and was holding a sword in his hand, [but Balaam did not see him]. Balaam’s donkey turned off the road into a field. So Balaam struck the donkey and forced it to go back onto the road.
Da nu Æselet saa HERRENS Engel staa paa Vejen med draget Sværd i Haanden, veg det ud fra Vejen og gik ind paa Marken; men Bileam slog Æselet for at tvinge det tilbage paa Vejen.
24 Then the angel stood in a place where the road was very narrow, between two vineyards, with walls on each side of the road.
Da stillede HERRENS Engel sig i Hulvejen mellem Vingaardene, hvor der var Mure paa begge Sider;
25 When the donkey saw the angel standing there, it walked very close to the wall [to try to get past the angel]. As a result, it bashed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam struck the donkey again.
og da Æselet saa HERRENS Engel, trykkede det sig op til Muren, saa det trykkede Bileams Fod op mod Muren, og han gav sig atter til at slaa det.
26 Then the angel went further along the road and stood at a place that was extremely narrow, with the result that the donkey could not get past at all.
HERRENS Engel gik nu længere frem og stillede sig i en Snævring, hvor det ikke var muligt at komme til Siden, hverken til højre eller venstre.
27 This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down [on the ground] with Balaam sitting on top of it. Balaam became extremely angry, and he struck the donkey again with his walking stick.
Da Æselet saa HERRENS Engel, lagde det sig ned med Bileam. Da blussede Bileams Vrede op, og han gav sig til at slaa Æselet med Stokken.
28 Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
Men HERREN aabnede Æselets Mund, og det sagde til Bileam: »Hvad har jeg gjort dig, siden du nu har slaaet mig tre Gange?«
29 Balaam shouted, “I struck you because you have caused me to appear to be foolish! If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!”
Bileam svarede Æselet: »Du har drillet mig; havde jeg haft et Sværd i Haanden, havde jeg slaaet dig ihjel!«
30 But the donkey answered, “I am your own donkey [RHQ], the one that you have always ridden! Have I ever done anything like this previously?” Balaam said, “No.”
Men Æselet sagde til Bileam: »Er jeg ikke dit eget Æsel, som du har redet al din Tid indtil i Dag? Har jeg ellers haft for Vane at bære mig saaledes ad over for dig?« Han svarede: »Nej!«
31 Then Yahweh enabled Balaam to see the angel standing on the road, holding a sword in his hand. Balaam [realized that it was an angel and] prostrated himself on the ground in front of the angel.
Da aabnede HERREN Bileams Øjne, og han saa HERRENS Engel staa paa Vejen med draget Sværd i Haanden; og han bøjede sig og kastede sig ned paa sit Ansigt.
32 The angel asked him, ‘(Why did you strike your donkey three times?/ You should certainly not have struck the donkey three times! [RHQ] I have come to block your path because what you are planning to do is wrong.
Men HERRENS Engel sagde til ham: »Hvorfor slog du dit Æsel de tre Gange? Se, jeg er gaaet ud for at staa dig imod, thi du handlede overilet ved at rejse imod min Vilje.
33 Three times your donkey saw me and turned away from me. If it had not done that, I would certainly have killed you already, but I would have allowed the donkey to live.”
Æselet saa mig og veg tre Gange til Side for mig; og var det ikke veget til Side for mig, havde jeg slaaet dig ihjel, men skaanet dets Liv!«
34 Then Balaam said to the angel, “I have sinned. But I did not realize that you were standing there, trying to block my path. So if you do not want me to continue going, I will return home.”
Da sagde Bileam til HERRENS Engel: »Jeg har syndet, jeg vidste jo ikke, at det var dig, der traadte i Vejen for mig. Men hvis det er dig imod, vil jeg atter vende tilbage.«
35 But the angel replied, “I will allow you to go with these men, but you must say only what I tell you to say!” So Balaam went on with the leaders whom Balak [had sent].
HERRENS Engel sagde til Bileam: »Følg blot med disse Mænd, men du maa kun sige de Ord, jeg siger dig!« Saa fulgte Bileam med Balaks Høvdinger.
36 When King Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at a Moab town alongside the Arnon [River] that was at the border of his own land.
Da Balak nu hørte, at Bileam var undervejs, gik han ham i Møde til Ar Moab ved den Grænse, Arnon danner, den yderste Grænse.
37 [When he arrived where] Balaam was, he said to him, “I sent you [RHQ] a message saying that you should come immediately [RHQ]! Why did you not come immediately? [Did you think that] I was not able to pay you a lot of money for coming?”
Og Balak sagde til Bileam: »Sendte jeg dig ikke Bud og bad dig komme? Hvorfor kom du da ikke til mig? Skulde jeg virkelig være ude af Stand til at lønne dig?«
38 Balaam replied, “I have come here now, but I am not able to say anything [that I want to]. I will say only the words that God tells me to say [MTY].”
Bileam sagde til Balak: »Se, nu er jeg kommet til dig; men mon det staar i min Magt at sige noget? Det Ord, Gud lægger mig i Munden, maa jeg tale!«
39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
Da fulgte Bileam med Balak, og de kom til Kirjat-Huzot.
40 There Balak killed some cattle and sheep as sacrifices, and offered [parts of the meat] to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Balak ofrede her Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg og sendte noget til Bileam og Høvdingerne, der var hos ham.
41 [They slept there], and the next morning Balak took Balaam part way up [the mountain] to Bamoth-Baal [village]. From there, they could see some of the Israeli people who were down below.
Næste Morgen tog Balak Bileam med sig og førte ham op til Bamot-Ba'al, hvorfra han kunde øjne den yderste Del af Folket.
