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].
As crianças de Israel viajaram e acamparam nas planícies de Moab, além do Jordão, em Jericó.
2 But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
Balak, o filho de Zippor, viu tudo o que Israel tinha feito aos Amoritas.
3 [When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
Moab tinha muito medo do povo, porque eles eram muitos. Moab estava angustiado por causa dos filhos de Israel.
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.
Moab disse aos anciãos de Midian: “Agora esta multidão lamberá tudo o que está ao nosso redor, pois o boi lambe a erva do campo”. Balak, o filho de Zippor, era o rei dos Moab naquela época.
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.
Ele enviou mensageiros a Balaão, filho de Beor, a Pethor, que está junto ao rio, à terra dos filhos de seu povo, para chamá-lo, dizendo: “Eis que há um povo que saiu do Egito. Eis que eles cobrem a superfície da terra, e ficam em frente a mim”.
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.”
Por favor, venha agora e amaldiçoe este povo para mim, pois eles são poderosos demais para mim”. Talvez eu prevaleça, para que possamos golpeá-los e expulsá-los da terra; pois sei que aquele a quem vós abençoais é abençoado, e aquele a quem vós amaldiçoais é amaldiçoado”.
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.
Os anciãos de Moab e os anciãos de Midian partiram com as recompensas da adivinhação em suas mãos. Eles vieram a Balaão e falaram com ele as palavras de Balak.
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.
Ele disse a eles: “Fiquem aqui esta noite, e eu lhes trarei notícias novamente, pois Yahweh falará comigo”. Os príncipes de Moab ficaram com Balaam.
9 During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
Deus veio a Balaão e disse: “Quem são estes homens com você?”.
10 Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
Balaão disse a Deus: “Balak, filho de Zippor, rei dos Moab, disse-me:
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].’”
'Eis que o povo que saiu do Egito cobre a superfície da terra. Agora, venha amaldiçoá-los por mim. Talvez eu seja capaz de lutar contra eles, e os expulse”.
12 God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
Deus disse a Balaam: “Não ireis com eles. Não amaldiçoareis o povo, pois eles são abençoados”.
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.”
Balaam levantou-se pela manhã e disse aos príncipes de Balak: “Vá para sua terra; pois Javé se recusa a permitir que eu vá com você”.
14 So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Os príncipes de Moab se levantaram, foram a Balak e disseram: “Balaam se recusa a vir conosco”.
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].
Balak enviou novamente príncipes, mais e mais honrados do que eles.
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.
Eles vieram a Balaão, e lhe disseram: “Balak, o filho de Zippor, diz: 'Por favor, nada o impeça de vir até mim,
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!’”
pois eu o promoverei a uma grande honra, e o que quer que me diga, eu farei”. Por favor, venha portanto, e amaldiçoe este povo por mim”.
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]).
Balaam respondeu aos servos de Balak: “Se Balak me desse sua casa cheia de prata e ouro, não poderia ir além da palavra de Javé meu Deus, para fazer menos ou mais”.
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.”
Agora, portanto, por favor, fique aqui também esta noite, para que eu possa saber o que mais Yahweh falará comigo”.
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]!”
Deus veio a Balaão à noite, e lhe disse: “Se os homens vieram para chamá-lo, levante-se, vá com eles; mas somente a palavra que eu lhe falo, que você fará”.
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.
Balaam levantou-se pela manhã, selou seu burro e foi com os príncipes de Moab.
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,
A raiva de Deus queimou porque ele foi; e o anjo de Javé se colocou no caminho como um adversário contra ele. Agora ele estava montado em seu burro, e seus dois servos estavam com ele.
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.
O burro viu o anjo de Javé parado no caminho, com sua espada desembainhada na mão; e o burro saiu do caminho, e foi para o campo. Balaam bateu no burro, para transformá-lo no caminho.
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.
Então o anjo de Yahweh ficou em um caminho estreito entre as vinhas, com uma parede deste lado, e uma parede deste lado.
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.
O burro viu o anjo de Yahweh, empurrou-se para a parede e esmagou o pé de Balaão contra a parede. Ele bateu nela novamente.
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.
O anjo de Yahweh foi mais longe, e ficou em um lugar estreito, onde não havia como virar nem para a direita nem para a esquerda.
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.
O burro viu o anjo de Yahweh, e deitou-se sob Balaam. A raiva de Balaam queimou, e ele bateu no burro com seu cajado.
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?”
Yahweh abriu a boca do burro e disse a Balaam: “O que eu fiz com você, que você me bateu três vezes”?
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!”
Balaam disse ao burro: “Porque você zombou de mim, eu gostaria que houvesse uma espada na minha mão, por enquanto eu teria te matado”.
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.”
O burro disse a Balaam: “Eu não sou seu burro, no qual você cavalgou por toda a sua vida até hoje? Eu já tive o hábito de fazer isso com você”? Ele disse: “Não”.
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.
Então Javé abriu os olhos de Balaão, e viu o anjo de Javé de pé no caminho, com a espada desembainhada na mão; e abaixou a cabeça e caiu de cara.
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.
O anjo de Yahweh disse-lhe: “Por que você bateu no seu burro estas três vezes? Eis que eu saí como um adversário, porque seu caminho é perverso diante de mim.
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.”
O burro me viu, e virou as costas diante de mim estas três vezes. A menos que ela tivesse se afastado de mim, certamente agora eu teria matado você e a salvado viva”.
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.”
Balaam disse ao anjo de Yahweh: “Eu pequei, pois não sabia que você estava no caminho contra mim”. Agora, portanto, se isso te desagradar, eu voltarei novamente”.
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].
O anjo de Yahweh disse a Balaam: “Vá com os homens; mas você só dirá a palavra que eu lhe falarei”. Então, Balaam foi com os príncipes de Balak.
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.
Quando Balak soube que Balaam tinha chegado, foi ao seu encontro na cidade de Moab, que fica na fronteira do Arnon, que fica na parte mais alta da fronteira.
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?”
Balak disse a Balaam: “Eu não mandei chamá-lo com sinceridade? Por que você não veio até mim? Não sou realmente capaz de promovê-lo para honrá-lo?”
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].”
Balaam disse a Balak: “Eis que eu vim até você”. Tenho agora algum poder para falar alguma coisa? Falarei a palavra que Deus coloca em minha boca”.
39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
Balaam foi com Balak, e eles vieram para Kiriath Huzoth.
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 sacrificou gado e ovelhas, e enviou para Balaam, e para os príncipes que estavam com ele.
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.
Pela manhã, Balak levou Balaam, e o levou aos lugares altos de Baal; e ele viu de lá parte do povo.
