Numbers 23
1 Balaam said to King Balak, “Build seven altars for me here. Then kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
Balaam dijo al [rey] Balac: Edifícame aquí siete altares y sacrifícame aquí siete becerros y siete carneros.
2 So Balak did that. And then he and Balaam each burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
Balac hizo como Balaam habló. Y Balac y Balaam ofrecieron un buey y un carnero en cada altar.
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “You stand here close to your burned offerings, and I will go and ask Yahweh if he has something else to tell me. Then I will tell you what he says to me.” Then Balaam went by himself to the top of a hill,
Entonces Balaam dijo a Balac: Ponte junto a tu holocausto mientras yo voy. Quizás Yavé venga a encontrarse conmigo. Lo que Él me muestre te lo diré. Y se fue a una colina descubierta.
4 and God appeared to him there. Balaam said to him, “We have built seven altars, and I have killed and burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice to you] on each altar.”
ʼElohim se encontró con Balaam, y éste le dijo: Preparé los siete altares y en cada altar sacrifiqué un buey y un carnero.
5 Then Yahweh gave Balaam a message to give to King Balak. Then he said, “Go back and tell him what I told you.”
Entonces Yavé puso Palabra en la boca de Balaam: Vuelve a Balac y háblale así.
6 When Balaam returned to Balak, Balak was standing with the leaders from Moab beside the offerings he had burned [on the altar].
Volvió a él, y ahí estaba él en pie junto a su ofrenda quemada con todos los jefes de Moab.
7 This is the message that Balaam told them: “Balak, the King of Moab, summoned me to come here from Syria; he brought me here from the hills at the eastern side of Syria. He said, ‘Come and curse the descendants of Jacob for me, saying that bad things will happen to these Israeli people!’
Balaam tomó su parábola: De Aram me trajo Balac, Desde las montañas del oriente, el rey de Moab: ¡Ven, maldíceme a Jacob! ¡Ven, condena a Israel!
8 But (how can I curse people whom God has not cursed?/I certainly cannot curse people whom God has not cursed!) [RHQ] (How can I condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned?/I cannot condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned!) [RHQ]
¿Cómo puedo maldecir a quien ʼElohim no maldijo? ¿Cómo condenaré a quien Yavé no condena?
9 I have seen them from the tops of the rocky peaks. I see that they are a group of people who live by themselves; they have separated themselves from other nations.
Cuando lo veo desde la cumbre de las peñas Y lo contemplo desde las colinas, Ciertamente miro un pueblo que vive aparte Y no será contado entre las naciones.
10 (Who can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)?/No one can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)!) [RHQ] (Who can count even a quarter of the Israeli people?/No one can count even a quarter of the Israeli people!) [RHQ] I wish/hope that I will die like righteous people die; I hope that I will die [peacefully] like they will die.”
¿Quién contará el polvo de Jacob, Y enumerará la cuarta parte de Israel? ¡Muera yo la muerte de los rectos, Y sea mi fin como el suyo!
11 Then Balak said, “What have you done to me [RHQ]? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have (blessed them/asked Yahweh to bless them)!”
Entonces Balac dijo a Balaam: ¿Qué me hiciste? ¡Para maldecir a mis enemigos te traje y ciertamente lo bendijiste!
12 But Balaam replied, “I can [RHQ] say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else.”
Y él respondió: ¿No tendré el cuidado de decir lo que Yavé ponga en mi boca?
13 Then King Balak told Balaam, “Come with me to another place. There you will see only part of the Israeli people, and you will be able to curse those people for me.”
Entonces Balac le dijo: Te ruego que vengas conmigo a otro lugar desde el cual los veas, aunque solo verás un extremo de ellos, y no los verás a todos. ¡Maldícemelos desde allí!
14 So Balak took Balaam to a field on the top of Pisgah [Mountain]. There, again he built seven altars and offered a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
Lo llevó, pues, al puesto de los vigías, a la cumbre de Pisga, y edificó siete altares y ofreció un buey y un carnero sobre cada altar.
15 Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here close to your burned offerings, while I go and talk with Yahweh.”
Luego dijo a Balac: Quédate en pie aquí junto a tu ofrenda quemada mientras me encuentro con Yavé allí.
16 So Balaam did that, and Yahweh appeared to Balaam again and gave him another message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and tell him that message.”
Entonces Yavé se encontró con Balaam, y al poner una Palabra en su boca, le dijo: Vuelve a Balac y le dirás así.
17 So Balaam returned to where the king and the leaders from Moab were standing, next to the altar where Balak had burned the sacrifices. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?”
Fue a él, y ciertamente éste se mantenía en pie junto a su holocausto, acompañado por los jefes de Moab. Y Balac le preguntó: ¿Qué dijo Yavé?
18 Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor [DOU]!
Entonces él tomo su parábola: ¡Levántate Balac y oye! ¡Presta oído a mis Palabras, hijo de Zippor!
19 God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.
ʼElohim no es hombre para que mienta, Ni hijo de hombre para que se arrepienta. Él dijo, ¿y no hará? Habló, ¿y no lo cumplirá?
20 He commanded me [to request him] to bless [the Israelis], So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.
Ciertamente recibí orden de bendecir. Bendije y no puedo revocarla.
21 Yahweh their God is with/helping them; they have declared that he is their true king. So the descendants of Jacob will not be harmed; they will not have any troubles [DOU].
No vio iniquidad en Jacob, Ni notó maldad en Israel. Yavé su ʼElohim está con él. Resuena aclamación de júbilo como por un rey.
22 God brought them out of Egypt [where they were slaves]; he is as strong as a wild ox.
ʼElohim lo sacó de Egipto. Es para él como los cuernos del búfalo.
23 When people curse [PRS] the descendants of Jacob, they will not be harmed; when people work sorcery on them, it will have no power. So now people will say about the descendants of Jacob, ‘God has done wonderful things for the Israelis!’
No hay hechizo contra Jacob, Ni conjuro contra Israel. A su tiempo se dirá de Jacob y de Israel: ¡Miren lo que hizo ʼElohim!
24 They are very strong, like lionesses that are ready to attack [other animals]; they stand firm like lions. The lions refuse to rest until they have [killed and] eaten their prey, and drunk the blood of the animals they slaughtered.”
Aquí está un pueblo que se levanta como leona, Y se alza como un león: No se echará hasta que devore la presa, Y beba la sangre de los que mató.
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you will not curse them, then [I certainly] do not [want you to] bless them!”
Entonces Balac dijo a Balaam: ¡Ya que no puedes maldecirlo, tampoco lo bendigas!
26 But Balaam replied, “I told you that I must do only what Yahweh tells me to do!”
Pero Balaam respondió a Balac: ¿No te lo anuncié, al decir: Todo lo que Yavé diga, eso debo hacer?
27 Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come with me; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to allow you to curse them from that place.”
Entonces Balac dijo a Balaam: ¡Ven, te ruego, te llevaré a otro lugar! ¡Quizás plazca ante ʼElohim que me los maldigas desde allí!
28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor [Mountain] where they could look down [and see the Israelis in] the desert.
Balac condujo a Balaam a la cumbre del [pico] Peor, que da la cara al desierto.
29 Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars again and kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
Y Balaam dijo a Balac: Edifícame aquí siete altares, y sacrifícame aquí siete becerros y siete carneros.
30 So Balak did what Balaam told him to do. He burned a young bull and a ram on each altar as sacrifices.
Balac hizo como Balaam dijo, y ofreció un buey y un carnero en cada altar.
