Numbers 24
1 Balaam now realized that Yahweh wanted to bless the Israeli people, [not curse them]. So he did not use magic/divination [like a shaman would do] to find out what Yahweh wanted, as he often did. Instead, he turned toward the desert.
Be wali, Ba: ila: me da Hina Gode da Ea Isala: ili dunu ilima hahawane dogolegele aligima: ne ilegemu fawane hanai, amo e dawa: i galu. Amaiba: le, ea musa: hou defele hame hamoi. E da dawa: digima: ne olelesu liligi amo hogomusa: hame asi. E da hafoga: i soge ba: musa: sinidigili,
2 He saw the Israeli people camped there [in their tents], with each tribe gathered in its own group. Then the Spirit of God took control of him,
Isala: ili dunu ilia fisisu ba: i. E da ilia sosogo fi afae afae dafulili esalebe ba: i. Gode Ea A: silibu Hadigidafa da ema aligila sa: ili,
3 and enabled him to give this prophetic message to Balak: “I, Balaam, the son of Beor, am giving this prophecy; I am speaking as a man who sees [what will happen in the future] clearly speaks.
e da amo ba: la: lusu sia: i, “Ba: ila: me, Bio ea mano, da moloiwane ba: sa. Ea sia: da agoane gala.
4 I hear this message from God; I see a vision from him who is all-powerful. My eyes are open as I prostrate myself in front of him.
Nowa da Gode Ea sia: dalebe nababela: ? Na da si godonasini agoane sosodosa. Na da esala ba: lala, Gode Bagadedafa da nama olelesa.
5 You descendants of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful; they are truly lovely!
Isala: ili ilia abula diasu da isisima: goi ba: sa.
6 Your tents are spread out [in front of me like groves of palm trees in] valleys, like gardens alongside a river. They are like strong aloe trees/plants that Yahweh has planted, like [strong] cedar trees [that grow] along the rivers.
Ilia da gumudi yobo dadalei sedade defele. O ifabi hano bega: bugi agoane ba: sa. Ilia da gabusiga: ifa Hina Gode Ea bugi defele, o dolo ifa, hano bega: lelebe agoane ba: sa.
7 Your water buckets will always be full; the seeds [that you plant] will always have plenty of water [to make them grow]. The Israelis’ king will be greater than [King] Agag; the kingdom that he rules will be honored.
Ilia da gibu dabe bagade ba: mu. Ilia da hawa: amo nasegagi hano bagade soge ganodini bugimu. Ilia hina bagade da A: iga: ge ea hou bagadewane baligimu. Ea ouligisu hou da soge bagohame amoga heda: mu.
8 God brought the Israelis out of Egypt, [leading them along] with his great power [MTY] like a wild ox has. He devastates all the nations that oppose him; he breaks all those people’s bones into pieces, and shoots them with his arrows.
Gode da ili Idibidi sogega fisili masa: ne, oule misi. E da sigua bulamagau defele, ili fidima: ne gegenana. Ilia da ilia ha lai dunu amo na dagosa. Ilia da ilia gasa goudasa amola ilia dadi wadela: lesisa.
9 The Israelis are like lions that crouch and lie down, [ready to pounce on their prey] [SIM]. They are like lionesses [that are resting, but ready to attack]; no one [RHQ] would dare to arouse them! [God] will bless everyone who blesses you Israelis, and he will curse everyone who curses you.”
Isala: ili fi da gasa bagade laione wa: me agoane. E da golai dialea, dunu eno da beda: iba: le, hamedafa didilisisa. Nowa da Isala: ili hahawane dogolegelewane aligima: ne ilegesea, da Gode Ea hahawane dogolegesu ba: mu. Amola nowa da Isala: ili ilima gagabusu aligima: ne ilegesea, da amo gagabusu sinidigili hihima aligima: ne ilegei dagoi ba: mu.”
10 Then King Balak was extremely angry with Balaam. He showed with his hands that he was very angry, and he [shouted at Balaam], “I summoned you here to curse my enemies! Instead, you have (blessed/asked God to bless) them three times!
Ba: ila: ge da ougili ea lobo usuna gaguli, Ba: ila: mema amane sia: i, “Na da di na ha lai dunu amo gagabusu aligima: ne ilegema sia: i. Be udiana agoane di da amo mae hamone, ilima Gode Ea hahawane dogolegesu hou aligima: ne sia: i dagoi.
11 So now, get out of here! Go back home! I said that I would pay you a lot of money [if you cursed them], but Yahweh has prevented you from getting any pay!”
Dia diasuga masa! Na da dima bidi bagade imunu sia: i. Be Hina Gode da dia amo bidi lama: ne logo hedofai dagoi.”
12 Balaam said to Balak, “[Do you not remember what] [RHQ] I told the messengers that you sent to me? I said,
Ba: ila: me da bu adole i, “Na da sia: ne iasu dunu di nama asunasi ilima olelei, amane,
13 ‘Even if Balak would give me a palace filled with silver and gold, I would not disobey Yahweh. I cannot do anything bad or anything that is good [that he does not approve of].’ And I told you that I could say only what Yahweh says to me.
‘Ba: ila: ge da silifa amola gouli ea hina bagade diasu ganodini gala amo huluanedafa nama ia: noba, na da ni hanaiga Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i fonobahadi nama sia: i amo giadofamu da hamedela: loba. Na da Hina Gode Ea nama sia: i liligi fawane bu sia: mu.”
14 So yes, I will return to my people, but first, allow me to tell you what will happen to you Moab people in the future.”
Ba: ila: me da Ba: ila: gema amane sia: i, “Na da wali na fidafa amoga buhagimu. Be hidadea, na da dima sisasu sia: mu. Amalu da fa: no Isala: ili dunu ilia hou dia fi dunuma hamomu, amo na da dima sia: mu.”
15 So Balaam said this [to Balak]: “I, Balaam, son of Beor, am again giving a prophecy, speaking as a man who sees [what will happen in the future] clearly speaks.
Amalalu, e da amo ba: la: lusu amane sia: i, “Ba: ila: me, Bio ea mano, da moloiwane ba: sa. Ea sia: da agoane gala.
16 I hear a message from God; I know things that God, who lives in heaven, has [revealed to me]. I see a vision from him who is all-powerful. My eyes are open as I prostrate myself in front of him.
Na da Gode Ea sia: dalebe naba. Na da si godonasini agoane sosodosa. Na da esalebe ba: lala, Gode Bagadedafa da nama olelesa.
17 The things that I see [in the vision] are not [going to happen] now; I see things [that God will cause to happen] in the future. A man who is [a descendant of] Jacob will appear like a star [MET]; a king who holds a scepter will be one of the Israeli people. He will crush the heads of you people of Moab; he will wipe out the descendants of Seth.
Na da hobea misunu hou ba: la: lala. Na da Isala: ili fi ba: sa. Hina Bagade dunu, hadigi bagade gasumuni agoai, amo fi ganodini heda: lebe ba: mu. E da ofa: su gasumuni defele Isala: ili sogega misunu. E da Moua: be ouligisu dunu famu amola Sede soge dunu amo banenesimu.
18 The Israelis will occupy Edom, and they will conquer their enemies [who live near] Seir [Mountain]. The Israeli people will be victorious/strong.
E da ea ha lai dunu Idome sogega esala amo hasalili, ilia soge huluane suguli lamu. Amola Isala: ili dunu da hasaliliwane masunu.
19 A ruler who is a descendant of Jacob will come; he will get rid of the people who still live in the city [where Balaam first met Balak].”
Isala: ili fi dunu da ilia ha lai amo osa: le heda: le, dunu hame bogoi esalebe, amo huluane fane legemu.”
20 Then Balaam looked out over where the Amalek people-group [lived], and he prophesied this: “The Amalek people-group were the greatest nation, but they will be wiped out.”
Amalalu, Ba: ila: ge da ea esala ba: su amo ganodini A: malege fi ba: lalu, amane ba: la: lusu sia: i, “A: malege ea gasa bagade hou da eno fi huluane baligi dagoi. Be fa: no e da gugunufinisi dagoi ba: mu.”
21 Then he looked out over the area where the Ken people-group [lived], and he prophesied this: “You [think that] the place where you live is secure/safe like a nest that is made in the cliffs [MET],
Amalalu, Ba: ila: ge da ea esalebe ba: su amo ganodini, Ginaide dunu fi ba: i. E da amo ba: la: lusu sia: i, “Dia esalebe sogebi da gaga: i dagoi. Sio ea bibi da gafulu bagade amoga bibiba: le, eno liligiga wadela: lesimu hamedei.
22 but you will be wiped out when the army of Assyria conquers you.”
Be dilia Ginaide dunu da gugunufinisi dagoi ba: mu. Bai Asilia dunu da dili doagala: le, suguli lamu.”
23 Balaam ended his prophecies by saying, “Also, (who can (survive/escape) when God does all these things?/no one will be able to (survive/escape) when God does all these things!) [RHQ]
Ba: ila: me da eno ba: la: lusu amane sia: i, “Dunu da gadili (north) amogawi gilisilalebe da nowa dunula: ?
24 Ships will come from Cyprus [Island], and [the men in those ships] will defeat [the armies of] Assyria and Eber. But God will get rid of those men, too.”
Doagala: su golili dasu dunu da Saibalase sogega, dusagai ganodini manebe ba: mu. Ilia da Asilia amola Ibe amo hasalimu. Be Saibalase dunu amola da fa: no gugunufinisi dagoi ba: mu.”
25 Then Balaam and Balak returned to their homes.
Amalalu, Ba: ila: me da momagele, hi diasuga buhagi. Amola Ba: ila: ge da hi logoga asi.
