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.
Or Balaam voyant que l'Eternel voulait bénir Israël, n'alla plus comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements, mais il tourna son visage vers le désert.
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,
Et élevant les yeux, il vit Israël qui se tenait rangé selon ses Tribus; et l'Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.
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.
Et il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béhor, dit, et l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert, dit;
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.
Celui qui entend les paroles du [Dieu] Fort; qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant; qui tombe à terre, et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
5 You descendants of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful; they are truly lovely!
Que tes Tabernacles sont beaux, ô Jacob! [et] tes pavillons, ô Israël!
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.
Ils sont étendus comme des torrents, comme des jardins près d'un fleuve, comme des arbres d'aloé que l'Eternel a plantés, comme des cèdres auprès de l'eau.
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.
L'eau distillera de ses seaux, et sa semence [sera] parmi de grandes eaux, et son Roi sera élevé par-dessus Agag, et son royaume sera haut élevé.
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.
Le [Dieu] Fort qui l'a tiré d'Egypte, lui est comme les forces de la Licorne; il consumera les nations qui lui sont ennemies, il brisera leurs os, et les percera de ses flèches.
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.”
Il s'est courbé, il s'est couché comme un lion qui est en sa force, et comme un vieux lion; qui l'éveillera? Quiconque te bénit, sera béni, et quiconque te maudit, sera maudit.
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!
Alors Balac se mit fort en colère contre Balaam, et frappa des mains; et Balac dit à Balaam, je t'avais appelé pour maudire mes ennemis, et voici, tu les as bénis très-expressément déjà par trois fois.
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!”
Or maintenant fuis t'en en ton pays. J'avais dit que je te donnerais une grande récompense; mais voici, l'Eternel t'a empêché d'être récompensé.
12 Balaam said to Balak, “[Do you not remember what] [RHQ] I told the messengers that you sent to me? I said,
Et Balaam répondit à Balac: N'avais-je pas dit à tes ambassadeurs que tu avais envoyés vers moi:
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.
Si Balac me donnait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais transgresser le commandement de l'Eternel, pour faire de moi-même du bien ou du mal; mais ce que l'Eternel dira, je le dirai.
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.”
Maintenant donc voici, je m'en vais vers mon peuple; viens, je te donnerai un conseil, [et je te dirai] ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple, au dernier temps.
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.
Alors il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béhor, dit, et l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert, dit:
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.
Celui qui entend les paroles du [Dieu] Fort, et qui a la science du Souverain, [et] qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant, qui tombe à terre, et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
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.
Je le vois, mais non pas maintenant; je le regarde, mais non pas de près. Une étoile est procédée de Jacob, et un sceptre s'est élevé d'Israël: il transpercera les coins de Moab, et détruira tous les enfants de Seth.
18 The Israelis will occupy Edom, and they will conquer their enemies [who live near] Seir [Mountain]. The Israeli people will be victorious/strong.
Edom sera possédé, et Séhir sera possédé par ses ennemis, et Israël se portera vaillamment.
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].”
Et il y en aura un de Jacob qui dominera, et qui fera périr le résidu de la ville.
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.”
Il vit aussi Hamalec, et proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Hamalec [est] un commencement de nations, mais à la fin il périra.
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],
Il vit aussi le Kénien, et il proféra à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et dit: Ta demeure est dans un lieu rude, et tu as mis ton nid dans le rocher;
22 but you will be wiped out when the army of Assyria conquers you.”
Toutefois Kaïn sera ravagé, jusqu'à ce qu'Assur te mène en captivité.
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]
Il continua encore à proférer à haute voix son discours sentencieux, et il dit: Malheur à celui qui vivra quand le [Dieu] Fort fera ces choses.
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.”
Et les navires viendront du quartier de Kittim, et affligeront Assur et Héber, et lui aussi sera détruit.
25 Then Balaam and Balak returned to their homes.
Puis Balaam se leva, et s'en alla pour retourner en son pays; et Balac aussi s'en alla son chemin.
