Numbers 23

1 Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars here for me and prepare seven bulls and seven rams.”

Og Bileam sagde til Balak: "Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!"

2 So Balak did as Balaam requested. Then Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on every altar.

Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og Balak og Bileam ofrede en Tyr og en Væder på hvert Alter.

3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand at your burnt offering and I will go. Perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” So he went away to a hilltop with no trees.

Derpå sagde Bileam til Balak: "Bliv stående her ved dit Brændoffer, så vil jeg gå hen og se, om HERREN mulig kommer mig i Møde. Hvad han da lader mig skue, skal jeg lade dig vide." Så gik han op på en nøgen Klippetop.

4 While he was on the hilltop, God met him, and Balaam said to him, “I have built seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each one.”

Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde. Og han sagde til ham: "Jeg har gjort de syv Altre i Stand og ofret en Tyr og en Væder på hvert."

5 Yahweh put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak and speak to him.”

Og Gud lagde Bileam Ord i Munden og sagde: "Vend tilbage til Balak og tal således til ham!"

6 So Balaam returned to Balak, who was standing by his burnt offering, and all the leaders of Moab were with him.

Da vendte han tilbage til ham, og se, han stod ved sit Brændoffer sammen med alle Moabs Høvdinger.

7 Then Balaam began to speak his prophecy and said, “Balak has brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains. 'Come, curse Jacob for me,' he said. 'Come, defy Israel.'

Og han fremsatte sit Sprog: Fra Aram lod Balak mig hente, Moabs Konge fra Østens Bjerge: "Kom og forband mig Jakob, kom og kald Vrede ned over Isrrael!"

8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I oppose those whom Yahweh does not oppose?

Hvor kan jeg forbande, når Gud ej forbander, nedkalde Vrede, når HERREN ej vreds!

9 For from the top of the rocks I see him; from the hills I look at him. See, there is a people who live alone and do not consider themselves as just an ordinary nation.

Jeg ser det fra Klippernes Top, fra Højderne skuer jeg det, et Folk, der bor for sig selv og ikke regner sig til Hedningefolkene.

10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even only one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of a righteous person, and let my life's end be like his!”

Hvem kan måle Jakobs Sandskorn, hvem kan tælle Israels Støvgran? Min Sjæl dø de oprigtiges Død, og mit Endeligt vorde som deres!

11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them.”

Da sagde Balak til Bileam: "Hvad har du gjort imod mig! Jeg lod dig hente, for at du skulde forbande mine Fjender, og se, du har velsignet dem!"

12 Balaam answered and said, “Should I not be careful to say only what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”

Men han svarede: "Skal jeg ikke omhyggeligt sige, hvad HERREN Iægger mig i Munden?"

13 So Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the nearest of them, not all of them. There you will curse them for me.”

Da sagde Balak til ham: "Følg med mig til et andet Sted, hvorfra du kan se Folket, dog kun den yderste Del deraf og ikke det hele, og forband mig det så fra det Sted!"

14 So he took Balaam into the field of Zophim, to the top of Mount Pisgah, and built seven more altars. He offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

Og han tog ham med til Udkigsmarken på Toppen af Pisga og rejste der syv Altre og ofrede en Tyr og en Væder på hvert.

15 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet with Yahweh over there.”

Derpå sagde Bileam til Balak: "Bliv stående her ved dit Brændoffer, medens jeg ser efter, om der møder mig noget!"

16 So Yahweh met Balaam and put a message in his mouth. He said, “Return to Balak and give him my message.”

Da kom Gud Bileam i Møde og lagde ham Ord i Munden og sagde: "Vend tilbage til Balak og tal således!"

17 Balaam returned to him, and look, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab were with him. Then Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh said?”

Så kom han hen til ham, og se, han stod ved sit Brændoffer sammen med Moabs Høvdinger; og Balak spurgte ham: "Hvad har HERREN sagt?"

18 Balaam began his prophecy. He said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

Da fremsatte han sit Sprog: Rejs dig, Balak, og hør, lyt til mig, Zippors Søn!

19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Or a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he promised anything without doing it? Has he said he would do something without carrying it out?

Gud er ikke et Menneske, at han skulde lyve, et Menneskebarn, at han skulde angre; mon han siger noget uden at gøre det, mon han taler uden at fuldbyrde det?

20 Look, I have been commanded to bless. God has given a blessing, and I cannot reverse it.

Se, at velsigne er mig givet, så velsigner jeg og tager intet tilbage!

21 He has seen no hardship in Jacob or trouble in Israel. Yahweh their God is with them, and shouts for their king are among them.

Man skuer ej Nød i Jakob, ser ej Trængsel i Israel; HERREN dets Gud er med det, og Kongejubel lyder hos det.

22 God brought them out of Egypt with strength like that of a wild ox.

Gud førte det ud af Ægypten, det har en Vildokses Horn.

23 There is no sorcery that works against Jacob, and no fortune-telling harms Israel. Instead, it must be said about Jacob and Israel, 'Look what God has done!'

Thi mod Jakob hjælper ej Galder, Trolddom ikke mod Israel. Nu siger man om Jakob og om Israel: "Hvad har Gud gjort?"

24 Look, the people rise like a lioness, as a lion emerges and attacks. He does not lie down until he eats his victim and drinks the blood of what he has killed.”

Se, et Folk, der står op som en Løvinde, rejser sig som en Løve! Det lægger sig først, når det har ædt Rov og drukket de dræbtes Blod.

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them or bless them at all.”

Da sagde Balak til Bileam: "Vil du ikke forbande det, så velsign det i alt Fald ikke!"

26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you that I must say all that Yahweh tells me to say?”

Men Bileam svarede og sagde til Balak: "Har jeg ikke sagt dig, at alt, hvad HERREN siger, det gør jeg!"

27 So Balak replied to Balaam, “Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God for you to curse them there for me.”

Da sagde Balak til Bileam: "Kom, jeg vil tage dig med til et andet Sted, måske det vil behage Gud, at du forbander mig det fra det Sted."

28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wilderness.

Og Balak førte Bileam op på Toppen af Peor, der rager op over Ørkenen.

29 Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams.”

Så sagde Bileam til Balak: "Byg mig syv Altre her og skaf mig syv unge Tyre og syv Vædre herhen!"

30 So Balak did as Balaam had said; he offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balak gjorde, som Bileam sagde, og ofrede en Tyr og en Væder på hvert Alter.