Numbers 24
1 And whanne Balaam siy that it pleside the Lord that he schulde blesse Israel, he yede not as he `hadde go bifore, `that he schulde seke fals dyuynyng `bi chiteryng of briddis, but he dresside his face ayens the desert,
and to see: see Balaam for be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance LORD to/for to bless [obj] Israel and not to go: went like/as beat in/on/with beat to/for to encounter: toward divination and to set: make to(wards) [the] wilderness face his
2 and reiside iyen, and siy Israel dwellynge in tentis bi hise lynagis. And whanne the Spirit of God felde on hym, and whanne a parable was takun,
and to lift: look Balaam [obj] eye his and to see: see [obj] Israel to dwell to/for tribe his and to be upon him spirit God
3 he seide, Balaam, the sone of Beor, seide, a man whois iye is stoppid seide,
and to lift: loud proverb his and to say utterance Balaam son: child his Beor and utterance [the] great man to open [the] eye
4 the herere of Goddis wordis seide, which bihelde the reuelacioun of almyyti God, which fallith doun, and hise iyen ben openyd so, Hou faire ben thi tabernaclis,
utterance to hear: hear word God which vision Almighty to see to fall: fall and to reveal: uncover eye
5 Jacob, and thi tentis, Israel!
what? be pleasing tent your Jacob tabernacle your Israel
6 as valeys ful of woodis, and moiste gardyns bisidis floodis, as tabernaclis whiche the Lord hath set, as cedris bisidis watris;
like/as palm-tree to stretch like/as garden upon river like/as aloe to plant LORD like/as cedar upon water
7 watir schal flowe of his bokat, and his seed schal be in to many watris, `that is, puplis. The kyng of hym schal be takun a wei for Agag, and the rewme of hym schal be doon awai.
to flow water from bucket his and seed: children his in/on/with water many and to exalt from Agag king his and to lift: exalt royalty his
8 God ledde hym out of Egipt, whos strengthe is lijk an vnicorn; thei schulen deuoure hethene men, enemyes `of hym, that is, of Israel; and thei schulen breke the boonus of hem, and schulen perse with arowis.
God to come out: send him from Egypt like/as peak wild ox to/for him to eat nation enemy his and bone their to break bones and arrow his to wound
9 He restide and slepte as a lyoun, and as a lionesse, whom no man schal dore reise. He that blessith thee, schal be blessid; he that cursith, schal
to bow to lie down: lay down like/as lion and like/as lion who? to arise: rise him to bless you to bless and to curse you to curse
10 be arettid in to cursyng And Balaach was wrooth ayens Balaam, and seide, whanne the hondis weren wrungun to gidere, I clepide thee to curse myn enemyes, whiche ayenward thou hast blessid thries.
and to be incensed face: anger Balak to(wards) Balaam and to slap [obj] palm his and to say Balak to(wards) Balaam to/for to curse enemy my to call: call to you and behold to bless to bless this three beat
11 Turne ayen to thi place; forsothe Y demede to onoure thee greetli, but the Lord priuyde thee fro onour disposid.
and now to flee to/for you to(wards) place your to say to honor: honour to honor: honour you and behold to withhold you LORD from glory
12 Balaam answeride to Balaach, Whethir Y seide not to thi messangeris, whiche thou sentist to me,
and to say Balaam to(wards) Balak not also to(wards) messenger your which to send: depart to(wards) me to speak: speak to/for to say
13 Thouy Balaach schal yyue to me his hows ful of siluer and of gold, Y schal not mow passe the word of my Lord God, that Y brynge forth of myn herte ony thing, ethir of good ethir of yuel, but what euer thing the Lord schal seie, Y schal speke this?
if to give: give to/for me Balak fullness house: home his silver: money and gold not be able to/for to pass: trespass [obj] lip: word LORD to/for to make: do welfare or bad: harmful from heart my which to speak: speak LORD [obj] him to speak: speak
14 Netheles Y schal go to my puple, and Y schal yyue counsel to thee, what thi puple schal do in the laste tyme to this puple.
and now look! I to go: went to/for people my to go: come! [emph?] to advise you which to make: do [the] people [the] this to/for people your in/on/with end [the] day
15 Therfor whanne a parable was takun, he seide eft, Balaam, the sone of Beor seide, a man whos iye is stoppid,
and to lift: loud proverb his and to say utterance Balaam son: child his Beor and utterance [the] great man to open [the] eye
16 seide, the herere of Goddis wordis seide, which knowith the doctrine of the hiyeste, and seeth the reuelacioun of almiyti God, which fallith doun and hath opyn iyen,
utterance to hear: hear word God and to know knowledge Most High vision Almighty to see to fall: fall and to reveal: uncover eye
17 Y schal se hym, but not now; Y schal biholde hym, but not nyy; a sterre schal be borun of Jacob, and a yerde schal rise of Israel; and he schal smyte the duykis of Moab, and he schal waste alle the sones of Seth; and Ydumye schal be hys possessioun,
to see: see him and not now to see him and not near to tread star from Jacob and to arise: rise tribe: staff from Israel and to wound side Moab and to destroy all son: descendant/people Seth
18 the eritage of Seir schal bifalle to his enemyes; forsothe Israel schal do strongli, of Jacob schal be he that schal be lord,
and to be Edom possession and to be possession Seir enemy his and Israel to make: do strength
19 and schal leese the relikis of the citee.
and to rule from Jacob and to perish survivor from city
20 And whanne he hadde seyn Amalech, he took a parable, and seide, Amalech is the bigynning of hethene men, whos laste thingis schulen be lost.
and to see: see [obj] Amalek and to lift: loud proverb his and to say first: beginning nation Amalek and end his till destruction
21 Also `he siy Cyney, and whanne a parable was takun, he seide, Forsothe thi dwellyng place is strong, but if thou schalt sette thi nest in a stoon,
and to see: see [obj] [the] Kenite and to lift: loud proverb his and to say strong seat your and to set: make in/on/with crag nest your
22 and schalt be chosun of the generacioun of Cyn, hou longe schalt thou mow dwelle? forsothe Assur schal take thee.
that if: except if: except to be to/for to burn: burn Kain till what? Assyria to take captive you
23 And whanne a parable was takun, he spak eft, Alas! who schal lyue, whanne the Lord schal make thes thingis?
and to lift: loud proverb his and to say woe! who? to live from to set: make him God
24 Thei schulen come in grete schippis fro Ytalie, thei schulen ouercome Assiries, and thei schulen distrie Ebrews, and at the last also thei hem silf schulen perische.
and ship from hand: to Cyprus and to afflict Assyria and to afflict Eber and also he/she/it till destruction
25 And Balaam roos, and turnide ayen in to his place; and Balaach yede ayen bi the weye in which he cam.
and to arise: rise Balaam and to go: went and to return: return to/for place his and also Balak to go: went to/for way: journey his
