Mose 4 24
1 Balaam dze sii azɔ be edze Yehowa ŋu be yeayra Israel, eya ta megayi ɖaka nu abe ale si wòwɔna tsã la ene o, ke boŋ edze ŋgɔ gbegbe la.
And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face towards the wilderness.
2 Esi Balaam kpɔ eŋgɔ la, ekpɔ Israelviwo woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe woƒe to vovovoawo me. Tete Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ ɖiɖi ɖe edzi,
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 eye wògblɔ nya ɖi be, “Balaam, Beor ƒe viŋutsu gblɔ be: ame si kpɔa nu nyuie la ƒe nyagblɔɖi,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
4 ame si sea Mawu ƒe nya la ƒe nyagblɔɖi, ame si xɔa ɖeɖefia tso Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la gbɔ, ame si tsyɔa mo anyi, eye eƒe ŋku nɔa te la ƒe nyawo.
he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
5 “O! Yakob, wò agbadɔwo dzeani loo! O! Israel, wò nɔƒewo nyo!
How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
6 “Wokeke abe balimewo ene. Wole abe amabɔ siwo le tɔsisi to ene. Wole abe aloe si Yehowa do ene. Wole abe sedati le tɔwo to ene.
as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
7 Tsi asi tso woƒe tɔkpowo me. Tsi anɔ woƒe kuwo me fũu. “Woƒe fia axɔ ŋkɔ wu Agag. Woado woƒe fiaɖuƒe ɖe dzi.
There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
8 “Mawu kplɔ wo do goe tso Egipte. Woƒe ŋusẽ le abe to ƒe ŋusẽ ene. Wovuvu dukɔ siwo tso ɖe wo ŋu, eye woŋe woƒe ƒuwo wuliwuli heŋɔ wo kple woƒe aŋutrɔwo.
God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
9 Wole adeklo dzi abe dzata ene, eye abe dzatanɔ ene la, ame ka ate ŋu anyɔ wo? “Woayra ame siwo yraa wò. Eye woaƒo fi ade ame siwo ƒoa fi dea wò!”
He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless you are blessed, and they that curse you are cursed.
10 Fia Balak do dɔmedzoe vevie azɔ ɖe Balaam ŋu. Eƒo asikpe hedo ɣli be, “Meyɔ wò be nàƒo fi ade nye futɔwo, ke nèyra wo boŋ zi etɔ̃.
And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemy, and behold you have decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
11 Dzo le afi sia! Trɔ yi mia de! Medi be made bubu gã aɖe ŋuwò, ke Yehowa te wò ɖe megbe tso bubu gã sia gbɔ!”
Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honour you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
12 Balaam ɖo eŋu na Balak be, “Ɖe nyemegblɔe na wò ame dɔdɔwo
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,
13 be ne Balak tsɔ klosalo kple sika de fiasã aɖe me wòyɔ kpikpikpi nam hã la, nyemate ŋu agblẽ Yehowa ƒe nyawo ɖi agblɔ nye ŋutɔ nye nyawo oa? Megblɔ be nya si Yehowa agblɔ la ko magblɔ!
If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatever things God shall say, them will I speak.
14 “Ɛ̃, matrɔ azɔ ayi nye ŋutɔ nye amewo dome. Ke gbã la, na magblɔ nu si Israelviwo awɔ wò amewo la na wò!”
And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise you of what this people shall do to your people in the last days.
15 Ale wògblɔ nyagblɔɖi siawo nɛ: “Balaam, Beor ƒe viŋutsue nye ame si ƒe ŋkuwo woʋu!
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
16 Esea Mawu ƒe nyawo, nunya tso Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la gbɔ le esi. Ekpɔa nu si Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ɖena fianɛ. Etsyɔ mo anyi, eye eƒe ŋkuwo ʋu.
hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
17 “Mekpɔe le Israel ŋgɔ be, le ŋgɔgbe ʋĩi la, ɣletivi aɖe adzɔ tso Yakob me! Dziɖula sia tso Israel. Aɖu Moabtɔwo dzi; atsrɔ̃ Set ƒe viwo.
I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
18 Israel axɔ Edom kple Seir siaa; woaɖu woƒe futɔwo dzi. Ke Israel akpɔ ŋusẽ
And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
19 dziɖula atso Yakob, eye wòagbã du geɖewo.”
And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
20 Balaam kpɔ Amalektɔwo ƒe aƒewo dzi ɖa, eye wògblɔ nya ɖi be, “Amalek nye gbãtɔ le dukɔwo dome tsã Ke tsɔtsrɔ̃ koe le ŋgɔ nɛ fifia!”
And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
21 Ekpɔ Kenitɔwo dzi ɖa hegblɔ be, “Ɛ̃, èle teƒe sesẽ aɖe, èwɔ wò atɔwo ɖe agakpewo me,
And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, your dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though you should put your nest in a rock,
22 ke woatsrɔ̃ mi, Kenitɔwo. Asiria fia ƒe aʋakɔ sesẽ la aɖe aboyo mi tso anyigba sia dzi!”
and though Beor should have a skilfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.
23 Ewu eƒe nyagblɔɖi la nu be, “Aléle! Ame ka ate ŋu anɔ agbe ne Mawu wɔ nu sia?
And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
24 Tɔdziʋuwo atso Kipro ƒuta woaɖu Eber kple Asiria dzi, ke woaɖu woawo hã dzi.”
And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
25 Ale Balaam kple Balak klã mɔ, eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe trɔ yi wo de.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
