Nombres 24
1 Et Balaam vit qu’il était bon aux yeux de l’Éternel de bénir Israël, et il n’alla pas, comme d’autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements, mais il tourna sa face vers le désert.
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 Et Balaam leva ses yeux et vit Israël habitant dans ses tentes selon ses tribus; et l’Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3 Et il proféra son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béor, dit, et l’homme qui a l’œil ouvert, dit:
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
4 Celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, qui voit la vision du Tout-puissant, qui tombe et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
5 Que tes tentes sont belles, ô Jacob! et tes demeures, ô Israël!
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy tabernacles, O Israel!
6 Comme des vallées elles s’étendent, comme des jardins auprès d’un fleuve, comme des arbres d’aloès que l’Éternel a plantés, comme des cèdres auprès des eaux.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the waters.
7 L’eau coulera de ses seaux; et sa semence sera au milieu de grandes eaux; Et son roi sera élevé au-dessus d’Agag, et son royaume sera haut élevé.
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed [shall be] in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 Dieu l’a fait sortir d’Égypte; il a comme la force des buffles; il dévorera les nations, ses ennemis; il cassera leurs os, et les frappera de ses flèches.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
9 Il s’est courbé, il s’est couché comme un lion, et comme une lionne: qui le fera lever? Bénis sont ceux qui te bénissent, et maudits sont ceux qui te maudissent.
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.
10 Alors la colère de Balak s’embrasa contre Balaam, et il frappa des mains; et Balak dit à Balaam: C’est pour maudire mes ennemis que je t’ai appelé, et voici, tu les as bénis expressément ces trois fois.
And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.
11 Et maintenant, fuis en ton lieu. J’avais dit que je te comblerais d’honneurs; et voici, l’Éternel t’a empêché d’en recevoir.
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
12 Et Balaam dit à Balak: N’ai-je pas aussi parlé à tes messagers que tu as envoyés vers moi, disant:
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 Quand Balak me donnerait plein sa maison d’argent et d’or, je ne pourrais transgresser le commandement de l’Éternel pour faire de mon propre mouvement du bien ou du mal; ce que l’Éternel dira, je le dirai.
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
14 Et maintenant, voici, je m’en vais vers mon peuple; viens, je t’avertirai de ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple à la fin des jours.
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come [therefore, and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15 Et il proféra son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balaam, fils de Béor, dit, et l’homme qui a l’œil ouvert, dit:
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16 Celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, et qui connaît la connaissance du Très-haut, qui voit la vision du Tout-puissant, qui tombe et qui a les yeux ouverts, dit:
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
17 Je le verrai, mais pas maintenant; je le regarderai, mais pas de près. Une étoile surgira de Jacob, et un sceptre s’élèvera d’Israël, et transpercera les coins de Moab, et détruira tous les fils de tumulte.
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 Et Édom sera une possession, et Séhir sera une possession, … [eux], ses ennemis; et Israël agira avec puissance.
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
19 Et celui qui sortira de Jacob dominera, et il fera périr de la ville le résidu.
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
20 Et il vit Amalek, et proféra son discours sentencieux, et dit: Amalek était la première des nations; et sa fin sera la destruction.
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever.
21 Et il vit le Kénien, et il proféra son discours sentencieux, et dit: Forte est ta demeure, et tu as placé ton nid dans le rocher.
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
22 Toutefois le Kénien doit être consumé, jusqu’à ce qu’Assur t’emmène captif.
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
23 Et il proféra son discours sentencieux, et dit: Malheur! Qui vivra, quand Dieu fera ces choses?
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24 Et des navires viendront de la côte de Kittim, et affligeront Assur, et affligeront Héber, et lui aussi ira à la destruction.
And ships [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
25 Et Balaam se leva, et s’en alla, et s’en retourna en son lieu; et Balak aussi s’en alla son chemin.
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
