Nombres 22
1 Les enfants d’Israël partirent, et ils campèrent dans les plaines de Moab, au-delà du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho.
The children of Israel [God prevails] traveled on and encamped in the plains of Moab [From father] beyond the Jordan [Descender] River, opposite Jericho [Fragrant, Moon].
2 Balak, fils de Tsippor, vit tout ce qu’Israël avait fait aux Amoréens.
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel [God prevails] had done to the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers].
3 Et Moab fut très effrayé en face d’un peuple aussi nombreux, il fut saisi de terreur en face des enfants d’Israël.
Moab [From father] was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab [From father] was distressed because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
4 Moab dit aux anciens de Madian: Cette multitude va dévorer tout ce qui nous entoure, comme le bœuf broute la verdure des champs. Balak, fils de Tsippor, était alors roi de Moab.
Moab [From father] said to the elders of Midian [Strife], “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab [From father] at that time.
5 Il envoya des messagers auprès de Balaam, fils de Beor, à Pethor sur le fleuve, dans le pays des fils de son peuple, afin de l’appeler et de lui dire: Voici, un peuple est sorti d’Égypte, il couvre la surface de la terre, et il habite vis-à-vis de moi.
He sent messengers to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
6 Viens, je te prie, maudis-moi ce peuple, car il est plus puissant que moi; peut-être ainsi pourrai-je le battre et le chasserai-je du pays, car je sais que celui que tu bénis est béni, et que celui que tu maudis est maudit.
Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may divorce them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
7 Les anciens de Moab et les anciens de Madian partirent, ayant avec eux des présents pour le devin. Ils arrivèrent auprès de Balaam, et lui rapportèrent les paroles de Balak.
The elders of Moab [From father] and the elders of Midian [Strife] departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8 Balaam leur dit: Passez ici la nuit, et je vous donnerai réponse, d’après ce que l’Éternel me dira. Et les chefs de Moab restèrent chez Balaam.
He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Adonai shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab [From father] stayed with Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people].
9 Dieu vint à Balaam, et dit: Qui sont ces hommes que tu as chez toi?
God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said, “Who are these men with you?”
10 Balaam répondit à Dieu: Balak, fils de Tsippor, roi de Moab, les a envoyés pour me dire:
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab [From father], has said to me,
11 Voici, un peuple est sorti d’Égypte, et il couvre la surface de la terre; viens donc, maudis-le; peut-être ainsi pourrai-je le combattre, et le chasserai-je.
‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt [Abode of slavery] covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”
12 Dieu dit à Balaam: Tu n’iras point avec eux; tu ne maudiras point ce peuple, car il est béni.
God said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.”
13 Balaam se leva le matin, et il dit aux chefs de Balak: Allez dans votre pays, car l’Éternel refuse de me laisser aller avec vous.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Adonai refuses to permit me to go with you.”
14 Et les princes de Moab se levèrent, retournèrent auprès de Balak, et dirent: Balaam a refusé de venir avec nous.
The princes of Moab [From father] rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] refuses to come with us.”
15 Balak envoya de nouveau des chefs en plus grand nombre et plus considérés que les précédents.
Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.
16 Ils arrivèrent auprès de Balaam, et lui dirent: Ainsi parle Balak, fils de Tsippor: Que l’on ne t’empêche donc pas de venir vers moi;
They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
17 car je te rendrai beaucoup d’honneurs, et je ferai tout ce que tu me diras; viens, je te prie, maudis-moi ce peuple.
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”
18 Balaam répondit et dit aux serviteurs de Balak: Quand Balak me donnerait sa maison pleine d’argent et d’or, je ne pourrais faire aucune chose, ni petite ni grande, contre l’ordre de l’Éternel, mon Dieu.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Adonai my God, to do less or more.
19 Maintenant, je vous prie, restez ici cette nuit, et je saurai ce que l’Éternel me dira encore.
Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Adonai will speak to me more.”
20 Dieu vint à Balaam pendant la nuit, et lui dit: Puisque ces hommes sont venus pour t’appeler, lève-toi, va avec eux; mais tu feras ce que je te dirai.
God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”
21 Balaam se leva le matin, sella son ânesse, et partit avec les chefs de Moab.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab [From father].
22 La colère de Dieu s’enflamma, parce qu’il était parti; et l’ange de l’Éternel se plaça sur le chemin, pour lui résister. Balaam était monté sur son ânesse, et ses deux serviteurs étaient avec lui.
God’s anger burned because he went; and ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 L’ânesse vit l’ange de l’Éternel qui se tenait sur le chemin, son épée nue dans la main; elle se détourna du chemin et alla dans les champs. Balaam frappa l’ânesse pour la ramener dans le chemin.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
24 L’ange de l’Éternel se plaça dans un sentier entre les vignes; il y avait un mur de chaque côté.
Then ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 L’ânesse vit l’ange de l’Éternel; elle se serra contre le mur, et pressa le pied de Balaam contre le mur. Balaam la frappa de nouveau.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.
26 L’ange de l’Éternel passa plus loin, et se plaça dans un lieu où il n’y avait point d’espace pour se détourner à droite ou à gauche.
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 L’ânesse vit l’ange de l’Éternel, et elle s’abattit sous Balaam. La colère de Balaam s’enflamma, et il frappa l’ânesse avec un bâton.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she lay down under Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
28 L’Éternel ouvrit la bouche de l’ânesse, et elle dit à Balaam: Que t’ai-je fait, pour que tu m’aies frappée déjà trois fois?
Adonai opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
29 Balaam répondit à l’ânesse: C’est parce que tu t’es moquée de moi; si j’avais une épée dans la main, je te tuerais à l’instant.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
30 L’ânesse dit à Balaam: Ne suis-je pas ton ânesse, que tu as de tout temps montée jusqu’à ce jour? Ai-je l’habitude de te faire ainsi? Et il répondit: Non.
The donkey said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “No.”
31 L’Éternel ouvrit les yeux de Balaam, et Balaam vit l’ange de l’Éternel qui se tenait sur le chemin, son épée nue dans la main; et il s’inclina, et se prosterna sur son visage.
Then Adonai opened the eyes of Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and he saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
32 L’ange de l’Éternel lui dit: Pourquoi as-tu frappé ton ânesse déjà trois fois? Voici, je suis sorti pour te résister, car c’est un chemin de perdition qui est devant moi.
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.
33 L’ânesse m’a vu, et elle s’est détournée devant moi déjà trois fois; si elle ne se fût pas détournée de moi, je t’aurais même tué, et je lui aurais laissé la vie.
The donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”
34 Balaam dit à l’ange de l’Éternel: J’ai péché, car je ne savais pas que tu te fusses placé au-devant de moi sur le chemin; et maintenant, si tu me désapprouves, je m’en retournerai.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], “I have sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”
35 L’ange de l’Éternel dit à Balaam: Va avec ces hommes; mais tu ne feras que répéter les paroles que je te dirai. Et Balaam alla avec les chefs de Balak.
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with the princes of Balak.
36 Balak apprit que Balaam arrivait, et il sortit à sa rencontre jusqu’à la ville de Moab qui est sur la limite de l’Arnon, à l’extrême frontière.
When Balak sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab [From father], which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
37 Balak dit à Balaam: N’ai-je pas envoyé auprès de toi pour t’appeler? Pourquoi n’es-tu pas venu vers moi? Ne puis-je donc pas te traiter avec honneur?
Balak said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Didn’t I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”
38 Balaam dit à Balak: Voici, je suis venu vers toi; maintenant, me sera-t-il permis de dire quoi que ce soit? Je dirai les paroles que Dieu mettra dans ma bouche.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.”
39 Balaam alla avec Balak, et ils arrivèrent à Kirjath-Hutsoth.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
40 Balak sacrifia des bœufs et des brebis, et il en envoya à Balaam et aux chefs qui étaient avec lui.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and to the princes who were with him.
41 Le matin, Balak prit Balaam, et le fit monter à Bamoth-Baal, d’où Balaam vit une partie du peuple.
In the morning, Balak took Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.
