Nombres 23

1 Balaam dit à Balak: Bâtis-moi ici sept autels, et prépare-moi ici sept taureaux et sept béliers.

And he said Balaam to Balak build for me in this [place] seven altars and prepare for me in this [place] seven young bulls and seven rams.

2 Balak fit ce que Balaam avait dit; et Balak et Balaam offrirent un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel.

And he did Balak just as he had spoken Balaam and he offered up Balak and Balaam a young bull and a ram on the altar.

3 Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi près de ton holocauste, et je m’éloignerai; peut-être que l’Éternel viendra à ma rencontre, et je te dirai ce qu’il me révélera. Et il alla sur un lieu élevé.

And he said Balaam to Balak take your stand with burnt offering your so let me go perhaps he will meet Yahweh to meet me and [the] word of whatever he will show me and I will tell to you and he went a bare height.

4 Dieu vint au-devant de Balaam, et Balaam lui dit: J’ai dressé sept autels, et j’ai offert un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel.

And he met God Balaam and he said to him [the] seven the altars I have arranged and I have offered up a young bull and a ram on the altar.

5 L’Éternel mit des paroles dans la bouche de Balaam, et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et tu parleras ainsi.

And he put Yahweh a word in [the] mouth of Balaam and he said return to Balak and thus you will speak.

6 Il retourna vers lui; et voici, Balak se tenait près de son holocauste, lui et tous les chefs de Moab.

And he returned to him and there! [he was] standing with burnt offering his he and all [the] leaders of Moab.

7 Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit: Balak m’a fait descendre d’Aram, Le roi de Moab m’a fait descendre des montagnes de l’Orient. Viens, maudis-moi Jacob! Viens, sois irrité contre Israël!

And he lifted up oracle his and he said from Aram he led me Balak [the] king of Moab from [the] mountains of [the] east come! curse! for me Jacob and come! denounce! Israel.

8 Comment maudirais-je celui que Dieu n’a point maudit? Comment serais-je irrité quand l’Éternel n’est point irrité?

What? will I curse [one whom] not he has cursed him God and what? will I denounce [one whom] not he has denounced Yahweh.

9 Je le vois du sommet des rochers, Je le contemple du haut des collines: C’est un peuple qui a sa demeure à part, Et qui ne fait point partie des nations.

For from [the] top of [the] rocks I see him and from [the] hills I observe him there! a people [which] alone it dwells and among the nations not it reckons itself.

10 Qui peut compter la poussière de Jacob, Et dire le nombre du quart d’Israël? Que je meure de la mort des justes, Et que ma fin soit semblable à la leur!

Who? has he counted [the] dust of Jacob and a number [the] fourth part of Israel let it die self my [the] death of upright [people] and let it be end my like his.

11 Balak dit à Balaam: Que m’as-tu fait? Je t’ai pris pour maudire mon ennemi, et voici, tu le bénis!

And he said Balak to Balaam what? have you done to me to curse enemies my I took you and here! you have blessed actually.

12 Il répondit, et dit: N’aurai-je pas soin de dire ce que l’Éternel met dans ma bouche?

And he answered and he said ¿ not [that] which he will put Yahweh in mouth my it will I take care to speak.

13 Balak lui dit: Viens donc avec moi dans un autre lieu, d’où tu le verras; tu n’en verras qu’une partie, tu n’en verras pas la totalité. Et de là maudis-le-moi.

And he said to him Balak (come there! *Q(K)*) please with me to a place another where you will see it from there only outskirt[s] its you will see and all of it not you will see and curse it for me from there.

14 Il le mena au champ de Tsophim, sur le sommet du Pisga; il bâtit sept autels, et offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel.

And he took him [the] field of Zophim to [the] top of Pisgah and he built seven altars and he offered up a young bull and a ram on the altar.

15 Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi ici, près de ton holocauste, et j’irai à la rencontre de Dieu.

And he said to Balak take your stand thus with burnt offering your and I I will meet thus.

16 L’Éternel vint au-devant de Balaam; il mit des paroles dans sa bouche, et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et tu parleras ainsi.

And he met Yahweh Balaam and he put a word in mouth his and he said return to Balak and thus you will speak.

17 Il retourna vers lui; et voici, Balak se tenait près de son holocauste, avec les chefs de Moab. Balak lui dit: Qu’est-ce que l’Éternel a dit?

And he went to him and there he [was] standing with burnt offering his and [the] leaders of Moab [were] with him and he said to him Balak what? has he spoken Yahweh.

18 Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit: Lève-toi, Balak, écoute! Prête-moi l’oreille, fils de Tsippor!

And he lifted up oracle his and he said arise O Balak and hear give ear! to me [O] son his Zippor.

19 Dieu n’est point un homme pour mentir, Ni fils d’un homme pour se repentir. Ce qu’il a dit, ne le fera-t-il pas? Ce qu’il a déclaré, ne l’exécutera-t-il pas?

Not [is] a human God so he may lie and a son of humankind so he may change his mind ¿ he has he said and not will he act? and has he spoken? and not will he fulfill? it.

20 Voici, j’ai reçu l’ordre de bénir: Il a béni, je ne le révoquerai point.

Here! [surely] blessing I have received and he has blessed and not I will turn back it.

21 Il n’aperçoit point d’iniquité en Jacob, Il ne voit point d’injustice en Israël; L’Éternel, son Dieu, est avec lui, Il est son roi, l’objet de son allégresse.

Not he has looked at disaster in Jacob and not he has seen trouble in Israel Yahweh God his [is] with him and a shout of a king [is] among him.

22 Dieu les a fait sortir d’Égypte, Il est pour eux comme la vigueur du buffle.

God [is] bringing out them from Egypt like [the] horns of a wild ox [belong] to him.

23 L’enchantement ne peut rien contre Jacob, Ni la divination contre Israël; Au temps marqué, il sera dit à Jacob et à Israël: Quelle est l’œuvre de Dieu.

For not enchantment [is] in Jacob and not divination [is] in Israel about this time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel what! has he done God.

24 C’est un peuple qui se lève comme une lionne, Et qui se dresse comme un lion; Il ne se couche point jusqu’à ce qu’il ait dévoré la proie, Et qu’il ait bu le sang des blessés.

There! a people like a lion it rises and like a lion it lifts itself up not it will lie down until it will devour prey and [the] blood of [those] slain it will drink.

25 Balak dit à Balaam: Ne le maudis pas, mais du moins ne le bénis pas.

And he said Balak to Balaam neither at all not you will curse it nor at all not you will bless it.

26 Balaam répondit, et dit à Balak: Ne t’ai-je pas parlé ainsi: Je ferai tout ce que l’Éternel dira?

And he answered Balaam and he said to Balak ¿ not did I speak to you saying all that he will speak Yahweh it I will do.

27 Balak dit à Balaam: Viens donc, je te mènerai dans un autre lieu; peut être Dieu trouvera-t-il bon que de là tu me maudisses ce peuple.

And he said Balak to Balaam come! please let me take you to a place another perhaps it will be pleasing in [the] eyes of God and you will curse it for me from there.

28 Balak mena Balaam sur le sommet du Peor, en regard du désert.

And he took Balak Balaam [the] top of Peor which looks down over [the] face of the desolate place.

29 Balaam dit à Balak: Bâtis-moi ici sept autels, et prépare-moi ici sept taureaux et sept béliers.

And he said Balaam to Balak build for me in this [place] seven altars and prepare for me in this [place] seven young bulls and seven rams.

30 Balak fit ce que Balaam avait dit, et il offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel.

And he did Balak just as he had said Balaam and he offered up a young bull and a ram on the altar.