Nombres 24
1 Or, Balaam, voyant que l'Éternel trouvait bon de bénir Israël, n'alla point, comme les autres fois, chercher des enchantements; mais il tourna son visage vers le désert.
And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel, he by no means went out as he had gone before, to seek divination. But directing his face opposite the desert,
2 Et Balaam, levant les yeux, vit Israël campé selon ses tribus; et l'esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.
and lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel dwelling in tents by their tribes. And with the Spirit of God rushing into him,
3 Et il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Oracle de Balaam, fils de Béor, oracle de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert:
taking up his parable, he said: “Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,
4 Oracle de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant, qui se prosterne et dont les y eux sont ouverts:
the hearer of the sermon of God, he who has gazed upon a vision of the Almighty, he who falls down and so his eyes are opened, has declared:
5 Que tes tentes sont belles, ô Jacob! et tes demeures, ô Israël!
‘How beautiful are your tabernacles, O Jacob, and your tents, O Israel!
6 Elles s'étendent comme des vallées, comme des jardins près d'un fleuve, comme des aloès que l'Éternel a plantés, comme des cèdres auprès des eaux.
They are like forested valleys, like gardens irrigated next to rivers, like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed, like cedars close to waters.
7 L'eau coulera de ses seaux, et sa postérité sera comme de grandes eaux; son roi s'élèvera au-dessus d'Agag, et son royaume sera exalté.
Water shall flow from his jar, and his offspring shall be amid many waters, because Agag, his king, shall be taken, and his kingdom shall be removed.
8 Dieu l'a fait sortir d'Égypte; il est pour lui comme la vigueur du buffle; il dévorera les nations, ses ennemies; il brisera leurs os, et les frappera de ses flèches.
Away from Egypt, God has led him, whose strength is like the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.
9 Il s'est courbé, il s'est couché comme le lion, comme la lionne: qui le fera lever? Ceux qui te bénissent seront bénis, et ceux qui te maudissent seront maudits!
Lying down, he has slept like a lion, and like a lioness, whom no one would dare to awaken. He who blesses you, shall himself also be blessed. He who curses you, shall be considered cursed.”
10 Alors la colère de Balak s'enflamma contre Balaam, et il frappa des mains; puis Balak dit à Balaam: Je t'ai appelé pour maudire mes ennemis, et voici, tu les as bénis déjà trois fois!
And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: “I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.
11 Et maintenant, fuis dans ton pays! J'avais dit que je te ferais beaucoup d'honneurs; mais voici, l'Éternel t'a empêché d'être honoré.
Return to your place. I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly, but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor.”
12 Et Balaam répondit à Balak: N'avais-je pas dit aussi aux messagers que tu avais envoyés vers moi:
Balaam responded to Balak: “Did I not say to your messengers, whom you sent to me:
13 Quand Balak me donnerait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais pas transgresser l'ordre de l'Éternel, pour faire du bien ou du mal de moi-même; je dirai ce que l'Éternel dira?
Even if Balak would give me his house, filled with silver and gold, I still could not go away from the word of the Lord my God, so as to offer anything, either good or evil, from my own heart; but whatever the Lord will speak, this, too, I shall speak.
14 Et maintenant, voici, je m'en vais vers mon peuple. Viens, que je te déclare ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple dans la suite des temps.
Yet truly, as I continue on to my own people, I will give you counsel as to what this people shall do to your people in the end times.”
15 Alors il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Oracle de Balaam, fils de Béor, oracle de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert;
Therefore, taking up his parable, he again spoke: “Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,
16 Oracle de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, qui connaît la science du Très-Haut, qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant, qui se prosterne et dont les yeux sont ouverts.
the hearer of the sermon of God, he who knows the doctrine of the Most High, and who sees the visions of the Almighty, who, falling down, has his eyes opened, has declared:
17 Je le vois, mais non maintenant; je le contemple, mais non de près; une étoile est sortie de Jacob, et un sceptre s'est élevé d'Israël; il frappera les deux régions de Moab, il détruira tous les enfants du tumulte.
I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.
18 Édom sera possédé, Séir sera possédé par ses ennemis, et Israël agira vaillamment.
And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies. Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.
19 Et celui qui vient de Jacob dominera, et extirpera les réchappés des villes.
From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler. And he shall perish the remnants of the city.”
20 Il vit aussi Amalek. Et il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Amalek est la première des nations; mais son avenir est la perdition.
And when he saw Amalek, taking up his parable, he said: “Amalek, first among the Gentiles, whose very end shall be perdition.”
21 Puis il vit les Kéniens. Et il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Ta demeure est solide, et ton nid placé dans le rocher.
Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: “Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock,
22 Toutefois, Kaïn sera ravagé, jusqu'à ce qu'Assur t'emmène en captivité.
and you will be elect among the stock of Kain, how long will you be able to remain? For Assur shall take you captive.”
23 Et il prononça encore son discours sentencieux, et dit: Malheur à qui vivra, après que Dieu l'aura établi!
And taking up his parable once more he said: “Alas! Who will be able to survive, when God will do these things?
24 Mais des navires viendront du côté de Kittim, et ils humilieront Assur, ils humilieront Héber, et lui aussi sera détruit.
They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy. They shall overcome the Assyrians, and they shall devastate the Hebrews, and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”
25 Puis Balaam se leva, et s'en alla, et retourna en son pays. Et Balak aussi s'en alla son chemin.
And Balaam rose up, and he returned to his place. Likewise, Balak went back, along the way by which he had arrived.
