Resansman 22
1 Moun pèp Izrayèl yo kite kote yo te ye a, y' al moute kan yo nan plenn Moab, ki lòt bò larivyè Jouden, anfas lavil Jeriko.
After, the children of Israel departed and pitched in the plaine of Moab on the other side of Iorden from Iericho.
2 Lè wa Balak, pitit Zipò, wè tou sa moun pèp Izrayèl yo te fè moun Amori yo,
Now Balak the sonne of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 li menm ak tout moun pèp Moab yo te vin pè pèp Izrayèl la kou chat, paske moun pèp Izrayèl yo te anpil anpil.
And the Moabites were sore afraide of the people, because they were many, and Moab fretted against the children of Israel.
4 Moun Moab yo pale ak chèf fanmi moun Madyan yo, yo di yo: -Bann moun sa yo pral manje tou sa ki alantou nou, tankou bèf k'ap manje zèb nan savann. Lè sa a, se Balak, pitit Zipò, ki te wa peyi Moab.
Therfore Moab said vnto the Elders of Midian, Nowe shall this multitude licke vp all that are round about vs, as an oxe licketh vp ye grasse of the fielde: and Balak the sonne of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.
5 Li voye kèk mesaje bò kote Balaram, pitit Beyò a, ki te rete lavil Petò, bò gwo larivyè Lefrat la nan peyi moun Amaf yo. Men komisyon li te voye ba li: -Men, gen yon pèp la a ki soti nan peyi Lejip. Y'ap mache pran tout peyi pou yo. Koulye a, men yo kanpe toupre lòt bò fwontyè peyi mwen an.
Hee sent messengers therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to Pethor (which is by the riuer of the lande of the children of his folke) to call him, saying, Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, which couer the face of the earth, and lye ouer against me.
6 Tanpri, vini non. Vin madichonnen yo pou mwen, paske yo pi fò pase m'. Lè sa a, ou pa janm konnen, m'a ka bat yo, m'a mete yo deyò nan peyi a. Paske mwen konnen lè ou beni yon moun, li beni nèt, Konsa tou, lè ou bay yon moun madichon, li madichonnen nèt.
Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me this people (for they are stronger then I) so it may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to driue them out of the land: for I knowe that hee, whome thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom thou cursest, shall be cursed.
7 Se konsa, chèf fanmi moun Moab yo ak chèf fanmi moun Madyan yo pati. Yo te pote ak yo sa ki te nesesè pou peye konsiltasyon an. Yo rive kay Balaram, epi yo ba li komisyon Balak la.
And the Elders of Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, hauing the reward of the soothsaying in their hande, and they came vnto Balaam, and tolde him the wordes of Balak.
8 Balaram di yo: -Bon. Nou mèt pase nwit la isit la. Denmen m'a ban nou repons mwen dapre sa Seyè a va fè m' konnen. Se konsa, chèf fanmi moun Moab yo rete lakay Balaram.
Who answered them, Tary here this night, and I will giue you an answere, as the Lord shall say vnto mee. So the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 Bondye vin bò kote Balaram, li di l' konsa: -Ki moun sa yo ki lakay ou a?
Then God came vnto Balaam, and sayde, What men are these with thee?
10 Balaram reponn: -Se Balak, pitit Zipò a, wa peyi Moab, ki voye yo vin di m':
And Baalam said vnto God, Balak ye sonne of Zippor, king of Moab hath set vnto me, saying,
11 Men gen yon pèp ki soti nan peyi Lejip k'ap mache pran tout peyi pou yo. Tanpri, vini ba yo madichon pou li. Konsa, l'a ka rive bat yo, l'a ka mete yo deyò nan peyi a.
Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt and couereth the face of the earth: come nowe, curse them for my sake: so it may be that I shalbe able to ouercome them in battell, and to driue them out.
12 Men Bondye di Balaram konsa: -Piga ou ale ak mesye sa yo, tande. Piga ou bay pèp Izrayèl la madichon, paske se mwen ki beni yo.
And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
13 Nan denmen maten, byen bonè, Balaram leve, l' al jwenn moun Balak te voye yo, li di yo: -Tounen lakay nou, paske Seyè a pa vle kite m' ale ak nou.
And Balaam rose vp in the morning, and sayde vnto ye princes of Balak, Returne vnto your land: for the Lord hath refused to giue me leaue to go with you.
14 Se konsa chèf moun Moab yo leve, yo tounen bò kote Balak, yo di l' konsa: -Balaram refize vini avèk nou!
So the princes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balak, and sayd, Balaam hath refused to come with vs.
15 Lè sa a, Balak voye yon bann lòt chèf kote Balaram ankò. Men, fwa sa a chèf sa yo te pi plis, epi yo te pi grannèg pase premye yo.
Balak yet sent againe moe princes, and more honourable then they.
16 Mesye yo leve vre, y' ale bò kote Balaram, epi yo di l' konsa: -Men sa Balak, pitit Zipò a, voye di ou: Tanpri, pa kite anyen anpeche ou vin bò kote m'.
Who came to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray thee, from comming vnto me.
17 Gade: m'ap kite anpil bèl bagay pou ou. M'ap fè tou sa ou di m' fè. Tanpri, vini non! Vin bay pèp sa a madichon pou mwen.
For I wil promote thee vnto great honour, and wil do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 Men, Balaram reponn moun Balak yo, li di yo: -Balak te mèt ban mwen kay li plen ajan ak lò, mwen p'ap fè anyen, ni lou ni lejè, ki pou fè m' dezobeyi lòd Seyè a, Bondye mwen an.
And Balaam answered, and sayde vnto the seruants of Balak, If Balak woulde giue me his house full of siluer and golde, I can not goe beyonde the worde of the Lord my God, to doe lesse or more.
19 Yon sèl bagay, nou mèt dòmi isit la aswè a, pou m' ka konnen si Seyè a gen lòt bagay li vle di m' ankò.
But nowe, I pray you, tary here this night, that I may wit, what the Lord will say vnto mee more.
20 Jou lannwit sa a, Bondye vin jwenn Balaram, epi li di l' konsa: -Si se chache mesye sa yo vin chache ou, ou mèt leve ale ak yo. Men, se sa mwen di ou fè ase pou ou fè.
And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayd vnto him, If the men come to call thee, rise vp, and goe with them: but onely what thing I say vnto thee, that shalt thou doe.
21 Nan denmen maten, byen bonè, Balaram leve, li sele manman bourik l' a, epi li pati avèk chèf moun Moab yo.
So Balaam rose vp early, and sadled his asse, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 Pati Balaram pati, Bondye fache sou li. Se konsa, antan Balaram taprale sou manman bourik l' a, avèk de domestik ki t'ap mache avè l' yo, zanj Seyè a vin kanpe nan mitan wout la pou bare chemen l'.
And ye wrath of God was kindled, because he went: and the Angel of the Lord stood in the way to be against him, as he rode vpon his asse, and his two seruants were with him.
23 Lè manman bourik la wè zanj Seyè a ki te kanpe nan mitan wout la avèk nepe li nan men l', bourik la chankre, li lage kò l' nan jaden. Balaram bat bourik la jouk li fè l' tounen sou wout la.
And when the asse saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sworde drawen in his hand, the asse turned out of the way and went into the field, but Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.
24 Men zanj Seyè a vin kanpe yon kote wout la te jennen, kote wout la pase nan mitan de jaden rezen avèk yon miray kloti sou chak bò.
Againe the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyardes, hauing a wall on the one side, and a wall on the other.
25 Lè manman bourik la wè zanj Seyè a, l' al fwote kò l' sou miray la. Se konsa li kwense pye Balaram sou miray la. Balaram tanmen bat l' ankò.
And when the asse sawe the Angel of the Lord, she thrust her selfe vnto the wall, and dasht Balaams foote against the wall: wherefore hee smote her againe.
26 Zanj Seyè a fè yon ti mache ankò, epi l' al kanpe yon kote wout la te pi jennen toujou, kifè pa t' gen yon ti espas menm pou pase ni adwat, ni agoch.
Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to the left.
27 Lè bourik la wè zanj Seyè a, fwa sa a, li kouche ak tout Balaram sou li. Balaram fache, li tonbe bat bourik la ak gwo baton ki te nan men l' lan.
And when the asse sawe the Angell of the Lord, she lay downe vnder Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the asse with a staffe.
28 Lè sa a, Seyè a bay bourik la lapawòl. Bourik la di Balaram konsa: -Kisa m' fè ou? Poukisa an twa fwa ou bat mwen konsa:
Then the Lord opened the mouth of the asse, and she saide vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten me nowe three times?
29 Balaram di bourik la konsa: -Se paske w'ap pase m' nan jwèt! Pa pito se te yon manchèt osinon yon nepe ki te nan men m', ou ta gen tan konnen. Ou mouri lontan!
And Balaam saide vnto the asse, Because thou hast mocked me: I woulde there were a sworde in mine hand, for nowe would I kill thee.
30 Bourik la reponn, li di l': -Eske se pa bourik ou mwen ye! Se pa sou mwen ou toujou moute depi tout tan jouk jòdi a? Ou janm wè mwen konn aji konsa avè ou? Balaram reponn: -Non!
And the asse saide vnto Balaam, Am not I thine asse, which thou hast ridden vpon since thy first time vnto this day? haue I vsed at any time to doe thus vnto thee? Who said, Nay.
31 Lè sa a, Seyè a louvri je Balaram, li fè l' wè zanj lan ki te kanpe nan mitan wout la avèk nepe l' nan men l'. Balaram lage kò l' fas atè.
And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawen in his hande: then he bowed him selfe, and fell flat on his face.
32 Zanj lan di l' konsa: -Poukisa an twa fwa ou bat bourik la konsa? Se mwen menm ki vin bare chemen ou, paske ou pa t' dwe al fè vwayaj sa a.
And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.
33 Men bourik ou a te wè m'. Se poutèt sa, an twa fwa, li te vle chankre. Men, ou mèt di l' mèsi, paske si li pa t' fè sa, mwen ta gen tan touye ou. Li menm, mwen pa t'ap fè l' anyen.
But the asse sawe me, and turned from me now three times: for els, if she had not turned from me, surely I had euen nowe slaine thee, and saued her aliue.
34 Balaram reponn: -Sa m' fè a pa bon, vre! Sèlman, mwen pa t' konnen se ou menm ki te bare wout la devan m'. Men si koulye a ou pa vle m' al pi lwen, m'ap tou tounen lakay mwen.
Then Balaam saide vnto the Angel of the Lord, I haue sinned: for I wist not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore if it displease thee, I will turne home againe.
35 Men, zanj Bondye a di li: -Ou mèt ale ak mesye yo. Sèlman, pa di anyen pase sa m'a di ou di. Se konsa Balaram ale ak chèf Balak te voye bò kote l' yo.
But the Angel said vnto Balaam, Go with the men: but what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou speake. So Balaam went with ye princes of Balak.
36 Lè Balak vin konnen Balaram t'ap vini, li pati, l' al kontre l' jouk Amoab, yon lavil sou fwontyè bò larivyè Anon an.
And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meete him vnto a citie of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, euen in the vtmost coast.
37 Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ki jan fè mwen voye moun al chache ou, ou pa vin jwenn mwen? Se konprann ou konprann mwen pa ta ka resevwa ou jan ou merite l' la?
Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, Did I not sende for thee to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not vnto me? am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour?
38 Balaram reponn: -Apa mwen vini fwa sa a! Men mwen tou pale ou, se pawòl Bondye va mete nan bouch mwen ase m'ap di.
And Balaam made answere vnto Balak, Lo, I am come vnto thee, and can I nowe say any thing at all? the worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speake.
39 Se konsa, Balaram ale avèk Balak jouk yo rive lavil Kiriyat-Ousòt.
So Balaam went with Balak, and they came vnto the citie of Huzoth.
40 Rive la, Balak fè touye bèf ak mouton, epi li voye kèk moso vyann bay Balaram ansanm ak chèf ki te avè l' yo.
Then Balak offred bullockes, and sheepe, and sent thereof to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
41 Nan denmen maten, Balak pran Balaram, yo moute sou mòn Bamòtbaal. Antan yo la, yo te kapab wè yon pòsyon nan moun Izrayèl yo.
And on the morowe Balak tooke Balaam, and brought him vp into the hie places of Baal, that thence hee might see the vtmost part of the people.
