Resansman 23
1 Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl isit la pou mwen. Apre sa, ban mwen sèt towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
And Bil'am said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
2 Balak fè sa Balaram te di l' fè a. Lèfini, Balaram ak Balak touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl.
And Balak did as Bil'am had spoken; and Balak and Bil'am offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
3 Apre sa, Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete ap boule la a. Mwen menm, mwen pral wè si Seyè a p'ap vin jwenn mwen. Apre sa, m'a fè ou konnen sa l'a fè m' wè a. Epi l' ale sou tèt yon ti mòn ki pa t' gen yon ti pyebwa sou li.
And Bil'am said unto Balak, Place thyself by thy burnt-offering; and I will go, peradventure the Lord will come to meet me, and whatsoever he may show me I will tell thee: and he went thoughtfully alone.
4 Epi Bondye vin jwenn li la. Balaram di l' konsa: -Mwen te fè bati sèt lotèl pou ou, epi mwen te touye yon towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou ou.
And God met Bil'am: and he said unto him, The seven altars have I made ready, and I have offered a bullock and a ram upon every altar.
5 Seyè a pale ak Balaram byen pale. Apre sa, li di l': -Tounen bò kote Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
And the Lord put a word in Bil'am's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
6 Se konsa, Balaram tounen bò kote Balak. Li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak lòt chèf moun Moab yo.
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 Lèfini, li pran chante chante sa a: -Balak fè m' kite peyi m', peyi Aram. Wa Moab la fè m' desann soti nan mòn bò solèy leve yo. Li di m': Vini non! Vin bay moun Jakòb yo madichon. Vini non! Vin kraponnen moun Izrayèl yo.
And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram did Balak send for me, the king of Moab, out of the mountains of the east, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8 Men ki jan ou ta vle pou m' madichonnen moun Bondye pa madichonnen? Ki jan ou ta vle pou m' kraponnen moun Bondye pa kraponnen?
How shall I denounce, whom God hath not denounced? and how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9 Mwen kanpe sou tèt gwo wòch yo, mwen wè yo. Antan mwen sou ti mòn yo, m'ap gade anba: Wi, se yon pèp k'ap viv yon jan apa pou kont li. Se yon pèp ki pa menm ak lòt pèp yo!
For from the top of rocks I see him, and from hills I behold him: lo, it is a people that shall dwell alone, and among the nations it shall not be reckoned.
10 Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Jakòb genyen? Yo anpil tankou grenn pousyè ki sou latè. Ki moun ki ka konte valè pitit Izrayèl yo ye? Mwen ta renmen mouri tankou moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye. Mwen ta renmen fini tankou yo ak kè poze.
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and number the fourth part of Israel? May my soul die the death of the righteous, and may my last end be like his!
11 Balak di Balaram: -Kisa w'ap fè m' konsa? Mwen mennen ou isit la pou bay lènmi m' yo madichon, epi se beni mwen wè w'ap beni yo!
And Balak said unto Bil'am, What hast thou done unto me? to denounce my enemies did I take thee, and, behold, thou hast even blessed them.
12 Balaram reponn: -Mwen te tou di ou se sèlman pawòl Seyè a va mete nan bouch mwen m'ap di.
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that only which the Lord may put in my mouth?
13 Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al avè m' yon lòt kote. Antan ou va la, ou p'ap wè tout pèp Izrayèl la, men sèlman yon pòsyon ladan l'. W'a rete kanpe la, epi w'a bay ti sa w'a wè a madichon pou mwen.
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from where thou canst see them; nevertheless a portion of them only wilt thou see, but the whole of them thou wilt not see: and denounce them for me from there.
14 Balak pran Balaram, li mennen l' nan jaden Santinèl yo, sou tèt mòn Pisga. Lè l' rive la, li bati sèt lotèl. Epi li touye yon jenn ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
And he brought him to the field of the watchmen, on the top of Pisgah, and he built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
15 Balaram di Balak konsa: -Rete kanpe bò kote ofrann ou mete boule sou lotèl yo. Mwen menm, mwen pral kontre ak Bondye pi devan.
And he said unto Balak, Place thyself here by thy burnt-offering, while I will repair to yonder place.
16 Seyè a vin jwenn Balaram, li pale ak Balaram byen pale ankò, epi li di l': -Tounen al jwenn Balak. W'a pale avè l' jan mwen di ou la.
And the Lord met Bil'am, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
17 Se konsa Balaram tounen bò kote Balak, li jwenn li kanpe bò ofrann boule yo ansanm ak tout chèf moun Moab yo. Epi Balak mande l': -Kisa Seyè a di konsa?
And he came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said unto him: What hath the Lord spoken?
18 Epi Balaram pran chante chante sa a: -Souke kò ou, Balak! Vin tande! Pare zòrèy ou, pitit Zipò!
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; bend hither thy ear unto me, son of Zippor!
19 Bondye pa tankou moun k'ap bay manti. Non! Li pa tankou moun k'ap chanje lide yo pou ti krik ti krak! Depi li pwomèt yon bagay, l'ap fè l'. Depi li pale, fòk sa li di a rive vre!
God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shall he not fulfill it?
20 Yo ban m' lòd pou m' beni pèp Izrayèl la! Lè Bondye fin bay benediksyon l', nanpwen anyen mwen ka fè ankò.
Behold, to bless I have received [the word]; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21 Mwen pa wè okenn malè pou moun Jakòb yo. Ni mwen pa wè okenn traka pou moun Izrayèl yo. Seyè a, Bondye yo a, l'a avèk yo. Yo tout kontan, y'ap fè konnen se li ki wa yo.
He hath not beheld any wrong in Jacob, nor hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glory of the king dwelleth among him.
22 Paske, lè Bondye t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la, li te ba yo fòs pou yo te goumen tankou towo mawon.
God, who brought them out of Egypt, is to them like the heights of the reem.
23 Pa gen wanga ki ka pran sou moun Jakòb yo. Pa gen maji ki ka fè moun Izrayèl yo anyen. Lè lè a va rive, y'a di moun Jakòb yo ak moun Izrayèl yo: Gade sa Seyè a fè pou nou!
For there is no enchantment in Jacob, nor is there any divination in Israel: at the proper time shall it be said to Jacob and to Israel, what God doth work.
24 Gade! Pèp Izrayèl la kanpe tankou yon manman lyon. Yo leve kanpe tankou yon mal lyon. Yo p'ap chita toutotan yo pa fin devore moun ki tonbe anba men yo, toutotan yo pa fin bwè san moun yo touye yo.
Behold, it is a people, that shall rise up as a lioness, and as a lion shall it raise itself: it will not lie down until it have eaten the prey, and have drunk the blood of the slain.
25 Lè sa a, Balak di Balaram konsa: -Menm jan ou pa vle ba yo madichon an, ou pa t' dwe asepte ba yo benediksyon non plis.
And Balak said unto Bil'am, Neither shalt thou denounce them, nor shalt thou any wise bless them.
26 Men, Balaram reponn Balak, li di l': -Mwen te tou pale ou wi. Mwen te di ou: Tou sa Seyè a va di m' fè, se sa m'ap fè.
But Bil'am answered and said unto Balak, Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, all that the Lord will speak, that must I do.
27 Balak di Balaram konsa: -Ann al non! Mwen pral mennen ou yon lòt kote. Ou pa janm konnen, antan ou la a, Bondye ka kite ou bay pèp la madichon pou mwen.
And Balak said unto Bil'am, Come, I pray thee, I will take thee unto another place, peradventure it may be pleasing in the eyes of God that thou mayest denounce them for me from there.
28 Balak mennen Balaram sou tèt mòn Peyò a. Antan yo la, yo dekouvri tout dezè a nan pye yo.
And Balak took Bil'am unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward the desert.
29 Balaram di Balak konsa: -Bati sèt lotèl pou mwen isit la. Lèfini, fè m' jwenn sèt jenn ti towo bèf ak sèt belye mouton.
And Bil'am said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30 Balak fè tou sa Balaram te di l' fè a, epi li touye yon ti towo bèf ak yon belye mouton sou chak lotèl pou Bondye.
And Balak did as Bil'am had said, and he offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
