Resansman 22
1 Fis a Israël yo te vwayaje pou te fè kan an nan plèn Moab yo, fin kite Jourdain an, anfas Jéricho.
And they went forward and encamped in the plains of Moab, over against where Jericho is situate beyond the Jordan.
2 Alò Balak, fis Tsippor te wè tout sa ke Israël te fè a Amoreyen yo.
And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite,
3 Konsa, Moab te nan gran perèz akoz pèp la, pwiske yo te anpil; Moab te sezi avèk gwo laperèz akoz fis Israël yo.
And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault,
4 Moab te di a ansyen yo a Madian: “Alò, bann moun sa yo va devore tout sa ki antoure nou, jan yon bèf devore zèb nan chan.” Balak, fis a Tsippor a te wa Moab nan tan sa a.
He said to the elders of Madian: So will this people destroy all that dwell in our borders, as the ox is wont to eat the grass to the very roots. Now he was at that time king in Moab.
5 Konsa, li te voye yon mesaje vè Balaam, fis a Beor a nan Pethor, ki toupre Rivyè a, nan peyi a fis pèp li a. Li te di: “Gade byen, yon pèp te sòti an Égypte. Gade byen, yo kouvri sifas peyi a, e y ap viv anfas mwen.
He sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beer, a soothsayer, who dwelt by the river of the land of the children of Ammon, to call him, and to say: Behold a people is come out of Egypt, that hath covered the face of the earth, sitting over against me.
6 Alò, pou sa, silvouplè, vin mete yon madichon sou pèp sa a pou mwen; paske, yo twò pwisan pou mwen. Petèt mwen kapab fin bat yo, e pouse yo ale deyò peyi a. Paske mwen konnen ke sila ke ou beni an, beni, e sila ke ou modi a, modi.”
Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat them and drive them out of my land: for I know that he whom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he whom thou shalt curse is cursed.
7 Konsa, ansyen a Moab yo avèk ansyen a Madian yo te pati avèk frè pou peye divinasyon nan men yo. Yo te vin kote Balaam pou te repete pawòl a Balak yo pou li.
And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands. And when they were come to Balaam, and had told him all the words of Balac:
8 Li te di yo: “Pase nwit lan isit la, e mwen va pote yon pawòl bannou jan SENYÈ a kab petèt pale avè m.” Epi dirijan Moab yo te rete avèk Balaam.
He answered: Tarry here this night, and I will answer whatsoever the Lord shall say to me. And while they stayed with Balaam, God came and said to him:
9 Epi Bondye te vini a Balaam, e Li te di: “Ki moun sa yo ye ki avèk ou la a?”
What mean these men that are with thee?
10 Balaam te di a Bondye: “Balak, fis a Tsippor a, wa Moab la te voye yon pawòl ban mwen.
He answered: Balac the son of Sephor king of the Moabites hath sent to me,
11 ‘Gade byen, gen yon pèp ki sòti an Égypte, yo kouvri sifas peyi a. Alò, vin modi yo pou mwen. Petèt mwen kapab goumen kont yo, e pouse yo deyò.’”
Saying: Behold a people that is come out of Egypt, hath covered the face of the land: come and curse them, if by any means I may fight with them and drive them away.
12 Bondye te di a Balaam: “Pa ale avèk yo. Ou p ap modi pèp la, paske yo beni.”
And God said to Balaam: Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: because it is blessed.
13 Konsa, Balaam te leve nan maten e li te di a chèf Balak yo: “Ale retounen nan peyi nou, paske SENYÈ a refize kite mwen ale avèk nou.”
And he rose in the morning and said to the princes: Go into your country, because the Lord hath forbid me to come with you.
14 Chèf a Moab yo te leve. Yo te ale kote Balak e te di: “Balaam refize vini avèk nou.”
The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us.
15 Alò, Balak te voye chèf yo ankò, plis an kantite e pi gran pase lòt yo.
Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before:
16 Yo te vini a Balaam e te di li: “Konsa pale Balak, fis a Tsippor a: ‘Pa kite anyen, mwen mande ou souple, anpeche ou vini kote mwen;
Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:
17 paske vrèman, mwen va onore ou anpil. Mwen va fè nenpòt sa ou mande mwen. Alò, souple, vin modi pèp sa a pou mwen.’”
For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.
18 Balaam te reponn a sèvitè a Balak yo, “Malgre Balak ta ban mwen kay li plen avèk ajan ak lò, mwen pa ta kapab fè anyen, ni piti ni gran, ki kontrè kòmand SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an.
Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less.
19 Alò, silvouplè, rete isit la aswè a pou m ka twouve ki lòt bagay SENYÈ a va pale mwen.”
I pray you to stay here this night also, that I may know what the Lord will answer me once more.
20 Bondye te vin kote Balaam nan aswè. Li te di li: “Si mesye sa yo ta vin rele ou, leve ale avèk yo; men se sèlman pawòl ke M pale avèk ou a ke ou va fè.”
God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: It these men be come to call thee, arise and go with them: yet so, that thou do what I shall command thee.
21 Konsa, Balaam te leve nan maten. Li te mete yon sèl sou bourik li pou te ale avèk chèf Moab yo.
Balaam arose in the morning, and saddling his ass went with them.
22 Men Bondye te fache akoz li t ap ale a. Konsa, zanj SENYÈ a te vin kanpe nan chemen an kòm yon advèsè kont li. Alò, li te monte sou bourik li, e de sèvitè li yo te avèk li.
And God was angry. And an angel of the Lord stood in the way against Balaam, who sat on the ass, and had two servants with him.
23 Lè bourik la te wè zanj SENYÈ a ki te kanpe nan chemen an avèk nepe li parèt nan men l, bourik la te kite chemen an pou te antre nan chan an. Men Balaam te frape bourik la pou fè l retounen nan chemen an.
The ass seeing the angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and went into the field. And when Balaam beat her, and had a mind to bring her again to the way,
24 Alò, zanj SENYÈ a te kanpe nan yon wout etwat nan chan rezen yo, avèk yon miray sou yon bò, e yon miray sou lòt bò a.
The angel stood in a narrow place between two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed.
25 Lè bourik la te wè zanj SENYÈ a, li te peze kò l kont mi an, e li te peze pye Balaam kont lòt mi an. Konsa, Balaam te frape li ankò.
And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he beat her again:
26 Zanj SENYÈ a te ale pi lwen. Li te kanpe nan yon kote etwat kote pa t gen mwayen pou vire ni adwat, ni agoch.
And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him.
27 Lè bourik la te wè zanj SENYÈ a, li te kouche anba Balaam. Pou sa, Balaam te fache e li te frape bourik la avèk baton li.
And when the ass saw the angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider: who being angry beat her sides more vehemently with a staff.
28 Konsa, SENYÈ a te ouvri bouch a femèl bourik la, e li te di a Balaam: “Kisa m te fè ou, pou ou bat mwen twa fwa sa yo?”
And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time?
29 Alò, Balaam te di a bourik la: “Akoz ou te pase m nan rizib! Si m te gen yon nepe nan men m, Mwen ta gen tan touye ou deja.”
Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I might kill thee.
30 Bourik la te di Balaam: “Èske mwen pa bourik ou, sou sila ou te monte pandan tout vi ou jis rive Jodi a? Èske Mwen janm te konn abitye fè ou sa?” Epi li te reponn: “Non”.
The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never.
31 Alò, SENYÈ a te ouvri zye a Balaam. Konsa, li te wè zanj a SENYÈ a ki te kanpe nan chemen an avèk nepe a rale nan men li. Balaam te bese jiska tè.
Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.
32 Zanj SENYÈ a te di li: “Poukisa ou te frape bourik ou a twa fwa sa yo? Gade byen, Mwen te parèt kòm yon advèsè, akoz direksyon pa w la te kont Mwen.
And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse, and contrary to me:
33 Men bourik la te wè M, e li te vire akote pou evite Mwen twa fwa sa yo. Si li pa t vire akote Mwen, Mwen ta, vrèman, gen tan touye ou nan moman sa a, e kite li menm viv.”
And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived.
34 Balaam te di a zanj SENYÈ a: “Mwen te peche, paske mwen pa t konnen ke ou te kanpe nan chemen an kont mwen. Alò, koulye a, si sa pa fè ou plezi, mwen va vire retounen.”
Balaam said: I have sinned, not knowing that thou didst stand against me: and now if it displease thee that I go, I will return.
35 Men zanj SENYÈ a te di a Balaam: “Ale avèk mesye sa yo, men ou va pale, sèlman, pawòl ke Mwen di ou yo.” Konsa Balaam te ale avèk chèf Balak yo.
The angel said: Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee. He went therefore with the princes.
36 Lè Balak te tande ke Balaam t ap vini, li te sòti pou rankontre li nan vil Moab la, ki nan fwontyè Arnon an, nan dènye pwent lizyè a.
And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon.
37 Epi Balak te di a Balaam: “Èske mwen pa t voye kote ou an ijans? Poukisa ou pa t vin kote mwen? Èske, vrèman, mwen pa kapab onore ou?”
And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?
38 Konsa, Balaam te di a Balak: “Gade byen, Mwen gen tan vini koulye a! Èske mwen kapab pale yon bagay menm? Pawòl ke Bondye mete nan bouch mwen an, se sa ke mwen va pale.”
He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?
39 Epi Balaam te sòti avèk Balak e yo te vini Kirjath-Hutsoth,
So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.
40 Balak te fè sakrifis bèf avèk mouton, e li te voye kèk bay Balaam avèk chèf ki te avèk li yo.
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
41 Epi li te rive nan maten ke Balak te pran Balaam pou te mennen li monte nan wo plas a Baal yo. E li te wè depi la, yon pati nan pèp Israël yo.
And when morning was come, he brought him to the high places of Baal, and he beheld the uttermost part of the people.
