Resansman 24
1 Lè Balaam te wè ke sa te fè SENYÈ a plezi pou beni Israël, li pa t ale tankou lòt fwa yo pou chache wanga, men li te fikse figi li vè dezè a.
When Balaam saw that the Lord wanted to bless Israel, he chose not to use divination as he had previously. Instead he turned towards the desert,
2 Konsa, Balaam te leve zye li anwo, li te wè Israël ki t ap fè kan, tribi pa tribi; epi Lespri Bondye te vini sou li.
and as he looked at Israel camped there according to their respective tribes, the Spirit of God came on him.
3 Li te reprann diskou li e te di: “Pòt pawòl a Balaam nan, fis a Beor a, Pòt pawòl a nonm ki gen zye louvri a;
He gave a declaration, saying:
4 Pòt pawòl a sila ki koute pawòl a Bondye yo, ki wè vizyon Toupwisan an, ki t ap tonbe, men zye li gen tan vin debouche.
“This is the prophecy of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophecy of a man who sees with eyes are wide open, the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees the vision given by Almighty, who bows down in respect with open eyes.
5 Ala tant nou yo bèl, O Jacob, ak abitasyon nou yo, O Israël!
How well set out your tents are, Jacob; the places where you live, Israel!
6 Tankou vale ki vin ouvri byen laj, tankou jaden ki bò kote rivyè yo, tankou plan lalwa ki plante pa SENYÈ a, tankou bwa sèd ki bò kote dlo yo.
They look like wooded valleys, like gardens beside a river, like aloe trees the Lord has planted, like cedars at the water's edge.
7 Dlo yo va koule nan bokit li yo, e jèm desandan li yo va bò kote anpil dlo. Wa li a va pi wo pase Agag, e wayòm li a va vin egzalte.
The Israelites will pour out bucketfuls of water; their descendants will have plenty of water. Their king will be greater than King Agag; their kingdom will be glorious.
8 Bondye mennen l sòti an Égypte. Li pou li tankou kòn a yon bèf mawon. Li va devore nasyon ki advèsè li yo. Li va kraze zo yo an mòso, Li va kraze yo avèk flèch li yo.
God led them out of Egypt with great power, as strong as an ox, destroying enemy nations, breaking their bones, piercing them with arrows.
9 Li koube ba, li kouche tankou yon lyon; tankou yon manma lyon. Se kilès ki kab tante deranje l? Beni se tout moun ki beni ou, e modi se tout moun ki modi ou.”
They are like a lion that crouches and lies down. They are like a lioness that nobody dares to disturb. Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.”
10 Konsa, kòlè Balak te brile kont Balaam. Li frape men l ansanm; epi li te di a Balaam: “Mwen te rele ou pou modi lènmi mwen yo, men gade, ou te pèsiste nan beni yo menm twa fwa sa yo!
Balak got angry with Balaam, and beat his fists together. He told Balaam, “I brought you here to curse my enemies, and now look! You keep on blessing them, doing it three times.
11 Pou sa, kouri ale nan plas ou koulye a. Mwen te di ke mwen ta onore ou anpil, men gade byen, SENYÈ a te anpeche ou resevwa onè a.”
Leave right now! Go home! I promised to pay you well, but the Lord has made sure you wouldn't receive any payment.”
12 Balaam te di a Balak: “Èske mwen pa t di mesaje ke ou te voye kote mwen yo:
But Balaam said to Balak, “Didn't I already explain to the messengers you sent
13 ke menm si Balak te ban mwen kay li plen avèk ajan ak lò, ke m pa t kab fè anyen kontrè ak lòd SENYÈ a, kit bon kit mal nan pwòp volonte pa m. Sa ke SENYÈ a pale a, se sa mwen va pale?
that even if you gave me your whole palace full of silver and gold, I couldn't do anything I wanted or disobey the command of the Lord my God in any way? I can only say what the Lord tells me.
14 Epi koulye a, veye byen, mwen ap prale kote pèp mwen an. Vini, mwen va bay ou konsèy sou sa ke pèp sa a va fè a pèp pa ou a nan jou k ap vini yo.”
Listen! I'm going back home now to my own people, but first let me warn you what these Israelites are going to do to your people in the future.”
15 Li te reprann diskou li e te di: “Pòt pawòl a Balaam nan, fis a Beor a, e pòt pawòl a nonm avèk zye louvri a di,
Then Balaam gave a declaration, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are wide open
16 Li di ki tande pawòl Bondye yo, ki gen konesans a Trè Wo a, ki wè vizyon a Toupwisan an, k ap tonbe, men ak zye li ki gen tan fin ouvri.
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who receives knowledge from the Most High, who sees the vision given by Almighty, who bows down in respect with open eyes.
17 Mwen wè li, men pa koulye a. Mwen gade l, men pa toupre. Yon zetwal va sòti nan Jacob. Yon baton a wa va leve sòti an Israël. Li va kraze travèse fwon Moab la, e li va dechire tout fis a Seth yo.
I see him, but this isn't now. I observe him, but this isn't close at hand. In the future a leader like a star will come from Jacob, a ruler with a scepter will come to power from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites, and destroy all the people of Seth.
18 Édom va yon posesyon pou li. Séir, lènmi li, osi, va yon posesyon pou li, pandan Israël ap aji avèk gwo kouraj.
The country of Edom will be conquered, his enemy Seir will be conquered, and the Israelites will be victorious.
19 Youn ki soti nan Jacob va gen tout pouvwa, li va detwi retay lavil la.”
A ruler from Jacob will come and destroy those left in the city.”
20 Li te gade Amalec. Li te reprann diskou li e li te di: “Amalec se te premye nan nasyon yo, men lafen li pi lwen se destriksyon.”
Balaam turned his attention to the Amalekites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Amalek was first among the nations, but they will end up being destroyed.”
21 Epi li te gade Kenizyen nan, li te reprann diskou li e li te di: “Kote ou rete a, gen andirans. Nich kote ou chita nan falèz la.
He turned his attention to the Kenites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Where you live is safe and secure, like a nest on a cliff-face.
22 Malgre, Cain va gate nèt, jis lè Asiryen yo pote nou ale an kaptif?”
But Kain will be burned down when Assyria conquers you.”
23 Epi li te vin reprann diskou li. Li te di: “Ay, kilès ki ka viv lè Bondye fè sa a?
Then Balaam gave another declaration, saying, “It's a tragedy! Who can survive when God does this?
24 Men gwo bato yo va sòti nan kòt Kittim. Yo va pini Asiryen yo, yo va aflije Éber. Men li menm tou va vin detwi.”
Ships will be sent from Cyprus to attack Assyria and Eber, but they too will be permanently destroyed.”
25 Konsa, Balaam te leve e te pati pou retounen nan plas li, e Balak osi te al fè wout li.
Then Balaam left and returned to his own country, and Balak left too.
