Ọnụọgụgụ 24
1 Nʼoge a, Belam aghọtala nʼuche ya na ọ masịrị Onyenwe anyị ịgọzi Izrel. Ya mere, ọ họrọghị ịgba afa dịka o mere nʼoge ndị gara aga, kama o chere ihu ya nʼọzara.
And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;
2 Mgbe Belam lepụrụ anya ọ hụrụ ụmụ Izrel dịka ha si maa ụlọ ikwu nʼebo nʼebo. Mgbe ahụ kwa, Mmụọ nke Chineke dakwasịrị ya.
and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,
3 O buru amụma ndị a sị, “Okwu si nʼọnụ Belam nwa Beoa pụta, okwu onye ahụ anya ya saghere asaghe.
and he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut —
4 Okwu onye ahụ na-anụ okwu Chineke onye na-ahụ ọhụ site nʼaka onye pụrụ ime ihe niile. Onye na-ada nʼala ma anya ya na-eghe oghe.
An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:
5 “Lee ka ebe obibi gị si maa mma, gị Jekọb, ebe obibi gị niile, gị Izrel!
How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
6 “Dịka ndagwurugwu dị iche iche ka ha gbasapụrụ, dịka ubi a gbara ogige dị nʼakụkụ osimiri, dịka osisi aloos nke Onyenwe anyị kụrụ, dịka osisi sida dị nʼakụkụ mmiri.
As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;
7 Mmiri ga-esi nʼite mmiri ha na-erupụta, mkpụrụ ha ga-enwekwa mmiri dị ukwuu. “Eze ha ga-adị ukwuu karịa Agag, a ga-ebulikwa alaeze ha elu.
He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
8 “Chineke sitere nʼala Ijipt kpọpụta ha. Ha nwere ike dịka atụ. Ha ga-eripịa mba niile na-ebili imegide ha. Ha ga-anyajisi ọkpụkpụ ha niile, jirikwa ọtụtụ àkụ ha gbatuo ha.
God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth,
9 Ha na-amakpuru, dinara ala dịka ọdụm, dịka nne ọdụm, onye pụrụ ịkpọte ha? “Ngọzị na-adịrị onye ọ bụla na-agọzi gị, ma ọbụbụ ọnụ na-adịrị onye ọbụla na-akọcha gị.”
He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.'
10 Iwe Balak dị ọkụ megide Belam nʼoge a. Ọ kụkọtara aka ya abụọ nʼiwe. Tie mkpu sị Belam, “Akpọrọ m gị ka ị bịa bụọrọ m ndị iro m ọnụ. Ma ị gọziela ha ugboro atọ a.
And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, 'To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed — these three times;
11 Si nʼebe m nọ wezuga onwe gị! Laghachi nʼụlọ gị! Akwadobere m inye gị ọnọdụ dị elu, ma Onyenwe anyị e gbochiela gị inweta ụgwọ ọrụ a.”
and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'
12 Belam zara Balak sị, “Ọ bụ na m agwaghị ndị ozi gị niile, bụ ndị ị zitere m,
And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
13 ‘na a sịkwarịị na Balak enye m ọlaọcha na ọlaedo niile nke dị nʼụlọeze ya, apụghị m ime ihe ọbụla nʼike aka, maọbụ ihe ọma maọbụ ihe ọjọọ, ị gabiga iwu Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụkwa naanị ihe Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu ka m ga-ekwu’?
If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart — that which Jehovah speaketh — it I speak?
14 Ugbu a, ana m alakwuru ndị m, ma bịa, ka m dọọ gị aka na ntị banyere ihe ndị a ga-eme ndị gị nʼụbọchị ndị a na-abịa nʼihu.”
and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'
15 Ya mere Belam kwuru okwu ndị a: “Amụma Belam nwa Beoa, amụma nke onye ahụ anya ya nʼahụ ụzọ nke ọma,
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut —
16 amụma onye ahụ nke na-anụ okwu Chineke, onye ihe ọmụma ya si nʼebe Onye kachasị ihe niile elu na-abịa. Onye na-ahụ ọhụ site nʼaka Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile. Onye na-ada nʼala, ma anya ya abụọ ghekwa oghe.
An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:
17 “Ana m ahụ ya, ma ọ bụghị ugbu a, ana m ele ya anya, ma ọ nọghị nso. Otu kpakpando ga-esi nʼime Jekọb zolie. Mkpara eze ga-esi nʼetiti Izrel bilie. Ọ ga-etipịa egedege ihu ndị Moab, na okpokoro isi ndị ikom Shet niile.
I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
18 A ga-emeri Edọm, Sia, onye iro ya, ka a ga-emeri nʼagha. Ma Izrel ga-eto, ghọọ onye dị ike.
And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
19 Otu onye ọchịchị ga-esi na Jekọb pụta. Bibie ndị niile fọdụrụ nʼobodo ahụ.”
And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
20 Mgbe ahụ, Belam lepụrụ anya legide ụlọ ndị Amalek niile, buo amụma banyere ha sị: “Amalek bụ mba mbụ nʼetiti mba niile, ma ikpeazụ ya bụ mbibi!”
And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end — for ever he perisheth.'
21 Ọ hụrụ ndị Ken anya, kwuo okwu ya: “E, i bi ugbu a nʼebe e wusiri ike, akwụ gị dị nʼime oke nkume ahụ!
And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
22 Ma, a ga-ebibi unu ndị Ken niile, mgbe Ashọ ga-adọta unu nʼagha.”
But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
23 Ndị a bụ okwu o ji mechie amụma ya: “Onye ga-adị ndụ mgbe Chineke ga-eme ihe ndị a?
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
24 Ụgbọ mmiri ga-esi nʼọnụ mmiri Saiprọs bịa. Ha ga-eji ike dobe ndị Eba na ndị Ashọ nʼokpuru ha, ma a ga-ebibikwa ha onwe ha.”
And — ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
25 Emesịa, Belam biliri laghachi nʼụlọ ya, ma Balak gbasoro ụzọ nke ya.
And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.
