Bilangan 23

1 Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Dirikanlah di tempat ini tujuh mezbah untuk saya, dan siapkanlah di sini tujuh ekor sapi jantan dan tujuh ekor domba jantan."

Balaam said to King Balak, “Build seven altars for me here. Then kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”

2 Balak melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Bileam kepadanya. Di atas setiap mezbah itu mereka mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan.

So Balak did that. And then he and Balaam each burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.

3 Lalu Bileam berkata kepada Balak, "Berdirilah di dekat kurban bakaran Tuanku. Sementara itu saya pergi melihat apakah TUHAN mau bertemu dengan saya atau tidak. Nanti saya beritahukan segala sesuatu yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada saya." Maka Bileam pergi seorang diri ke puncak sebuah bukit,

Then Balaam said to Balak, “You stand here close to your burned offerings, and I will go and ask Yahweh if he has something else to tell me. Then I will tell you what he says to me.” Then Balaam went by himself to the top of a hill,

4 dan di situ Allah datang kepadanya. Kata Bileam kepada Allah, "Saya sudah mendirikan tujuh mezbah dan mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas masing-masing mezbah itu."

and God appeared to him there. Balaam said to him, “We have built seven altars, and I have killed and burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice to you] on each altar.”

5 Lalu TUHAN memberitahukan kepada Bileam apa yang harus dikatakannya, dan menyuruh dia kembali kepada Balak untuk menyampaikan pesan TUHAN kepadanya.

Then Yahweh gave Balaam a message to give to King Balak. Then he said, “Go back and tell him what I told you.”

6 Bileam kembali dan mendapati Balak masih berdiri di dekat kurban bakarannya, bersama-sama dengan semua pemimpin Moab.

When Balaam returned to Balak, Balak was standing with the leaders from Moab beside the offerings he had burned [on the altar].

7 Lalu Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Dari Aram, pegunungan di timur sana, Balak, raja Moab memanggil aku, katanya, 'Datanglah, bicaralah untukku. Kutuklah bangsa Israel itu!'

This is the message that Balaam told them: “Balak, the King of Moab, summoned me to come here from Syria; he brought me here from the hills at the eastern side of Syria. He said, ‘Come and curse the descendants of Jacob for me, saying that bad things will happen to these Israeli people!’

8 Mungkinkah aku mengutuk, kalau Allah tidak mengutuk? Mungkinkah aku menghukum, kalau TUHAN tidak menghukum?

But (how can I curse people whom God has not cursed?/I certainly cannot curse people whom God has not cursed!) [RHQ] (How can I condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned?/I cannot condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned!) [RHQ]

9 Dari puncak gunung-gunung kulihat mereka; dari bukit-bukit kupandang mereka. Lihat, suatu bangsa yang tersendiri tak termasuk golongan bangsa-bangsa lain.

I have seen them from the tops of the rocky peaks. I see that they are a group of people who live by themselves; they have separated themselves from other nations.

10 Keturunan Yakub bagai debu tak terbilang; bangsa Israel banyaknya bukan kepalang. Semoga aku mati sebagai orang jujur kiranya ajalku seperti ajal orang-orang itu."

(Who can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)?/No one can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)!) [RHQ] (Who can count even a quarter of the Israeli people?/No one can count even a quarter of the Israeli people!) [RHQ] I wish/hope that I will die like righteous people die; I hope that I will die [peacefully] like they will die.”

11 Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Apakah yang kaulakukan terhadapku? Engkau kubawa ke mari untuk mengutuk musuh-musuhku. Tetapi engkau malah memberkati mereka."

Then Balak said, “What have you done to me [RHQ]? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have (blessed them/asked Yahweh to bless them)!”

12 Jawab Bileam, "Saya hanya dapat mengatakan apa yang TUHAN suruh katakan."

But Balaam replied, “I can [RHQ] say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else.”

13 Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Mari kita pergi bersama-sama ke tempat lain; dari situ engkau dapat melihat hanya sebagian dari bangsa Israel. Kutuklah mereka dari situ."

Then King Balak told Balaam, “Come with me to another place. There you will see only part of the Israeli people, and you will be able to curse those people for me.”

14 Maka Balak membawa Bileam ke padang Zofim, di puncak Gunung Pisga. Di situ pun ia mendirikan tujuh mezbah dan mempersembahkan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas masing-masing mezbah itu.

So Balak took Balaam to a field on the top of Pisgah [Mountain]. There, again he built seven altars and offered a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.

15 Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Tinggallah di sini, dekat kurban bakaran Tuanku, sementara saya pergi menemui TUHAN di situ."

Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here close to your burned offerings, while I go and talk with Yahweh.”

16 TUHAN menemui Bileam dan memberitahukan kepadanya apa yang harus dikatakannya, lalu menyuruh dia kembali kepada Balak untuk menyampaikan pesan TUHAN itu.

So Balaam did that, and Yahweh appeared to Balaam again and gave him another message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and tell him that message.”

17 Maka kembalilah Bileam dan mendapati Balak masih berdiri di dekat kurban bakarannya, bersama-sama dengan para pemimpin Moab. Balak menanyakan apa yang telah dikatakan TUHAN,

So Balaam returned to where the king and the leaders from Moab were standing, next to the altar where Balak had burned the sacrifices. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?”

18 lalu Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Hai, Balak, anak Zipor, mari datang, dengarlah apa yang hendak kukatakan.

Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor [DOU]!

19 Allah tidak seperti manusia yang gampang menyesal dan suka berdusta. Bila Allah berjanji, pasti Ia tepati! Bila Ia berbicara, tentu akan terlaksana!

God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.

20 Aku disuruh memberkati; dan bila Allah memberkati, tak dapat kutarik kembali.

He commanded me [to request him] to bless [the Israelis], So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.

21 Pada Yakub tidak terlihat kejahatan; pada Israel tak tampak kesukaran. TUHAN, Allah mereka, menyertai mereka. Mereka bersorak: Dialah Raja!

Yahweh their God is with/helping them; they have declared that he is their true king. So the descendants of Jacob will not be harmed; they will not have any troubles [DOU].

22 Allah yang membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir; seperti banteng liar Ia bertempur bagi mereka.

God brought them out of Egypt [where they were slaves]; he is as strong as a wild ox.

23 Tak ada mantra yang mempan terhadap Yakub tak ada tenungan yang berdaya terhadap Israel. Tentang bangsa itu orang akan berkata, 'Lihatlah keajaiban yang diperbuat Allah!'

When people curse [PRS] the descendants of Jacob, they will not be harmed; when people work sorcery on them, it will have no power. So now people will say about the descendants of Jacob, ‘God has done wonderful things for the Israelis!’

24 Bangsa itu bangkit seperti singa betina, dan berdiri tegak seperti singa jantan. Ia tidak berbaring sebelum melahap mangsanya dan minum darah kurban yang diterkamnya."

They are very strong, like lionesses that are ready to attack [other animals]; they stand firm like lions. The lions refuse to rest until they have [killed and] eaten their prey, and drunk the blood of the animals they slaughtered.”

25 Lalu Balak berkata kepada Bileam, "Sudahlah, jika engkau tak mau mengutuk bangsa Israel; tapi jangan sekali-kali memberkati mereka!"

Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you will not curse them, then [I certainly] do not [want you to] bless them!”

26 Jawab Bileam, "Bukankah sudah saya katakan kepada Tuanku bahwa saya akan melakukan segala yang diperintahkan TUHAN?"

But Balaam replied, “I told you that I must do only what Yahweh tells me to do!”

27 Balak berkata, "Mari kita ke tempat lain. Siapa tahu Allah membiarkan engkau mengutuk Israel untukku di tempat itu."

Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come with me; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to allow you to curse them from that place.”

28 Maka dibawanya Bileam ke puncak Gunung Peor yang menghadap ke padang gurun.

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor [Mountain] where they could look down [and see the Israelis in] the desert.

29 Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Dirikanlah tujuh mezbah di tempat ini dan siapkanlah di sini tujuh ekor sapi jantan dan tujuh ekor domba jantan."

Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars again and kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”

30 Balak melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Bileam. Ia mengurbankan seekor sapi jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas setiap mezbah itu.

So Balak did what Balaam told him to do. He burned a young bull and a ram on each altar as sacrifices.