Bilangan 24

1 Sekarang Bileam sudah tahu bahwa Allah menghendaki ia memberkati bangsa Israel. Sebab itu ia tidak pergi mencari pertanda-pertanda seperti yang dilakukan sebelumnya. Bileam memandang ke arah padang gurun,

And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

2 dan melihat bangsa Israel yang sedang berkemah dalam kelompok-kelompok menurut suku-suku bangsanya. Lalu Roh Allah menguasai Bileam,

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

3 dan ia mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Inilah pesan Bileam, anak Beor, tutur kata seorang pelihat

And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

4 yang telah mendengar kata-kata Allah dan melihat penampakan dari Yang Mahakuasa, sambil rebah, namun dengan mata terbuka.

he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:

5 Betapa indahnya kemah-kemahmu hai Yakub, dan tempat-tempat kediamanmu, hai Israel!

How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!

6 Seperti lembah yang luas membentang, atau taman di tepi sungai; seperti pohon gaharu yang ditanam TUHAN, atau pohon aras di pinggir kali.

as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.

7 Mereka mendapat air hujan berlimpah-limpah, benih tanaman mendapat air banyak. Rajanya akan jaya, melebihi Agag, dan kerajaannya akan diagungkan.

There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.

8 Allah yang membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir, seperti banteng liar Ia bertempur bagi mereka. Bangsa-bangsa musuh akan habis ditelan-Nya, tulang-tulang mereka diremukkan-Nya, dan panah-panah mereka dipatahkan-Nya.

God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.

9 Bangsa itu seperti singa jantan dan singa betina, yang meniarap dan berbaring. Siapa yang berani membangunkan dia? Semoga orang yang memberkati engkau diberkati, dan orang yang mengutuk engkau dikutuki."

He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless you are blessed, and they that curse you are cursed.

10 Dengan marah Balak mengepalkan tinjunya dan berkata kepada Bileam, "Engkau kupanggil untuk mengutuk musuh-musuhku, tetapi mereka malah kauberkati sampai tiga kali.

And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemy, and behold you have decidedly blessed [him] this third time.

11 Sekarang kau boleh pergi, pulang ke rumahmu! Aku menjanjikan upah kepadamu, tetapi TUHAN tidak mengizinkan engkau menerima upah itu."

Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honor you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.

12 Jawab Bileam, "Bukankah sudah saya katakan kepada utusan-utusan Tuanku bahwa

And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,

13 sekalipun Tuanku memberi saya semua perak dan emas yang ada di istana Tuanku, saya tidak dapat melanggar perintah TUHAN dan melakukan sesuatu sesuka hati saya? Saya hanya dapat mengatakan apa yang TUHAN suruh saya katakan."

If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatever things God shall say, them will I speak.

14 Kata Bileam kepada Balak, "Sekarang saya mau pulang ke bangsa saya. Tetapi sebelum pergi, baiklah saya beritahukan kepada Tuanku tentang apa yang akan dilakukan bangsa Israel terhadap bangsa Tuanku di kemudian hari."

And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise you of what this people shall do to your people in the last days.

15 Lalu Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Inilah pesan Bileam, anak Beor; tutur kata seorang pelihat

And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

16 yang telah mendengar kata-kata Allah, dan boleh mengenal Yang Mahatinggi; yang melihat penampakan dari Yang Mahakuasa sambil rebah namun dengan mata terbuka.

hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.

17 Kulihat dia, tapi bukan sekarang; kupandang dia, tapi dari jauh. Seorang raja dari Israel asalnya, akan datang bagaikan bintang cemerlang. Para pemimpin Moab akan diremukkannya bangsa Set akan dihancurkannya.

I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.

18 Tanah Edom akan diduduki musuhnya, tapi Israel melakukan perbuatan perkasa.

And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.

19 Dari Yakub akan muncul seorang penguasa, yang membinasakan musuh-musuhnya."

And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.

20 Kemudian dalam penampakan itu Bileam melihat orang-orang Amalek. Maka ia mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Dari segala bangsa di dunia, Amalek yang paling berkuasa. Tapi bangsa itu pada akhirnya, akan lenyap juga untuk selamanya."

And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.

21 Dalam penampakan itu Bileam melihat keturunan Kain, lalu mengucapkan nubuat ini, "Tempat kediamanmu memang kukuh, bagaikan sarang di atas bukit batu.

And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, your dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though you should put your nest in a rock,

22 Tetapi kamu, orang Keni, akan dibinasakan, tak lama lagi Asyur mengangkut kamu sebagai tawanan."

and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.

23 Kemudian Bileam mengucapkan nubuat ini juga, "Celaka! Siapa yang hidup, apabila Allah melakukan hal itu?

And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?

24 Tetapi dari Siprus akan datang sebuah armada, mereka akan menaklukkan Asyur dan Heber, kemudian armada itu pun akan binasa."

And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.

25 Lalu Bileam bersiap-siap hendak pulang ke tempat tinggalnya, dan Balak pergi juga.

And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.