Bilangan 22
1 Kemudian berangkatlah orang Israel, dan berkemah di dataran Moab, di daerah seberang sungai Yordan dekat Yerikho.
Then the Israelis traveled west to the area of Moab that was in the valley of the Jordan [River], across the river from Jericho [city].
2 Balak bin Zipor melihat segala yang dilakukan Israel kepada orang Amori.
But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
3 Maka sangat gentarlah orang Moab terhadap bangsa itu, karena jumlahnya banyak, lalu muak dan takutlah orang Moab karena orang Israel.
[When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
4 Lalu berkatalah orang Moab kepada para tua-tua Midian: "Tentu saja laskar besar itu akan membabat habis segala sesuatu yang di sekeliling kita, seperti lembu membabat habis tumbuh-tumbuhan hijau di padang." Adapun pada waktu itu Balak bin Zipor menjadi raja Moab.
So the king of Moab [went to] the leaders of the Midian people-group and said to them, “This huge group [of Israelis] will (wipe out/destroy) everything around them, like an ox devours grass!” Balak was the king of Moab.
5 Raja ini mengirim utusan kepada Bileam bin Beor, ke Petor yang di tepi sungai Efrat, ke negeri teman-teman sebangsanya, untuk memanggil dia, dengan pesan: "Ketahuilah, ada suatu bangsa keluar dari Mesir; sungguh, sampai tertutup permukaan bumi olehnya, dan mereka sedang berkemah di depanku.
He sent messengers to [a prophet named] Balaam, who was living in his own area, in Pethor [town], near the [Euphrates] River. He sent this message to request that Balaam would come [to help him]: “A huge group of people has arrived here from Egypt. [It looks like] they are covering the entire land! And they have begun to live close to us.
6 Karena itu, datanglah dan kutuk bangsa itu bagiku, sebab mereka lebih kuat dari padaku; mungkin aku sanggup mengalahkannya dan menghalaunya dari negeri ini, sebab aku tahu: siapa yang kauberkati, dia beroleh berkat, dan siapa yang kaukutuk, dia kena kutuk."
Because they are very powerful/numerous, [we are afraid of them. So] please come and curse them for me. Then my army may be able to defeat them and expel them from the land [where they are now living]. I know that good things will happen to the people whom you bless, and disasters will happen to the people whom you curse.”
7 Lalu berangkatlah para tua-tua Moab dan para tua-tua Midian dengan membawa di tangannya upah penenung; setelah mereka sampai kepada Bileam, disampaikanlah kepadanya pesan Balak.
[Balak’s messengers, who were] leaders of both the Moab and Midian people-groups, took money with them to pay Balaam in order that he would [come and] curse the Israelis. They went to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.
8 Lalu berkatalah Bileam kepada mereka: "Bermalamlah di sini pada malam ini, maka aku akan memberi jawab kepadamu, sesuai dengan apa yang akan difirmankan TUHAN kepadaku." Maka tinggallah pemuka-pemuka Moab itu pada Bileam.
Balaam said, “Stay here tonight. [Tomorrow morning] I will tell you whatever Yahweh tells me that I should say to you.” So the leaders from Moab stayed there that night.
9 Kemudian datanglah Allah kepada Bileam serta berfirman: "Siapakah orang-orang yang bersama-sama dengan engkau itu?"
During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
10 Dan berkatalah Bileam kepada Allah: "Balak bin Zipor, raja Moab, mengutus orang kepadaku dengan pesan:
Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
11 Ketahuilah, ada bangsa yang keluar dari Mesir, dan permukaan bumi tertutup olehnya; karena itu, datanglah, serapahlah mereka bagiku, mungkin aku akan sanggup berperang melawan mereka dan menghalau mereka."
‘A huge group of people has come from Egypt, and they have spread all over this area. Please come immediately to curse them. Then I may be able to defeat them and expel them [from this area].’”
12 Lalu berfirmanlah Allah kepada Bileam: "Janganlah engkau pergi bersama-sama dengan mereka, janganlah engkau mengutuk bangsa itu, sebab mereka telah diberkati."
God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
13 Bangunlah Bileam pada waktu pagi, lalu berkata kepada pemuka-pemuka Balak: "Pulanglah ke negerimu, sebab TUHAN tidak mengizinkan aku pergi bersama-sama dengan kamu."
The next morning, Balaam got up and told Balak’s men, “Go back home. [But go by yourselves, because] Yahweh is not allowing me to go with you.”
14 Lalu berangkatlah pemuka-pemuka Moab itu dan setelah mereka sampai kepada Balak, berkatalah mereka: "Bileam menolak datang bersama-sama dengan kami."
So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 Tetapi Balak mengutus pula pemuka-pemuka lebih banyak dan lebih terhormat dari yang pertama.
But Balak sent another [group of] leaders to Balaam. It was a group that was larger and they were more important [than the men in the first group].
16 Setelah mereka sampai kepada Bileam, berkatalah mereka kepadanya: "Beginilah kata Balak bin Zipor: Janganlah biarkan dirimu terhalang-halang untuk datang kepadaku,
They went to Balaam and told him this: “This is what King Balak says: ‘Please do not allow anything to hinder you from coming here.
17 sebab aku akan memberi upahmu sangat banyak, dan apapun yang kauminta dari padaku, aku akan mengabulkannya. Datanglah, dan serapahlah bangsa itu bagiku."
I will pay you (a lot of money/very well) [if you come], and I will do anything that you ask me to do. Just come and curse these [Israeli] people for me!’”
18 Tetapi Bileam menjawab kepada pegawai-pegawai Balak: "Sekalipun Balak memberikan kepadaku emas dan perak seistana penuh, aku tidak akan sanggup berbuat sesuatu, yang kecil atau yang besar, yang melanggar titah TUHAN, Allahku.
But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak would give me a palace filled with silver and gold, I would not do anything to disobey Yahweh, (my God/the God whom I [worship]).
19 Oleh sebab itu, baiklah kamupun tinggal di sini pada malam ini, supaya aku tahu, apakah pula yang akan difirmankan TUHAN kepadaku."
But stay here one more night, like the other messengers did, and I will find out if Yahweh has anything more to say to me.”
20 Datanglah Allah kepada Bileam pada waktu malam serta berfirman kepadanya: "Jikalau orang-orang itu memang sudah datang untuk memanggil engkau, bangunlah, pergilah bersama-sama dengan mereka, tetapi hanya apa yang akan Kufirmankan kepadamu harus kaulakukan."
That night God appeared to Balaam again and said to him, “These men have come to request that you go back with them, so you may go with them, but do only what I tell you [to do]!”
21 Lalu bangunlah Bileam pada waktu pagi, dipelanainyalah keledainya yang betina, dan pergi bersama-sama dengan pemuka-pemuka Moab.
So the next morning, Balaam put a saddle on his donkey and he departed [with two of his servants] along with the men from Moab.
22 Tetapi bangkitlah murka Allah ketika ia pergi, dan berdirilah Malaikat TUHAN di jalan sebagai lawannya. Bileam mengendarai keledainya yang betina dan dua orang bujangnya ada bersama-sama dengan dia.
[Even though God had given Balaam permission to go, he was still angry]. So he sent one of his angels to Balaam. This angel stood in the road to block Balaam’s path. As Balaam and the two servants were riding on their donkeys,
23 Ketika keledai itu melihat Malaikat TUHAN berdiri di jalan, dengan pedang terhunus di tangan-Nya, menyimpanglah keledai itu dari jalan dan masuk ke ladang. Maka Bileam memukul keledai itu untuk memalingkannya kembali ke jalan.
Balaam’s donkey saw the angel. The angel was standing in the road and was holding a sword in his hand, [but Balaam did not see him]. Balaam’s donkey turned off the road into a field. So Balaam struck the donkey and forced it to go back onto the road.
24 Kemudian pergilah Malaikat TUHAN berdiri pada jalan yang sempit di antara kebun-kebun anggur dengan tembok sebelah-menyebelah.
Then the angel stood in a place where the road was very narrow, between two vineyards, with walls on each side of the road.
25 Ketika keledai itu melihat Malaikat TUHAN, ditekankannyalah dirinya kepada tembok, sehingga kaki Bileam terhimpit kepada tembok. Maka ia memukulnya pula.
When the donkey saw the angel standing there, it walked very close to the wall [to try to get past the angel]. As a result, it bashed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam struck the donkey again.
26 Berjalanlah pula Malaikat TUHAN terus dan berdirilah Ia pada suatu tempat yang sempit, yang tidak ada jalan untuk menyimpang ke kanan atau ke kiri.
Then the angel went further along the road and stood at a place that was extremely narrow, with the result that the donkey could not get past at all.
27 Melihat Malaikat TUHAN meniaraplah keledai itu dengan Bileam masih di atasnya. Maka bangkitlah amarah Bileam, lalu dipukulnyalah keledai itu dengan tongkat.
This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down [on the ground] with Balaam sitting on top of it. Balaam became extremely angry, and he struck the donkey again with his walking stick.
28 Ketika itu TUHAN membuka mulut keledai itu, sehingga ia berkata kepada Bileam: "Apakah yang kulakukan kepadamu, sampai engkau memukul aku tiga kali?"
Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
29 Jawab Bileam kepada keledai itu: "Karena engkau mempermain-mainkan aku; seandainya ada pedang di tanganku, tentulah engkau kubunuh sekarang."
Balaam shouted, “I struck you because you have caused me to appear to be foolish! If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!”
30 Tetapi keledai itu berkata kepada Bileam: "Bukankah aku ini keledaimu yang kautunggangi selama hidupmu sampai sekarang? Pernahkah aku berbuat demikian kepadamu?" Jawabnya: "Tidak."
But the donkey answered, “I am your own donkey [RHQ], the one that you have always ridden! Have I ever done anything like this previously?” Balaam said, “No.”
31 Kemudian TUHAN menyingkapkan mata Bileam; dilihatnyalah Malaikat TUHAN dengan pedang terhunus di tangan-Nya berdiri di jalan, lalu berlututlah ia dan sujud.
Then Yahweh enabled Balaam to see the angel standing on the road, holding a sword in his hand. Balaam [realized that it was an angel and] prostrated himself on the ground in front of the angel.
32 Berfirmanlah Malaikat TUHAN kepadanya: "Apakah sebabnya engkau memukul keledaimu sampai tiga kali? Lihat, Aku keluar sebagai lawanmu, sebab jalan ini pada pemandangan-Ku menuju kepada kebinasaan.
The angel asked him, ‘(Why did you strike your donkey three times?/ You should certainly not have struck the donkey three times! [RHQ] I have come to block your path because what you are planning to do is wrong.
33 Ketika keledai ini melihat Aku, telah tiga kali ia menyimpang dari hadapan-Ku; jika ia tidak menyimpang dari hadapan-Ku, tentulah engkau yang Kubunuh pada waktu itu juga dan dia Kubiarkan hidup."
Three times your donkey saw me and turned away from me. If it had not done that, I would certainly have killed you already, but I would have allowed the donkey to live.”
34 Lalu berkatalah Bileam kepada Malaikat TUHAN: "Aku telah berdosa, karena aku tidak mengetahui, bahwa Engkau ini berdiri di jalan menentang aku. Maka sekarang, jika hal itu jahat di mata-Mu, aku mau pulang."
Then Balaam said to the angel, “I have sinned. But I did not realize that you were standing there, trying to block my path. So if you do not want me to continue going, I will return home.”
35 Tetapi Malaikat TUHAN berfirman kepada Bileam: "Pergilah bersama-sama dengan orang-orang itu, tetapi hanyalah perkataan yang akan Kukatakan kepadamu harus kaukatakan." Sesudah itu pergilah Bileam bersama-sama dengan pemuka-pemuka Balak itu.
But the angel replied, “I will allow you to go with these men, but you must say only what I tell you to say!” So Balaam went on with the leaders whom Balak [had sent].
36 Ketika Balak mendengar, bahwa Bileam datang, keluarlah ia menyongsong dia sampai ke Kota Moab di perbatasan sungai Arnon, pada ujung perbatasan itu.
When King Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at a Moab town alongside the Arnon [River] that was at the border of his own land.
37 Dan berkatalah Balak kepada Bileam: "Bukankah aku sudah mengutus orang memanggil engkau? Mengapakah engkau tidak hendak datang kepadaku? Sungguhkah tidak sanggup aku memberi upahmu?"
[When he arrived where] Balaam was, he said to him, “I sent you [RHQ] a message saying that you should come immediately [RHQ]! Why did you not come immediately? [Did you think that] I was not able to pay you a lot of money for coming?”
38 Tetapi berkatalah Bileam kepada Balak: "Ini aku sudah datang kepadamu sekarang; tetapi akan mungkinkah aku dapat mengatakan apa-apa? Perkataan yang akan ditaruh Allah ke dalam mulutku, itulah yang akan kukatakan."
Balaam replied, “I have come here now, but I am not able to say anything [that I want to]. I will say only the words that God tells me to say [MTY].”
39 Lalu pergilah Bileam bersama-sama dengan Balak dan sampailah mereka ke Kiryat-Huzot.
Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
40 Balak mengorbankan beberapa ekor lembu sapi dan kambing domba dan mengirimkan sebagian kepada Bileam dan kepada pemuka-pemuka yang bersama-sama dengan dia.
There Balak killed some cattle and sheep as sacrifices, and offered [parts of the meat] to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
41 Keesokan harinya Balak mengambil Bileam dan membawa dia mendaki bukit Baal. Dari situ dilihatnyalah bagian yang paling ujung dari bangsa Israel.
[They slept there], and the next morning Balak took Balaam part way up [the mountain] to Bamoth-Baal [village]. From there, they could see some of the Israeli people who were down below.
