4 Mose 22
1 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Jodani timofona kama zage hanati kaziga Moapu agupofi, Jeriko kumamofo kama kaziga emani'naze.
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 Hagi Balaki'a Zipori nemofokino Israeli vahe'mo'zama Amori vahe'ma maka'zama huzmantaza zana ke'ne.
But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
3 Hagi Moapu vahe'mo'za tusi koro hu'naze. Na'ankure Israeli vahera rama'a vahekrefa mani'nagu koro hu'naze.
[When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
4 Hagi Moapu vahe'mo'za Midieni ranra vahera zamasami'za, ama tusi'a vahe krefamo'za bulimakaomo traza neno revrino neankna hu'za mika zantia eri havizahaze. Hagi ana knafina Zipori nemofo Balaki'a Moapu vahe kinia mani'nea knafi anara hu'naze.
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 Hagi agri vahepi Pethor Beori kumara Yufretis rantimofo kantu kaziga me'nea kumatega, Balaki'a Beori nomofo Balamuntega kea atrenteno anage hu'ne, ko, Isipitima e'naza vahe'mo'za mopani'afina emani avite'naze.
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 E'ina hu'negu menina zamagra tagrira tagatere'za hanaveti'za tusi'a vahe mani'nazanki, eme naza hunka kazusi ke huzmantegeta, tagra zamarotago hamnena freho. Nagra antahi'noe, izano sifanama ahentamo'a haviza nehigeno, asomu kema huntamo'a, asomu e'nerimoka mani'nane.
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 Hagi Moapu kva vahe'ene Midiani kva vahe'mo'za Balamuma miza sentesaza zagoa eri'za vu'naze. Hagi Balamuma eme nege'za Balaki'ma hu'nea nanekea asami'naze.
[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 Hagi Balamu'a ana vahera anage huno zamasami'ne, meni kenagera mase'nenkena ana kemofo nona'a, Ra Anumzamo'ma nasami'nia nanekea oki'na tamasami'neno, hige'za ana ranra vahe'mo'za ana kenagera agrane mase'naze.
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 Hagi ana kenagera Anumzamo'a Balamunte eno anage hu'ne. Ama vahera iga vahe'mo'za kagranena emani'naze?
During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
10 Balamu'a Anumzamofona anage huno asami'ne, Balaki'a Zipori nemofo Moapu kini ne'mo ama vahera huzamantege'za nagritega ke eri'za e'naza vahe mani'naze.
Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
11 Hagi zamagra anage hu'za nasami'naze, Isipiti'ma e'naza vahe'mo'za mopa mani avite'nazanki enka nagri kaziga eme antenka kazusi huzmantegeta ha'huzamanteta zamahe natitramnena atre'za freho hu'naze.
‘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 Hianagi Anumzamo'a Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Zamagranena ovuo. Hagi e'i ana vahe'enena vunka Israeli vahera kazusi kea ome huo zmantegahane. Na'ankure nagra Israeli vahera asomu ke huzamante'noe.
God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
13 Hagi nanterana Balamu'a otino Balakima huzmantege'za e'naza kva vahera anage huno zamasami'ne, tamagrake kumatamirega viho. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a ovugahane huno hianki'na tamagranena ovugahue.
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 Anage higeno Moapu kini ne' Balaki'ma huzmantege'za e'naza kva vahe'mo'za ete vu'za Balamu'ma omegahuema hia nanekea Balakina ome asmi'naze.
So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 Hagi Balaki'a mago'ene kote'ma huzamantege'za vu'naza ranra vahe'ma zmagatere'nea ranra vahetami rama'a huzmantage'za ete vu'naze.
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 Ete Balamunte e'za, amanage hu'za asmi'naze, Zipori nemofo Balaki'a anage huno hurantegeta one, muse hugantoanki nagritegama enoma huana atregeno mago'zamo'a kazerionte'na amne eno.
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 Na'ankure knare hu'na rama'a fenoza mizana negami'na, na'ankuro hananana amane hugantegahue. Hagi enka ama Israeli vahera kazusi kea eme huzamanto huno hu'ne.
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 Hianagi Balamu'a Balaki eri'za vahe'mokizmi kenona zamirera anage hu'ne, Silvane golinena avite'nenia noma'a Balaki'a amne namigahianagi, nagra Ra Anumzanimofona agatere'na razano osi'zano osugahue.
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 E'ina hu'negu muse huramantoanki kote'ma e'naza vahe'mo'za hu'nazaza huta meni kenagera nagrane mase'nenkena Ra Anumzamo'a na'ane hugahifi antahiteno.
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 Hagi ana kenage Ra Anumzamo'a Balamunte eno amanage huno asmi'ne, Ana kva vahe'mo'zama kagri'ma kema hunaku esagenka, otinka zamagrane vugahananagi, Nagrama hanua ke'age zmasamigahane.
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 Hagi Balamu'a nanterana otino donki afu'a retrotra nehuno, kini ne'mofo eri'za vahe'ane Moapu vu'ne.
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 Hianagi Balamu'ma ana vahe'enema viazanku Ra Anumzamo'a rimpa ahentegeno, Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a ha'hunte'naku kampi eme oti'ne. Agra donki afu'amofo agumpi manino nevigeno, tare eri'za netremokea agrane vu'na'e.
[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 Hagi Balamu donki afu'mo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'ma azampi bainati kazinknoma eri'neno otinegeno ome negeno'a, ana donki afu'mo'a kana atreno trampi evu'ne. Hianagi ana donki afu'a kante evinogu Balamu'a ruharakimi'ne.
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 Higeno tare waini hozamofo keginamo kanti kamati eri onasi hu'nea kankamunte, ana ankeromo'a oti'ne.
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 Hagi donki afumo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeroma negeno'a, keginare Balamu agia eme runkasisino evigeno ete mago'ane Balamu'a ana donki afura ahe'ne.
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 Anantetira Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a atreno vuno keginagamo'ma ome ositfama higeno agaterenoma vuganti kamama osu'are umani hiza huno oti'ne.
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 Hagi donki afumo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeroma anante eme negeno'a, mopafi renareno emanigeno, Balamu'a rimpa ahegeno ana donki afura azompa'areti ahe'ne.
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 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a higeno ana donki afu'mofo Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Na'a hugantogenka 3'a zupa nenahane?
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 Higeno Balamu'a ana donki afu'mofo kenona anage huno asmi'ne, Kagra nagrira nazeri neginagi vahe kna hu'nananki'na nazampima kazinknoma eri'noresina kagrira meni kahe frusine.
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 Hagi ana donkimo'a ana kemofo nona'a anage huno asami'ne, kagra nagumpima maninke'na kora kavre'na vano osu'nofi? Kora amanahu navu'navara hugante'noaza hunegantofi? Huno higeno, i'o kora e'inahu'zana osu'nanaza nehane.
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 Hagi anante Ra Anumzamo'a Balamuna avurga eri hari higeno, Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'ma azampi kazinknoma eri'neno oti'nea zana negeno, mopafi avugosaregati kepri hu'ne.
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 Hagi Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Nahigenka 3'a zupa donki afuka'a amasagi'nane? Nagra ha'hugante'naku e'noe. Na'ankure kagrama nevana kamo'a, Nagri navurera knarera nosie.
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 Hagi donki afumo'a 3'a zupa nageno rukagese'ne. Hagi anara osiresina nagra ko kagrira kahe nefri'na, ama ana donki afura ohe'na atrogeno manisine.
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 Anante Balamu'a Ra Anumzamofo ankeronkura huno, Nagra kumi hu'noe. Kampina ha hunantenaku mani'nane hu'na nagra kena antahi'na osu'noe. Hagi menina kagrama musema osnanke'na, nagra ete rukrahe hu'na kumanirega vugahue.
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 Hagi Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a anage huno asmi'ne, Ama ana venenezagane vugahananagi, nagrama kasamisua nanekege ome hugahane. Higeno Balakima huzmantege'za e'naza vahe'ene Balamu'a vu'ne.
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 Balamu'a ne-e kema Balaki'ma nentahino'a, Arnoni mopamo ometretega Moapu kumate ome tutagiha hunte'naku vu'ne.
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 Hagi Balaki'a amanage huno Balamuna antahige'ne, antahio, ame hunka enogu'ma kema hu'noana nahigenka ome'nane? Kagesama antahinana nagrikura mizana seonantegahie hu'nampi?
[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 Higeno Balamu'a kenona huno, hago kagritega menina e'noanki natrenanke'na osia kegaga hugahufi? Hagi nagra nagesafintira mago nanekea osugahuanki, Anumzamo'ma huo huno'ma hania naneke'age hugahue.
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 Anante Balamu'a Balaki'ene vige'ne, Kiriat Huzoti kumate vu'na'e.
Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
40 Hagi anante Balaki'a bulimakao afu'ene sipisipi afura aheno kresramna nevuno, ke'ma huzmantege'za vute'za e'naza vahe'ene Balamunena zami'ne.
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 Hagi anante nanterana Balaki'a Balamuna avreno Bamot-Ba-al kumate mrerino mago'a Israeli vahe'ma nemanizama'a ome averi higeno, ke henkamuteno ke'ne.
[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.
