Nomery 22
1 Ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely nifindra nitoby tao Arbota-moaba, tany an-dafin’ i Jordana tandrifin’ i Jeriko.
Then did the sons of Israel break up, —and encamp in the waste plains of Moab, on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho.
2 Ary Balaka, zanak’ i Zipora, nahita izay rehetra efa nataon’ ny Isiraely tamin’ ny Amorita.
And Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done unto the Amorites;
3 Dia raiki-tahotra indrindra ny Moabita noho ny hamaroan’ ny olona; ary nangorohoro ny Moabita noho ny Zanak’ Isiraely.
and Moab shrank with great fear from the presence of the people because, many, they were, —and Moab was alarmed at the presence of the sons of Israel.
4 Dia hoy izy tamin’ ny loholon’ ny Midianita: Ankehitriny dia hiraoka izay rehetra manodidina antsika ireto vahoaka be ireto tahaka ny firaokan’ ny omby ny zava-maitso any an-tsaha. Ary Balaka, zanak’ i Zipora, no mpanjakan’ i Moaba tamin’ izany andro izany.
So Moab said unto the elders of Midian—Now, shall the gathered host lick up all that are round about us, as the ox doth lick up the verdure of the field. But, Balak son of Zippor, was king unto Moab at that time.
5 Dia naniraka olona izy ho any amin’ i Balama, zanak’ i Beora, any Petora, izay eo amoron’ ny Ony, dia eo amin’ ny tanin’ ny fireneny, mba hampaka azy, ka nanao hoe: Indro, misy firenena nivoaka avy tany Egypta; ary indro, mandrakotra ny tany rehetra izy ka mitoby tandrifiko;
So he sent messengers unto Balaam son of Beor, to Pethor which was by the river of the land of the sons of his people to call him, —saying Lo! a people, hath come forth out of Egypt Lo! he hath covered the eye of the land, Yea he, is tarrying over against me.
6 koa ankehitriny mba mankanesa atỳ, ka ozòny ho ahy ity firenena ity, fa mahery noho izaho izy; angamba hahazo mamely azy isika, ka handroaka azy hiala amin’ ny tany aho; satria fantatro fa izay tsofinao rano dia voatahy, ary izay ozoninao dia voaozona.
Now, therefore, do come, I pray thee curse me this people. For stronger, he is than I, If peradventure I prevail, we shall smite him, That I may drive him out of the land, —For I know that, he whom thou dost bless, is to be blessed, And, he whom thou dost curse, is to be cursed.
7 Dia nandeha ny loholon’ ny Moabita sy ny loholon’ ny Midianita nitondra ny saran’ ny fankatovana teny an-tànany; dia nankany amin’ i Balama izy ka nilaza taminy izay tenin’ i Balaka.
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went their way, with the rewards of divination in their hand, —so they came in unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8 Ary hoy Balama taminy: Mandria atỳ anio alina, dia hamaly ny teninareo aho, araka izay holazain’ i Jehovah amiko. Dia nitoetra tao amin’ i Balama ireo andriandahin’ i Moaba.
And he said unto them—Tarry ye here for the night, and I will bring you back word, as Yahweh shall speak unto me. So the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 Ary Andriamanitra nankao amin’ i Balama ka nanao hoe: Iza moa ireo lehilahy ato aminao ireo?
And God came in unto Balaam, —and said, Who are these men with thee?
10 Dia hoy Balama tamin’ Andriamanitra: Balaka, zanak’ i Zipora, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, no efa naniraka tamiko hoe:
Then said Balaam unto God, —Balak, son of Zippor king of Moab, hath sent unto me:
11 Indro ny firenena izay nivoaka avy tany Egypta mandrakotra ny tany rehetra; koa mankanesa atỳ ankehitriny, ka ozòny ho ahy izy; angamba haharesy azy aho ka haharoaka azy.
Lo! the people that hath come forth out of Egypt—he covereth the eye of the land. Now, do come, do revile me him, Peradventure I shall prevail in making war with him, And shall drive him out.
12 Ary hoy Andriamanitra tamin’ i Balama: Aza mandeha miaraka aminy, na manozona izany firenena izany, fa voatahy izy.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, —Thou shalt not curse the people, For blessed, he is.
13 Dia nifoha maraina koa Balama, ka nanao tamin’ ireo andriandahin’ i Balaka hoe: Andeha mody any amin’ ny taninareo; fa tsy avelan’ i Jehovah handeha hiaraka aminareo aho.
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your own land, —For Yahweh hath refused to let me go with you.
14 Ary niainga ireo andriandahin’ i Moaba, dia tonga tany amin i Balaka ka nanao hoe: Tsy nety nandeha niaraka taminay Balama.
So the princes of Moab arose, and came in unto Balak, —and said, Balaam refused to come with us.
15 Ary Balaka naniraka andriandahy maro sady malaza noho ny teo indray.
Then added Balak again, —to send princes, more and weightier than these.
16 Dia tonga tao amin’ i Balama ireny ka nanao taminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Balaka, zanak’ i Zipora: Aoka mba tsy ho azon-tsampona ny hankanesanao atỳ amiko;
And they came in unto Balaam, —and said unto him—Thus, said Balak son of Zippor, Do not be withheld, I pray thee from coming unto me:
17 fa hanome anao voninahitra lehibe indrindra aho, ary izay rehetra holazainao amiko dia hataoko avokoa; koa masìna ianao, mankanesa atỳ, ozòny ho ahy ity firenena ity.
For I will honour, thee, exceedingly, and all that thou shalt say unto me, will I do. Do come therefore I pray thee oh revile me this people.
18 Fa namaly Balama ka nanao tamin’ ny mpanompon’ i Balaka hoe: Na dia homen’ i Balaka volafotsy sy volemana eran’ ny tranony aza aho, dia tsy mahazo manoatra ny tenin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitro aho, na handatsaka, na hampihoatra.
And Balaam responded and said unto the servants of Balak, Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.
19 Nefa, na dia izany aza, mitoera atỳ ihany koa ianareo anio alina, mba ho fantatro izay mbola holazain’ i Jehovah amiko koa.
Now, therefore abide here, I pray you even ye, —for the night, —that I may get to know what further Yahweh may be speaking with me.
20 Ary nony alina dia nankao amin’ i Balama Andriamanitra ka nanao taminy hoe: Raha haka anao no nahatongavan’ ireo olona ireo, dia miaingà ka mandehana ihany miaraka aminy; kanefa ny teny izay holazaiko aminao ihany no hataonao.
And God came in unto Balaam, by night, and said unto him—If, to call thee, the men have come in, arise go with them, —But only, the thing that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou do.
21 Dia nifoha maraina koa Balama ka nanisy lasely ny borikiny, dia nandeha niaraka tamin’ ireo andriandahin’ i Moaba.
So Balaam arose in the morning, and saddled his ass, —and went with the princes of Moab.
22 Ary nirehitra taminy ny fahatezeran’ Andriamanitra, satria nandeha izy; ka dia nijanona teo an-dalana Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah ho mpisakana azy. Ary Balama nitaingina ny borikiny, ary ny zatovony roa lahy nanaraka azy.
Then kindled the anger of God, because he was going, and the messenger of Yahweh stationed himself in the way, to withstand him, —as he was riding upon his ass, his two young men being with him.
23 Dia hitan’ ny boriky nijanona teo an-dalana Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah sady nitana ny sabany voatsoaka teny an-tànany; dia nivily lalana ny boriky ka nankany amin’ ny saha; dia nikapoka ny boriky Balama mba hampiverina azy ho amin’ ny lalana.
And the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh stationed in the road with his drawn sword in his hand, so the ass turned aside out of the road and went into the field, —and Balaam smote the ass, to make her turn back into the road.
24 Ary Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah nijanona teo an-kandemponana tanelanelan’ ny tanim-boaloboka, izay nisy fefy teo an-daniny roa.
But the messenger of Yahweh took his stand, in a hollow pass of the vineyards, —with a fence on this side, and a fence on that side.
25 Ary ny boriky nahita Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah, dia niampify teo amin’ ny fefy ka nanery ny tongotr’ i Balama tamin’ ny fefy; dia nikapoka azy indray izy.
And when the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh, she squeezed herself against the wall, and squeezed the foot of Balaam against the wall, —and again he smote her.
26 Ary mbola nandroso Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah ka nijanona teo amin’ ny fitoerana èty, izay tsy nisy lalana hiviliana, na ho amin’ ny ankavanana, na ho amin’ ny ankavia.
And the messenger of Yahweh went on further, and took his stand in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn to the right hand or to the left.
27 Ary ny boriky nahita ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah, dia nandry teo ambanin’ i Balama; ary nirehitra ny fahatezeran’ i Balama ka nikapoka ny boriky tamin’ ny tehina izy.
And, when the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh, she sank down under Balaam, —then was Balaam’s anger kindled, and he smote the ass with the staff.
28 Dia nosokafan’ i Jehovah ny vavan’ ny boriky, ka hoy ny boriky tamin’ i Balama: Inona no nataoko taminao no dia nokapohinao intelo aho izao?
And Yahweh opened the mouth of the ass, —and she said unto Balaam—What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me, these three times?
29 Dia hoy Balama tamin’ ny boriky: Satria namazivazy ahy ianao; enga anie ka misy sabatra etỳ an-tanako, dia matiko mihitsy ianao ankehitriny.
And Balaam said unto the ass, Surely thou hast been making sport of me, —Would there had been a sword in my hand, for, now, would I have slain thee.
30 Ary hoy ny boriky tamin’ i Balama: Tsy borikinao va aho, izay nitaingenanao hatrizay nanananao ahy ka mandraka androany? Moa efa fanaoko va ny manao toy izao aminao? Dia hoy izy: Tsia.
Then said the ass unto Balaam—Am not I thine own ass on which thou hast ridden all thy life, until this day? Have I, been wont, to do unto thee, thus? And he said, Nay!
31 Dia nampahiratin’ i Jehovah ny mason’ i Balama hahita Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah mijanona eo an-dalana sady mitana ny sabany voatsoaka eny an-tànany; dia niondrika izy ka niankohoka.
Then did Yahweh unveil the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the messenger of Yahweh stationed in the road, with his sword drawn in his hand, —so he bent his head and bowed down before him.
32 Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah taminy: Nahoana no nikapoka ny borikinao intelo ianao izao? indro, Izaho no nivoaka ho mpisakana anao, satria mivarina amin-doza eto anatrehako ny lalanao.
And the messenger of Yahweh said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass, these three times? Lo! I, myself, am come forth to withstand thee, because headlong was thy way before me.
33 Koa nahita Ahy ny boriky ka nivily Ahy intelo izao; raha tsy nivily Ahy izy, dia ianao no nataoko maty mihitsy toy izay, fa izy kosa no novelomiko.
And the ass hath seen me, and hath turned aside at my presence these three times: Unless she had turned aside from my presence, yea now even thee, had I slain, but, her, had I suffered to live.
34 Dia hoy Balama tamin’ Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah: Efa nanota aho; fa tsy fantatro fa Hianao no nijanona nisakana ahy teo an-dalana; koa ankehitriny, raha tsy sitrakao izany, dia hiverina aho.
Then said Balaam unto the messenger of Yahweh—I have sinned, for I knew not, that, thou, wast stationed to meet me in the road, —Now, therefore, if it be displeasing in thine eyes, I must get me back again.
35 Fa hoy Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah tamin’ i Balama: Mandehana ihany miaraka amin’ ireo lehilahy ireo, kanefa ny teny izay holazaiko aminao ihany no holazainao. Dia nandeha Balama niaraka tamin’ ireo andriandahin’ i Balaka.
And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Balaam—Go with the men: Only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou speak. So Balaam went his way with the princes of Balak.
36 Ary nony ren’ i Balaka fa tonga Balama, dia nivoaka izy mba hitsena azy teo amin’ ny Tanànan’ i Moaba, teo amin’ ny fari-tanin’ i Arnona, izay eo amin’ ny sisin’ ny fari-tany.
And Balak heard that Balaam, was coming, —so he went forth to meet him unto a city of Moab which was upon the boundary of Arnon, which was in the utmost part of the boundary.
37 Ary hoy Balaka tamin’ i Balama: Tsy naniraka dia naniraka tany aminao va aho nampaka anao; ? Ka nahoana no tsy nankaty amiko ianao? tsy haiko tokoa va ny hanome voninahitra anao?
And Balak said unto Balaam: Did I not, send, unto thee, to call thee? Wherefore didst thou not come unto me? Am I not in very deed, able to honour thee?
38 Dia hoy Balama tamin’ i Balaka: Inty aho tonga eto aminao ankehitriny; kanefa mahazo milaza teny akory va aho? ny teny izay hataon’ Andriamanitra ao am-bavako, dia izany no holazaiko.
And Balaam said unto Balak—Lo! I am come unto thee, Now, can, I, possibly, promise anything? The word that God shall put in my mouth, that, must I speak.
39 Dia nandeha Balama niaraka tamin’ i Balaka, ka nankany Kinata-hozota izy roa lahy.
So Balaam went with Balak, —and they entered Kiriath-huzoth.
40 Ary Balaka namono omby sy ondry aman’ osy hatao fanatitra ka nampanatitra ho an’ i Balama sy ny andriandahy izay teo aminy.
And Balak sacrificed herd and flock, —and sent unto Balaam, and unto the princes that were with him.
41 Ary nony maraina Balama dia nalain’ i Balaka ka nentiny niakatra ho ao Bamota-bala, ka dia tazany tao ny olona hatramin’ ny sisin’ ny tobiny.
And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up the high places of Baal, —and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.
