Nomery 24
1 Ary rehefa hitan’ i Balama fa sitrak’ i Jehovah ny hitahy ny Isiraely, dia tsy nandeha tahaka ny teo hanao sikidy intsony izy, fa nitodika nanatrika ny efitra fotsiny.
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 towards the wilderness.
2 Dia natopin’ i Balama ny masony, ka nahita ny Isiraely mitoby araka ny fireneny izy; ary ny Fanahin’ Andriamanitra tonga tamin’ i Balama.
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 Dia nanao oha-teny izy ka nilaza hoe: Hoy Balama, zanak’ i Beora, dia ny lehilahy izay voakimpy ny masony
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
4 Izay mandre ny tenin’ Andriamanitra sady mahita fahitana avy amin’ ny Tsitoha, torana, kanefa voahiratra ny masony:
he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
5 Endrey ny hatsaran’ ny lainao, ry Jakoba ô! sy ny lasinao, ry Isiraely ô!
How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
6 Tahaka ny lohasaha malalaka, tahaka ny saha ao amoron’ ony, tahaka ny hazo manitra nambolen’ i Jehovah, tahaka ny hazo sedera ao amoron-drano.
as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
7 Hisy rano mandeha avy eo amin’ ny sininy, ary ny taranany ho any amoron’ ny renirano maro. Hisandratra noho Agaga ny mpanjakany, ary handroso voninahitra ny fanjakany.
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 Nentin’ Andriamanitra nivoaka avy tany Egypta izy. Ary manan-kery toy ny ombimanga; Handany ny jentilisa fahavalony izy, ka hotapatapahiny ny taolany, ary haripany amin’ ny zana-tsipìkany.
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 Mamitaka izy, mandry toy ny liona, ary toy ny liom-bavy, ka iza no hanaitra azy? Hohasoavina anie izay manisy soa anao, ary ho voaozona anie izay manozona anao!
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 Dia nirehitra tamin’ i Balama ny fahatezeran’ i Balaka, ka niteha-tanana izy; dia hoy izy tamin’ i Balama: Hanozona ny fahavaloko no niantsoako anao, kanjo efa nitso-drano azy intelo ianao izao.
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 Koa ankehitriny, mandosira ho any amin’ ny fonenanao ianao. Hoy izaho teo: Hanome voninahitra anao tokoa aho; fa, indro, Jehovah efa nisakana anao tsy hahazo voninahitra.
Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honour you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
12 Dia hoy Balama tamin’ i Balaka: Moa tsy efa nilaza tamin’ ny irakao izay nirahinao tamiko va aho ka nanao hoe:
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,
13 Na dia homen’ i Balaka volafotsy sy volamena eran’ ny tranony aza aho, dia tsy mahazo manoatra ny didin’ i Jehovah, na hanao soa, na hanao ratsy, avy amin’ ny saiko; izay holazain’ i Jehovah ihany no holazaiko?
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 Ary ankehitriny, indro, efa handeha ho any amin’ ny fireneko aho, dia aoka hananatra anao aho ny amin’ izay hataon’ ity firenena ity amin’ ny vahoakanao any am-parany.
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 Dia nanao oha-teny izy ka nilaza hoe: Hoy Balama, zanak’ i Beora, dia ny lehilahy izay voakimpy ny masony;
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
16 Izay mandre ny tenin’ Andriamanitra sady mahalala ny fahalalan’ ny Avo Indrindra, izay mahita fahitana avy amin’ ny Tsitoha, torana, kanefa voahiratra ny masony:
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 Hitako Izy, nefa tsy ankehitriny; tazako Izy, nefa tsy akaiky; misy kintana miseho avy amin’ i Jakoba sy tehim-panjakana miposaka avy amin’ Isiraely ka mandrava ny sisin-tanin’ i Moaba Ary mandringana ny mpitabataba rehetra.
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 Edoma sy Seïra fahavalony dia samy lasany ho azy, ary ny Isiraely mandroso amin-kery.
And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
19 Ary avy amin’ i Jakoba no isehoan’ Izay hanapaka ka handringana izay sisa avy ao an-tanàna.
And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
20 Ary nahita ny Amalekita izy, dia nanao oha-teny hoe: Voalohany tamin’ ny jentilisa Amaleka, fa ho lany ringana no hiafarany.
And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
21 Ary nahita ny Kenita izy, dia nanao oha-teny hoe: Mafy orina ny fonenanao, ary atao ao amin’ ny vatolampy ny akaninao.
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 Kanefa ho ringana Kaina, alohan’ ny hamaboan’ i Asyra anao.
and though Beor should have a skilfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.
23 Dia nanao oha-teny koa izy ka nilaza hoe: Indrisy! iza no ho velona, raha manao izany Andriamanitra?
And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
24 Ary hisy sambo avy any amin’ ny tany Kitima, dia hampietry an’ i Asyra sy Ebera, ka ho lany ringana no hiafarany.
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 Dia niainga Balama ka lasa nody tany amin’ ny fonenany; fa Balaka kosa nandeha tany amin’ izay nalehany.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
