Números 23
1 Então Balaão disse a Balac: Edifica-me aqui sete altares, e prepara-me aqui sete bezerros e sete carneiros.
Balaam said to King Balak, “Build seven altars for me here. Then kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
2 Fez pois Balac como Balaão dissera: e Balac e Balaão offereceram um bezerro e um carneiro sobre cada altar.
So Balak did that. And then he and Balaam each burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
3 Então Balaão disse a Balac: Fica-te ao pé do teu holocausto, e eu irei; porventura o Senhor me sairá ao encontro, e o que me mostrar te notificarei. Então foi a um alto
Then Balaam said to Balak, “You stand here close to your burned offerings, and I will go and ask Yahweh if he has something else to tell me. Then I will tell you what he says to me.” Then Balaam went by himself to the top of a hill,
4 E, encontrando-se Deus com Balaão, lhe disse este: Preparei sete altares, e offereci um bezerro e um carneiro sobre cada altar.
and God appeared to him there. Balaam said to him, “We have built seven altars, and I have killed and burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice to you] on each altar.”
5 Então o Senhor poz a palavra na bocca de Balaão, e disse: Torna-te para Balac, e falla assim.
Then Yahweh gave Balaam a message to give to King Balak. Then he said, “Go back and tell him what I told you.”
6 E, tornando para elle, eis que estava ao pé do seu holocausto, elle e todos os principes dos moabitas.
When Balaam returned to Balak, Balak was standing with the leaders from Moab beside the offerings he had burned [on the altar].
7 Então alçou a sua parabola, e disse: Da Syria me mandou trazer Balac, rei dos moabitas, das montanhas do oriente, dizendo: Vem, amaldiçoa-me a Jacob; e vem, detesta a Israel.
This is the message that Balaam told them: “Balak, the King of Moab, summoned me to come here from Syria; he brought me here from the hills at the eastern side of Syria. He said, ‘Come and curse the descendants of Jacob for me, saying that bad things will happen to these Israeli people!’
8 Como amaldiçoarei o que Deus não amaldiçoa? e como detestarei, quando o Senhor não detesta?
But (how can I curse people whom God has not cursed?/I certainly cannot curse people whom God has not cursed!) [RHQ] (How can I condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned?/I cannot condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned!) [RHQ]
9 Porque do cume das penhas o vejo, e dos outeiros o contemplo: eis que este povo habitará só, e entre as gentes não será contado.
I have seen them from the tops of the rocky peaks. I see that they are a group of people who live by themselves; they have separated themselves from other nations.
10 Quem contará o pó de Jacob e o numero da quarta parte de Israel? a minha alma morra da morte dos justos, e seja o meu fim como o seu.
(Who can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)?/No one can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)!) [RHQ] (Who can count even a quarter of the Israeli people?/No one can count even a quarter of the Israeli people!) [RHQ] I wish/hope that I will die like righteous people die; I hope that I will die [peacefully] like they will die.”
11 Então disse Balac a Balaão: Que me fizeste? chamei-te para amaldiçoar os meus inimigos, mas eis que inteiramente os abençoaste.
Then Balak said, “What have you done to me [RHQ]? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have (blessed them/asked Yahweh to bless them)!”
12 E elle respondeu, e disse: Porventura não terei cuidado de fallar o que o Senhor poz na minha bocca?
But Balaam replied, “I can [RHQ] say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else.”
13 Então Balac lhe disse: Rogo-te que venhas comigo a outro logar, d'onde o verás; verás sómente a ultima parte d'elle, mas a todo elle não verás: e amaldiçoa-m'o d'ali.
Then King Balak told Balaam, “Come with me to another place. There you will see only part of the Israeli people, and you will be able to curse those people for me.”
14 Assim o tomou comsigo ao campo de Zophim, ao cume de Pisga: e edificou sete altares, e offereceu um bezerro e um carneiro sobre cada altar.
So Balak took Balaam to a field on the top of Pisgah [Mountain]. There, again he built seven altars and offered a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
15 Então disse a Balac: Fica aqui ao pé do teu holocausto, e eu irei ali ao seu encontro.
Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here close to your burned offerings, while I go and talk with Yahweh.”
16 E, encontrando-se o Senhor com Balaão, poz uma palavra na sua bocca, e disse: Torna para Balac, e falla assim.
So Balaam did that, and Yahweh appeared to Balaam again and gave him another message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and tell him that message.”
17 E, vindo a elle, eis-que estava ao pé do holocausto, e os principes dos moabitas com elle: disse-lhe pois Balac: Que coisa fallou o Senhor?
So Balaam returned to where the king and the leaders from Moab were standing, next to the altar where Balak had burned the sacrifices. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?”
18 Então alçou a sua parabola, e disse: Levanta-te, Balac, e ouve: inclina os teus ouvidos a mim, filho de Zippor.
Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor [DOU]!
19 Deus não é homem, para que minta; nem filho do homem, para que se arrependa: porventura diria elle, e não o faria? ou fallaria, e não o confirmaria?
God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.
20 Eis que recebi mandado de abençoar: pois elle tem abençoado, e eu não o posso revogar.
He commanded me [to request him] to bless [the Israelis], So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.
21 Não viu iniquidade em Israel, nem contemplou maldade em Jacob: o Senhor seu Deus é com elle, e n'elle, e entre elles se ouve o alarido d'um rei.
Yahweh their God is with/helping them; they have declared that he is their true king. So the descendants of Jacob will not be harmed; they will not have any troubles [DOU].
22 Deus os tirou do Egypto; as suas forças são como as do unicornio.
God brought them out of Egypt [where they were slaves]; he is as strong as a wild ox.
23 Pois contra Jacob não vale encantamento, nem adivinhação contra Israel: n'este tempo se dirá de Jacob e d'Israel: Que coisas Deus tem obrado!
When people curse [PRS] the descendants of Jacob, they will not be harmed; when people work sorcery on them, it will have no power. So now people will say about the descendants of Jacob, ‘God has done wonderful things for the Israelis!’
24 Eis que o povo se levantará como leoa, e se exalçará como leão: não se deitará até que coma a presa, e beba o sangue de mortos
They are very strong, like lionesses that are ready to attack [other animals]; they stand firm like lions. The lions refuse to rest until they have [killed and] eaten their prey, and drunk the blood of the animals they slaughtered.”
25 Então Balac disse a Balaão: Nem totalmente o amaldiçoarás, nem totalmente o abençoarás.
Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you will not curse them, then [I certainly] do not [want you to] bless them!”
26 Porém Balaão respondeu, e disse a Balac: Não te fallei eu, dizendo: Tudo o que o Senhor fallar aquillo farei?
But Balaam replied, “I told you that I must do only what Yahweh tells me to do!”
27 Disse mais Balac a Balaão: Ora vem, e te levarei a outro logar: porventura bem parecerá aos olhos de Deus que d'ali m'o amaldiçoes.
Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come with me; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to allow you to curse them from that place.”
28 Então Balac levou Balaão comsigo ao cume de Peor, que olha para a banda do deserto.
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor [Mountain] where they could look down [and see the Israelis in] the desert.
29 Balaão disse a Balac: Edifica-me aqui sete altares, e prepara-me aqui sete bezerros e sete carneiros.
Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars again and kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
30 Balac pois fez como dissera Balaão; e offereceu um bezerro e um carneiro sobre cada altar.
So Balak did what Balaam told him to do. He burned a young bull and a ram on each altar as sacrifices.
