Números 22
1 Depois os filhos de Israel partiram, e se assentaram nos campos de Moabe, desta parte do Jordão de Jericó.
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 E viu Balaque, filho de Zipor, tudo o que Israel havia feito aos amorreus.
But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
3 E Moabe temeu muito por causa do povo que era muito; e angustiou-se Moabe por causa dos filhos de Israel.
[When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
4 E disse Moabe aos anciãos de Midiã: Agora lamberá esta gente todos nossos entornos, como lambe o boi a grama do campo. E Balaque, filho de Zipor, era então rei de Moabe.
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 Portanto enviou mensageiros a Balaão filho de Beor, a Petor, que está junto ao rio na terra dos filhos de seu povo, para que o chamassem, dizendo: Um povo saiu do Egito, e eis que cobre a face da terra, e habita diante de mim:
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 Vem pois agora, te rogo, amaldiçoa para mim este povo, porque é mais forte que eu: talvez poderei eu feri-lo, e lançá-lo da terra: que eu sei que o que tu abençoares, será bendito, e o que tu amaldiçoares, será maldito.
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 E foram os anciãos de Moabe e os anciãos de Midiã, com o [pagamento pela] adivinhação em sua mão, e chegaram a Balaão, e lhe disseram as palavras de Balaque.
[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 E ele lhes disse: Repousai aqui esta noite, e eu vos referirei as palavras, como o SENHOR me falar. Assim os príncipes de Moabe se restaram com Balaão.
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 E veio Deus a Balaão, e disse-lhe: Que homens são estes que estão contigo?
During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
10 E Balaão respondeu a Deus: Balaque filho de Zipor, rei de Moabe, enviou a mim dizendo:
Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
11 Eis que este povo que saiu do Egito, cobre a face da terra: vem pois agora, e amaldiçoa-o para mim; talvez poderei lutar com ele, e expulsá-lo.
‘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 Então disse Deus a Balaão: Não vás com eles, nem amaldiçoes ao povo; porque é bendito.
God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
13 Assim Balaão se levantou pela manhã, e disse aos príncipes de Balaque: Voltai-vos à vossa terra, porque o SENHOR não me quer deixar ir convosco.
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 E os príncipes de Moabe se levantaram, e vieram a Balaque, e disseram: Balaão não quis vir conosco.
So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 E voltou Balaque a enviar outra vez mais príncipes, e mais nobres que os outros.
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 Os quais vieram a Balaão, e disseram-lhe: Assim diz Balaque, filho de Zipor: Rogo-te que não deixes de vir a mim:
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 Porque sem dúvida te honrarei muito, e farei tudo o que me disseres: vem pois agora, almaldiçoa para mim a este povo.
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 E Balaão respondeu, e disse aos servos de Balaque: Ainda que Balaque me desse sua casa cheia de prata e ouro, não posso transgredir a palavra do SENHOR meu Deus, para fazer coisa pequena nem grande.
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 Rogo-vos, portanto, agora, que repouseis aqui esta noite, para que eu saiba que me volta a dizer o SENHOR.
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 E veio Deus a Balaão de noite, e disse-lhe: Se homens vierem a te chamar, levanta-te e vai com eles: porém farás o que eu te disser.
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 Assim Balaão se levantou pela manhã, e preparou sua jumenta, e foi com os príncipes de Moabe.
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 E o furor de Deus se acendeu porque ele ia; e o anjo do SENHOR se pôs no caminho por adversário seu. Ia, pois, ele montado sobre sua jumenta, e com ele dois servos seus.
[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 E a jumenta viu o anjo do SENHOR, que estava no caminho com sua espada exposta em sua mão; então a jumenta desviou-se do caminho, e foi pelo campo. Em seguida, Balaão espancou a jumenta para fazê-la voltar ao caminho.
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 Mas o anjo do SENHOR se pôs em uma vereda de vinhas que tinha parede de uma parte e parede de outra.
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 E quando a jumenta viu o anjo do SENHOR, apegou-se à parede, e apertou contra a parede o pé de Balaão: e ele voltou a espancá-la.
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 E o anjo do SENHOR passou mais ali, e pôs-se em um lugar estreito, onde não havia caminho para desviar-se nem à direita nem à esquerda.
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 E vendo a jumenta ao anjo do SENHOR, lançou-se debaixo de Balaão: e irou-se Balaão, e feriu à jumenta com um bordão.
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 Então o SENHOR abriu a boca da jumenta, a qual disse a Balaão: Que te fiz, que me feriste estas três vezes?
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 E Balaão respondeu à jumenta: Porque te zombaste de mim: bom seria se eu tivesse espada em minha mão, que agora te mataria!
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 E a jumenta disse a Balaão: Não sou eu tua jumenta? Sobre mim montaste desde que tu me tens até hoje; costumei a fazê-lo assim contigo? E ele respondeu: Não.
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 Então o SENHOR abriu os olhos a Balaão, e viu ao anjo do SENHOR que estava no caminho, e tinha sua espada nua em sua mão. E Balaão fez reverência, e inclinou-se sobre seu rosto.
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 E o anjo do SENHOR lhe disse: Por que feriste tua jumenta estas três vezes? eis que eu saí para me opor a ti, porque teu caminho é perverso diante de mim:
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 A jumenta me viu, e afastou-se logo de diante de mim estas três vezes: e se de mim não se houvesse afastado, eu também agora mataria a ti, e a ela deixaria viva.
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 Então Balaão disse ao anjo do SENHOR: Pequei, que não sabia que tu te punhas diante de mim no caminho: mas agora, se te parece mal, eu me voltarei.
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 E o anjo do SENHOR disse a Balaão: Vai com esses homens: porém a palavra que eu te disser, essa falarás. Assim Balaão foi com os príncipes de Balaque.
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 E ouvindo Balaque que Balaão vinha, saiu a recebê-lo à cidade de Moabe, que está junto ao termo de Arnom, que é a extremidade das fronteiras.
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 E Balaque disse a Balaão: Não enviei eu a ti a chamar-te? por que não vieste a mim? não posso eu te honrar?
[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 E Balaão respondeu a Balaque: Eis que eu vim a ti: mas poderei agora falar alguma coisa? A palavra que Deus puser em minha boca, essa falarei.
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 E foi Balaão com Balaque, e vieram à Quiriate-Huzote.
Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
40 E Balaque fez matar bois e ovelhas, e enviou a Balaão, e aos príncipes que estavam com ele.
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 E no dia seguinte Balaque tomou a Balaão, e o fez subir aos lugares altos de Baal, e desde ali viu a extremidade do povo.
[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.
