Brojevi 23
1 I reèe Valam Valaku: naèini mi ovdje sedam oltara, i pripravi mi ovdje sedam telaca i sedam ovnova.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
2 I uèini Valak kako mu reèe Valam; i prinese Valak s Valamom na svakom oltaru po jedno tele i ovna.
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
3 Pa reèe Valam Valaku: stoj kod svoje žrtve paljenice; a ja idem eda bih se sreo s Gospodom, pa što mi javi kazaæu ti. I on otide sam.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
4 I srete Bog Valama, a on mu reèe: sedam oltara spremih, i prinesoh po tele i ovna na svakom oltaru.
And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
5 A Gospod metnu rijeèi u usta Valamu, i reèe: vrati se k Valaku i tako mu reci.
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6 I vrati se k njemu, a on stajaše kod žrtve svoje paljenice i svi knezovi Moavski.
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 A on otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: iz Arama dovede me Valak car Moavski s planine istoène, govoreæi: hodi, prokuni mi Jakova, hodi, naruži Izrailja.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8 Kako bih kleo onoga koga ne kune Bog? ili kako bih ružio onoga koga Gospod ne ruži?
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?
9 Jer svrh stijena vidim ga, i s humova gledam ga. Gle, ovaj æe narod nastavati sam, i s drugim narodima neæe se pomiješati.
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10 Ko æe izbrojiti prah Jakovljev i broj od èetvrti Izrailja? Da bih ja umro smræu pravednièkom, i kraj moj da bi bio kao njihov!
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth [part] of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
11 Tada reèe Valak Valamu: šta to radiš od mene? Ja te dozvah da prokuneš neprijatelje moje, a gle, ti blagosiljaš jednako.
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed [them] altogether.
12 A on odgovori i reèe: zar neæu paziti i govoriti ono što mi je Gospod metnuo u usta?
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
13 Tada mu reèe Valak: hodi sa mnom na drugo mjesto, odakle æeš ga vidjeti; samo mu kraj vidiš, a svega ga ne vidiš; prokuni mi ga odande.
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
14 I dovede ga u polje Zofim, navrh Fazge, i naèini sedam oltara, i prinese na svakom oltaru po jedno tele i ovna.
And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar.
15 Tada Valam reèe Valaku: stoj tu kod žrtve svoje paljenice, a ja idem onamo na susret Gospodu.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the Lord] yonder.
16 I srete Gospod Valama, i metnu mu rijeè u usta, i reèe: vrati se k Valaku, i tako govori.
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17 I doðe k njemu, a on stajaše kod žrtve svoje paljenice i s njim knezovi Moavski; i reèe Valak: šta veli Gospod?
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
18 A on otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: ustani Valaèe, i poslušaj, èuj me sine Seforov!
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19 Bog nije èovjek da laže, ni sin èovjeèji da se pokaje. Što kaže neæe li uèiniti, i što reèe neæe li izvršiti?
God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20 Gle, primih da blagoslovim; jer je on blagoslovio, a ja neæu poreæi.
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21 Ne gleda na bezakonje u Jakovu ni na nevaljalstvo u Izrailju; Gospod je njegov s njim, i graja u njemu kao car kad nadvlada.
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king [is] among them.
22 Bog ga je izveo iz Misira, on mu je kao snaga jednorogova.
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23 Jer nema èini na Jakova ni vraèanja na Izrailja; u ovo doba govoriæe se o Jakovu i o Izrailju, što je uèinio Bog.
Surely [there is] no enchantment against Jacob, neither [is there] any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24 Evo, narod æe ustati kao silan lav, i kao laviæ skoèiæe; neæe leæi dokle ne pojede lova i popije krvi pobijenijeh.
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat [of] the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
25 Tada reèe Valak Valamu: nemoj ga ni kleti ni blagosiljati.
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26 A Valam odgovori Valaku: nijesam li ti kazao da æu èiniti što mi god Gospod kaže?
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
27 A Valak reèe Valamu: hodi, odvešæu te na drugo mjesto; da ako Bogu bude volja da mi ga odande prokuneš.
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
28 I odvede Valak Valama navrh Fegora, koji gleda u pustinju.
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
29 I reèe Valam Valaku: naèini mi ovdje sedam oltara, i pripravi mi ovdje sedam telaca i sedam ovnova.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30 I uèini Valak kako reèe Valam i prinese žrtvu po tele i ovna na svakom oltaru.
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar.
