Brojevi 24
1 I vidjevši Valam da je Božja volja da blagosilja Izrailja, ne htje više ni iæi kao prije po vraèanje, nego se okrete licem k pustinji,
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 I podigavši oèi svoje ugleda Izrailja gdje stoji po plemenima svojim; i duh Božji doðe na nj.
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3 I otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: kaže Valam sin Veorov; kaže èovjek kojemu su otvorene oèi;
And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;
4 Kaže onaj koji èuje rijeèi Božje, koji vidi utvaru Svemoguæega, koji kad padne otvorene su mu oèi:
The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
5 Kako su lijepi šatori tvoji, Jakove, i kolibe tvoje, Izrailju!
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!
6 Pružili su se kao potoci, kao vrtovi kraj rijeke, kao mirisava drveta koja je posadio Gospod, kao kedri na vodi.
As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of the LORD, as cedars beside the waters;
7 Poteæi æe voda iz vijedra njegova, i sjeme æe njegovo biti meðu velikim vodama, i car æe se njegov podignuti svrh Agaga, i carstvo æe se njegovo uzvisiti.
Water shall flow from his branches, and his seed shall be in many waters; and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 Bog ga je izveo iz Misira, i on mu je kao snaga jednorogova; poješæe narode koji su mu neprijatelji, i kosti æe njihove potrti, i strijelama svojim postrijeljati ih.
God who brought him forth out of Egypt is for him like the lofty horns of the wild-ox; he shall eat up the nations that are his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them through with his arrows.
9 Spustio se, leži kao laviæ i kao ljuti lav; ko æe ga probuditi? Ko tebe blagosilja, biæe blagosloven; a ko tebe kune, biæe proklet.
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, and cursed be every one that curseth thee.
10 Tada se razgnjevi Valak na Valama, i pljesnu se rukama, i reèe Valak Valamu: dozvah te da prokuneš neprijatelje moje, a ti si blagoslovio eto veæ tri puta.
And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam: 'I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11 Odlazi u svoje mjesto; rekoh da æu te darivati, a eto Gospod ne da ti dara.
Therefore now flee thou to thy place; I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.'
12 A Valam reèe Valaku: nijesam li i poslanicima tvojim koje si poslao k meni rekao govoreæi:
And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke I not also to thy messengers that thou didst send unto me, saying:
13 Da mi da Valak kuæu svoju punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti rijeèi Gospodnje da uèinim što dobro ili zlo od sebe; što kaže Gospod ono æu kazati.
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what the LORD speaketh, that will I speak?
14 Ja sada evo idem k narodu svojemu, ali da ti kažem šta æe taj narod uèiniti narodu tvojemu najposlije.
And now, behold, I go unto my people; come, and I will announce to thee what this people shall do to thy people in the end of days.'
15 Potom otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: kaže Valam sin Veorov, kaže èovjek kome su otvorene oèi,
And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;
16 Kaže koji èuje rijeèi Božje, i koji zna znanje o višnjem, i koji vidi utvaru svemoguæega i kad padne otvorene su mu oèi:
The saying of him who heareth the words of God, and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
17 Vidim ga, ali ne sad; gledam ga, ali ne izbliza; izaæi æe zvijezda iz Jakova i ustaæe palica iz Izrailja, koja æe razbiti knezove Moavske i razoriti sve sinove Sitove.
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Seth.
18 I Edoma æe osvojiti i Sira æe osvojiti neprijatelji njegovi; jer æe Izrailj raditi junaèki.
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.
19 I vladaæe koji je od Jakova, i zatræe ostatak od grada.
And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.
20 A ugledav Amalika, otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: Amalik je poèetak narodima, ali æe najposlije propasti.
And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.
21 A ugledav Keneja, otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: tvrd ti je stan, i na stijeni si savio gnijezdo svoje;
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said: Though firm be thy dwelling-place, and though thy nest be set in the rock;
22 Ali æe biti izagnan Kenej; Asur æe ga zarobiti.
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
23 I opet otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: jaoh! ko æe biti živ kad to uèini Bog!
And he took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live after God hath appointed him?
24 I laðe iz zemlje Kitimske doploviæe i dosadiæe Asircima i dosadiæe Jevrejima; ali æe i sami propasti.
But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
25 Potom ustavši Valam otide, i vrati se u svoje mjesto; i Valak otide svojim putem.
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
