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 was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, he went not as at other times to invoke enchantments, —but set towards the desert, his face.
2 I podigavši oèi svoje ugleda Izrailja gdje stoji po plemenima svojim; i duh Božji doðe na nj.
So Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes, —then came upon him the Spirit of God;
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 oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;
4 Kaže onaj koji èuje rijeèi Božje, koji vidi utvaru Svemoguæega, koji kad padne otvorene su mu oèi:
The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes: —
5 Kako su lijepi šatori tvoji, Jakove, i kolibe tvoje, Izrailju!
How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob, —Thy habitations, O Israel:
6 Pružili su se kao potoci, kao vrtovi kraj rijeke, kao mirisava drveta koja je posadio Gospod, kao kedri na vodi.
Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river, —Like aloe-trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by 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.
He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters, —And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom.
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 having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his, —He eateth up nations that assail him And the bones of them, he breaketh And the loins of him, he crusheth:
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 hath knelt—hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee are each one blessed, But, such, as curse thee, are each one cursed.
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.
Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands, —and Balak said unto Balaam—To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast kept on blessing, these three times.
11 Odlazi u svoje mjesto; rekoh da æu te darivati, a eto Gospod ne da ti dara.
Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place, —I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh 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, —Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto me, I spake 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.
Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, yet could I not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh, to, do good or ill, out of my own heart, —what Yahweh shall speak, that, must I speak?
14 Ja sada evo idem k narodu svojemu, ali da ti kažem šta æe taj narod uèiniti narodu tvojemu najposlije.
Now, therefore, behold me! going to my own people, —Come now! let me advise thee, what this people shall do unto thy people in the after-part of the days.
15 Potom otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: kaže Valam sin Veorov, kaže èovjek kome su otvorene oèi,
So he took up his parable and said, —The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;
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 oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, And knowing the knowledge of the Most High, —Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled 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 One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh, —There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Moab, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous;
18 I Edoma æe osvojiti i Sira æe osvojiti neprijatelji njegovi; jer æe Izrailj raditi junaèki.
So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes, —But, Israel, is doing valiantly;
19 I vladaæe koji je od Jakova, i zatræe ostatak od grada.
Yea One wieldeth dominion out of Jacob, —Who hath destroyed the remnant out of the fortress.
20 A ugledav Amalika, otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: Amalik je poèetak narodima, ali æe najposlije propasti.
And, when he saw Amalek, he took up, his parable, and said—The beginning of nations, —Amalek, But his latter end is even to perish.
21 A ugledav Keneja, otvori prièu svoju, i reèe: tvrd ti je stan, i na stijeni si savio gnijezdo svoje;
And when he saw the Kenite, he took up his parable, and said, —Enduring thy dwelling-place, Set thou then in the crag, thy nest;
22 Ali æe biti izagnan Kenej; Asur æe ga zarobiti.
Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain, —How long shall Assyria hold thee 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 survive its fulfillment by GOD;
24 I laðe iz zemlje Kitimske doploviæe i dosadiæe Asircima i dosadiæe Jevrejima; ali æe i sami propasti.
When, ships, [come] from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew, —And he too, is even to perish?
25 Potom ustavši Valam otide, i vrati se u svoje mjesto; i Valak otide svojim putem.
Then Balaam arose, and went and returned unto his place, —and, Balak also, went his way.
