Числа 22
1 И воздвигшеся сынове Израилтестии, ополчишася на запады Моава у Иордана ко Иерихону.
The Israelites moved on and camped on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
2 И видев Валак сын Сепфоров вся, елика сотвори Израиль Аморрею,
Balak, son of Zippor, had seen all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
3 и убояся Моав людий зело, яко мнози бяху, и оскорбе Моав от лица сынов Израилевых,
The Moabites were terrified of the Israelites because there were so many of them. The Moabites dreaded the arrival of the Israelites
4 и рече Моав старейшинам Мадиамлим: ныне потребит сонм сей всех, иже окрест нас, якоже потребляет телец злак на поли. И Валак, сын Сепфоров, бяше царь Моавль в то время,
and told the leaders of Midian, “This horde will eat up everything we have, just like an ox eats up grass in the field!” (Balak son of Zippor, was king of Moab at that time.)
5 и посла послы к Валааму, сыну Веорову, во Фафуру яже есть у реки земли сынов людий его, призвати его, глаголя: се, людие изыдоша из Египта, и се, покрыша лице земли, и сии седят при одержании моем:
He sent messengers to call Balaam, son of Beor, who lived in Pethor near the Euphrates River in his own country. “Listen, a group of people has arrived here who came from Egypt,” Balak said in his message to Balaam. “There are hordes of them and they present a real threat to me.
6 и ныне прииди, проклени мне люди сия, понеже крепльшии суть паче нас, аше возможем сих избити, и изжену их из земли: яко вем, ихже аще благословиши ты, благословени суть, и ихже аще прокленеши ты, прокляти.
Please come immediately and curse these people for me, because they are stronger than me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack them and drive them out of my country because I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
7 И идоша старейшины Моавли и старейшины Мадиамли, и волхвования в руках их: и приидоша к Валааму и глаголаша ему словеса Валакова.
The Moabite and Midianite leaders departed, taking payment for the fortune-telling with them. When they arrived they gave Balaam the message from Balak.
8 И рече к ним: препочийте зде нощь (сию), и отвещаю вам деяния, яже аще возглаголет Господь ко мне. И пребыша князи Моавли у Валаама.
“Stay the night and I'll let you know the answer the Lord gives me,” Balaam told them. So the Moabite leaders stayed there with Balaam.
9 И прииде Бог к Валааму и рече ему: что человецы сии у тебе?
God came to Balaam and asked him, “Who are these men staying with you?”
10 И рече Валаам к Богу: Валак сын Сепфоров, царь Моавль, посла их ко мне, глаголя:
Balaam told God, “Balak, son of Zippor, the king of Moab, sent me this message:
11 се, людие изыдоша из Египта и покрыша лице земли, и сии седят при одержании моем: и ныне прииди, проклени ми их, негли возмогу избити их и изгнати я от земли.
‘Listen, a group of people has arrived here who came from Egypt. There are hordes of them. Please come immediately and curse these people for me. Maybe then I'll be able to fight them and drive them out of my country.’”
12 И рече Бог к Валааму: да не идеши с ними, ниже да кленеши людий: суть бо благословени.
But God told Balaam, “You are not to go back with them. You must not curse this people, for they are blessed.”
13 И востав Валаам заутра, рече князем Валаковым: возвратитеся к господину своему: не попущает ми Бог ити с вами.
In the morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's messengers, “Go back to where you came from because the Lord has refused to allow me to go with you.”
14 И воставше князи Моавли приидоша к Валаку и рекоша ему: не хощет Валаам приити с нами.
The Moabite leaders left. They returned to Balak, and told him, “Balaam refused to come back with us.”
15 И приложи Валак еще послати князи множайшии и честнейшии сих.
Then Balak sent even more leaders who were more prestigious than before.
16 И приидоша к Валааму и глаголаша ему: сия глаголет Валак, сын Сепфоров: молю тя, не обленися приити ко мне:
When they arrived they told Balaam, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please don't let anything stop you from coming to see me,
17 честне бо тя почту, и вся, елика аще речеши ми, сотворю тебе: и прииди, и проклени ми люди сия.
because I will pay you a great deal and follow all the advice you give me. Please come and curse these people for me!’”
18 И отвеща Валаам и рече князем Валаковым: аще ми даст Валак полну храмину свою злата и сребра, не могу преступити слова Господа Бога, еже сотворити то мало или велико в разуме моем:
But Balaam told Balak's officials, “Even if Balak gave me his whole palace full of silver and gold, I couldn't disobey the command of the Lord my God in any way.
19 и ныне потерпите зде и вы нощь сию, и увем, что приложит Господь глаголати ко мне.
Now you should also stay the night so I can see if the Lord has anything else to tell me.”
20 И прииде Бог к Валааму нощию и рече ему: аще звати тя приидоша человецы сии, востав иди вслед их, но слово, еже аше реку тебе, то да сотвориши.
God came to Balaam during the night and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But only do what I tell you.”
21 И востав Валаам заутра, оседла осля свое и иде со князи Моавли.
In the morning Balaam got up, put a saddle on his donkey, and left with the Moabite leaders.
22 И разгневася яростию Бог, яко иде сей: и воста Ангел Божий препяти ему на пути. Сей же седяше на осляти своем и два раба его с ним.
God's got angry because Balaam had decided to go. The angel of the Lord came and stood in the road to confront him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and he was accompanied by his two servants.
23 И узрев осел Ангела Божия супротив стояща на пути, и мечь извлечен в руце его, и совратися осел с пути и идяше на поле: и бияше (Валаам) осля жезлом своим, еже направити е на путь:
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road holding a drawn sword, so it turned from the road and went into a field. So Balaam beat it to make it go back to the road.
24 и ста Ангел Божий на броздах виноградных: ограждение отсюду, и ограждение отюнуду:
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow part of the road that passed between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.
25 и узрев осел Ангела Божия, приложися ко ограде и прижме ногу Валааму ко ограде, и приложи еще бити его:
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord and tried to get past. It pushed up against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against it. So he beat it again.
26 и приложи Ангел Божии, и шед свята в месте узком, в немже не бяше уклонитися ни на десно, ни на лево:
Then the angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to get past, either on the right or the left.
27 и видя осля Ангела Божия, паде под Валаамом: и разгневася Валаам, и бияше осля жезлом.
The donkey saw the angel of the Lord and lay down under Balaam. He got angry and beat it with his walking stick.
28 И отверзе Бог уста осляти, и рече Валааму: что сотворих тебе, яко се, в третие биеши мя?
The Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you for you to beat me three times?”
29 И рече Валаам осляти: яко поругалося ми еси: и аще бых мечь имел в руку моею, пробол бых тя.
“You made me look stupid!” Balaam told the donkey. “If I was holding a sword, I'd kill you now!”
30 И рече осля Валааму: не аз ли ослица твоя, на нейже ты ездиши от юности своея до днешняго дне? Еда презорством презревши сотворих тебе сие? Он же рече: ни.
But the donkey asked Balaam, “Aren't I the donkey you've ridden all your life right up to today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he admitted.
31 Отверзе же Бог очи Валааму, и узре Ангела Божия противостояща на пути, и мечь извлечен в руце его: и приклонився поклонися ему лицем своим.
Then the Lord gave Balaam the ability to see the angel of the Lord standing in the road holding a drawn sword. Balaam bowed low and fell facedown on the ground.
32 И рече ему Ангел Божий: почто биеши осля твое сие в третие? И се, Аз приидох на препятие твое, яко неприятен путь твой предо Мною: и видя мя ослица, совратися от Мене се третие:
The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why did you beat your donkey three times? Listen, I have come to confront you because you're being obstinate.
33 и аще бы не уклонилася от Мене, ныне тя убо убил бых, сию же сохранил бых.
The donkey saw me and avoided me three times. If it had not avoided me, by now I definitely would have killed you and allowed the donkey to live.”
34 И рече Валаам ко Ангелу Господню: согреших, не ведех бо, яко Ты мне противостоял еси на пути: и ныне аще Тебе не угодно, возвращуся.
“I have sinned because I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me,” Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “So if this isn't what you want, I'll go back home.”
35 И рече Ангел Божий к Валааму: иди ты с человеки: обаче слово, еже аще реку тебе, сие сохрани глаголати. И иде Валаам со князи Валаковы.
The angel of the Lord told Balaam, “No, you can go with the men, but only say what I tell you.” So Balaam continued on with Balak's officials.
36 И услышав Валак, яко приходит Валаам, изыде во сретение ему во град Моавль, иже есть в пределех Арноних, иже есть на краи пределов.
When Balak found out that Balaam was on his way, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the border at the Arnon River, the farthest point of his territory.
37 И рече Валак к Валааму: не послах ли к тебе звати тя? Почто не пришел еси ко мне? Или не возмогу почтити тебе?
He said to Balaam, “Didn't you think my call for you to come was urgent? Why didn't you come to me straight away? Did you think I couldn't pay you enough?”
38 И рече Валаам к Валаку: се, прихожду к тебе ныне: мощен ли буду глаголати что? Слово, еже аще вложить Бог во уста моя, сие реку.
“Look, I'm here with you now, aren't I?” Balaam replied. “But do you think I can just say anything? I can only speak the words that God gives me to say.”
39 И иде Валаам с Валаком, и внидоша во Грады Селныя.
So Balaam went with Balak and they arrived at Kiriath-huzoth.
40 И закла Валак телцы и овцы, и посла Валааму и князем иже с ним.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he shared with meat with Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
41 И бысть заутра, и взяв Валак Валаама, возведе его на столп Ваалов, и показа ему оттуду часть некую людий.
The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the extent of the Israelite camp.
