Числа 24
1 И видев Валаам, яко добро есть пред Господем благословляти Израиля, не иде по обычаю своему в сретение волхвованием, и возврати лице свое в пустыню.
And when Bil'am saw that it was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 И возвед Валаам очи свои, узре Израиля ополчившася по племеном: и бысть Дух Божий на нем.
And Bil'am lifted up his eyes, and when he saw Israel encamped according to their tribes, there came upon him the spirit of God.
3 И восприим притчу свою рече: глаголет Валаам, сын Веоров, глаголет человек истинно зряй,
And he took up his parable, and said, Thus saith Bil'am the son of Beor, and thus saith the man whose eyes are open;
4 глаголет слушаяй словеса Крепкаго, иже видение Божие виде во сне: отверсты очи его:
Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, falling down, with unvailed eyes:
5 коль добри доми твои, Иакове, и кущы твоя, Израилю:
How beautiful are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwelling, O Israel!
6 яко дубравы осеняющыя и яко садие при реках, и яко кущы, яже водрузи Господь, и яко кедри при водах:
As streams are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as aloe-trees, which the Lord hath planted, as cedar-trees beside the waters.
7 изыдет человек от семене его, и обладает языки многими: и возвысится паче Гога царство его, и возрастет царство его:
Water runneth out of His buckets, that his seed may be moistened by abundance of water; and exalted above Agag shall be his king, and raised on high shall be his kingdom.
8 Бог изведе его из Египта, якоже слава единорога ему: пояст языки враг своих и толщы их измождит, и стрелами своими устрелит врага:
God, who brought him forth out of Egypt, is to him like the heights of the reem; he will devour nations, his oppressors, and their bones will he break, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
9 возлег почи яко лев и яко скимен: кто возбудит его? Благословящии тя благословени, и проклинающии тя прокляти.
He coucheth, he lieth down as a lion, and as a lioness: who shall make him rise up? They that bless thee be blessed, and they that curse thee be cursed.
10 И разгневася Валак на Валаама, и плесну руками своими, и рече Валак к Валааму: кляти тя врага моего призвах, и се, благословил еси их в третие:
And the anger of Balak was kindled against Bil'am, and he struck his hands together: and Balak said unto Bil'am, To denounce my enemies did I call thee, and, behold, thou hast even blessed them these three times.
11 ныне убо бежи на место свое: рекох, почту тя: и ныне лиши тя Господь славы.
And now flee thou to thy place: I thought to honor thee greatly; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.
12 И рече Валаам к Валаку: и послом твоим, ихже послал еси ко мне, не рекох ли, глаголя:
And Bil'am said unto Balak, Did I not already speak to thy messengers, whom thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 аще ми даст Валак храмину свою полну сребра и злата, не могу преступити слова Божия, еже сотворити е зло или добро от мене самаго: елика аще речет ми Бог, сия возглаголю?
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the order of the Lord, to do good or evil out of my own heart: what the Lord will speak, that must I speak?
14 И ныне, се, иду до места своего: гряди, присоветую тебе, что сотворят людие сии людем твоим, в последняя дни.
And now, behold, I am going unto my people: come, I will advise thee against what this people will do to thy people in the end of days.
15 И восприим притчу свою рече: глаголет Валаам сын Веоров, глаголет человек истинно зряй,
And he took up his parable and said, Thus saith Bil'am the son of Beor, and thus saith the man whose eyes are open;
16 слышай словеса Божия, умея умение Вышняго и видение Божие видевый во сне: отверсты очи его:
Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God, and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, falling down, with unvailed eyes:
17 покажу ему, и не ныне: ублажаю, и не приближается: возсияет звезда от Иакова, и востанет человек от Израиля и погубит князи Моавитския, и пленит вся сыны Сифовы:
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there steppeth forth a star out of Jacob, and there ariseth a sceptre out of Israel, and he pierceth the chiefs of Moab, and destroyeth all the children of Sheth.
18 и будет Едом наследие, и будет наследие Исав враг его, и Израиль сотвори крепость:
And Edom shall be a conquest, and Seir shall be a conquest for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
19 и востанет от Иакова, и погубит спасаемаго от града.
And there shall rule the one from Jacob, and he shall destroy whatever escapeth out of the city.
20 И видев Амалика и восприим притчу свою, рече: начало языков Амалик, и семя их погибнет.
And he looked on Amalek, and he took up his parable, and said, The first of nations is Amalek; but his latter end shall be destruction for ever.
21 И видев Кенеона и восприим притчу свою, рече: сильно селение твое: и аще положиши на камени гнездо твое,
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and placed on the rock is thy nest.
22 и аще будет Веору гнездо коварства, Ассириане пленят тя.
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted: whither will Asshur carry thee away captive?
23 И видев Ога и восприим притчу свою, рече: горе, горе, кто жив будет, егда положит Бог сия?
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doth appoint this one?
24 И изыдут из рук Китиейских, и озлобят Ассура, и озлобят Евреов, и сами вкупе погибнут.
But ships will come from the coast of Kittim, and will afflict Asshur, and will afflict 'Eber; and he also will be given to destruction for ever.
25 И востав Валаам отиде, возвратився на место свое: и Валак отиде к себе.
And Bil'am rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
