Tirintii 23
1 Oo Balcaam wuxuu Baalaaq ku yidhi, Halkan iiga dhis toddoba meelood oo allabari, oo halkan iigu soo diyaari toddoba dibi iyo toddoba wan.
Balaam said to King Balak, “Build seven altars for me here. Then kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
2 Markaasaa Baalaaq sameeyey sidii Balcaam ku hadlay, oo Baalaaq iyo Balcaam meel kasta oo allabariba waxay ku dul bixiyeen dibi iyo wan.
So Balak did that. And then he and Balaam each burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
3 Kolkaasaa Balcaam Baalaaq ku yidhi, Allabarigaaga la gubo ah istaag, oo anna waan tegayaa, mindhaa Rabbigu waa iga hor iman doonaa, oo wax alla wixii uu i tuso waan kuu sheegi doonaa. Markaasuu meel sare oo bannaan tegey.
Then Balaam said to Balak, “You stand here close to your burned offerings, and I will go and ask Yahweh if he has something else to tell me. Then I will tell you what he says to me.” Then Balaam went by himself to the top of a hill,
4 Kolkaasaa Ilaah Balcaam ka hor yimid, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Waxaan diyaariyey toddobada meelood oo allabari, oo meel kastaba waxaan ku dul bixiyey dibi iyo wan.
and God appeared to him there. Balaam said to him, “We have built seven altars, and I have killed and burned a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice to you] on each altar.”
5 Markaasaa Rabbigu eray Balcaam afka u geliyey, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Baalaaq ku noqo oo sidatan ula hadal.
Then Yahweh gave Balaam a message to give to King Balak. Then he said, “Go back and tell him what I told you.”
6 Oo isna markaasuu ku noqday, oo wuxuu arkay isagoo ag taagan allabarigiisii la gubo, isagii iyo amiirradii reer Moo'aab oo dhan.
When Balaam returned to Balak, Balak was standing with the leaders from Moab beside the offerings he had burned [on the altar].
7 Markaasuu hadalkiisii bilaabay oo wuxuu yidhi, Baalaaq oo ah boqorkii reer Moo'aab oo ka yimid xagga buuraha bariga Ayaa iga keenay Araam, oo yidhi, Kaalay oo reer Yacquub ii habaar, Oo kaalay, cadhadaadu reer binu Israa'iil ha ku dhacdo.
This is the message that Balaam told them: “Balak, the King of Moab, summoned me to come here from Syria; he brought me here from the hills at the eastern side of Syria. He said, ‘Come and curse the descendants of Jacob for me, saying that bad things will happen to these Israeli people!’
8 Bal sidee baan u habaaraa mid aan Ilaah habaarin? Oo sidee baan ugu cadhoodaa mid aan Rabbigu ka cadhaysnayn?
But (how can I curse people whom God has not cursed?/I certainly cannot curse people whom God has not cursed!) [RHQ] (How can I condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned?/I cannot condemn people whom Yahweh has not condemned!) [RHQ]
9 Waayo, dhagaxyada dushooda ayaan ka arkaa, Oo xagga buuraha ayaan uga jeedaa, Oo bal eeg, waa dad gooni u deggan, Iyagana quruumaha kale laguma tirin doono.
I have seen them from the tops of the rocky peaks. I see that they are a group of people who live by themselves; they have separated themselves from other nations.
10 Bal yaa qiyaasi kara reer Yacquub oo sida boodhka ah? Amase yaa tirin kara reer binu Israa'iil rubuciis? Anigu aan u dhinto sida kuwa xaqa ahu u dhintaan, Oo ugu dambaystayduna ha ahaato sida tooda oo kale.
(Who can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)?/No one can count the descendants of Jacob; they are as numerous as particles of (dust/dirt)!) [RHQ] (Who can count even a quarter of the Israeli people?/No one can count even a quarter of the Israeli people!) [RHQ] I wish/hope that I will die like righteous people die; I hope that I will die [peacefully] like they will die.”
11 Kolkaasaa Baalaaq wuxuu Balcaam ku yidhi, War waa maxay waxa aad igu samaysay? Waxaan ku soo watay inaad cadaawayaashayda habaartid, laakiinse bal eeg, waad u wada ducaysay.
Then Balak said, “What have you done to me [RHQ]? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but instead you have (blessed them/asked Yahweh to bless them)!”
12 Kolkaasuu u jawaabay oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Sow waajib iguma aha inaan isjiro si aan ugu hadlo wixii Rabbigu afkayga geliyo?
But Balaam replied, “I can [RHQ] say only what Yahweh tells me to say. I cannot say anything else.”
13 Markaasaa Baalaaq isagii ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye, Kaalay, oo meel kale ii raac inaad halkaas iyaga ka aragtid. Waxaad arki doontaa darafkooda, oo kulligood ma arki doontid; haddaba halkaas iiga habaar.
Then King Balak told Balaam, “Come with me to another place. There you will see only part of the Israeli people, and you will be able to curse those people for me.”
14 Markaasuu isagii geeyey berrinkii Sofiim xagga Buur Fisgaah dhaladeeda, oo halkaasuu ka dhisay toddoba meelood oo allabari, oo meel kasta wuxuu ku dul bixiyey dibi iyo wan.
So Balak took Balaam to a field on the top of Pisgah [Mountain]. There, again he built seven altars and offered a young bull and a ram [as a sacrifice] on each altar.
15 Oo markaasuu Baalaaq ku yidhi, Halkan allabarigaaga la gubo ag istaag intaan Rabbiga xaggaas shishe kaga hor tegayo.
Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here close to your burned offerings, while I go and talk with Yahweh.”
16 Markaasaa Rabbigu ka hor yimid Balcaam, oo eray buu afka u geliyey, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Baalaaq ku noqo, oo sidatan ula hadal.
So Balaam did that, and Yahweh appeared to Balaam again and gave him another message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and tell him that message.”
17 Markaasuu isagii u yimid, oo wuxuu arkay isagoo ag taagan allabarigiisii la gubo, oo waxaa isaga la jiray amiirradii reer Moo'aab. Kolkaasaa Baalaaq isagii ku yidhi, War Rabbigu muxuu ku hadlay?
So Balaam returned to where the king and the leaders from Moab were standing, next to the altar where Balak had burned the sacrifices. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?”
18 Markaasuu hadalkiisii sii watay, oo wuxuu yidhi, Baalaaq, kac oo maqal, Bal aniga i dhegayso, ina Sifoorow.
Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor [DOU]!
19 Ilaah ma aha nin been sheego; Mana aha binu-aadmi qoomameeyo. Ma wuxuu yidhi buusan samaynayn? Ama ma wuxuu ku hadlay buusan yeelayn?
God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.
20 Bal eeg, waxaa laygu amray inaan u duceeyo. Isagaa barakeeyey, anna barakadaas ma aan beddeli karo.
He commanded me [to request him] to bless [the Israelis], So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.
21 Isagu reer Yacquub dembi kuma uu arag, Oo reer binu Israa'iil qalloocsanaan ugama uu jeedin. Rabbiga Ilaahood ah ayaa iyaga la jira, Oo waxaa dhexdooda ka yeedhaysa boqor qayladiis.
Yahweh their God is with/helping them; they have declared that he is their true king. So the descendants of Jacob will not be harmed; they will not have any troubles [DOU].
22 Ilaah baa iyaga Masar ka soo bixiyey, Iyagu waxay leeyihiin xoog gisiyeed oo kale,
God brought them out of Egypt [where they were slaves]; he is as strong as a wild ox.
23 Hubaal sixir reer Yacquub kuma dhaco, Oo reer binu Israa'iil innaba fal ma qabto, Haddaba Yacquub iyo Israa'iil waxaa laga sheegi doonaa, Bal fiiri waxa Ilaah sameeyey!
When people curse [PRS] the descendants of Jacob, they will not be harmed; when people work sorcery on them, it will have no power. So now people will say about the descendants of Jacob, ‘God has done wonderful things for the Israelis!’
24 Bal eeg, dadku wuxuu u kacaa sidii gool oo kale, Oo sidii aar oo kale ayuu isu qaadaa: Oo isagu jiifsan maayo jeeruu ugaadh cuno, Oo uu dhiigga ka cabbo waxa uu dishay.
They are very strong, like lionesses that are ready to attack [other animals]; they stand firm like lions. The lions refuse to rest until they have [killed and] eaten their prey, and drunk the blood of the animals they slaughtered.”
25 Markaasaa Baalaaq wuxuu Balcaam ku yidhi, War iyaga hana habaarin, hana u ducayn innaba.
Then Balak said to Balaam, “If you will not curse them, then [I certainly] do not [want you to] bless them!”
26 Laakiinse Balcaam ayaa jawaabay oo wuxuu Baalaaq ku yidhi, Sow kuuma sheegin oo kuguma odhan, Wixii Rabbigu ku hadlo oo dhan waa inaan sameeyaa?
But Balaam replied, “I told you that I must do only what Yahweh tells me to do!”
27 Markaasaa Baalaaq wuxuu Balcaam ku yidhi, Haddaba kaalay, meel kalaan ku geeynayaaye, mindhaa Ilaah waa ku farxi doonaa inaad iyaga halkaas iiga habaartid.
Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come with me; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to allow you to curse them from that place.”
28 Markaasaa Baalaaq wuxuu Balcaam geeyey Buur Fecoor dhaladeeda taasoo lamadegaanka hoos u soo fiirisa.
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor [Mountain] where they could look down [and see the Israelis in] the desert.
29 Oo Balcaam wuxuu Baalaaq ku yidhi, Halkan iiga dhis toddoba meelood oo allabari, oo halkan iigu soo diyaari toddoba dibi iyo toddoba wan.
Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars again and kill seven young bulls and seven rams [for a sacrifice].”
30 Markaasaa Baalaaq sameeyey sidii Balcaam ku yidhi, oo meel kasta oo allabariba wuxuu ku dul bixiyey dibi iyo wan.
So Balak did what Balaam told him to do. He burned a young bull and a ram on each altar as sacrifices.
