Números 22
1 Y movieron los hijos de Israel, y asentaron en los campos de Moab, de esta parte del Jordán de Jericó.
The children of Israel [God prevails] traveled on and encamped in the plains of Moab [From father] beyond the Jordan [Descender] River, opposite Jericho [Fragrant, Moon].
2 Y vio Balac, hijo de Sefor, todo lo que Israel había hecho al Amorreo.
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel [God prevails] had done to the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers].
3 Y Moab temió mucho a causa del pueblo que era mucho, y angustióse Moab a causa de los hijos de Israel.
Moab [From father] was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab [From father] was distressed because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
4 Y dijo Moab a los ancianos de Madián: Ahora lamerá esta compañía todos nuestros al derredores, como lame el buey la grama del campo. Y Balac, hijo de Sefor, era entonces rey de Moab.
Moab [From father] said to the elders of Midian [Strife], “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab [From father] at that time.
5 Y envió mensajeros a Balaam hijo de Beor, a Petor, que era junto al río, en la tierra de los hijos de su pueblo, para que le llamasen, diciendo: Un pueblo ha salido de Egipto, y, he aquí, cubre la haz de la tierra, y habita delante de mí:
He sent messengers to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
6 Ruégote pues ven ahora, maldíceme a este pueblo, porque es más fuerte que yo: quizá podré yo herirle, y echarle de la tierra: que yo sé que el que tú bendijeres, será bendito, y el que tú maldijeres será maldito.
Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may divorce them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
7 Y fueron los ancianos de Moab, y los ancianos de Madián, con las encantaciones en su mano; y llegaron a Balaam, y dijéronle las palabras de Balac.
The elders of Moab [From father] and the elders of Midian [Strife] departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8 Y él les dijo: Reposád aquí esta noche, y yo os recitaré las palabras, como Jehová me hablare. Así los príncipes de Moab se quedaron con Balaam.
He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Adonai shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab [From father] stayed with Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people].
9 Y vino Dios a Balaam, y díjole: ¿Quién son estos varones que están contigo?
God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said, “Who are these men with you?”
10 Y Balaam respondió a Dios: Balac hijo de Sefor rey de Moab ha enviado a mí, diciendo:
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab [From father], has said to me,
11 He aquí, este pueblo, que ha salido de Egipto, cubre la haz de la tierra: ven pues ahora, y maldícemelo: quizá podré pelear con él, y echarlo.
‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt [Abode of slavery] covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”
12 Entonces Dios dijo a Balaam: No vayas con ellos, ni maldigas al pueblo; porque es bendito.
God said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.”
13 Así Balaam se levantó por la mañana, y dijo a los príncipes de Balac: Volvéos a vuestra tierra, porque Jehová no me quiere dejar ir con vosotros.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Adonai refuses to permit me to go with you.”
14 Y los príncipes de Moab se levantaron, y vinieron a Balac, y dijeron: Balaam no quiso venir con nosotros.
The princes of Moab [From father] rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] refuses to come with us.”
15 Y tornó Balac a enviar otra vez más príncipes, y más honrados que estos.
Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.
16 Los cuales vinieron a Balaam, y dijéronle: Así dice Balac hijo de Sefor: Ruégote que no dejes de venir a mí;
They came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
17 Porque honrando te honraré mucho, y todo lo que me dijeres, haré: ven pues ahora, maldíceme a este pueblo.
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”
18 Y Balaam respondió y dijo a los siervos de Balac: Aunque Balac me diese su casa llena de plata y oro, no puedo traspasar la palabra de Jehová mi Dios, para hacer cosa chica ni grande.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Adonai my God, to do less or more.
19 Por tanto ruégoos ahora que reposéis aquí esta noche, para que yo sepa que me vuelve a decir Jehová.
Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Adonai will speak to me more.”
20 Y vino Dios a Balaam de noche, y díjole: Si vinieron a llamarte estos varones, levántate y vé con ellos; empero harás lo que yo te dijere.
God came to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”
21 Así Balaam se levantó por la mañana, y cinchó su asna, y fue con los príncipes de Moab.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab [From father].
22 Y el furor de Dios se encendió, porque él iba: y el ángel de Jehová se puso en el camino por su adversario; y él iba cabalgando sobre su asna, y dos mozos suyos con él.
God’s anger burned because he went; and ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 Y el asna vio al ángel de Jehová que estaba en el camino con su espada desnuda en su mano; y apartóse el asna del camino, e iba por el campo: e hirió Balaam al asna para hacerla volver al camino.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
24 Y el ángel de Jehová se puso en una senda de viñas, vallado de una parte y vallado de otra.
Then ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 Y viendo el asna al ángel de Jehová apretóse a la pared, y apretó con la pared el pie de Balaam: y él volvió a herirla.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.
26 Y el ángel de Jehová volvió a pasar, y púsose en una angostura donde no había camino para apartar, ni a diestra, ni a siniestra.
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 Y el asna viendo al ángel de Jehová, echóse debajo de Balaam, y Balaam se enojó, e hirió al asna con el palo.
The donkey saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], and she lay down under Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]. Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people]’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
28 Entonces Jehová abrió la boca al asna, la cual dijo a Balaam: ¿Qué te he hecho, que me has herido estas tres veces?
Adonai opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
29 Y Balaam respondió al asna: Porque has escarnecido de mí: ojalá tuviera espada en mi mano, que ahora te matara.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
30 Y el asna dijo a Balaam: ¿No soy yo tu asna? sobre mí has andado desde que has sido hasta este día, ¿he acostumbrado a hacerlo así contigo? Y él respondió: No.
The donkey said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “No.”
31 Entonces Jehová desatapó los ojos a Balaam, y vio al ángel de Jehová, que estaba en el camino, y tenía su espada desnuda en su mano: entonces él se abajó e inclinó su cabeza y postróse sobre su rostro.
Then Adonai opened the eyes of Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and he saw ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing] standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
32 Y el ángel de Jehová le dijo: ¿Por qué has herido tu asna estas tres veces? He aquí, yo he salido por estorbador, por eso ella se apartó del camino delante de mí:
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.
33 Que el asna me ha visto, y se ha apartado de delante de mí estas tres veces: y si no se hubiera apartado de delante de mí, yo también ahora te matara a ti, y a ella dejara viva.
The donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”
34 Entonces Balaam dijo al ángel de Jehová: Yo he pecado, que no sabía que tú te ponías delante de mí en el camino: mas ahora, si te parece mal, yo me volveré.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to ha mal'ak Yahweh [the Angel of He sustains breathing], “I have sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”
35 Y el ángel de Jehová dijo a Balaam: Vé con estos varones, empero la palabra que yo te dijere, esa hablarás. Así Balaam fue con los príncipes de Balac.
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with the princes of Balak.
36 Y oyendo Balac que Balaam venía, salió a recebirle a la ciudad de Moab, que estaba junto al término de Arnón, que es al cabo de los confines.
When Balak sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab [From father], which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
37 Y Balac dijo a Balaam: ¿No envié yo a ti a llamarte: por qué no has venido a mí? ¿No puedo yo honrarte?
Balak said to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], “Didn’t I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”
38 Y Balaam respondió a Balac: He aquí, yo he venido a ti: ¿más podré ahora hablar alguna cosa? La palabra que Dios pusiere en mi boca, esa hablaré.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.”
39 Y fue Balaam con Balac, y vinieron a la ciudad de Hucot.
Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people] went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
40 Y Balac hizo matar bueyes y ovejas, y envió a Balaam, y a los príncipes que estaban con él.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and to the princes who were with him.
41 Y el día siguiente Balac tomo a Balaam, e hízole subir a los altos de Baal, y desde allí vio el cabo del pueblo.
In the morning, Balak took Balaam [Not people, Destroyer of people], and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.
