Mga Bilang 22
1 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglakbay at humantong sa mga kapatagan ng Moab sa dako roon ng Jordan na nasa tapat ng Jerico.
Then the Israelis traveled west to the area of Moab that was in the valley of the Jordan [River], across the river from Jericho [city].
2 At nakita ni Balac na anak ni Zippor ang lahat ng ginawa ng Israel sa mga Amorrheo.
But King Balak, the son of Zippor, who ruled Moab, found out what the Israelis had done to the Amor people-group.
3 At ang Moab ay natakot na mainam sa bayan, sapagka't sila'y marami: at ang Moab ay nagulumihanan dahil sa mga anak ni Israel.
[When he saw that] the Israelis were very numerous, he and his people became terrified.
4 At sinabi ng Moab sa mga matanda sa Madian, Ngayon ay hihimuran ng karamihang ito yaong lahat na nasa palibot natin, gaya ng baka na humihimod sa damo sa parang. At si Balac na anak ni Zippor, ay hari sa Moab ng panahong yaon.
So the king of Moab [went to] the leaders of the Midian people-group and said to them, “This huge group [of Israelis] will (wipe out/destroy) everything around them, like an ox devours grass!” Balak was the king of Moab.
5 At siya'y nagutos ng mga sugo kay Balaam na anak ni Beor, hanggang sa Pethor na nasa tabi ng ilog, hanggang sa lupain ng mga anak ng kaniyang bayan, upang tawagin siya, na sabihin, Narito, may isang bayan na lumabas mula sa Egipto: narito, kanilang tinatakpan ang ibabaw ng lupa, at sila'y nangakatayo laban sa akin:
He sent messengers to [a prophet named] Balaam, who was living in his own area, in Pethor [town], near the [Euphrates] River. He sent this message to request that Balaam would come [to help him]: “A huge group of people has arrived here from Egypt. [It looks like] they are covering the entire land! And they have begun to live close to us.
6 Parito ka ngayon, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na sumpain mo sa akin ang bayang ito; sapagka't sila'y totoong makapangyarihan kay sa akin; marahil ako'y mananaig, na aming masasaktan sila, at aking silang mapalalayas sa lupain; sapagka't talastas ko na ang iyong pinagpapala ay mapalad at ang iyong sinusumpa ay mapapasama.
Because they are very powerful/numerous, [we are afraid of them. So] please come and curse them for me. Then my army may be able to defeat them and expel them from the land [where they are now living]. I know that good things will happen to the people whom you bless, and disasters will happen to the people whom you curse.”
7 At ang mga matanda sa Moab at ang mga matanda sa Madian, ay nagsiparoon na dala sa kanilang kamay ang mga ganting pala sa panghuhula; at sila'y dumating kay Balaam at sinalita nila sa kaniya ang mga salita ni Balac.
[Balak’s messengers, who were] leaders of both the Moab and Midian people-groups, took money with them to pay Balaam in order that he would [come and] curse the Israelis. They went to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.
8 At kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Dito na kayo tumuloy ngayong gabi, at bibigyan ko kayo ng kasagutan, kung ano ang sasalitain ng Panginoon sa akin; at ang mga prinsipe sa Moab ay tumuloy na kasama ni Balaam.
Balaam said, “Stay here tonight. [Tomorrow morning] I will tell you whatever Yahweh tells me that I should say to you.” So the leaders from Moab stayed there that night.
9 At ang Dios ay naparoon kay Balaam, at nagsabi, Sinong mga tao itong kasama mo?
During the night, God appeared to Balaam and asked him, “(Who are/Tell me about) these men who are staying with you.”
10 At sinabi ni Balaam sa Dios, Si Balac, na anak ni Zippor, hari sa Moab, ay nagpasugo sa akin, na sinasabi,
Balaam replied, “Balak, the king of Moab, sent these men to tell me this:
11 Narito, ang bayan na lumabas sa Egipto, ay tumatakip sa ibabaw ng lupa: ngayo'y parito ka, sumpain mo sila sa akin; marahil ako'y makababaka sa kanila, at sila'y aking mapalalayas.
‘A huge group of people has come from Egypt, and they have spread all over this area. Please come immediately to curse them. Then I may be able to defeat them and expel them [from this area].’”
12 At sinabi ng Dios kay Balaam, Huwag kang paroroong kasama nila; huwag mong susumpain ang bayan; sapagka't sila'y pinagpala.
God replied to Balaam, “Do not go with them! I have blessed those people, so you must not curse them!”
13 At si Balaam ay bumangon nang kinaumagahan, at sinabi sa mga prinsipe ni Balac, Yumaon kayo sa inyong lupain: sapagka't ipinagkait ng Panginoon ang pahintulot na ako'y pumaroong kasama ninyo.
The next morning, Balaam got up and told Balak’s men, “Go back home. [But go by yourselves, because] Yahweh is not allowing me to go with you.”
14 At ang mga prinsipe sa Moab ay bumangon, at sila'y naparoon kay Balac, at nagsabi, Si Balaam ay tumangging pumarito na kasama namin.
So the men from Moab returned to King Balak and they reported to him, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 At si Balac ay nagsugong muli ng marami pang prinsipe, at lalong mga mahal kay sa kanila.
But Balak sent another [group of] leaders to Balaam. It was a group that was larger and they were more important [than the men in the first group].
16 At sila'y naparoon kay Balaam at nagsabi sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ni Balac na anak ni Zippor, Isinasamo ko sa iyo, na ang anomang bagay huwag mong tulutan na makaabala sa iyo sa pagparito mo sa akin:
They went to Balaam and told him this: “This is what King Balak says: ‘Please do not allow anything to hinder you from coming here.
17 Sapagka't ikaw ay aking papupurihan ng mga dakilang karangalan, at anomang sabihin mo sa akin ay gagawin ko: parito ka nga, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na sumpain mo sa akin ang bayang ito.
I will pay you (a lot of money/very well) [if you come], and I will do anything that you ask me to do. Just come and curse these [Israeli] people for me!’”
18 At si Balaam ay sumagot at nagsabi sa mga lingkod ni Balac, Kahit ibigay sa akin ni Balac ang kaniyang bahay na puno ng pilak at ginto, ay hindi ko masasalangsang ang salita ng Panginoon kong Dios, na ako'y gumawa ng kulang o higit.
But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak would give me a palace filled with silver and gold, I would not do anything to disobey Yahweh, (my God/the God whom I [worship]).
19 Ngayon nga, isinasamo ko sa inyo, na tumuloy rin kayo rito ngayong gabi, upang aking maalaman kung ano ang sasalitain pa ng Panginoon sa akin.
But stay here one more night, like the other messengers did, and I will find out if Yahweh has anything more to say to me.”
20 At ang Dios ay naparoon kay Balaam nang kinagabihan, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Kung ang mga taong iyan ay nagsiparito, upang tawagin ka ay bumangon ka, sumama ka sa kanila: nguni't ang salita lamang na aking sasalitain sa iyo, ay siya mong gagawin.
That night God appeared to Balaam again and said to him, “These men have come to request that you go back with them, so you may go with them, but do only what I tell you [to do]!”
21 At si Balaam ay bumangon nang kinaumagahan, at siniyahan ang kaniyang asno, at sumama sa mga prinsipe sa Moab.
So the next morning, Balaam put a saddle on his donkey and he departed [with two of his servants] along with the men from Moab.
22 At ang galit ng Dios ay nagningas sapagka't siya'y naparoon: at ang anghel ng Panginoon ay lumagay sa daan na pinaka kalaban niya. Siya nga'y nakasakay sa kaniyang asno at ang kaniyang dalawang alipin ay kasama niya.
[Even though God had given Balaam permission to go, he was still angry]. So he sent one of his angels to Balaam. This angel stood in the road to block Balaam’s path. As Balaam and the two servants were riding on their donkeys,
23 At nakita ng asno ang anghel ng Panginoon na nakatayo sa daan, na hawak ang kaniyang bunot na tabak: at ang asno ay lumiko sa daan, at napasa parang: at pinalo ni Balaam ang asno, upang ibalik siya sa daan.
Balaam’s donkey saw the angel. The angel was standing in the road and was holding a sword in his hand, [but Balaam did not see him]. Balaam’s donkey turned off the road into a field. So Balaam struck the donkey and forced it to go back onto the road.
24 Nang magkagayo'y tumayo ang anghel ng Panginoon sa isang makipot na daan sa pagitan ng mga ubasan, na ang isang bakod ay sumasadako rito, at ang isang bakod ay sumasadakong yaon.
Then the angel stood in a place where the road was very narrow, between two vineyards, with walls on each side of the road.
25 At nakita ng asno ang anghel ng Panginoon, at siya'y inipit sa bakod, at naipit ang paa ni Balaam sa bakod: at kaniyang pinalo uli ang asno.
When the donkey saw the angel standing there, it walked very close to the wall [to try to get past the angel]. As a result, it bashed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam struck the donkey again.
26 At ang anghel ng Panginoon ay nagpauna uli at tumayo sa isang makipot na dako na walang daan lilikuan kahit sa kanan ni sa kaliwa.
Then the angel went further along the road and stood at a place that was extremely narrow, with the result that the donkey could not get past at all.
27 At nakita ng asno ang anghel ng Panginoon, at siya'y nalugmok sa ilalim ni Balaam: at ang galit ni Balaam ay nagningas, at kaniyang pinalo ang asno ng kaniyang tungkod.
This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down [on the ground] with Balaam sitting on top of it. Balaam became extremely angry, and he struck the donkey again with his walking stick.
28 At ibinuka ng Panginoon ang bibig ng asno, at nagsabi kay Balaam, Ano ang ginawa ko sa iyo, na ako'y pinalo mo nitong makaitlo?
Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
29 At sinabi ni Balaam sa asno, Sapagka't tinuya mo ako: mayroon sana ako sa aking kamay na isang tabak, pinatay disin kita ngayon.
Balaam shouted, “I struck you because you have caused me to appear to be foolish! If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!”
30 At sinabi ng asno kay Balaam, Di ba ako'y iyong asno na iyong sinakyan sa buong buhay mo hanggang sa araw na ito? gumawa ba kaya ako kailan man ng ganito sa iyo? At kaniyang sinabi, Hindi.
But the donkey answered, “I am your own donkey [RHQ], the one that you have always ridden! Have I ever done anything like this previously?” Balaam said, “No.”
31 Nang magkagayo'y idinilat ng Panginoon ang mga mata ni Balaam, at kaniyang nakita ang anghel ng Panginoon na nakatayo sa daan, na hawak ang kaniyang bunot na tabak: at kaniyang iniyukod ang kaniyang ulo, at nagpatirapa.
Then Yahweh enabled Balaam to see the angel standing on the road, holding a sword in his hand. Balaam [realized that it was an angel and] prostrated himself on the ground in front of the angel.
32 At sinabi sa kaniya ng anghel ng Panginoon, Bakit mo pinalo ang iyong asno nitong makaitlo? Narito, ako'y naparito na pinaka kalaban, sapagka't ang iyong lakad ay masama sa harap ko:
The angel asked him, ‘(Why did you strike your donkey three times?/ You should certainly not have struck the donkey three times! [RHQ] I have come to block your path because what you are planning to do is wrong.
33 At nakita ako ng asno, at lumiko sa harap ko nitong makaitlo: kundi siya lumihis sa harap ko, ay tunay na ngayon ay napatay kita, at nailigtas ang kaniyang buhay.
Three times your donkey saw me and turned away from me. If it had not done that, I would certainly have killed you already, but I would have allowed the donkey to live.”
34 At sinabi ni Balaam sa anghel ng Panginoon, Ako'y nagkasala; sapagka't hindi ko nalamang ikaw ay nakatayo sa daan laban sa akin: ngayon nga, kung inaakala mong masama, ay babalik ako uli.
Then Balaam said to the angel, “I have sinned. But I did not realize that you were standing there, trying to block my path. So if you do not want me to continue going, I will return home.”
35 At sinabi ng anghel ng Panginoon kay Balaam, Sumama ka sa mga tao: nguni't ang salita lamang na aking sasalitain sa iyo, ang siyang sasalitain mo. Sa gayon ay sumama si Balaam sa mga prinsipe ni Balac.
But the angel replied, “I will allow you to go with these men, but you must say only what I tell you to say!” So Balaam went on with the leaders whom Balak [had sent].
36 At nang mabalitaan ni Balac na si Balaam ay dumarating, ay lumabas upang kaniyang salubungin siya sa bayan ng Moab, na nasa hangganan ng Arnon, na siyang katapusang bahagi ng hangganan.
When King Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at a Moab town alongside the Arnon [River] that was at the border of his own land.
37 At sinabi ni Balac kay Balaam, Di ba ikaw ay aking pinaparoonang dalidali upang tawagin ka? bakit nga hindi ka naparito sa akin? hindi ba tunay na mapapupurihan kita?
[When he arrived where] Balaam was, he said to him, “I sent you [RHQ] a message saying that you should come immediately [RHQ]! Why did you not come immediately? [Did you think that] I was not able to pay you a lot of money for coming?”
38 At sinabi ni Balaam kay Balac, Narito, ako'y naparito sa iyo: mayroon ba ako ngayong anomang kapangyarihan na makapagsalita ng anomang bagay? ang salitang ilagay ng Dios sa aking bibig, yaon ang aking sasalitain.
Balaam replied, “I have come here now, but I am not able to say anything [that I want to]. I will say only the words that God tells me to say [MTY].”
39 At si Balaam ay sumama kay Balac, at sila'y naparoon sa Chiriath-huzoth.
Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-Huzoth [town].
40 At naghain si Balac, ng mga baka at mga tupa, at ipinadala kay Balaam, at sa mga prinsipe na kasama niya.
There Balak killed some cattle and sheep as sacrifices, and offered [parts of the meat] to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
41 At nangyari nang kinaumagahan, na isinama ni Balac si Balaam at isinampa siya sa matataas na dako ni Baal, at kaniyang nakita mula roon ang katapustapusang bahagi ng bayan.
[They slept there], and the next morning Balak took Balaam part way up [the mountain] to Bamoth-Baal [village]. From there, they could see some of the Israeli people who were down below.
