Numbers

1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel. he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,

2And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him,

3He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man hath said, whose eye ire stopped up:

4The hearer of the words of God hath said, he that hath beheld the vision of the Almighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are opened:

5How beautiful are thy tabernacles, O Jacob, and thy tents, O Israel!

6As woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord hath pitched, as cedars by the waterside.

7Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken awry.

8God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

9Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed.

10And Balac being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: I called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary hast blessed them three times.

11Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

12Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:

13If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to utter any thing of my own head either good or evil: but whatsoever the Lord shall say, that I will speak?

14But yet going to my people, I will give thee counsel, what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

15Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:

16The hearer of the words of God hath said, who knoweth the doctrine of the Highest, and seeth the visions of the Almighty, who falling hath his eyes opened:

17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth.

18And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully.

19Out of Jacob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city.

20And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.

21He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,

22And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.

23And taking up his parable, again he said: Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things?

24They shall come in galleys from Italy, they shall overcome the Assyrians, and shall waste the Hebrews, and at the last they themselves also shall perish.

25And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came.

1巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福与以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。

2巴兰举目，看见以色列人照着支派居住。 神的灵就临到他身上，

3他便题起诗歌说：比珥的儿子巴兰说， 眼目闭住的人说，

4得听 神的言语， 得见全能者的异象， 眼目睁开而仆倒的人说：

5雅各啊，你的帐棚何等华美！ 以色列啊，你的帐幕何其华丽！

6如接连的山谷， 如河旁的园子， 如耶和华所栽的沉香树， 如水边的香柏木。

7水要从他的桶里流出； 种子要撒在多水之处。 他的王必超过亚甲； 他的国必要振兴。

8神领他出埃及； 他似乎有野牛之力。 他要吞吃敌国， 折断他们的骨头， 用箭射透他们。

9他蹲如公狮， 卧如母狮，谁敢惹他？ 凡给你祝福的，愿他蒙福； 凡咒诅你的，愿他受咒诅。

10巴勒向巴兰生气，就拍起手来，对巴兰说：「我召你来为我咒诅仇敌，不料，你这三次竟为他们祝福。

11如今你快回本地去吧！我想使你得大尊荣，耶和华却阻止你不得尊荣。」

12巴兰对巴勒说：「我岂不是对你所差遣到我那里的使者说：

13『巴勒就是将他满屋的金银给我，我也不得越过耶和华的命，凭自己的心意行好行歹。耶和华说什么，我就要说什么』？」

巴兰末次预言

14「现在我要回本族去。你来，我告诉你这民日后要怎样待你的民。」

15他就题起诗歌说：比珥的儿子巴兰说： 眼目闭住的人说，

16得听 神的言语， 明白至高者的意旨， 看见全能者的异象， 眼目睁开而仆倒的人说：

17我看他却不在现时； 我望他却不在近日。 有星要出于雅各，有杖要兴于以色列， 必打破摩押的四角，毁坏扰乱之子。

18他必得以东为基业， 又得仇敌之地西珥为产业； 以色列必行事勇敢。

19有一位出于雅各的，必掌大权； 他要除灭城中的余民。

20巴兰观看亚玛力，就题起诗歌说： 亚玛力原为诸国之首， 但他终必沉沦。

21巴兰观看基尼人，就题起诗歌说： 你的住处本是坚固； 你的窝巢做在岩穴中。

22然而基尼必至衰微， 直到亚述把你掳去。

23巴兰又题起诗歌说： 哀哉！ 神行这事，谁能得活？

24必有人乘船从基提界而来， 苦害亚述，苦害希伯； 他也必至沉沦。

25于是巴兰起来，回他本地去；巴勒也回去了。