¹巴勒和巴兰献祭

¹And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this [place] seven altars, and make ready for me in this [place] seven bullocks and seven rams.`

²巴勒照着巴兰吩咐的行了；巴勒和巴兰在每座祭坛上献一头公牛和一只公绵羊。

²And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak — Balaam also — offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,

³巴兰对巴勒说：“你要站在你的燔祭旁边，我要往前去，或者耶和华会来迎见我；他指示我什么，我必告诉你。”于是巴兰上了一块高地。

³and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me — I have declared to thee;` and he goeth [to] a high place.

⁴　神迎见巴兰；巴兰对　神说：“我已经预备了七座祭坛，在各座祭坛上献了一头公牛和一只公绵羊。”

⁴And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, `The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;`

⁵耶和华把话传给巴兰，又说：“你要回到巴勒那里去，要这样这样说。”

⁵and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.`

⁶他就回到巴勒那里，见他和摩押所有的领袖都站在燔祭旁边。

⁶And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

⁷巴兰第一次预言巴兰就作歌，说：“巴勒把我从亚兰领出来，摩押王引我出东山，说：‘来吧，为我咒骂雅各，来啊，咒骂以色列。’

⁷And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `From Aram he doth lead me — Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come — curse for me Jacob, And come — be indignant [with] Israel.

⁸　神没有咒诅的，我怎能咒诅呢？耶和华没有咒骂的，我怎能咒骂呢？

⁸What — do I pierce? — God hath not pierced! And what — am I indignant? — Jehovah hath not been indignant!

⁹我从高峰观看他们，从山上眺望他们；这是独居的民族，不列在万国之中。

⁹For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.

¹⁰谁能数算雅各的灰尘？谁能计算以色列的四分之一呢？愿我的死像正直人的死，愿我之终如正直人之终。”

¹⁰Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!`

¹¹巴勒对巴兰说：“你向我作的是什么事呢？我领你来咒诅我的仇敌，你反倒给他们祝福。”

¹¹And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee — and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;`

¹²巴兰回答，说：“耶和华传给我的话，我怎能不谨慎说呢？”

¹²and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth — it do I not take heed to speak?`

¹³巴勒对巴兰说：“请你与我到另一个地方去，从那里你可以看见他们；不过你不能看见他们全部，只能看见他们边界的一部分；在那里你要为我咒诅他们。”

¹³And Balak saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;`

¹⁴于是巴勒带巴兰到了琐腓田，上了毗斯迦山顶，筑了七座祭坛，在每座祭坛上献了一头公牛和一只公绵羊。

¹⁴and he taketh him [to] the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.

¹⁵巴兰对巴勒说：“你要在这里站在你的燔祭旁边，等我到那边去迎见耶和华。”

¹⁵And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I — I meet [Him] there;`

¹⁶耶和华见了巴兰，把话传给他，说：“你回到巴勒那里去，要这样这样说。”

¹⁶and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.`

¹⁷巴兰回到巴勒那里，见他站在自己的燔祭旁边，摩押的领袖也与他在那里。巴勒问巴兰：“耶和华说了什么话呢？”

¹⁷And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?`

¹⁸巴兰第二次预言巴兰作歌，说：“巴勒啊，要起来听；西拨的儿子啊，侧耳听我。

¹⁸And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹　神不是人，必不致说谎，也不是人子，必不致后悔。他说话，怎能不作？他发言，怎能不作成？

¹⁹God [is] not a man — and lieth, And a son of man — and repenteth! Hath He said — and doth He not do [it]? And spoken — and doth He not confirm it?

²⁰我奉命来祝福；　神要赐福，我不能改变。

²⁰Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.

²¹在雅各中不见罪孽，在以色列中也不见患难；耶和华他们的　神与他们同在，有君王欢呼的声音在他们中间。

²¹He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God [is] with him, And a shout of a king [is] in him.

²²领他们出埃及的　神，对他们有如野牛的角。

²²God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;

²³在雅各中没有观兆的，在以色列中也没有占卜；到了适当的时候，必有话对雅各和以色列说：‘　神为他们行了何等的大事！’

²³For no enchantment [is] against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!

²⁴这民族起来有如母狮，挺身好像公狮；不吃下猎物，不喝被杀的人的血，决不卧下。”

²⁴Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.`

²⁵巴勒对巴兰说：“你一点不要咒诅他们，也不要祝福他们。”

²⁵And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;`

²⁶巴兰回答巴勒说：“我不是告诉过你说：‘耶和华吩咐我的，我都必要遵行’吗？”

²⁶and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh — it I do?`

²⁷巴兰第三次预言巴勒对巴兰说：“你来，我领你到另一个地方去，或者　神喜欢你，你就可以在那里为我咒诅他们。”

²⁷And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God — to pierce it for me from thence.`

²⁸于是，巴勒领巴兰到了俯视旷野的毗珥山顶去。

²⁸And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,

²⁹巴兰对巴勒说：“你要在这里给我筑七座祭坛，也要为我预备七头公牛和七只公绵羊。”

²⁹and Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this [place] seven altars, and make ready for me in this [place] seven bullocks and seven rams;`

³⁰巴勒就照着巴兰所说的行了，在每座祭坛上，献上一头公牛和一只公绵羊。

³⁰and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.