¹And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

¹Kad opazi Bileam da je Jahvi drago što on blagoslivlja Izraela, ne htjede više ni ići kao prije u potragu za znamenjima, nego se licem okrenu prema pustari.

²And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

²Bileam podiže oči i vidje Izraela utaborena po njegovim plemenima. Na nj siđe Duh Božji

³And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

³i on poče svoju pjesmu te reče: "Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,

⁴He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

⁴proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.

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

⁵Kako su lijepi ti šatori, Jakove, i stanovi tvoji, Izraele!

⁶As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

⁶Kao dolovi što se steru, kao vrtovi uz obalu rijeke, kao aloje što ih Jahve posadi, kao cedri pokraj voda!

⁷He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁷Iz potomstva junak mu izlazi, nad mnogim on vlada narodima. Kralj će njegov nadvisit' Agaga, uzdiže se kraljevstvo njegovo.

⁸God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

⁸Iz Egipta Bog ga izveo, on je njemu k'o rozi bivola. On proždire narode dušmanske, on njihove kosti drobi.

⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

⁹Skupio se, polegao poput lava, poput lavice: tko ga podići smije? Blagoslovljen bio tko te blagoslivlje, proklet da je tko tebe proklinje!"

¹⁰And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

¹⁰I usplamtje srdžbom Balak na Bileama i udari rukom o ruku. "Pozvao sam te da prokuneš moje neprijatelje", reče Balak Bileamu, "a kad tamo, ti ih blagoslovi evo triput!

¹¹Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.

¹¹Nosi se odmah u svoj kraj. Bio sam rekao: dostojno ću te počastiti! A eto, Jahve te liši časti."

¹²And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

¹²Nato Bileam odgovori Balaku: "Zar nisam rekao i tvojim glasnicima koje si k meni poslao:

¹³If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

¹³'Da mi Balak dadne svoju kuću punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti zapovijed Jahvinu i po svojoj volji činiti bilo dobro, bilo zlo; ono što kaže Jahve, to ću i ja reći.'

¹⁴And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

¹⁴A sada, kad, evo, odlazim k svome narodu, hajde da ti objavim što će ovaj narod učiniti tvome narodu u budućnosti!"

¹⁵And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

¹⁵I poče svoju pjesmu i reče: "Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,

¹⁶He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

¹⁶proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji poznaje mudrost Svevišnjega, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.

¹⁷I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

¹⁷Vidim ga, ali ne sada: motrim ga, al' ne iz blizine: od Jakova zvijezda izlazi, od Izraela žezlo se diže. On Moabu razbija bokove i svu djecu Šetovu zatire!

¹⁸And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

¹⁸Edom će njegovim postati posjedom, a Seir zemljom osvojenom. Razvija snagu svoju Izrael,

¹⁹Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

¹⁹Jakov vlada nad neprijateljima i uništava preživjele iz Ira."

²⁰And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

²⁰Bileam se zagleda u Amaleka te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: "Amalek je prvenac među narodima, ali vječna propast njegov je svršetak."

²¹And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

²¹Onda se zagleda u Kenijce te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: "Tvrd je stan tvoj, Kajine, na timoru ti gnijezdo savijeno!

²²Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²²Al' gnijezdo pripada Beoru; dokle ćeš Ašuru robovati?"

²³And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

²³Opet poče svoju pjesmu i reče: "Narodi pomorski sabiru se sa sjevera,

²⁴And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

²⁴a brodovlje od strane Kitima. Podjarmljuju Ašur, podjarmljuju Heber, pa i njega će propast stići vječita."

²⁵And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

²⁵Potom ustade Bileam te se uputi natrag u svoj kraj. A i Balak ode svojim putem.