¹And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

¹Ut queßel saß li naßajej aßan eb laj Israel ut queßcôeb. Queßcuulac saß li ru takßa re Moab ut queßxyîb lix muhebâleb nachß riqßuin li nimaß Jordán saß xcaßyabâl li tenamit Jericó.

²And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

²Laj Balac li ralal laj Zipor, aßan lix reyeb laj Moab. Quirabi resil nak eb laj Israel queßnumta saß xbêneb laj amorreo.

³And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

³Laj Balac joßqueb ajcuiß chixjunileb laj Moab qui-oc xxiuheb xbaneb laj Israel xban nak kßaxal nabaleb.

⁴And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

⁴Eb laj Moab queßâtinac riqßuineb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Madián ut queßxye reheb: —Eb li tenamit aßan teßnumtâk saß kabên ut teßxsach ku chi junaj cua joß nak li cuacax nequeßxcuaß chixjunil li pachßayaß, chanqueb.

⁵He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

⁵Ut li rey Balac, li ralal laj Zipor, quixtaklaheb lix takl riqßuin laj Balaam li ralal laj Beor. Queßcôeb saß li naßajej Petor li cuan nachß riqßuin li nimaß Eufrates saß lix naßajeb laj Amav. Quixye reheb nak teßcuulak riqßuin laj Balaam teßxye re: —Nabaleb li cristian queßchal chak Egipto. Nachß cuanqueb riqßuin li kanaßaj ut teßraj rêchaninquil.

⁶Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

⁶Lâin nacuaj nak tatchâlk arin re tâtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb li cristian aßan xban nak kßaxal nabaleb ut cauheb rib chiku lâo. Cui tâbânu chi joßcan, mâre târûk takisiheb saß li kanaßaj. Lâin ninnau nak li ani nacatzßâma rosobtesinquil, osobtesinbil chic nacana. Ut li ani nacatzßâma mâusilal saß xbên, mâusilanbil chic nacana, chan lix reyeb laj Moab.

⁷And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

⁷Joßcan nak eb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Moab, rochbeneb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Madián queßcôeb riqßuin laj Balaam chixtzßâmanquil chiru nak tixtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb laj Israel ut queßxcßam xtumin re xtojbal li cßaßru tixbânu. Queßxye re cßaßru quixye laj Balac.

⁸And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

⁸Laj Balaam quixye reheb: —Texcanâk ut cuulaj tinye êre cßaßru tixye cue li Kâcuaß, chan. Joßcan nak queßxnumsi li kßojyîn riqßuin laj Balaam.

⁹And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

⁹Ut li Dios quixcßutbesi rib chiru laj Balaam ut quixye re: —¿Aniheb li cuînk li cuanqueb âcuiqßuin? chan.

¹⁰And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

¹⁰Ut laj Balaam quixye re: —Eb aßan taklanbileb chak cuiqßuin xban laj Balac lix reyeb laj Moab.

¹¹Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

¹¹Xtaklaheb chak chixyebal cue nak eb li cristian li queßel Egipto yôqueb chi oc saß lix naßajeb re teßrêchani. Numtajenak xqßuialeb. Laj Balac târaj nak tinxic ut tintzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb re nak tânumtâk saß xbêneb ut târisiheb saß lix naßaj, chan laj Balaam.

¹²And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

¹²Ut li Dios quixye re: —Matxic chirixeb chi moco tâtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb li tenamit aßan xban nak osobtesinbileb inban, chan li Kâcuaß.

¹³And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

¹³Cuulajak chic laj Balaam quicuacli ekßela ut cô riqßuineb li nequeßtenkßan re laj Balac. Quixye reheb: —Sukßinkex saß lê tenamit. Li Kâcuaß incßaß naraj nak tinxic chêrix, chan.

¹⁴And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

¹⁴Joßcan nak queßsukßi riqßuin laj Balac ut queßxye re: —Laj Balaam incßaß xraj châlc chikix, chanqueb.

¹⁵And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

¹⁵Ut laj Balac quixtaklaheb jalan lix takl. Kßaxal nabaleb ut nînkeb xcuanquil chiruheb li queßcôeb xbên cua.

¹⁶And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

¹⁶Queßcuulac riqßuin laj Balaam ut queßxye re: —Laj Balac li ralal laj Zipor xtakla xyebal âcue nak tâbânu usilal, mâkßetkßeti âcuib chi xic riqßuin, chanqueb.

¹⁷For I will promote thee unto very great honor, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

¹⁷Cui tatxic tixqßue nabal lâ mâtan ut tixbânu li cßaßru tâye. Joßcan ut tatxic anakcuan ut tâtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb li tenamit aßan, chanqueb.

¹⁸And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

¹⁸Abanan laj Balaam quixye reheb: —Usta laj Balac tixqßue cue li rochoch nujenak riqßuin plata ut oro, abanan lâin incßaß tinkßet râtin li Kâcuaß lin Dios. Incßaß tinkßet li râtin riqßuin xbânunquil li us, chi moco riqßuin xbânunquil li incßaß us.

¹⁹Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

¹⁹Nintzßâma chêru nak texcanâk chixnumsinquil li kßojyîn cuiqßuin. Lâin tinpatzß re li Kâcuaß cßaßru us tinbânu, chan.

²⁰And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

²⁰Ut li Dios quixcßutbesi rib chiru laj Balaam chiru li kßojyîn ut quixye re: —Cui eb li cuînk aßin xeßchal châcßambal, ayu chirixeb. Abanan mâcßaß tâbânu toj tinye âcue lâin, chan.

²¹And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

²¹Cuulajak chic laj Balaam quicuacli ut quixyîb rix lix bûr ut cô chirixeb li cuînk aj Moab.

²²And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

²²Quijoskßoß li Kâcuaß xban nak laj Balaam cô chirixeb li cuînk. Nak yô chi xic laj Balaam chirix lix bûr rochben li cuib chi môs, jun lix ángel li Kâcuaß quixxakab rib saß be re nak incßaß naru tânumekß.

²³And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

²³Quixqßue retal li bûr nak lix ángel li Kâcuaß xakxo saß be ut cuan xchßîchß saß rukß. Joßcan nak qui-el saß li be ut quixjal lix be. Qui-oc chixsacßbal li bûr laj Balaam re nak tâxic cuißchic saß li be.

²⁴But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

²⁴Ut lix ángel li Kâcuaß quixxakab rib saß li be saß xyi cuib sîril li uvas sutsu saß tzßac saß xcaß pacßalil li be.

²⁵And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

²⁵Li bûr quiril lix ángel li Kâcuaß ut quixqßue rib chiru li tzßac ut quixpitzß li rok laj Balaam. Ut laj Balaam quixsacß cuißchic lix bûr.

²⁶And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

²⁶Ut lix ángel li Kâcuaß cô chi ubej ut quixxakab rib saß jun li latzß re nak li bûr incßaß târûk tâxic saß lix nim chi moco saß li tzße. Incßaß quiru chi numecß.

²⁷And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

²⁷Nak li bûr quiril cuißchic lix ángel li Kâcuaß, quixyocob rib saß chßochß chi toj cuan laj Balaam chirix. Cßajoß nak quijoskßoß laj Balaam ut qui-oc chixsacßbal lix bûr riqßuin cheß.

²⁸And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

²⁸Ut li Kâcuaß quixqßue chi âtinac li bûr. Ut li bûr quixye re laj Balaam: —¿Cßaßru yôquin âcue nak yôcat chinsacßbal? Oxib sut ac xinâsacß, chan.

²⁹And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

²⁹Quichakßoc laj Balaam ut quixye re: —Xacßut inxutân. Cuan ta cuan inchßîchß cuiqßuin xatincamsi raj, chan.

³⁰And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

³⁰Ut li bûr quixye re: —¿Ma mâcuaß ta biß lâin lâ bûr? ¿Ma incßaß ta biß chicuix nacatbêc rajlal? ¿Ma xinbânu ta biß jun sutak âcue chi joßcaßin? chan. Ut laj Balaam quixye re: —Mâ jun sut xabânu, chan.

³¹Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

³¹Ut li Kâcuaß quixcßutbesi lix ángel chiru laj Balaam. Quixqßue retal nak xakxo saß be li ángel ut cuan xchßîchß saß rukß. Ut laj Balaam quixhupub rib saß chßochß.

³²And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

³²Lix ángel li Kâcuaß quixpatzß re laj Balaam: —¿Cßaßut nak xasacß lâ bûr oxib sut? Lâin cuanquin arin chixrambal âbe xban nak incßaß us li xic âcue chixbânunquil.

³³And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

³³Lâ bûr xinril. Joßcan nak xjal xbe oxib sut. Cui ta incßaß xjal xbe, lâin xatincamsi raj. Abanan incßaß raj xincamsi lâ bûr, chan.

³⁴And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

³⁴Laj Balaam quixye re lix ángel li Kâcuaß: —Lâin xinmâcob. Lâin incßaß xinnau nak xakxôcat arin chixrambal inbe. Cui incßaß nacacuaj nak tinxic, lâin tinsukßîk saß cuochoch, chan.

³⁵And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

³⁵Lix ángel li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Ayu chirixeb li cuînk aßin. Abanan caßaj cuiß tâye li cßaßru tinye âcue lâin, chan. Joßcan nak laj Balaam cô chirixeb li cuînk.

³⁶And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.

³⁶Nak laj Balac quirabi resil nak yôqueb chi châlc, cô chixcßulbaleb saß jun li tenamit li cuan chire li nimaß Arnón saß li nubâl re lix naßajeb laj Moab.

³⁷And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

³⁷Quixye re laj Balaam laj Balac: —¿Ma incßaß ta biß xintakla âbokbal? ¿Cßaßut nak incßaß xatcßulun chi junpât? ¿Ma incßaß xapâb nak tinqßue âlokßal? chan.

³⁸And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

³⁸Quichakßoc laj Balaam ut quixye: —Arin cuanquin anakcuan. Abanan incßaß naru tinâtinak yal injunes. Tento nak tinye li cßaßru naxcßut chicuu li Kâcuaß, chan.

³⁹And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.

³⁹Ut laj Balaam cô chirix laj Balac toj saß li tenamit Quiriat-huzot.

⁴⁰And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

⁴⁰Laj Balac quixtakla xcamsinquileb li bôyx ut li carner. Ut quixtakla li tib re laj Balaam ut reheb li cuanqueb rochben.Cuulajak chic laj Balac quixcßam laj Balaam ut queßcôeb toj Bamot-baal. Ut laj Balaam quiru rilbaleb laj Israel li cuanqueb chi nachß.

⁴¹And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

⁴¹Cuulajak chic laj Balac quixcßam laj Balaam ut queßcôeb toj Bamot-baal. Ut laj Balaam quiru rilbaleb laj Israel li cuanqueb chi nachß.