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.

¹Ut laj Balaam naxnau nak li Kâcuaß târaj târosobtesiheb laj Israel. Joßcan nak incßaß chic cô chi kßehînc joß quixbânu xcaß sut. Quixsukßisi ban rib ut qui-iloc saß li chaki chßochß.

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.

²Ut quiril lix muhebâleb laj Israel chi têp chßutchßûqueb. Ut lix musikß li Kâcuaß quichal riqßuin laj Balaam.

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

³Ut laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam, li ralal laj Beor. Aßan aßin li cßaßru quicßutbesîc chicuu xban li Dios.—

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:

⁴Laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam li quin-abin re li cßaßru quixye li Kâcuaß. Lâin quin-iloc re li visión li quixcßutbesi li nimajcual Dios. Lâin quincubsi cuib chiru li Kâcuaß, ut aßan quixcßut lix yâlal chicuu.

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

⁵Cßajoß xchßinaßusal lê muhebâl lâex aj Israel. Kßaxal chßinaßus li naßajej li nequexcuan cuiß, lâex li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob.

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.

⁶Kßaxal nabal lê muhebâl. Chanchaneb li rok haß ut chanchaneb li xnaßaj li acuîmk chire li nimaß. Chanchaneb li áloe aubil xban li Kâcuaß. Chanchaneb li cheß chacalteß li cuanqueb chire li nimaß.

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.

⁷Cuânk tzßakal lix haßeb. Tzßakalak lix haßeb re teßrucß ut re teßxtßakresi li racuîmkeb. Ut nimâk xcuanquil lix reyeb chiru lix cuanquil li rey Agag. Qßuebilak xlokßal lix cuanquil.

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.

⁸Li Kâcuaß qui-isin reheb saß li naßajej Egipto. Kßaxal cau xmetzßêuheb. Chanchan xmetzßêu li bôyx li cuan saß qßuicheß. Teßnumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Teßxtoki lix bakeleb ut teßxcuteb riqßuin lix tzimajeb.

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.

⁹Eb laj Israel chanchaneb li cakcoj. Nak nequeßoc chi hilânc, mâ ani naru na-ajsin reheb. Osobtesinbilakeb li teßxtzßâma rosobtesinquileb laj Israel. Ut tzßektânanbilakeb li teßxtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb, chan laj Balaam.

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.

¹⁰Cßajoß nak quijoskßoß laj Balac nak quirabi li quixye laj Balaam. Quixpokle li rukß ut quixye re laj Balaam: —Xatinbok re nak tâtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc cue. Abanan lâat xatzßâma rosobtesinquileb oxib sut.

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.

¹¹Elen arin saß junpât. Sukßin saß lâ cuochoch. Lâin xinye nak tinqßue âlokßal. Abanan li Kâcuaß incßaß xraj nak tâcßul âlokßal, chan.

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

¹²Laj Balaam quixye re: —¿Ma incßaß ta biß xinye chi tzßakal reheb lâ takl nak xeßcuulac cuiqßuin?

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?

¹³Xinye reheb: Usta tixqßue cue li rochoch laj Balac nujenak riqßuin plata ut oro, abanan mâcßaß tinbânu injunes usta châbil usta incßaß. Incßaß tinkßet li râtin li Dios. Caßaj cuiß li cßaßru tixcßut chicuu li Kâcuaß tinye.

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.

¹⁴Anakcuan xic cue saß lin tenamit. Abanan xbên cua tinye âcue cßaßru teßxbânu êre eb laj Israel saß eb li cutan chalen, chan laj Balaam.

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

¹⁵Ut laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam, li ralal laj Beor. Lâin nacuil chi tzßakal li cßaßru tâcßulmânk.

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:

¹⁶Lâin quin-abin re li cßaßru quixye li Kâcuaß. Lâin li ninnaßoc re xcßaßux li nimajcual Dios. Lâin li quin-iloc re li visión li quixcßutbesi li nimajcual Dios. Lâin quincubsi cuib chiru li Kâcuaß ut aßan quixcßut lix yâlal chicuu.

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.

¹⁷Lâin quicuil saß visión li cßaßru tâcßulmânk saß xyânkeb laj Israel saß eb li cutan teßchâlk. Tâcuânk jun li rey saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Chanchanak jun li chahim. Tânumtâk saß xbêneb li ralal xcßajol laj Moab ut tixsach ruheb li ralal xcßajol laj Set.

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

¹⁸Eb laj Israel teßnumtâk saß xbêneb laj Edom. Teßnumtâk saß xbêneb laj Seir li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Ut tânimânk xcuanquileb laj Israel.

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

¹⁹Jun li kßaxal nim xcuanquil tâcuânk saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Ut aßan tânumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc re ut aßan tâsachok reheb li tenamit li joß qßuial teßcanâk.

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.

²⁰Ut laj Balaam qui-iloc saß xjayal lix tenamit laj Amalec ut quixye li cßaßru teßxcßul. Quixye: —Laj Amalec, aßan li kßaxal nim xcuanquil saß xyânkeb li xnînkal ru tenamit. Abanan tâsachekß ru chi junaj cua.—

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.

²¹Ut nak qui-iloc saß xjayal lix tenamiteb laj Ceneo laj Balaam quixye li cßaßru teßxcßul eb aßan. Quixye: —Lâex aj Ceneo, quecauresi chi us lê naßaj ut saß xbên nînki pec cuan.

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

²²Abanan eb laj Asiria teßnumtâk saß êbên lâex aj Ceneo ut texcßam chi prêxil, chan.

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

²³Ut quixye ajcuiß laj Balaam: —¿Ani ta biß târûk tâcolekß nak li Dios tixbânu li cßaßak re ru aßin?

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

²⁴Teßchâlk chak Quitim saß eb li jucub ut teßxrahobtesiheb laj Asiria ut teßxrahobtesiheb ajcuiß li ralal xcßajol laj Heber. Abanan eb laj Quitim teßsachekß ajcuiß ruheb, chan.Ut chirix aßan laj Balaam quisukßi saß xtenamit. Joßcan ajcuiß laj Balac quisukßi saß li rochoch.

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

²⁵Ut chirix aßan laj Balaam quisukßi saß xtenamit. Joßcan ajcuiß laj Balac quisukßi saß li rochoch.