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

¹A synovia Izraelovi sa rušali a rozložili sa táborom v Arbót-moábe, na druhej strane Jordána, naproti Jerichu.

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

²A Balák, syn Cipporov, videl všetko, čo učinil Izrael Amorejovi.

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

³Preto sa veľmi bál Moáb izraelského ľudu, lebo ho bolo mnoho, a preto sa hrozil Moáb synov Izraelových.

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.

⁴A Moáb povedal starším Madiana: Teraz požerie toto shromaždenie všetko, čo je vôkol nás, tak ako čo vôl požerie trávu na poli. A Balák, syn Cipporov, bol toho času kráľom nad Moábom.

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:

⁵Ten poslal poslov k Balámovi, synovi Beorovmu, do mesta Petora, ktoré je pri rieke v zemi synov jeho ľudu, zavolať ho povediac: Hľa, nejaký ľud vyšiel z Egypta a hľa, pokryl povrch zeme a usadil sa naproti mne.

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.

⁶Preto teraz, prosím, poď, prekľaj mi tento ľud, lebo je mocnejší odo mňa. Snáď ho tak zmôžem; uderíme naň, a vyženiem ho zo zeme; lebo viem, že ten, koho ty požehnáš, je požehnaný, a komu zazlorečíš, bude zlorečený.

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.

⁷A tak išli starší Moábovi a starší Madianovi nesúc veštné vo svojej ruke. A keď prišli k Balámovi, hovorili mu slová Balákove.

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.

⁸A on im povedal: Prenocujte tu tejto noci, a dám vám odpoveď podľa toho, čo mi bude hovoriť Hospodin. A tedy zostaly moábske kniežatá u Baláma.

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

⁹A Bôh prišiel k Balámovi a riekol: Kto sú to títo mužovia tu u teba?

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

¹⁰A Balám povedal Bohu: Balák, syn Cipporov, moábsky kráľ, poslal ku mne s odkazom:

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.

¹¹Hľa, toď ľud, ktorý ide z Egypta a pokryl povrch zeme! Poď teraz, prekľaj mi ho, snáď budem tak môcť bojovať proti nemu a zaženiem ho.

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

¹²Ale Bôh riekol Balámovi: Nepojdeš s nimi! Nebudeš zlorečiť tomu ľudu, lebo je požehnaný.

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.

¹³Potom vstal Balám ráno a povedal kniežatám Balákovým: Iďte do svojej zeme, lebo mi nechce dať Hospodin, aby som išiel s vami.

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

¹⁴A moábske kniežatá vstaly a prišly k Balákovi a riekly: Nechcel ísť s nami Balám.

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

¹⁵Vtedy znova poslal Balák kniežatá, viaceré a slávnejšie ako tamtie.

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:

¹⁶A keď prišli k Balámovi, povedaly mu: Takto hovorí Balák, syn Cipporov: Nedaj sa, prosím, ničomu zdržať prijsť ku mne!

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.

¹⁷Lebo istotne ťa budem veľmi ctiť, a všetko, čo mi povieš, učiním. A tedy, prosím, poď, prekľaj mi tento ľud!

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.

¹⁸Na to odpovedal Balám a riekol služobníkom Balákovým: Ani keby mi dal Balák plný svoj dom striebra a zlata, nemohol by som prestúpiť rozkaz Hospodina, svojho Boha, aby som učinil proti nemu už či malé a či veľké.

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

¹⁹Ale však teraz zostaňte, prosím, aj vy tu tejto noci, aby som zvedel, čo bude ďalej hovoriť so mnou Hospodin.

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.

²⁰A Bôh prišiel k Balámovi vnoci a riekol mu: Ak ťa prišli volať tí mužovia, vstaň, iď s nimi. Ale budeš robiť len to, čo ti ja budem hovoriť.

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

²¹A tak vstal Balám ráno, osedlal svoju oslicu a išiel s kniežatami Moábovými.

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.

²²Ale hnev Boží sa rozpálil preto, že išiel. A anjel Hospodinov sa postavil do cestu, aby sa mu protivil, a on sa niesol na svojej oslici, a jeho dvaja služobníci s ním.

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.

²³A keď videla oslica anjela Hospodinovho stáť na ceste, a že má svoj meč vytasený vo svojej ruke, oslica sa uhla z cesty a išla poľom. A Balám bil oslicu, aby ju uhnul na cestu.

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.

²⁴Potom zastál anjel Hospodinov na úzkej ceste viníc, kde bol múr z jednej i z druhej strany.

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.

²⁵A oslica vidiac anjela Hospodinovho pritisla sa ku stene a pritisla nohu Balámovi ku stene. Preto ju zase bil.

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.

²⁶A anjel Hospodinov išiel opät ďalej a zastál na takom úzkom mieste, na ktorom nebolo cesty uhnúť napravo alebo naľavo.

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.

²⁷A keď videla oslica anjela Hospodinovho, položila sa pod Balámom na zem. Preto sa rozhneval Balám a bil oslicu palicou.

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?

²⁸Vtedy otvoril Hospodin ústa oslice, a riekla Balámovi: Čo som ti urobila, že ma biješ toto už po tretí raz?

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.

²⁹A Balám povedal oslici: Lebo si robíš zo mňa blázna. Oj, aby som mal meč vo svojej ruke, je isté, že by som ťa teraz zabil.

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.

³⁰Na to riekla oslica Balámovi: Či nie som ja tvoja oslica, na ktorej si jazdieval celý svoj život až do tohoto dňa? A či som azda mala voľakedy obyčaj robiť ti tak? A povedal: Nie.

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.

³¹Tu odkryl Hospodin oči Balámove, a videl anjela Hospodinovho stáť na ceste, ktorý mal svoj meč vytasený vo svojej ruke. A skloniac hlavu klaňal sa mu padnúc na svoju tvár.

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:

³²A anjel Hospodinov mu riekol: Prečo si bil svoju oslicu toto už po tretí raz? Hľa, ja som vyšiel protiviť sa ti, lebo táto cesta je zhubná predo mnou.

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.

³³Keď ma videla oslica, vyhla sa mi toto už po tretí raz. A nech sa mi nevyhne, je isté, že by som i ja teba bol teraz zabil a ju by som bol nechal živú.

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.

³⁴Vtedy povedal Balám anjelovi Hospodinovmu: Zhrešil som, lebo som nevedel, že ty stojíš naproti mne na ceste, a tak teraz, ak je to zlé v tvojich očiach, vrátim sa domov.

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.

³⁵Ale anjel Hospodinov riekol Balámovi: Iď s tými mužmi! Avšak jedine to slovo, ktoré ti budem hovoriť, to budeš hovoriť. A tak išiel Balám s kniežatami Balákovými.

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.

³⁶Keď počul Balák, že ide Balám, vyšiel mu naproti do mesta Moábovho, ktoré je na hranici Arnona, ktorý je na konci územia.

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?

³⁷A Balák povedal Balámovi: Či som neposlal naozaj k tebe, aby ťa zavolali? Prečo si hneď neprišiel ku mne? Či azda preto, že by som ťa nemohol náležite uctiť?

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.

³⁸No, Balám povedal Balákovi: Hľa, prišiel som k tebe. Ale i teraz, či azda budem môcť hovoriť niečo sám od seba? Slovo, ktoré Bôh vloží do mojich úst, to budem hovoriť.

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

³⁹A tak išiel Balám s Balákom, a prišli do Kirjat-chucót.

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

⁴⁰A Balák obetujúc nabil volov a drobného dobytka a poslal Balámovi a kniežatám, ktoré boly s ním.

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.

⁴¹A stalo sa druhého dňa ráno, že Balák pojal Baláma a vyviedol ho na výšiny Bála, odkiaľ videl koniec izraelského ľudu.