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.

¹Vtedy keď videl Balám, že sa to ľúbi Hospodinovi, aby dobrorečil Izraelovi, neišiel už hľadať čarov ako vše predtým, ale obrátil svoju tvár k púšti.

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.

²A keď pozdvihol Balám svoje oči, videl Izraela, že leží podľa svojich pokolení, a prišiel na neho Duch Boží.

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

³Vtedy začal slávnostne svoju prorockú reč a riekol: Toto hovorí jako výrok Boží Balám, syn Beorov, a hovorí to muž, ktorý má otvorené oko;

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:

⁴hovorí ten, ktorý čuje reči silného Boha, ktorý vídava videnia Všemohúceho, ktorý keď aj upadne do spánku, má odkryté oči duše.

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

⁵Oj, aké krásne sú tvoje stány, ó, Jakobe, tvoje príbytky, ó, Izraelu!

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.

⁶Tiahnu sa jako potočné doliny; sú jako zahrady popri rieke, jako stromy aloe, ktoré sadil Hospodin, ako cedry nad vodami!

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.

⁷Voda potečie z jeho vedier, a jeho semeno na mnohých vodách; jeho kráľ bude vyvýšený viacej než Agag a jeho kráľovstvo sa povznesie.

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.

⁸Silný Bôh ho vyviedol z Egypta; vládu má, jako je vláda jednorožca. Požerie národy, svojich protivníkov, a ich kosti rozdrví a poprebáda ich svojimi šípami.

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.

⁹Sklonil sa, leží jako lev a jako ľvica; ktože ju soženie, aby vstala?! Ten, kto ti bude žehnať, bude požehnaný; a kto by ti zlorečil, bude zlorečený!

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.

¹⁰Vtedy sa zapálil hnev Balákov na Baláma, a pľasknúc rukami riekol Balák Balámovi: Zlorečiť mojim nepriateľom som ťa povolal, a hľa, ty neprestajne dobrorečíš, toto už po tretí raz!

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.

¹¹A tak teraz sa prac a utekaj na svoje miesto! Povedal som, že ťa budem veľmi ctiť, ale hľa, Hospodin nedal, aby sa ti dostalo cti.

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

¹²Na to povedal Balám Balákovi? Či som azda nehovoril už aj tvojim poslom, ktorých si poslal ku mne,

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?

¹³že ani keby mi dal Balák plný svoj dom striebra a zlata, nemohol by som prestúpiť rozkaz Hospodinov a učiniť zo svojho srdca už či dobré či zlé? Povedal som, že čo mi bude hovoriť Hospodin, to budem hovoriť.

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 teraz hľa, ja idem ku svojmu ľudu. Poď, dajúc radu oznámim ti, čo učiní tento ľud tvojmu ľudu v posledných dňoch.

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

¹⁵Tu začal slávnostne svoju prorockú reč a riekol: Toto hovorí Balám, syn Beorov, a hovorí to muž, ktorý má otvorené oko,

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:

¹⁶a hovorí ten, ktorý čuje reči silného Boha, ktorý zná známosť Najvyššieho, vídava videnia Všemohúceho, ktorý, aj keď upadne do spánku, má odkryté oči duše.

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.

¹⁷Uvidím ho, ale nie teraz: pozorovať ho budem, ale nie z blízka. Hviezda vyjde z Jakoba, a povstane berla z Izraela, zbije kúty Moábove a rozdrtí všetkých synov hrmotu vojny.

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

¹⁸Edom bude majetkom, i Seir bude majetkom, jeho nepriatelia. Ale Izrael dokáže hrdinskú silu.

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

¹⁹A bude panovať pošlý z Jakoba a zahubí ostatok z mesta.

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.

²⁰Keď uvidel Amalecha, začal i tu slávnostne svoju prorockú reč a riekol: Amalech je počiatkom a prvotinou národov, a jeho sledné bude to, že zahynie navždy.

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.

²¹A vidiac Kénitu začal slávnostne svoju prorockú reč a riekol: Pevné je tvoje bydlisko, a tvoje hniezdo je položené na skalu!

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

²²Isteže nebude Kain na spálenie. Dokedy? Assúr ťa zavedie do zajatia.

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

²³A ešte započal slávnostne svoju prorockú reč a riekol: Oj, beda, kto bude žiť, keď to učiní silný Bôh?

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

²⁴Lode priplujú od brehov Kittím a zohnú Assúra, zohnú i Hébera; aj on zahynie navždy.

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

²⁵Potom vstal Balám, išiel a navrátil sa na svoje miesto. Aj Balák išiel svojou cestou.