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.

¹Ker pa je Balaam videl, da je dobro v očeh GOSPODOVIH, če blagoslavlja Izraela, ni šel več kakor prvič in drugič za vražami svojimi, temuč obrne obličje svoje proti puščavi.

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.

²In povzdigne Balaam oči ter vidi Izraela ušatorjenega po rodovih svojih. In pride nadenj 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:

³in začne svoj govor in reče: Tako pravi Balaam, sin Beorjev, tako pravi mož odprtih oči,

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:

⁴tako pravi, ki sliši besede Boga silnega, ki vidi prikazen Vsemogočnega, ki pade, a oči so mu odprte:

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

⁵Kako so lepi šatori tvoji, o Jakob, prebivališča tvoja, o Izrael!

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.

⁶Kakor doline se razprostirajo, kakor vrtovi poleg reke, kakor alojeva drevesa, ki jih je GOSPOD zasadil, kakor cedre pri vodah.

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 poteče zvrhoma iz veder njegovih in seme njegovo bode v obilnih vodah; višji od Agaga bo njegov kralj in kraljestvo njegovo se poviša.

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.

⁸Bog mogočni ga je vodil iz Egipta; moč njegova je enaka bivolovi. Požre narode, ki ga stiskajo, in zdrobi jim kosti in s pšicami svojimi jih razkrši.

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.

⁹Legel je, da bi počival, kakor lev in kakor levinja; kdo ga zbudi? Kdorkoli te blagoslovi, bodi blagoslovljen, in kdor te preklinja, bodi preklet!

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.

¹⁰Tedaj se vname srd Balakov zoper Balaama, ploskne z rokama in reče Balaamu: Da prekolneš neprijatelje moje, sem te poklical, in glej, ti si jih le blagoslovil že tretjič.

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.

¹¹Zdaj pa se hitro poberi v svoj kraj! Mislil sem te s častmi obsipati, a glej, GOSPOD ti ni privoščil časti.

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

¹²Balaam pa reče Balaku: Nisem li tudi rekel slom tvojim, ki si jih poslal k meni, takole:

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?

¹³Če mi da Balak zlata in srebra polno hišo svojo, ne morem prestopiti povelja GOSPODOVEGA, da bi storil ali dobro ali hudo po svojih mislih, ampak da bom govoril, kar mi ukaže GOSPOD?

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.

¹⁴In sedaj, glej, grem k ljudstvu svojemu; pristópi, da ti oznanim, kaj stori to ljudstvo tvojemu ljudstvu v poznejših časih.

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

¹⁵In začne svoj govor in reče: Tako pravi Balaam, sin Beorjev, tako pravi mož odprtih oči,

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:

¹⁶tako pravi, ki sliši besede Boga silnega, ki ima spoznanje Najvišjega, ki vidi prikazen Vsemogočnega, ki pade, a oči mu so odprte:

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 jo, ali ne sedaj, gledam jo, a ne od blizu: zvezda vzhaja iz Jakoba in žezlo se vzdiguje iz Izraela, ki potare obedve strani Moabcem in razdere vse sinove hruma.

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

¹⁸In Edom mu bo posestvo, tudi Seir mu bo posestvo, sovražnika njegova; Izrael pa bo vršil junaške čine.

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

¹⁹In iz Jakoba bo eden vladal in pogubil preostale iz 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.

²⁰In ko je pogledal Amalekovce, poprime govor svoj in reče: Prvec narodov je Amalek, a konec njegov bode poguba.

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.

²¹In pogleda Kenejce, poprime govor svoj in reče: Močno je prebivališče tvoje, in na skalo si postavil svoje gnezdo.

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

²²A vendar bo Kenejec iztrebljen! Doklej še? Asur te popelje ujetega.

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

²³In poprime govor svoj in reče: Gorje, kdo bo živel, kadar Bog mogočni to stori?

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

²⁴In ladje pridejo od obrežja Kitima in ponižajo Asurja in ponižajo Heberja. Tudi on dospe v pogubo!In Balaam vstane ter odpotuje v svoj kraj; tudi Balak je šel svojim potem.

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

²⁵In Balaam vstane ter odpotuje v svoj kraj; tudi Balak je šel svojim potem.