¹And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

¹巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福以色列，就不再像前两次一样去求观兆的方法，却面向旷野。

²and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,

²巴兰举目，看见以色列人按着支派居住，　神的灵就临到他身上。

³and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut —

³他就作歌，说：“比珥的儿子巴兰说：‘有眼光的人说，

⁴An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:

⁴得听　神的话语、得见全能者的异象、身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说：

⁵How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

⁵雅各啊，你的会幕多么佳美；以色列啊，你的帐幕多么美好！

⁶As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

⁶像扩展的棕林，如河边的园子，似耶和华栽种的沉香树，又像水旁的香柏树。

⁷He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom.

⁷必有水从他的桶中流出来，他的后裔必在多水之处；他的王必超过亚甲，他的国度必被高举。

⁸God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth,

⁸领他出埃及的　神，对他好像野牛的角；他要吞吃敌国，打碎他们的骨头，用箭射透他们。

⁹He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.`

⁹他蹲伏躺下，好像公狮，又像母狮，谁敢使他起立呢？给你祝福的，愿他蒙福；咒诅你的，愿他受咒诅。’”

¹⁰And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed — these three times;

¹⁰巴勒向巴兰生气，就拍起手；巴勒对巴兰说：“我请你来咒诅我的敌人，如今你反倒祝福他们这三次。

¹¹and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.`

¹¹现在你逃回你的地方去吧；我说过我要大大地使你得尊荣，但是耶和华阻止你使你不得尊荣。”

¹²And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,

¹²巴兰对巴勒说：“我不是告诉了你派来的使者说：

¹³If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart — that which Jehovah speaketh — it I speak?

¹³‘就算巴勒把满屋的金银给我，我也不能越过耶和华的命令，随自己的心意行好行歹’吗？耶和华说什么，我就说什么。

¹⁴and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.`

¹⁴现在我要回我本族去了；你来，我要告诉你这个民族日后要怎样待你的人民。”

¹⁵And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut —

¹⁵巴兰第四次预言他就作歌，说：“比珥的儿子巴兰说：‘开着眼的人说，

¹⁶An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God — And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling — and eyes uncovered:

¹⁶那得听　神的话语、明白至高者的知识、得见全能者的异象、身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说：

¹⁷I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

¹⁷我看见他，却不是现在；我望见他，却不是近处；必有一星从雅各而出，必有一杖从以色列兴起；他必打碎摩押的额角，粉碎一切舍特人的头顶。

¹⁸And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

¹⁸他必得以东作产业，又得仇敌之地西珥作产业；只有以色列人成为强壮。

¹⁹And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.`

¹⁹有一位从雅各而出的必掌大权，他要除灭城中余下的人。’”

²⁰And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end — for ever he perisheth.`

²⁰巴兰最后预言巴兰看见了亚玛力，就作歌，说：“亚玛力原是列国之首，他的结局却是灭亡。”

²¹And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

²¹巴兰看见了基尼人，就作歌，说：“你的居所坚固，你的窝巢建在磐石中；

²²But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?`

²²但基尼必被毁灭；亚述要到几时才把你掳去呢？”

²³And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

²³巴兰又作歌，说：“哀哉，　神决定这事，谁能得活呢？

²⁴And — ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.`

²⁴必有船从基提而来，苦害亚述，苦害希伯；他却要灭亡。”

²⁵And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.

²⁵于是巴兰起来，回自己的地方去；巴勒也回去了。