¹And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

¹Kui Bileam nägi, et Iisraeli õnnistamine oli Issanda silmis hea, siis ei läinud ta mitte nagu eelmistel kordadel otsima endemärke, vaid pööras oma näo kõrbe poole.

²And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

²Ja kui Bileam oma silmad üles tõstis, siis ta nägi Iisraeli asuvat leeris oma suguharude kaupa. Ja tema peale tuli Jumala Vaim.

³And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

³Ta hakkas rääkima ja ütles: 'Nõnda kuulutab Bileam, Beori poeg, nõnda kõneleb avatud silmaga mees,

⁴He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

⁴nõnda kuulutab Jumala kõnede kuulaja, kes näeb Kõigeväelise nägemusi, mahalangenuna avatud silmil:

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

⁵kui kaunid on su telgid, Jaakob, su eluasemed, oh Iisrael!

⁶As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

⁶Nagu laiuvad orud, nagu rohuaiad jõe kaldal, nagu Issanda istutatud aaloepuud, nagu seedripuud vete ääres.

⁷Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁷Vesi ta astjaist voolab üle ja ta külvil on palju vett. Tema kuningas on Agagist vägevam ja ta kuningriik ülendab ennast.

⁸God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [them] through with his arrows.

⁸Jumal, kes tõi tema Egiptusest, on talle otsekui sarved metshärjale. Ta neelab rahvaid, oma vaenlasi, ta murrab nende luid, oma nooltega purustab neid.

⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

⁹Ta on laskunud lebama, ta lamab nagu lõvi või emalõvi, kes julgeks teda äratada? Õnnistatud olgu, kes sind õnnistavad, neetud, kes sind neavad!'

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.

¹⁰Siis Baalaki viha süttis põlema Bileami vastu ja ta lõi oma käed kokku. Ja Baalak ütles Bileamile: 'Ma kutsusin sind needma mu vaenlasi, ja vaata, sa oled neid kolm korda õnnistanud.

¹¹Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

¹¹Mine nüüd, põgene koju! Ma kavatsesin sind väga austada, aga näe, Issand on keelanud sind austada!'

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

¹²Ja Bileam vastas Baalakile: 'Eks ma rääkinud juba su käskjalgadele, keda sa saatsid minu juurde, öeldes:

¹³If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?

¹³Isegi kui Baalak annaks oma koja täie hõbedat ja kulda, ei võiks ma üle astuda Issanda käsust, tehes head või kurja omaenese südame järgi. Mis Issand räägib, seda räägin ka mina!

¹⁴And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

¹⁴Ja nüüd, vaata, ma lähen oma rahva juurde. Tule, ma kuulutan sulle, mida see rahvas teeb sinu rahvaga tulevasil päevil!'

¹⁵And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

¹⁵Ja ta hakkas rääkima ning ütles: 'Nõnda kuulutab Bileam, Beori poeg, nõnda kõneleb avatud silmaga mees,

¹⁶He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹⁶nõnda kuulutab Jumala kõnede kuulaja ja Kõigekõrgema tarkuse tundja, kes näeb Kõigeväelise nägemusi, mahalangenuna avatud silmil.

¹⁷I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.

¹⁷Ma näen teda, aga mitte nüüd, ma silmitsen teda, aga mitte ligidalt: Jaakobist tõuseb täht, Iisraelist kerkib valitsuskepp. See purustab Moabi oimud ja kõigi Seti poegade pealaed.

¹⁸And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.

¹⁸Edom saab alistatud maaks ja Seir alluvaks oma vaenlastele, sest Iisrael teeb vägitegusid.

¹⁹And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

¹⁹Jaakobist tuleb valitseja ja ta hävitab linnast põgenenu.'

²⁰And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

²⁰Ja kui ta nägi Amalekki, siis ta hakkas rääkima ning ütles: 'Rahvaist esimene on Amalek, aga ta lõpp on häving igavesti!'

²¹And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.

²¹Ja kui ta nägi keenlasi, siis ta hakkas rääkima ning ütles: 'Su eluase on püsiv ja su pesa on pandud kaljule.

²²Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²²Aga siiski hävitatakse Kain! Kui kaua veel? Ja Assur viib sind vangi!'

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

²³Ja ta hakkas rääkima ning ütles: 'Oh häda! Kes jääb elama, kui Jumal seda teeb?

²⁴But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.

²⁴Need, kes lähevad välja kittide rannast, alandavad Assurit ja alandavad Eberit, aga ka tema hävib igavesti.'

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

²⁵Seejärel Bileam võttis kätte ja asus teele ning läks tagasi koju. Ka Baalak läks oma teed.