¹Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely nifindra nitoby tao Arbota-moaba, tany an-dafin'i Jordana tandrifin'i Jeriko.

¹And the sons of Israel journey and encamp in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, [by] Jericho.

²[Ny nampanalan'i Balaka an'i Balama] Ary Balaka, zanak'i Zipora, nahita izay rehetra efa nataon'ny Isiraely tamin'ny Amorita.

²And Balak son of Zippor seeth all that Israel hath done to the Amorite,

³Dia raiki-tahotra indrindra ny Moabita noho ny hamaroan'ny olona; ary nangorohoro ny Moabita noho ny Zanak'Isiraely.

³and Moab is exceedingly afraid of the presence of the people, for it [is] numerous; and Moab is vexed by the presence of the sons of Israel,

⁴Dia hoy izy tamin'ny loholon'ny Midianita: Ankehitriny dia hiraoka izay rehetra manodidina antsika ireto vahoaka be ireto tahaka ny firaokan'ny omby ny zava-maitso any an-tsaha. Ary Balaka, zanak'i Zipora, no mpanjakan'i Moaba tamin'izany andro izany.

⁴and Moab saith unto the elders of Midian, `Now doth the assembly lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the green thing of the field.` And Balak son of Zippor [is] king of Moab at that time,

⁵Dia naniraka olona izy ho any amin'i Balama, zanak'i Beora, any Petora, izay eo amoron'ny Ony, dia eo amin'ny tanin'ny fireneny, mba hampaka azy, ka nanao hoe: Indro, misy firenena nivoaka avy tany Egypta; ary indro, mandrakotra ny tany rehetra izy ka mitoby tandrifiko;

⁵and he sendeth messengers unto Balaam son of Beor, to Pethor, which [is] by the River of the land of the sons of his people, to call for him, saying, `Lo, a people hath come out of Egypt; lo, it hath covered the eye of the land, and it is abiding over-against me;

⁶koa ankehitriny mba mankanesa atỳ, ka ozòny ho ahy ity firenena ity, fa mahery noho izaho izy; angamba hahazo mamely azy isika, ka handroaka azy hiala amin'ny tany aho; satria fantatro fa izay tsofinao rano dia voatahy, ary izay ozoninao dia voaozona.

⁶and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it [is] mightier than I; it may be I prevail — we smite it — and I cast it out from the land; for I have known — that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.`

⁷Dia nandeha ny loholon'ny Moabita sy ny loholon'ny Midianita nitondra ny saran'ny fankatovana teny an-tànany; dia nankany amin'i Balama izy ka nilaza taminy izay tenin'i Balaka.

⁷And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak,

⁸Ary hoy Balama taminy: Mandria atỳ anio alina, dia hamaly ny teninareo aho, araka izay holazain'i Jehovah amiko. Dia nitoetra tao amin'i Balama ireo andrian-dahin'i Moaba.

⁸and he saith unto them, `Lodge here to-night, and I have brought you back word, as Jehovah speaketh unto me;` and the princes of Moab abide with Balaam.

⁹Ary Andriamanitra nankao amin'i Balama ka nanao hoe: Iza moa ireo lehilahy ato aminao ireo?

⁹And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who [are] these men with thee?`

¹⁰Dia hoy Balama tamin'Andriamanitra: Balaka, zanak'i Zipora, mpanjakan'i Moaba, no efa naniraka tamiko hoe:

¹⁰And Balaam saith unto God, `Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:

¹¹Indro ny firenena izay nivoaka avy tany Egypta mandrakotra ny tany rehetra; koa mankanesa atỳ ankehitriny, ka ozòny ho ahy izy; angamba haharesy azy aho ka haharoaka azy.

¹¹Lo, the people that is coming out from Egypt and covereth the eye of the land, — now come, pierce it for me; it may be I am able to fight against it, and have cast it out;`

¹²Ary hoy Andriamanitra tamin'i Balama: Aza mandeha miaraka aminy, na manozona izany firenena izany, fa voatahy izy.

¹²and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.`

¹³Dia nifoha maraina koa Balama, ka nanao tamin'ireo andriandahin'i Balaka hoe: Andeha mody any amin'ny taninareo; fa tsy avelan'i Jehovah handeha hiaraka aminareo aho.

¹³And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saith unto the princes of Balak, `Go unto your land, for Jehovah is refusing to suffer me to go with you;`

¹⁴Ary niainga ireo andriandahin'i Moaba, dia tonga tany amin i Balaka ka nanao hoe: Tsy nety nandeha niaraka taminay Balama.

¹⁴and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.`

¹⁵Ary Balaka naniraka andriandahy maro sady malaza noho ny teo indray.

¹⁵And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,

¹⁶Dia tonga tao amin'i Balama ireny ka nanao taminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Balaka, zanak'i Zipora: Aoka mba tsy ho azon-tsampona ny hankanesanao atỳ amiko;

¹⁶and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,

¹⁷fa hanome anao voninahitra lehibe indrindra aho, ary izay rehetra holazainao amiko dia hataoko avokoa; koa masìna ianao, mankanesa atỳ, ozòny ho ahy ity firenena ity.

¹⁷for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.`

¹⁸Fa namaly Balama ka nanao tamin'ny mpanompon'i Balaka hoe: Na dia homen'i Balaka volafotsy sy volemana eran'ny tranony aza aho, dia tsy mahazo manoatra ny tenin'i Jehovah Andriamanitro aho, na handatsaka, na hampihoatra.

¹⁸And Balaam answereth and saith unto the servants of Balak, `If 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 my God, to do a little or a great thing;

¹⁹Nefa, na dia izany aza, mitoera atỳ ihany koa ianareo anio alina, mba ho fantatro izay mbola holazain'i Jehovah amiko koa.

¹⁹and, now, abide, I pray you, in this [place], you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.`

²⁰Ary nony alina dia nankao amin'i Balama Andriamanitra ka nanao taminy hoe: Raha haka anao no nahatongavan'ireo olona ireo, dia miaingà ka mandehana ihany miaraka aminy; kanefa ny teny izay holazaiko aminao ihany no hataonao.

²⁰And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee — it thou dost do.`

²¹Dia nifoha maraina koa Balama ka nanisy lasely ny borikiny, dia nandeha niaraka tamin'ireo andriandahin'i Moaba.

²¹And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab,

²²Ary nirehitra taminy ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra, satria nandeha izy; ka dia nijanona teo an-dalana Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ho mpisakana azy. Ary Balama nitaingina ny borikiny, ary ny zatovony roa lahy nanaraka azy.

²²and the anger of God burneth because he is going, and a messenger of Jehovah stationeth himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his ass, and two of his servants [are] with him,

²³Dia hitan'ny boriky nijanona teo an-dalana Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah sady nitana ny sabany voatsoaka teny an-tànany; dia nivily lalana ny boriky ka nankany amin'ny saha; dia nikapoka ny boriky Balama mba hampiverina azy ho amin'ny lalana.

²³and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and the ass turneth aside out of the way, and goeth into a field, and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn it aside into the way.

²⁴Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah nijanona teo an-kandemponana tanelanelan'ny tanim-boaloboka, izay nisy fefy teo an-daniny roa.

²⁴And the messenger of Jehovah standeth in a narrow path of the vineyards — a wall on this [side] and a wall on that —

²⁵Ary ny boriky nahita Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah, dia niampify teo amin'ny fefy ka nanery ny tongotr'i Balama tamin'ny fefy; dia nikapoka azy indray izy.

²⁵and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and is pressed unto the wall, and presseth Balaam`s foot unto the wall, and he addeth to smite her;

²⁶Ary mbola nandroso Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ka nijanona teo amin'ny fitoerana èty, izay tsy nisy lalana hiviliana, na ho amin'ny ankavanana, na ho amin'ny ankavia.

²⁶and the messenger of Jehovah addeth to pass over, and standeth in a strait place where there is no way to turn aside — right or left —

²⁷Ary ny boriky nahita ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah, dia nandry teo ambanin'i Balama; ary nirehitra ny fahatezeran'i Balama ka nikapoka ny boriky tamin'ny tehina izy.

²⁷and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and croucheth under Balaam, and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he smiteth the ass with a staff.

²⁸Dia nosokafan'i Jehovah ny vavan'ny boriky, ka hoy ny boriky tamin'i Balama: Inona no nataoko taminao no dia nokapohinao intelo aho izao?

²⁸And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, `What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?`

²⁹Dia hoy Balama tamin'ny boriky: Satria namazivazy ahy ianao; enga anie ka misy sabatra etỳ an-tanako, dia matiko mihitsy ianao ankehitriny.

²⁹and Balaam saith to the ass, `Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;`

³⁰Ary hoy ny boriky tamin'i Balama: Tsy borikinao va aho, izay nitaingenanao hatrizay nanananao ahy ka mandraka androany? Moa efa fanaoko va ny manao toy izao aminao? Dia hoy izy: Tsia.

³⁰and the ass saith unto Balaam, `Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since [I was] thine unto this day? have I at all been accustomed to do to thee thus?` and he saith, `No.`

³¹Dia nampahiratin'i Jehovah ny mason'i Balama hahita Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah mijanona eo an-dalana sady mitana ny sabany voatsoaka eny an-tànany; dia niondrika izy ka niankohoka.

³¹And Jehovah uncovereth the eyes of Balaam, and he seeeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and he boweth and doth obeisance, to his face;

³²Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah taminy: Nahoana no nikapoka ny borikinao intelo ianao izao? indro, Izaho no nivoaka ho mpisakana anao, satria mivarina amin-doza eto anatrehako ny lalanao.

³²and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I — I have come out for an adversary, for [thy] way hath been perverse before me,

³³Koa nahita Ahy ny boriky ka nivily Ahy intelo izao; raha tsy nivily Ahy izy, dia ianao no nataoko maty mihitsy toy izay, fa izy kosa no novelomiko.

³³and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.`

³⁴Dia hoy Balama tamin'Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah: Efa nanota aho; fa tsy fantatro fa Hianao no nijanona nisakana ahy teo an-dalana; koa ankehitriny, raha tsy sitrakao izany, dia hiverina aho.

³⁴And Balaam saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `I have sinned, for I did not know that thou [art] standing to meet me in the way; and now, if evil in thine eyes — I turn back by myself.`

³⁵Fa hoy Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah tamin'i Balama: Mandehana ihany miaraka amin'ireo lehilahy ireo, kanefa ny teny izay holazaiko aminao ihany no holazainao. Dia nandeha Balama niaraka tamin'ireo andriandahin'i Balaka.

³⁵And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Balaam, `Go with the men; and only the word which I speak unto thee — it thou dost speak;` and Balaam goeth with the princes of Balak.

³⁶Ary nony ren'i Balaka fa tonga Balama, dia nivoaka izy mba hitsena azy teo amin'ny Tanànan'i Moaba, teo amin'ny fari-tanin'i Arnona, izay eo amin'ny sisin'ny fari-tany.

³⁶And Balak heareth that Balaam hath come, and goeth out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which [is] on the border of Arnon, which [is] in the extremity of the border;

³⁷Ary hoy Balaka tamin'i Balama: Tsy naniraka dia naniraka tany aminao va aho nampaka anao;? Ka nahoana no tsy nankaty amiko ianao? tsy haiko tokoa va ny hanome voninahitra anao?

³⁷and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?`

³⁸Dia hoy Balama tamin'i Balaka: Inty aho tonga eto aminao ankehitriny; kanefa mahazo milaza teny akory va aho? ny teny izay hataon'Andriamanitra ao am-bavako, dia izany no holazaiko.

³⁸And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Lo, I have come unto thee; now — am I at all able to speak anything? the word which God setteth in my mouth — it I do speak.`

³⁹Dia nandeha Balama niaraka tamin'i Balaka, ka nankany Kinata-hozota izy roa lahy.

³⁹And Balaam goeth with Balak, and they come to Kirjath-Huzoth,

⁴⁰Ary Balaka namono omby sy ondry aman'osy hatao fanatitra ka nampanatitra ho an'i Balama sy ny andriandahy izay teo aminy.[Ny oha-teny nataon'i Balama] Ary nony maraina Balama dia nalain'i Balaka ka nentiny niakatra ho ao Bamota-bala, ka dia tazany tao ny olona hatramin'ny sisin'ny tobiny.

⁴⁰and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who [are] with him;

⁴¹[Ny oha-teny nataon'i Balama] Ary nony maraina Balama dia nalain'i Balaka ka nentiny niakatra ho ao Bamota-bala, ka dia tazany tao ny olona hatramin'ny sisin'ny tobiny.

⁴¹and it cometh to pass in the morning, that Balak taketh Balaam, and causeth him to go up the high places of Baal, and he seeth from thence the extremity of the people.