¹Ary rehefa hitan'i Balama fa sitrak'i Jehovah ny hitahy ny Isiraely, dia tsy nandeha tahaka ny teo hanao sikidy intsony izy, fa nitodika nanatrika ny efitra fotsiny.

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;

²Dia natopin'i Balama ny masony, ka nahita ny Isiraely mitoby araka ny fireneny izy; ary ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra tonga tamin'i Balama.

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

³Dia nanao oha-teny izy ka nilaza hoe: Hoy Balama, zanak'i Beora, dia ny lehilahy izay voakimpy ny masony

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 —

⁴Izay mandre ny tenin'Andriamanitra sady mahita fahitana avy amin'ny Tsitoha, torana, kanefa voahiratra ny masony:

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

⁵Endrey ny hatsaran'ny lainao, ry Jakoba ô! sy ny lasinao, ry Isiraely ô!

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

⁶Tahaka ny lohasaha malalaka, tahaka ny saha ao amoron'ony, tahaka ny hazo manitra nambolen'i Jehovah, tahaka ny hazo sedera ao amoron-drano.

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

⁷Hisy rano mandeha avy eo amin'ny sininy, ary ny taranany ho any amoron'ny renirano maro. Hisandratra noho Agaga ny mpanjakany, ary handroso voninahitra ny fanjakany.

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.

⁸Nentin'Andriamanitra nivoaka avy tany Egypta izy. Ary manan-kery toy ny ombimanga; Handany ny jentilisa fahavalony izy, ka hotapatapahiny ny taolany, ary haripany amin'ny zana-tsipìkany.

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,

⁹Mamitaka izy, mandry toy ny liona, ary toy ny liom-bavy, ka iza no hanaitra azy? Hohasoavina anie izay manisy soa anao, ary ho voaozona anie izay manozona anao!

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.`

¹⁰Dia nirehitra tamin'i Balama ny fahatezeran'i Balaka, ka niteha-tanana izy; dia hoy izy tamin'i Balama: Hanozona ny fahavaloko no niantsoako anao, kanjo efa nitso-drano azy intelo ianao izao.

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;

¹¹Koa ankehitriny, mandosira ho any amin'ny fonenanao ianao. Hoy izaho teo: Hanome voninahitra anao tokoa aho; fa, indro, Jehovah efa nisakana anao tsy hahazo voninahitra.

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.`

¹²Dia hoy Balama tamin'i Balaka: Moa tsy efa nilaza tamin'ny irakao izay nirahinao tamiko va aho ka nanao hoe:

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

¹³Na dia homen'i Balaka volafotsy sy volamena eran'ny tranony aza aho, dia tsy mahazo manoatra ny didin'i Jehovah, na hanao soa, na hanao ratsy, avy amin'ny saiko; izay holazain'i Jehovah ihany no holazaiko?

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?

¹⁴Ary ankehitriny, indro, efa handeha ho any amin'ny fireneko aho, dia aoka hananatra anao aho ny amin'izay hataon'ity firenena ity amin'ny vahoakanao any am-parany.

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.`

¹⁵Dia nanao oha-teny izy ka nilaza hoe: Hoy Balama, zanak'i Beora, dia ny lehilahy izay voakimpy ny masony;

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 —

¹⁶Izay mandre ny tenin'Andriamanitra sady mahalala ny fahalalan'ny Avo Indrindra, izay mahita fahitana avy amin'ny Tsitoha, torana, kanefa voahiratra ny masony:

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:

¹⁷Hitako Izy, nefa tsy ankehitriny; tazako Izy, nefa tsy akaiky; misy kintana miseho avy amin'i Jakoba sy tehim-panjakana miposaka avy amin'Isiraely ka mandrava ny sisin-tanin'i Moaba Ary mandringana ny mpitabataba rehetra.

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.

¹⁸Edoma sy Seïra fahavalony dia samy lasany ho azy, ary ny Isiraely mandroso amin-kery.

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

¹⁹Ary avy amin'i Jakoba no isehoan'Izay hanapaka ka handringana izay sisa avy ao an-tanàna.

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

²⁰Ary nahita ny Amalekita izy, dia nanao oha-teny hoe: Voalohany tamin'ny jentilisa Amaleka, fa ho lany ringana no hiafarany.

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.`

²¹Ary nahita ny Kenita izy, dia nanao oha-teny hoe: Mafy orina ny fonenanao, ary atao ao amin'ny vatolampy ny akaninao.

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

²²Kanefa ho ringana Kaina, alohan'ny hamaboan'i Asyra anao.

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

²³Dia nanao oha-teny koa izy ka nilaza hoe: Indrisy! iza no ho velona, raha manao izany Andriamanitra?

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

²⁴Ary hisy sambo avy any amin'ny tany Kitima, dia hampietry an'i Asyra sy Ebera, ka ho lany ringana no hiafarany.Dia niainga Balama ka lasa nody tany amin'ny fonenany; fa Balaka kosa nandeha tany amin'izay nalehany.

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.`

²⁵Dia niainga Balama ka lasa nody tany amin'ny fonenany; fa Balaka kosa nandeha tany amin'izay nalehany.

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