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

¹The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

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

²Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

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

³Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children 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.

⁴Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was 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;

⁵He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite 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.

⁶Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse 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.

⁷The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to 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.

⁸He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

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

⁹God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”

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

¹⁰Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to 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.

¹¹‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”

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

¹²God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are 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.

¹³Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Yahweh refuses to permit 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.

¹⁴The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

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

¹⁵Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

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;

¹⁶They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to 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 I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”

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.

¹⁸Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

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

¹⁹Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Yahweh will speak to me more.”

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.

²⁰God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”

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

²¹Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went 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.

²²God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Yahweh placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were 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.

²³The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

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

²⁴Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

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.

²⁵The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he struck her again.

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.

²⁶The angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the 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.

²⁷The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his 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?

²⁸Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck 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.

²⁹Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”

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.

³⁰The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “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.

³¹Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on 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.

³²The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is 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 donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her 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.

³⁴Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”

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.

³⁵The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam went 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.

³⁶When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part 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?

³⁷Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”

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.

³⁸Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.”

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

³⁹Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath 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.

⁴⁰Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were 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.

⁴¹It happened in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there the utmost part of the people.