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

¹Ja Iisraeli lapsed läksid teele ning lõid leeri üles Moabi lagendikele teisele poole Jordanit Jeeriko kohale.

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

²Aga Baalak, Sippori poeg, nägi kõike, mida Iisrael oli teinud emorlastega.

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

³Ja moabid kartsid väga seda rahvast, sest see oli suur; ja moabid värisesid hirmust Iisraeli laste ees.

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.

⁴Ja moabid ütlesid Midjani vanemaile: 'Nüüd sööb see jõuk paljaks kogu meie ümbruse, otsekui härg näsib väljalt rohu.' Baalak, Sippori poeg, oli sel ajal Moabi kuningas.

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.

⁵Tema läkitas käskjalad Bileami, Beori poja juurde Petoori, mis on Frati jõe ääres Amau poegade maal, teda kutsuma, käskides öelda: 'Vaata, Egiptusest on tulnud üks rahvas; näe, see ujutab maa üle ja on asunud elama mu naabrusesse.

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.”

⁶Tule nüüd ja nea mulle ära see rahvas, sest ta on minust vägevam! Vahest suudan, et me lööme teda ja ma ajan ta maalt välja, sest ma tean, et keda sina õnnistad, see on õnnistatud, ja keda sina nead, see on neetud.'

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.

⁷Siis läksid Moabi vanemad ja Midjani vanemad ja neil oli kaasas tõekuulutaja tasu; nad tulid Bileami juurde ja andsid temale edasi Baalaki sõnad.

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.

⁸Ja tema ütles neile: 'Jääge selleks ööks siia, siis ma saadan teiega tagasi sõna, mis Issand mulle ütleb!' Ja Moabi vürstid jäid Bileami juurde.

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

⁹Ja Jumal tuli Bileami juurde ning küsis: 'Kes on need mehed su juures?'

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

¹⁰Ja Bileam vastas Jumalale: 'Baalak, Sippori poeg, Moabi kuningas, on läkitanud minu juurde:

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.’”

¹¹vaata, Egiptusest on tulnud üks rahvas ja ujutab maa üle. Tule nüüd, nea ta mulle ära, vahest suudan teda võitluses võita ja minema ajada!'

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

¹²Aga Jumal ütles Bileamile: 'Ära mine koos nendega, sa ei tohi needa seda rahvast, sest ta on õnnistatud!'

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.”

¹³Ja Bileam tõusis hommikul üles ning ütles Baalaki vürstidele: 'Minge oma maale, sest Issand ei luba mind minna koos teiega!'

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

¹⁴Ja Moabi vürstid võtsid kätte ja tulid Baalaki juurde ning ütlesid: 'Bileam keeldus meiega kaasa tulemast.'

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

¹⁵Aga Baalak läkitas uuesti vürste, rohkem ja neist auväärsemaid.

¹⁶They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:

¹⁶Ja need tulid Bileami juurde ning ütlesid temale: 'Nõnda ütleb Baalak, Sippori poeg: Ära keeldu tulemast mu juurde,

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.’”

¹⁷sest ma tahan osutada sulle väga suurt au ja ma teen kõik, mis sa minult nõuad. Tule siis ja nea mulle ära see rahvas!'

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.

¹⁸Aga Bileam vastas ja ütles Baalaki sulastele: 'Isegi kui Baalak annaks mulle oma koja täie hõbedat ja kulda, ei või ma üle astuda Issanda, oma Jumala käsust ei väikeses ega suures asjas.

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

¹⁹Aga jääge siis nüüd ka selleks ööks siia, et saaksin teada, mis Issand mulle veel ütleb!'

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.”

²⁰Ja Jumal tuli öösel Bileami juurde ning ütles temale: 'Kui need mehed on tulnud sind kutsuma, siis võta kätte, mine koos nendega, aga tee ainult seda, mis ma sulle ütlen!'

²¹Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

²¹Ja Bileam tõusis hommikul üles, saduldas oma emaeesli ja läks koos Moabi vürstidega.

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.

²²Aga kui ta läks, süttis Jumala viha põlema ja Issanda ingel seadis ennast teel temale vastu; tema aga ratsutas oma emaeesli seljas, ja ta kaks poissi olid koos temaga.

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.

²³Kui emaeesel nägi Issanda inglit tee peal seisvat, paljastatud mõõk käes, siis emaeesel põikas teelt ja läks väljale; aga Bileam lõi emaeeslit, et ta pöörduks teele.

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.

²⁴Siis seisis Issanda ingel viinamägede kitsasteel, millel oli müür kummalgi pool.

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.

²⁵Kui emaeesel nägi Issanda inglit, siis ta surus ennast seina ligi ja pigistas Bileami jala vastu seina; ja Bileam lõi teda veel korra.

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.

²⁶Siis Issanda ingel läks edasi ja seisis kitsas kohas, kus ei olnud teed pöördumiseks paremale ega vasakule.

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.

²⁷Kui emaeesel nägi Issanda inglit, siis ta heitis maha Bileami all; aga Bileami viha süttis põlema ja ta lõi emaeeslit kepiga.

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?”

²⁸Siis Issand avas emaeesli suu ja too küsis Bileamilt: 'Mis ma sulle olen teinud, et sa nüüd lõid mind kolm korda?'

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.”

²⁹Ja Bileam vastas emaeeslile: 'Sellepärast et sa tembutasid minuga. Kui mul oleks mõõk käes, ma tõesti tapaksin su nüüd!'

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.”

³⁰Aga emaeesel ütles Bileamile: 'Eks ma ole sinu emaeesel, kelle seljas sa oled ratsutanud kogu aja kuni tänapäevani? Kas mul on olnud viisiks sulle nõnda teha?' Ja tema vastas: 'Ei!'

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.

³¹Siis Issand tegi lahti Bileami silmad ja ta nägi Issanda inglit tee peal seisvat, paljastatud mõõk käes. Siis ta kummardas ja heitis silmili maha.

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:

³²Ja Issanda ingel ütles temale: 'Mispärast sa lõid oma emaeeslit kolm korda? Vaata, ma olen su vastu välja astunud, sest hukutav on see tee minu ees.

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.”

³³Emaeesel nägi mind ja põikas mu eest need kolm korda. Kui ta ei oleks pöördunud mu eest, ma tõesti oleksin nüüd tapnud sinu ja jätnud tema elama.'

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.”

³⁴Siis Bileam ütles Issanda inglile: 'Ma tegin pattu, sest ma ei teadnud, et sina seisid tee peal mu vastas. Kui see nüüd sinu silmis on paha, siis ma lähen tagasi.'

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.

³⁵Aga Issanda ingel vastas Bileamile: 'Mine koos meestega, aga räägi ainult seda, mis mina sulle ütlen!' Ja Bileam läks koos Baalaki vürstidega.

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.

³⁶Kui Baalak kuulis, et Bileam tuli, siis ta läks temale vastu Moabimaa linna, mis oli Arnoni piiril, maa kaugeimas osas.

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?”

³⁷Ja Baalak ütles Bileamile: 'Kas ma ei ole tungivalt läkitanud su juurde sind kutsuma? Miks sa ei tulnud mu juurde? Kas ma tõesti ei suuda sind austada?'

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.”

³⁸Aga Bileam vastas Baalakile: 'Vaata, ma olen tulnud su juurde! Kas ma aga ise oskan nüüd midagi rääkida? Ma räägin seda, mis Jumal mulle suhu paneb.'

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

³⁹Siis Bileam läks koos Baalakiga ja nad tulid Kirjat-Husotti.

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

⁴⁰Ja Baalak tappis veiseid, lambaid ja kitsi ning läkitas Bileamile ja vürstidele, kes olid koos temaga.

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.

⁴¹Aga järgmisel hommikul võttis Baalak Bileami ja viis tema üles Baali kõrgendikele, kust ta nägi tolle rahva äärt.