¹When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

¹Zvino Bharamu akati achiona kuti zvakanga zvichifadza Jehovha kuropafadza Isiraeri, haana kuzoenda sapane dzimwe nguva, kutsvaka un'anga, asi akaringira kurenje,

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

²Bharamu akasimudza meso ake, akaona vaIsiraeri vagere namarudzi avo; Mweya waMwari akauya pamusoro pake,

³He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

³akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, Zvanzi nomurume weziso rakasvinura,

⁴he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

⁴Zvanzi naiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari, Iye unoona zvinoratidzwa naWamasimbaose, Iye anowira pasi, asvinudzwa meso ake;

⁵How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!

⁵Matende ako akanaka zvikuru sei, iwe Jakove, Nedzimba dzako, iwe Isiraeri!

⁶As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.

⁶Vakatasanurwa semipata, Seminda kunhivi dzorwizi, Samagavakava akasimwa naJehovha, Semichindwe pedo nemvura.

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

⁷Mvura inobva pazvirongo zvake, Mbeu dzake dzichava pamvura zhinji. Mambo wake achakurira Agagi, Ushe hwake huchakuriswa.

⁸God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.

⁸Mwari akamubudisa Egipita, Ane simba rakafanana nerenyati; Achapedza vahedheni, ivo vavengi vake; Achavhuna-vhuna mafupa avo, Nokuvabvoora nemiseve yake.

⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.”

⁹Anokotama, anovata pasi seshumba, Seshumbakadzi; ndianiko achamumutsa? Mumwe nomumwe anokuropafadza, ngaaropafadzwe, Mumwe nomumwe anokutuka, ngaatukwe.

¹⁰Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

¹⁰Ipapo Bharaki akatsamwira Bharamu kwazvo, akabubudza maoko ake; Bharaki akati kuna Bharamu, Ndakudana, kuti utuke vavengi vangu, asi tarira, waramba uchingovaropafadza katatu.

¹¹Therefore now flee you to your place! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.”

¹¹Naizvozvo zvino chitiza hako kunzvimbo yako; nekuti ndakati ndichakukudza kwazvo; asi tarira, Jehovha adzivisa kukudzwa kwako.

¹²Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

¹²Bharamu akati kuna Bharaki, Ko handina kutaurawo kunhume dzako, dzawakatuma kwandiri, ndichiti,

¹³‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?

¹³Kunyange Bharaki akandipa imba yake izere nesirivha nendarama, handingagoni kudarika shoko raJehovha, ndiite nomoyo wangu zvakanaka kana zvakaipa; zvinotaurwa naJehovha, ndizvo zvandichaita?

¹⁴Now, behold, I go to my people: come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”

¹⁴Zvino tarira, ndinoenda hangu kurudzi rwangu; uya ndikuraire zvichaitirwa vanhu vako navanhu ava pamazuva okupedzisira.

¹⁵He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

¹⁵Akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati,Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, Zvanzi nomurume akasvinudzwa meso ake;

¹⁶he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹⁶Zvanzi naiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari, Iye anoziva zivo yeWekumusoro-soro, Iye anoona zvinoratidzwa noWamasimbaose,Iye anowira pasi, asvinudzwa meso ake.

¹⁷I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth.

¹⁷Ndinomuona, asi handimuoni zvino; Ndinomuona, asi handimuoneri pedo; Nyeredzi ichabuda kuna Jakove, Netsvimbo youshe ichabva kuna Isiraeri; Ichabvoora nyika yaMoabhu, Nokuparadza vanakomana vose vebope.

¹⁸Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemies, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

¹⁸Edhomu ichava nhaka yake, NeSeiriwo ichava nhaka yake, ndivo vavengi vake; Asi Isiraeri achakunda.

¹⁹Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”

¹⁹Mumwe, achabva kuna Jakove, achava noushe, achaparadza vakasara muguta.

²⁰He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his latter end shall come to destruction.”

²⁰Zvino akatarira Amareki, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Amareki ndiye wokutanga wavahedheni, Asi pakupedzisira achaparadzwa.

²¹He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.

²¹Zvino akatarira vaKeniti, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Ugaro hwako hwakasimba,

²²Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.”

²²Kunyange zvakadaro Kaini achaparadzwa,

²³He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?

²³Akataura nomufananidzo wake akati,Haiwa! Ndianiko achararama, kana Mwari achiita saizvozvo?

²⁴But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”

²⁴Asi zvikepe zvichabva kurutivi rweKitimi, Zvicharwadza Ashuri, nokurwadza Ebheri, Naiyewo achaparadzwa.

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

²⁵Ipapo Bharamu akasimuka, akadzokera kunzvimbo yake; naBharaki akaendawo.