Numbers 22
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
1Profectique castrametati sunt in campestribus Moab, ubi trans Jordanem Jericho sita est.
2Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
2Videns autem Balac filius Sephor omnia quæ fecerat Israël Amorrhæo,
3and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.
3et quod pertimuissent eum Moabitæ, et impetum ejus ferre non possent,
4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
4dixit ad majores natu Madian: Ita delebit hic populus omnes, qui in nostris finibus commorantur, quomodo solet bos herbas usque ad radices carpere. Ipse erat eo tempore rex in Moab.
5he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
5Misit ergo nuntios ad Balaam filium Beor ariolum, qui habitabat super flumen terræ filiorum Ammon, ut vocarent eum, et dicerent: Ecce egressus est populus ex Ægypto, qui operuit superficiem terræ, sedens contra me.
6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
6Veni igitur, et maledic populo huic, quia fortior me est: si quomodo possim percutere et ejicere eum de terra mea. Novi enim quod benedictus sit cui benedixeris, et maledictus in quem maledicta congesseris.
7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
7Perrexeruntque seniores Moab, et majores natu Madian, habentes divinationis pretium in manibus. Cumque venissent ad Balaam, et narrassent ei omnia verba Balac,
8“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
8ille respondit: Manete hic nocte, et respondebo quidquid mihi dixerit Dominus. Manentibus illis apud Balaam, venit Deus, et ait ad eum:
9Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
9Quid sibi volunt homines isti apud te?
10And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
10Respondit: Balac filius Sephor rex Moabitarum misit ad me,
11‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
11dicens: Ecce populus qui egressus est de Ægypto, operuit superficiem terræ: veni, et maledic ei, si quomodo possim pugnans abigere eum.
12But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
12Dixitque Deus ad Balaam: Noli ire cum eis, neque maledicas populo: quia benedictus est.
13So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
13Qui mane consurgens dixit ad principes: Ite in terram vestram, quia prohibuit me Dominus venire vobiscum.
14And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
14Reversi principes dixerunt ad Balac: Noluit Balaam venire nobiscum.
15Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
15Rursum ille multo plures et nobiliores quam ante miserat, misit.
16They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
16Qui cum venissent ad Balaam, dixerunt: Sic dicit Balac filius Sephor: Ne cuncteris venire ad me:
17for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
17paratus sum honorare te, et quidquid volueris, dabo tibi: veni, et maledic populo isti.
18But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
18Respondit Balaam: Si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri, non potero immutare verbum Domini Dei mei, ut vel plus, vel minus loquar.
19So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
19Obsecro ut hic maneatis etiam hac nocte, et scire queam quid mihi rursum respondeat Dominus.
20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
20Venit ergo Deus ad Balaam nocte, et ait ei: Si vocare te venerunt homines isti, surge, et vade cum eis: ita dumtaxat, ut quod tibi præcepero, facias.
21So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
21Surrexit Balaam mane, et strata asina sua profectus est cum eis.
22Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
22Et iratus est Deus. Stetitque angelus Domini in via contra Balaam, qui insidebat asinæ, et duos pueros habebat secum.
23When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
23Cernens asina angelum stantem in via, evaginato gladio, avertit se de itinere, et ibat per agrum. Quam cum verberaret Balaam, et vellet ad semitam reducere,
24Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
24stetit angelus in angustiis duarum maceriarum, quibus vineæ cingebantur.
25And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
25Quem videns asina, junxit se parieti, et attrivit sedentis pedem. At ille iterum verberabat eam:
26And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
26et nihilominus angelus ad locum angustum transiens, ubi nec ad dexteram, nec ad sinistram poterat deviare, obvius stetit.
27When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
27Cumque vidisset asina stantem angelum, concidit sub pedibus sedentis: qui iratus, vehementius cædebat fuste latera ejus.
28Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
28Aperuitque Dominus os asinæ, et locuta est: Quid feci tibi? cur percutis me ecce jam tertio?
29Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
29Respondit Balaam: Quia commeruisti, et illusisti mihi: utinam haberem gladium, ut te percuterem !
30But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
30Dixit asina: Nonne animal tuum sum, cui semper sedere consuevisti usque in præsentem diem? dic quid simile umquam fecerim tibi. At ille ait: Numquam.
31Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
31Protinus aperuit Dominus oculos Balaam, et vidit angelum stantem in via, evaginato gladio, adoravitque eum pronus in terram.
32The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.
32Cui angelus: Cur, inquit, tertio verberas asinam tuam? ego veni ut adversarer tibi, quia perversa est via tua, mihique contraria:
33The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
33et nisi asina declinasset de via, dans locum resistenti, te occidissem, et illa viveret.
34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
34Dixit Balaam: Peccavi, nesciens quod tu stares contra me: et nunc si displicet tibi ut vadam, revertar.
35But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
35Ait angelus: Vade cum istis, et cave ne aliud quam præcepero tibi loquaris. Ivit igitur cum principibus.
36When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
36Quod cum audisset Balac, egressus est in occursum ejus in oppido Moabitarum, quod situm est in extremis finibus Arnon.
37And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
37Dixitque ad Balaam: Misi nuntios ut vocarent te: cur non statim venisti ad me? an quia mercedem adventui tuo reddere nequeo?
38“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
38Cui ille respondit: Ecce adsum: numquid loqui potero aliud, nisi quod Deus posuerit in ore meo?
39So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
39Perrexerunt ergo simul, et venerunt in urbem, quæ in extremis regni ejus finibus erat.
40Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
40Cumque occidisset Balac boves et oves, misit ad Balaam, et principes qui cum eo erant, munera.
41The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
41Mane autem facto, duxit eum ad excelsa Baal, et intuitus est extremam partem populi.
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