Numbers 24
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel. he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,
1Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻe Pelami kuo lelei kia Sihova ke fakamonūʻia ʻa ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻikai ʻalu ia, ʻo hangē ko ʻene fuofua fai, ke kumi ʻae kikite, ka naʻa ne hanga hono mata ki he toafa.
2And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him,
2Pea naʻe hanga hake ʻae mata ʻo Pelami, pea naʻa ne mamata ki ʻIsileli kuo nau nofo, ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga; pea naʻe tō ʻae laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua kiate ia.
3He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man hath said, whose eye ire stopped up:
3Pea naʻa ne fai atu ʻa ʻene lea fakatātā, ʻo pehē, “Ko Pelami ko e foha ʻo Peoli kuo ne pehē, pea kuo pehē ʻe he tangata kuo ʻā hono mata:
4The hearer of the words of God hath said, he that hath beheld the vision of the Almighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are opened:
4Kuo ne pehē, ʻe ia naʻe fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, mo ne mamata ki he hā mai ʻoe Māfimafi, mo ne tō hifo, kae ʻā pe hono mata:
5How beautiful are thy tabernacles, O Jacob, and thy tents, O Israel!
5Hono ʻikai lelei lahi ʻa ho ngaahi fale fehikitaki, ʻE Sēkope, pea mo ho ngaahi nofoʻanga, ʻE ʻIsileli!
6As woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord hath pitched, as cedars by the waterside.
6ʻOku nau mafola atu ʻo hangē ko e fonua tokalelei, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ngoue ʻi he veʻe vaitafe, pea hangē ko e ngaahi ʻakau ko e ʻalosi ʻaia kuo tō ʻe Sihova, pea ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi ʻakau ko e sita ʻi he veʻe vai.
7Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken awry.
7Pea ʻe lilingi ʻe ia ʻae vai mei heʻene ngaahi ipu vai, pea ko hono tenga, ʻe tupu ia ʻi he vai lahi, pea ʻe māʻolunga ʻa hono tuʻi ʻia Ekaki, pea ʻe hakeakiʻi ʻa hono puleʻanga.
8God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.
8Kuo ʻomi ia ʻe he ʻOtua mei ʻIsipite, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae mālohi ʻo hangē ko e ʻiunikoni: pea te ne kai ke ʻosi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo hono ngaahi fili, pea te ne fesiʻi honau ngaahi hui, pea ne hokaʻi ke ʻasi ʻiate kinautolu ʻa ʻene ngaahi ngahau.
9Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed.
9Naʻe tokoto ia, ʻo toitoi ʻo hangē ko e laione, pea tatau mo e laione lahi: pea ko hai te ne faʻa ueʻi hake ia? ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku ne tāpuakiʻi koe, pea ʻe malaʻia ia ʻoku ne fakamalaʻiaʻi koe.”
10And Balac being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: I called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary hast blessed them three times.
10¶ Pea naʻe tupu ʻae ʻita ʻa Pelaki kia Pelami, pea naʻa ne pasipasi ʻa hono nima: pea pehē ʻe Pelaki kia Pelami, “Naʻaku ui mai ko e ke ke tukitalaʻi hoku ngaahi fili, pea vakai, kuo ke tāpuakiʻi tofu pe ʻakinautolu ni ʻo liunga tolu.
11Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.
11Pea ko ia ke ke puna ki ho potu: ne u ʻamanaki ke u hakeakiʻi koe ke ke ongoongo lahi, pea vakai, kuo taʻofi koe ʻe Sihova mei he ongoongolelei.”
12Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:
12Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Pelami kia Pelaki, “ʻIkai naʻaku lea ki hoʻo kau talafekau ʻaia naʻa ke fekau mai kiate au, ʻo pehē,
13If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to utter any thing of my own head either good or evil: but whatsoever the Lord shall say, that I will speak?
13Kapau ʻe foaki ʻe Pelaki kiate au ʻa hono fale ʻoku pito ʻi he siliva mo e koula, ʻe ʻikai te u fakakeheʻi ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova, ke fai ʻae lelei pe ko e kovi ʻi hoku loto ʻoʻoku; ka ko ia ʻe folofola mai ʻe Sihova, ko ia pe te u lea ʻaki?”
14But yet going to my people, I will give thee counsel, what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
14Pea ko eni, “Vakai, te u ʻalu au ki hoku kakai: ka te u fakahā kiate ko e ʻaia ʻe fai ʻe he kakai ni ki ho kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻamui.”
15Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:
15¶ Pea naʻa ne fai atu ʻa ʻene lea fakatātā, ʻo pehē, “Ko Pelami ko e foha ʻo Peoli kuo ne pehē, pea ko e tangata kuo ʻā hono mata kuo pehē ʻe ia:
16The hearer of the words of God hath said, who knoweth the doctrine of the Highest, and seeth the visions of the Almighty, who falling hath his eyes opened:
16Kuo pehē ʻe ia, naʻe fanongo ki he folofola ʻae ʻOtua, pea maʻu ʻae ʻilo ʻoe fungani Māʻolunga, ʻaia kuo mamata ki he hā mai ʻoe Māfimafi, mo ne tō hifo, kae ʻā hono mata:
17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth.
17Te u mamata kiate ia, ka ʻe ʻikai vave: te u sio kiate ia, ka ʻe ʻikai ofi: ʻe haʻu ʻae Fetuʻu meia Sēkope, pea ʻe tuʻu hake ʻae Tokotoko ʻae tuʻi ʻi ʻIsileli, pea ʻe taaʻi ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi tuliki ʻo Moape, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae fānau kotoa pē ʻoku fiefie lahi.
18And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully.
18Pea ʻe hoko ʻa ʻItomi ko e tofiʻa, ʻe hoko foki ʻa Seia ko e tofiʻa ki hono ngaahi fili; pea ʻe fai mālohi ʻa ʻIsileli.
19Out of Jacob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city.
19ʻE haʻu meia Sēkope ʻaia te ne maʻu ʻae pule, pea te ne fakaʻauha ia ʻoku toe ʻi he kolo.”
20And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.
20¶ Pea ʻi heʻene sio ki ʻAmaleki, naʻa ne fai atu ʻa ʻene lea fakatātā, ʻo pehē, “Ko ʻAmaleki ko e ʻuluaki ia ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga; ka ʻe pehē ʻa hono ikuʻanga, ʻe ʻauha ia ʻo lauikuonga.”
21He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
21Pea naʻa ne sio ki he kau Kenai pea naʻa ne fai atu ʻa ʻene lea fakatātā, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku mālohi ʻa ho potu nofoʻanga, pea kuo ke tuku ʻa ho pununga ʻi he maka.
22And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.
22Ka ʻe fakaʻaʻau ke ʻosi ʻae kau Kenai kaeʻoua ke ʻave koe ʻe he kakai ʻAsilia ʻo fakapōpulaʻi.”
23And taking up his parable, again he said: Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things?
23Pea naʻa ne fai atu ʻa ʻene lea fakatātā, ʻo pehē, “ʻOiauē, ko hai ʻe moʻui ʻoka fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa ni!
24They shall come in galleys from Italy, they shall overcome the Assyrians, and shall waste the Hebrews, and at the last they themselves also shall perish.
24Pea ʻe haʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka mei he mata fonua ʻo Kitime, pea ʻe fakamamahi ʻe ia ʻa ʻAsilia, pea ʻe fakamamahi mo ʻIpeli, pea ʻe ʻauha foki mo ia ʻo lauikuonga.”
25And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came.
25Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Pelami, pea ne ʻalu ʻo foki ki hono potu: pea ko Pelaki foki naʻe toe ʻalu ia ʻi hono hala.
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