民数记 24
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
巴兰三歌诗
24 巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福于以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。 2 巴兰举目，看见以色列人照着支派居住，神的灵就临到他身上， 3 他便题起诗歌说：“比珥的儿子巴兰说，眼目闭住[a]的人说， 4 得听神的言语、得见全能者的异象、眼目睁开而仆倒的人说： 5 雅各啊，你的帐篷何等华美！以色列啊，你的帐幕何其华丽！ 6 如接连的山谷，如河旁的园子，如耶和华所栽的沉香树，如水边的香柏木。 7 水要从他的桶里流出，种子要撒在多水之处。他的王必超过亚甲，他的国必要振兴。 8 神领他出埃及，他似乎有野牛之力。他要吞吃敌国，折断他们的骨头，用箭射透他们。 9 他蹲如公狮，卧如母狮，谁敢惹他？凡给你祝福的，愿他蒙福；凡咒诅你的，愿他受咒诅。” 10 巴勒向巴兰生气，就拍起手来，对巴兰说：“我召你来为我咒诅仇敌，不料，你这三次竟为他们祝福。 11 如今你快回本地去吧！我想使你得大尊荣，耶和华却阻止你不得尊荣。”
四歌诗
12 巴兰对巴勒说：“我岂不是对你所差遣到我那里的使者说， 13 巴勒就是将他满屋的金银给我，我也不得越过耶和华的命，凭自己的心意行好行歹？耶和华说什么，我就要说什么。 14 现在我要回本族去。你来，我告诉你这民日后要怎样待你的民。” 15 他就题起诗歌说：“比珥的儿子巴兰说，眼目闭住[b]的人说， 16 得听神的言语、明白至高者的意旨、看见全能者的异象、眼目睁开而仆倒的人说： 17 我看他却不在现时，我望他却不在近日。有星要出于雅各，有杖要兴于以色列，必打破摩押的四角，毁坏扰乱之子。 18 他必得以东为基业，又得仇敌之地西珥为产业，以色列必行事勇敢。 19 有一位出于雅各的，必掌大权，他要除灭城中的余民。” 20 巴兰观看亚玛力，就题起诗歌说：“亚玛力原为诸国之首，但他终必沉沦。” 21 巴兰观看基尼人，就题起诗歌说：“你的住处本是坚固，你的窝巢做在岩穴中。 22 然而基尼必至衰微，直到亚述把你掳去。” 23 巴兰又题起诗歌说：“哀哉！神行这事，谁能得活？ 24 必有人乘船从基提界而来，苦害亚述，苦害希伯，他也必至沉沦。” 25 于是巴兰起来，回他本地去。巴勒也回去了。
Numbers 24
New King James Version
Balaam Foretells the Happiness of Israel
24 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at (A)other times, to seek to use [a]sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel (B)encamped according to their tribes; and (C)the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 (D)Then he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
4 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who (E)falls down, with eyes wide open:
5 “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
6 Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens by the riverside,
(F)Like aloes (G)planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (H)in many waters.
8 “God(K) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall (L)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall (M)break their bones
And (N)pierce them with his arrows.
9 ‘He(O) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
(P)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he (Q)struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, (R)“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! 11 Now therefore, flee to your place. (S)I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
12 So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, 13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’? 14 And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, (T)I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the (U)latter days.”
Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy
15 So he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
16 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:
17 “I(V) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(W)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(X)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [b]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [c]tumult.
18 “And (Y)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does [d]valiantly.
19 (Z)Out of Jacob One [e]shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”
20 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”
21 Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
22 Nevertheless Kain shall be burned.
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”
23 Then he took up his oracle and said:
“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from the coasts of (AA)Cyprus,[f]
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict (AB)Eber,
And so shall [g]Amalek, until he perishes.”
25 So Balaam rose and departed and (AC)returned to his place; Balak also went his way.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:1 enchantments
- Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
- Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
- Numbers 24:18 mightily
- Numbers 24:19 shall rule
- Numbers 24:24 Heb. Kittim
- Numbers 24:24 Lit. he or that one
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