Numbers 22
English Standard Version
Balak Summons Balaam
22 Then (A)the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 2 And (B)Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And (C)Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel. 4 And Moab said to (D)the elders of Midian, “This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” So Balak the son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 (E)sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor (F)at Pethor, which is near the River[a] in the land of the people of Amaw,[b] to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. 6 (G)Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
7 So the elders of Moab and (H)the elders of Midian departed with (I)the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message. 8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 (J)And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” 12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for (K)they are blessed.” 13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” 14 So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
15 Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, 17 (L)for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. (M)Come, curse this people for me.’” 18 But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, (N)“Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, (O)I could not go beyond the command of the Lord my God to do less or more. 19 So you, too, (P)please stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.” 20 (Q)And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; (R)but only do what I tell you.” 21 So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab.
Balaam's Donkey and the Angel
22 But God's anger was kindled because he went, (S)and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way (T)as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand. And the donkey turned aside out of the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the road. 24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side. 25 And when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she pushed against the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again. 26 Then the angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. 28 Then the Lord (U)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?” 29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand, for then I would kill you.” 30 And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?” And he said, “No.”
31 Then the Lord (V)opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out (W)to oppose you because your way is perverse[c] before me. 33 The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely just now I would have killed you and let her live.” 34 Then Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, (X)“I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back.” 35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, (Y)but speak only the word that I tell you.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, (Z)on the border formed by the Arnon, at the extremity of the border. 37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to (AA)honor you?” 38 Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? (AB)The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.” 39 Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. 40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him.
41 And in the morning Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal, and from there he saw a fraction of the people.
Footnotes
- Numbers 22:5 That is, the Euphrates
- Numbers 22:5 Or the people of his kindred
- Numbers 22:32 Or reckless
4 Mózes 22
Hungarian New Translation
Bálák hívatja Bálámot
22 Azután elindultak Izráel fiai, és tábort ütöttek Móáb síkságán, a Jordánon túl, Jerikóval szemben.
2 Bálák, Cippór fia látta mindazt, amit Izráel véghezvitt az emóriakkal.
3 Móáb nagyon megrémült a néptől, mert sokan voltak, és megrettent Móáb Izráel fiaitól.
4 Ezért ezt mondta Móáb népe Midján véneinek: Ez a tömeg úgy lelegel körülöttünk mindent, ahogyan a marha lelegeli a zöld mezőt. Abban az időben Bálák, Cippór fia volt Móáb királya.
5 Követeket küldött Bálámhoz, Beór fiához az Eufrátesz mellett levő Petórba, honfitársainak a földjére, hogy hívják meg és ezt mondják neki: Íme, egy nép jött ki Egyiptomból, és már ellepte a föld színét, és velem szemben telepedett le.
6 Ezért jöjj el, átkozd meg ezt a népet, mert erősebb nálam. Talán akkor meg tudom verni, és kiűzöm az országból. Jól tudom, hogy akit te megáldasz, áldott lesz, és akit te megátkozol, átkozott lesz.
7 Elmentek tehát Móáb és Midján vénei, és náluk volt a varázslás díja. Megérkezve Bálámhoz, elmondták neki Bálák üzenetét.
8 Ő ezt felelte nekik: Maradjatok itt éjszakára, és én beszámolok nektek arról, hogy mit mondott nekem az Úr. Móáb vezető emberei ott maradtak Bálámnál.
9 Isten pedig eljött Bálámhoz, és ezt mondta: Miféle férfiak vannak nálad?
10 Bálám ezt felelte Istennek: Bálák, Cippór fia, Móáb királya ezt üzente nekem:
11 Egy nép jött ki Egyiptomból, és ellepte a föld színét. Jöjj tehát és rontsd meg azt, talán akkor meg tudok vele küzdeni, és ki tudom űzni.
12 De Isten ezt mondta Bálámnak: Ne menj el velük, ne átkozd meg azt a népet, mert áldott az.
13 Fölkelt tehát Bálám reggel, és ezt mondta Bálák vezető embereinek: Menjetek vissza országotokba, mert nem engedi meg az Úr, hogy veletek menjek.
14 Móáb vezető emberei fölkeltek, visszamentek Bálákhoz, és azt mondták: Nem jött el velünk Bálám.
15 Akkor még több és azoknál tekintélyesebb vezető embert küldött Bálák.
16 Ezek megérkeztek Bálámhoz, és ezt mondták neki: Így szól Bálák, Cippór fia: Ne vonakodj eljönni hozzám!
17 Igen gazdagon megjutalmazlak, és megteszek mindent, amit mondasz nekem. Csak jöjj el és rontsd meg ezt a népet.
18 De Bálám ezt felelte Bálák szolgáinak: Ha nekem adja Bálák a házát tele ezüsttel és arannyal, akkor sem szeghetem meg Istenemnek, az Úrnak a parancsát, és nem tehetek ellene egyáltalán semmit.
19 De azért maradjatok csak itt ti is ezen az éjszakán, hogy megtudjam, akar-e még valamit beszélni az Úr?
20 Isten eljött Bálámhoz éjjel, és ezt mondta neki: Ha azért jöttek ezek a férfiak, hogy elhívjanak téged, kelj föl, menj el velük, de csak azt tedd, amit én parancsolok neked.
21 Fölkelt tehát Bálám reggel, megnyergelte a szamarát és elment Móáb vezető embereivel.
22 Isten azonban haragra gerjedt, amikor elment Bálám. Ezért odaállt az Úr angyala az útra, hogy feltartóztassa. Ő a szamarán ügetett, és vele volt két szolgája is.
23 De a szamár meglátta az Úr angyalát, ahogyan ott állt az úton kivont karddal a kezében, és letért a szamár az útról, és a mezőre ment. Bálám ütni kezdte a szamarat, hogy visszaterelje az útra.
24 Azután odaállt az Úr angyala a szőlők között egy mély útra, ahol innen is, onnan is fal volt.
25 Amikor meglátta a szamár az Úr angyalát, odalapult a kőfalhoz, és Bálám lábát is a falhoz lapította. Ekkor újból megverte.
26 Az Úr angyala továbbment, és ismét megállt egy szoros helyen, ahol nem lehetett kitérni sem jobbra, sem balra.
27 Amikor meglátta a szamár az Úr angyalát, lefeküdt Bálám alatt. Ekkor haragra gerjedt Bálám, és ütni kezdte botjával a szamarat.
28 De az Úr beszédre nyitotta a szamár száját, és az így szólt Bálámhoz: Mit vétettem ellened, hogy már harmadszor versz meg engem?
29 Bálám így felelt a szamárnak: Mert csúfot űztél belőlem. Lenne csak kard a kezemben, meg is ölnélek!
30 A szamár ezt mondta Bálámnak: A te szamarad vagyok. Rajtam jársz régtől fogva mindmáig. Szoktam-e ilyet tenni veled? Bálám azt felelte: Nem.
31 Ekkor az Úr megnyitotta Bálám szemét, aki meglátta az Úr angyalát, amint ott áll az úton kivont karddal a kezében. Bálám meghajolt, és arcra borult.
32 Az Úr angyala ezt mondta neki: Miért verted meg a szamaradat már háromszor? Azért jöttem, hogy feltartóztassalak, mert szerintem veszedelmes ez az út.
33 A szamár látott engem, azért tért ki előlem háromszor is. Ha nem tért volna ki előlem, téged meg is öltelek volna, azt pedig életben hagytam volna.
34 Bálám így felelt az Úr angyalának: Vétkeztem, nem tudtam, hogy te állsz velem szemben az úton. De ha nem tetszik neked, inkább visszatérek.
35 De az Úr angyala ezt felelte Bálámnak: Menj el ezekkel a férfiakkal, de csak azt mondd, amit én mondok neked. Bálám tehát elment Bálák vezető embereivel.
36 Amikor meghallotta Bálák, hogy jön Bálám, kiment eléje Ír-Móábig, amely az Arnón határvonalánál van, a határ legszélén.
37 Ezt mondta Bálák Bálámnak: Már többször is hívattalak téged, miért nem akartál jönni? Azt hitted, hogy nem tudlak megjutalmazni?
38 De Bálám ezt felelte Báláknak: Látod, hogy eljöttem hozzád! De nem szólhatok magamtól semmit, csak azt mondhatom, amit az Isten ad a számba.
39 Ezután továbbment Bálám Bálákkal, és megérkeztek Kirjat-Húcótba.
40 Ott marhákat és juhokat vágatott Bálák, és küldött belőle Bálámnak és a vezető embereknek is.
41 Reggel aztán magával vitte Bálák Bálámot, fölvezette Baal magaslatára, ahonnan láthatta Izráel népének egy részét.
Numbers 22
King James Version
22 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
26 And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.
31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
35 And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.
40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
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