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Numbers 23
Legacy Standard Bible
Numbers 23
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Speaks Through Balaam
23 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” 2 So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar. 3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.
4 Now God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.” 5 Then Yahweh (A)put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.” 6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab. 7 Then he took up his [a]discourse and said,
“From (B)Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘(C)Come curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’
8 (D)How shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
And how can I denounce whom Yahweh has not denounced?
9 For I see him from the top of the rocks,
And I look at him from the hills;
(E)Behold, a people who dwells alone,
And will not be reckoned among the nations.
10 (F)Who can number the dust of Jacob,
Or count the fourth part of Israel?
(G)Let [b]me die the death of the upright,
(H)And let my end be like his!”
11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? (I)I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them repeatedly!” 12 And he replied, “Must I not be careful to speak (J)what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
Balaam’s Discourse
13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from where you may see them, but you will only see the end of them and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.” 14 So he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 15 And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there.” 16 Then Yahweh met Balaam and (K)put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” 17 So he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?” 18 Then he took up his [c]discourse and said,
“Arise, O Balak, and hear;
Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
19 (L)God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
(M)Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not establish it?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
(N)When He has blessed, then (O)I cannot revoke it.
21 (P)He has not observed [d]misfortune in Jacob;
(Q)Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;
(R)Yahweh his God is with him,
(S)And the shout of a king is among them.
22 (T)God brings them out of Egypt,
He is for them like the (U)horns of the wild ox.
23 (V)For there is no omen against Jacob,
Nor is there any divination against Israel;
At the proper time it shall be said to Jacob
And to Israel, what God has done!
24 (W)Behold, a people rises like a lioness,
And as a lion it lifts itself;
It will not lie down until it devours the prey,
And drinks the blood of the slain.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!” 26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘(X)Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God that you curse them for me from there.” 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the [e]wasteland. 29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” 30 And Balak did just as Balaam had said and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:7 Lit parable
- Numbers 23:10 Lit my soul
- Numbers 23:18 Lit parable
- Numbers 23:21 Or wickedness
- Numbers 23:28 Or Jeshimon
Numbers 23
New International Version
Numbers 23
New International Version
Balaam’s First Message
23 Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams(A) for me.” 2 Balak did as Balaam said, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(B)
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me.(C) Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went off to a barren height.
4 God met with him,(D) and Balaam said, “I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(E) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(F)
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(G) 7 Then Balaam(H) spoke his message:(I)
“Balak brought me from Aram,(J)
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(K)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’(L)
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?(M)
How can I denounce
those whom the Lord has not denounced?(N)
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.(O)
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.(P)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob(Q)
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,(R)
and may my final end be like theirs!(S)”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(T) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(U)
12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(V)
Balaam’s Second Message
13 Then Balak said to him, “Come with me to another place(W) where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp.(X) And from there, curse them for me.(Y)” 14 So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah,(Z) and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(AA)
15 Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there.”
16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(AB) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.(AC) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Then he spoke his message:(AD)
“Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.(AE)
19 God is not human,(AF) that he should lie,(AG)
not a human being, that he should change his mind.(AH)
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise(AI) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(AJ)
he has blessed,(AK) and I cannot change it.(AL)
21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(AM)
no misery observed[a] in Israel.(AN)
The Lord their God is with them;(AO)
the shout of the King(AP) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(AQ)
they have the strength of a wild ox.(AR)
23 There is no divination against[b] Jacob,
no evil omens(AS) against[c] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(AT)
they rouse themselves like a lion(AU)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
and drinks the blood(AV) of its victims.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(AW)
Balaam’s Third Message
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Come, let me take you to another place.(AX) Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me(AY) from there.” 28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor,(AZ) overlooking the wasteland.
29 Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” 30 Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(BA)
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
Numbers 23
New King James Version
Numbers 23
New King James Version
The Prophecies of Balaam
23 Then Balaam said to Balak, (A)“Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”
2 And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam (B)offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 3 Then Balaam said to Balak, (C)“Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come (D)to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height. 4 (E)And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”
5 Then the Lord (F)put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” 6 So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.
7 And he (G)took up his [a]oracle and said:
“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
(H)‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, (I)denounce Israel!’
8 “How(J) shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him,
And from the hills I behold him;
There! (K)A people dwelling alone,
(L)Not reckoning itself among the nations.
10 “Who(M) can count the [b]dust of Jacob,
Or number one-fourth of Israel?
Let me die (N)the death of the righteous,
And let my end be like his!”
11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? (O)I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”
12 So he answered and said, (P)“Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?”
Balaam’s Second Prophecy
13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.” 14 So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, (Q)and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
15 And he said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering while I [c]meet the Lord over there.”
16 Then the Lord met Balaam, and (R)put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” 17 So he came to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
18 Then he took up his oracle and said:
(S)“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, son of Zippor!
19 “God(T) is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He (U)said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
(V)He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21 “He(W) has not observed iniquity in Jacob,
Nor has He seen [d]wickedness in Israel.
The Lord his God is with him,
(X)And the shout of a King is among them.
22 (Y)God brings them out of Egypt;
He has (Z)strength like a wild ox.
23 “For there is no [e]sorcery against Jacob,
Nor any [f]divination against Israel.
It now must be said of Jacob
And of Israel, ‘Oh, (AA)what God has done!’
24 Look, a people rises (AB)like a lioness,
And lifts itself up like a lion;
(AC)It shall not lie down until it devours the prey,
And drinks the blood of the slain.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!”
26 So Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, (AD)‘All that the Lord speaks, that I must do’?”
Balaam’s Third Prophecy
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.” 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that (AE)overlooks the [g]wasteland. 29 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on every altar.
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:7 prophetic discourse
- Numbers 23:10 Or dust cloud
- Numbers 23:15 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; Syr. call; LXX go and ask God
- Numbers 23:21 trouble
- Numbers 23:23 enchantment
- Numbers 23:23 fortune-telling
- Numbers 23:28 Heb. Jeshimon
Dân Số 23
Bản Dịch 2011
Dân Số 23
Bản Dịch 2011
Ba-la-am Rao Lời Sấm Thứ Nhất
23 Bấy giờ Ba-la-am nói với Ba-lác, “Xin dựng cho tôi bảy bàn thờ tại đây và xin cung cấp cho tôi bảy con bò đực và bảy con chiên đực.” 2 Ba-lác làm cho Ba-la-am theo lời ông yêu cầu; rồi Ba-lác và Ba-la-am dâng một con bò đực và một con chiên đực trên mỗi bàn thờ. 3 Ba-la-am nói với Ba-lác, “Xin ngài cứ ở lại đây bên cạnh các của lễ thiêu của ngài, để tôi đi dạo một lát; không chừng Chúa sẽ đến gặp tôi. Hễ Ngài chỉ bảo tôi điều gì, tôi sẽ báo lại cho ngài.” Rồi ông đi đến một nơi cao vắng vẻ.
4 Bấy giờ Ðức Chúa Trời đến gặp Ba-la-am, Ba-la-am thưa với Ngài, “Con đã lập bảy bàn thờ, và trên mỗi bàn thờ con đã dâng một con bò đực và một con chiên đực.”
5 Chúa đặt lời trong miệng Ba-la-am và bảo, “Hãy trở lại với Ba-lác, và đây là những gì ngươi phải nói.” 6 Vậy ông trở lại với Ba-lác, và nầy, ông ấy và quần thần của ông đang đứng bên cạnh các của lễ thiêu của ông. 7 Bấy giờ Ba-la-am nói lời sấm của ông rằng,
“Ba-lác đã cho người rước tôi từ A-ram về đây,
Vua Mô-áp đã mời tôi từ các dãy núi ở phương đông đến:
‘Hãy đến, hãy nguyền rủa Gia-cốp cho ta;
Hãy đến, hãy trù ẻo I-sơ-ra-ên cho ta!’
8 Làm sao tôi có thể nguyền rủa người mà Ðức Chúa Trời không nguyền rủa?
Làm sao tôi có thể trù ẻo người mà Ðức Chúa Trời không trù ẻo?
9 Từ trên đỉnh núi tôi đã trông thấy người,
Từ trên chót đồi tôi đã ngắm nhìn người;
Kìa, đó quả là một dân sống độc lập,
Họ không thể được coi ngang hàng như các dân khác!
10 Ai có thể đếm hết bụi của Gia-cốp,
Hay ai có thể đếm được một phần tư dân số của I-sơ-ra-ên?
Xin cho tôi được chết cái chết của người công chính;
Ước chi cuối cuộc đời tôi được như cuối cuộc đời ông ấy!”
11 Bấy giờ Ba-lác nói với Ba-la-am, “Ông đang làm gì cho tôi thế? Tôi rước ông về đây để nguyền rủa quân thù của tôi, nhưng kìa, ông lại chúc phước cho chúng!”
12 Ông đáp, “Tôi há đã chẳng nói với ngài rằng tôi chỉ nói những gì Chúa đã đặt để trong miệng tôi sao?”
Ba-la-am Rao Lời Sấm Thứ Nhì
13 Vậy Ba-lác nói với ông, “Xin ông hãy đi với tôi đến một chỗ khác, để ông có thể trông thấy chúng. Ông sẽ chỉ thấy được một phần của chúng thôi, chứ không thấy hết chúng được. Tại đó xin ông hãy nguyền rủa chúng cho tôi.”
14 Ba-lác dẫn ông đến cánh đồng của Xô-phim, rồi lên đỉnh Núi Pít-ga. Ông dựng bảy bàn thờ và dâng trên mỗi bàn thờ một con bò đực và một con chiên đực. 15 Ba-la-am nói với Ba-lác, “Xin ngài cứ đứng bên cạnh các của lễ thiêu của ngài, trong khi tôi đến gặp Chúa ở đằng kia.” 16 Chúa gặp Ba-la-am, đặt sứ điệp vào miệng ông, và bảo, “Hãy trở lại với Ba-lác và đây là những gì ngươi phải nói.” 17 Khi ông trở lại với Ba-lác, kìa, ông ấy đang đứng bên cạnh các của lễ thiêu của ông với quần thần Mô-áp của ông. Ba-lác hỏi ông, “Chúa đã nói những gì?” 18 Bấy giờ Ba-la-am nói lời sấm của ông rằng,
“Hỡi Ba-lác, xin hãy đứng dậy và nghe;
Hỡi con trai của Xíp-pô, xin hãy lắng nghe tôi nói:
19 Ðức Chúa Trời không phải là loài người mà nói dối;
Ngài cũng chẳng là phàm nhân mà hối cải điều gì.
Ngài đã hứa, lẽ nào Ngài chẳng thực hiện?
Lời Ngài đã phán ra, lẽ nào Ngài sẽ chẳng làm cho ứng nghiệm?
20 Nầy, tôi đã nhận lệnh phải chúc phước,
Và Ngài đã ban phước, nên tôi không thể làm ngược lại.
21 Ngài không thấy tội lỗi gì nơi Gia-cốp,
Ngài chẳng thấy điều chi lầm lỗi trong I-sơ-ra-ên.
Chúa, Ðức Chúa Trời của người, đang ở với người;
Tiếng chúc tụng Ngài là Vua vang dậy ở giữa con cháu[a] người.
22 Ðức Chúa Trời đã đem họ ra khỏi Ai-cập,
Sức mạnh Ngài như sức mạnh của các sừng bò rừng.
23 Không ai có thể trù ếm chống lại Gia-cốp,
Cũng không ai có thể dùng phù phép nghịch lại I-sơ-ra-ên;
Nhưng đến kỳ đã định, người ta sẽ nói về Gia-cốp và I-sơ-ra-ên rằng,
‘Hãy xem những gì Ðức Chúa Trời đã làm!’
24 Kìa, một dân trỗi dậy như một sư tử cái,
Và vươn mình đứng lên như một sư tử đực!
Nó sẽ không nằm xuống khi chưa ăn thịt con mồi,
Và uống máu con thú nó đã giết.”
25 Bấy giờ Ba-lác nói với Ba-la-am, “Thôi, nếu ông không nguyền rủa chúng được thì cũng đừng chúc phước cho chúng.”
26 Nhưng Ba-la-am trả lời Ba-lác, “Tôi há đã chẳng từng nói với ngài rằng, ‘Những gì Chúa bảo tôi thì tôi phải làm sao?’”
27 Ba-lác nói với Ba-la-am, “Bây giờ hãy đi, tôi sẽ đưa ông tới một chỗ khác, may ra ở đó Ðức Chúa Trời sẽ vui lòng cho ông nguyền rủa chúng cho tôi.” 28 Vậy Ba-lác đem Ba-la-am lên đỉnh Núi Pê-ô, nơi có thể nhìn thấy cả đồng hoang. 29 Ba-la-am nói với Ba-lác, “Xin ngài dựng ở đây cho tôi bảy bàn thờ và xin đem cho tôi bảy con bò đực và bảy con chiên đực.” 30 Ba-lác làm như lời Ba-la-am yêu cầu, rồi ông dâng trên mỗi bàn thờ một con bò đực và một con chiên đực.
Footnotes
- Dân Số 23:21 nt: họ
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