民数记 24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
巴兰第三次预言
24 巴兰见耶和华乐意赐福给以色列人，就不再像先前两次那样去求兆头，而是面向旷野， 2 举目四望，看见以色列人按支派扎营。上帝的灵降在他身上， 3 他便吟诗预言说：
“比珥之子巴兰的预言，
是眼睛明亮者的话，
4 他得听上帝之言，
俯伏在地，
得见全能者的异象。
5 雅各啊，
你的帐篷何等华美！
以色列啊，
你的居所何等佳美！
6 像连绵的山谷，
河畔的园子；
又如耶和华栽种的沉香，
水边的香柏树。
7 他们沐浴充沛的甘霖，
撒种于湿润的沃土。
他们的君王高过亚甲，
国度名震四方。
8 上帝把他们带出埃及，
祂[a]的力量如野牛之角。
他们要吞灭敌国，
打碎敌人的骨头，
用利箭射穿仇敌。
9 他们蹲伏如雄狮，
躺卧如母狮，谁敢招惹？
祝福他们的人有福了！
咒诅他们的人有祸了！”
10 巴勒听了大怒，用力击掌，对巴兰说：“我请你来咒诅我的仇敌，你竟三次祝福他们。 11 现在快回家去吧！我说过要给你重赏，但耶和华不让你得到。” 12 巴兰说：“我不是对你派来的使臣说过吗？ 13 就是你把满屋的金银都给我，我也不能违背耶和华的命令、凭自己的意思行事——无论好事坏事。我只能说耶和华让我说的话。 14 现在我要回本族去了。但我要告诉你日后以色列人会怎样对待你的人民。”
巴兰第四次预言
15 巴兰吟诗预言说：
“比珥之子巴兰的预言，
是眼睛明亮者的话，
16 他得听上帝之言，
明白至高者的旨意，
俯伏在地，
得见全能者的异象。
17 我所见的尚未发生，
我目睹的关乎将来。
一颗星要从雅各家升起，
一位君王要从以色列兴起。
他要打烂摩押的前额，
击碎舍特人的头颅。
18 他必征服以东，
占领敌疆西珥，
以色列必勇往直前。
19 雅各的后裔必掌权，
消灭城中的余民。”
巴兰最后的预言
20 巴兰观看亚玛力人，并以诗歌预言说：
“亚玛力原是列国之首，
但他的结局却是灭亡。”
21 巴兰又观看基尼人，并以诗歌预言说：
“虽然你的居所坚固，
你的巢筑在峭壁，
22 但你必遭灭顶，
被亚述掳去。”
23 巴兰又以诗歌预言说：
“唉！若非上帝许可，
谁能存活呢？
24 船只从基提驶来，
征服亚述和希伯，
但他也要灭亡。”
25 说完，巴兰动身返回家乡，巴勒也回去了。
Footnotes
- 24:8 “祂”有古卷作“他们”。
Numbers 24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Since Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned[a] toward the wilderness. 2 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God(A) came on him, 3 and he proclaimed his poem:
The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,[b]
4 the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,(B)
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:
5 How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwellings, Israel.
6 They stretch out like river valleys,[c]
like gardens beside a stream,
like aloes the Lord has planted,
like cedars beside the water.
7 Water will flow from his buckets,
and his seed will be by abundant water.
His king will be greater than Agag,[d](C)
and his kingdom will be exalted.
8 God brought him out of Egypt;
He is like[e] the horns of a wild ox for them.(D)
He will feed on enemy nations
and gnaw their bones;
he will strike them with his arrows.
9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?(E)
Those who bless you will be blessed,
and those who curse you will be cursed.(F)
10 Then Balak became furious with Balaam, struck his hands together, and said to him, “I summoned you to put a curse on my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them these three times. 11 Now go to your home! I said I would reward you richly,(G) but look, the Lord has denied you a reward.”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I previously tell the messengers you sent me: 13 If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the Lord’s command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the Lord says.(H) 14 Now I am going back to my people, but first, let me warn you what these people will do to your people in the future.”
Balaam’s Fourth Oracle
15 Then he proclaimed his poem:
The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;[f]
16 the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God
and has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:(I)
17 I see him,[g] but not now;
I perceive him,[h] but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.(J)
He will smash the forehead[i] of Moab
and strike down[j] all the Shethites.[k]
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir(K) will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
19 One who comes from Jacob will rule;
he will destroy the city’s survivors.
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem:
Amalek was first among the nations,(L)
but his future is destruction.
21 Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem:
Your dwelling place is enduring;
your nest is set in the cliffs.
22 Kain will be destroyed
when Asshur takes you captive.
23 Once more he proclaimed his poem:
Ah, who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim;(M)
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,(N)
but they too will come to destruction.
25 Balaam then arose and went back to his homeland, and Balak also went his way.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:1 Lit set his face
- Numbers 24:3 LXX reads true; Vg reads closed
- Numbers 24:6 Or like date palms
- Numbers 24:7 Sam, LXX, Sym, Theod read Gog
- Numbers 24:8 Or He has
- Numbers 24:15 LXX reads true; Vg reads closed
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or frontiers
- Numbers 24:17 Sam reads and the skulls of; Jr 48:45
- Numbers 24:17 Or Sethites
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