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Numbers 24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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
Numbers 24
New International Version
Numbers 24
New International Version
24 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel,(A) he did not resort to divination(B) as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness.(C) 2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him(D) 3 and he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(E)
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(F)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](G)
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 “How beautiful are your tents,(H) Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
6 “Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,(I)
like aloes(J) planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.(K)
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
8 “God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;(N)
with their arrows they pierce them.(O)
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(P)—who dares to rouse them?
10 Then Balak’s anger burned(S) against Balaam. He struck his hands together(T) and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies,(U) but you have blessed them(V) these three times.(W) 11 Now leave at once and go home!(X) I said I would reward you handsomely,(Y) but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded.”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell the messengers you sent me,(Z) 13 ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord(AA)—and I must say only what the Lord says’?(AB) 14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(AC)
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(AD) of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,(AE)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.(AF)
A star will come out of Jacob;(AG)
a scepter will rise out of Israel.(AH)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(AI)
the skulls[b](AJ) of[c] all the people of Sheth.[d]
18 Edom(AK) will be conquered;
Seir,(AL) his enemy, will be conquered,(AM)
but Israel(AN) will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob(AO)
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(AP) and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”(AQ)
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites(AR) and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,(AS)
your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Ashur(AT) takes you captive.”
Balaam’s Seventh Message
23 Then he spoke his message:
“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[e]
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(AU)
they will subdue Ashur(AV) and Eber,(AW)
but they too will come to ruin.(AX)”
25 Then Balaam(AY) got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16
- Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
- Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
- Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.
民数记 24
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
民数记 24
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
巴兰第三次预言
24 巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福以色列，就不再像前两次一样去求观兆的方法，却面向旷野。 2 巴兰举目，看见以色列人按着支派居住， 神的灵就临到他身上。 3 他就作歌，说：
“比珥的儿子巴兰说：
‘有眼光的人说，
4 得听 神的话语、
得见全能者的异象、
身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说：
5 雅各啊，你的会幕多么佳美；
以色列啊，你的帐幕多么美好！
6 像扩展的棕林，
如河边的园子，
似耶和华栽种的沉香树，
又像水旁的香柏树。
7 必有水从他的桶中流出来，
他的后裔必在多水之处；
他的王必超过亚甲，
他的国度必被高举。
8 领他出埃及的 神，
对他好象野牛的角；
他要吞吃敌国，
打碎他们的骨头，
用箭射透他们。
9 他蹲伏躺下，好象公狮，
又像母狮，谁敢使他起立呢？
给你祝福的，愿他蒙福；
咒诅你的，愿他受咒诅。’”
10 巴勒向巴兰生气，就拍起手；巴勒对巴兰说：“我请你来咒诅我的敌人，如今你反倒祝福他们这三次。 11 现在你逃回你的地方去吧；我说过我要大大地使你得尊荣，但是耶和华阻止你使你不得尊荣。” 12 巴兰对巴勒说：“我不是告诉了你派来的使者说： 13 ‘就算巴勒把满屋的金银给我，我也不能越过耶和华的命令，随自己的心意行好行歹’吗？耶和华说甚么，我就说甚么。 14 现在我要回我本族去了；你来，我要告诉你这个民族日后要怎样待你的人民。”
巴兰第四次预言
15 他就作歌，说：
“比珥的儿子巴兰说：
‘开着眼的人说，
16 那得听 神的话语、
明白至高者的知识、
得见全能者的异象、
身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说：
17 我看见他，却不是现在；
我望见他，却不是近处；
必有一星从雅各而出，
必有一杖从以色列兴起；
他必打碎摩押的额角，
粉碎一切舍特人的头顶。
18 他必得以东作产业，
又得仇敌之地西珥作产业；
只有以色列人成为强壮。
19 有一位从雅各而出的必掌大权，
他要除灭城中余下的人。’”
巴兰最后预言
20 巴兰看见了亚玛力，就作歌，说：
“亚玛力原是列国之首，
他的结局却是灭亡。”
21 巴兰看见了基尼人，就作歌，说：
“你的居所坚固，
你的窝巢建在盘石中；
22 但基尼必被毁灭；
亚述要到几时才把你掳去呢？”
23 巴兰又作歌，说：
“哀哉， 神决定这事，谁能得活呢？
24 必有船从基提而来，
苦害亚述，苦害希伯；
他却要灭亡。”
25 于是巴兰起来，回自己的地方去；巴勒也回去了。
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