Numbers:Chapter 24
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| 1巴郎見祝福以色列，為上主所喜悅，就不再像前幾次一樣先去探求預示，只轉面向曠野。 | 1But Balaam saw that Yahweh willingly blessed Israel. He did not seek out signs as he had done before, but turned towards the desert. |
| 2巴郎一舉目，看見了按支派紮營的以色列人；那時天主的神降在他身上， | 2He looked up and saw Israel camping, tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came upon him |
| 3他遂吟詩說：「貝敖爾的兒子巴郎的神諭，明眼男子的神諭， | 3and he uttered his song: "Word of Balaam, son of Beor, the seer, the one who hears the words of God, |
| 4那聽到天主的話，得見全能者的神視，在沉睡中開了神眼的神諭： | 4and beholds the vision of the Almighty, in ecstasy, with eyes unveiled. |
| 5雅各伯，你的帳幕，何其壯觀！以色列，你的居所，何其美好！ | 5How goodly are your tents, Jacob, your encampments, Israel! |
| 6如擴展的棕林，似河畔的花園，像上主栽種的沉香，似臨水的香柏。 | 6Like valleys stretching far, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars beside the waters. |
| 7英雄由他的後裔而出，他將治理許多民族；他的君王超越阿加格，他的王國必受舉揚。 | 7His buckets are overflowing and his seeds are always watered. His king becomes stronger than Agag, and his kingdom grows. |
| 8領他出埃及的天主，為他有如野牛的角。他要吞滅那敵對他的人民，粉碎他們的骨骸，折斷他們的箭矢。 | 8His God brought him out of Egypt and fights for him like the horns of a wild ox. He devours the carcasses of his enemies and crushes their bones in pieces. |
| 9他蹲伏臥下有如雄獅，又似母獅；誰敢令他起立？祝福你的，必受祝福；咒罵你的，必受咒罵。」 | 9He lies like a lion, or like a lioness; who dares rouse him? Blessed is he who blesses you! And cursed is he who curses you!" |
| 10巴拉克對巴郎大發忿怒，拍手向他說：「我請你來是為咒罵我的仇敵；看，你反祝福他們，且已三次。 | 10Balak's anger burned against Balaam; he beat his hands together and said, "I called you to curse my enemy and you have blessed him three times! |
| 11現在你快回你故鄉去！我原想豐富地酬謝你，但是，上主奪去了你的酬報。」 | 11So flee to your place now. I said I would greatly reward you but Yahweh has taken away your reward." |
| 12巴郎回答巴拉克說：「我不是已對你遣來的使者聲明過： | 12Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers: |
| 13即使巴拉克給我滿屋金銀，我也不能違犯上主的命令，任意去行善或作惡，而只能說上主所吩咐的嗎？ | 13though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, good or bad, of my own accord beyond Yahweh's command? What Yahweh speaks, I speak. |
| 14現在，我就要回到我民族那裏去；來，讓我告訴你這民族日後對你的民族所要做的事。」 | 14Now, before I return to my people, come that I may warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come." |
| 15於是他吟詩說：「貝敖爾的兒子巴郎的神諭，明眼男子的神諭， | 15Then Balaam pronounced his oracle: "Word of Balaam, son of Beor, the seer, |
| 16那聽到天主的話，深知至高者的思慮，得見全能者的神視，在沉睡中開了神眼的神諭： | 16the one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, and sees the vision of the Almighty, in ecstasy, with eyes unveiled. |
| 17我看見他，卻不是在現在；我望見他，卻不是在近處：由雅各伯將出現一顆星，由以色列將興起一權杖，擊碎摩阿布的額角，粉碎舍特一切子民的腦蓋。 | 17I see a figure, but not really. I behold him but not near. A star shall come forth from Jacob, he rises with a staff in his hand; he shatters the forehead of Moab and tears down all the sons of Sheth. |
| 18厄東將成為他的屬地，色依爾將成為他的轄境；以色列必行使威權。 | 18He conquers the land of Edom, and takes the cities of his enemies. Israel grows strong; |
| 19由雅各伯將出生一位統治仇敵者，他要除滅依爾的遺民。」 | 19Jacob dominates." |
| 20以後他望見阿瑪肋克，遂吟詩說：「阿瑪肋克原是眾民之首，但他的結局是永遠的滅亡。」 | 20Then Balaam looked to Amalek's country; he said, "Amalek, the first of the nations, will finally meet with destruction." |
| 21後又望見刻尼人，遂吟詩說：「你的居所固然鞏固，你的巢穴縱然建在磐石間； | 21Then he looked to the Kainite's land and continued his oracle: Your dwelling place is enduring, your nest is set in the rock, |
| 22但刻尼人仍要被毀滅，到何時亞述纔將你擄去？」 | 22but you shall be destroyed; and finally Asshur shall take you captive." |
| 23他又吟詩說：「嗚呼！若天主履行此事，誰還能生存！ | 23Balaam continued his oracle and said: "Alas! Who will live when God does this? |
| 24從基廷有船來，征服亞述，征服厄貝爾；他們也要永遠滅亡。」 | 24Ships shall come from Kittim and shall conquer Asshur, but also Eber; they too shall be destroyed." |
| 25然後巴郎起身回了本鄉；巴拉克也回去了。 | 25Then Balaam rose and set out on his journey home while Balak also went on his way. |
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