Knjiga Brojeva 24

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Kad opazi Bileam da je Jahvi drago što on blagoslivlja Izraela, ne htjede više ni ići kao prije u potragu za znamenjima, nego se licem okrenu prema pustari.	1 Balaam, however, perceiving that the LORD was pleased to bless Israel, did not go aside as before to seek omens, but turned his gaze toward the desert.
2 Bileam podiže oči i vidje Izraela utaborena po njegovim plemenima. Na nj siđe Duh Božji	2 When he raised his eyes and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him,
3 i on poče svoju pjesmu te reče: »Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,	3 and he gave voice to his oracle: The utterance of Balaam, son of Beor, the utterance of the man whose eye is true,
4 proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.	4 The utterance of one who hears what God says, and knows what the Most High knows, Of one who sees what the Almighty sees, enraptured, and with eyes unveiled:
5 Kako su lijepi ti šatori, Jakove, i stanovi tvoji, Izraele!	5 How goodly are your tents, O Jacob; your encampments, O Israel!
6 Kao dolovi što se steru, kao vrtovi uz obalu rijeke, kao aloje što ih Jahve posadi, kao cedri pokraj voda!	6 They are like gardens beside a stream, like the cedars planted by the LORD.
7 Iz potomstva junak mu izlazi, nad mnogim on vlada narodima. Kralj će njegov nadvisit’ Agaga, uzdiže se kraljevstvo njegovo.	7 His wells shall yield free-flowing waters, he shall have the sea within reach; His king shall rise higher than. . . . and his royalty shall be exalted.
8 Iz Egipta Bog ga izveo, on je njemu k’o rozi bivola. On proždire narode dušmanske, on njihove kosti drobi.	8 It is God who brought him out of Egypt, a wild bull of towering might. He shall devour the nations like grass, their bones he shall strip bare.
9 Skupio se, polegao poput lava, poput lavice: tko ga podići smije? Blagoslovljen bio tko te blagoslivlje, proklet da je tko tebe proklinje!«	9 He lies crouching like a lion, or like a lioness; who shall arouse him? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you!
10 I usplamtje srdžbom Balak na Bileama i udari rukom o ruku. »Pozvao sam te da prokuneš moje neprijatelje«, reče Balak Bileamu, »a kad tamo, ti ih blagoslovi evo triput!	10 Balak beat his palms together in a blaze of anger at Balaam and said to him, "It was to curse my foes that I summoned you here; yet three times now you have even blessed them instead!
11 Nosi se odmah u svoj kraj. Bio sam rekao: dostojno ću te počastiti! A eto, Jahve te liši časti.«	11 Be off at once, then, to your home. I promised to reward you richly, but the LORD has withheld the reward from you!"
12 Nato Bileam odgovori Balaku: »Zar nisam rekao i tvojim glasnicima koje si k meni poslao:	12 Balaam replied to Balak, "Did I not warn the very messengers whom you sent to me,
13 ‘Da mi Balak dadne svoju kuću punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti zapovijed Jahvinu i po svojoj volji činiti bilo dobro, bilo zlo; ono što kaže Jahve, to ću i ja reći’?	13 'Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not of my own accord to anything, good or evil, contrary to the command of the LORD'? Whatever the LORD says I must repeat.
14 A sada, kad, evo, odlazim k svome narodu, hajde da ti objavim što će ovaj narod učiniti tvome narodu u budućnosti!«	14 "But now that I am about to go to my own people, let me first warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come."
15 I poče svoju pjesmu i reče: »Proročanstvo Bileama, sina Beorova, proročanstvo čovjeka pronicava pogleda,	15 Then Balaam gave voice to his oracle: The utterance of Balaam, son of Beor, the utterance of the man whose eye is true,
16 proročanstvo onoga koji riječi Božje sluša, koji poznaje mudrost Svevišnjega, koji vidi viđenja Svesilnoga, koji pada i oči mu se otvaraju.	16 The utterance of one who hears what God says, and knows what the Most High knows, Of one who sees what the Almighty sees, enraptured and with eyes unveiled.
17 Vidim ga, ali ne sada: motrim ga, al’ ne iz blizine: od Jakova zvijezda izlazi, od Izraela žezlo se diže. On Moabu razbija bokove i svu djecu Šetovu zatire!	17 I see him, though not now; I behold him, though not near: A star shall advance from Jacob, and a staff shall rise from Israel, That shall smite the brows of Moab, and the skulls of all the Shuthites,
18 Edom će njegovim postati posjedom, a Seir zemljom osvojenom. Razvija snagu svoju Izrael,	18 Till Edom is dispossessed, and no fugitive is left in Seir. Israel shall do valiantly,
19 Jakov vlada nad neprijateljima i uništava preživjele iz Ira.«	19 and Jacob shall overcome his foes.
20 Bileam se zagleda u Amaleka te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: »Amalek je prvenac među narodima, ali vječna propast njegov je svršetak.«	20 Upon seeing Amalek, Balaam gave voice to his oracle: First of the peoples was Amalek, but his end is to perish forever.
21 Onda se zagleda u Kenijce te poče svoju pjesmu i reče: »Tvrd je stan tvoj, Kajine, na timoru ti gnijezdo savijeno!	21 Upon seeing the Kenites, he gave voice to his oracle: Your abode is enduring, O smith, and your nest is set on a cliff;
22 Al’ gnijezdo pripada Beoru; dokle ćeš Ašuru robovati?«	22 Yet destined for burning-- even as I watch--are your inhabitants.
23 Opet poče svoju pjesmu i reče: »Narodi pomorski sabiru se sa sjevera,	23 Upon seeing. . . . he gave voice to his oracle: Alas, who shall survive of Ishmael,
24 a brodovlje od strane Kitima. Podjarmljuju Ašur, podjarmljuju Heber, pa i njega će propast stići vječita.«	24 to deliver his people from the hands of the Kittim? When they have conquered Asshur and conquered Eber, He too shall perish forever.
25 Potom ustade Bileam te se uputi natrag u svoj kraj. A i Balak ode svojim putem.	25 Then Balaam set out on his journey home; and Balak also went his way.