ΑΡΙΘΜΟΙ - Numeri - Numbers 23

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 και ειπεν βαλααμ τω βαλακ οικοδομησον μοι ενταυθα επτα βωμους και ετοιμασον μοι ενταυθα επτα μοσχους και επτα κριους	1 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars here for me, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.”
2 και εποιησεν βαλακ ον τροπον ειπεν αυτω βαλααμ και ανηνεγκεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον	2 And when he had acted according to the words of Balaam, they placed a calf and a ram together on each altar.
3 και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ παραστηθι επι της θυσιας σου και πορευσομαι ει μοι φανειται ο θεος εν συναντησει και ρημα ο εαν μοι δειξη αναγγελω σοι και παρεστη βαλακ επι της θυσιας αυτου και βαλααμ επορευθη επερωτησαι τον θεον και επορευθη ευθειαν	3 And Balaam said to Balak: “Stand for a little while next to your holocaust, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet with me. And whatever he will command, I shall speak to you.”
4 και εφανη ο θεος τω βαλααμ και ειπεν προς αυτον βαλααμ τους επτα βωμους ητοιμασα και ανεβιβασα μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον	4 And after he had quickly departed, God met with him. And Balaam, speaking to him, said: “I have set up seven altars, and I have placed a calf and a ram on each.”
5 και ενεβαλεν ο θεος ρημα εις το στομα βαλααμ και ειπεν επιστραφεις προς βαλακ ουτως λαλησεις	5 Then the Lord placed the word in his mouth, and he said: “Return to Balak, and you shall say this.”
6 και απεστραφη προς αυτον και οδε εφειστηκει επι των ολοκαυτωματων αυτου και παντες οι αρχοντες μωαβ μετ' αυτου	6 Returning, he found Balak standing next to his holocaust, with all the leaders of the Moabites.
7 και εγενηθη πνευμα θεου επ' αυτω και αναλαβων την παραβολην αυτου ειπεν εκ μεσοποταμιας μετεπεμψατο με βαλακ βασιλευς μωαβ εξ ορεων απ' ανατολων λεγων δευρο αρασαι μοι τον ιακωβ και δευρο επικαταρασαι μοι τον ισραηλ	7 And taking up his parable, he said: “Balak, king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram, from the mountains of the east. ‘Come forth,’ he said, ‘and curse Jacob. Hurry and condemn Israel.’
8 τι αρασωμαι ον μη καταραται κυριος η τι καταρασωμαι ον μη καταραται ο θεος	8 How shall I curse him, whom God has not cursed? For what reason would I condemn him, whom the Lord does not condemn?
9 οτι απο κορυφης ορεων οψομαι αυτον και απο βουνων προσνοησω αυτον ιδου λαος μονος κατοικησει και εν εθνεσιν ου συλλογισθησεται	9 I will look upon him from the tops of the stones, and I will consider him from the hills. This people shall dwell alone, and they shall not be counted among the nations.
10 τις εξηκριβασατο το σπερμα ιακωβ και τις εξαριθμησεται δημους ισραηλ αποθανοι η ψυχη μου εν ψυχαις δικαιων και γενοιτο το σπερμα μου ως το σπερμα τουτων	10 Who can number the dust that is Jacob, and who can know the number of the stock of Israel? May my soul die a just death, and may my end be like theirs.”
11 και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ τι πεποιηκας μοι εις καταρασιν εχθρων μου κεκληκα σε και ιδου ευλογηκας ευλογιαν	11 And Balak said to Balaam: “What is this that you are doing? I called for you, in order to curse my enemies, and to the contrary, you bless them.”
12 και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ ουχι οσα εαν εμβαλη ο θεος εις το στομα μου τουτο φυλαξω λαλησαι	12 He answered him, “How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?”
13 και ειπεν προς αυτον βαλακ δευρο ετι μετ' εμου εις τοπον αλλον εξ ων ουκ οψη αυτον εκειθεν αλλ' η μερος τι αυτου οψη παντας δε ου μη ιδης και καταρασαι μοι αυτον εκειθεν	13 Therefore, Balak said: “Come with me to another place, from where you may see a portion of Israel, though you cannot see them all. Curse them from there.”
14 και παρελαβεν αυτον εις αγρου σκοπιαν επι κορυφην λελαξευμενου και ωκοδομησεν εκει επτα βωμους και ανεβιβασεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον	14 And when he had led him to a lofty place, on the top of mount Pisgah, Balaam built seven altars, and placing upon each a calf and a ram,
15 και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ παραστηθι επι της θυσιας σου εγω δε πορευσομαι επερωτησαι τον θεον	15 he said to Balak, “Stand here next to your holocaust, while I continue on to meet him.”
16 και συνηντησεν ο θεος τω βαλααμ και ενεβαλεν ρημα εις το στομα αυτου και ειπεν αποστραφητι προς βαλακ και ταδε λαλησεις	16 And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said, “Return to Balak, and you shall say this to him.”
17 και απεστραφη προς αυτον και οδε εφειστηκει επι της ολοκαυτωσεως αυτου και παντες οι αρχοντες μωαβ μετ' αυτου και ειπεν αυτω βαλακ τι ελαλησεν κυριος	17 Returning, he found him standing next to his holocaust, and the leaders of the Moabites were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
18 και αναλαβων την παραβολην αυτου ειπεν αναστηθι βαλακ και ακουε ενωτισαι μαρτυς υιος σεπφωρ	18 But, taking up his parable, he said: “Stand, Balak, and pay attention. Listen, you son of Zippor.
19 ουχ ως ανθρωπος ο θεος διαρτηθηναι ουδε ως υιος ανθρωπου απειληθηναι αυτος ειπας ουχι ποιησει λαλησει και ουχι εμμενει	19 God is not like a man, so that he would lie, nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed. Therefore, having spoken, will he not act? Has he ever spoken, and not fulfilled?
20 ιδου ευλογειν παρειλημμαι ευλογησω και ου μη αποστρεψω	20 I was led here to bless, and I have no strength to hinder the blessing.
21 ουκ εσται μοχθος εν ιακωβ ουδε οφθησεται πονος εν ισραηλ κυριος ο θεος αυτου μετ' αυτου τα ενδοξα αρχοντων εν αυτω	21 There is no idol in Jacob; neither is there a false image to be seen in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the resound of royal victory is in him.
22 θεος ο εξαγαγων αυτους εξ αιγυπτου ως δοξα μονοκερωτος αυτω	22 God has led him away from Egypt; his strength is like that of the rhinoceros.
23 ου γαρ εστιν οιωνισμος εν ιακωβ ουδε μαντεια εν ισραηλ κατα καιρον ρηθησεται ιακωβ και τω ισραηλ τι επιτελεσει ο θεος	23 There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor any divination in Israel. In their times, it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God has wrought.
24 ιδου λαος ως σκυμνος αναστησεται και ως λεων γαυριωθησεται ου κοιμηθησεται εως φαγη θηραν και αιμα τραυματιων πιεται	24 Behold, the people will rise up like a lioness, and lie down like a lion. But they will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
25 και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ ουτε καταραις καταραση μοι αυτον ουτε ευλογων μη ευλογησης αυτον	25 And Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse him, nor bless him.”
26 και αποκριθεις βαλααμ ειπεν τω βαλακ ουκ ελαλησα σοι λεγων το ρημα ο εαν λαληση ο θεος τουτο ποιησω	26 And he said, “Have I not told you that whatever God would command of me, I would do?”
27 και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ δευρο παραλαβω σε εις τοπον αλλον ει αρεσει τω θεω και καταρασαι μοι αυτον εκειθεν	27 And Balak said to him: “Come and I will lead you to another place. If perhaps it may please God, then you may curse them from there.”
28 και παρελαβεν βαλακ τον βαλααμ επι κορυφην του φογωρ το παρατεινον εις την ερημον	28 And when he had led him on to the top of mount Peor, which looks out toward the wilderness,
29 και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ οικοδομησον μοι ωδε επτα βωμους και ετοιμασον μοι ωδε επτα μοσχους και επτα κριους	29 Balaam said to him, “Build seven altars here for me, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.”
30 και εποιησεν βαλακ καθαπερ ειπεν αυτω βαλααμ και ανηνεγκεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον	30 Balak did as Balaam had said, and he placed on each altar a calf and a ram.