Numbers 24

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel, he by no means went out as he had gone before, to seek divination. But directing his face opposite the desert,	1 Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino, ut be nediceret Israeli, nequaquam abiit, ut ante perrexerat, ut augurium quaereret; sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum
2 and lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel dwelling in tents by their tribes. And with the Spirit of God rushing into him,	2 et elevans oculos vidit Israel commorantem per tribus suas et, irruente in se spiritu Dei,
3 taking up his parable, he said: “Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,	3 assumpta parabola sua, ait: “ Dixit Balaam filius Beor, dixit homo, cuius apertus est oculus,
4 the hearer of the sermon of God, he who has gazed upon a vision of the Almighty, he who falls down and so his eyes are opened, has declared:	4 dixit auditor sermonum Dei, qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est, qui cadit, et sic aperiuntur oculi eius.
5 ‘How beautiful are your tabernacles, O Jacob, and your tents, O Israel!	5 Quam pulchra tabernacula tua, Iacob, et tentoria tua, Israel!
6 They are like forested valleys, like gardens irrigated next to rivers, like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed, like cedars close to waters.	6 Ut valles dilatantur, ut horti iuxta fluvios irrigui, ut aloe, quam plantavit Dominus, quasi cedri prope aquas.
7 Water shall flow from his jar, and his offspring shall be amid many waters, because Agag, his king, shall be taken, and his kingdom shall be removed.	7 Fluet aqua de situlis eius, et semen illius erit in aquis multis. Extolletur super Agag rex eius, et elevabitur regnum illius.
8 Away from Egypt, God has led him, whose strength is like the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.	8 Deus eduxit illum de Aegypto, sicut cornua bubali est ei. Devorabit gentes, hostes suos, ossaque eorum confringet et perforabit sagittis.
9 Lying down, he has slept like a lion, and like a lioness, whom no one would dare to awaken. He who blesses you, shall himself also be blessed. He who curses you, shall be considered cursed.”	9 Accubans dormit ut leo, et quasi leaena, quis suscitare illum audebit? Qui benedixerit tibi, erit et ipse benedictus; qui maledixerit tibi, maledictus erit! ”.
10 And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: “I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.	10 Iratusque Balac contra Balaam, complosis manibus, ait: “ Ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te, quibus iam tertio benedixisti!
11 Return to your place. I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly, but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor.”	11 Revertere nunc ad locum tuum! Decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te, sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito ”.
12 Balaam responded to Balak: “Did I not say to your messengers, whom you sent to me:	12 Respondit Balaam ad Balac: “ Nonne iam nuntiis tuis, quos misisti ad me, dixi:
13 Even if Balak would give me his house, filled with silver and gold, I still could not go away from the word of the Lord my God, so as to offer anything, either good or evil, from my own heart; but whatever the Lord will speak, this, too, I shall speak.	13 Si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri, non potero praeterire sermonem Domini, ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo, sed, quidquid Dominus dixerit, hoc loquar?
14 Yet truly, as I continue on to my own people, I will give you counsel as to what this people shall do to your people in the end times.”	14 Et nunc, pergens ad populum meum dabo consilium, quid populus hic populo tuo faciat extremo tempore ”.
15 Therefore, taking up his parable, he again spoke: “Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,	15 Sumpta igitur parabola sua, rursum ait: “ Dixit Balaam filius Beor, dixit homo, cuius apertus est oculus,
16 the hearer of the sermon of God, he who knows the doctrine of the Most High, and who sees the visions of the Almighty, who, falling down, has his eyes opened, has declared:	16 dixit auditor sermonum Dei, qui novit doctrinam Altissimi et visiones Omnipotentis videt, qui cadens apertos habet oculos.
17 I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.	17 Video eum, sed non modo; intueor illum, sed non prope. Oritur stella ex Iacob, et consurgit virga de Israel; et percutit tempora Moab et verticem omnium filiorum Seth.
18 And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies. Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.	18 Et erit Idumaea possessio eius, et hereditas eius Seir, inimicus eius; Israel vero fortiter aget.
19 From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler. And he shall perish the remnants of the city.”	19 De Iacob erit, qui dominetur et perdat reliquias civitatis ”.
20 And when he saw Amalek, taking up his parable, he said: “Amalek, first among the Gentiles, whose very end shall be perdition.”	20 Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam suam ait: “ Principium gentium Amalec, cuius extrema perdentur ”.
21 Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: “Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock,	21 Vidit quoque Cinaeum et, assumpta parabola sua, ait: “ Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum, et in petra positus nidus tuus.
22 and you will be elect among the stock of Kain, how long will you be able to remain? For Assur shall take you captive.”	22 Erit in combustionem Cain, donec Assur capiat te ”.
23 And taking up his parable once more he said: “Alas! Who will be able to survive, when God will do these things?	23 Assumptaque parabola sua, iterum locutus est: “ Heu! Quis vivet, quando ista faciet Deus?
24 They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy. They shall overcome the Assyrians, and they shall devastate the Hebrews, and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”	24 Venient naves de Cetthim, superabunt Assyrios vastabuntque Heber; et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt ”. Surrexitque Balaam et reversus est in locum suum; Balac quoque via, qua venerat, rediit.
25 And Balaam rose up, and he returned to his place. Likewise, Balak went back, along the way by which he had arrived.