Numeri 24

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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	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 et elevans oculos vidit Israel commorantem per tribus suas et, irruente in se spiritu Dei,	2 When he raised his eyes and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him,
3 assumpta parabola sua, ait: “ Dixit Balaam filius Beor, dixit homo, cuius apertus est oculus,	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 dixit auditor sermonum Dei, qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est, qui cadit, et sic aperiuntur oculi eius.	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 Quam pulchra tabernacula tua, Iacob, et tentoria tua, Israel!	5 How goodly are your tents, O Jacob; your encampments, O Israel!
6 Ut valles dilatantur, ut horti iuxta fluvios irrigui, ut aloe, quam plantavit Dominus, quasi cedri prope aquas.	6 They are like gardens beside a stream, like the cedars planted by the LORD.
7 Fluet aqua de situlis eius, et semen illius erit in aquis multis. Extolletur super Agag rex eius, et elevabitur regnum illius.	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 Deus eduxit illum de Aegypto, sicut cornua bubali est ei. Devorabit gentes, hostes suos, ossaque eorum confringet et perforabit sagittis.	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 Accubans dormit ut leo, et quasi leaena, quis suscitare illum audebit? Qui benedixerit tibi, erit et ipse benedictus; qui maledixerit tibi, maledictus erit! ”.	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 Iratusque Balac contra Balaam, complosis manibus, ait: “ Ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te, quibus iam tertio benedixisti!	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 Revertere nunc ad locum tuum! Decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te, sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito ”.	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 Respondit Balaam ad Balac: “ Nonne iam nuntiis tuis, quos misisti ad me, dixi:	12 Balaam replied to Balak, "Did I not warn the very messengers whom you sent to me,
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?	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 Et nunc, pergens ad populum meum dabo consilium, quid populus hic populo tuo faciat extremo tempore ”.	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 Sumpta igitur parabola sua, rursum ait: “ Dixit Balaam filius Beor, dixit homo, cuius apertus est oculus,	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 dixit auditor sermonum Dei, qui novit doctrinam Altissimi et visiones Omnipotentis videt, qui cadens apertos habet oculos.	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 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.	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 Et erit Idumaea possessio eius, et hereditas eius Seir, inimicus eius; Israel vero fortiter aget.	18 Till Edom is dispossessed, and no fugitive is left in Seir. Israel shall do valiantly,
19 De Iacob erit, qui dominetur et perdat reliquias civitatis ”.	19 and Jacob shall overcome his foes.
20 Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam suam ait: “ Principium gentium Amalec, cuius extrema perdentur ”.	20 Upon seeing Amalek, Balaam gave voice to his oracle: First of the peoples was Amalek, but his end is to perish forever.
21 Vidit quoque Cinaeum et, assumpta parabola sua, ait: “ Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum, et in petra positus nidus tuus.	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 Erit in combustionem Cain, donec Assur capiat te ”.	22 Yet destined for burning-- even as I watch--are your inhabitants.
23 Assumptaque parabola sua, iterum locutus est: “ Heu! Quis vivet, quando ista faciet Deus?	23 Upon seeing. . . . he gave voice to his oracle: Alas, who shall survive of Ishmael,
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.	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 Then Balaam set out on his journey home; and Balak also went his way.