Numbers 22

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Then the Israelites moved on and encamped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jericho stretch of the Jordan.	1 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܫܪܘ ܒܥܪܒܘܬ ܡܘܐܒ ܕܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ.
2 Now Balak, son of Zippor, saw all that Israel did to the Amorites.	2 ܘܚܙܐ ܒܠܩ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ ܟܘܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
3 Indeed, Moab feared the Israelites greatly because of their numbers, and detested them.	3 ܘܕܚܠܘ ܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ ܛܒ. ܡܛܠ ܕܣܓܝ ܗܘܐ ܛܒ. ܘܥܩܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
4 So Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Soon this horde will devour all the country around us as an ox devours the grass of the field." And Balak, Zippor's son, who was king of Moab at that time,	4 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܐܒ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ. ܡܟܝܠ ܪܥܝܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܚܕܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܪܥܐ ܬܘܪܐ ܠܝܘܪܩܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ. ܘܒܠܩ ܗܘܐ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ.
5 sent messengers to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor on the Euphrates, in the land of the Amawites, summoning him with these words, "A people has come here from Egypt who now cover the face of the earth and are settling down opposite us!	5 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܒܠܥܡ ܒܪ ܒܥܘܪ ܦܫܘܪܐ. ܕܥܠ ܢܗܪܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ. ܠܡܩܪܝܗ ܘܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܟܣܝ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܘܗܐ ܫܪܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ.
6 Please come and curse this people for us; they are stronger than we are. We may then be able to defeat them and drive them out of the country. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed and whoever you curse is cursed."	6 ܡܟܝܠ ܬܐ ܠܘܛܝܗܝ ܠܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܥܫܝܢ ܗܘ ܡܢܝ. ܟܒܪ ܢܫܟܚ ܢܚܪܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܘܢܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ. ܘܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐܛ ܐܢܬ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ.
7 Then the elders of Moab and of Midian left with the divination fee in hand and went to Balaam. When they had given him Balak's message,	7 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ ܘܩ̈ܨܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܒܠܥܡ. ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ. ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܒܠܩ.
8 he said to them in reply, "Stay here overnight, and I will give you whatever answer the LORD gives me." So the princes of Moab lodged with Balaam.	8 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܘܬܘ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ . ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܦܫܘ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܠܘܬ ܒܠܥܡ.
9 Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men visiting you?"	9 ܘܐܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܟ.
10 Balaam answered God, "Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me the message:	10 ܘܐܡܪ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܒܠܩ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܫܕܪ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ.
11 'This people that came here from Egypt now cover the face of the earth. Please come and lay a curse on them for us; we may then be able to give them battle and drive them out.'"	11 ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܟܣܝ ܐܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܗܫܐ ܬܐ ܠܘܛܝܗܝ ܠܝ. ܟܒܪ ܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗ ܘܐܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ.
12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them and do not curse this people, for they are blessed."	12 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܠܥܡ. ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܬܠܘܛܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ.
13 The next morning Balaam arose and told the princes of Balak, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."	13 ܘܩܡ ܒܠܥܡ ܒܨܦܪܐ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܒܠܩ. ܙܠܘ ܠܐܪܥܟܘܢ . ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܫܒܩܢܝ ܕܐ̇ܙܠ ܥܡܟܘܢ.
14 So the princes of Moab went back to Balak with the report, "Balaam refused to come with us."	14 ܘܩܡܘ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ. ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܒܠܩ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܡܢ.
15 Balak again sent princes, who were more numerous and more distinguished than the others.	15 ܘܗܦܟ ܬܘܒ ܒܠܩ. ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܘܝܩܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ.
16 On coming to Balaam they told him, "This is what Balak, son of Zippor, has to say: Please do not refuse to come to me.	16 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܒܠܥܡ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܒܠܩ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ. ܠܐ ܬܬܟܠܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ.
17 I will reward you very handsomely and will do anything you ask of me. Please come and lay a curse on this people for me."	17 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝܩܪܘ ܐܝܩܪܟ ܛܒ. ܘܟܠ ܕܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܐܥܒܕ . ܘܬܐ ܠܘܛ ܠܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ.
18 But Balaam replied to Balak's officials, "Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, small or great, contrary to the command of the LORD, my God.	18 ܘܥܢܐ ܒܠܥܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܒܠܩ. ܐܢ ܢܬܠ ܠܝ ܒܠܩ ܡܠܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܣܐܡܐ ܐܘ ܕܗܒܐ . ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܝ. ܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܙܥܘܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܪܒܐ.
19 But, you too shall stay here overnight, till I learn what else the LORD may tell me."	19 ܡܟܝܠ ܦܘܫܘ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ. ܘܐܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܡܘܣܦ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܝ.
20 That night God came to Balaam and said to him, "If these men have come to summon you, you may go with them; yet only on the condition that you do exactly as I tell you."	20 ܘܐܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܠܡܩܪܝܟ ܐܬܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ. ܩܘܡ ܙܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒܕ.
21 So the next morning when Balaam arose, he saddled his ass, and went off with the princes of Moab.	21 ܘܩܡ ܒܠܥܡ ܒܨܦܪܐ. ܘܐܪܡܝ ܥܠ ܐܬܢܗ . ܘܐܙܠ ܥܡ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ .
22 But now the anger of God flared up at him for going, and the angel of the LORD stationed himself on the road to hinder him as he was riding along on his ass, accompanied by two of his servants.	22 ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܕܐܙܠ. ܘܩܡ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܛܢܐ. ܘܗܘ ܪܟܝܒ ܥܠ ܚܡܪܗ. ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡܗ.
23 When the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing on the road with sword drawn, she turned off the road and went into the field, and Balaam had to beat her to bring her back on the road.	23 ܘܚܙܬ ܐܬܢܐ ܠܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܐܡ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ. ܘܣܝܦܗ ܫܡܝܛ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ. ܘܣܛܬ ܐܬܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ. ܘܐܙܠܬ ܒܚܩܠܐ. ܘܡܚܗ̇ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܐܬܢܐ ܠܡܣܛܝܘܬܗ̇ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ.
24 Then the angel of the LORD took his stand in a narrow lane between vineyards with a stone wall on each side.	24 ܘܩܡ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܟܪܡܐ. ܕܣܝܓܐ ܡܟܐ ܘܣܝܓܐ ܡܟܐ.
25 When the ass saw the angel of the LORD there, she shrank against the wall; and since she squeezed Balaam's leg against it, he beat her again.	25 ܘܚܙܬ ܐܬܢܐ ܠܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܬܚܒܨܬ ܒܐܣܬܐ ܘܚܒܨܬܗ̇ ܪܓܠܗ ܕܒܠܥܡ ܒܐܣܬܐ. ܘܐܘܣܦ ܠܡܡܚܝܗ̇.
26 The angel of the LORD then went ahead, and stopped next in a passage so narrow that there was no room to move either to the right or to the left.	26 ܘܐܘܣܦ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܥܒܪ ܘܩܡ ܠܗ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ. ܐܬܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܡܣܛܐ. ܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ.
27 When the ass saw the angel of the LORD there, she cowered under Balaam. So, in anger, he again beat the ass with his stick.	27 ܘܚܙܬ ܐܬܢܐ ܠܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܪܒܥܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܠܥܡ. ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܒܠܥܡ ܘܡܚܗ̇ ܠܐܬܢܐ ܒܚܘܛܪܐ.
28 But now the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she asked Balaam, "What have I done to you that you should beat me these three times?"	28 ܘܦܬܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܐܬܢܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܒܠܥܡ. ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܕܡܚܝܬܢܝ ܗܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ.
29 "You have acted so willfully against me," said Balaam to the ass, "that if I but had a sword at hand, I would kill you here and now."	29 ܘܐܡܪ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܐܬܢܐ. ܥܠ ܕܒܙܚܬ ܒܝ. ܘܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܣܝܦܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ. ܗܫܐ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܠܟܝ.
30 But the ass said to Balaam, "Am I not your own beast, and have you not always ridden upon me until now? Have I been in the habit of treating you this way before?" "No," replied Balaam.	30 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܬܢܐ ܠܒܠܥܡ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܢܟ. ܕܪܟܝܒ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܝ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܟ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ. ܕܠܡܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐ.
31 Then the LORD removed the veil from Balaam's eyes, so that he too saw the angel of the LORD standing on the road with sword drawn; and he fell on his knees and bowed to the ground.	31 ܘܓܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܒܠܥܡ. ܘܚܙܐ ܠܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ. ܘܣܝܦܗ ܫܡܝܛ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ. ܘܩܥܕ ܘܣܓܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ.
32 But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you beaten your ass these three times? It is I who have come armed to hinder you because this rash journey of yours is directly opposed to me.	32 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܠܡܢܐ ܡܚܝܬ ܐܬܢܟ ܗܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ. ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܢ̇ܦܩܬ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܣܛܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܬܪܨܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ.
33 When the ass saw me, she turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I would have killed you; her I would have spared."	33 ܘܚܙܬܢܝ ܐܬܢܐ ܘܣܛܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ. ܗܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ. ܘܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܣܛܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ. ܗܫܐ ܠܟ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ. ܘܠܗ̇ ܡܚܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ.
34 Then Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned. Yet I did not know that you stood against me to oppose my journey. Since it has displeased you, I will go back home."	34 ܘܐܡܪ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܚ̇ܛܝܬ. ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܕܐܢܬ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ. ܗܫܐ ܐܢ ܒܝܫ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܐܗܦܘܟ ܠܝ.
35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men; but you may say only what I tell you." So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.	35 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܠܥܡ. ܙܠ ܥܡ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒܕ. ܘܐܙܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܥܡ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܒܠܩ.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the boundary city Ir-Moab on the Arnon at the end of the Moabite territory.	36 ܘܫܡܥ ܒܠܩ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܠܥܡ. ܘܢܦܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ. ܕܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ ܕܒܣܦܪ̈ܝ ܬܚܘܡܐ.
37 And he said to Balaam, "I sent an urgent summons to you! Why did you not come to me? Did you think I could not reward you?"	37 ܘܐܡܪ ܒܠܩ ܠܒܠܥܡ. ܗܐ ܫ̇ܕܪܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܠܡܩܪܝܟ. ܐܝܟܘ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܠܘܬܝ. ܟܒܪ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܗܘܝܬ. ܕܠܐ ܡܨܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܝܩܪܘܬܟ.
38 Balaam answered him, "Well, I have come to you after all. But what power have I to say anything? I can speak only what God puts in my mouth."	38 ܘܐܡܪ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܒܠܩ. ܗܐ ܐܬܝ̇ܬ ܠܘܬܟ. ܗܫܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܕܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܕܡ. ܐܠܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܣ̇ܐܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܦܘܡܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܗܘ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܐ.
39 Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.	39 ܘܐܙܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܥܡ ܒܠܩ. ܘܐܥܠܗ ܠܩܘܪܝܬ ܚܨܪܘܬ.
40 Here Balak slaughtered oxen and sheep, and sent portions to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.	40 ܘܢܟܣ ܒܠܩ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܢܐ. ܘܫܕܪ ܠܒܠܥܡ ܘܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܥܡܗ.
41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up on Bamoth-baal, and from there he saw some of the clans.	41 ܘܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܨܦܪܐ. ܕܒܪ ܒܠܩ ܠܒܠܥܡ ܘܐܣܩܗ ܠܒܡܘܬ ܒܥܠܐ. ܘܚܙܐ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܣܟܗ ܕܥܡܐ.