And Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָק“Buildבְּנֵהfor meלִיhereבָזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהaltars,מִזְבְּחֹתand prepareוְהָכֵןfor meלִיhereבָּזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהbullsפָרִיםandוְsevenשִׁבְעָהrams.”אֵילִים
And Balakוַ בָּלָקdidיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרBalaamבִּלְעָםhad said;דִּבֶּרand Balakוַ בָּלָקandוּBalaamבִלְעָםofferedיַּעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ
And Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםsaidיֹּאמֶרto Balak,לְבָלָק“Standהִתְיַצֵּבbesideעַלyour burnt offering,עֹלָתֶךָand I will go;וְאֵלְכָהperhapsאוּלַיYHWHיְהוָהwill comeיִקָּרֵהto meet me,לִקְרָאתִיand whateverוּ מַהwordדְבַרhe shows meיַּרְאֵנִיI will tellוְהִגַּדְתִּיyou.”לָךְAnd he wentוַיֵּלֶךְto a bare height.שֶׁפִי
And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםmetיִּקָּרBalaam,אֶל בִּלְעָםand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“The sevenאֶת שִׁבְעַתaltarsהַמִּזְבְּחֹתI have set in order,עָרַכְתִּיand I have offeredוָאַעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.”בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהputיָּשֶׂםa wordדָּבָרin the mouthבְּפִיof Balaamבִלְעָםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ReturnשׁוּבtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָקandוְthusכֹהyou shall speak.”תְדַבֵּר
So he returnedוַיָּשָׁבto him,אֵלָיוandוְlook,הִנֵּהheהוּאwas standingנִצָּבbesideעַלhis burnt offering,עֹלָתוֹandוְallכָלthe princesשָׂרֵיof Moab.מוֹאָב
And he took upוַיִּשָּׂאhis poemמְשָׁלוֹand said,וַיֹּאמַר“FromמִןAramאֲרָםBalak,בָלָקthe kingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבhas brought me,יַנְחֵנִיfrom the mountainsמֵהַרְרֵיof the east:קֶדֶם‘Come,לְכָהcurseאָרָהJacobיַעֲקֹבfor me,לִּיandוּcome,לְכָהdenounceזֹעֲמָהIsrael!’יִשְׂרָאֵל
Howמָהshall I curseאֶקֹּבwhom Elאֵלhas notלֹאcursed?קַבֹּהAnd howוּמָהshall I denounceאֶזְעֹםwhom YHWHיְהוָהhas notלֹאdenounced?זָעַם
Forכִּיfrom the topמֵרֹאשׁof the rocksצֻרִיםI see him,אֶרְאֶנּוּand from the hillsוּמִגְּבָעוֹתI gaze on him.אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּLook,הֶןa peopleעָםthat dwellsיִשְׁכֹּןalone,לְבָדָדand does notוּ לֹאcount itselfיִתְחַשָּׁבamong the nations!בַגּוֹיִם
Whoמִיcan countמָנָהthe dustעֲפַרof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבorוּnumberמִסְפָּר אֶתthe fourth partרֹבַעof Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵלLet my soulנַפְשִׁיdieתָּמֹתthe deathמוֹתof the upright,יְשָׁרִיםand letוּתְהִיmy endאַחֲרִיתִיbe like his!”כָּמֹהוּ
And Balakוַ בָּלָקsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalaam,בִּלְעָם“Whatמֶהhave you doneעָשִׂיתָto me?לִיI took youלְקַחְתִּיךָto curseלָקֹבmy enemies,אֹיְבַיandוְlook,הִנֵּהyou have done nothing butבָרֵךְbless them!”בֵּרַכְתָּ
And he answeredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Must I notהֲלֹאtake careאֶשְׁמֹרto speakלְדַבֵּרwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהputsיָשִׂיםin my mouth?”בְּפִי
And Balakבָּלָקsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Come,לְכָהplease,נָּאwith meאִתִּיtoאֶלanotherאַחֵרplaceמָקוֹםfrom whichאֲשֶׁר מִשָּׁםyou may see them;תִּרְאֶנּוּyou shall seeתִרְאֶהonlyאֶפֶסthe edge of themקָצֵהוּandוְshall notלֹאseeתִרְאֶהall of them;כֻלּוֹand curse themוְקָבְנוֹfor meלִיfrom there.”מִשָּׁם
And he took himוַיִּקָּחֵהוּto the fieldשְׂדֵהof Zophim,צֹפִיםtoאֶלthe topרֹאשׁof Pisgah,הַפִּסְגָּהand builtוַיִּבֶןsevenשִׁבְעָהaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתand offeredוַיַּעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָק“Standהִתְיַצֵּבhereכֹּהbesideעַלyour burnt offering,עֹלָתֶךָwhile Iוְאָנֹכִיmeet himאִקָּרֶהthere.”כֹּה
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהmetיִּקָּרBalaamאֶל בִּלְעָםand putוַיָּשֶׂםa wordדָּבָרin his mouthבְּפִיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ReturnשׁוּבtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָקandוְthusכֹהyou shall speak.”תְדַבֵּר
And he cameוַיָּבֹאto him,אֵלָיוandוְlook,הִנּוֹhe was standingנִצָּבbesideעַלhis burnt offering,עֹלָתוֹand the princesוְשָׂרֵיof Moabמוֹאָבwith him.אִתּוֹAnd Balakוַ בָּלָקsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Whatמַהhas YHWHיְהוָהspoken?”דִּבֶּר
And he took upוַיִּשָּׂאhis poemמְשָׁלוֹand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Rise,קוּםBalak,בָּלָקand hear;וּשֲׁמָעgive earהַאֲזִינָהto me,עָדַיsonבְּנוֹof Zippor!צִפֹּר
Elאֵלis notלֹאa man,אִישׁthat he should lie,וִיכַזֵּבorוּa sonבֶןof man,אָדָםthat he should relent.וְיִתְנֶחָםHas heהַהוּאsaid,אָמַרandוְwill he notלֹאdo it?יַעֲשֶׂהOr has he spoken,וְדִבֶּרandוְwill he notלֹאfulfill it?יְקִימֶנָּה
Look,הִנֵּהI have received a commandלָקָחְתִּיto bless;בָרֵךְand he has blessed,וּבֵרֵךְandוְI cannotלֹאreverse it.אֲשִׁיבֶנָּה
He has notלֹאlooked onהִבִּיטwickednessאָוֶןin Jacob,בְּיַעֲקֹבandוְhe has notלֹאseenרָאָהtroubleעָמָלin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלYHWHיְהוָהhis Elohimאֱלֹהָיוis with him,עִמּוֹand the acclamationוּתְרוּעַתof a kingמֶלֶךְis among them.בּוֹ
Elאֵלbrings them outמוֹצִיאָםof Egypt;מִמִּצְרָיִםhe hasלוֹas it were the hornsכְּתוֹעֲפֹתof the wild ox.רְאֵם
Forכִּיthere is noלֹאomenנַחַשׁagainst Jacob,בְּיַעֲקֹבandוְnoלֹאdivinationקֶסֶםagainst Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלNowכָּעֵתit shall be saidיֵאָמֵרof Jacobלְיַעֲקֹבandוּof Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵל‘WhatמַהElאֵלhas done!’פָּעַל
Look,הֶןa peopleעָםrisesיָקוּםlike a lioness,כְּלָבִיאandוְlike a lionכַאֲרִיit lifts itself up;יִתְנַשָּׂאit does notלֹאlie downיִשְׁכַּבuntilעַדit devoursיֹאכַלthe preyטֶרֶףandוְdrinksיִשְׁתֶּהthe bloodדַםof the slain.”חֲלָלִים
And Balakוַ בָּלָקsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalaam,בִּלְעָם“Neitherגַּםcurseקֹבthemנּוּat allלֹא תִקֳּבֶnorגַּם לֹאblessבָּרֵךְthemנּוּat all!”תְבָרֲכֶ
But Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםansweredיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָק“Did I notהֲלֹאtellדִּבַּרְתִּיyou,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר‘AllכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהspeaks,יְדַבֵּרthatאֹתוֹI must do’?”אֶעֱשֶׂה
And Balakוַ בָּלָקsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalaam,בִּלְעָם“Come,לְכָהplease,נָּאI will take youאֶקָּחֲךָtoאֶלanotherאַחֵרplace;מָקוֹםperhapsאוּלַיit will be rightיִישַׁרin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםthat you curse themוְקַבֹּתוֹfor meלִיfrom there.”מִשָּׁם
So Balakוַ בָּלָקtookיִּקַּחBalaamאֶת בִּלְעָםto the topרֹאשׁof Peor,הַפְּעוֹרwhich looks downהַנִּשְׁקָףonעַל פְּנֵיthe wasteland.הַיְשִׁימֹן
And Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָק“Buildבְּנֵהfor meלִיhereבָזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהaltars,מִזְבְּחֹתand prepareוְהָכֵןfor meלִיhereבָּזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהbullsפָרִיםandוְsevenשִׁבְעָהrams.”אֵילִים
And Balakוַ בָּלָקdidיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרBalaamבִּלְעָםhad said,אָמַרand offeredוַיַּעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ