Números 24

Te Poropiti Tuatoru a Paraama

1 Ā, nō te kitenga o Paraama ko tā Ihowā i pai ai he manaaki i a Īharaira, kīhai ia i haere me mua rā ki te whai i te mea mākutu; engari i anga tōna mata ki te koraha. 2 Nā, ka maranga ngā kanohi o Paraama, ā, ka kite i a Īharaira e noho ana i ō rātou iwi. Nā, ko te putanga mai o te Wairua o te Atua ki a ia. 3 Nā, ka ara tāna kī pepeha, ka mea:

"He kī tēnei nā Paraama, tama a Peoro,

he kī hoki nā te tangata i kopi rā tōna kanohi,

4 he kī nā te tangata e rongo ana i ngā kupu a te Atua,

e kite ana i te whakakitenga a te Kaha Rawa,

e taka iho ana, me te titiro anō ōna kanohi.

5 "Anō te pai o ōu tēneti, e Hākopa,

o ōu nohoanga, e Īharaira!

6 "Ānō ko ngā awaawa e takoto atu ana,

rite tahi ānō ki ngā kāri i te taha o te awa,

ki ngā aroe i whakatōkia e Ihowā,

ki ngā hīta i te taha o ngā wai.

7 Ka maringi iho he wai i āna pere,

ā, hei roto āna purapura i ngā wai maha.

"Ka nui ake hoki tōna kīngi i a Akaka,

ā, ka kake tōna kīngitanga.

8 "Nā te Atua ia i whakaputa mai i Īhipa;

ko tōna kaha, rite pū ki tō te unikanga;

ka pau ngā iwi, ōna hoariri, i a ia,

ka whatiwhatiia e ia ō rātou wheua,

ka werohia hoki rātou ki āna pere.

9 I tāpapa ia, i takoto, ānō he raiona,

ānō he raiona kātua; mā wai ia e whakaoho?

"Ka manaakitia te tangata e manaaki ana i a koe,

ka kangā hoki te tangata e kanga ana i a koe."

10 Nā, ka mura te riri o Pāraka ki a Paraama, ka papaki ōna ringa. Nā, ka mea a Pāraka ki a Paraama, "He kanga i ōku hoariri i karanga ai ahau i a koe, nā, ka toru nei āu manaakitanga i a rātou. 11 Nā, rere atu āianei ki tōu wāhi; i mea ahau kia whakanuia rawatia koe; heoi, kua puritia nei koe e Ihowā kei whai korōria."

12 Nā, ka mea atu a Paraama ki a Pāraka, "Kāhore ianei ahau i kōrero, i mea ki āu karere i ungā ake rā e koe ki ahau, 13 ‘Ahakoa i kī tōna whare i te hiriwa, i te kōura, e hōmai e Pāraka ki ahau, e kore e āhei i ahau te whakawhiti kē i te kupu a Ihowā, te mea i te pai, i te kino rānei, i tā tōku ngākau ake; ko tā Ihowā e kōrero ai, ko tēnā tāku e kōrero ai?’ 14 Nā, ka haere tēnei ahau ki tōku iwi; haere mai, māku e whakaatu ki a koe tā tēnei iwi e mea ai ki tōu iwi i ngā rā whakamutunga."

Te Poropiti Tuawhā a Paraama

15 Nā, ka ara tāna kī pepeha, ka mea:

"He kī tēnei nā Paraama, nā te tama a Peoro,

he kī hoki nā te tangata i kopi rā tōna kanohi,

16 he kī nā te tangata, e rongo ana i ngā kupu a te Atua,

e mōhio ana ki ngā mea a te Runga Rawa,

e kite nei i te whakakitenga mai a te Kaha Rawa,

e taka iho ana, me te titiro anō ōna kanohi.

17 "E kite anō ahau i a ia, otiia kāhore āianei;

e titiro atu ahau ki a ia, otiia e kore e tata.

Tērā e puta he whetū i roto i a Hākopa,

ka ara ake anō hoki he Hēpeta i roto i a Īharaira,

ā, ka patua e ia ngā pito o Moapa,

ka hunā anō hoki e ia ngā tama katoa a Hete.

18 Ā, ka riro a Ēroma, ka riro anō a Heira,

ko ōna hoariri nei ērā;

ā, ka māia te mahi a Īharaira.

19 Ā, ka whai rangatiratanga tētahi e puta mai i roto i a Hākopa,

ā, ka hunā e ia ngā mōrehu o te pā."

20 Nā, ka titiro ia ki a Amareke, ā, ka ara tāna kī pepeha, ka mea:

"Ko Amareke te tīmatanga o ngā iwi;

ko tōna whakamutunga ia he whakangaromanga."

21 Nā, ka titiro ia ki te Keni, ā, ka ara tāna kī pepeha, ka mea:

"He kaha tōu nohoanga,

kua hangā anō hoki tōu ōhanga ki te kāmaka.

22 He ahakoa rā ka pau te Keni;

ā, whakaraua noatia koe e Ahiria."

23 Nā, ka ara anō tāna kī pepeha, ka mea:

"Auē, ko wai e ora, ina meatia tēnei e te Atua?

24 Ā, ka ū mai he kaipuke i te taha o Kitimi,

ā, ka tūkinotia e rātou a Ahiria, ka tūkinotia anō a Ēpere,

ko ia anō hoki ka whakangaromia."

25 Kātahi ka whakatika a Paraama, ā, haere ana, hoki ana ki tōna wāhi; me Pāraka anō hoki i haere i tōna ara.

1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said,

Balaam the son of Beor saith,

And the man whose eye was closed saith;

4 He saith, who heareth the words of God,

Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, and having his eyes open:

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob,

Thy tabernacles, O Israel!

6 As valleys are they spread forth,

As gardens by the river-side,

As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted,

As cedar-trees beside the waters.

7 Water shall flow from his buckets,

And his seed shall be in many waters,

And his king shall be higher than Agag,

And his kingdom shall be exalted.

8 God bringeth him forth out of Egypt;

He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox:

He shall eat up the nations his adversaries,

And shall break their bones in pieces,

And smite them through with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion,

And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

Blessed be every one that blesseth thee,

And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

10 And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 And he took up his parable, and said,

Balaam the son of Beor saith,

And the man whose eye was closed saith;

16 He saith, who heareth the words of God,

And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High,

Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, and having his eyes open:

17 I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not nigh:

There shall come forth a star out of Jacob,

And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel,

And shall smite through the corners of Moab,

And break down all the sons of tumult.

18 And Edom shall be a possession,

Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies;

While Israel doeth valiantly.

19 And out of Jacob shall one have dominion,

And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,

Amalek was the first of the nations;

But his latter end shall come to destruction.

21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,

Strong is thy dwelling-place,

And thy nest is set in the rock.

22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,

Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said,

Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?

24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,

And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber;

And he also shall come to destruction.

25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.