Números 22

1 The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 2 Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4 Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field."

Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. 5 He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me. 6 Please come now therefore, and curse this people for me; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

7 The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

8 He said to them, "Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me." The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

9 God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"

10 Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me, 11 ‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’"

12 God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."

13 Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your land; for Yahweh refuses to permit me to go with you."

14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."

15 Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they. 16 They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me, 17 for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’"

18 Balaam answered the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore please stay here tonight as well, that I may know what else Yahweh will speak to me."

20 God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."

21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 God’s anger burned because he went; and Yahweh’s angel placed himself in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned out of the path, and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the path. 24 Then Yahweh’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.

26 Yahweh’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

28 Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"

29 Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you."

30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?"

He said, "No."

31 Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face. 32 Yahweh’s angel said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me. 33 The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless she had turned away from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive."

34 Balaam said to Yahweh’s angel, "I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again."

35 Yahweh’s angel said to Balaam, "Go with the men; but you shall only speak the word that I shall speak to you."

So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. 37 Balak said to Balaam, "Didn’t I earnestly send for you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"

38 Balaam said to Balak, "Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? I will speak the word that God puts in my mouth."

39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him. 41 In the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.

Ka Tono te Kīngi o Moapa ki a Paraama

1 Nā, ka tūria atu e ngā tama a Īharaira, ā, ka noho ki ngā mānia o Moapa, ki tēnei taha o Horano ki te ritenga atu o Heriko.

2 Ā, i kite a Pāraka tama a Tiporo i ngā mea katoa i mea ai a Īharaira ki ngā Amori. 3 Nā, nui atu te wehi o Moapa ki te iwi, nō te mea he tokomaha; ā, tuatea noa iho a Moapa i ngā tama a Īharaira.

4 Nā, ka mea a Moapa ki ngā kaumātua o Miriana, "Ākuanei tēnei hui horomiti ai i ngā tāngata katoa i ngā taha katoa o tātou, pērā ai me te kau e horomiti nei i te tarutaru o te māra."

Ā, ko Pāraka tama a Tiporo te kīngi o Moapa i taua wā. 5 Nā, ka tukua e ia he karere ki a Paraama tama a Peoro ki Petoro, i te taha o te awa, ki te whenua o ngā tama o tōna iwi, ki te tiki i a ia, hei mea:

"He iwi tēnei kua puta mai i Īhipa, nā, kapi ana i a rātou te mata o te whenua; e noho nei anō rātou i tōku aroaro. 6 Nā, tēnā, haere mai hei kaikanga māku i te iwi nei; he kaha kē hoki rātou i ahau; tērā pea ka toa ahau, ka patua rātou e mātou, ā, ka peia atu rātou i te whenua; e mōhio ana hoki ahau ko tāu e manaaki ai ka manaakitia, ko tāu hoki e kanga ai ka kangā."

7 Ā, ka haere ngā kaumātua o Moapa rātou ko ngā kaumātua o Miriana me ngā utu mākutu i ō rātou ringa; ā, ka tae ki a Paraama, ā, kōrerotia ana e rātou ngā kupu a Pāraka.

8 Nā, ka mea ia ki a rātou, "E noho ki konei i tēnei pō, ā, māku e whakahoki he kōrero ki a koutou, ko tā Ihowā hoki e kōrero ai ki ahau." Nā, ka noho ngā rangatira o Moapa ki a Paraama.

9 Nā, ka haere te Atua ki a Paraama, ka mea, "Ko wai ēnā tāngata i a koe nā?"

10 Ā, ka mea a Paraama ki te Atua, "Kua unga tāngata mai a Pāraka tama a Tiporo, kīngi o Moapa, ki ahau, hei kī mai: 11 ‘He iwi tēnei kua puta mai i Īhipa, ā, kapi ana i a rātou te mata o te whenua; tēnā, haere mai hei kaikanga māku i a rātou; tērā pea e taea e ahau te whawhai ki a rātou, te pei hoki i a rātou.’ "

12 Nā, ka mea te Atua ki a Paraama, "Kaua e haere i a rātou; kaua e kangā tēnā iwi; kua oti hoki rātou te manaaki."

13 Nā, ka maranga a Paraama i te ata, ka mea ki ngā rangatira a Pāraka, "Haere ki tō koutou whenua; e kore hoki a Ihowā e pai ki te tuku i ahau kia haere i a koutou."

14 Nā, ka whakatika ngā rangatira o Moapa, ka haere ki a Pāraka, ka mea, "Kīhai a Paraama i pai ki te haere tahi mai i a mātou."

15 Nā, ka tonoa e Pāraka ētahi atu rangatira, he tokomaha atu, he nunui atu i ērā. 16 Ā, ka tae rātou ki a Paraama, ka mea ki a ia:

"Ko te kupu tēnei a Pāraka tama a Tiporo: ‘Kei puritia atu koe e tētahi mea, haere mai ki ahau. 17 Ka whakanuia rawatia hoki koe e ahau, ka meatia anō e ahau ngā mea katoa e mea mai ai koe ki ahau; haere mai rā hei kaikanga māku i tēnei iwi.’ "

18 Nā, ka utu Paraama, ka mea ki ngā tāngata a Pāraka, "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 ki kō atu i te kupu a Ihowā, a tōku Atua, te mea i te mea iti iho, i te mea nui ake rānei. 19 Nā, e noho ki konei i tēnei pō, kia mōhio ahau ki tā Ihowā e mea mai ai anō ki ahau."

20 Ā, i puta mai te Atua ki a Paraama i te pō, ā, ka mea ki a ia, "Ki te haere mai aua tāngata ki te karanga i a koe, whakatika, haere i a rātou; ko te kupu ia e kōrero ai ahau ki a koe, ko tēnā tāu e mea ai." 21 Nā, ka maranga a Paraama i te ata, ā, whakanohoia ana e ia tana kāihe, ā, haere ana i ngā rangatira o Moapa.

Ko Paraama me tāna Kāihe

22 Nā, ka mura te riri o te Atua mōna i haere, ā, ka tū te anahera a Ihowā ki te ara hei hoariri mōna. Ā, i runga ia i tōna kāihe e noho ana, ko āna tāngata tokorua hoki ōna hoa. 23 Ā, ka kite te kāihe i te anahera a Ihowā e tū ana i te ara, me tāna hoari i tōna ringa, unu rawa, ka peka atu te kāihe i te ara, ā, ka haere ki te pārae. Nā, ka whiua e Paraama te kāihe kia anga ki te ara.

24 Kātahi ka tū te anahera a Ihowā ki tētahi huarahi whāwhārua o ngā māra wāina, he taiepa kei tēnei taha, he taiepa hoki kei tērā taha. 25 Ā, nō te kitenga o te kāihe i te anahera a Ihowā, ka whakapiri ki te taiepa, ā, karapitia ana te waewae o Paraama ki te taiepa; nō, ka whiua anō e ia.

26 Nā, ka neke anō te anahera a Ihowā, ā, ka tū ki te wāhi kūiti, kāhore nei he ara hei pekanga ki matau, ki mauī. 27 Ā, nō te kitenga o te kāihe i te anahera a Ihowā, ka takoto ki raro i a Paraama; ā, ka mura te riri o Paraama, ka patua e ia te kāihe ki tāna rākau. 28 Nā, ka whakahamumutia e Ihowā te waha o te kāihe, ā, ka kōrero ki a Paraama, "I aha ahau ki a koe, i toru ai ēnei patunga āu i ahau?"

29 Ā, ka mea a Paraama ki te kāihe, "Mō tāu māminga rā ki ahau. Me he hoari i tōku ringa, inā, kua whakamatea koe e ahau ināianei."

30 Nā, ka mea ake te kāihe ki a Paraama, "Ehara ianei ahau i tāu kāihe, i ekengia nei e koe o tōku rironga mai rā anō i a koe, ā tae noa mai ki tēnei rā? He pēnei rānei tāku hanga ki a koe i mua?"

Ā, ka mea ia, "Kāhore."

31 Kātahi ka whakatirohia e Ihowā ngā kanohi o Paraama, ā, ka kite ia i te anahera a Ihowā e tū ana i te ara, me tāna hoari i tōna ringa, unu rawa; nā, ka tuohu ia, ka piko iho tōna mata.

32 Nā, ka mea te anahera a Ihowā ki a ia, "Nā te aha ēnei patunga e toru āu i tāu kāihe? Nanā, i puta atu ahau hei hoariri mōu, nō te mea e peau kē ana tōu ara i tōku aroaro. 33 Ā, i kite te kāihe i ahau, ā, e toru ōna pekanga ki tahaki i tōku aroaro. Me i kāhore ia te peka atu ki tahaki i tōku aroaro, inā, kua patua tēnei koe e ahau, ā, ko ia kua whakaorangia."

34 Nā, ka mea a Paraama ki te anahera a Ihowā, "Kua hara ahau; nōku kīhai i mōhio ko koe te tū mai ana i te ara ki te whakatūtaki i ahau; nā, ki te hē tēnei ki tāu titiro, me hoki ahau."

35 Nā, ka mea te anahera a Ihowā ki a Paraama, "Haere i aua tāngata; ko te kupu ia e kōrero ai ahau ki a koe, ko tēnā anake tāu e kōrero ai." Nā, ka haere a Paraama i ngā rangatira a Pāraka.

36 Ā, ka rongo a Pāraka e tae mai ana a Paraama, ka haere ia ki te whakatau i a ia ki tētahi pā o Moapa i te rohe o Aranona, i te rohe whakamutunga. 37 Ā, ka mea a Pāraka ki a Paraama, "Kāhore ianei ahau i āta unga ki a koe, ki te karanga i a koe? He aha koe tē haere mai ai ki ahau? He pono rānei e kore e āhei i ahau te whakanui i a koe?"

38 Nā, ka mea a Paraama ki a Pāraka, "Nā, kua tae mai nei ahau ki a koe. E taea rānei e ahau te kōrero tētahi mea, ahakoa iti? Ko te kupu e hōmai e te Atua ki tōku māngai, ko tēnā tāku e kōrero ai."

39 Nā, ka haere a Paraama i a Pāraka, ā, ka tae rāua ki Kiriata Hutoto. 40 Nā, ka patua he kau, he hipi, e Pāraka, ā, ka unga tāngata ki a Paraama rātou ko ōna hoa, ko ngā rangatira.

41 Ā, i te ata ka mau a Pāraka ki a Paraama, ā, kawea ana e ia ki runga ki ngā wāhi teitei o Paara, ā, ka kite atu ia i reira i te hiku o te iwi.