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¹⟨Mbaa^laa^am⟩ hiuv duqv Ziouv a'hneiv ceix fuqv bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh, ninh ziouc maiv zoux haaix nyungc faatv hnangv da'hnaav nzunc nor. Ninh huin mingh mangc deic-bung-huaang, ²buatc I^saa^laa^en Mienh ziux yietc fingx yietc fingx corng ndopv-liuh yiem ninh mbuo nyei ciangv. Tin-Hungh nyei Singx Lingh njiec daaih yiem jienv ninh, ³ninh ziouc douc naaiv deix waac,
“Naaiv se Mbe^o nyei dorn, Mbaa^laa^am, douc nyei waac.
Se m'zing tong nyei mienh douc waac gorngv,
⁴dongh haiz Tin-Hungh nyei waac wuov dauh douc nyei waac.
Yie nyei m'zing tong, haih mangc duqv buatc⚓
Nernh Jiex Wuov Dauh⚓ hinc yaangh nyei sic.
⁵“O Yaakopv nyei zeiv-fun aac, meih mbuo nyei ndopv-liuh nzueic haic.
O I^saa^laa^en Mienh aac, meih mbuo nyei ciangv za'gengh kuh mangc.
⁶“Meih mbuo hnangv horngz cuotv mingh jangv nyei nor,⚓
hnangv yiem ndaaih hlen nyei huingx.
Hnangv Ziouv zuangx nyei ⟨aa^lo miev-ndaang,⟩
hnangv yiem wuom-hlen nyei si^ndaa zongh ndiangx.
⁷Wuom oix liouc cuotv ninh mbuo nyei tongv,
ninh mbuo nyei zeiv-fun⚓ oix yiem maaih wuom camv nyei dorngx.
“Ninh mbuo nyei hungh oix gauh hlo jiex Aagakc Hungh,
ninh mbuo nyei guoqv yaac oix duqv njang-laangc.
⁸“Tin-Hungh dorh ninh mbuo cuotv I^yipv Deic-Bung,
ninh mbuo maaih qaqv hnangv hieh ngongh nor.
Ninh mbuo naqv nzengc win-wangv nyei guoqv,
wuotv win-wangv nyei mbungv nauv nzengc,
longc forng-cang buonv tong ninh mbuo.⚓
⁹Ninh mbuo mbaapv njiec bueix jienv hnangv sienh gouv,
yaac hnangv sienh nyeiz, haaix dauh gaamv mingh heuc ninh mbuo jiez sin?⚓
“Haaix dauh buang waac meih mbuo, tov bun wuov dauh duqv fuqv.
Haaix dauh zioux meih mbuo, tov bun wuov dauh zuqc zioux.”⚓
¹⁰Mbaalaakv qiex jiez! haic Mbaa^laa^am, ninh ziouc mbaix buoz-zaangv-taatv, doix Mbaa^laa^am gorngv, “Yie heuc meih daaih tengx yie zioux win-wangv. Daaux nzuonx meih buang waac bun ninh mbuo buo nzunc. ¹¹Ih zanc meih biaux nzuonx meih nyei dorngx aqv. Yie gorngv oix bun zingh nyeic hlo nyei, mv baac Ziouv dangv jienv bun meih maiv duqv zipv.”
¹²Mbaa^laa^am dau Mbaalaakv, “Yie m'daaih mbuox jiex meih paaiv daaih nyei mienh, ¹³‘Maiv gunv Mbaalaakv zorqv nzengc buangv hungh dinc nyei jiem nyaanh bun yie, yie yaac maiv haih zoux jiex ndaangc Ziouv mbuox nyei waac, ei yie ganh nyei za'eix zoux longx fai zoux waaic. Ziouv hnangv haaix nor gorngv, yie yaac oix zuqc hnangv wuov nor gorngv.’ ¹⁴Ih zanc yie nzuonx yie nyei buonv-fingx mienh wuov mv baac daaih maah! Yie mbuox meih nqa'haav hingv naaiv fingx I^saa^laa^en Mienh oix hnangv haaix nor zoux bun meih nyei baeqc fingx.”

Mbaa^laa^am Douc Da'feix Nzunc Waac

¹⁵Mbaa^laa^am ziouc douc naaiv deix waac,
“Naaiv se Mbe^o nyei dorn, Mbaa^laa^am, douc nyei waac.
Se m'zing tong nyei mienh douc waac gorngv,⚓
¹⁶dongh haiz Tin-Hungh nyei waac wuov dauh douc nyei waac,
se Yiem Hlang Jiex Wuov Dauh bun hiuv nyei jauv.
Yie nyei m'zing tong haih mangc duqv buatc⚓
nernh jiex nyei Tin-Hungh hinc yaangh nyei sic.
¹⁷“Yie buatc ninh mv baac maiv zeiz ih zanc.
Yie mangc ninh mv baac maiv zeiz fatv nyei.
Oix maaih norm hleix yiem Yaakopv nyei zeiv-fun cuotv daaih,
maaih hungh nyei ndaangh ngau yiem I^saa^laa^en Mienh cuotv.
Ninh oix mborqv huv Mo^apc Mienh nyei biorngh,
yaac baaic nzengc Setv nyei zeiv-fun.
¹⁸E^ndom oix zuqc suei benx ganh dauh nyei.
Ninh nyei win-wangv, Se^i, yaac oix zuqc mienh hingh.
Mv baac I^saa^laa^en Mienh oix henv jienv faaux.
¹⁹Maaih dauh Yaakopv nyei zeiv-fun oix cuotv daaih gunv.
Ninh oix mietc nzengc yiem zingh mborqv liuz jaax zengc njiec nyei mienh.”

Mbaa^laa^am Douc Nqa'haav Laai Nyei Waac

²⁰Yiem Mbaa^laa^am buatc hinc yaangh nyei sic ninh buatc Aa^maa^lekv Mienh ziouc douc naaiv deix waac,
“Yiem maanc guoqv Aa^maa^lekv zoux da'yietv,
mv baac setv mueiz ninh zungv zuqc baaic nzengc.”
²¹Ninh aengx buatc Kenai Mienh ziouc douc waac gorngv,
“Meih yiem nyei dorngx se wuonv haic,
meih nyei lauz yiem mbaengx-ngaamh gu'nyuoz.
²²Maiv gunv hnangv naaic meih mbuo Kenai Mienh oix zuqc mietc.
Atc^su Mienh oix caangv meih mbuo mingh ndongc haaix lauh?”
²³Mbaa^laa^am aengx douc waac gorngv,
“Kouv aav loh! Tin-Hungh hnangv naaiv zoux,
haaix dauh haih maaih maengc ziangh?
²⁴Maaih mienh nzaeng nzangv yiem Kitv^tim Guoqv daaih
zoux bun Atc^su caux E^mbe zuqc baaic,
mv baac ninh mbuo ganh yaac oix zuqc mietc.”
²⁵Gorngv liuz, Mbaa^laa^am jiez sin nzuonx aqv. Mbaalaakv yaac ziux ninh ganh nyei jauv nzuonx mi'aqv.

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¹Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at ⚓other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. ²And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel ⚓encamped according to their tribes; and ⚓the Spirit of God came upon him.
³⚓Then he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
⁴The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who ⚓falls down, with eyes wide open:
⁵“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
⁶Like valleys that stretch out,
⚓Like gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes ⚓planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
⁷He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be⚓in many waters.
“His king shall be higher than ⚓Agag,
And his ⚓kingdom shall be exalted.
⁸“God⚓ brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall ⚓consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall ⚓break their bones
And ⚓pierce them with his arrows.
⁹‘He⚓ bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
⚓“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
¹⁰Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he ⚓struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, ⚓“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! ¹¹Now therefore, flee to your place. ⚓I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
¹²So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, ¹³‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’? ¹⁴And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, ⚓I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the ⚓latter days.”

Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy

¹⁵So he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
¹⁶The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:
¹⁷“I⚓ see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
⚓A Star shall come out of Jacob;
⚓A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of tumult.
¹⁸“And ⚓Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does valiantly.
¹⁹⚓Out of Jacob One shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”
²⁰Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”
²¹Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
²²Nevertheless Kain shall be burned.
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”
²³Then he took up his oracle and said:
“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
²⁴But ships shall come from the coasts of ⚓Cyprus,
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict ⚓Eber,
And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.”
²⁵So Balaam rose and departed and ⚓returned to his place; Balak also went his way.