巴兰第三次预言
1巴兰见耶和华乐意赐福给以色列人，就不再像先前两次那样去求兆头，而是转向旷野。 2他举目眺望，看见以色列人按支派扎营。上帝的灵降在他身上， 3他便吟诗预言说：
“比珥之子巴兰的预言，
是眼睛明亮者的话，
4他得听上帝之言，
俯伏在地，眼目睁开
得见全能者的异象。
5雅各啊，
你的帐篷何等华美！
以色列啊，
你的居所何等佳美！
6像连绵的山谷，
如河畔的园子；
像耶和华栽种的沉香，
如水边的香柏树。
7他们沐浴充沛的甘霖，
撒种于湿润的沃土。
他们的君王高过亚甲，
国度名震四方。
8上帝带他们出埃及，
祂24:8 “祂”或译“他们”。的力量如野牛之角。
他们要吞灭敌国，
打碎敌人的骨头，
用利箭射穿仇敌。
9他们蹲伏如雄狮，
躺卧如母狮，谁敢招惹？
愿祝福他们的人蒙祝福！
愿咒诅他们的人受咒诅！”
10巴勒听了大怒，用力击掌，对巴兰说：“我请你来咒诅我的仇敌，你竟三次祝福他们。 11现在快回家去吧！我说过要给你重赏，但耶和华不让你得到。” 12巴兰说：“我不是对你派来的使臣说过吗？ 13就是你把满屋的金银都给我，我也不能违背耶和华的命令、凭自己的意思行事——无论好事坏事。我只能说耶和华让我说的话。 14现在我要回本族去了。但我要告诉你日后以色列人会怎样对待你的人民。”
巴兰第四次预言
15巴兰吟诗预言说：
“比珥之子巴兰的预言，
是眼睛明亮者的话，
16他得听上帝之言，
明白至高者的旨意，
俯伏在地，眼目睁开，
得见全能者的异象。
17我所见的尚未发生，
我目睹的关乎将来。
一颗星要从雅各家升起，
一位君王要从以色列兴起。
他要打烂摩押的前额，
击碎塞特人的头颅。
18他必征服以东，
占领敌疆西珥，
以色列必勇往直前。
19雅各的后裔必掌权，
消灭城中的余民。”
巴兰最后的预言
20巴兰观看亚玛力人，并以诗歌预言说：
“亚玛力原是列国之首，
但他的结局却是灭亡。”
21巴兰又观看基尼人，并以诗歌预言说：
“虽然你的居所坚固，
你的巢筑在峭壁，
22但你必遭灭顶，
被亚述掳去。”
23巴兰又以诗歌预言说：
“唉！若上帝做这事，
谁能存活呢？
24船只从基提驶来，
征服亚述和希伯，
但他也要灭亡。”
25说完，巴兰动身返回家乡，巴勒也回去了。
1Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness. 2When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him 3and he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5“How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
6“Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,
like aloes planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.
7Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
“Their king will be greater than Agag;
their kingdom will be exalted.
8“God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;
with their arrows they pierce them.
9Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse them?
“May those who bless you be blessed
and those who curse you be cursed!”
10Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times. 11Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded.”
12Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell the messengers you sent me, 13‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord—and I must say only what the Lord says’? 14Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15Then he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17“I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.
A star will come out of Jacob;
a scepter will rise out of Israel.
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain. of24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter all the people of Sheth.24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
18Edom will be conquered;
Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,
but Israel will grow strong.
19A ruler will come out of Jacob
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,
your nest is set in a rock;
22yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Ashur takes you captive.”
Balaam’s Seventh Message
23Then he spoke his message:
“Alas! Who can live when God does this?24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.
24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;
they will subdue Ashur and Eber,
but they too will come to ruin.”
25Then Balaam got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
