民數記 24 – CCBT & NIV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

民數記 24:1-25

巴蘭第三次預言

1巴蘭見耶和華樂意賜福給以色列人,就不再像先前兩次那樣去求兆頭,而是面向曠野, 2舉目四望,看見以色列人按支派紮營。上帝的靈降在他身上, 3他便吟詩預言說:

比珥之子巴蘭的預言,

是眼睛明亮者的話,

4他得聽上帝之言,

俯伏在地,

得見全能者的異象。

5雅各啊,

你的帳篷何等華美!

以色列啊,

你的居所何等佳美!

6像連綿的山谷,

河畔的園子;

又如耶和華栽種的沉香,

水邊的香柏樹。

7他們沐浴充沛的甘霖,

撒種於濕潤的沃土。

他們的君王高過亞甲

國度名震四方。

8上帝把他們帶出埃及

24·8 」有古卷作「他們」。的力量如野牛之角。

他們要吞滅敵國,

打碎敵人的骨頭,

用利箭射穿仇敵。

9他們蹲伏如雄獅,

躺臥如母獅,誰敢招惹?

祝福他們的人有福了!

咒詛他們的人有禍了!」

10巴勒聽了大怒,用力擊掌,對巴蘭說:「我請你來咒詛我的仇敵,你竟三次祝福他們。 11現在快回家去吧!我說過要給你重賞,但耶和華不讓你得到。」 12巴蘭說:「我不是對你派來的使臣說過嗎? 13就是你把滿屋的金銀都給我,我也不能違背耶和華的命令、憑自己的意思行事——無論好事壞事。我只能說耶和華讓我說的話。 14現在我要回本族去了。但我要告訴你日後以色列人會怎樣對待你的人民。」

巴蘭第四次預言

15巴蘭吟詩預言說:

比珥之子巴蘭的預言,

是眼睛明亮者的話,

16他得聽上帝之言,

明白至高者的旨意,

俯伏在地,

得見全能者的異象。

17我所見的尚未發生,

我目睹的關乎將來。

一顆星要從雅各家升起,

一位君王要從以色列興起。

他要打爛摩押的前額,

擊碎舍特人的頭顱。

18他必征服以東

佔領敵疆西珥

以色列必勇往直前。

19雅各的後裔必掌權,

消滅城中的餘民。」

巴蘭最後的預言

20巴蘭觀看亞瑪力人,並以詩歌預言說:

亞瑪力原是列國之首,

但他的結局卻是滅亡。」

21巴蘭又觀看基尼人,並以詩歌預言說:

「雖然你的居所堅固,

你的巢築在峭壁,

22但你必遭滅頂,

亞述擄去。」

23巴蘭又以詩歌預言說:

「唉!若非上帝許可,

誰能存活呢?

24船隻從基提駛來,

征服亞述希伯

但他也要滅亡。」

25說完,巴蘭動身返回家鄉,巴勒也回去了。

New International Version

Numbers 24:1-25

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.