Nombres 22:16

16 Et ils vinrent à Balaam, et lui dirent: Ainsi a dit Balak, fils de Tsippor: Ne te refuse pas, je te prie, à venir vers moi;

Nombres 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:16

And they came to Balaam
Though men of such rank and dignity, they did not decline the embassy, being sent by their king; nor did they think it below them to wait upon this soothsayer:

and said unto him, thus saith Balak the son of Zippor;
representing their master, and addressing the diviner in his name, as his ambassadors; at the same time doing honour to Balak that sent them, of whom they speak respectfully, and to Balaam, to whom they were sent:

let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;
no business, though ever so important, that might be upon his hands; nor any want of respect to him he might imagine; nor if the rewards offered were not thought sufficient; nor any persuasions of men to the contrary; and if it could be thought he knew anything of the prohibition of God, that may be included; so urgent was he upon his coming to him.

Nombres 22:16 In-Context

14 Les seigneurs de Moab se levèrent donc, et revinrent auprès de Balak, et dirent: Balaam a refusé de venir avec nous.

15 Et Balak lui envoya encore des seigneurs en plus grand nombre et plus considérables que les premiers;

16 Et ils vinrent à Balaam, et lui dirent: Ainsi a dit Balak, fils de Tsippor: Ne te refuse pas, je te prie, à venir vers moi;

17 Car je te rendrai beaucoup d'honneurs, et je ferai tout ce que tu me diras; viens, je te prie, maudis-moi ce peuple.

18 Mais Balaam répondit aux serviteurs de Balak: Quand Balak me donnerait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais pas transgresser l'ordre de l'Éternel, mon Dieu, pour faire une chose petite ou grande.