Números 22:32

32 —¿Por qué le pegaste a tu burra tres veces? —le preguntó el ángel del Señor
—. Mira, he venido a impedirte el paso porque con terquedad te me opones.

Números 22:32 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:32

And the angel of the Lord said unto him
When risen up, and standing before him:

wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times?
the brute creatures are not to be beaten without cause, nor to be misused and abused by men, even their owners:

behold, I went out to withstand thee;
the ass was not to be blamed, nor to be beaten for turning aside, or lying down, it was I that stood in the way, and hindered its going forward, and this was done by me on purpose to oppose and stop thee:

because thy way is perverse before me;
the journey he took was not with his good liking and approbation, and especially seeing he went with an intention, if possible, to serve Balak, and curse Israel; the way of his heart was bad, which the Lord knew; it was not directed according to his will, but swerved from it; the Targum of Jonathan is,

``it is manifest before me that thou seekest to go and curse the people, and the thing is not agreeable to me.''

Números 22:32 In-Context

30 —Pero yo soy la misma burra que has montado toda tu vida —le contestó la burra—. ¿Alguna vez te he hecho algo así?
—No —admitió Balaam.

31 Entonces el Señor
abrió los ojos de Balaam y vio al ángel del Señor
de pie en el camino con una espada desenvainada en su mano. Balaam se inclinó y cayó rostro en tierra ante él.

32 —¿Por qué le pegaste a tu burra tres veces? —le preguntó el ángel del Señor
—. Mira, he venido a impedirte el paso porque con terquedad te me opones.

33 Tres veces la burra me vio y se apartó del camino; si no, te aseguro que te habría matado a ti y habría dejado a la burra con vida.

34 Entonces Balaam le confesó al ángel del Señor
:
—He pecado. No comprendí que tú estabas parado en el camino para impedirme el paso. Volveré a casa si te opones a mi viaje.