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1 By now Balaam realized that God wanted to bless Israel. So he didn't work in any sorcery as he had done earlier. He turned and looked out over the wilderness.
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cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israheli nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat ut augurium quaereret sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum
2 As Balaam looked, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him,
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et elevans oculos vidit Israhel in tentoriis commorantem per tribus suas et inruente in se spiritu Dei
3 and he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision;
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adsumpta parabola ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus
4 Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what's really going on.
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dixit auditor sermonum Dei qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est qui cadit et sic aperiuntur oculi eius
5 What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel!
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quam pulchra tabernacula tua Iacob et tentoria tua Israhel
6 Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener God, like red cedars by pools and springs,
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ut valles nemorosae ut horti iuxta fluvios inrigui ut tabernacula quae fixit Dominus quasi cedri propter aquas
7 Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic.
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fluet aqua de situla eius et semen illius erit in aquas multas tolletur propter Agag rex eius et auferetur regnum illius
8 God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows.
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Deus eduxit illum de Aegypto cuius fortitudo similis est rinocerotis devorabunt gentes hostes illius ossaque eorum confringent et perforabunt sagittis
9 Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts - who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed.
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accubans dormivit ut leo et quasi leaena quam suscitare nullus audebit qui benedixerit tibi erit ipse benedictus qui maledixerit in maledictione reputabitur
10 Balak lost his temper with Balaam. He shook his fist. He said to Balaam: "I got you in here to curse my enemies and what have you done? Blessed them! Blessed them three times!
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iratusque Balac contra Balaam conplosis manibus ait ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te quibus e contrario tertio benedixisti
11 Get out of here! Go home! I told you I would pay you well, but you're getting nothing. You can blame God."
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revertere ad locum tuum decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito
12 Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries,
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respondit Balaam ad Balac nonne nuntiis tuis quos misisti ad me dixi
13 'Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn't do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against God's command'?
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si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri non potero praeterire sermonem Domini Dei mei ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo sed quicquid Dominus dixerit hoc loquar
14 I'm leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come."
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verumtamen pergens ad populum meum dabo consilium quid populus tuus huic populo faciat extremo tempore
15 Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision,
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sumpta igitur parabola rursum ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus
16 Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what's going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what's real.
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dixit auditor sermonum Dei qui novit doctrinam Altissimi et visiones Omnipotentis videt qui cadens apertos habet oculos
17 I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags;
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videbo eum sed non modo intuebor illum sed non prope orietur stella ex Iacob et consurget virga de Israhel et percutiet duces Moab vastabitque omnes filios Seth
18 I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies.
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et erit Idumea possessio eius hereditas Seir cedet inimicis suis Israhel vero fortiter aget
19 A ruler is coming from Jacob who'll destroy what's left in the city.
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de Iacob erit qui dominetur et perdat reliquias civitatis
20 Then Balaam spotted Amalek and delivered an oracle-message. He said, Amalek, you're in first place among nations right now, but you're going to come in last, ruined.
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cumque vidisset Amalech adsumens parabolam ait principium gentium Amalech cuius extrema perdentur
21 He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff.
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vidit quoque Cineum et adsumpta parabola ait robustum est quidem habitaculum tuum sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum
22 Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner.
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et fueris electus de stirpe Cain quamdiu poteris permanere Assur enim capiet te
23 Balaam spoke his final oracle-message: Doom! Who stands a chance when God starts in?
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adsumptaque parabola iterum locutus est heu quis victurus est quando ista faciet Deus
24 Sea-Peoples, raiders from across the sea, will harass Asshur and Eber, But they'll also come to nothing, just like all the rest.
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venient in trieribus de Italia superabunt Assyrios vastabuntque Hebraeos et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt
25 Balaam got up and went home. Balak also went on his way.
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surrexitque Balaam et reversus est in locum suum Balac quoque via qua venerat rediit