1
Balaamu akamwambia Balaki, Nijengee hapa madhabahu saba, ukaniandalie hapa ng'ombe waume saba, na kondoo waume saba.
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
2
Balaki akafanya kama Balaamu alivyonena. Balaki na Balaamu wakatoa sadaka, ng'ombe mume mmoja na kondoo mume mmoja juu ya kila madhabahu.
So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3
Balaamu akamwambia Balaki, Simama karibu na sadaka yako, nami nitakwenda, labda Bwana atakuja kuonana nami; na lo lote atakalonionyesha nitakuambia. Akaenda hata mahali peupe juu ya kilima.
“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
4
Mungu akakutana na Balaamu; naye Balaamu akamwambia, Nimetengeneza madhabahu saba, nami nimetoa sadaka ng'ombe mume mmoja na kondoo mume mmoja juu ya kila madhabahu.
and God met with him. “I have set up seven altars,” Balaam said, “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
5
Bwana akatia neno katika kinywa chake Balaamu, akasema, Umrudie Balaki; ukaseme maneno haya.
Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
6
Akarudi kwake, na tazama, amesimama karibu na sadaka yake ya kuteketezwa, yeye na wakuu wote wa Moabu pamoja naye.
So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.
7
Akatunga mithali yake, akasema, Balaki amenileta kutoka Aramu, Mfalme wa Moabu kutoka milima ya mashariki, Njoo! Unilaanie Yakobo, Njoo! Unishutumie Israeli.
And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
8
Nimlaanije, yeye ambaye Mungu hakumlaani? Nimshutumuje, yeye ambaye Bwana hakumshutumu?
How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?
9
Kutoka kilele cha majabali namwona; Na kutoka milimani namtazama; Angalia, ni watu wakaao peke yao, Wala hawatahesabiwa pamoja na mataifa.
For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
10
Ni nani awezaye kufanya idadi ya mavumbi ya Yakobo, Au kuhesabu robo ya Israeli? Na nife kifo chake mwenye haki, Na mwisho wangu uwe mfano wa mwisho wake.
Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”
11
Balaki akamwambia Balaamu, Umenitendea nini? Nimekuleta ili Uwalaani adui zangu, na tazama, umewabariki kabisa kabisa.
Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
12
Naye akajibu, akasema, Je! Hainipasi kuangalia, niseme neno lile Bwana atialo kinywani mwangu?
But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
13
Balaki akamwambia, Haya! Njoo, tafadhali, hata mahali pengine, na kutoka huko utaweza kuwaona; utaona upande wa mwisho wao tu, wala hutawaona wote, ukanilaanie hao kutoka huko.
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
14
Akamchukua mpaka shamba la Sofimu, hata kilele cha Pisga, akajenga madhabahu saba, akatoa sadaka ng'ombe mume mmoja na kondoo mume mmoja juu ya kila madhabahu.
So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
15
Akamwambia Balaki, Simama hapa karibu na sadaka yako ya kuteketezwa, nami nitaonana na Bwana kule.
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”
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Bwana akaonana na Balaamu akatia neno kinywani mwake, akasema, Umrudie Balaki, ukaseme hivi.
And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”
17
Akafika kwake, na tazama, amesimama karibu na sadaka yake ya kuteketezwa, na wakuu wa Moabu pamoja naye. Balaki akamwambia, Bwana amenena nini?
So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.
18
Naye akatunga mithali yake, akasema, Ondoka Balaki, ukasikilize; Nisikilize, Ee mwana wa Sipori;
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
19
Mungu si mtu, aseme uongo; Wala si mwanadamu, ajute; Iwapo amesema, hatalitenda? Iwapo amenena, hatalifikiliza?
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
20
Tazama, nimepewa amri kubariki, Yeye amebariki, nami siwezi kulitangua.
I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
21
Hakutazama uovu katika Yakobo, Wala hakuona ukaidi katika Israeli. Bwana, Mungu wake, yu pamoja naye, Na sauti kuu ya mfalme i katikati yao.
He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.
22
Mungu amewaleta kutoka Misri, Naye ana nguvu kama nguvu za nyati.
God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
23
Hakika hapana uchawi juu ya Yakobo, Wala hapana uganga juu ya Israeli. Sasa habari za Yakobo na Israeli zitasemwa, Ni mambo gani aliyoyatenda Mungu!
For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
24
Tazama, watu hawa wanaondoka kama simba mke, Na kama simba anajiinua nafsi yake, Hatalala hata atakapokula mawindo, Na kunywa damu yao waliouawa.
Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
25
Balaki akamwambia Balaamu, Basi usiwalaani kabisa, wala usiwabariki kabisa.
Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26
Lakini Balaamu akajibu akamwambia Balaki, Je! Sikukuambia ya kwamba, Kila neno Bwana atakalolisema sina budi kulitenda?
But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
27
Kisha Balaki akamwambia Balaamu, Haya, njoo sasa, nikupeleke mahali pengine; labda Mungu ataridhia kwamba unilaanie watu hao huko.
“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”
28
Basi Balaki akamchukua Balaamu akaenda naye mpaka kilele cha mlima Peori, mahali paelekeapo upande wa nyika iliyo chini yake.
And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
29
Balaamu akamwambia Balaki, Haya, unijengee hapa madhabahu saba, kisha uniandalie ng'ombe waume saba, na kondoo waume saba.
Then Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
30
Basi Balaki akafanya kama Balaamu alivyosema, akasongeza sadaka ng'ombe mume na kondoo mume juu ya kila madhabahu.
So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.