Numbers 22
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Nombres 22
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| Then the children of Israel, journeying on, put up their tents in the lowlands of Moab, on the other side of Jordan at Jericho. | Les enfants d`Israël partirent, et ils campèrent dans les plaines de Moab, au delà du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho. |
| Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites. | Balak, fils de Tsippor, vit tout ce qu`Israël avait fait aux Amoréens. |
| And in Moab there was great fear of the people, because their numbers were so great: and the feeling of Moab was bitter against the children of Israel. | Et Moab fut très effrayé en face d`un peuple aussi nombreux, il fut saisi de terreur en face des enfants d`Israël. |
| Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab. | Moab dit aux anciens de Madian: Cette multitude va dévorer tout ce qui nous entoure, comme le boeuf broute la verdure des champs. Balak, fils de Tsippor, était alors roi de Moab. |
| So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me: | Il envoya des messagers auprès de Balaam, fils de Beor, à Pethor sur le fleuve, dans le pays des fils de son peuple, afin de l`appeler et de lui dire: Voici, un peuple est sorti d`Égypte, il couvre la surface de la terre, et il habite vis-à-vis de moi. |
| Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed. | Viens, je te prie, maudis-moi ce peuple, car il est plus puissant que moi; peut-être ainsi pourrai-je le battre et le chasserai-je du pays, car je sais que celui que tu bénis est béni, et que celui que tu maudis est maudit. |
| So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say. | Les anciens de Moab et les anciens de Madian partirent, ayant avec eux des présents pour le devin. Ils arrivèrent auprès de Balaam, et lui rapportèrent les paroles de Balak. |
| And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night. | Balaam leur dit: Passez ici la nuit, et je vous donnerai réponse, d`après ce que l`Éternel me dira. Et les chefs de Moab restèrent chez Balaam. |
| And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you? | Dieu vint à Balaam, et dit: Qui sont ces hommes que tu as chez toi? |
| And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying, | Balaam répondit à Dieu: Balak, fils de Tsippor, roi de Moab, les a envoyés pour me dire: |
| See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land. | Voici, un peuple est sorti d`Égypte, et il couvre la surface de la terre; viens donc, maudis-le; peut-être ainsi pourrai-je le combattre, et le chasserai-je. |
| And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing. | Dieu dit à Balaam: Tu n`iras point avec eux; tu ne maudiras point ce peuple, car il est béni. |
| In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you. | Balaam se leva le matin, et il dit aux chefs de Balak: Allez dans votre pays, car l`Éternel refuse de me laisser aller avec vous. |
| So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us. | Et les princes de Moab se levèrent, retournèrent auprès de Balak, et dirent: Balaam a refusé de venir avec nous. |
| So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others. | Balak envoya de nouveau des chefs en plus grand nombre et plus considérés que les précédents. |
| And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me: | Ils arrivèrent auprès de Balaam, et lui dirent: Ainsi parle Balak, fils de Tsippor: Que l`on ne t`empêche donc pas de venir vers moi; |
| For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. | car je te rendrai beaucoup d`honneurs, et je ferai tout ce que tu me diras; viens, je te prie, maudis-moi ce peuple. |
| But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God. | Balaam répondit et dit aux serviteurs de Balak: Quand Balak me donnerait sa maison pleine d`argent et d`or, je ne pourrais faire aucune chose, ni petite ni grande, contre l`ordre de l`Éternel, mon Dieu. |
| So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me. | Maintenant, je vous prie, restez ici cette nuit, et je saurai ce que l`Éternel me dira encore. |
| And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you. | Dieu vint à Balaam pendant la nuit, et lui dit: Puisque ces hommes sont venus pour t`appeler, lève-toi, va avec eux; mais tu feras ce que je te dirai. |
| So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab. | Balaam se leva le matin, sella son ânesse, et partit avec les chefs de Moab. |
| But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him. | La colère de Dieu s`enflamma, parce qu`il était parti; et l`ange de l`Éternel se plaça sur le chemin, pour lui résister. Balaam était monté sur son ânesse, et ses deux serviteurs étaient avec lui. |
| And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road. | L`ânesse vit l`ange de l`Éternel qui se tenait sur le chemin, son épée nue dans la main; elle se détourna du chemin et alla dans les champs. Balaam frappa l`ânesse pour la ramener dans le chemin. |
| Then the angel of the Lord took up his position in a narrow road through the vine-gardens, with a wall on this side and on that. | L`ange de l`Éternel se plaça dans un sentier entre les vignes; il y avait un mur de chaque côté. |
| And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows. | L`ânesse vit l`ange de l`Éternel; elle se serra contre le mur, et pressa le pied de Balaam contre le mur. Balaam la frappa de nouveau. |
| Then the angel of the Lord went further, stopping in a narrow place where there was no room for turning to the right or to the left. | L`ange de l`Éternel passa plus loin, et se plaça dans un lieu où il n`y avait point d`espace pour se détourner à droite ou à gauche. |
| And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick. | L`ânesse vit l`ange de l`Éternel, et elle s`abattit sous Balaam. La colère de Balaam s`enflamma, et il frappa l`ânesse avec un bâton. |
| Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times? | L`Éternel ouvrit la bouche de l`ânesse, et elle dit à Balaam: Que t`ai je fait, pour que tu m`aies frappée déjà trois fois? |
| And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death. | Balaam répondit à l`ânesse: C`est parce que tu t`es moquée de moi; si j`avais une épée dans la main, je te tuerais à l`instant. |
| And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass upon which you have gone all your life till this day? and have I ever done this to you before? And he said, No. | L`ânesse dit à Balaam: Ne suis-je pas ton ânesse, que tu as de tout temps montée jusqu`à ce jour? Ai-je l`habitude de te faire ainsi? Et il répondit: Non. |
| Then the Lord made Balaam's eyes open, and he saw the angel of the Lord in the way with his sword in his hand: and he went down on his face to the earth. | L`Éternel ouvrit les yeux de Balaam, et Balaam vit l`ange de l`Éternel qui se tenait sur le chemin, son épée nue dans la main; et il s`inclina, et se prosterna sur son visage. |
| And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me. | L`ange de l`Éternel lui dit: Pourquoi as-tu frappé ton ânesse déjà trois fois? Voici, je suis sorti pour te résister, car c`est un chemin de perdition qui est devant moi. |
| And the ass saw me, turning to one side from me three times: if she had not gone to one side, I would certainly have put you to death and kept her safe. | L`ânesse m`a vu, et elle s`est détournée devant moi déjà trois fois; si elle ne fût pas détournée de moi, je t`aurais même tué, et je lui aurais laissé la vie. |
| And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have done wrong, for I did not see that you were in the way against me: but now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will go back again. | Balaam dit à l`ange de l`Éternel: J`ai péché, car je ne savais pas que tu te fusses placé au-devant de moi sur le chemin; et maintenant, si tu me désapprouves, je m`en retournerai. |
| And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak. | L`ange de l`Éternel dit à Balaam: Va avec ces hommes; mais tu ne feras que répéter les paroles que je te dirai. Et Balaam alla avec les chefs de Balak. |
| Now Balak, hearing that Balaam had come, went to the chief town of Moab, on the edge of the Arnon, in the farthest part of the land, for the purpose of meeting him. | Balak apprit que Balaam arrivait, et il sortit à sa rencontre jusqu`à la ville de Moab qui est sur la limite de l`Arnon, à l`extrême frontière. |
| And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour? | Balak dit à Balaam: N`ai-je pas envoyé auprès de toi pour t`appeler? Pourquoi n`es-tu pas venu vers moi? Ne puis-je donc pas te traiter avec honneur? |
| Then Balaam said to Balak, Now I have come to you; but have I power to say anything? Only what God puts into my mouth may I say. | Balaam dit à Balak: Voici, je suis venu vers toi; maintenant, me sera-t-il permis de dire quoi que ce soit? Je dirai les paroles que Dieu mettra dans ma bouche. |
| And Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-huzoth. | Balaam alla avec Balak, et ils arrivèrent à Kirjath Hutsoth. |
| And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him. | Balak sacrifia des boeufs et des brebis, et il en envoya à Balaam et aux chefs qui étaient avec lui. |
| And in the morning Balak took Balaam up to the high places of Baal, and from there he was able to see the outer limits of the people. | Le matin, Balak prit Balaam, et le fit monter à Bamoth Baal, d`où Balaam vit une partie du peuple. |
