BCC ¹ Balaam vit que Yahweh avait pour agréable de bénir Israël, et il n'alla pas, comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des signes magiques ; mais il tourna son visage du côté du désert.

KJV ¹ And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

BCC ² Ayant levé les yeux, il vit Israël campé par tribus ; et l'Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui,

KJV ² And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

BCC ³ et il prononça son discours, en disant : Oracle de Balaam fils de Béor, oracle de l'homme dont l'oeil est fermé ;

KJV ³ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

BCC ⁴ oracle de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, qui contemple la vision du Tout-Puissant, qui tombe, et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.

KJV ⁴ He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

BCC ⁵ Qu'elles sont belles tes tentes, ô Jacob, tes demeures, ô Israël !

KJV ⁵ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

BCC ⁶ Elles s'étendent comme des vallées, comme des jardins au bord d'un fleuve, comme des aloès que Yahweh a plantés, comme des cèdres sur le bord des eaux.

KJV ⁶ As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

BCC ⁷ L'eau déborde de ses deux seaux, sa race croît sur des eaux abondantes, son roi s'élève au-dessus d'Agag, et son royaume est exalté !

KJV ⁷ He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

BCC ⁸ Dieu le fait sortir d'Égypte : il lui donne la vigueur du buffle. Il dévore les nations qui lui font la guerre. Il brise leurs os et les foudroie de ses flèches.

KJV ⁸ God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

BCC ⁹ Il ploie les genoux, il se couche comme un lion, comme une lionne ; qui le fera lever ? Béni soit qui te bénira et maudit soit qui te maudira !

KJV ⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

BCC ¹⁰ La colère de Balac s'enflamma contre Balaam, et il frappa des mains ; et Balac dit à Balaam : "Je t'ai appelé pour maudire mes ennemis, et voici, tu n'as

KJV ¹⁰ And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

BCC ¹¹ fait que les bénir ces trois fois ! Et maintenant fuis, va-t'en chez toi ! J'avais dit que je te comblerais d'honneur ; et voici,

KJV ¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

BCC ¹² Yahweh t'écarte de l'honneur." Balaam répondit à Balac : "n'ai-je pas dit à tes messagers que tu m'as envoyés :

KJV ¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

BCC ¹³ Quand Balac me donnerait plein sa maison d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrai transgresser l'ordre de Yahweh, en faisant de moi-même une chose bonne ou mauvaise ; mais ce que Yahweh me dira, je le dirai ?

KJV ¹³ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

BCC ¹⁴ Et maintenant, voici, je m'en vais vers mon peuple ; viens donc, que je t'annonce ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple dans la suite des jours."

KJV ¹⁴ And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

BCC ¹⁵ Et Balaam prononça son discours et dit : oracle de Balaam, fils de Béor, oracle de l'homme dont l'oeil est fermé ;

KJV ¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

BCC ¹⁶ oracle de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, qui connaît la science du Très-Haut, qui contemple la vision du Tout puissant, qui tombe, et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.

KJV ¹⁶ He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

BCC ¹⁷ Je le vois, mais non comme présent ; je le contemple, mais non de près. Un astre sort de Jacob, un sceptre s'élève d'Israël. Il brise les deux flancs de Moab, il extermine tous les fils du tumulte.

KJV ¹⁷ I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

BCC ¹⁸ Édom est sa possession ; Séïr, son ennemi, est sa possession, et Israël déploie sa vaillance.

KJV ¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

BCC ¹⁹ De Jacob sort un dominateur, il fait périr dans les villes ce qui reste d'Édom.

KJV ¹⁹ Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

BCC ²⁰ Balaam vit Amalec, et il prononça son discours et dit : Amalec est la première des nations et sa fin sera la ruine.

KJV ²⁰ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

BCC ²¹ Balaam vit le Cinéen, et il prononça son discours et dit : ta demeure est solide, et ton nid posé sur le roc.

KJV ²¹ And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

BCC ²² Toutefois le Cinéen ira se consumant ; jusqu'à quand ? Assur l'emmènera en captivité.

KJV ²² Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

BCC ²³ Balaam prononça son discours et dit : hélas ! Qui subsistera quand Dieu fera cela ? Des navires viennent de Citthim ;

KJV ²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

BCC ²⁴ ils oppriment Assur, ils oppriment Héber, et lui aussi est voué à la ruine.

KJV ²⁴ And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

BCC ²⁵ Balaam s'étant levé, se mit en route et s'en retourna chez lui ; Balac s'en alla aussi de son côté.

KJV ²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.