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.

NEG ¹ Balaam vit que l'Eternel trouvait bon de bénir Israël, et il n'alla point, comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements; mais il tourna son visage du côté du désert.

VULC ¹ Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli, nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat, ut augurium quæreret : sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,

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.

NEG ² Balaam leva les yeux, et vit Israël campé selon ses tribus. Alors l'Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.

VULC ² et elevans oculos, vidit Israël in tentoriis commorantem per tribus suas : et irruente in se spiritu Dei,

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:

NEG ³ Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit:
Parole de Balaam, fils de Beor,
Parole de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert,

VULC ³ assumpta parabola, ait : [Dixit Balaam filius Beor :
dixit homo, cujus obturatus est oculus :

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:

NEG ⁴ Parole de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu,
De celui qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant,
De celui qui se prosterne et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.

VULC ⁴ dixit auditor sermonum Dei,
qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est,
qui cadit, et sic aperiuntur oculi ejus :

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

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

VULC ⁵ Quam pulchra tabernacula tua, Jacob,
et tentoria tua, Israël !

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.

NEG ⁶ Elles s'étendent comme des vallées,
Comme des jardins près d'un fleuve,
Comme des aloès que l'Eternel a plantés,
Comme des cèdres le long des eaux.

VULC ⁶ ut valles nemorosæ,
ut horti juxta fluvios irrigui,
ut tabernacula quæ fixit Dominus,
quasi cedri prope aquas.

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.

NEG ⁷ L'eau coule de ses seaux,
Et sa semence est fécondée par d'abondantes eaux.
Son roi s'élève au-dessus d'Agag,
Et son royaume devient puissant.

VULC ⁷ Fluet aqua de situla ejus,
et semen illius erit in aquas multas.
Tolletur propter Agag, rex ejus,
et auferetur regnum illius.

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.

NEG ⁸ Dieu l'a fait sortir d'Egypte,
Il est pour lui comme la vigueur du buffle.
Il dévore les nations qui s'élèvent contre lui,
Il brise leurs os, et les abat de ses flèches.

VULC ⁸ Deus eduxit illum de Ægypto,
cujus fortitudo similis est rhinocerotis.
Devorabunt gentes hostes illius,
ossaque eorum confringent, et perforabunt sagittis.

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.

NEG ⁹ Il ploie les genoux, il se couche comme un lion, comme une lionne:
Qui le fera lever?
Béni soit quiconque te bénira,
Et maudit soit quiconque te maudira!

VULC ⁹ Accubans dormivit ut leo,
et quasi leæna, quam suscitare nullus audebit.
Qui benedixerit tibi, erit et ipse benedictus :
qui maledixerit, in maledictione reputabitur.]

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.

NEG ¹⁰ La colère de Balak s'enflamma contre Balaam; il frappa des mains, et dit à Balaam: C'est pour maudire mes ennemis que je t'ai appelé, et voici, tu les as bénis déjà trois fois.

VULC ¹⁰ Iratusque Balac contra Balaam, complosis manibus ait : Ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te, quibus e contrario tertio benedixisti :

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.

NEG ¹¹ Fuis maintenant, va-t'en chez toi! J'avais dit que je te rendrais des honneurs, mais l'Eternel t'empêche de les recevoir.

VULC ¹¹ revertere ad locum tuum. Decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te, sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito.

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

NEG ¹² Balaam répondit à Balak: Eh! n'ai-je pas dit aux messagers que tu m'as envoyés:

VULC ¹² Respondit Balaam ad Balac : Nonne nuntiis tuis, quos misisti ad me, dixi :

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?

NEG ¹³ Quand Balak me donnerait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais faire de moi-même ni bien ni mal contre l'ordre de l'Eternel; je répéterai ce que dira l'Eternel?

VULC ¹³ Si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri, non potero præterire sermonem Domini Dei mei, ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo : sed quidquid Dominus dixerit, hoc loquar ?

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.

NEG ¹⁴ Et maintenant voici, je m'en vais vers mon peuple. Viens, je t'annoncerai ce que ce peuple fera à ton peuple dans la suite des temps.

VULC ¹⁴ verumtamen pergens ad populum meum, dabo consilium, quid populus tuus populo huic faciat extremo tempore.

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:

NEG ¹⁵ Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit:
Parole de Balaam, fils de Beor,
Parole de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert,

VULC ¹⁵ Sumpta igitur parabola, rursum ait : [Dixit Balaam filius Beor :
dixit homo, cujus obturatus est oculus :

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:

NEG ¹⁶ Parole de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu,
De celui qui connaît les desseins du Très-Haut,
De celui qui voit la vision du Tout-Puissant,
De celui qui se prosterne et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.

VULC ¹⁶ dixit auditor sermonum Dei,
qui novit doctrinam Altissimi,
et visiones Omnipotentis videt,
qui cadens apertos habet oculos :

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.

NEG ¹⁷ Je le vois, mais non maintenant,
Je le contemple, mais non de près.
Un astre sort de Jacob,
Un sceptre s'élève d'Israël.
Il perce les flancs de Moab,
Et il abat tous les enfants de Seth.

VULC ¹⁷ Videbo eum, sed non modo :
intuebor illum, sed non prope.
Orietur stella ex Jacob,
et consurget virga de Israël :
et percutiet duces Moab,
vastabitque omnes filios Seth.

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

NEG ¹⁸ Il se rend maître d'Edom,
Il se rend maître de Séir, ses ennemis.
Israël manifeste sa force.

VULC ¹⁸ Et erit Idumæa possessio ejus :
hæreditas Seir cedet inimicis suis :
Israël vero fortiter aget.

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

NEG ¹⁹ Celui qui sort de Jacob règne en souverain,
Il fait périr ceux qui s'échappent des villes.

VULC ¹⁹ De Jacob erit qui dominetur,
et perdat reliquias civitatis.]

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.

NEG ²⁰ Balaam vit Amalek. Il prononça son oracle, et dit:
Amalek est la première des nations,
Mais un jour il sera détruit.

VULC ²⁰ Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam, ait : [Principium gentium Amalec,
cujus extrema perdentur.]

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.

NEG ²¹ Balaam vit les Kéniens. Il prononça son oracle, et dit:
Ta demeure est solide,
Et ton nid posé sur le roc.

VULC ²¹ Vidit quoque Cinæum : et assumpta parabola, ait : [Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum :
sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum,

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

NEG ²² Mais le Kénien sera chassé,
Quand l'Assyrien t'emmènera captif.

VULC ²² et fueris electus de stirpe Cin,
quamdiu poteris permanere ? Assur enim capiet te.]

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

NEG ²³ Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit:
Hélas! qui vivra après que Dieu l'aura établi?

VULC ²³ Assumptaque parabola iterum locutus est : [Heu ! quis victurus est,
quando ista faciet Deus ?

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.

NEG ²⁴ Mais des navires viendront de Kittim,
Ils humilieront l'Assyrien, ils humilieront l'Hébreu;
Et lui aussi sera détruit.

VULC ²⁴ Venient in trieribus de Italia :
superabunt Assyrios, vastabuntque Hebræos, et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt.]

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

NEG ²⁵ Balaam se leva, partit, et retourna chez lui. Balak s'en alla aussi de son côté.

VULC ²⁵ Surrexitque Balaam, et reversus est in locum suum : Balac quoque via, qua venerat, rediit.