¹Dixitque Balaam ad Balac:And Balaam said to Balak,Ædifica mihi hic septem aras,“Build seven altars here for me,et para totidem vitulos,and prepare as many calves,ejusdemque numeri arietes.and the same number of rams.”

¹Dixitque Balaam ad Balac:And Balaam said to Balak,Ædifica mihi hic septem aras,“Build seven altars here for me,et para totidem vitulos,and prepare as many calves,ejusdemque numeri arietes.and the same number of rams.”

²Cumque fecisset juxta sermonem Balaam,And when he had acted according to the words of Balaam,imposuerunt simul vitulum et arietem super aram.they placed a calf and a ram together on each altar.

²Cumque fecisset juxta sermonem Balaam,And when he had acted according to the words of Balaam,imposuerunt simul vitulum et arietem super aram.they placed a calf and a ram together on each altar.

³Dixitque Balaam ad Balac:And Balaam said to Balak:Sta paulisper juxta holocaustum tuum,“Stand for a little while next to your holocaust,donec vadam,until I go,si forte occurrat mihi Dominus,to see if perhaps the Lord will meet with me.et quodcumque imperaverit,And whatever he will command,loquar tibi.I shall speak to you.”

³Dixitque Balaam ad Balac:And Balaam said to Balak:Sta paulisper juxta holocaustum tuum,“Stand for a little while next to your holocaust,donec vadam,until I go,si forte occurrat mihi Dominus,to see if perhaps the Lord will meet with me.et quodcumque imperaverit,And whatever he will command,loquar tibi.I shall speak to you.”

⁴Cumque abiisset velociter,And after he had quickly departed,occurrit illi Deus.God met with him.Locutusque ad eum Balaam:And Balaam,Septem,speaking to him,inquit,said:aras erexi,“I have set up seven altars,et imposui vitulum et arietem desuper.and I have placed a calf and a ram on each.”

⁴Cumque abiisset velociter,And after he had quickly departed,occurrit illi Deus.God met with him.Locutusque ad eum Balaam:And Balaam,Septem,speaking to him,inquit,said:aras erexi,“I have set up seven altars,et imposui vitulum et arietem desuper.and I have placed a calf and a ram on each.”

⁵Dominus autem posuit verbum in ore ejus,Then the Lord placed the word in his mouth,et ait:and he said:Revertere ad Balac,“Return to Balak,et hæc loqueris.and you shall say this.”

⁵Dominus autem posuit verbum in ore ejus,Then the Lord placed the word in his mouth,et ait:and he said:Revertere ad Balac,“Return to Balak,et hæc loqueris.and you shall say this.”

⁶Reversus invenit stantem Balac juxta holocaustum suum,Returning, he found Balak standing next to his holocaust,et omnes principes Moabitarum:with all the leaders of the Moabites.

⁶Reversus invenit stantem Balac juxta holocaustum suum,Returning, he found Balak standing next to his holocaust,et omnes principes Moabitarum:with all the leaders of the Moabites.

⁷assumptaque parabola sua,And taking up his parable, he said:dixit:“Balak,De Aram adduxit me Balac rex Moabitarum,king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram,de montibus orientis:from the mountains of the east.Veni, inquit,‘Come forth,’et maledic Jacob; propera,he said, ‘and curse Jacob.et detestare Israël.Hurry and condemn Israel.’

⁷assumptaque parabola sua,And taking up his parable, he said:dixit:“Balak,De Aram adduxit me Balac rex Moabitarum,king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram,de montibus orientis:from the mountains of the east.Veni, inquit,‘Come forth,’et maledic Jacob; propera,he said, ‘and curse Jacob.et detestare Israël.Hurry and condemn Israel.’

⁸Quomodo maledicam,How shall I curse him,cui non maledixit Deus?whom God has not cursed?qua ratione detester,For what reason would I condemn him,quem Dominus non detestatur?whom the Lord does not condemn?

⁸Quomodo maledicam,How shall I curse him,cui non maledixit Deus?whom God has not cursed?qua ratione detester,For what reason would I condemn him,quem Dominus non detestatur?whom the Lord does not condemn?

⁹De summis silicibus videbo eum,I will look upon him from the tops of the stones,et de collibus considerabo illum.and I will consider him from the hills.Populus solus habitabit,This people shall dwell alone,et inter gentes non reputabitur.and they shall not be counted among the nations.

⁹De summis silicibus videbo eum,I will look upon him from the tops of the stones,et de collibus considerabo illum.and I will consider him from the hills.Populus solus habitabit,This people shall dwell alone,et inter gentes non reputabitur.and they shall not be counted among the nations.

¹⁰Quis dinumerare possit pulverem Jacob,Who can number the dust that is Jacob,et nosse numerum stirpis Israël?and who can know the number of the stock of Israel?Moriatur anima mea morte justorum,May my soul die a just death,et fiant novissima mea horum similia.and may my end be like theirs.”

¹⁰Quis dinumerare possit pulverem Jacob,Who can number the dust that is Jacob,et nosse numerum stirpis Israël?and who can know the number of the stock of Israel?Moriatur anima mea morte justorum,May my soul die a just death,et fiant novissima mea horum similia.and may my end be like theirs.”

¹¹Dixitque Balac ad Balaam:And Balak said to Balaam:Quid est hoc quod agis?“What is this that you are doing?ut malediceres inimicis meis vocavi te,I called for you, in order to curse my enemies,et tu e contrario benedicis eis.and to the contrary, you bless them.”

¹¹Dixitque Balac ad Balaam:And Balak said to Balaam:Quid est hoc quod agis?“What is this that you are doing?ut malediceres inimicis meis vocavi te,I called for you, in order to curse my enemies,et tu e contrario benedicis eis.and to the contrary, you bless them.”

¹²Cui ille respondit:He answered him,Num aliud possum loqui, nisi quod jusserit Dominus?“How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?”

¹²Cui ille respondit:He answered him,Num aliud possum loqui, nisi quod jusserit Dominus?“How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?”

¹³Dixit ergo Balac:Therefore, Balak said:Veni mecum in alterum locum unde partem Israël videas,“Come with me to another place, from where you may see a portion of Israel,et totum videre non possis:though you cannot see them all.inde maledicito ei.Curse them from there.”

¹³Dixit ergo Balac:Therefore, Balak said:Veni mecum in alterum locum unde partem Israël videas,“Come with me to another place, from where you may see a portion of Israel,et totum videre non possis:though you cannot see them all.inde maledicito ei.Curse them from there.”

¹⁴Cumque duxisset eum in locum sublimem,And when he had led him to a lofty place,super verticem montis Phasga,on the top of mount Pisgah,ædificavit Balaam septem aras,Balaam built seven altars,et impositis supra vitulo atque ariete,and placing upon each a calf and a ram,

¹⁴Cumque duxisset eum in locum sublimem,And when he had led him to a lofty place,super verticem montis Phasga,on the top of mount Pisgah,ædificavit Balaam septem aras,Balaam built seven altars,et impositis supra vitulo atque ariete,and placing upon each a calf and a ram,

¹⁵dixit ad Balac:he said to Balak,Sta hic juxta holocaustum tuum,“Stand here next to your holocaust,donec ego obvius pergam.while I continue on to meet him.”

¹⁵dixit ad Balac:he said to Balak,Sta hic juxta holocaustum tuum,“Stand here next to your holocaust,donec ego obvius pergam.while I continue on to meet him.”

¹⁶Cui cum Dominus occurrisset,And when the Lord had met him,posuissetque verbum in ore ejus,and had put the word in his mouth,ait:he said,Revertere ad Balac,“Return to Balak,et hæc loqueris ei.and you shall say this to him.”

¹⁶Cui cum Dominus occurrisset,And when the Lord had met him,posuissetque verbum in ore ejus,and had put the word in his mouth,ait:he said,Revertere ad Balac,“Return to Balak,et hæc loqueris ei.and you shall say this to him.”

¹⁷Reversus invenit eum stantem juxta holocaustum suum,Returning, he found him standing next to his holocaust,et principes Moabitarum cum eo.and the leaders of the Moabites were with him.Ad quem Balac: Quid,And Balak said to him,inquit, locutus est Dominus?“What has the Lord spoken?”

¹⁷Reversus invenit eum stantem juxta holocaustum suum,Returning, he found him standing next to his holocaust,et principes Moabitarum cum eo.and the leaders of the Moabites were with him.Ad quem Balac: Quid,And Balak said to him,inquit, locutus est Dominus?“What has the Lord spoken?”

¹⁸At ille,But,assumpta parabola sua,taking up his parable,ait:he said:Sta,“Stand,Balac,Balak,et ausculta;and pay attention.audi,Listen,fili Sephor:you son of Zippor.

¹⁸At ille,But,assumpta parabola sua,taking up his parable,ait:he said:Sta,“Stand,Balac,Balak,et ausculta;and pay attention.audi,Listen,fili Sephor:you son of Zippor.

¹⁹non est Deus quasi homo,God is not like a man, so that he would lie,ut mentiatur, nec ut filius hominis,nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed.ut mutetur.Therefore,Dixit ergo,having spoken,et non faciet?will he not act?locutus est,Has he ever spoken,et non implebit?and not fulfilled?

¹⁹non est Deus quasi homo,God is not like a man, so that he would lie,ut mentiatur, nec ut filius hominis,nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed.ut mutetur.Therefore,Dixit ergo,having spoken,et non faciet?will he not act?locutus est,Has he ever spoken,et non implebit?and not fulfilled?

²⁰Ad benedicendum adductus sum:I was led here to bless,benedictionem prohibere non valeo.and I have no strength to hinder the blessing.

²⁰Ad benedicendum adductus sum:I was led here to bless,benedictionem prohibere non valeo.and I have no strength to hinder the blessing.

²¹Non est idolum in Jacob,There is no idol in Jacob;nec videtur simulacrum in Israël.neither is there a false image to be seen in Israel.Dominus Deus ejus cum eo est,The Lord his God is with him,et clangor victoriæ regis in illo.and the resound of royal victory is in him.

²¹Non est idolum in Jacob,There is no idol in Jacob;nec videtur simulacrum in Israël.neither is there a false image to be seen in Israel.Dominus Deus ejus cum eo est,The Lord his God is with him,et clangor victoriæ regis in illo.and the resound of royal victory is in him.

²²Deus eduxit illum de Ægypto,God has led him away from Egypt;cujus fortitudo similis est rhinocerotis.his strength is like that of the rhinoceros.

²²Deus eduxit illum de Ægypto,God has led him away from Egypt;cujus fortitudo similis est rhinocerotis.his strength is like that of the rhinoceros.

²³Non est augurium in Jacob,There is no soothsaying in Jacob,nec divinatio in Israël:nor any divination in Israel.temporibus suis dicetur JacobIn their times,et Israëli quid operatus sit Deus.it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God has wrought.

²³Non est augurium in Jacob,There is no soothsaying in Jacob,nec divinatio in Israël:nor any divination in Israel.temporibus suis dicetur JacobIn their times,et Israëli quid operatus sit Deus.it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God has wrought.

²⁴Ecce populus ut leæna consurget,Behold,et quasi leo erigetur:the people will rise up like a lioness,non accubabit donec devoret prædam,and lie down like a lion.et occisorum sanguinem bibat.But they will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

²⁴Ecce populus ut leæna consurget,Behold,et quasi leo erigetur:the people will rise up like a lioness,non accubabit donec devoret prædam,and lie down like a lion.et occisorum sanguinem bibat.But they will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

²⁵Dixitque Balac ad Balaam:And Balak said to Balaam,Nec maledicas ei,“Neither curse him,nec benedicas.nor bless him.”

²⁵Dixitque Balac ad Balaam:And Balak said to Balaam,Nec maledicas ei,“Neither curse him,nec benedicas.nor bless him.”

²⁶Et ille ait:And he said,Nonne dixi tibi quod quidquid mihi Deus imperaret,“Have I not told you that whatever God would command of me,hoc facerem?I would do?”

²⁶Et ille ait:And he said,Nonne dixi tibi quod quidquid mihi Deus imperaret,“Have I not told you that whatever God would command of me,hoc facerem?I would do?”

²⁷Et ait Balac ad eum:And Balak said to him:Veni,“Come and I will lead you to another place.et ducam te ad alium locum:If perhaps it may please God,si forte placeat Deo ut inde maledicas eis.then you may curse them from there.”

²⁷Et ait Balac ad eum:And Balak said to him:Veni,“Come and I will lead you to another place.et ducam te ad alium locum:If perhaps it may please God,si forte placeat Deo ut inde maledicas eis.then you may curse them from there.”

²⁸Cumque duxisset eum super verticem montis Phogor,And when he had led him on to the top of mount Peor,qui respicit solitudinem,which looks out toward the wilderness,

²⁸Cumque duxisset eum super verticem montis Phogor,And when he had led him on to the top of mount Peor,qui respicit solitudinem,which looks out toward the wilderness,

²⁹dixit ei Balaam:Balaam said to him,Ædifica mihi hic septem aras,“Build seven altars here for me,et para totidem vitulos,and prepare as many calves,ejusdemque numeri arietes.and the same number of rams.”

²⁹dixit ei Balaam:Balaam said to him,Ædifica mihi hic septem aras,“Build seven altars here for me,et para totidem vitulos,and prepare as many calves,ejusdemque numeri arietes.and the same number of rams.”

³⁰Fecit Balac ut Balaam dixerat:Balak did as Balaam had said,imposuitque vitulos et arietes per singulas aras.and he placed on each altar a calf and a ram.

³⁰Fecit Balac ut Balaam dixerat:Balak did as Balaam had said,imposuitque vitulos et arietes per singulas aras.and he placed on each altar a calf and a ram.