¹Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli,And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel,nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat,he by no means went out as he had gone before,ut augurium quæreret:to seek divination.sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,But directing his face opposite the desert,

¹Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli,And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel,nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat,he by no means went out as he had gone before,ut augurium quæreret:to seek divination.sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,But directing his face opposite the desert,

²et elevans oculos,and lifting up his eyes,vidit Israël in tentoriis commorantem per tribus suas:he saw Israel dwelling in tents by their tribes.et irruente in se spiritu Dei,And with the Spirit of God rushing into him,

²et elevans oculos,and lifting up his eyes,vidit Israël in tentoriis commorantem per tribus suas:he saw Israel dwelling in tents by their tribes.et irruente in se spiritu Dei,And with the Spirit of God rushing into him,

³assumpta parabola,taking up his parable,ait:he said:Dixit Balaam filius Beor:“Balaam,dixit homo,the son of Beor,cujus obturatus est oculus:the man whose eye has been obstructed,

³assumpta parabola,taking up his parable,ait:he said:Dixit Balaam filius Beor:“Balaam,dixit homo,the son of Beor,cujus obturatus est oculus:the man whose eye has been obstructed,

⁴dixit auditor sermonum Dei,the hearer of the sermon of God,qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est,he who has gazed upon a vision of the Almighty,qui cadit,he who falls down and so his eyes are opened,et sic aperiuntur oculi ejus:has declared:

⁴dixit auditor sermonum Dei,the hearer of the sermon of God,qui visionem Omnipotentis intuitus est,he who has gazed upon a vision of the Almighty,qui cadit,he who falls down and so his eyes are opened,et sic aperiuntur oculi ejus:has declared:

⁵Quam pulchra tabernacula tua,‘How beautiful are your tabernacles,Jacob,O Jacob,et tentoria tua,and your tents,Israël!O Israel!

⁵Quam pulchra tabernacula tua,‘How beautiful are your tabernacles,Jacob,O Jacob,et tentoria tua,and your tents,Israël!O Israel!

⁶ut valles nemorosæ,They are like forested valleys,ut horti juxta fluvios irrigui,like gardens irrigated next to rivers,ut tabernacula quæ fixit Dominus,like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed,quasi cedri prope aquas.like cedars close to waters.

⁶ut valles nemorosæ,They are like forested valleys,ut horti juxta fluvios irrigui,like gardens irrigated next to rivers,ut tabernacula quæ fixit Dominus,like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed,quasi cedri prope aquas.like cedars close to waters.

⁷Fluet aqua de situla ejus,Water shall flow from his jar,et semen illius erit in aquas multas.and his offspring shall be amid many waters,Tolletur propter Agag,because Agag, his king,rex ejus,shall be taken,et auferetur regnum illius.and his kingdom shall be removed.

⁷Fluet aqua de situla ejus,Water shall flow from his jar,et semen illius erit in aquas multas.and his offspring shall be amid many waters,Tolletur propter Agag,because Agag, his king,rex ejus,shall be taken,et auferetur regnum illius.and his kingdom shall be removed.

⁸Deus eduxit illum de Ægypto,Away from Egypt, God has led him,cujus fortitudo similis est rhinocerotis.whose strength is like the rhinoceros.Devorabunt gentes hostes illius, ossaque eorum confringent,They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones,et perforabunt sagittis.and pierce them with arrows.

⁸Deus eduxit illum de Ægypto,Away from Egypt, God has led him,cujus fortitudo similis est rhinocerotis.whose strength is like the rhinoceros.Devorabunt gentes hostes illius, ossaque eorum confringent,They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones,et perforabunt sagittis.and pierce them with arrows.

⁹Accubans dormivit ut leo,Lying down,et quasi leæna,he has slept like a lion,quam suscitare nullus audebit.and like a lioness,Qui benedixerit tibi,whom no one would dare to awaken.eritHe who blesses you,et ipse benedictus:shall himself also be blessed.qui maledixerit,He who curses you,in maledictione reputabitur.shall be considered cursed.”

⁹Accubans dormivit ut leo,Lying down,et quasi leæna,he has slept like a lion,quam suscitare nullus audebit.and like a lioness,Qui benedixerit tibi,whom no one would dare to awaken.eritHe who blesses you,et ipse benedictus:shall himself also be blessed.qui maledixerit,He who curses you,in maledictione reputabitur.shall be considered cursed.”

¹⁰Iratusque Balac contra Balaam,And Balak, being angry against Balaam,complosis manibus ait:clapped his hands together and said:Ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te,“I called you to curse my enemies, and,quibus e contrario tertio benedixisti:to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.

¹⁰Iratusque Balac contra Balaam,And Balak, being angry against Balaam,complosis manibus ait:clapped his hands together and said:Ad maledicendum inimicis meis vocavi te,“I called you to curse my enemies, and,quibus e contrario tertio benedixisti:to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.

¹¹revertere ad locum tuum.Return to your place.Decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te,I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly,sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito.but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor.”

¹¹revertere ad locum tuum.Return to your place.Decreveram quidem magnifice honorare te,I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly,sed Dominus privavit te honore disposito.but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor.”

¹²Respondit Balaam ad Balac: Nonne nuntiis tuis,Balaam responded to Balak: “Did I not say to your messengers,quos misisti ad me, dixi:whom you sent to me:

¹²Respondit Balaam ad Balac: Nonne nuntiis tuis,Balaam responded to Balak: “Did I not say to your messengers,quos misisti ad me, dixi:whom you sent to me:

¹³Si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri,Even if Balak would give me his house, filled with silver and gold,non potero præterire sermonem Domini Dei mei,I still could not go away from the word of the Lord my God,ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo:so as to offer anything, either good or evil, from my own heart;sed quidquid Dominus dixerit,but whatever the Lord will speak, this, too,hoc loquar?I shall speak.

¹³Si dederit mihi Balac plenam domum suam argenti et auri,Even if Balak would give me his house, filled with silver and gold,non potero præterire sermonem Domini Dei mei,I still could not go away from the word of the Lord my God,ut vel boni quid vel mali proferam ex corde meo:so as to offer anything, either good or evil, from my own heart;sed quidquid Dominus dixerit,but whatever the Lord will speak, this, too,hoc loquar?I shall speak.

¹⁴verumtamen pergens ad populum meum,Yet truly,dabo consilium,as I continue on to my own people,quid populus tuus populo huic faciat extremo tempore.I will give you counsel as to what this people shall do to your people in the end times.”

¹⁴verumtamen pergens ad populum meum,Yet truly,dabo consilium,as I continue on to my own people,quid populus tuus populo huic faciat extremo tempore.I will give you counsel as to what this people shall do to your people in the end times.”

¹⁵Sumpta igitur parabola,Therefore,rursum ait:taking up his parable,Dixit Balaam filius Beor:he again spoke:dixit homo,“Balaam the son of Beor,cujus obturatus est oculus:the man whose eye has been obstructed,

¹⁵Sumpta igitur parabola,Therefore,rursum ait:taking up his parable,Dixit Balaam filius Beor:he again spoke:dixit homo,“Balaam the son of Beor,cujus obturatus est oculus:the man whose eye has been obstructed,

¹⁶dixit auditor sermonum Dei,the hearer of the sermon of God,qui novit doctrinam Altissimi,he who knows the doctrine of the Most High,et visiones Omnipotentis videt,and who sees the visions of the Almighty, who,qui cadens apertos habet oculos:falling down, has his eyes opened, has declared:

¹⁶dixit auditor sermonum Dei,the hearer of the sermon of God,qui novit doctrinam Altissimi,he who knows the doctrine of the Most High,et visiones Omnipotentis videt,and who sees the visions of the Almighty, who,qui cadens apertos habet oculos:falling down, has his eyes opened, has declared:

¹⁷Videbo eum,I shall see him,sed non modo:but not presently.intuebor illum,I shall gaze upon him,sed non prope.but not soon.Orietur stella ex Jacob,A star shall rise out of Jacob,et consurget virga de Israël:and a rod shall spring up from Israel.et percutiet duces Moab,And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab,vastabitque omnes filios Seth.and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.

¹⁷Videbo eum,I shall see him,sed non modo:but not presently.intuebor illum,I shall gaze upon him,sed non prope.but not soon.Orietur stella ex Jacob,A star shall rise out of Jacob,et consurget virga de Israël:and a rod shall spring up from Israel.et percutiet duces Moab,And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab,vastabitque omnes filios Seth.and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.

¹⁸Et erit Idumæa possessio ejus: hæreditas Seir cedet inimicis suis:And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies.Israël vero fortiter aget.Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.

¹⁸Et erit Idumæa possessio ejus: hæreditas Seir cedet inimicis suis:And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies.Israël vero fortiter aget.Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.

¹⁹De Jacob erit qui dominetur,From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler.et perdat reliquias civitatis.And he shall perish the remnants of the city.”

¹⁹De Jacob erit qui dominetur,From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler.et perdat reliquias civitatis.And he shall perish the remnants of the city.”

²⁰Cumque vidisset Amalec,And when he saw Amalek,assumens parabolam, ait:taking up his parable, he said:Principium gentium Amalec,“Amalek, first among the Gentiles,cujus extrema perdentur.whose very end shall be perdition.”

²⁰Cumque vidisset Amalec,And when he saw Amalek,assumens parabolam, ait:taking up his parable, he said:Principium gentium Amalec,“Amalek, first among the Gentiles,cujus extrema perdentur.whose very end shall be perdition.”

²¹Vidit quoque Cinæum:Likewise, he saw the Kainites,et assumpta parabola, ait:and taking up his parable, he said:Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum:“Robust, indeed, is your habitation.sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum,But though you will set your nest in a rock,

²¹Vidit quoque Cinæum:Likewise, he saw the Kainites,et assumpta parabola, ait:and taking up his parable, he said:Robustum quidem est habitaculum tuum:“Robust, indeed, is your habitation.sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum,But though you will set your nest in a rock,

²²et fueris electus de stirpe Cin,and you will be elect among the stock of Kain,quamdiu poteris permanere?how long will you be able to remain?Assur enim capiet te.For Assur shall take you captive.”

²²et fueris electus de stirpe Cin,and you will be elect among the stock of Kain,quamdiu poteris permanere?how long will you be able to remain?Assur enim capiet te.For Assur shall take you captive.”

²³Assumptaque parabola iterum locutus est:And taking up his parable once more he said:Heu!“Alas!quis victurus est,Who will be able to survive,quando ista faciet Deus?when God will do these things?

²³Assumptaque parabola iterum locutus est:And taking up his parable once more he said:Heu!“Alas!quis victurus est,Who will be able to survive,quando ista faciet Deus?when God will do these things?

²⁴Venient in trieribus de Italia:They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy.superabunt Assyrios,They shall overcome the Assyrians,vastabuntque Hebræos,and they shall devastate the Hebrews,et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt.and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”

²⁴Venient in trieribus de Italia:They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy.superabunt Assyrios,They shall overcome the Assyrians,vastabuntque Hebræos,and they shall devastate the Hebrews,et ad extremum etiam ipsi peribunt.and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”

²⁵Surrexitque Balaam,And Balaam rose up,et reversus est in locum suum:and he returned to his place.Balac quoque via,Likewise,qua venerat,Balak went back,rediit.along the way by which he had arrived.

²⁵Surrexitque Balaam,And Balaam rose up,et reversus est in locum suum:and he returned to his place.Balac quoque via,Likewise,qua venerat,Balak went back,rediit.along the way by which he had arrived.