Di Papa Bless Wetin Balak Wan Curse
Balak build seven altar two times and get blessing two times. Balaam answer be say we Papa no be man wey go lie or change im mind; wetin E don bless, nobody fit cancel am, no matter how many hilltop di king try next.
23 1Balaam tell Balak, "Build seven altar for me for here, prepare seven bull and seven ram for me for here."
2Balak do as Balaam talk; Balak and Balaam offer one bull and one ram for on top every altar. 3Balaam tell Balak, "Stand near your burnt offering while I dey go; maybe God go meet me, and I go tell you wetin e show me." Den e go one bare high place.
4Our Papa meet Balaam, wey tell am, "I don set up seven altar and offer one bull and one ram for on top every altar."
5Our Papa put word for Balaam mouth: "Go back to Balak and talk dis one."
6E go back to Balak—for there Balak stand near im burnt offering, wit all di princes of Moab. 7E take up im oracle and talk: "From Aram Balak bring me, Moab king from di mountains for east: Come, curse Jacob for me; come, condemn Israel. 8How I go take curse those wey our Papa neva curse? How I go take condemn those wey our Papa neva condemn? 9From di top of di rocks I see dem, from di hills I dey look dem: a people wey dey live alone, wey no dey count demself among di nations. 10Who fit count di dust of Jacob or number even one-fourth of Israel? Make I die as di correct-and-holy people dey die, and make my end be like their own!"
11Balak tell Balaam, "Wetin you don do me? I bring you to curse my enemies, and look—na bless you just bless dem!"
12E answer, "No be sure say I must talk wetin God put for my mouth?"
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13Den Balak talk, "Abeg come wit me go anoda place where you fit see dem. You go see only their outer edge, no be all of dem, and curse dem for me from there."
14E carry am go di field of Zophim, to di top of Pisgah, build seven altar, and offer one bull and one ram for on top every one. 15Balaam tell Balak, "Stand for here near your burnt offering while I go meet wit am for over there."
16Our Papa meet Balaam, put word for im mouth, and talk, "Go back to Balak and talk dis one."
17E come meet am—for there, e dey stand near im burnt offering, wit di princes of Moab. Balak ask am, "Wetin God don talk?"
18E take up im oracle: "Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, pikin of Zippor: 19Our Papa no be man, wey go lie, nor pikin of man, wey go change im mind. E don ever talk something and no do am? E don ever speak and no make am happen? 20Look, I don receive command to bless. E don bless, and I no fit turn am back. 21E no see any bad thing for Jacob, nor see wahala for Israel. Our Papa dey wit am, and di shout of a King dey among dem. a a v21 Di shout of a King: Israel God dey reign over dem as King, and im victory cry dey go before dem into battle. 22Our Papa, wey bring dem comot from Egypt, dey for dem like di horns of di wild ox. b b v22 Di wild ox na big animal wey no dey again for world; im horns dey picture raw strength wey person no fit tame. 23No enchantment dey against Jacob, no divination dey against Israel. Now dem go talk about Jacob and about Israel, 'See wetin our Papa don do!' 24Look, a people wey dey rise up like lioness, wey dey wake demself like lion; e no go lie down till e chop di prey and drink di blood of those wey dem kill."
25Balak tell Balaam, "No curse dem at all, and no bless dem at all!"
26But Balaam answer Balak, "No be I tell you say I must do all wetin God talk?"
27Balak tell Balaam, "Come, make I carry you go anoda place. Maybe God go let you curse dem for me from there."
28So Balak carry Balaam go di top of Peor, wey dey overlook di wasteland. 29Balaam tell Balak, "Build seven altar for me for here, and prepare seven bull and seven ram for here."
30Balak do as Balaam talk, and offer one bull and one ram for on top every altar.
