4 Mose 24

1Afei, Balaam hunuu sɛ Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔhyira Israel. Yei enti, wankɔ abisa sɛdeɛ ɔtaa yɛ no. Na mmom, ɔtoo nʼani hwɛɛ ɛserɛ no so, 2hunuu sɛ Israelfoɔ mmusuakuo no abobɔ wɔn atenaeɛ. Afei, Onyankopɔn honhom baa ne so, 3na yei ne nkɔmhyɛ a ɔmaaeɛ:

“Beor ba Balaam nkɔmhyɛ no nie;

nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfiri ɔbarima a nʼani hunu adeɛ yie,

4deɛ ɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm;

deɛ ɔhunu anisoadeɛ a ɛfiri Otumfoɔ hɔ;

na ɔda fam, a nʼani gu so:

5“Ao Yakob, mo ntomadan yɛ fɛ,

Ao Israel, mo afie yɛ ahomeka.

6“Ɛsam mʼanim te sɛ mmɛfuo,

te sɛ nturo frɔmfrɔm wɔ asubɔnten ho.

Wɔte sɛ pɛperɛ a Awurade adua,

te sɛ ntweneduro a ɛbɛn nsuo ho.

7Wɔbɛnya nsuo bebree.

Wɔn mma bɛnya deɛ ɛhia wɔn nyinaa.

“Wɔn ɔhene bɛyɛ kɛse akyɛn Agag;

wɔn ahennie bɛkorɔn.

8“Onyankopɔn de wɔn firi Misraim aba;

ɔtwee wɔn sɛ wiram nantwie.

Ɔsɛe amanaman a wɔtia no nyinaa,

ɔbubu wɔn nnompe mu asinasini,

ɔto bɛmma wowɔ wɔn.

9Israel butu hɔ sɛ gyata;

ɔte sɛ gyataburu, na hwan na ɔbɛtumi anyane no?

“Ao Israel, nhyira nka obiara a ɔhyira wo,

na nnome nka obiara a ɔdome wo.”

10Ɔhene Balak bo fuu Balaam. Ɔde Abufuo bɔɔ ne nsam guu ne so teaam sɛ, “Mefrɛɛ wo sɛ bɛdome, mʼatamfoɔ nanso woahyira wɔn mprɛnsa. 11Firi me so kɔ! Sane kɔ wo nkyi! Meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ anka mɛhyɛ wo animuonyam, nanso, Awurade de akame wo!”

12Balaam buaa no sɛ, “Wonkae asɛm a meka kyerɛɛ wʼasomafoɔ no? Mekaa sɛ, 13‘Sɛ Balak ma me ahemfie a wɔde dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahyɛ hɔ ma koraa a, menni tumi sɛ mɛyɛ biribi atia Awurade apɛdeɛ.’ Meka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ asɛm a Awurade aka no nko ara na mɛka. 14Afei, meresane akɔ me nkurɔfoɔ nkyɛn. Nanso, deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, ma menka deɛ Israelfoɔ no bɛyɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ daakye no nkyerɛ wo.”

Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛdi Akyire No

15Yei ne nkɔmhyɛ a Balaam de maeɛ:

“Beor ba Balaam nkɔmhyɛ no nie;

nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfiri ɔbarima a nʼani hunu adeɛ yie,

16deɛ ɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm;

deɛ ɔwɔ nyansa a ɛfiri Ɔsorosoroni no

deɛ ɔhunu anisoadeɛ a ɛfiri Otumfoɔ hɔ;

na ɔda fam, a nʼani gu so:

17“Mɛhunu no, nanso ɛnyɛ seesei;

mehwɛ no wɔ daakye akyirikyiri.

Nsoromma bɛpue afiri Yakob mu!

Ahempoma bɛfiri Israel mu.

Ɔbɛyam Moabfoɔ tiri,

na wapaapae Moab mma tikwankora.

18Wɔbɛfa Edom,1

na Seir a ɔyɛ ne ɔtamfoɔ no, wɔbɛdi ne so nkonim,

na Israel bɛkɔ so adi nkonim.

19Ɔhene bi bɛsɔre wɔ Yakob mu

ɔno na ɔbɛsɛe Ir nkaeɛfoɔ.”

Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛtɔ So Enum

20Afei, Balaam hwɛɛ Amalekfoɔ fie hyɛɛ nkɔm sɛ,

“Amalek na na ɛyɛ aman nyinaa abakan,

nanso ne hyɛberɛ ne ɔsɛeɛ!”

Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛtɔ So Nsia

21Afei, ɔhwɛɛ Kenifoɔ hyɛɛ nkɔm sɛ,

“Mo atenaeɛ yɛ pa ara,

wanwono mo pirebuo wɔ abotan mu.

22Nanso, wɔbɛsɛe Kenifoɔ

ɛberɛ a Asurhene afa mo nnomum.”

Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛtɔ So Nson

23Nsɛm a ɔde wiee ne nkɔmhyɛ no ne sɛ:

“Aa, sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ sei a, hwan na ɔbɛtena nkwa mu?

24Ahyɛn bɛfiri Kipro mpoano aba

Na abɛka Eber2 ne Asur ahyɛ.

Nanso wɔn nso, wɔbɛsɛe wɔn pasaa.”

25Enti, Balaam ne Balak sane kɔɔ wɔn kurom.