Chapter 24

[] Kai idwn o Balaam oti hto areston enwpion tou Kuriou na euloghsh ton Israhl, den uphge, kaqwV allote, na zhthsh manteiaV, all' esthse to proswpon autou proV thn erhmon.

Kai anuywsen o Balaam touV ofqalmouV autou kai eide ton Israhl kateskhnwmenon kata taV fulaV autwn× kai hlqen ep' auton to pneuma tou Qeou.

Kai arcisaV thn parabolhn autou eipe, Balaam o uioV tou Bewr eipe, kai o anqrwpoV, o ecwn anoiktouV touV ofqalmouV autou, eipen×

eipen ekeinoV, ostiV hkouse ta logia tou Qeou, OstiV eiden orasin tou Pantodunamou, peswn eiV ekstasin, ecwn omwV anoiktouV touV ofqalmouV autou.

Poson wraiai einai ai katoikiai sou, Iakwb, ai skhnai sou, Israhl.

WV koiladeV einai exhplwmenai, wV paradeisoi eiV ocqaV potamou, wV dendra alohV ta opoia efuteusen o KurioV, wV kedroi plhsion twn udatwn.

Qelei ekceei udwr ek thV antliaV autou, kai to sperma autou qelei eisqai eiV udata polla, kai o basileuV autou qelei eisqai uyhloteroV tou Agag, kai h basileia autou qelei megalunqh.

O QeoV exhgagen auton ex Aiguptou× ecei wV dunamin monokerwtoV× qelei katafagei ta eqnh touV polemiouV autou, kai qelei suntriyei ta osta autwn, kai qelei katatoxeusei autouV me ta belh autou.

Anapeswn, ekoimhqh wV lewn, kai wV skumnoV leontoV× tiV qelei exegeirei auton; EuloghmenoV o eulogwn se kai kathramenoV o katarwmenoV se.

[] Kai exhfqh o qumoV tou Balak enantion tou Balaam kai sunekrothse taV ceiraV autou× kai eipen o Balak proV ton Balaam, dia na katarasqhV touV ecqrouV mou se ekalesa× kai idou, su eulogwn euloghsaV autouV trithn tauthn foran×

twra loipon fuge eiV ton topon sou× elegon na se timhsw me timaV× all' idou, o KurioV se esterhse thV timhV.

Kai eipen o Balaam proV ton Balak, Den eipon kai proV touV apestalmenouV sou, touV opoiouV apesteilaV proV eme, legwn,

Kai an moi dwsh o Balak thn oikian autou plhrh arguriou kai crusiou, den dunamai na parabw thn prostaghn tou Kuriou, wste na kamw kalon h kakon ap' emautou, all' o, ti o KurioV lalhsh, touto qelw eipei;

kai twra, idou, egw upagw proV ton laon mou× elqe loipon na soi fanerwsw ti qelei kamei o laoV outoV eiV ton laon sou eiV taV escataV hmeraV.

[] Kai arcisaV thn parabolhn autou eipe, Balaam o uioV tou Bewr eipe, kai o anqrwpoV, o ecwn anoiktouV touV ofqalmouV autou, eipen×

eipen ekeinoV, ostiV hkouse ta logia tou Qeou, kai elabe thn gnwsin tou Uyistou, ostiV eiden orasin tou Pantodunamou, peswn eiV ekstasin, ecwn omwV anoiktouV touV ofqalmouV autou×

Qelw idei auton, all' ouci twra× qelw qewrhsei auton, all' ouci ek tou plhsion× qelei anateilei astron ex Iakwb, kai qelei anasthqh skhptron ek tou Israhl, kai qelei pataxei touV archgouV Mwab, kai exoloqreusei pantaV touV uiouV tou Shq×

kai o Edwm qelei eisqai klhronomia, kai o Sheir qelei eisqai klhronomia eiV touV ecqrouV autou× kai o Israhl qelei praxei en iscui×

kai qelei exelqei ex Iakwb o exousiazwn, kai qelei exoloqreusei ton diaswqenta ek thV polewV.

Kai idwn ton Amalhk, hrcise thn parabolhn autou kai eipen, O Amalhk einai arch twn eqnwn× all' en tw telei autou qelei afanisqh.

Kai idwn ton Kenaion, hrcise thn parabolhn autou kai eipen, Iscura einai h katoikia sou, kai qeteiV thn fwlean sou epi thn petran×

plhn o KenaioV qelei kataporqhqh, ewsou se ferh aicmalwton o Assour.

Kai epanelabe thn parabolhn autou kai eipen, W tiV qelei zhsei, otan o QeoV kamh touto;

Kai ploia qelousin elqei apo twn paraliwn twn Khtiaiwn, kai qelousi kataqliyei ton Assour, kai qelousi kataqliyei ton Eber× alla kai ekeinoi qelousin exafanisqh.

Kai shkwqeiV o Balaam anecwrhse kai epestreyen eiV ton topon autou× o de Balak aphlqe kai autoV eiV thn odon autou.