Chapter 23

23:1 [hgb]  巴 兰 对 巴 勒 说 ， 你 在 这 里 给 我 筑 七 座 坛 ， 为 我 预 备 七 只 公 牛 ， 七 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams¹.
    [bbe]  And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.
23:2 [hgb]  巴 勒 照 巴 兰 的 话 行 了 。 巴 勒 和 巴 兰 在 每 座 坛 上 献 一 只 公 牛 ， 一 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram².
    [bbe]  And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.
23:3 [hgb]  巴 兰 对 巴 勒 说 ， 你 站 在 你 的 燔 祭 旁 边 ， 我 且 往 前 去 ， 或 者 耶 和 华 来 迎 见 我 。 他 指 示 我 什 么 ， 我 必 告 诉 你 。 于 是 巴 兰 上 一 净 光 的 高 处 。 
    [kjv]  And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever³ he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
    [bbe]  Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.
23:4 [hgb]  神 迎 见 巴 兰 。 巴 兰 说 ， 我 预 备 了 七 座 坛 ， 在 每 座 坛 上 献 了 一 只 公 牛 ， 一 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
    [bbe]  And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.
23:5 [hgb]  耶 和 华 将 话 传 给 巴 兰 ， 又 说 ， 你 回 到 巴 勒 那 里 ， 要 如 此 如 此 说 。 
    [kjv]  And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
    [bbe]  And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
23:6 [hgb]  他 就 回 到 巴 勒 那 里 ， 见 他 同 摩 押 的 使 臣 都 站 在 燔 祭 旁 边 。 
    [kjv]  And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
    [bbe]  So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.
23:7 [hgb]  巴 兰 便 题 起 诗 歌 说 ， 巴 勒 引 我 出 亚 兰 ， 摩 押 王 引 我 出 东 山 ， 说 ， 来 阿 ， 为 我 咒 诅 雅 各 。 来 阿 ， 怒 骂 以 色 列 。 
    [kjv]  And he took up his parable⁴, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
    [bbe]  And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.
23:8 [hgb]  神 没 有 咒 诅 的 ， 我 焉 能 咒 诅 ， 耶 和 华 没 有 怒 骂 的 ， 我 焉 能 怒 骂 ， 
    [kjv]  How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
    [bbe]  How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
23:9 [hgb]  我 从 高 峰 看 他 ， 从 小 山 望 他 。 这 是 独 居 的 民 ， 不 列 在 万 民 中 。 
    [kjv]  For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold⁵ him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
    [bbe]  From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.
23:10 [hgb]  谁 能 数 点 雅 各 的 尘 土 ， 谁 能 计 算 以 色 列 的 四 分 之 一 ， 我 愿 如 义 人 之 死 而 死 。 我 愿 如 义 人 之 终 而 终 。 
    [kjv]  Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
    [bbe]  Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!
23:11 [hgb]  巴 勒 对 巴 兰 说 ， 你 向 我 作 的 是 什 么 事 呢 ？ 我 领 你 来 咒 诅 我 的 仇 敌 ， 不 料 ， 你 竟 为 他 们 祝 福 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
    [bbe]  Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing⁶.
23:12 [hgb]  他 回 答 说 ， 耶 和 华 传 给 我 的 话 ， 我 能 不 谨 慎 传 说 吗 ？ 
    [kjv]  And he answered and said, Must I not take heed⁷ to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
    [bbe]  And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
23:13 [hgb]  巴 勒 说 ， 求 你 同 我 往 别 处 去 ， 在 那 里 可 以 看 见 他 们 。 你 不 能 全 看 见 ， 只 能 看 见 他 们 边 界 上 的 人 。 在 那 里 要 为 我 咒 诅 他 们 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
    [bbe]  And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts⁸ of them; and you will send curses on them from there.
23:14 [hgb]  于 是 领 巴 兰 到 了 琐 腓 田 ， 上 了 毗 斯 迦 山 顶 ， 筑 了 七 座 坛 。 每 座 坛 上 献 一 只 公 牛 ， 一 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
    [bbe]  So he took him into the country of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and there they made seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.
23:15 [hgb]  巴 兰 对 巴 勒 说 ， 你 站 在 这 燔 祭 旁 边 ， 等 我 往 那 边 去 迎 见 耶 和 华 。 
    [kjv]  And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
    [bbe]  Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
23:16 [hgb]  耶 和 华 临 到 巴 兰 那 里 ， 将 话 传 给 他 。 又 说 ， 你 回 到 巴 勒 那 里 ， 要 如 此 如 此 说 。 
    [kjv]  And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
    [bbe]  And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
23:17 [hgb]  他 就 回 到 巴 勒 那 里 ， 见 他 站 在 燔 祭 旁 边 。 摩 押 的 使 臣 也 和 他 在 一 处 。 巴 勒 问 他 说 ， 耶 和 华 说 了 什 么 话 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
    [bbe]  So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?
23:18 [hgb]  巴 兰 就 题 诗 歌 说 ， 巴 勒 ， 你 起 来 听 。 西 拨 的 儿 子 ， 你 听 我 言 。 
    [kjv]  And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
    [bbe]  And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
23:19 [hgb]  神 非 人 ， 必 不 致 说 谎 ， 也 非 人 子 ， 必 不 致 后 悔 。 他 说 话 岂 不 照 着 行 呢 ？ 他 发 言 岂 不 要 成 就 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent⁹: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
    [bbe]  God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?
23:20 [hgb]  我 奉 命 祝 福 。 神 也 曾 赐 福 ， 此 事 我 不 能 翻 转 。 
    [kjv]  Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
    [bbe]  See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
23:21 [hgb]  他 未 见 雅 各 中 有 罪 孽 ， 也 未 见 以 色 列 中 有 奸 恶 。 耶 和 华 他 的 神 和 他 同 在 。 有 欢 呼 王 的 声 音 在 他 们 中 间 。 
    [kjv]  He hath not beheld¹⁰ iniquity¹¹ in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness¹² in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
    [bbe]  He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.
23:22 [hgb]  神 领 他 们 出 埃 及 。 他 们 似 乎 有 野 牛 之 力 。 
    [kjv]  God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn¹³.
    [bbe]  It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.
23:23 [hgb]  断 没 有 法 术 可 以 害 雅 各 ， 也 没 有 占 卜 可 以 害 以 色 列 。 现 在 必 有 人 论 及 雅 各 ， 就 是 论 及 以 色 列 说 ， 神 为 他 行 了 何 等 的 大 事 。 
    [kjv]  Surely there is no enchantment¹⁴ against Jacob, neither is there any divination¹⁵ against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought¹⁶!
    [bbe]  No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!
23:24 [hgb]  这 民 起 来 ， 仿 佛 母 狮 ， 挺 身 ， 好 像 公 狮 ， 未 曾 吃 野 食 ， 未 曾 喝 被 伤 者 之 血 ， 决 不 躺 卧 。 
    [kjv]  Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey¹⁷, and drink the blood of the slain¹⁸.
    [bbe]  See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.
23:25 [hgb]  巴 勒 对 巴 兰 说 ， 你 一 点 不 要 咒 诅 他 们 ， 也 不 要 为 他 们 祝 福 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
    [bbe]  Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.
23:26 [hgb]  巴 兰 回 答 巴 勒 说 ， 我 岂 不 是 告 诉 你 说 凡 耶 和 华 所 说 的 ， 我 必 须 遵 行 吗 ？ 
    [kjv]  But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
    [bbe]  But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?
23:27 [hgb]  巴 勒 对 巴 兰 说 ， 来 吧 ， 我 领 你 往 别 处 去 ， 或 者 神 喜 欢 你 在 那 里 为 我 咒 诅 他 们 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
    [bbe]  Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.
23:28 [hgb]  巴 勒 就 领 巴 兰 到 那 下 望 旷 野 的 毗 珥 山 顶 上 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
    [bbe]  So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.
23:29 [hgb]  巴 兰 对 巴 勒 说 ， 你 在 这 里 为 我 筑 七 座 坛 ， 又 在 这 里 为 我 预 备 七 只 公 牛 ， 七 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
    [bbe]  And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.
23:30 [hgb]  巴 勒 就 照 巴 兰 的 话 行 ， 在 每 座 坛 上 献 一 只 公 牛 ， 一 只 公 羊 。 
    [kjv]  And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
    [bbe]  And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

1 rams   

n.公羊( ram的名词复数 )；(R-)白羊（星）座；夯；攻城槌v.夯实（土等）( ram的第三人称单数 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• A couple of rams are butting at each other. 两只羊正在用角互相抵触。 来自辞典例句
• More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage. 那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂。 来自辞典例句

2 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

3 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

4 parable   

n.寓言，比喻

参考例句：

• This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
• The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

5 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

6 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

7 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

8 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

9 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

10 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

11 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

12 perverseness   

n. 乖张, 倔强, 顽固

参考例句：

• A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness spirit. 温良的舌是生命树，乖谬的嘴使人心碎。
• A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is spirit. 说安慰话的舌头是生命树；奸恶的舌头使人心碎。

13 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

14 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

15 divination   

n.占卜，预测

参考例句：

• Divination is made up of a little error and superstition,plus a lot of fraud.占卜是由一些谬误和迷信构成，再加上大量的欺骗。
• Katherine McCormack goes beyond horoscopes and provides a quick guide to other forms of divination.凯瑟琳·麦考马克超越了占星并给其它形式的预言提供了快速的指导。

16 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

17 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

18 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。