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1 Afei, Balaam huu sɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani sɛ ohyira Israel no, wankɔ abisa sɛnea ɔtaa yɛ no; mmom, ɔtoo nʼani hwɛɛ sare no so. 2 Bere a Balaam huu sɛ Israelfo no abobɔ wɔn atenae sɛnea wɔn mmusuakuw te no, Onyankopɔn honhom baa ne so, 3 na eyi ne nkɔmhyɛ a ɔmae:
“Beor ba Balaam nkɔmhyɛ,
nkɔmhyɛ a efi obi a nʼani hu ade yiye,
4 nea ɔte Onyankopɔn nsɛm nkɔmhyɛ;
nea onya anisoadehu a efi Otumfo no hɔ;
na ɔda fam, a nʼani hu ade:
5 “Yakob, mo ntamadan yɛ fɛ,
Israel, mo atenae yɛ ahomeka!
6 “Ɛtrɛtrɛw sɛ abon,
sɛ nturo a ɛwɔ asubɔnten ho.
Wɔte sɛ pɛprɛ a Awurade adua,
te sɛ sida a esisi nsu ho.
7 Nsu bɛsen afi wɔn ahina mu.
Wɔn aba benya nsu ama aboro so.
“Wɔn hene bɛyɛ kɛse asen Agag;
wɔn ahenni bɛkorɔn.
8 “Onyankopɔn de wɔn fii Misraim na ɛbae;
wɔwɔ ahoɔden sɛ wuram nantwi.
Wɔsɛe atirimɔdenfo aman
na wobubu wɔn nnompe mu asinasin,
wɔde wɔn bɛmma wowɔ wɔn.
9 Wobutuw da sɛ gyata;
te sɛ gyatabere, hena na obetumi agyigye wɔn?
“Wobehyira wɔn a wohyira wo,
na wɔbɛdome wɔn a wɔdome wo.”
10 Balak bo fuw Balaam. Ɔbɔɔ ne nsam guu ne so kae se, “Mefrɛɛ wo se bɛdome mʼatamfo, nanso woahyira wɔn mprɛnsa yi nyinaa. 11 Fi ha kɔ wo nkyi ntɛm! Mekae se mɛkyɛ wo ade a ɛsom bo nanso, Awurade amma woannya akyɛde no.”
12 Balaam buaa no se, “So manka ankyerɛ abɔfo a wosomaa wɔn baa me nkyɛn no se, 13 ‘Sɛ Balak ma me dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ nʼahemfi hɔ nyinaa koraa a, minni tumi sɛ mɛyɛ biribi atia Awurade ahyɛde, sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne.’ Mmom nea Awurade aka no nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ meka. 14 Afei, meresan akɔ me nkurɔfo nkyɛn. Nanso ma menka nea Israelfo no bɛyɛ wo nkurɔfo no daakye no nkyerɛ wo.”
Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛto So Anan
15 Eyi ne nkɔmhyɛ a Balaam de mae:
“Beor ba Balaam nkɔmhyɛ,
nkɔmhyɛ a efi ɔbarima a nʼani hu ade yiye,
16 nea ɔte Onyankopɔn nsɛm no nkɔmhyɛ,
nea ɔwɔ nimdeɛ a efi Ɔsorosoroni no hɔ,
nea onya anisoadehu a efi Otumfo no hɔ,
na ɔda fam, a nʼani hu ade no:
17 “Mihu no, nanso ɛnyɛ mprempren;
mehwɛ no, nanso ɔmmɛn.
Nsoromma bepue afi Yakob mu;
ahempema bepue afi Israel mu.
Ɔbɛdwerɛw Moabfo ti,
Moabfo nyinaa tikora.
18 Wɔbɛfa Edom,*
na Seir a ɔyɛ ne tamfo no, wobedi ne so nkonim,
na Israel bɛkɔ so ayɛ den.
19 Ɔhene bi bɛsɔre wɔ Yakob mu
ɔno na ɔbɛsɛe kurow no mu nkaefo.”
Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛto So Anum
20 Afei, Balaam hwɛɛ Amalekfo na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm:
“Amalek na na ɔyɛ aman nyinaa abakan,
nanso nʼawiei bɛyɛ ɔsɛe pasaa.”
Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛto So Asia
21 Afei, ohuu Kenifo, na ɔhyɛɛ ne nkɔm:
“Mo atenae wɔ bammɔ,
wɔanwen mo berebuw wɔ abotan mu;
22 Nanso wɔbɛsɛe mo Kenifo
bere a Asur fa mo nnommum no.”
Balaam Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛto So Ason
23 Afei ɔhyɛɛ ne nkɔm:
“Aa! Sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ sɛɛ a, hena na ɔbɛtena nkwa mu?
24 Ahyɛn befi Kipro mpoano aba;
wobedi Eber† ne Asur so.
Nanso wɔn nso, wɔbɛsɛe wɔn pasaa.”
25 Afei, Balaam sɔree na ɔsan kɔɔ ne kurom, na Balak nso kɔɔ ne kwan.
* 24:18 Edomfo yɛ Esau asefo. † 24:24 Eber asefo yɛ Hebrifo (1 Be 25–27).