22 民数记第22章
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民22:1
Then the to of and camped along the across from .
以色列人起行，在摩押平原、约旦河东，对着耶利哥安营。
民22:2
Now son of saw all that Israel had done to the ,
以色列人向亚摩利人所行的一切事，西拨的儿子巴勒都看见了。
民22:3
and was because there were so many people. Indeed, was filled with because of the .
摩押人因以色列民甚多，就大大惧怕，心内忧急，
民22:4
The said to of , "This is going to everything around us, as an the grass of the field." So son of , who was king of at that time,
对米甸的长老说：“现在这众人要把我们四围所有的一概尽，就如牛舔尽田间的草一般。”那时，西拨的儿子巴勒作摩押王。
民22:5
sent to son of , who was at , near the River, in his native land. said: "A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
他差遣使者往大河边的毗夺去，到比珥的儿子巴兰本乡那里，召巴兰来，说：“有一宗民从埃及出来，遮满地面，与我对居。
民22:6
Now come and put a on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the country. For I know that those you are , and those you are ."
这民比我强盛，现在求你来为我咒诅他们，或者我能得胜，攻打他们，赶出此地。因为我知道你为谁祝福，谁就得福；你咒诅谁，谁就受咒诅。”
民22:7
of and left, taking with them the fee for . When they came to , they told him what had said.
摩押的长老和米甸的长老手里拿着卦金到了巴兰那里，将巴勒的话都告诉了他。
民22:8
"Spend the night here," said to them, "and I will bring you back the answer the LORD gives me." So the princes stayed with him.
巴兰说：“你们今夜在这里住宿，我必照耶和华所晓谕我的，回报你们。”摩押的使臣就在巴兰那里住下了。
民22:9
God came to and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
神临到巴兰那里说：“在你这里的人都是谁？”
民22:10
said to God, " son of , king of Moab, sent me this message:
巴兰回答说：“是摩押王西拨的儿子巴勒，打发人到我这里来，说：
民22:11
'A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.'"
'从埃及出来的民遮满地面，你来为我咒诅他们，或者我能与他们争战，把他们赶出去。'”
民22:12
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a on those people, because they are ."
神对巴兰说：“你不可同他们去，也不可咒诅那民，因为那民是蒙福的。”
民22:13
The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."
巴兰早晨起来，对巴勒的使臣说：“你们回本地去吧，因为耶和华不容我和你们同去。”
民22:14
So the princes returned to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
摩押的使臣就起来，回巴勒那里去，说：“巴兰不肯和我们同来。”
民22:15
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.
巴勒又差遣使臣，比先前的又多又尊贵。
民22:16
They came to Balaam and said: "This is what Balak son of says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me,
他们到了巴兰那里，对他说：“西拨的儿子巴勒这样说：'求你不容什么事拦阻你不到我这里来，
民22:17
because I will reward you and do whatever you say. Come and put a on these people for me."
因为我必使你得极大的尊荣，你向我要什么，我就给你什么，只求你来为我咒诅这民。'”
民22:18
But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
巴兰回答巴勒的臣仆说：“巴勒就是将他满屋的金银给我，我行大事小事也不得越过耶和华我 神的命。
民22:19
Now stay here tonight as the others did, and I will find out what else the LORD will tell me."
现在我请你们今夜在这里住宿，等我得知耶和华还要对我说什么。”
民22:20
That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."
当夜 神临到巴兰那里说：“这些人若来召你，你就起来同他们去，你只要遵行我对你所说的话。”
民22:21
Balaam got up in the morning, his and went with the princes of Moab.
巴兰早晨起来，备上驴，和摩押的使臣一同去了。
民22:22
But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his , and his two servants were with him.
神因他去就发了怒，耶和华的使者站在路上敌挡他。他骑着驴，有两个仆人跟随他。
民22:23
When the saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat her to get her back on the road.
驴看见耶和华的使者站在路上，手里有拔出来的刀，就从路上跨进田间，巴兰便打驴要叫它回转上路。
民22:24
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two , with walls on both sides.
耶和华的使者就站在葡萄园的窄路上，这边有墙，那边也有墙。
民22:25
When the saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.
驴看见耶和华的使者就贴靠墙，将巴兰的脚挤伤了，巴兰又打驴。
民22:26
Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.
耶和华的使者又往前去，站在狭窄之处，左右都没有转折的地方。
民22:27
When the saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff.
驴看见耶和华的使者，就卧在巴兰底下，巴兰发怒用杖打驴。
民22:28
Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
耶和华叫驴开口，对巴兰说：“我向你行了什么，你竟打我这三次呢？”
民22:29
Balaam answered the donkey, "You have me! If I had in my hand, I would kill you right now."
巴兰对驴说：“因为你戏弄我，我恨不能手中有刀，把你杀了。”
民22:30
The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?" "No," he said.
驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从小时直到今日所骑的驴吗？我素常向你这样行过吗？”巴兰说：“没有。”
民22:31
Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he low and fell .
当时，耶和华使巴兰的眼目明亮，他就看见耶和华的使者站在路上，手里有拔出来的刀，巴兰便低头俯伏在地。
民22:32
The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a one before me.
耶和华的使者对他说：“你为何这三次打你的驴呢？我出来敌挡你，因你所行的在我面前偏僻。
民22:33
The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."
驴看见我就三次从我面前偏过去；驴若没有偏过去，我早把你杀了，留它存活。”
民22:34
Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are , I will go back."
巴兰对耶和华的使者说：“我有罪了，我不知道你站在路上阻挡我。你若不喜欢我去，我就转回。”
民22:35
The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
耶和华的使者对巴兰说：“你同这些人去吧！你只要说我对你说的话。”于是巴兰同着巴勒的使臣去了。
民22:36
When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the town on the border, at the edge of his territory.
巴勒听见巴兰来了，就往摩押京城去迎接他，这城是在边界上，在亚嫩河旁。
民22:37
Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent ? Why didn't you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?"
巴勒对巴兰说：“我不是急急地打发人到你那里去召你吗？你为何不到我这里来呢？我岂不能使你得尊荣吗？”
民22:38
"Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But can I say just anything? I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."
巴兰说：“我已经到你这里来了，现在我岂能擅自说什么呢？ 神将什么话传给我，我就说什么。”
民22:39
Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth.
巴兰和巴勒同行，来到基列胡琐。
民22:40
Balak cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
巴勒宰了（原文作“献”）牛羊，送给巴兰和陪伴的使臣。
民22:41
The next morning Balak took Balaam up to , and from there he saw part of the people.
到了早晨，巴勒领巴兰到巴力的高处，巴兰从那里观看以色列营的边界。
知识点
重点词汇
elders [ˈeldəz] n. 长老；尊长（elder的复数） n. (Elders)人名；(英)埃尔德斯 { :4056}
sacrificed [ˈsækrifaist] 牺牲，献出（ sacrifice的过去式和过去分词 ） { :4068}
bowed [bəʊd] adj. 有弓的；弯如弓的 { :4098}
blessed ['blesɪd] v. 祝福（bless的过去分词） adj. 幸福的；受祝福的；神圣的 { :4161}
bless [bles] vt. 祝福；保佑；赞美 n. (Bless)人名；(英、意、德、匈)布莱斯 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :4161}
crushing [ˈkrʌʃɪŋ] v. 压破，征服，冲入（crush的过去式和过去分词形式） adj. 压倒的；决定性的；不能站起来；支离破碎的 { :4311}
jordan ['dʒɒ:dәn] n. 约旦（阿拉伯北部的国家）；乔丹（男子名） { :4419}
summons [ˈsʌmənz] n. 召唤；传票；传唤；召集 vt. 唤出；传到；传唤到法院 { :4505}
summon [ˈsʌmən] vt. 召唤；召集；鼓起；振作 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4505}
curse [kɜ:s] n. 诅咒；咒骂 vt. 诅咒；咒骂 vi. 诅咒；咒骂 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5761}
cursed [kɜ:st] v. 诅咒（curse的过去分词） adj. 被诅咒的 { :5761}
terrified [ˈterɪfaɪd] v. 使恐惧；恐吓（terrify的过去分词） adj. 感到恐惧的；受惊吓的 { :5828}
lick [lɪk] vt. 舔；卷过；鞭打 vt. （非正式）战胜 vi. 舔；轻轻拍打 n. 舔；打；少许 n. (Lick)人名；(英、匈)利克 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5936}
licks [liks] v. 舔( lick的第三人称单数 ); <口>打败; （波浪）轻拍; （火焰）吞卷 { :5936}
saddled [ ] vt.& vi. 给（马）装鞍（saddle的过去式与过去分词形式） { :6217}
messengers [ˈmesindʒəz] n. 信使，信差，送信人( messenger的名词复数 ) { :6537}
donkey [ˈdɒŋki] n. 驴子；傻瓜；顽固的人 {cet4 ky :7036}
reckless [ˈrekləs] adj. 鲁莽的，不顾后果的；粗心大意的 n. (Reckless)人名；(英)雷克利斯 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :8562}
dread [dred] n. 恐惧；可怕的人（或物） vt. 惧怕；担心 adj. 可怕的 vi. 惧怕；担心 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :8728}
vineyards [ˈvɪnjədz] n. 葡萄园( vineyard的名词复数 ) { :9056}
horde [hɔ:d] n. 一大群，群；游牧部落 {toefl :10079}
ox [ɒks] n. 牛；公牛 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :11804}
难点词汇
handsomely ['hænsəmlɪ] adv. 漂亮地；慷慨地；相当大地 { :14203}
facedown ['feɪsdaʊn] n. （美）直接对抗；摊牌 adv. 面向下地 { :17892}
divination [ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn] n. 预测，占卜 { :18486}
israelites ['izriəlaits] n. 以色列人（Israelite的复数形式） { :19884}
displeased [dɪs'pli:zd] v. 使…不快（displease的过去式和过去分词） adj. 不快的；生气的 { :19965}
traveled ['trævld] adj. 富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的 v. 旅行（travel的过去分词） { :22076}
Jericho ['dʒerikәu] n. 耶利哥, 偏僻的地方 { :27628}
Baal [beiәl] n. 太阳神 { :38206}
复习词汇
angel [ˈeɪndʒl] n. 天使；守护神；善人 vt. 出钱支持 n. (Angel)人名；(德、塞、俄、保、瑞典、挪)安格尔；(土)安盖尔；(法、葡)安热尔；(西)安赫尔；(英、罗)安杰尔 {cet4 ky :3295}
生僻词
Amorites [ ] (AMorite 的复数) n.亚摩利人(语)
arnon [ ] [人名] 阿尔农; [地名] [法国] 阿尔农河
balaam ['beilæm] n. 巴兰(<<圣经>>中的先知), 补白
Balak ['beilæk] n. 【圣经】巴勒(派巴兰去诅咒以色列人的摩押王)[《民数记》22～23，杜埃版《圣经》亦作 Balac]
Bamoth [ ] [网络] 巴末；罗波安筑高坛
Beor [ ] [网络] 比珥；比欧
midian ['midiən] n. 米甸（《圣经·创世记》所载亚伯拉罕与其妻基土拉所生众子之一）
Moab ['mәuæb] n. [圣经] 摩押(罗得和大女儿所生的儿子,是摩押人之始祖)
Moabite ['mәuәbait] n. 摩押人, 摩押语 a. 摩押人的, 摩押语的
Moabites [ ] (Moabite 的复数) n. 摩押人, 摩押语 a. 摩押人的, 摩押语的
Pethor [ ] [网络] 夺；毗夺；毘夺
Zippor [ ] [网络] 西拨；王西拨
词组
a fool [ ] [网络] 傻瓜；傻子；傻头傻脑
a sword [ ] [网络] 一把剑；一把剑战斗；一只剑
draw ... sword [ ] [网络] 近战时抽出佩剑
lick up [ ] na. 舐光；(火焰)烧光 [网络] 舐尽；舔光；吞没
made a fool of [ ] 愚弄；欺骗
make a fool of [meik ə fu:l ɔv] na. 愚弄 [网络] 欺骗；出了洋相；捉弄
the elder [ ] [网络] 长老；长者；年长的
the plain [ ] 法国革命时期立法机构中的激进党
to lick [ ] [网络] 舐；舔
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