| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. | Or Balaam dit à Balak: Construis-moi ici sept autels, et prépare-moi ici sept taureaux et sept béliers. | And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. |
| 2 | And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. | Et Balak fit comme Balaam avait dit; et Balak et Balaam offrirent un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel. | And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. |
| 3 | And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. | Puis Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi près de ton holocauste, et je m'en irai; peut-être que l'Éternel se présentera à moi, et je te rapporterai ce qu'il m'aura fait voir. Et il alla en un lieu découvert. | And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height. |
| 4 | 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. | Et Dieu vint au-devant de Balaam, et Balaam lui dit: J'ai dressé les sept autels, et j'ai sacrifié un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel. | And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. |
| 5 | And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. | Et l'Éternel mit des paroles dans la bouche de Balaam et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et parle ainsi. | And Jehovah put a word in Balaam`s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. |
| 6 | And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. | Il retourna donc vers lui; et voici, il se tenait près de son holocauste, lui et tous les seigneurs de Moab. | And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. |
| 7 | And he took up his parable, 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. | Alors Balaam prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Balak, roi de Moab, m'a fait venir d'Aram, des montagnes d'Orient. Viens, dit-il, maudis-moi Jacob; viens, voue Israël à l'exécration. | And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel. |
| 8 | How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? | Comment le maudirais-je? Dieu ne l'a point maudit. Comment vouerais-je à l'exécration? L'Éternel n'a point voué à l'exécration. | How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied? |
| 9 | For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. | Car je le vois du sommet des rochers, et je le contemple du haut des coteaux. Voici un peuple qui habitera à part, et ne sera point mis au nombre des nations. | For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. |
| 10 | 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! | Qui compterait la poussière de Jacob, et dénombrerait le quart d'Israël? Que je meure de la mort des hommes droits, et que ma fin soit semblable à la leur! | Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his! |
| 11 | 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. | Alors Balak dit à Balaam: Que m'as-tu fait? Je t'ai pris pour maudire mes ennemis; et voici, tu les bénis. | 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. |
| 12 | And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? | Et il répondit, et dit: Ne dois-je pas prendre garde de dire ce que l'Éternel met dans ma bouche? | And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth? |
| 13 | 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. | Alors Balak lui dit: Viens donc avec moi en un autre lieu d'où tu verras ce peuple, car tu n'en voyais que l'extrémité, et tu ne le voyais pas tout entier; et de là maudis-le-moi. | 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. |
| 14 | 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. | Il le conduisit donc au champ de Tsophim, au sommet du Pisga, construisit sept autels, et offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel. | And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. |
| 15 | And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. | Alors Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi ici près de ton holocauste, et moi j'irai là à la rencontre de l'Éternel. | And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [Jehovah] yonder. |
| 16 | And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. | Et l'Éternel se présenta à Balaam, et mit des paroles en sa bouche, et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et parle ainsi. | And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. |
| 17 | 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? | Et il vint vers lui; et voici, il se tenait près de son holocauste, et les seigneurs de Moab avec lui. Et Balak lui dit: Qu'a dit l'Éternel? | And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken? |
| 18 | And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: | Alors il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Lève-toi, Balak, et écoute; prête-moi l'oreille, fils de Tsippor. | And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: |
| 19 | God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? | Dieu n'est point homme pour mentir, ni fils d'homme pour se repentir. Il a dit; ne le fera-t-il point? Il a parlé; ne le réalisera-t-il pas? | God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good? |
| 20 | Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. | Voici, j'ai reçu l'ordre de bénir; il a béni, je ne le révoquerai point. | Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. |
| 21 | He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. | Il n'a point aperçu d'iniquité en Jacob, et n'a point vu de perversité en Israël; l'Éternel son Dieu est avec lui, et l'on y entend des acclamations comme pour un roi. | He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them. |
| 22 | God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. | C'est Dieu qui les a tirés d'Égypte; il est pour eux comme la vigueur du buffle. | God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox. |
| 23 | Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! | Car il n'y a point d'enchantement contre Jacob, ni de divination contre Israël. Bientôt on dira de Jacob et d'Israël: Qu'est-ce que Dieu a fait! | Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! |
| 24 | 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 prey, and drink the blood of the slain. | Voici un peuple qui se lèvera comme une lionne, et qui se dressera comme un lion; il ne se couchera point qu'il n'ait dévoré la proie et bu le sang des blessés. | Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain. |
| 25 | And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. | Alors Balak dit à Balaam: Ne le maudis point, mais ne le bénis pas non plus! | And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. |
| 26 | But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? | Et Balaam répondit et dit à Balak: Ne t'ai-je pas dit: Je ferai tout ce que l'Éternel dira? | But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do? |
| 27 | 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. | Balak dit encore à Balaam: Viens donc, je te conduirai en un autre lieu; peut-être que Dieu trouvera bon que tu me le maudisses de là. | And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. |
| 28 | And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. | Et Balak conduisit Balaam au sommet du Peor, qui regarde en face du désert. | And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert. |
| 29 | And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. | Et Balaam dit à Balak: Construis-moi ici sept autels, et prépare-moi ici sept taureaux et sept béliers. | And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. |
| 30 | And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. | Balak fit donc comme Balaam avait dit; et il offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel. | And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. |
