Parasha: Balak · Aliyah: First (Chesed)

Numbers 22:2–22:12
כ"ב:ב׳ וַיַּ֥רְא בָּלָ֖ק בֶּן־צִפּ֑וֹר אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃
22:2 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
כ"ב:ב׳ וַחֲזָא בָּלָק בַּר צִפּוֹר יָת כָּל דִּי עֲבַד יִשְׂרָאֵל לֶאֱמוֹרָאֵי:
כ"ב:ג׳ וַיָּ֨גָר מוֹאָ֜ב מִפְּנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם מְאֹ֖ד כִּ֣י רַב־ה֑וּא וַיָּ֣קָץ מוֹאָ֔ב מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
22:3 Moab was alarmed because that people was so numerous. Moab dreaded the Israelites,
22:3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel.
כ"ב:ג׳ וּדְחֵל מוֹאֲבָאָה מִן קֳדָם עַמָּא לַחֲדָא אֲרֵי סַגִּי הוּא וַעֲקַת לְמוֹאֲבָאָה מִן קֳדָם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:
כ"ב:ד׳ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מוֹאָ֜ב אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עַתָּ֞ה יְלַחֲכ֤וּ הַקָּהָל֙ אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ הַשּׁ֔וֹר אֵ֖ת יֶ֣רֶק הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּבָלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפּ֛וֹר מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמוֹאָ֖ב בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽוא׃
22:4 and Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will lick clean all that is about us as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,
22:4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: ‘Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.’—And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.—
כ"ב:ד׳ וַאֲמַר מוֹאָב לְסָבֵי מִדְיָן כְּעַן יְשֵׁיצוּן קְהָלָא יָת כָּל סַחֲרָנָנָא כְּמָא דִמְלַחִיךְ תּוֹרָא יָת יְרוֹקָא דְחַקְלָא וּבָלָק בַּר צִפּוֹר מַלְכָּא לְמוֹאָב בְּעִדָּנָא הַהִיא:
כ"ב:ה׳ וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֗וֹר פְּ֠תוֹרָה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַל־הַנָּהָ֛ר אֶ֥רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖וֹ לִקְרֹא־ל֑וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִ֠נֵּה עַ֣ם יָצָ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הִנֵּ֤ה כִסָּה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב מִמֻּלִֽי׃
22:5 sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor in Pethor, which is by the Euphrates,aLit. “the River.” in the land of his kinsfolk, to invite him, saying, “There is a people that came out of Egypt; it hides the earth from view, and it is settled next to me.
22:5 And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying: ‘Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
כ"ב:ה׳ וּשְׁלַח אִזְגַּדִּין לְוָת בִּלְעָם בַּר בְּעוֹר לִפְתוֹר אֲרָם דְעַל פְּרָת אֲרַע בְּנֵי עַמֵּיהּ לְמִקְרֵי לֵיהּ לְמֵימָר הָא עַמָּא נְפַק מִמִּצְרַיִם הָא חֲפָא יָת עֵין שִׁמְשָׁא דְאַרְעָא וְהוּא שָׁרֵי מִלְּקִבְלִי:
כ"ב:ו׳ וְעַתָּה֩ לְכָה־נָּ֨א אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כִּֽי־עָצ֥וּם הוּא֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי אוּלַ֤י אוּכַל֙ נַכֶּה־בּ֔וֹ וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ֙ מְבֹרָ֔ךְ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּאֹ֖ר יוּאָֽר׃
22:6 Come then, put a curse upon this people for me, since they are too numerous for me; perhaps I can thus defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed indeed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
22:6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.’
כ"ב:ו׳ וּכְעַן אִיתָא כְעַן לוֹט לִי יָת עַמָּא הָדֵין אֲרֵי תַקִּיף הוּא מִנִּי מָאִים אֵכּוּל לְאַגָּחָא בֵיהּ קְרָב וַאֲתָרֵכִנֵּיהּ מִן אַרְעָא אֲרֵי יְדַעְנָא יָת דִּי תְבָרַךְ מְבָרָךְ וְדִי תְלוֹט לִיט:
כ"ב:ז׳ וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ זִקְנֵ֤י מוֹאָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּקְסָמִ֖ים בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו דִּבְרֵ֥י בָלָֽק׃
22:7 The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian, bLit. “with divination in their power (hand).”versed in divination,-b set out. They came to Balaam and gave him Balak’s message.
22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak.
כ"ב:ז׳ וַאֲזָלוּ סָבֵי מוֹאָב וְסָבֵי מִדְיָן וְקִסְמַיָּא בִּידֵיהוֹן וַאֲתוֹ לְוָת בִּלְעָם וּמַלִּילוּ עִמֵּיהּ פִּתְגָּמֵי בָלָק:
כ"ב:ח׳ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִ֤ינוּ פֹה֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ דָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ שָׂרֵֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב עִם־בִּלְעָֽם׃
22:8 He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I shall reply to you as the LORD may instruct me.” So the Moabite dignitaries stayed with Balaam.
22:8 And he said unto them: ‘Lodge here this night, and I will bring you back word, as the LORD may speak unto me’; and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
כ"ב:ח׳ וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן בִּיתוּ הָכָא בְּלֵילְיָא וְאָתֵב יָתְכוֹן פִּתְגָּמָא כְּמָא דִּי מַלֵּיל יְיָ עִמִּי וְאוֹרִיכוּ רַבְרְבֵי מוֹאָב עִם בִּלְעָם:
כ"ב:ט׳ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֛י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה עִמָּֽךְ׃
22:9 God came to Balaam and said, “What do these people want of you?”
22:9 And God came unto Balaam, and said: ‘What men are these with thee?’
כ"ב:ט׳ וַאֲתָא מֵימַר מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לְוָת בִּלְעָם וַאֲמַר מָן גֻּבְרַיָּא הָאִלֵּין דְּעִמָּךְ:
כ"ב:י׳ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֛ר מֶ֥לֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב שָׁלַ֥ח אֵלָֽי׃
22:10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
22:10 And Balaam said unto God: ‘Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me [saying]:
כ"ב:י׳ וַאֲמַר בִּלְעָם קֳדָם יְיָ בָּלָק בַּר צִפּוֹר מַלְכָּא דְמוֹאָב שְׁלַח לְוָתִי:
כ"ב:י"א הִנֵּ֤ה הָעָם֙ הַיֹּצֵ֣א מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וַיְכַ֖ס אֶת־עֵ֣ין הָאָ֑רֶץ עַתָּ֗ה לְכָ֤ה קָֽבָה־לִּי֙ אֹת֔וֹ אוּלַ֥י אוּכַ֛ל לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּ֖וֹ וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃
22:11 Here is a people that came out from Egypt and hides the earth from view. Come now and curse them for me; perhaps I can engage them in battle and drive them off.”
22:11 Behold the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth; now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’
כ"ב:י"א הָא עַמָּא דִּי נְפַק מִמִּצְרַיִם וַחֲפָא יָת עֵין שִׁמְשָׁא דְאַרְעָא כְּעַן אִיתָא לוֹט לִי יָתֵיהּ מָאִים אֵיכוּל לְאַגָּחָא בֵיהּ קְרָב וַאֲתָרֵכִנֵּיהּ:
כ"ב:י"ב וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּהֶ֑ם לֹ֤א תָאֹר֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י בָר֖וּךְ הֽוּא׃
22:12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not curse that people, for they are blessed.”
22:12 And God said unto Balaam: ‘Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.’
כ"ב:י"ב וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְבִלְעָם לָא תֵזִל עִמְּהוֹן לָא תְלוּט יָת עַמָּא אֲרֵי בְרִיךְ הוּא:

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