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民數記 24

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1 巴蘭耶和華喜歡賜福與以色列,就不像前兩次去求法術,卻面向曠野。

2 巴蘭舉目,以色列人照著支派居住。的靈就臨到他身上,

3 他便題起詩歌:比珥的兒子巴蘭,眼目閉住的人,(閉住或作:睜開)

4 神的言語,得見全能者的異象,眼目睜開而仆倒的人

5 雅各阿,你的帳棚何等華美!以色列阿,你的帳幕何其華麗!

6 如接連的山谷,如旁的園子,如耶和華所栽的沉香樹,如邊的香柏木。

7 要從他的桶裡流出;種子要撒在多之處。他的王必超過亞甲;他的國必要振興。

8 神領他出埃及;他似乎有野牛之力。他要吞喫敵國,折斷他們的骨頭,用射透他們。

9 他蹲如公獅,臥如母獅,誰敢惹他?凡給你祝福的,願他蒙福;凡咒詛你的,願他受咒詛。

10 巴勒向巴蘭生氣,就拍起手來,對巴蘭:我召你來為我咒詛仇敵,不料,你這三次竟為他們祝福

11 如今你快回本地去罷!我想使你得大尊榮,耶和華卻阻止你不得尊榮。

12 巴蘭對巴勒:我豈不是對你所差遣到我那裡的使者

13 巴勒就是將他滿我,我也不得越過耶和華的命,憑自己的意行行歹。耶和華甚麼,我就要甚麼?

14 現在我要回本族去。你來,我告訴你這民日後要怎樣待你的民。

15 他就題起詩歌:比珥的兒子巴蘭:眼目閉住的人,(閉住或作:睜開)

16 神的言語,明白至者的意旨,看見全能者的異象,眼目睜開而仆倒的人

17 他卻不在現時;我望他卻不在近日。有要出於雅各,有杖要興於以色列,必打破摩押的四角,毀壞擾亂.之子。

18 他必得以東為基業,又得仇敵之地西珥為產業;以色列必行事勇敢。

19 有一位出於雅各的,必掌大權;他要除滅城中的餘民。

20 巴蘭觀亞瑪力,就題起詩歌:亞瑪力原為諸國之首,但他終必沉淪。

21 巴蘭觀基尼人,就題起詩歌:你的處本是堅固;你的窩做在巖穴中。

22 然而基尼必至衰微,直到亞述把你擄去。

23 巴蘭又題起詩歌:哀哉!神行這事,誰能得活?

24 必有人乘船從基提界而來,苦害亞述,苦害希伯;他也必至沉淪。

25 於是巴蘭起來,回他本地去;巴勒也回去了。

   

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Balaam

  
By Meister des Ludwig-Psalters [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Currently at Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
By Meister des Ludwig-Psalters [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Currently at Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

The Children of Israel entered the country of Moab during their long journey from Egypt toward the land of Canaan. Moab's king, Balak, was afraid of them, because they were so numerous. Balak asked Balaam, a seer or prophet, to come and curse the Children of Israel.

Balaam at first refused Balak's request because God said he was not to go. Finally, after Balak's third request, Balaam was allowed to go, but could only speak words that God put into his mouth.

To Balak's frustration and anger, after all this effort, Balaam could only bless the Children of Israel. Part of his blessing is a prophecy of the Lord's birth.

Though we are not given a direct explanation of what Baalam means, we are told that he was a hypocrite and sorcerer in a reference from Apocalypse Explained. Here it is also told that it was Balaam who told Balak , the king of Moab, that he should try to seduce Israel to worship other gods, rather than to fight them outright. This plan succeeded, as is told in 'Numbers 25:1-3'.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Revealed 114; Arcana Coelestia 1366, 1675 [5]; Numbers 24:17)