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1 И сказалъ Валаамъ Валаку: построй мнј здјсь семь жертвенниковъ, и представь мнј сюда семь тельцовъ и семь овновъ.

2 Валакъ сдјлалъ такъ, какъ говорилъ Валаамъ, и вознесли Валакъ и Валаамъ тельцовъ и овновъ на жертвенники.

3 И сказалъ Валаамъ Валаку: постой у всессожженія твоего, а я пойду; можетъ быть Господь выйдетъ мнј на встрјчу, и что Онъ покажетъ мнј, я объявлю тебј. И пошелъ на возвышенное мјсто.

4 И встрјтился Богъ съ Валаамомъ, и сей сказалъ ему: семь жертвенниковъ устроилъ я и вознесъ тельцовъ и овновъ на жертвенники.

5 И вложилъ Господь слово въ уста Валаамовы, и сказалъ: возвратись къ Валаку и такъ говори.

6 И возвратился къ нему, и вотъ онъ стоитъ у всесожженія своего, онъ и всј князья Моавитскіе.

7 И произнесъ онъ притчу свою, и сказалъ: Изъ Арама привелъ меня Валакъ, Царь Моава, отъ горъ восточныхъ: приди, прокляни мнј Іакова, приди, изреки зло на Израиля!

8 Какъ прокляну я? Богъ не проклинаетъ его, какъ изреку зло? Господь не изрекаетъ зла.

9 Съ вершины скалъ вижу я его, и съ холмовъ смотрю на него: се народъ живетъ отдјльно и между народами не числится.

10 Кто изчислитъ песокъ Іакова, и сочтетъ множество Израиля? Да умретъ душа моя смертію праведниковъ, и да будетъ кончина моя, какъ ихъ!

11 И сказалъ Валакъ Валааму: что ты со мною дјлаешь? Я взялъ тебя, чтобы проклясть враговъ моихъ, а ты вотъ благословляешь?

12 И отвјчалъ онъ, и сказалъ: не долженъ ли я соблюдать тј слова, которыя влагаетъ Господь во уста мои?

13 И сказалъ ему Валакъ: поди со мною на другое мјсто, съ котораго ты увидишь его, часть только увидишь, а всего его не увидишь, и прокляни мнј оттуда.

14 И взялъ его на равнину стражей, на вершину горы Фазги, и построилъ семь жертвенниковъ, и вознесъ тельцовъ и овновъ на жертвенники.

15 И сказалъ Валаамъ Валаку: постой здјсь у всесожженія твоего, а я пойду туда на встрјчу.

16 И встрјтился Господь съ Валаамомъ и вложилъ слово во уста его и сказалъ: возвратись къ Валаку и такъ говори.

17 И пришелъ къ нему, и вотъ онъ стоитъ у всесожженія своего, и съ нимъ князья Моавитскіе. И сказалъ ему Валакъ: что говоритъ Господь?

18 Онъ произнесъ притчу свою и сказалъ: Возстань, Валакъ, и послушай, внимай мнј, сынъ Сепфоровъ!

19 Богъ не человјкъ, чтобъ ему лгать, и не сынъ человјческій, чтобы перемјнять Ему мысли. Неужели Онъ что сказалъ, того не сдјлаетъ, и что говорилъ, того не совершитъ?

20 Вотъ я началъ благословлять, Онъ благословлялъ, и я не отмјняю сего.

21 Онъ не усматриваетъ порока во Іаковј и не видитъ беззаконія во Израилј; Господь Богъ его съ нимъ, и трубный царскій звукъ у него.

22 Богъ ведетъ ихъ изъ Египта, быстрота буйвола у нихъ.

23 Нјтъ волшебства на Іакова и нјтъ ворожбы противъ Израиля. Въ свое время скажутъ о Іаковј и Израилј: "А! что творитъ Богъ."

24 Се, народъ, какъ львица встаетъ И какъ левъ подымается; Не ляжетъ, пока не съјстъ добычи, и не напьется крови убитыхъ.

25 И сказалъ Валакъ Валааму: ни клясть не кляни его, ни благословлять не благословляй его. [ (Numbers 24:26) б И отвјчалъ Валаамъ, и сказалъ Валаку: не говорилъ ли я тебј, что я буду дјлать все то, что скажетъ мнј Господь? ] [ (Numbers 24:27) И сказалъ Валакъ Валааму: поди, я возьму тебя на другое мјсто; можетъ быть, угодно будетъ Богу и оттуда проклянешь мнј его. ] [ (Numbers 24:28) И взялъ Валакъ Валаама на верхъ Фегора, стоящаго лицемъ къ пустынј. ] [ (Numbers 24:29) И сказалъ Валаамъ Валаку: построй мнј здјсь семь жертвенниковъ и представь мнј сюда семь тельцовъ и семь овновъ. ] [ (Numbers 24:30) И сдјлалъ Валакъ, какъ сказалъ Валаамъ, и вознесъ тельцовъ и овновъ на жертвенники. ]

   

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True Christian Religion # 265

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265. It is established by the books of Moses, who names and quotes from it, that the ancient peoples had a Word (Numbers 21:14-15, 27-30). The historical parts of that Word were called 'The Wars of Jehovah', and the prophetical parts 'The Utterances.' The following is a quotation taken by Moses from the historical parts of that Word:

Therefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Jehovah, Vaheb in Suphah and the rivers Arnon, and the water-channel of the river, which went down, where Ar dwelt and rested towards the boundary of Moab, Numbers 21:14-15.

The 'Wars of Jehovah' in that Word, as in ours, meant and described the Lord's battles with the hells and His victories over them, at the time when He was to come into the world. The same battles too are meant and described in many of the historical passages of our Word, as in the wars of Joshua against the nations of the land of Canaan, and in the wars of the Judges and Kings of Israel.

[2] The following passage is taken from the prophetical parts of the ancient Word:

Therefore the authors of Utterances say: Come into Heshbon; the city of Sihon shall be built and strengthened. For fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, those who possess the high places of Arnon. Woe to you, Moab; you are done for, people of Kemosh. He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the captives of the Amorite king Sihon. We have despatched them with arrows. Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon, and we have laid waste as far as Nophah, which is as far as Medeba, Numbers 21:27-30.

The translators render the phrase 'the composers of proverbs', but it ought to be 'the authors of utterances' or 'the prophetic utterances', as is evident from the meaning of the word moshalim in the Hebrew language, which is not only 'proverbs' but also 'prophetic utterances' (as at Numbers 23:7, 18; 24:3, 15). There it is said that Balaam 'gave forth' his utterance; this was a prophecy, also about the Lord. His utterance is called mashal in the singular; moreover, the passages quoted by Moses from this source are not proverbs, but prophecies.

[3] That Word was likewise divinely inspired, as is plain from Jeremiah, where very similar words occur:

Fire has gone forth from Heshbon, and a flame from among Sihon, which has devoured the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the sons of Shaon. Woe to you, Moab; the people of Kemosh is done for, for your sons are taken by force into captivity, into captivity your daughters, Jeremiah 48:45-46.

In addition a prophetical book of the ancient Word, called the book of Jashar, that is, the book of the Upright, is mentioned by David and Joshua. In the case of David:

David made a lament for Saul and for Jonathan; and he wrote on it, For teaching the sons of Judah the bow. Look, it is written in the book of Jashar. 2 Samuel 1:17-18.

In the case of Joshua:

Joshua said, Be still, sun, in Gibeon, and you, moon, in the valley of Aijalon. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? Joshua 10:12-13.

  
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