15 巴勒又差遣使臣，比先前的又多又尊贵。
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
16 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，
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
17 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。’”
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 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。
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
19 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。”
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
20 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。”
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 巴兰早晨起来，备上驴，和摩押的使臣一同去了。
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 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。
And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 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。
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
24 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。
But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 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。
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
26 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。
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 驴看见耶和华的使者，就卧在巴兰底下，巴兰发怒用杖打驴。
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
28 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？”
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
29 巴兰对驴说：“因为你戏弄我，我恨不能手中有刀，把你杀了。”
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30 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。”
And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
