Numbers 24:1

American Standard Version (1901)

And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

ASV Byzantine Text

And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Asang Khongca Bible

Angraeng mah Israel kaminawk tahamhoihaih paek han koeh, tito Balaam mah panoek naah, hmacawnhaih hnuk hanah, canghniah caeh ih baktih toengah caeh ai ah, a mikhmai to praezaek bangah paqoi ving.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Israel yoethen paek te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah hoeikhang tila Balaam loh a hmuh dongah lung te doe ham voei vai khaw cet pawh. Te dongah a maelhmai te khosoek la a khueh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Israel yoethen paek te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah hoeikhang tila Balaam loh a hmuh dongah lung te doe ham voei vai khaw cet pawh. Te dongah a maelhmai te khosoek la a khueh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A IKE iho la o Balaama, ua lealea o Iehova i ka hoomaikai aku i ka Iseraela, aole ia i hele hou aku e like mamua e imi i na kilokilo ana; aka, haliu ae la ia i kona maka ma ka waonahele.

English Berean Standard Bible

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè sa a, Balaram te fin konprann se yon sèl bagay Seyè a te vle, se beni pou li beni pèp Izrayèl la. Se poutèt sa, li pa fè tankou lòt fwa yo. Li pa al chache konnen sa Seyè a te vle fè l' konnen an. Men, li bay fas li sou dezè a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli, nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat, ut augurium quæreret: sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,

Bible in Basic English

Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Balaam vit qu’il était bon aux yeux de l’ Éternel de bénir Israël, et il n’alla pas, comme d’autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements, mais il tourna sa face vers le désert.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Vida pak Balám, že by se líbilo Hospodinu, aby dobrořečil Izraelovi, již více nešel jako prvé, jednou i po druhé, k čárům svým, ale obrátil tvář svou proti poušti.

Kosraean Bible

In pacl se inge, Balaam el etu tari lah LEUM GOD El lungse elan akinsewowoye mwet Israel, ke ma inge el tia enenu in sukok kasru ke susfa, oana el muta oru meet ah. El ngetla nu yen mwesis

World Portuguese Bible

Quando Balaão viu que agradava ao SENHOR abençoar Israel, ele não foi, como das outras vezes, recorrer à adivinhação, mas voltou o seu rosto para o deserto.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și când Balaam a văzut că îi era plăcut DOMNULUI a binecuvânta pe Israel, nu a mai ieșit, ca în alte dăți, ca să caute farmece, ci și-a îndreptat fața spre pustiu.

Brenton English Septuagint

And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထာ​ဝ​ရ​ဘု​ရား​သည်​ဣ​သ​ရေ​လ​အ​မျိုး​သား တို့​ကို ကောင်း​ချီး​ပေး​စေ​လို​ကြောင်း​သိ​မြင်​သော အ​ခါ ဗာ​လမ်​သည်​ယ​ခင်​က​ကဲ့​သို့​ထာ​ဝ​ရ ဘု​ရား​ထံ​မှ ဗျာ​ဒိတ်​ရူ​ပါ​ရုံ​ခံ​ယူ​ရန်​မ​ကြိုး စား​တော့​ချေ။ သူ​သည်​တော​ကန္တာ​ရ​ဘက်​သို့ လှည့်​ကြည့်​ရာ၊-

Darby Translation

And Balaam saw that it was good in the sight of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und als Bileam sah, daß es gut war in den Augen Jehovas, Israel zu segnen, so ging er nicht, wie die anderen Male, auf Wahrsagerei aus, sondern richtete sein Angesicht nach der Wüste hin.

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen Bileam zag, dat het goed was in de ogen des HEEREN, dat hij Israel zegende, zo ging hij ditmaal niet heen, gelijk meermalen, tot de toverijen; maar hij stelde zijn aangezicht naar de woestijn.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar daar Balaäm inzag, dat het Jahweh behaagde Israël te zegenen, ging hij niet heen als de vorige keren, om waarzeggende tekens te vinden, doch liep de woestijn in.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or Balaam, veggendo che piaceva al Signore di benedire Israele, non andò più, come l'altre volte , a incontrare augurii; e dirizzò la faccia verso il deserto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel. he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,

Geneva Bible 1599

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the wildernesse.

Danish Bible 1931

Men da Bileam så, at HERRENS Hu stod til at velsigne Israel, gik han ikke som de forrige Gange hen for at søge Varsler, men vendte sig mod Ørkenen;

Leeser Tanakh

And when Bil'am saw that it was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

King James Version

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ba-la-am thấy rõ Đức Giê-hô-va ưng ban phước cho Y-sơ-ra-ên, thì không cậy đến phù chú như những lần khác; nhưng người xây mặt về hướng đồng vắng,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻe Pelami kuo lelei kia Sihova ke fakamonūʻia ʻa ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻikai ʻalu ia, ʻo hangē ko ʻene fuofua fai, ke kumi ʻae kikite, ka naʻa ne hanga hono mata ki he toafa.

French Ostervald Bible

Or, Balaam, voyant que l'Éternel trouvait bon de bénir Israël, n'alla point, comme les autres fois, chercher des enchantements; mais il tourna son visage vers le désert.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar Bileam vidis, ke al la Eternulo plaĉas beni Izraelon, li ne iris, kiel antaŭe, por aŭguri, sed li turnis sian vizaĝon al la dezerto.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Balaam vit que l’Éternel trouvait bon de bénir Israël, et il n’alla point comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements; mais il tourna son visage du côté du désert.

German Luther Bible 1912

Da nun Bileam sah, daß es dem HERRN gefiel, daß er Israel segnete, ging er nicht aus, wie vormals, nach Zauberei, sondern richtete sein Angesicht stracks zu der Wüste,

LXX2012 U. S. English

And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

British English Septuagint 2012

And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face towards the wilderness.

Majority Standard BIble

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

Webster Bible

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Revised Version

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E Balaam, vedendo che piaceva all’Eterno di benedire Israele, non ricorse come le altre volte alla magia, ma voltò la faccia verso il deserto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Quand Balaam vit qu'il plaisait au SEIGNEUR de bénir Israël, il n'alla pas, comme les autres fois, recourir à la divination, mais il tourna son visage vers le désert.

Reina Valera 1909

Y COMO vió Balaam que parecía bien á Jehová que él bendijese á Israel, no fué, como la primera y segunda vez, á encuentro de agüeros, sino que puso su rostro hacia el desierto;

Spanish BLL

Al ver Balaam que a Yahvé le agradaba bendecir a Israel, ya no fue a buscar presagios mágicos como las otras veces. En lugar de eso, dirigió su mirada hacia el desierto.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Cuando Balaam vio que a Yahvé le agradaba bendecir a Israel, no fue, como las otras veces, en busca de agüeros, sino que volvió su rostro hacia el desierto.

Croatian Bible

Kad opazi Bileam da je Jahvi drago što on blagoslivlja Izraela, ne htjede više ni ići kao prije u potragu za znamenjima, nego se licem okrenu prema pustari.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I videvši Valam da je Božja volja da blagosilja Izrailja, ne hte više ni ići kao pre po vračanje, nego se okrete licem k pustinji,

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And Bileam saw that it was appointed before the Lord to bless Israel; and he went not as at those former times to inquire by divinations, but set his face towards the calf that the sons of Israel had made in the wilderness.

German Textbibel

Als nun Bileam merkte, daß es Jahwe gefiel, Israel zu segnen, ging er nicht, wie die vorigen Male, auf Wahrzeichen aus, sondern wandte sich gegen die Steppe.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י ט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו׃

World English Bible

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

World English Bible (Catholic)

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

World English Bible British Edition

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face towards the wilderness.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face towards the wilderness.

World English Bible Classic

When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

World English Bible Updated

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

World Messianic Bible

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face towards the wilderness.

Wycliffe Bible portions

And whanne Balaam siy that it pleside the Lord that he schulde blesse Israel, he yede not as he `hadde go bifore, `that he schulde seke fals dyuynyng `bi chiteryng of briddis, but he dresside his face ayens the desert,

Young's Literal Translation

And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

SEPTUAGINTA

ΚΑΙ ἰδὼν Βαλαὰμ ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν ἐναντίον Κυρίου εὐλογεῖν τὸν Ἰσραήλ, οὐκ ἐπορεύθη κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς εἰς συνάντησιν τοῖς οἰωνοῖς καὶ ἀπέστρεψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ ἰδὼν Βαλαὰμ ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν ἐναντίον Κυρίου εὐλογεῖν τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, οὐκ ἐπορεύθη κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς αὐτῷ εἰς συνάντησιν τοῖς οἰωνοῖς, καὶ ἀπέστρεψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Балаам а вэзут кэ Домнул гэсеште ку кале сэ бинекувынтезе пе Исраел ши н-а май алергат ка ын челелалте рындурь ла дескынтече, чи шь-а ынторс фаца спре пустиу.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І побачив Білеам, що добре в очу в Господа благословити Ізраїля, і не пійшов, як перші рази, на ворожбу, а став лицем до степу.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І побачив Білеам, що добре в очу в Господа благословити Ізраїля, і не пійшов, як перші рази, на ворожбу, а став лицем до степу.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

И видевши Валам да је Божја воља да благосиља Израиља, не хте више ни ићи као пре по врачање, него се окрете лицем к пустињи,

Russian Synodal Bible

Валаам увидел, что Господу угодно благословлять Израиля, и не пошел, как прежде, для волхвования, но обратился лицем своим к пустыне.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י טֹ֞וב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

וירא בלעם כי טוב בעיני יהוה לברך את ישראל ולא הלך כפעם בפעם לקראת נחשים וישת אל המדבר פניו׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَلَمَّا رَأَى بَلْعَامُ أَنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ يُبَارِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لَمْ يَنْطَلِقْ كَٱلْمَرَّةِ ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلثَّانِيَةِ لِيُوافِيَ فَأْلًا، بَلْ جَعَلَ نَحْوَ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ وَجْهَهُ.

Old Persion Version Bible

و چون بلعام دید که اسرائیل را برکت دادن به نظر خداوند پسند می‌آید، مثل دفعه های پیش برای طلبیدن افسون نرفت، بلکه به سوی صحرا توجه نمود.

Judson Burmese Bible

ထာဝရဘုရား သည်၊ ဣသရေလ အမျိုးကို ကောင်းကြီး ပေးခြင်းငှါ အလိုရှိ တော်မူကြောင်း ကို ဗာလမ် သိမြင် လျှင် ၊ ထူးဆန်း သော အတတ်ကို ရှာ ခြင်းငှါ အရင် သွားသကဲ့သို့ မ သွား ဘဲ၊ တော သို့ မျက်နှာပြု လေ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

발람이 자기와 이스라엘을 축복하는 것을 여호와께서 선히 여기심을 보고 전과 같이 사술을 쓰지 아니하고 그 낯을 광야로 향하여

Japanese Freedom Bible

バラムは、イスラエルを祝福することが主の御心にかなうと知り、これまでのように占いを求めて行かず、荒野の方へ顔を向けた。

World Chinese Bible

巴兰看见耶和华喜悦赐福以色列，就不像前几次那样去求占卜，反而面向旷野。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福与 以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福與 以色列，就不像前兩次去求法術，卻面向曠野。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

E quando viu Balaão que parecia bem ao SENHOR que o abençoasse a Israel, não foi, como a primeira e segunda vez, a encontro de agouros, mas sim que pôs seu rosto até o deserto;

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Mashi Bible

Balâmu abona oku Nyamubâho arhonyize okugisha Israheli, lêro arhacijaga nk’agandi mango ebwa kugendidôsa embuko, ci ayêrekeza obusù bwâge ebwa irungu.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Als nun Bileam sah, daß es dem HERRN gefiel, Israel zu segnen, ging er nicht, wie zuvor, nach Wahrsagung aus, sondern richtete sein Angesicht gegen die Wüste.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Cuando Balaam vio que era un placer del Señor dar su bendición a Israel, como en otras ocasiones, no usó las artes secretas, sino que volvió su rostro hacia él desierto.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Cuando Balaam vio que era grato a Yavé bendecir a Israel, no fue como las otras veces, en busca de encantamientos, sino que volvió su rostro hacia el desierto.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And when Balaam saw that it was tov in the eyes of Hashem to bless Yisroel, he went not, as at other times, to use nechashim (sorceries, divination, looking for omens) but he set his face toward hamidbar.

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