Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - That’s because they hadn’t given the people of Israel food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- 新标点和合本 - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，且雇了巴兰咒诅他们，但我们的 神使那咒诅变为祝福。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，却雇了巴兰诅咒他们，但我们的上帝使那诅咒变为祝福。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，却雇了巴兰诅咒他们，但我们的 神使那诅咒变为祝福。
- 当代译本 - 因为他们没有用食物和水接待以色列人，还雇巴兰咒诅他们，但我们的上帝将咒诅变为祝福。
- 圣经新译本 - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，反而雇用了巴兰来与他们作对，咒诅他们；但是我的 神使咒诅变为祝福。
- 中文标准译本 - 因为这些人没有带着食物和水迎接以色列子孙，反而雇用巴兰对付他们，诅咒他们——但我们的神使诅咒变成了祝福。
- 现代标点和合本 - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，且雇了巴兰咒诅他们，但我们的神使那咒诅变为祝福。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，且雇了巴兰咒诅他们；但我们的上帝使那咒诅变为祝福。”
- New International Version - because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)
- English Standard Version - for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- New Living Translation - For they had not provided the Israelites with food and water in the wilderness. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- Christian Standard Bible - because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- New American Standard Bible - because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- New King James Version - because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- Amplified Bible - because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. Yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- American Standard Version - because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- King James Version - Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- New English Translation - for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
- World English Bible - because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them; however our God turned the curse into a blessing.
- 新標點和合本 - 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人，且雇了巴蘭咒詛他們，但我們的神使那咒詛變為祝福。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人，卻雇了巴蘭詛咒他們，但我們的上帝使那詛咒變為祝福。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人，卻雇了巴蘭詛咒他們，但我們的 神使那詛咒變為祝福。
- 當代譯本 - 因為他們沒有用食物和水接待以色列人，還雇巴蘭咒詛他們，但我們的上帝將咒詛變為祝福。
- 聖經新譯本 - 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人，反而雇用了巴蘭來與他們作對，咒詛他們；但是我的 神使咒詛變為祝福。
- 呂振中譯本 - 這是 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接 以色列 人，並且 巴勒 反而雇了 巴蘭 來和他 們 作對，來咒詛他 們 ；但我們的上帝卻使那咒詛變為祝福。
- 中文標準譯本 - 因為這些人沒有帶著食物和水迎接以色列子孫，反而雇用巴蘭對付他們，詛咒他們——但我們的神使詛咒變成了祝福。
- 現代標點和合本 - 因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人，且雇了巴蘭咒詛他們，但我們的神使那咒詛變為祝福。
- 文理和合譯本 - 因其不以糧與水、迎以色列人、乃賂巴蘭來詛之、惟我上帝變詛為祝、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 因昔不以水以餅迎饋以色列族、乃賂巴蘭、俾來呪詛、惟我上帝變詛為祝。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 因昔日不以餅以水迎餽 以色列 人、乃賄 巴蘭 來而詛之、惟我天主變詛為祝、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - porque no solo no les habían dado de comer ni de beber a los israelitas, sino que habían contratado a Balán para que los maldijera, aunque en realidad nuestro Dios cambió la maldición por bendición.
- 현대인의 성경 - 이것은 그들이 이집트에서 나온 이스라엘 백성을 양식과 물로 따뜻하게 영접하지 않고 오히려 발람에게 뇌물을 주어 이스라엘 백성을 저주하게 하였기 때문이다. 그러나 우리 하나님은 그 저주를 축복으로 바꾸어 주셨다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - потому что они не встретили израильтян с пищей и водой, но наняли Валаама, чтобы проклясть их. (Но наш Бог превратил проклятие в благословение .)
- Восточный перевод - потому что они не встретили исраильтян с пищей и водой, но наняли Валаама, чтобы проклясть их. (Но наш Бог превратил проклятие в благословение.)
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - потому что они не встретили исраильтян с пищей и водой, но наняли Валаама, чтобы проклясть их. (Но наш Бог превратил проклятие в благословение.)
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - потому что они не встретили исроильтян с пищей и водой, но наняли Валаама, чтобы проклясть их. (Но наш Бог превратил проклятие в благословение.)
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - parce qu’ils n’étaient pas venus à la rencontre des Israélites pour leur donner du pain et de l’eau. Au contraire, ils avaient soudoyé Balaam pour qu’il les maudisse ; mais notre Dieu avait changé la malédiction en bénédiction .
- リビングバイブル - というのは、彼らがイスラエルに対して友好的でないばかりか、バラムを雇って、のろいをかけようとさえしたことがあったからです。神は、こののろいを祝福に変えてくださったのでした。
- Nova Versão Internacional - pois eles, em vez de darem água e comida aos israelitas, tinham contratado Balaão para invocar maldição sobre eles. O nosso Deus, porém, transformou a maldição em bênção.
- Hoffnung für alle - Diese Völker hatten sich nämlich geweigert, den Israeliten auf ihrem Durchzug von Ägypten nach Kanaan etwas zu essen und zu trinken zu geben. Die Moabiter hatten sogar Bileam dafür bezahlt, dass er das Volk Israel verfluchte; doch unser Gott hatte den Fluch in Segen verwandelt.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Lý do vì họ đã không mang bánh nước ra tiếp đón người Ít-ra-ên trong hoang mạc mà lại còn mướn Ba-la-am dùng lời nguyền rủa, nhưng Đức Chúa Trời đổi lời nguyền rủa thành lời chúc phước người Ít-ra-ên.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะพวกเขาไม่ยอมให้อาหารและน้ำแก่ชนอิสราเอล กลับจ้างบาลาอัมมาสาปแช่ง (แต่พระเจ้าของเราทรงเปลี่ยนคำแช่งเป็นพร)
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะพวกเขาไม่ให้อาหารและน้ำแก่ชาวอิสราเอล แต่กลับจ้างบาลาอัมให้ต่อต้าน และสาปแช่งพวกเขา แต่พระเจ้าของพวกเราเปลี่ยนคำสาปแช่งให้เป็นพระพร
Cross Reference
- Numbers 23:18 - Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said, “Balak, rise up and listen. Son of Zippor, hear me.
- Numbers 24:5 - “People of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful. Israel, the places where you live are very beautiful.
- Numbers 24:6 - “They spread out like valleys. They are like gardens beside a river. They are like aloes the Lord has planted. They are like cedar trees beside a stream.
- Numbers 24:7 - Their water buckets will run over. Their seeds will have plenty of water. “Their king will be greater than King Agag. Their kingdom will be honored.
- Numbers 24:8 - “God brought them out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox. They destroy nations at war with them. They break their bones in pieces. They wound them with their arrows.
- Numbers 24:9 - Like a male lion they lie down and sleep. They are like a female lion. Who dares to wake them up? “May those who bless you be blessed! May those who curse you be cursed!”
- Numbers 24:10 - Then Balak became very angry with Balaam. He slapped his hands together. He said to Balaam, “I sent for you to put a curse on my enemies. But you have given them a blessing three times.
- Numbers 22:3 - The Moabites were terrified because there were so many Israelites. In fact, the Moabites were filled with panic because of the Israelites.
- Numbers 22:4 - The Moabites spoke to the elders of Midian. They said, “This huge mob is going to destroy everything around us. They’ll lick it up as an ox licks up all the grass in the fields.” Balak, the son of Zippor, was the king of Moab at that time.
- Numbers 22:5 - He sent messengers to get Balaam. Balaam was the son of Beor. Balaam was at the city of Pethor near the Euphrates River. Pethor was in the land where Balaam had been born. Balak told the messengers to say to Balaam, “A nation has come out of Egypt. They are covering the face of the land. They’ve set up camp next to me.
- Numbers 22:6 - So come and put a curse on these people. They are too powerful for me. Maybe I’ll be able to win the battle over them. Maybe I’ll be able to drive them out of the land. I know that whoever you bless is blessed. And I know that whoever you cursed is cursed.”
- Numbers 22:7 - The elders of Moab and Midian left. They took with them the money they knew Balaam would ask for. They wanted him to use evil magic to figure things out for them. They came to where Balaam was. And they told him what Balak had said.
- Numbers 22:8 - “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them. “I’ll report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
- Numbers 22:9 - God came to Balaam. He asked, “Who are these men with you?”
- Numbers 22:10 - Balaam said to God, “Balak king of Moab, the son of Zippor, sent me a message.
- Numbers 22:11 - He said, ‘A nation has come out of Egypt. They are covering the whole surface of the land. So come and put a curse on them for me. Maybe I’ll be able to fight them. Maybe I’ll be able to drive them away.’ ”
- Numbers 23:8 - But how can I put a curse on people God hasn’t cursed? How can I speak against people the Lord hasn’t spoken against?
- Numbers 23:9 - I see them from the rocky peaks. I view them from the hills. I see a group of people who live by themselves. They don’t consider themselves to be one of the nations.
- Numbers 23:10 - Jacob’s people are like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? Who can count even a fourth of the Israelites? Let me die as godly people die. Let my death be like theirs!”
- Numbers 23:11 - Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to put a curse on my enemies! But all you have done is give them a blessing!”
- Matthew 25:40 - “The King will reply, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
- Joshua 24:9 - Balak, the son of Zippor, prepared to fight against Israel. Balak was the king of Moab. He sent for Balaam, the son of Beor. Balak wanted Balaam to put a curse on you.
- Joshua 24:10 - But I would not listen to Balaam’s curses. So he blessed you again and again. And I saved you from his power.
- Micah 6:5 - Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”
- Psalm 109:28 - They may curse me. But may you bless me. May those who attack me be put to shame. But may I be filled with joy.
- Deuteronomy 23:5 - The Lord your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned the curse into a blessing for you. He did it because he loves you.