Numeri
24 Bere a Baalam hui sɛ Yehowa pɛ* sɛ ohyira Israelfo no, wanhwehwɛ ɔkwan a ɔbɛfa so ato wɔn aduru bio,+ mmom ɔde n’ani kyerɛɛ sare so. 2 Bere a Baalam maa n’ani so a ohui sɛ Israelfo tete hɔ mmusua mmusua wɔ wɔn asoɛe hɔ no,+ Onyankopɔn honhom baa no so.+ 3 Ɛnna ɔde yɛɛ anwensɛm kae sɛ:+
“Beor ba Baalam asɛm ni,
Ɔbarima a wɔabue n’ani no asɛm ni,
4 Nea ɔtee Onyankopɔn asɛm,
Nea onyaa ade nyinaa so Tumfo no ho anisoadehu,
Nea obutuw hɔ a n’ani gu so no, n’asɛm ni:+
Ɛte sɛ nturo a ɛwowɔ nsu ho.
Ɛte sɛ pɛprɛ nnua a Yehowa adua,
Ɛte sɛ sida nnua a esisi nsu ho.
Ɔbɛwe aman a wɔhyɛ no so no nam,+
Ɔbɛbobɔ wɔn nnompe mu, na ɔde n’agyan bebubu wɔn pasaa.
9 Obutuw fam, na ɔda hɔ te sɛ gyata;
Ɔte sɛ gyata, na hena na ɔbɛpɛ ne ho asɛm akonyan no?
Wobehyira wɔn a wohyira wo,
Na wɔbɛdome wɔn a wɔdome wo.”+
10 Ɛnna Balak bo fuw Baalam. Na Balak bɔɔ ne nsam, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Baalam sɛ: “Mefrɛɛ wo sɛ bɛdome m’atamfo,+ nanso nhyira na wode aguare wɔn mprɛnsa yi nyinaa. 11 Yɛ ntɛm kɔ wo fi. Mekae sɛ mɛhyɛ wo anuonyam paa,+ nanso hwɛ! Yehowa ama anuonyam no abɔ wo.”
12 Ɛnna Baalam ka kyerɛɛ Balak sɛ: “Manka ankyerɛ nnipa a wosomaa wɔn no sɛ, 13 ‘Sɛ Balak de ne fi a dwetɛ ne sika kɔkɔɔ ayɛ mu ma ma me mpo a, merentumi mmu Yehowa asɛm so nyɛ nea me ara mepɛ.* Papa oo, bɔne oo, merentumi mfa me pɛ nyɛ biribiara. Nea Yehowa bɛka no, ɛno ara na mɛka’?+ 14 Me de, merekɔ me man mu. Bra na menkyerɛ wo nea nkurɔfo yi de bɛyɛ wo man daakye.”* 15 Ɛnna ɔde yɛɛ anwensɛm kae sɛ:+
“Beor ba Baalam asɛm ni,
Ɔbarima a wɔabue n’ani no asɛm ni,+
16 Nea ɔtee Onyankopɔn asɛm,
Nea ɔwɔ Ɔsorosoroni no ho nimdeɛ,
Nea onyaa ade nyinaa so Tumfo no ho anisoadehu,
Nea obutuw hɔ a n’ani gu so no, n’asɛm ni:
17 Mehu no, nanso ɛnyɛ nnɛ;
Mede m’ani behu no, nanso ɛnyɛ seesei.
18 Ɔbɛfa Edom ayɛ n’agyapade,+
Yiw, Seir+ bɛyɛ n’atamfo agyapade,+
Na Israel de, ɔbɛda n’akokoduru adi.
20 Bere a ohuu Amalek no, ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
21 Bere a ohuu Kenifo+ no, ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
“Baabi a wɔabɔ ho ban na wote, na wo fi wɔ ɔbotan mu.
22 Nanso obi bɛba abɛhyew Kenifo* dwerɛbee.
Ɛrenkyɛ na Asiria abɛkyere wo akɔ.”
23 Na ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
“Ɛbɛyɛ dwe! Sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ saa a, hena na obenya nkwa?
Nanso ɔno nso bɛsɛe korakora.”
25 Ɛnna Baalam+ sɔree, na osiim san kɔɔ baabi a ofi bae. Na Balak nso kɔɔ ne kwan.