KJV ¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

S21 ¹⁵ Balaam prononça son oracle:
«Déclaration de Balaam, fils de Beor,
déclaration de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert,

KJV ¹⁶ He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

S21 ¹⁶ déclaration de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu,
de celui qui possède la connaissance du Très-Haut,
de celui qui discerne la vision du Tout-Puissant,
de celui qui se prosterne
et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.

KJV ¹⁷ I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

S21 ¹⁷ »Je le vois, mais non pour maintenant,
je le contemple, mais non de près:
un astre sort de Jacob,
un sceptre s'élève d'Israël.
Il transperce les flancs de Moab
et renverse tous les descendants de Seth.

KJV ¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

S21 ¹⁸ Il se rend maître d'Edom,
il se rend maître de Séir, ses ennemis.
Israël manifeste sa force.

KJV ¹⁹ Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

S21 ¹⁹ Celui qui sort de Jacob règne en souverain,
il fait mourir ceux qui s'échappent des villes.»

KJV ²⁰ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

S21 ²⁰ Balaam vit Amalek et il prononça son oracle:
«Amalek est la première des nations,
mais un jour il sera détruit.»

KJV ²¹ And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

S21 ²¹ Balaam vit les Kéniens et il prononça son oracle:
«Ton habitation est solide
et ton nid est posé sur le rocher,

KJV ²² Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

S21 ²² mais le Kénien sera chassé
quand l'Assyrien t'emmènera prisonnier.»

KJV ²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

S21 ²³ Balaam prononça son oracle:
«Quel malheur! Qui survivra
lorsque Dieu aura établi l'Assyrien?

KJV ²⁴ And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

S21 ²⁴ Mais des bateaux viendront de Kittim:
ils humilieront l'Assyrien,
ils humilieront l'Hébreu 
et lui aussi sera détruit.»

KJV ²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

S21 ²⁵ Balaam se leva, partit et retourna chez lui. Balak s'en alla aussi de son côté.