參考版本 AFV A Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本
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14. And now, behold, I go to my people. Come! I will make known to you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”
15. And he took up his parable, and said, “Balaam, the son of Beor, has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;
16. He has said, he who heard the words of God and knew the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down but having his eyes open:
17. I shall see Him, but not now. I shall behold Him, but not near. There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smash the corners of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.
18. And Edom shall be a possession. Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies. And Israel shall do valiantly.
19. Out of Jacob shall come He Who shall have dominion and shall destroy him who remains of the city.”
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 is to destruction.”
21. And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable and said, “Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock.
22. But the Kenites shall be wasted when Assyria shall carry you away captive.”
23. And he took up his parable and said, “Alas, who shall remain alive when God has condemned?
24. And ships shall come from the coast of Cyprus, and shall afflict Assyria and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.”
25. And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place. And Balak also went his way.
14. 現在，我要回去我本族。現在就去告訴以色列人，有些人在往後的日子，是會如何去對待他們。
15. 巴蘭又再次借喻：比珥的兒子巴蘭作見證，公開去說明一事：
16. 巴蘭是俯伏於地，放大眼睛，親耳聽到，深明這位至高者的囑咐，
17. 必在將來，不是現在，是將會，不是眼前，有一明亮的星星，從雅各而出，會抹去四分之一的摩押人，當中包含他的後代。
18. 因為以色列人的勇猛，以東及西珥會成為他們的產業。
19. 雅各的後代會除滅這二地的餘民。
20. 巴蘭面向亞瑪力人，借喻說明：亞瑪力人是列國之首，滅絕是它的結局。
21. 巴蘭面向基尼人，借喻說明：你城堡堅固，被毀就像用石擊巢。
22. 然而，當亞述把你們擄去，基尼人就必被消滅。
23. 巴蘭又喻言：哀哉！若是耶和華施行審判，誰能存活？
24. 那時，有戰船從塞浦路斯沿海到來，會苦待亞述和希伯，最終，他們也歸於無有。
25. 巴蘭言罷便起身，回他原居之處。巴勒也離去。
這段描述像是一位心靈復甦的智者，體會出耶和華對以色列人的前景作出了預判：
1. 有一顆明星會在將來出現
2. 是從雅各，這位敢與耶和華角力，終不能自取勝利的後代，與耶和華有約。
3. 這族人必勝摩押。
4. 也會勝過住在迦南地的各族。
如果這段描述放在耶穌出生的景象，對比一下，似乎這是個預言。
耶穌出生有明星顯耀，吸引當時東方的觀星者，他們有信仰，讀過舊約，也有期待，看舊約預言是否會實現。
耶穌出生的家譜，不論是父親或母親，都是以色列，雅各之後。
以色列人真正的對手是：
Amalek refers to the Amalekites, an ancient nomadic tribe and staunch enemy of the Israelites described in the Hebrew Bible as descendants of Amalek, a grandson of Esau.
- Biblical Role: They were the first nation to attack the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt, targeting the weak and infirm at the rear of the group (Exodus 17).
- Religious Significance: Jewish tradition mandates an annual remembrance of Amalek on Shabbat Zachor (the Sabbath before the holiday of Purim), fulfilling a commandment to blot out their memory.
- Modern Context: In contemporary discourse, particularly since October 2023, the term has been invoked by Israeli officials like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to describe Hamas or existential threats to Israel, a usage that has drawn international criticism and legal scrutiny in cases such as South Africa’s ICJ filing against Israel.
Amalek. It’s a biblical tale of destruction that has been invoked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and featured in a drill hip hop song that’s garnered millions of streams.
這段記載的描述，與以色列人這群雅各的後代，這個預言似乎是應用在今日以色列人對中東，他們之間的衝突和恩怨，早就在亞蘭的預見當中。如果也是在預言當中，在加沙的哈馬斯，按今日的戰況，似乎是到了無法翻身的地步。
如果一個預言在今日應驗，這個預言出於一位心清氣靜的先知口中，在幾千年前發出。這位被耶和華的靈感動的人，所認識那位大能者，相信是可信，又值得相信，是不是？若你相信，能否將你相信的傳開，幫人也許是最有意義的事，特別是心靈的更新。
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