and God met him there. Balaam said to him,“ I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.”

神迎见巴兰；巴兰说：“我预备了七座坛，在每座坛上献了一只公牛，一只公羊。”

上帝向巴兰显现。巴兰对他说：“我预备了七座坛，在每座坛上献了一头公牛、一只公羊。”

神向巴兰显现。巴兰对他说：“我预备了七座坛，在每座坛上献了一头公牛、一只公羊。”

上帝果然向巴兰显现。巴兰对上帝说：“我已经预备了七座祭坛，每座祭坛上献了一头公牛和一只公绵羊。”

神迎见巴兰；巴兰对神说：“我已经预备了七座祭坛，在各座祭坛上献了一头公牛和一只公绵羊。”

神迎見巴蘭；巴蘭說：「我預備了七座壇，在每座壇上獻了一隻公牛，一隻公羊。」

上帝向巴蘭顯現。巴蘭對他說：「我預備了七座壇，在每座壇上獻了一頭公牛、一隻公羊。」

神向巴蘭顯現。巴蘭對他說：「我預備了七座壇，在每座壇上獻了一頭公牛、一隻公羊。」

上帝果然向巴蘭顯現。巴蘭對上帝說：「我已經預備了七座祭壇，每座祭壇上獻了一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊。」

神迎見巴蘭；巴蘭對神說：“我已經預備了七座祭壇，在各座祭壇上獻了一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊。”

上帝迎見巴蘭；巴蘭對上帝說：『我已經擺好了七座祭壇，在每座祭壇獻上一隻公牛、一隻公綿羊。』

上帝臨巴蘭、巴蘭曰、我備七壇、各獻牛一羊一、

上帝遇巴蘭、巴蘭曰、我備七壇、各獻牛羊。

天主臨格巴蘭、巴蘭曰、我設七祭臺、祭臺上各獻犢一、羊一、

God met with him, and Balaam said,“ I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

God met with him there. Balaam said,“ I’ve prepared seven altars. On each altar I’ve offered a bull and a ram.”

and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him,“ I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

God met with him and Balaam said to him,“ I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.”

Now God met with Balaam, and he said to Him,“ I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.”

And God met Balaam, and he said to Him,“ I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

God met with him and Balaam said to Him,“ I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.”

And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon[ every] altar a bullock and a ram.

Then God met Balaam, who said to him,“ I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

God met Balaam, and he said to him,“ I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.”

And the Lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said,“ Go back to Balak and give him my message.”

Then Balaam said to King Balak,“ Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”

For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

‘ Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’

‘ We have fasted before you!’ they say.‘ Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’“ I will tell you why!” I respond.“ It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me.

Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith.

That night God came to Balaam and told him,“ Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”

That night God came to Balaam and asked him,“ Who are these men visiting you?”

Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’