but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

他却为自己的过犯受了责备；那不能说话的驴以人言拦阻先知的狂妄。

他却为自己的过犯受了责备，而那不能说话的驴以人的声音阻止了先知的狂妄。

他却为自己的过犯受了责备，而那不能说话的驴以人的声音阻止了先知的狂妄。

因自己的罪而受了责备。不能说话的驴竟然像人一样说起话来，制止了他狂妄的行为。

他曾经因着自己的过犯受了责备：不能说话的驴，竟用人的声音说出话来，制止了这先知的狂妄。

却为自己的过犯受了责备：一头不能说话的驴，竟用人的声音说出话来，拦阻了这先知的狂妄。

他卻為自己的過犯受了責備；那不能說話的驢以人言攔阻先知的狂妄。

他卻為自己的過犯受了責備，而那不能說話的驢以人的聲音阻止了先知的狂妄。

他卻為自己的過犯受了責備，而那不能說話的驢以人的聲音阻止了先知的狂妄。

因自己的罪而受了責備。不能說話的驢竟然像人一樣說起話來，制止了他狂妄的行為。

他曾經因著自己的過犯受了責備：不能說話的驢，竟用人的聲音說出話來，制止了這先知的狂妄。

卻因自己的違法受了斥責。不能出聲說話的驢竟用人的聲音發出言論來，攔阻那神言人的瘋狂！

卻為自己的過犯受了責備：一頭不能說話的驢，竟用人的聲音說出話來，攔阻了這先知的狂妄。

為己過愆見責、瘖驢作人聲、禁先知之狂妄、

為惡見責、有驢作人言、禁先知巴蘭之狂妄、

為其惡見責、不能言之驢作人聲、而止先知之狂、

因過見懲、曾有驢作人聲斥責先知之狂妄焉。

But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey— an animal without speech— who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

But a donkey corrected him for the wrong he did. Animals don’t speak. But the donkey spoke with a human voice. It tried to stop the prophet from doing a very dumb thing.

but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.

but received a rebuke for his lawlessness: A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

but received a rebuke for his transgression: A donkey that could not talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s irrationality.

But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

yet was rebuked for his own transgression( a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).

but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.

So Balaam arose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab.But God was angry that he was going, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the road as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, the donkey turned off from the road and went into the field; and Balaam struck the donkey to guide her back onto the road.Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a stone wall on this side and on that side.When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she pressed herself against the wall and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, so he struck her again.Then the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right or to the left.When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his staff.Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam,“ What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”And Balaam said to the donkey,“ It is because you have made a mockery of me! If only there had been a sword in my hand! For I would have killed you by now!”But the donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing such a thing to you?” And he said,“ No.”Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed all the way to the ground.Then the angel of the Lord said to him,“ Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was reckless and contrary to me.But the donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I certainly would have killed you just now, and let her live.”

And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and since I was extremely enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities.

While Paul was stating these things in his defense, Festus* said in a loud voice,“ Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you insane.”But Paul* said,“ I am not insane, most excellent Festus; on the contrary, I am speaking out with truthful and rational words.

This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.

I directed my mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true wealth to you?

The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel know this! The prophet is a fool, The inspired person is insane, Because of the grossness of your wrongdoing, And because your hostility is so great.