NIV: because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)
AYT: Hal itu ditulis karena orang-orang itu tidak memberikan makanan dan air kepada orang-orang Israel, tetapi mereka telah membayar Bileam untuk mengutuk orang-orang Israel. Akan tetapi, Allah kami mengubah kutuk menjadi berkat.
Assamese: এইদৰে কৰা হৈছিল কাৰণ, তেওঁলোক ইস্ৰায়েলৰ লোকসকলৰ ওচৰলৈ পিঠা আৰু পানী লৈ অহা নাছিল। বৰঞ্চ ইস্রায়েলক শাও দিবলৈ তেওঁলোকে বিলিয়মক ভাড়া কৰি আনিছিল। অৱশ্যে আমাৰ ঈশ্বৰে সেই শাওক আশীৰ্ব্বাদলৈ ৰূপান্তৰ কৰিলে।
Bengali: এর কারণ হল, মোশির সময়ে তারা খাবার ও জল নিয়ে ইস্রায়েলীয়দের কাছে যায় নি, বরং তারা তাদের অভিশাপ দেবার জন্য বিলিয়মকে ঘুষ দিয়েছিল। কিন্তু আমাদের ঈশ্বর সেই অভিশাপের বদলে আশীর্বাদ করলেন।
Gujarati: કેમ કે તે લોકો ઇઝરાયલીઓને માટે અન્ન તથા પાણી લઈને સામે મળવા આવ્યા નહોતા, પણ તેઓએ ઇઝરાયલીઓને શાપ આપવા માટે લાંચ આપીને બલામને રોક્યો હતો. તેમ છતાં આપણા ઈશ્વરે તે શાપને આશીર્વાદમાં ફેરવી નાખ્યો હતો.
Hindi: क्योंकि उन्होने अन्न जल लेकर इस्राएलियों से भेंट नहीं की, वरन बिलाम को उन्हें शाप देने के लिये भेंट देकर बुलवाया था--तौभी हमारे परमेश्वर ने उस शाप को आशीष से बदल दिया।
Kannada: ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವರು ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲರನ್ನು ಅನ್ನಪಾನಗಳೊಡನೆ ಎದುರುಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅವರನ್ನು ಶಪಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಿಳಾಮನಿಗೆ ಹಣವನ್ನುಕೊಟ್ಟು ಅವನನ್ನು ಕರೆಯಿಸಿದರು. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರಾದರೋ ಅವನಿಂದ ಶಾಪವನ್ನಲ್ಲ, ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದವನ್ನೇ ಹೇಳಿಸಿದನು ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಬರೆದಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಕಂಡು ಬಂದಿತು.
Marathi: या लोकांनी इस्राएली लोकांना अन्न आणि पाणी दिले नव्हते म्हणून हा नियम लिहिला गेला. शिवाय बलामने इस्राएलींना शाप द्यावा म्हणून या लोकांनी त्याला पैसेही देले होते. पण आपल्या देवाने त्या शापाचे आशीर्वादात रूपांतर केले.
Odiya: କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ଅନ୍ନ ଓ ଜଳ ନେଇ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲସନ୍ତାନଗଣକୁ ସାକ୍ଷାତ କଲେ ନାହିଁ, ମାତ୍ର ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିଶାପ ଦେବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ବିଲିୟମକୁ ବେତନ ଦେଲେ; ତଥାପି ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ସେହି ଅଭିଶାପକୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦରେ ପରିଣତ କଲେ ।
Punjabi: ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਰੋਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਇਸਰਾਏਲੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਲਈ ਨਾ ਨਿੱਕਲੇ ਸਗੋਂ ਬਿਲਆਮ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਭਾੜੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਲਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਾਪ ਦੇਵੇ, ਪਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਸਰਾਪ ਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲ ਦਿੱਤਾ ।
Tamil: அவர்கள் என்றைக்கும், அந்தச் சாபத்தை ஆசீர்வாதமாகத் திருப்பின எங்கள் தேவனுடைய சபைக்கு வரக்கூடாது என்று எழுதியிருக்கிறதாகக் காணப்பட்டது.
Telugu: ఎందుకంటే వాళ్ళు భోజనాలు, పానీయాలు తీసుకుని ఇశ్రాయేలీయులకు ఎదురు రాలేదు. పైగా వారిని శపించమని బిలాము ప్రవక్తకు లంచమిచ్చి పంపించారు. అయినప్పటికీ మన దేవుడు ఆ శాపాన్ని దీవెనగా మార్చాడు>> అని రాసి ఉన్న విషయం చదివారు.
NETBible: for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
NASB: because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
HCSB: because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
LEB: (After all, they didn’t welcome the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse the Israelites. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.)
ESV: for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them--yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
NRSV: because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
REB: because they did not welcome the Israelites with food and water but hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.
NKJV: because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
KJV: Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
NLT: For they had not been friendly to the Israelites when they left Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.
GNB: This was because the people of Ammon and Moab did not give food and water to the Israelites on their way out of Egypt. Instead, they paid money to Balaam to curse Israel, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
ERV: That law was written because those people didn’t give the Israelites food and water. And they had paid Balaam to say a curse against the Israelites. But our God changed that curse and made it a blessing for us.
BBE: Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.
MSG: because they hadn't welcomed the People of Israel with food and drink; they even hired Balaam to work against them by cursing them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
CEV: This was because they had refused to give food and water to Israel and had hired Balaam to call down a curse on them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
CEVUK: This was because they had refused to give food and water to Israel and had hired Balaam to call down a curse on them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
GWV: (After all, they didn’t welcome the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse the Israelites. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.)
NET [draft] ITL: for <03588> they had not <03808> met <06923> the Israelites <03478> <01121> with food <03899> and water <04325>, but instead had hired <07936> Balaam <01109> to curse <07043> them. (Our God <0430>, however, turned <02015> the curse <07045> into blessing <01293>.)