Num Numbers, chapter Book of Numbers, chapter 24

Numbers 24:20 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +2 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.

ASV +1 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

BSB +1 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”

DRA And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.

FBV Balaam turned his attention to the Amalekites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Amalek was first among the nations, but they will end up being destroyed.”

JPS And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.

LSV And he sees Amalek, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Amalek [is] first [among] nations, || But his latter end—destruction forever.”

NASB And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction.” NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”

NMV And when he looked on ‘Amalek [Dweller in a Valley], he took up his parable, and said, ‘Amalek [Dweller in a Valley] [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish forever.

OJB And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his mashal, and said, Amalek was the reshit of the Goyim; but his acharit (latter end) shall be that unto destruction.

Onkelos (Etheridge) And he looked on the Amalkaah, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the beginning of the wars of Israel, But in his end he shall perish forever.

T4T Then Balaam looked out over where the Amalek people-group lived, and he prophesied this: “The Amalek people-group were the greatest nation, but they will be wiped out.”

WEB (US) +7 He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.”

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +2 И увидел он Амалика, и произнес притчу свою, и сказал: первый из народов Амалик, но конец его — гибель.

НРП +3 Валаам увидел Амалика и произнес пророчество: «Первым был среди народов Амалик, но в будущем сгинет навек».

Заокская (Кулаков) Тогда же провидел Валаам и будущее Амалека и о нем изрек свое прорицание: «Пусть первым из всех племен племя Амалека считалось, но конец его — полное уничтожение».

СП (БЛ) Тут Валаам увидел амалекитян и сказал такие слова: «Сильнее всех народов Амалик, но даже Амалик погибнет!»