📖 📄 📘 DÌ‐28 ((DÌ [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐((ÈR·SHÍ TWO · TENS → [TWENTY] 20)‐(BĀ EIGHT 8) → [TWENTY-EIGHT]) → [28^TH]) KÈ (LESSON 课 課)

📖 📄 📘 Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) de (’s 的) Lǘ (Donkey 驴 驢/馿) Kāikǒu (Kāi·kǒu Opens · Mouth 开口 開口) Shuōhuà (Shuō·huà {to Speak} · Speech 说话 說/説話) 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]) zài (in 在) kuàngyě liúlàngle jiāngjìn 40 nián (years 年 年/秊). Tāmen (Tā·men he/she · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) gōngzhànle hěn (very 很) duō (many 多) jiāngù de (’s 的) chéng. Xiànzài (Xiàn·zài {appearing → [present]} · {at (now)} → [now] 现在 現在), tāmen (tā·men he/she · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) zài (on 在) Yuēdàn (Jordan 约旦 約旦) Hé (River 河) dōngmiàn de (’s 的) Móyā (Moʹab 摩押) píngyuán dāqi zhàngpeng, zhǔnbèi jìnrù Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) chéngnuò yào (must → [would] 要) cìgěi tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) de (’s 的) dìfang (dì·fang {earth → [place]} · {direction → [place]} → [place] 地方). Móyā (Moʹab’s 摩押) wáng míngjiào Bālè (Baʹlak 巴勒), tā (he 他) dānxīn (dān·xīn {carried on a shoulder pole → [bore (a heavy)]} · heart (that) → [worried (that)] 担/耽心 擔/耽心) Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]) gōngzhàn tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) tǔdì, yúshì qǐng (invited 请 請) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) jiào (called 叫 叫/呌) Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) de (’s 的) rén (man 人) lái ({to come} 来 來) zǔzhòu Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]).

📖 📄 📘 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Nǐ (you 你) bù (not 不) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) zǔzhòu (curse 诅咒 詛咒) Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]).” Yúshì Bālán jiù méiyǒu dāying (dā·ying {replied to → [agreed with]} · {responded to → [complied with]} → [answered positively to] 答应 答應) Móyā wáng. Dànshì Móyā wáng yòu lái yāoqǐng tā, hái shuō Bālán yào shénme jiù gěi shénme. Bālán háishi méi dāying. Hòulái Shàngdì shuō: “Nǐ (you 你) xiǎng ({(if) want} 想) qù ({to go} 去) yě (even 也) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以), dànshì wǒ yào nǐ shuō shénme, nǐ (you 你) jiù (then 就) děi (must 得) shuō (say 说 說/説) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼).”

📖 📄 📘 Suīrán (Suī·rán although · -ly 虽然 雖然) Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) zhīdào (zhī·dào knew · {(the) way (of)} → [knew] 知道) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) bú (not 不) ràng ({had allowed} 让 讓) tā (him 他) zǔzhòu ({to curse} 诅咒 詛咒) Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]), tā (he 他) háishi (hái·shi still · was 还是 還是) yào (wanting 要) qù ({to go} 去). Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) qíshang (qí·shang rode · upon 骑上 騎上) lǘ (donkey 驴 驢/馿), qiánwǎng (qián·wǎng forward · {went towards} 前往) nánmiàn (nán·miàn south · {face → [side]} 南面) de (’s 的) Móyā (Moʹab 摩押), kěshì Yēhéhuá de tiānshǐ sān cì lán ({was blocking} 拦 攔) zài (on 在) lùshang. Bālán kàn bujiàn tiānshǐ, tā de lǘ què néng kànjian. Dì‐yī cì, lǘ ràodào zǒujìn tián li; dì‐èr cì, lǘ tiēzhe qiáng zǒu, jǐdàole Bālán de jiǎo; dàole dì‐sān cì, lǘ jiù gāncuì pā zài lù zhōngjiān bù zǒu le. Měi cì lǘ bú tīnghuà, Bālán jiù dǎ tā.

📖 📄 📘 Zhèshí (Zhè·shí {(at) this} · {(particular) time} 这时 這時), lǘ (donkey 驴 驢/馿) tūrán (tū·rán {chimney → [dashing forward] → [sudden]} · -ly 突然) kāikǒu (kāi·kǒu opened · mouth 开口 開口) shuōhuà (shuō·huà {to speak} · speech 说话 說/説話) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了). Lǘ (donkey 驴 驢/馿) wèn (asked 问 問) Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭): “Nǐ (you 你) wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) lǎo ({for a long time} 老) dǎ ({have been hitting} 打) wǒ (me 我)?” Bālán shuō: “Yīnwei nǐ zhuōnòng wǒ! Wǒ yàoshi yǒu bǎ jiàn, jiù yí jiàn shāle nǐ.” Lǘ shuō: “Nǐ qíle wǒ zhème duō nián, wǒ yǐqián zhèyàng duìdàiguo nǐ ma?” Lǘ zěnme huì shuōhuà ne? Qíshí (Qí·shí its · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實) shì ({(it) was} 是) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) ràng (making 让 讓) lǘ (donkey 驴 驢/馿) kāikǒu (kāi·kǒu open · mouth 开口 開口) shuōhuà (shuō·huà {to speak} · speech 说话 說/説話) de (’s 的).

📖 📄 📘 Hòulái (Hòu·lái afterwards · {(it) came to be} 后来 後來), Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) ràng (let 让 讓) Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) yě (also 也) néng ({be able} 能) kànjian (kàn·jian {to look at} · {to be seeing} → [to see] 看见 看見) tiānshǐ (tiān·shǐ heavenly · messenger → [angel] 天使), tiānshǐ (tiān·shǐ heavenly · messenger → [angel] 天使) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) tā (him 他) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) jǐnggàoguo nǐ, búyào (bú·yào not · must → [must not] 不要) zǔzhòu (curse 诅咒 詛咒) Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)?” Bālán shuō: “Wǒ cuò le, wǒ huíqu jiù (then 就) shì ({(that) will be (it)} 是) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了).” Zhèshí tiānshǐ shuō: “Nǐ kěyǐ qù Móyā, dànshì Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) yào (wants 要) nǐ (you 你) shuō ({to say} 说 說/説) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼), nǐ (you 你) jiù (then 就) děi (must 得) shuō (say 说 說/説) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼).”

📖 📄 📘 Zhèi (this 这 這) cì (time 次), Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) yǒu (had 有) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · had 没有 沒有) xīqǔ (xī·qǔ absorbed · taken → [absorbed] 吸取) jiàoxun (teaching → [lesson] 教训 教訓) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Méiyǒu (Méi·yǒu (he) not · had 没有 沒有). Bālán (Baʹlaam 巴兰 巴蘭) háishi (hái·shi still · was 还是 還是) qù (going 去) zǔzhòu ({to curse} 诅咒 詛咒) Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]). Tā zǔzhòule sān cì, búguò měi cì Yēhéhuá dōu bǎ zǔzhòu biànchéngle zhùfú. Hòulái, Yǐsèliè‐rén ((Yǐsèliè Israel 以色列)‐(rén people 人) → [Israelites]) gōngzhànle Móyā, Bālán yě bèi shāsǐ le. Bālán yàoshi yí kāishǐ jiù tīng Yēhéhuá de huà, nà gāi yǒu duō hǎo a!