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Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

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EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Chapter 6 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25

CHAPTER 6

24. Illuminated letter REALLY-WANT GOD BLESS, TAKE-CARE-OF (2h)YOU.

25. REALLY-WANT GOD 5-LOOK SHINE-DOWN-GRACE (2h)YOU.

26. REALLY-WANT GOD 5-LOOK LOOK-DOWN SMILE (2h)YOU. HAPPEN? INSIDE-SELF WILL PEACE"full sign".

CHAPTER 22

2. Illuminated letter B-A-L-A-K, SIGN BALAK, HE-lf WITNESS EVERYTHING JEWISH PEOPLE THEY-ctr FIGHT AGAINST A-M-O-R-I-T-E PEOPLE.

3. HIS-lf PEOPLE, CALLED M-O-A-B, FEAR JEWISH PEOPLE. WHY? THEY-ctr BIGGER.

4. THEY-lf TELL-rt M-I-D-I-AN ELDERS. (role play from lf) JEWISH PEOPLE WILL EAT-UP-body US IDEA~LIKE O-X EAT-UP-grass GRASS THEREABOUTS. (end role play) BALAK RULE M-O-A-B

5. SEND SEVERAL MESSENGER TO B-A-A-L-A-M, SIGN BALAAM'B taps shoulder'. WHERE? CLOSE-TO BIG* RIVER. BALAK GROW-UP THEREABOUTS. INVITE BALAAM, SAY (role play from lf) KNOW-THAT HAVE GROUP PEOPLE LEAVE EGYPT, SO-MUCH BIG, SEE GROUND BETWEEN THEM-lf CAN'T. THEY-lf SETTLE NEXT-TO ME.

6. PLEASE COME CURSE THIS-lf PEOPLE FOR ME. THEY-lf MORE-THAN ME DEFEAT ALONE CAN. BUT YOUR CURSE CAN HELP-me WIN AND FORCE THEM-lf LEAVE THEIR-lf LAND. ME KNOW~THAT IF YOU BLESS, PEOPLE SUCCEED WILL, BUT IF YOU CURSE, PEOPLE FAIL MUST. (end role play)

7. ELDER GROUP FROM M-O-A-B AND M-I-D-I-A-N SKILLED MAGIC. TWO-OF-THEM GROUP-TRAVEL-TO-rt. ARRIVE BALAAM, THEY-lf INFORM-rt MESSAGE FROM BALAK.

8. HE-rt REPLY, (role play from rt) STAY HERE OVERNIGHT. ME WAIT THE-rt LORD INFORM-me #DO-DO. M-O-A-B DELEGATION STAY WITH BALAAM.

9. GOD APPEAR BALAAM WHILE DREAM, SAY (role play to rt from above) THESE-ctr PEOPLE WANT YOU "WHAT"?

10. (reply from rt and below) BALAK, KING M-O-A-B SEND MESSAGE.

11. QUOTE HAVE GROUP PEOPLE LEAVE EGYPT, SO-MUCH BIG, SEE GROUND BETWEEN THEM-lf CAN'T. PLEASE COME CURSE THIS-lf PEOPLE FOR ME. MAYBE ME GO-AHEAD WAR, FORCE THEM-lf LEAVE. (end role play)

12. BUT GOD WARN, (role play God) DON'T GO-WITH. ME FORBID YOU CURSE THOSE-lf PEOPLE. THEY-lf RECEIVE BLESSING FINISH.

13. NEXT-MORNING BALAAM GET-UP, TELL-lf BALAK DELEGATION, (role play from rt) GO-#BACK YOUR(pl) #OWN COUNTRY. LORD FORBID ME GO-WITH YOU. (end role play)

14. M-O-A-B DELEGATION LEAVE, ARRIVE BALAK, REPORT (role play to lf) BALAAM REFUSE GO-WITH US.

15. BALAK SEND OTHER DELEGATION, BIGGER NUMBER AND MORE* NAME~SHINY.

16. THEY-lf ARRIVE-rt ANNOUNCE, (role play from lf) BALAK Z-I-P-P-O-R-'S SON SAY QUOTE, PLEASE DON'T REFUSE COME-TO ME.

17. ME REWARD, YOU BECOME RICH, WILLING DO WHATEVER YOU REQUEST ME. JUST COME CURSE THESE-lf PEOPLE FOR ME. (end role play)

18. BALAAM REPLY, (role play from rt) SUPPOSE BALAK GIFT-TO-me HIS HOUSE FULL SILVER AND GOLD, ME DISOBEY THE-rt LORD MY GOD, CAN'T.

19. FINE(conj), STAY HERE OVERNIGHT AND ALLOW ME LEARN WHAT MORE THE-rt LORD INFORM ME #DO-DO. (end role play)

20. SAME NIGHT GOD VISIT BALAAM SAY, (role play from above lf) IF THESE-lf MEN INVITE YOU GO, GO-AHEAD CAN. BUT EVERYTHING ME COMMAND YOU, OBEY MUST. (end role play)

21. NEXT-MORNING BALAAM GET-UP, DONKEY PUT-ON-SADDLE, JOIN M-O-A-B DELEGATION GROUP-GO-TO-lf.

22. BUT GOD OFFENDED BALAAM LEAVE. #DO-DO? SEND ANGEL BLOCK WAY LIKE ENEMY. BALAAM RIDE FEMALE DONKEY WITH TWO SERVANT NEXT-TO.

23. HAPPEN DONKEY NOTICE LORD HIS-rt ANGEL STAND BLOCK WAY HAVE SWORD READY sword-STRIKE, DONKEY SWERVE-TO-rt ENTER FIELD AND BALAAM WHIP DONKEY FORCE GO-#BACK WAY.

24. THEN LORD HIS-rt ANGEL MOVE BETWEEN TWO-OF-THEM GRAPE-FIELDS. FENCE FENCE-ON-EITHER SIDE.

25. DONKEY SEE LORD HIS-rt ANGEL, #DO-DO? PUSH-SHOULDER-rt AGAINST WALL. BALAAM FOOT SQUEEZE-FOOT. BALAAM BEAT DONKEY AGAIN.

26. AGAIN LORD HIS-rt ANGEL MOVE CLOSER HAVE-NONE ROOM GO-AROUND-lf GO-AROUND-rt.

27. HAPPEN DONKEY SEE LORD HIS-rt ANGEL, #DO-DO? SIT ON-ALL-FOURS, BALAAM SINK'suddenly'. BALAAM BLOW-TOP, USE STICK BEAT DONKEY.

28. THE-rt LORD CAUSE DONKEY SPEAK AND TELL-rt BALAAM (role play from lf) THREE TIME YOU BEAT ME. FOR-FOR?

29. (role play from rt) MY DIGNITY YOU DESTROY! WISH ME HAVE SWORD CAN KILL YOU.

30. (role play from lf) "HEY" UNDERSTAND ME DONKEY YOU RIDE"over time" ALL-DAY. ME TEND BEHAVE LIKE THAT TO YOU BEFORE? (role play from rt) NO. (end role play)

31. THEN LORD CAUSE BALAAM SEE CLEAR AND HE-rt RECOGNIZE LORD HIS-rt ANGEL STAND PREVENT DONKEY TRAVEL WITH SWORD sword-DRAWN. BALAAM #DO-DO? BOW-DOWN'deeply'.

32. LORD HIS-ctr ANGEL SAY (role play to rt) WHY YOU BEAT YOUR DONKEY THREE TIMES UP-TO-NOW? BLAME-me ME AS YOUR ENEMY. ME HATE WHAT MUST DO.

33. HAPPEN DONKEY SEE ME, SHE-lf AVOID THREE TIMES. SUPPOSE AVOID NOT, ME KILL YOU FINISH, BUT LEAVE DONKEY ALONE. (end role play)

34. BALAAM TELL-ctr LORD HIS-ctr ANGEL, (role play from rt) ME SIN HOW? ME OVERLOOK YOU. IFYOU STILL AGAINST ME, ME GO-#BACK-TO-rt WILL.

35. BUT THE-rt LORD HIS-rt ANGEL SAY, (role play to right) GO-WITH DELEGATION FINE. UNDERSTAND DON'T SAY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT ME TELL-you. (end role play) SO BALAAM JOIN BALAK HIS-lf DELEGATION.

36. HAPPEN BALAK HEAR BALAAM COME-NEARER, HE-lf TRAVEL BORDER ARRIVE CITY CALLED I-R M-O-A-B FAR-AWAY.

37. BALAK SAY (role play from lf) WHY NOT YOU COME VERY-FIRST TIME ME SEND DELEGATION INVITE YOU? FEEL ME NOT RICH ENOUGH REWARD YOU?

38. (role play from rt) NOW ME ARRIVE, YOU WILLING ME SPEAK TRUTH? ME NOT SAY LIKE GOD INFORM ME, CAN'T. (end role play)

39. TWO-OF-THEM TRAVEL CITY CALLED K-I-R-I-A-T-H H-U-Z-O-T-H.

40. SEVERAL O-X AND SHEEP, BALAK SLAUGHTER OFFER-UP, SHARE-WITH BALAAM AND DELEGATION TOGETHER.

41. NEXT-MORNING BALAK BRING BALAAM TO B-A-M-O-T-H B-A-A-L. THEREABOUTS SEE PART PEOPLE SCADS-OF CAN.

CHAPTER 23

1. Illuminated letter BALAAM TELL-lf BALAK, (role play to lf) BUILD FOR ME SEVEN ALTAR HERE AND PREPARE SEVEN BULL AND SEVEN RAM FOR ME OFFER-UP. (end role play)

2. BALAK OBEY BALAAM; AND TWO-OF-THEM OFFER-UP ONE BULL, ONE RAM ON EACH ALTAR.

3. THEN BALAAM TELL-lf BALAK, (role play from rt) STAY HERE NEXT-TO OFFERING WHILE ME GO-AWAY. MAYBE THE-rt LORD WILL MATERIALIZE. EVERYTHING HE-rt INFORM-me ME, WILLING TELL-you." (end role play) HE-rt ALONE GO-AWAY-TO-rt.

4. GOD D-I-D MATERIALIZE AND BALAAM SAY (role play to ctr, hi) SEVEN ALTAR ME SET-UP FINISH AND OFFER BULL, RAM EACH. (end role play)

5. THE-rt LORD TRANSER-FROM-MIND-TO-MIND BALAAM WHAT SAY LATER MEET BALAK.

6. BALAAM #BACK-TO-lf FIND BALAK STILL STAND"over time" NEXT-TO OFFERING. DELEGATION STILL WITH HIM-lf.

7. BALAAM TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC, SAY (role play from rt) BALAK BRING ME FROM A-R-A-M. M-O-A-B-'S KING FROM HILLS IN EAST. SAY QUOTE, (inner role play) COME-ON CURSE J-A-C-O-B. COME-ON TELL ISRAEL ITS BAD L-U-C-K. (end inner role play)

8. BUT ME DAMN PEOPLE GOD NOT DAMN, HOW? PROMISE BAD L-U-C-K IF THE-rt LORD DISAGREE, IMPOSSIBLE.

9. STAND TOP MOUNTAIN SEE JEWISH PEOPLE, SCAN-ACROSS THEM-rt ELEVATED PLACE, ME NOTICE THEY-rt LIVE DIFFERENT, INTEGRATE OTHERS NOT.

10. J-A-C-O-B LIKE D-U-S-T TWIRL-AROUND. ISRAEL MAKE CLOUD. COUNT PARTICLES, IMPOSSIBLE. ME PREFER DIE WITH PEOPLE UPRIGHT. REALLY-WANT MY FUTURE SAME-AS-theirs.

11. BALAK SAY, (role play from lf) YOU RUIN MY PLAN! ME BRING YOU HERE CURSE MY ENEMY, SUDDEN-WRONG YOU BLESS THEM-lf. SICK*!

12. (role play from rt) THE-ctr LORD TELL-me WHAT SAY, ME STUCK INFORM-you HIS-rt MESSAGE EXACT.

13. BALAK SAY, (role play from lf) COME-WITH ME ANOTHER PLACE. YOU SEE PART. SEE #ALL-OF-THEM-lf NOT. COME-ON CURSE THEM-lf FOR ME FROM NEW PLACE. (end role play)

14. THEN HE-lf BRING HIM-rt TO S-E-D-E-H-Z-O-P-H-I-M ON MOUNTAIN CALLED P-I-S-G-A-H PEAK. HE-lf BUILD SEVEN ALTAR AND OFFER (<) ONE BULL, (>) ONE RAM, EACH ALTAR.

15. rt-TELL BALAK, (role play from rt) STAY HERE NEXT-TO YOUR OFFERING WHILE ME SEARCH PLACE GOD MATERIALIZE. (end role play)

16. LORD MATERIALIZE AND FROM-MIND-TO-MIND BALAAM WHAT SAY LATER. (role play to rt) GO-#BACK-lf TELL BALAK THAT*.

17. HE-rt GO-lf FIND HIM-lf STANDING NEXT-TO OFFERING AND DELEGATION WITH HIM-lf. BALAK ASK-rt (role play from lf) LORD SAY? (end role play)

18. HE-rt TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC, SAY (role play from rt) RISE-UP, BALAK, PAY-ATTENTION, LISTEN TO ME, Z-I-P-P-O-R-'S SON.

19. GOD NOT LIKE PEOPLE OFF-POINT-lf&rt O-R LIKE HUMAN CHANGE-MIND++. GOD SPEAK BUT NOT ACT? PROMISE AND NOT D-O-I-T?

20. MY MESSAGE SAY GO-AHEAD BLESS. GOD BLESS, ME GO-AHEAD CURSE? CAN'T.

21. SEEM J-A-C-O-B HURT FUTURE, NO. ISRAEL SOON SORROW NOT. WHY? THE-rt LORD THEIR-rt GOD SUPPORT ISRAEL. THEIR-rt KING PRAISE THEM-rt.

22. EGYPT OPPRESS-rt, GOD HIMSELF-rt FREE THEM-rt. HE-rt PROTECT LIKE WILD O-X THREATEN-WITH-HORNS.

23. KNOW-THAT JACOB J-A-C-O-B NOT~NEED BONE ROLL-LIKE-DICE. ISRAEL NOT DEPEND READ SHEEP INTESTINES. WHY? GOD INFORM JEWISH PEOPLE HIS-rt PLAN RIGHT-AWAY.

24. KNOW-THAT THEY-rt PEOPLE RISE-UP IDEA~LIKE LION. LEAP-TO-FEET LIKE KING RULE (2h)#ALL ANIMAL. NOT REST UNTIL VICTIM GOBBLE-UP AND DRINK DEAD ANIMAL ITS BLOOD.

25. (role play from lf) DON'T CURSE, DON'T BLESS!

26. (role play from rt) BUT FINISH TELL-you IF THE-rt LORD SAYS SOMETHING, ME OBEY MUST.

27. (role play from lf) COME-ON TWO-OF-US MOVE. MAYBE GOD WILLING ME CURSE JEWISH PEOPLE DIFFERENT PLACE. (end role play)

28. BALAK BRING BALAAM PEAK MOUNTAIN P-E-O-R, DOWN-BELOW WILDERNESS.

29. BALAAM SAY, (role play from rt) BUILD SEVEN ALTAR HERE FOR ME PLUS HAVE SEVEN BULL AND SEVEN RAM READY FOR ME HERE. (end role play)

30. BALAK DO LIKE BALAAM SAY. EACH ALTAR (<) ONE BULL, (>) ONE RAM OFFER-UP.

CHAPTER 24

1. Illuminated letter HAPPEN BALAAM SEE THE-rt LORD REALLY-WANT BLESS JEWISH PEOPLE, NOT SEARCH PROOF ABOUT FUTURE LIKE BEFORE. INSTEAD HE-rt LOOK-TO-ctr WILDERNESS.

2. BALAAM RAISE-EYES, SEE JEWISH PEOPLE SETTLE CAMP EACH TRIBE. GOD HIS-rt SPIRIT SETTLE-ON HIM-rt.

3. HE-rt TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC SAY: PAY-ATTENTION MESSAGE FROM BALAAM, SON FROM B-E-O-R. MESSAGE FROM MAN HIS-ctr EYES SEE TRUTH.

4. MESSAGE FROM HIM-ctr CAN HEAR GOD SPEAK. HIMSELF-ctr VISUALIZE THE-rt ALMIGHTY. ME-ctr PROSTRATE BUT STILL SEE CLEAR CAN.

5. JACOB, YOUR TENTS PRETTY. PLACE ISRAEL LIVE.

6. LIKE PALM-TREES SCADS-OF, LIKE GARDEN NEXT-TO RIVER, LIKE A-L-O-E THE-rt LORD PLANT, LIKE C-E-D-A-R NEXT-TO WATER.

7. THEIR-rt TREE-BRANCH DRIP MOIST; THEIR-rt ROOT HAVE MORE-THAN ENOUGH WATER. THEIR-rt KING WILL TAKE-OFF MORE-THAN A-G-A-G. THEIR-rt KINGDOM WILL ADVANCED.

8. EGYPT OPPRESS THEM-rt, BUT GOD OPPRESSION-OFF. HE-rt PROTECT LIKE WILD O-X THREATEN-WITH-HORNS. ENEMY COUNTRY, THEY-rt EAT-UP, BONES CRUSH, BOW-AND-ARROW DESTROY.

9. THEY-rt CROUCH, THEY-rt LIE-DOWN-ON-FOURS IDEA~LIKE LION, LIKE KING RULE (2h)#ALL ANIMAL. WHO DARE POKE-AT THEM-rt. GOD BLESS THEIR-rt BLESSER AND CURSE THEIR-rt CURSER. (end role play)

10. BALAK HEAR BALAAM HIS-rt WORDS, #DO-DO? STRIKE-HANDS-TOGETHER-IN-RAGE. (role play from lf) ME SUMMON YOU CURSE MY ENEMY, BUT YOU BLESS THEM-lf THREE TIMES!

11. GO-#BACK-rt IMMEDIATELY YOUR #OWN PLACE! BEFORE, ME READY REWARD YOU RICH, BUT THE-rt LORD PREVENT YOU REWARD.

12. (role play from rt) BUT ME WARN YOUR DELEGATION,

13. QUOTE SUPPOSE BALAK GIFT-TO-me ME HIS-ctr HOUSE FULL SILVER AND GOLD, DOESN'T-MATTER. ME DO NOTHING AGAINST WHAT THE-rt LORD COMMAND. HE-rt INFORM-me MESSAGE, THAT* ME SAY MUST.

14. NOW ME GO-#BACK-TO-rt MY PEOPLE, ALLOW ME INFORM YOU WHAT THESE-rt PEOPLE DO TO YOUR PEOPLE WILL. (end role play)

15. HE-rt TAKE-UP HIS TOPIC AND SAY, (role play from rt) PAY-ATTENTION MESSAGE FROM BALAAM, SON FROM B-E-O-R. MESSAGE FROM MAN HIS-ctr EYES SEE TRUTH.

16. MESSAGE FROM HIM-ctr CAN HEAR GOD SPEAK. HIMSELF-ctr GET KNOWLEDGE FROM MOST ADVANCED, AND VISUALIZE THE-rt ALMIGHTY CAN. HE-ctr PROSTRATE BUT STILL SEE CLEAR.

17. ME SEE THINGS FOR THEM-rt HAPPEN NOT-YET. THINGS ME VISUALIZE FAR-FUTURE, NOT SOON. JACOB HAVE STAR star-RISE. KING SCEPTER COME FROM ISRAEL. STRIKE-WITH-STICK PUNCH-forehead M-O-A-B. CHILDREN FROM S-E-T-H, THEIR-ctr FOUNDATION.

18. E-D-O-M, GRAB-LAPELS. YES, S-E-I-R, ENEMY GRAB-HOLD-OF, BUT ISRAEL WIN.

19. JACOB CONQUER AND DESTROY WHAT LEFT CITY CALLED I-R. (end role play)

20. HE-rt VISUALIZE A-M-A-L-E-K AND TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC, SAY, (role play from rt) NOW+ A-M-A-L-E-K LEAD*, BUT FUTURE THAT GROUP PEOPLE GONE FOREVER. (end role play)

21. HE-rt VISUALIZE K-E-N-I-T-E AND TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC, SAY, (role play from rt) PLACE YOU(pl)-ctr SETTLE NOW SAFE, IDEA~LIKE NEST PLACED MOUNTAIN WALL,

22. BUT A-S-S-H-U-R WILL CAPTURE AND GOBBLE-UP YOU(pl)-ctr. (role play end)

23. HE-rt TAKE-UP HIS-rt TOPIC, SAY, (role play from rt) SO WHO CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT GOD WILLING?

24. MANY SHIP ARRIVE FROM K-I-T-T-I-M THEREABOUTS. NOW HAVE NEW GROUP CONQUER A-S-S-H-U-R AND E-B-E-R. TWO-OF-THEM GONE FOREVER WILL. (end role play)

25. BALAAM FINISH TALK, BEGIN JOURNEY GO-#BACK-TO-rt HOME.

CHAPTER 25

1. Illuminated letter DURING ISRAEL STAY S-H-I-T-T-I-M, JEWISH THEY-ctr NOT BEHAVE HOLY, GO-AHEAD BE-PROMISCUOUS-WITH WOMEN M-O-A-B.

2. START HOW? WOMEN THEY-lf alt.INVITE-rt JEWISH SACRIFICE-TO-lf THEIR-lf GOD. THEY-ctr WORSHIP GOD AND PROCEED #SEX.

3. THAT HOW ISRAEL CONNECT-TO GOD B-A-A-L-P-E-O-R AND THE-ctr LORD (2h)MAD* ABOUT ISRAEL.

4. THE-rt LORD TELL-lf MOSES M-O-S-E-S, (role play from above to lf) TAKE SHARP WOOD POLE-WITH-POINT. #ALL-OF-THEM-rt CONVINCE PEOPLE SIN, IMPALE WHILE THE-ctr LORD LOOK-DOWN. MEAN HIS-rt ANGER AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE DISSOLVE CAN. (end role play)

5. SO MOSES TELL ISRAEL LEADER, (role play from lf) EACH YOU(pl) KILL YOUR TRIBE MEMBERS IF WORSHIP B-A-A-L-P-E-O-R.

6. SUDDEN-WRONG ONE JEWISH MAN BRING M-I-D-I-A-N WOMAN FOR #SEX WITH FRIENDS, WHILE MOSES WITNESS AND JEWISH PEOPLE CRY NEXT-TO ENTRANCE TENT MEET"each" GOD.

7. P-H-I-N-E-A-S, E-L-E-A-Z-A-R-'S SON, AARON A-A-R-O-N-'S GRANDSON, WITNESS, HE-rt LEAVE CROWD AND GET SPEAR.

8. HE-rt FOLLOW THAT JEWISH MAN AND FOREIGN WOMAN. #DO-DO? STAB TWO-OF-THEM STOMACH-AREA. MEAN CONTROL SICKNESS~SPREAD AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE.

9. STILL TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE.

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