1 A nd Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

¶ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

2 A nd Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

3 A nd Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell thee. And thus he went alone.

4 A nd God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.

And God met Balaam; and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon each altar a bullock and a ram.

5 A nd the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

6 A nd he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

And he returned unto him, and, behold, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he and all the princes of Moab.

7 A nd he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

And he took up his parable and said, Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob and come, denounce Israel.

8 H ow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

Why should I curse one whom God has not cursed? And why should I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?

9 F or from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

For from the top of the rocks I have seen him, and from the hills I beheld him; behold, a people that shall dwell in confidence and shall not be counted among the Gentiles.

10 W ho can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Who shall count the dust of Jacob and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

11 A nd Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Then Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

12 A nd he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has put in my mouth?

13 A nd Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

¶ And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from which thou may see them; thou hast seen but the utmost part of them and hast not seen them all; and from there thou shalt curse them for me.

14 A nd he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

And he brought him into the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah and built seven altars and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

15 A nd he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

Then he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

16 A nd the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said unto him, Go again unto Balak and say thus.

17 A nd when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?

And he came unto him, and behold, he stood by his burnt offering and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What has the LORD spoken?

18 A nd he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

19 G od is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent; he said and shall he not do it? He spoke and shall he not execute it?

20 B ehold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

Behold, I have received blessing; and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

21 H e hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has he seen rebellion in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the battle-cry of a king is in him.

22 G od brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

God brought them out of Egypt; he has, as it were the strength of a unicorn.

23 S urely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

Because there is no enchantment in Jacob, neither is there any divination in Israel. According to this time, it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What God has made!

24 B ehold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

Behold the people, who shall rise up as a great lion and lift up himself as a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.

25 A nd Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

Then Balak said unto Balaam, Now that you do not curse them, do not bless them either.

26 B ut Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?

Then Balaam said unto Balak, Did I not tell thee that all that the LORD says unto me, that I must do?

27 A nd Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou may curse them for me from there.

28 A nd Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward jeshimon.

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looks toward Jeshimon.

29 A nd Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

30 A nd Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

And Balak did as Balaam had said and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.