1 A nd Balaam seeth that good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

¶ And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as the first and second times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness;

2 a nd Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,

and lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

3 a nd he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --

Then he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said and the man whose eyes are open has said,

4 A n affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

he who has heard the words of God has said, who saw the vision of the Almighty, fallen, but having his eyes open:

5 H ow good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

How beautiful are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy habitations, O Israel!

6 A s valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedars beside the waters.

7 H e maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed in many waters; And higher than Agag his king, And exalted is his kingdom.

From his branches he shall distil waters, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

8 G od is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And his arrows he smiteth,

God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has, as it were, the strength of a unicorn; he shall eat up the Gentiles his enemies and shall break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows.

9 H e hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee blessed, And he who is cursing thee cursed.'

He couched, he lay down as a lion and as a great lion; who shall awaken him? Blessed is he that blesses thee, and cursed is he that curses thee.

10 A nd the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;

¶ Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and smiting his hands together he said, I called thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

11 a nd now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'

Therefore, now flee thou to thy place; I said that I would honour thee; but, behold, the LORD has deprived thee of honour.

12 A nd Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,

And Balaam replied unto Balak, Did I not declare also unto thy messengers which thou didst send unto me, saying,

13 I f Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it I speak?

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own heart; but what the LORD saith that will I speak?

14 a nd, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'

Therefore, behold, I go now unto my people; come and I will indicate unto thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

15 A nd he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes shut --

¶ And he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said, the man whose eyes are open has said,

16 A n affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

he who has heard the words of God has said, and he who knows the knowledge of the most High, he who saw the vision of the Almighty, fallen, but having his eyes open:

17 I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near by; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel and shall smite the corners of Moab and destroy all the sons of Seth.

18 A nd Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

And Edom shall be taken; Seir also shall be taken by his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19 A nd doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion and shall destroy what remains of the city.

20 A nd he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek, head of the Gentiles; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

21 A nd he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

And he looked on the Kenite and took up his parable and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock;

22 B ut the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

because the Kenite shall be thrown out, when Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 A nd he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

And he took up his parable again and said, Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things!

24 A nd -- ships from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'

And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim and shall afflict Asshur and shall afflict Eber, but he also shall perish for ever.

25 A nd Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.

Then Balaam rose up and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.