Numbers 23:27-Numbers 24:14 - Balaam's Third Oracle

²⁷ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee! let me take thee unto another place, - peradventure, it may be right in the eyes of God, that thou revile me him. from thence. ²⁸ So Balak took Balaam, - unto the head of Peor, that looketh over the face of the Jeshimon.

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

³⁰ And Balak did as Balaam said, - and caused to ascend a bullock and a ram on each altar.

¹ And when Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, he went not as at other times to invoke enchantments, - but set towards the desert, his face. ² So Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes, - then came upon him the Spirit of God; ³ and he took up his parable, and said, - The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye; ⁴ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes: - ⁵ How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob, - Thy habitations, O Israel: ⁶ Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river, - Like aloe-trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters: ⁷ He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters, - And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom. ⁸ GOD having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his, - He eateth up nations that assail him And the bones of them, he breaketh And the loins of him, he crusheth: ⁹ He hath knelt - hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee are each one blessed, But, such, as curse thee, are each one cursed.

¹⁰ Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands, - and Balak said unto Balaam - To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast kept on blessing, these three times. ¹¹ Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place, - I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.

¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, - Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto m, I spake saying- ¹³ Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, yet could I not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh, to, do good or ill, out of my own heart, - what Yahweh shall speak, that, must I speak? ¹⁴ Now, therefore, behold me! going to my own people, - Come now! let me advise thee, what this people shall do unto thy people in the after-part of the days.