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Numbers 24 (WEBP)

[1] When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
[2] Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
[3] He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
[4] he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
[5] How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your dwellings, Israel!
[6] As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
[7] Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.
[8] God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
[9] He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.”
[10] Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
[11] Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.”
[12] Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
[13] ‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?
[14] Now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”
[15] He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
[16] he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
[17] I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.
[18] Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.
[19] Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”
[20] He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.”
[21] He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
[22] Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.”
[23] He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?
[24] But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”
[25] Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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Numbers 24 (KJVS)

[1] And when Balaam H1109 saw H7200 (8799) that it pleased H5869 H2895 (8804) the LORD H3068 to bless H1288 (8763) Israel H3478, he went H1980 (8804) not, as at other times H6471, to seek H7125 (8800) for enchantments H5173, but he set H7896 (8799) his face H6440 toward the wilderness H4057.
[2] And Balaam H1109 lifted up H5375 (8799) his eyes H5869, and he saw H7200 (8799) Israel H3478 abiding H7931 (8802) [in his tents] according to their tribes H7626; and the spirit H7307 of God H430 came upon him.
[3] And he took up H5375 (8799) his parable H4912, and said H559 (8799), Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160 hath said H5002 (8803), and the man H1397 whose eyes H5869 are open H8365 (8803) hath said H5002 (8803):
[4] He hath said H5002 (8803), which heard H8085 (8802) the words H561 of God H410, which saw H2372 (8799) the vision H4236 of the Almighty H7706, falling H5307 (8802) [into a trance], but having his eyes H5869 open H1540 (8803):
[5] How goodly H2895 (8804) are thy tents H168, O Jacob H3290, [and] thy tabernacles H4908, O Israel H3478!
[6] As the valleys H5158 are they spread forth H5186 (8738), as gardens H1593 by the river’s side H5104, as the trees of lign aloes H174 which the LORD H3068 hath planted H5193 (8804), [and] as cedar trees H730 beside the waters H4325.
[7] He shall pour H5140 the water H4325 out H5140 (8799) of his buckets H1805, and his seed H2233 [shall be] in many H7227 waters H4325, and his king H4428 shall be higher H7311 (8799) than Agag H90, and his kingdom H4438 shall be exalted H5375 (8691).
[8] God H410 brought him forth H3318 (8688) out of Egypt H4714; he hath as it were the strength H8443 of an unicorn H7214: he shall eat up H398 (8799) the nations H1471 his enemies H6862, and shall break H1633 (8762) their bones H6106, and pierce H4272 (8799) [them] through with his arrows H2671.
[9] He couched H3766 (8804), he lay down H7901 (8804) as a lion H738, and as a great lion H3833: who shall stir him up H6965 (8686)? Blessed H1288 (8803) [is] he that blesseth H1288 (8764) thee, and cursed H779 (8803) [is] he that curseth H779 (8802) thee.
[10] And Balak’s H1111 anger H639 was kindled H2734 (8799) against Balaam H1109, and he smote H5606 his hands H3709 together H5606 (8799): and Balak H1111 said H559 (8799) unto Balaam H1109, I called H7121 (8804) thee to curse H6895 (8800) mine enemies H341 (8802), and, behold, thou hast altogether H1288 (8763) blessed H1288 (8765) [them] these three H7969 times H6471.
[11] Therefore now flee H1272 (8798) thou to thy place H4725: I thought H559 (8804) to promote H3513 thee unto great H3513 (8763) honour H3513 (8762); but, lo, the LORD H3068 hath kept thee back H4513 (8804) from honour H3519.
[12] And Balaam H1109 said H559 (8799) unto Balak H1111, Spake H1696 (8765) I not also to thy messengers H4397 which thou sentest H7971 (8804) unto me, saying H559 (8800),
[13] If Balak H1111 would give H5414 (8799) me his house H1004 full H4393 of silver H3701 and gold H2091, I cannot H3201 (8799) go beyond H5674 (8800) the commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068, to do H6213 (8800) [either] good H2896 or bad H7451 of mine own mind H3820; [but] what the LORD H3068 saith H1696 (8762), that will I speak H1696 (8762)?
[14] And now, behold, I go H1980 (8802) unto my people H5971: come H3212 (8798) [therefore, and] I will advertise H3289 (8799) thee what this people H5971 shall do H6213 (8799) to thy people H5971 in the latter H319 days H3117.
[15] And he took up H5375 (8799) his parable H4912, and said H559 (8799), Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160 hath said H5002 (8803), and the man H1397 whose eyes H5869 are open H8365 (8803) hath said H5002 (8803):
[16] He hath said H5002 (8803), which heard H8085 (8802) the words H561 of God H410, and knew H3045 (8802) the knowledge H1847 of the most High H5945, [which] saw H2372 (8799) the vision H4236 of the Almighty H7706, falling H5307 (8802) [into a trance], but having his eyes H5869 open H1540 (8803):
[17] I shall see H7200 (8799) him, but not now: I shall behold H7789 (8799) him, but not nigh H7138: there shall come H1869 (8804) a Star H3556 out of Jacob H3290, and a Sceptre H7626 shall rise H6965 (8804) out of Israel H3478, and shall smite H4272 (8804) the corners H6285 of Moab H4124, and destroy H6979 (8773) all the children H1121 of Sheth H8352 (8676) H8351.
[18] And Edom H123 shall be a possession H3424, Seir H8165 also shall be a possession H3424 for his enemies H341 (8802); and Israel H3478 shall do H6213 (8802) valiantly H2428.
[19] Out of Jacob H3290 shall come he that shall have dominion H7287 (8799), and shall destroy H6 (8689) him that remaineth H8300 of the city H5892.
[20] And when he looked H7200 (8799) on Amalek H6002, he took up H5375 (8799) his parable H4912, and said H559 (8799), Amalek H6002 [was] the first H7225 of the nations H1471; but his latter H319 end [shall be] that he perish H8 for ever H5703.
[21] And he looked H7200 (8799) on the Kenites H7017, and took up H5375 (8799) his parable H4912, and said H559 (8799), Strong H386 is thy dwellingplace H4186, and thou puttest H7760 (8798) thy nest H7064 in a rock H5553.
[22] Nevertheless the Kenite H7014 shall H518 be wasted H1197 (8763), until Asshur H804 shall carry thee away captive H7617 (8799).
[23] And he took up H5375 (8799) his parable H4912, and said H559 (8799), Alas H188, who shall live H2421 (8799) when God H410 doeth H7760 (8800) this!
[24] And ships H6716 [shall come] from the coast H3027 of Chittim H3794, and shall afflict H6031 (8765) Asshur H804, and shall afflict H6031 (8765) Eber H5677, and he also shall perish H8 for ever H5703.
[25] And Balaam H1109 rose up H6965 (8799), and went H3212 (8799) and returned H7725 (8799) to his place H4725: and Balak H1111 also went H1980 (8804) his way H1870.

Young’s Literal Translation

Numbers 24 (YLT)

[1] And Balaam seeth that it is 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;
[2] and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,
[3] and he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut-
[4] An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling-and eyes uncovered:
[5] How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
[6] As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;
[7] He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed is in many waters; And higher than Agag is his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
[8] God 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 with his arrows he smiteth,
[9] He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee is blessed, And he who is cursing thee is cursed.’
[10] And 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;
[11] and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.’
[12] And Balaam saith unto Balak, ‘Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
[13] If 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?
[14] and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee concerning that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.’
[15] And he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut-
[16] An 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:
[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.
[18] And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, for its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
[19] And one doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.’
[20] And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘A beginning of the Goyim is Amalek; And his latter end-for ever he perisheth.’
[21] And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
[22] But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?’
[23] And he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
[24] And-ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.’
[25] And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.