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Numbers 24
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1And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3And he took up his parableand said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
4he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
6as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
7There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
9He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless you are blessed, and they that curse you are cursed .
9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemy, andbehold you have decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
10And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honor you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
12And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,
12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lordto make it good or bad by myself; whatever things God shall say, them will I speak.
13If 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 mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
14And now, behold, I return to my place; come , I will advise you of what this people shall do to your people in the last days.
14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15And he took up his parableand said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: 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 children of Sheth.
18And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
19And [one] shall arise out of Jacob , and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
20And having seen Amalec, he took up his parableand said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish .
20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
21And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parableand said, your dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though you should put your nest in a rock,
21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
22and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.
22Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
23And he looked upon Og, and took up his parableand said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
25And Balaam rose upand departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.