1When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, then he went not, as certain times before, to set divinations, but set his face toward the wilderness.
2And Balaam lift up his eyes, and looked upon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him,
3And he uttered his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes were shut up, hath said,
4He hath said which heard the words of God, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened:
5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thine habitations, O Israel!
6As the valleys are they stretched forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the aloe trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.
7The water droppeth out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his King shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shall be as an unicorn: he shall eat the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoot them through with his arrows.
9He coucheth, and lieth down as a young Lion, and as a Lion: Who shall stir him up? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and smote his hands together: so Balak said unto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them now three times.
11Therefore now flee unto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee unto honor, but lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.
12Then Balaam answered Balak, Told I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind? what the Lord shall command, that same will I speak.
14And now behold, I go unto my people: come, I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days.
15And he uttered his parable, and said Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes were shut up hath said,
16He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and falling in a trance had his eyes opened:
17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a Star of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise of Israel and shall smite the coasts of Moab, and destroy all the sons of Sheth.
18And Edom shall be possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shall do valiantly.
19He also that shall have dominion shall be of Jacob, and shall destroy the remnant of the city.
20And when he looked on Amalek, he uttered his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter end shall come to destruction.
21And he looked on the Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rock:
22Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be spoiled, until Asshur carry thee away captive.
23Again he uttered his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
24The ships also shall come from the coasts of Kittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
25Then Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.