Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And when
Balaam saw
that it pleased
the LORD
to bless Israel, he did
not resort
to
sorcery
as on
previous
occasions
, but
he turned
his
face
toward
the wilderness .
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;
When
Balaam looked
up and saw
Israel encamped
tribe
by tribe
, the Spirit of God came
upon him,
and
Balaam lifteth
up his
eyes,
and seeth
Israel tabernacling,
by its
tribes
, and
the Spirit of God is
upon him,
and he lifted
up an
oracle
, saying
: “This
is
the
prophecy
of Balaam son of Beor ,
the
prophecy
of a
man whose eyes are open,
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
--
the
prophecy
of one
who hears
the
words
of God ,
who sees
a vision from
the Almighty, who
bows
down
with
eyes wide
open
:
An
affirmation
of him
who is
hearing
sayings
of God --
Who a vision of
the Almighty seeth
, Falling
--
and
eyes uncovered
:
How lovely
are
your
tents, O Jacob, your
dwellings
, O Israel !
How good
have
been
thy
tents, O Jacob, Thy
tabernacles
, O Israel ;
They spread
out like
palm
groves
, like
gardens beside
a stream,
like
aloes the
LORD
has
planted, like
cedars beside
the
waters .
As
valleys
they have
been
stretched
out, As
gardens by
a river;
As
aloes Jehovah
hath
planted, As
cedars by
waters ;
Water will
flow from his buckets, and his seed will
have
abundant
water.
His
king
will
be
greater
than Agag, and his kingdom will
be
exalted
.
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.
God brought
him out of Egypt with
strength
like
a wild
ox,
to devour
hostile
nations and crush
their bones, to
pierce
them
with arrows .
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,
He crouches
, he lies
down like
a lion ;
like
a lioness ,
who dares
to
rouse
him? Blessed
are
those
who bless
you
and cursed
are
those
who curse
you
. ”
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
. '
Then
Balak’s
anger burned
against Balaam, and he struck
his hands together
and said
to
Balaam, “I
summoned
you
to curse
my
enemies, but
behold
, you
have
persisted
in
blessing
them
these three times .
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 ;
Therefore
, flee at
once
to
your
home!
I said I would
richly
reward
you
, but
instead
the
LORD
has
denied
your
reward
. ”
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
. '
Balaam answered
Balak, “
Did I not already
tell
the
messengers you
sent me
And
Balaam saith
unto
Balak, `
Did I not also
unto
thy
messengers whom
thou
hast
sent unto
me ,
speak,
saying,
that
even
if Balak were
to
give me his house full
of silver and gold, I could
not do
anything
of my
own
accord
, good or bad,
to
go
beyond
the
command
of the
LORD?
I will
speak whatever
the
LORD
says.
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 ?
Now I am going back
to my people ,
but
come, let
me
warn
you
what
this people will
do
to your
people in the days to
come
. ”
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. '
Then
Balaam
lifted
up an
oracle,
saying
, “This
is
the
prophecy
of Balaam son of Beor ,
the
prophecy
of a
man whose eyes are open,
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
--
the
prophecy
of one
who hears
the
words
of God ,
who
has
knowledge from
the Most High ,
who
sees
a vision from
the Almighty, who
bows
down
with
eyes wide
open
:
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
:
I see him
, but not now; I behold him
, but not near .
A star will
come
forth
from Jacob, and a scepter
will
arise
from Israel .
He
will
crush
the
skulls
of Moab and strike
down
all the
sons of Sheth.
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.
Edom will
become
a possession, as
will
Seir, his
enemy;
but
Israel will
perform
with
valor.
And
Edom hath
been
a possession, And
Seir hath
been
a
possession
, `for'
its
enemies,
And
Israel is
doing
valiantly;
A
ruler
will
come
from
Jacob
and destroy
the
survivors
of the
city
. ”
And `one'
doth
rule
out
of Jacob,
And
hath
destroyed
a
remnant
from
Ar
. '
Then
Balaam
saw
Amalek and lifted
up an
oracle
, saying
: “Amalek
was
first
among
the nations,
but
his end is
destruction
. ”
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
. '
Next
he saw
the Kenites
and lifted
up an
oracle
, saying
: “Your
dwelling
place
is secure
, and your
nest
is
set
in a cliff.
And
he seeth
the Kenite,
and taketh
up his
simile
, and
saith
: `Enduring
`
is '
thy
dwelling
, And setting
in a rock
thy
nest,
Yet
Kain
will
be
destroyed
when Asshur takes
you
captive .”
But
the
Kenite
is
for
a
burning;
Till
when doth
Asshur keep
thee
captive ?'
Once
more
Balaam
lifted
up an
oracle
, saying
: “Ah,
who can
live unless
God has
ordained
it
?
And
he
taketh
up his
simile
, and
saith
: `Alas!
who doth
live when
God doth
this
?
Ships will
come
from the coasts
of Cyprus;
they will
subdue
Asshur and Eber, but
they
too
will
perish
forever
. ”
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
. '
Then
Balaam arose
and returned
to his homeland
, and Balak also went
on his way.
And
Balaam riseth,
and goeth,
and
turneth
back
to his place
, and Balak also hath
gone
on his way.
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