NU-24:1  And 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.

NU-24:2  And 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.

NU-24:3  And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of

Beor hath

said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

NU-24:4  He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw

the vision of

the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:

NU-24:5  How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy

tabernacles, O Israel!

NU-24:6  As 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.

NU-24:7  He 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.

NU-24:8  God 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.

NU-24:9  He 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.

NU-24:10  And 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.

NU-24:11  Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to

promote thee unto

great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

NU-24:12  And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy

messengers which

thou sentest unto me, saying,

NU-24:13  If 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?

NU-24:14  And 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.

NU-24:15  And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son

of Beor hath

said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

NU-24:16  He 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:

NU-24:17  I 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.

NU-24:18  And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a

possession for

his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

NU-24:19  Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,

and shall

destroy him that remaineth of the city.

NU-24:20  And 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.

NU-24:21  And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable,

and said,

Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

NU-24:22  Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur

shall carry

thee away captive.

NU-24:23  And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall

live when God

doeth this!

NU-24:24  And ships [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and

shall afflict

Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for

ever.

NU-24:25  And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place:

 and Balak

also went his way.

~~~~~~