Numbers 23:1–24:25
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Numbers 23:1–24:25 · Psalm 32 (MT: 33) · Proverbs 11:27 · Mark 13:1–20
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1And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
2And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on [every] altar.
2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
3And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.
3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
4And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went straight forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.
4And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
5And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, Thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
5And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7And he took up his parable, and said, Balac king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel.
7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8How can I cursewhom the Lord curses not ? or how can I devote whom God devotes not ?
8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9For from the top of the mountains I shall see him, and from the hills I shall observe him: behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.
10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
11And Balac said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I called thee to curse my enemies, andbeholdthou hast greatly blessed [them].
11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12And Balaam said to Balac, Whatsoever the Lord shall put into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
13And Balac said to him, Come yet with me to another place where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.
13And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
14And he took him to a high place of the field to the top of the quarried [rock], and he built there seven altars, and offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.
14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
15And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.
15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
16And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac said to him, What has the Lord spoken?
17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of man to be threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep [to his word]?
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.
20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21There shall not be trouble in Jacob, neither shall sorrow be seen in Israel: the Lord his God [is] with him, the glories of rulers [are] in him.
21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
22It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn.
22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23For there is no divination in Jacob, nor enchantment in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall perform.
23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion's whelp, and shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain.
24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
25And Balac said to Balaam, Neither curse the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.
25And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?
26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
27And Balac said to Balaam, Come [and] I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.
27And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
28And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, which extends to the wilderness.
28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
29And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30And Balac did as Balaam told him, and offered a calf and a ram on [every] altar.
30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
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] thy habitations, Jacob, and thy 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 thee are blessed, and they that curse thee 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 thee to curse my enemy, andbeholdthou hast 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 thy place: I said, I will honour thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee 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 thy messengers also whom thou sentest 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; whatsoever 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 thee of what this people shall do to thy 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, Thy dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy 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 skilfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee 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.