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 lift 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 parable, and said,
4He hath said, which heard the words of God,
5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob,
6As the valleys are they spread forth,
7He shall pour the water out of his buckets,
8God brought him forth out of Egypt;
9He couched, he lay down as a lion,
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.
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 unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
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 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 parable, and said,
16He hath said, which heard the words of God,
17I shall see him, but not now:
18And Edom shall be a possession,
19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,
20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said,
21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said,
22Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted,
23And he took up his parable, and said,
24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,
25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.