Numbers 22:12-16

¹²But God told Balaam, “You are not to go back with them. You must not curse this people, for they are blessed.”

¹³In the morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's messengers, “Go back to where you came from because the Lord has refused to allow me to go with you.”

¹⁴The Moabite leaders left. They returned to Balak, and told him, “Balaam refused to come back with us.”

¹⁵Then Balak sent even more leaders who were more prestigious than before.

¹⁶When they arrived they told Balaam, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please don't let anything stop you from coming to see me,