Numbers 23:14-28

¹⁴And he brought him to the field of the watch-tower on the top of the hill; and builded seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

¹⁵And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, and I will go yonder.

¹⁶And the Word from before the Lord met Bileam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus speak.

¹⁷And he came to him, and he was standing by his burnt offering, and the nobles of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What hath the Lord spoken?

¹⁸And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear, Listen to my words, Bar Zippor:

¹⁹The word of Eloha is not as the words of men; The sons of men speak, but lie; Nor is it as the works of the children of flesh, Who decree to do, but repent, and change their counsels. What He hath said He will perform, And His every word is steadfast.

²⁰Behold, I have received benedictions to bless Israel, And I may not turn my blessing from him.

²¹I have seen that in the house of Jakob The worshippers of idols are not, Nor in Israel the workers of the work of lies. The Word of the Lord their God is their helper, And the Shekinah of their King is among them.

²²God, who brought them out from Mizraim, Becomes his strength and exaltation.

²³For no divinations can prosper against the house of Jakob, Nor enchantments against the myriads of Israel. According to the time it shall be said of Jakob and of Israel, What hath Eloah wrought!

²⁴Behold, the people shall dwell as a lioness, And as a lion shall he lift himself up; Until he hath slain with slaughter, He will not rest in his land, And inherit the treasures of the nations.

²⁵And Balak said to Bileam, Neither cursing curse them, nor blessing bless them.

²⁶But Bileam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?

²⁷And Balak said to Bileam, Come now, I will take thee to another place; perhaps it may be pleasing before the Lord, that thou mayest curse them for me from thence.

²⁸And Balak conducted Bileam to the top of the high place that looketh toward the face of Beth Jeshimon.