Numbers 23:15-19 in English

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder.

¹⁶ And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

¹⁵ And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

¹⁶ And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by your sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

¹⁶ And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, return to Balac, and thus shall you speak.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; listen as a witness, you son of Sepphor.

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here close to your burned offerings, while I go and talk with Yahweh.”

¹⁶ So Balaam did that, and Yahweh appeared to Balaam again and gave him another message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and tell him that message.”

¹⁷ So Balaam returned to where the king and the leaders from Moab were standing, next to the altar where Balak had burned the sacrifices. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?”

¹⁸ Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor DOU!

¹⁹ God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.

¹⁵ And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by your sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

¹⁶ And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, return to Balac, and thus shall you speak.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; listen as a witness, you son of Sepphor.

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ The LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has the LORD spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

¹⁶ And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

¹⁷ So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

¹⁸ And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

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

¹⁶ And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken?

¹⁸ Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.

¹⁶ And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him.

¹⁷ Returning he found him standing by his burnt sacrifice, and the princes of the Moabites with him. And Balac said to him: What hath the Lord spoken?

¹⁸ But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfill?

¹⁵ Balaam told Balak, “Wait here beside your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.”

¹⁶ The Lord met Balaam and gave him a message to share. He told him, “Go back to Balak and this is what you are to say to him.”

¹⁷ So he went back to Balak, who was waiting there beside his burnt offering, along with all the Moabite leaders. “What did the Lord say?” Balak asked.

¹⁸ This is the prophecy that Balaam delivered: “Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ God isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he say he's going to do something but doesn't? Does he make promises he doesn't carry out?

¹⁵ After, he sayde vnto Balak, Stande here by thy burnt offring, and I wil meete the Lord yonder.

¹⁶ And the Lord mette Balaam, and put an answere in his mouth, and sayd, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And when he came to him, beholde, hee stoode by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him: so Balak sayde vnto him, What hath the Lord sayd?

¹⁸ And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the sonne of man that he shoulde repent: hath he sayde and shall he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shall he not accomplish it?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said: 'Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.'

¹⁷ And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him: 'What hath the LORD spoken?'

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: when He hath said, will He not do it? or when He hath spoken, will He not make it good?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

¹⁶ And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God 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?

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Place thyself here by thy burnt-offering, while I will repair to yonder place.

¹⁶ And the Lord met Bil'am, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said unto him: What hath the Lord spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; bend hither thy ear unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shall he not fulfill it?

¹⁵ And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to inquire of God.

¹⁶ And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole burnt sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has the Lord spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken as a witness, thou son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God 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?

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

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

¹⁷ And 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?

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

¹⁹ The 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.

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet over there.”

¹⁶ Adonai met Balaam Not people, Destroyer of people, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Teshuvah ·Completely return· to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab From father with him. Balak said to him, “What has Adonai spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and sh'ma ·hear obey·! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

¹⁵ Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet with Yahweh over there.”

¹⁶ So Yahweh met Balaam and put a message in his mouth. He said, “Return to Balak and give him my message.”

¹⁷ Balaam returned to him, and look, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab were with him. Then Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh said?”

¹⁸ Balaam began his prophecy. He said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, Or a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he promised anything without doing it? Has he said he would do something without carrying it out?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ The LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has the LORD spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What hath the LORD spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God 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 spoke, and shall he not make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ The LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has the LORD spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

¹⁶ The LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

¹⁷ He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has the LORD spoken?”

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?

¹⁵ Balaam said to Balak, Stand here beside thy burnt sacrifice, while I go to meet with the Lord.

¹⁶ And when the Lord had met with Balaam, and had put a word in his mouth, he said, Turn again to Balak, and thou shalt say these things to him.

¹⁷ He turned again, and found Balak standing beside his burnt sacrifice, and the princes of Moabites with him. To whom Balak said, What hath spoken the Lord?

¹⁸ And when his parable was taken, he said, Stand thou, Balak, and hearken; hear, thou son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he lie, neither he is as the son of a man, that he be changed; therefore he hath said, and shall he not do it? he hath spoken, and shall he not fulfill it?

¹⁵ Balaam said to Balak, Stand here beside thy burnt sacrifice, while I go to meet with the Lord.

¹⁶ And when the Lord had met with Balaam, and had put a word in his mouth, he said, Turn again to Balak (or Return to Balak), and thou shalt say these things to him.

¹⁷ He turned again, and found Balak standing beside his burnt sacrifice, and the princes of Moabites with him. To whom Balak said, What hath spoken the Lord? (And he returned, and found Balak standing beside his burnt sacrifice, and the leaders of the Moabites with him. And Balak said to him, What hath the Lord said?)

¹⁸ And when his parable was taken (or And when he had received his prophecy), he said, Stand thou (up), Balak, and harken; hear, thou son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he (can) lie, neither he is as the son of a man, that he (can) be changed; therefore he hath said, and shall he not do it? he hath spoken, and shall he not fulfill it?

¹⁵ he seide to Balaach, Stonde here bisidis thi brent sacrifice, while Y go.

¹⁶ And whanne the Lord hadde `come to him, and hadde put `a word in his mouth, he seide, Turne ayen to Balach, and thou schalt seie these thingis to hym.

¹⁷ He turnyde ayen, and foond Balach stondynge bisidis his brent sacrifice, and the princis of Moabitis with hym. To whom Balach seide, What spak the Lord?

¹⁸ And whanne his parable `was takun, he seide, Stonde, Balach, and herkene; here, thou sone of Sephor. God is not `as a man,

¹⁹ that he lye, nethir he is as the sone of a man, that he be chaungid; therfor he seide, and schal he not do? he spak, and schal he not fulfille?

¹⁵ And he saith unto Balak, 'Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I — I meet Him there;'

¹⁶ and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

¹⁷ And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: 'What hath Jehovah spoken?'

¹⁸ And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ God is not a man — and lieth, And a son of man — and repenteth! Hath He said — and doth He not do it? And spoken — and doth He not confirm it?