Numbers 24:2-17

²And Bileam lifted up his eyes, and beheld Israel dwelling by his tribes; and the Spirit of prophecy rested upon him from before the Lord.

³And he took up his parable, and said: Bileam, the son of Beor, hath said, The man who saw the Beautiful hath said,

⁴he hath said who heard the Word from before God, Who saw the vision of the Almighty, prostrate when he saw:

⁵How goodly is thy land, O Jakob, And the house of thy habitation, O Israel!

⁶As rivers flowing onward; as the watered garden by Euphrates, As aromatics planted by the Lord; as cedars planted by the waters.

⁷The king anointed from his sons shall increase, And have dominion over many nations; His king shall be mightier than Agag, and his kingdom be exalted.

⁸God, who brought them from Mizraim, is mighty and high, and by Him Shall Israel use the wealth of the nations their foes, Enjoy the spoils of their kings, and inherit their lands.

⁹He reposed in his strength, as the lion and the lioness, And no kingdom may commove him. They who bless thee shall be blessed, And they who curse thee be accursed.

¹⁰And the anger of Balak was roused against Bileam, and he smote his hands together. And Balak said to Bileam, I called thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, blessing hast thou blessed them these three times!

¹¹And now go to thy place. I said, Honouring I would honour thee; but, behold, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.

¹²But Bileam said to Balak, Did I not also tell the messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,

¹³If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I have no power to transgress the decree of the Word of the Lord, to do good or evil of my own will; whatsoever the Lord shall sat that will I speak?

¹⁴And now, behold, I go unto my people. Come, I will give thee counsel what thou shouldst do; and will show thee what this people will do unto thy people at the end of the days.

¹⁵And he took up his parable, and said: Bileam, the son of Beor, speaketh, The man who saw the Beautiful speaketh,

¹⁶He speaks who heard the Word from before God, And who knoweth knowledge from the Most High, Who saw the vision of the Almighty, prostrate when he saw.

¹⁷I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh. When a king shall arise out of Jakob, And the Meshiha be anointed from Israel, He will slay the princes of Moab, and reign over all the children of men;