Bemiḏbar (Numbers) 24

Num 24:1 And when Bil‛am saw that it pleased יהוה to bless Yisra’ĕl, he did
not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the
wilderness.
Num 24:2 And Bil‛am lifted up his eyes and saw Yisra’ĕl encamped
according to their tribes. And the Spirit of Elohim came upon him.
Num 24:3 And he took up his proverb and said, “The saying of Bil‛am, son
of Be‛or, and the saying of the man whose eyes are opened,
Num 24:4 the saying of him who hears the words of Ĕl, who sees the vision
of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes opened wide:
Num 24:5 “How good are your tents, O Ya‛aqoḇ, your dwellings, O
Yisra’ĕl!
Num 24:6 “Like wadis that stretch out, like gardens by a river, like aloes
planted by יהוה, like cedars beside waters.
Num 24:7 “He makes water flow from his buckets, and his seed is in many
waters. His sovereign is higher than Aḡaḡ, and his reign is exalted.
Num 24:8 “Ĕl who brought him out of Mitsrayim is for them like the horns of
a wild ox; he devours nations, his enemies; and he breaks their bones, and
with his arrows he smites.
Num 24:9 “He bowed down, he lay down like a lion. And, like a lion, who
would rouse him? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who
curses you.”
Num 24:10 Then the displeasure of Balaq burned against Bil‛am, and he
struck his hands together. Balaq then said to Bil‛am, “I summoned you to
curse my enemies, and see, you have kept on blessing, these three times!
Num 24:11 “And now flee to your place. I said I would greatly esteem you,
and see, יהוה has kept you back from esteem.”
Num 24:12 And Bil‛am said to Balaq, “Did I not also speak to your
messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
Num 24:13 ‘If Balaq should give me his house filled with silver and gold, I
am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה, to do either good or evil of my own
heart. What יהוה speaks, that I speak’?
Num 24:14 “And now, see, I am going to my people. Come, let me advise
you what this people is going to do to your people in the latter days.”
Num 24:15 And he took up his proverb and said, “The saying of Bil‛am, son
of Be‛or, and the saying of the man whose eyes are opened,
Num 24:16 the saying of him who hears the words of Ĕl, and knows the
knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls
down, with eyes opened wide:
Num 24:17 “I see Him, but not now; I observe Him, but not near. A Star
shall come out of Ya‛aqoḇ, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Yisra’ĕl, and shall
smite the corners of Mo’aḇ, and shall destroy all the sons of Shĕth.
Num 24:18 “And Eḏom shall be a possession; and Sĕ‛ir shall be a
possession – enemies – and Yisra’ĕl is doing mightily.
Num 24:19 “And out of Ya‛aqoḇ One shall rule and destroy the remnant
from Ar.”
Num 24:20 He then looked on Amalĕq, and he took up his proverb and said,
“Amalĕq was first among the nations, but his latter end is to perish forever.”
Num 24:21 He then looked on the Qĕynites, and he took up his proverb and
said, “Firm is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock,
Num 24:22 but Qayin is to be burned. Till when does Asshur keep you
captive?”
Num 24:23 And he took up his proverb and said, “Oh, who does live when
Ĕl does this?
Num 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall
afflict Asshur and afflict Ĕḇer, and so shall Amalĕq, and he also perishes.”
Num 24:25 And Bil‛am arose and left, and returned to his place. And Balaq
also went his way.