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1The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
2Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.”
Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Look, a people have came out of Egypt. They cover the surface of the earth, and they are living opposite me.
6Please come now therefore, and curse this people for me, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that the one who you bless is blessed, and the one who you curse is cursed.”
7The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8He said to them, “Y’all stay here tonight, and I will bring y’all word that YHWH speaks to me.” The officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”
10Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me,
11‘Look, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.’”
12God said to Balaam, “You must not go with them. You must not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
13Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the officials of Balak, “Y’all should go to your* land, because YHWH has refused to let me to go with y’all.”
14The officials of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
15Balak again sent officials, more, and more honorable than they.
16They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
17for I will honor-honor you and do whatever you say to me. So please come and curse this people for me.’”
18Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of YHWH my God, to do less or more.
19Now please y’all, stay here tonight as well, so that I may know what else YHWH will speak to me.”
20God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them, but you must only do the word which I speak to you.”
21Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the officials of Moab.
22God’s anger burned because he went; and the Angel of YHWH placed himself in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23The donkey saw the Angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned out of the path, and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the path.
24Then the Angel of YHWH stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25The donkey saw the Angel of YHWH, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. He struck her again.
26The Angel of YHWH went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27The donkey saw the Angel of YHWH, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
28YHWH opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
29Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
30The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Did I have a habit-habit of doing this to you?”
He said, “No.”
31Then YHWH opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
32The Angel of YHWH said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.
33The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless she had turned away from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”
34Balaam said to the Angel of YHWH, “I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.”
35The Angel of YHWH said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but only say the word that I tell to you.”
So Balaam went with the officials of Balak.
36When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
37Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I send-send for you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”
38Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you, but do have I have the power-power to say just anything? I must only speak the message that God puts in my mouth.”
39Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
40Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the leaders who were with him.
41In the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.