1And Balaam said to Balaq: “Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” 2And Balaq did as Balaam said to him and Balaam and Balaq offered up bulls and rams on the altar. 3And Balaam said to Balaq: “Arise, stand with your burnt offerings and I shall go; perhaps LORD JEHOVAH shall call to meet me and the answer that He shows to me I shall show it to you”; and he went straight forward.

4And God was revealed to Balaam and said to him: “Seven altars you have prepared and you offered up bulls and rams on the altar.” 5And LORD JEHOVAH put the word in the mouth of Balaam and said to him: “Go to Balaq and thus speak.” 6And he came to him and he stood with his burnt offerings he and all the Princes of Moab.

7And he lifted up his proverb and said: “From Aram, from the mountains of the East, Balaq, the King of the Moabites, has led me and said to me: ‘Come curse Yaquuv for me and come destroy Israel for me.’

8How shall I curse him that has God not cursed, and how shall I destroy him whom LORD JEHOVAH has not destroyed?

9Because from the top of the mountains I saw him, and from Ramtha, his limit; behold the people dwells alone and is not counted among the nations.

10Who can count the troubles of Yaquuv and the number of the fourth of Israel? May my soul die the death of their upright ones and may my end be like them.”

11And Balaq said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I called you to curse my enemies and behold, blessing, you bless them.” 12And Balaam answered and said, “Behold, whatever LORD JEHOVAH puts in my mouth is what I observe to speak.”

13And Balaq said to him: “Come with me to another region that you may see it from there, however its uttermost reaches you shall see and you shall not see all of it, and curse it for me from there.” 14And he led him to a field of the Watchmen to the top of Ramtha, and he built seven altars and offered up bulls and rams on the altars. 15And Balaam said to Balaq: “Arise here with your burnt offerings and I shall come as far as here.” 16And LORD JEHOVAH was revealed to Balaam and put the word in his mouth and said to him: “Go to Balaq and thus say to him.” 17And he came to him and he was standing with his burnt offerings and the Princes of Moab with him and said to Balaq what LORD JEHOVAH said.

18And he lifted up his proverb and said, “Arise, Balaq and hear, and give ear to my testimony, son of Tsephor.

19God is not a man that He would lie, neither a son of man to be advised; He says and he does and his word stands for eternities.

20Behold I have been led to bless and I will not return the blessing.

21I have not seen evil in Yaquuv and I have not beheld malice in Israel; LORD JEHOVAH his God is with him and the glory of his King is in him.

22God has brought them forth from Egypt by his strength and with his majesty.

23Because no divination is in Yaquuv neither an oracle in Israel, according to this time it will be said to Yaquuv and to Israel, ‘What God has done!.’

24Behold the people rises up as a lion and like a lion lifts himself up; he will not sleep until he will eat the prey and the blood of the slain he will drink.”

25And Balaq said to Balaam: “Surely do not curse him, neither surely bless him.” 26And Balaam answered and said to Balaq, “Have I not said to you that everything that LORD JEHOVAH says to me is what I do?”

27And Balaq said to Balaam: “Come, I shall bring you to another region; doubtless it will be pleasing in the eyes of God to curse him for me from there.” 28And Balaq took Balaam to the top of Peor that appears opposite Ashimon. 29And Balaam said to Balaq: “Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” 30And Balaq did as Balaam said to him, and he offered up bulls and rams on the altar.