Numbers 23 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Prophecies of Balaam

Num 23:1And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Build for me in this place seven altars, and make ready for me in this place seven bullocks and seven rams.'

Num 23:2

Num 23:2And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,

Num 23:3

Num 23:3and Balaam saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth to a high place.

Num 23:4

Num 23:4And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, 'The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'

Num 23:5

Num 23:5and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

Num 23:6

Num 23:6And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

Num 23:7

Num 23:7And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant with Israel.

Num 23:8

Num 23:8What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!

Num 23:9

Num 23:9For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.

Num 23:10

Num 23:10Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'

Num 23:11

Num 23:11And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

Num 23:12

Num 23:12and he answereth and saith, 'That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'

Num 23:13

Num 23:13And Balak saith unto him, 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'

Num 23:14

Num 23:14and he taketh him to the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.

Num 23:15

Num 23:15And he saith unto Balak, 'Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet Him there;'

Num 23:16

Num 23:16and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

Num 23:17

Num 23:17And 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?'

Num 23:18

Num 23:18And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

Num 23:19

Num 23:19God 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?

Num 23:20

Num 23:20Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I cannot reverse it.

Num 23:21

Num 23:21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, And a shout of a king is in him.

Num 23:22

Num 23:22God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;

Num 23:23

Num 23:23For no enchantment is against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!

Num 23:24

Num 23:24Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'

Num 23:25

Num 23:25And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'

Num 23:26

Num 23:26and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, 'Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?'

Num 23:27

Num 23:27And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'

Num 23:28

Num 23:28And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,

Num 23:29

Num 23:29and Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Build for me in this place seven altars, and make ready for me in this place seven bullocks and seven rams;'

Num 23:30

Num 23:30and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Numbers 23 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Prophecies of Balaam

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