22:1 Then
the
people
of
Israel
set
out
and
camped
in
the
plains
of
Moab
beyond
the
Jordan
at
Jericho.
22:2 And
Balak
the
son
of
Zippor
saw
all
that
Israel
had
done
to
the
Amorites.
22:3 And
Moab
was
in
great
dread
of
the
people,
because
they
were
many.
Moab
was
overcome
with
fear
of
the
people
of
Israel.
22:4 And
Moab
said
to
the
elders
of
Midian,
"This
horde
will
now
lick
up
all
that
is
around
us,
as
the
ox
licks
up
the
grass
of
the
field."
So
Balak
the
son
of
Zippor,
who
was
king
of
Moab
at
that
time,
22:5 sent
messengers
to
Balaam
the
son
of
Beor
at
Pethor,
which
is
near
the
River
in
the
land
of
the
people
of
Amaw,
to
call
him,
saying,
"Behold,
a
people
has
come
out
of
Egypt.
They
cover
the
face
of
the
earth,
and
they
are
dwelling
opposite
me.
22:6 Come
now,
curse
this
people
for
me,
since
they
are
too
mighty
for
me.
Perhaps
I
shall
be
able
to
defeat
them
and
drive
them
from
the
land,
for
I
know
that
he
whom
you
bless
is
blessed,
and
he
whom
you
curse
is
cursed."
22:7 So
the
elders
of
Moab
and
the
elders
of
Midian
departed
with
the
fees
for
divination
in
their
hand.
And
they
came
to
Balaam
and
gave
him
Balak's
message.
22:8 And
he
said
to
them,
"Lodge
here
tonight,
and
I
will
bring
back
word
to
you,
as
the
LORD
speaks
to
me."
So
the
princes
of
Moab
stayed
with
Balaam.
22:9 And
God
came
to
Balaam
and
said,
"Who
are
these
men
with
you"
22:10 And
Balaam
said
to
God,
"Balak
the
son
of
Zippor,
king
of
Moab,
has
sent
to
me,
saying,
22:11 'Behold,
a
people
has
come
out
of
Egypt,
and
it
covers
the
face
of
the
earth.
Now
come,
curse
them
for
me.
Perhaps
I
shall
be
able
to
fight
against
them
and
drive
them
out.'"
22:12 God
said
to
Balaam,
"You
shall
not
go
with
them.
You
shall
not
curse
the
people,
for
they
are
blessed."
22:13 So
Balaam
rose
in
the
morning
and
said
to
the
princes
of
Balak,
"Go
to
your
own
land,
for
the
LORD
has
refused
to
let
me
go
with
you."
22:14 So
the
princes
of
Moab
rose
and
went
to
Balak
and
said,
"Balaam
refuses
to
come
with
us."
22:15 Once
again
Balak
sent
princes,
more
in
number
and
more
honorable
than
these.
22:16 And
they
came
to
Balaam
and
said
to
him,
"Thus
says
Balak
the
son
of
Zippor:
'Let
nothing
hinder
you
from
coming
to
me,
22:17 for
I
will
surely
do
you
great
honor,
and
whatever
you
say
to
me
I
will
do.
Come,
curse
this
people
for
me.'"
22:18 But
Balaam
answered
and
said
to
the
servants
of
Balak,
"Though
Balak
were
to
give
me
his
house
full
of
silver
and
gold,
I
could
not
go
beyond
the
command
of
the
LORD
my
God
to
do
less
or
more.
22:19 So
you,
too,
please
stay
here
tonight,
that
I
may
know
what
more
the
LORD
will
say
to
me."
22:20 And
God
came
to
Balaam
at
night
and
said
to
him,
"If
the
men
have
come
to
call
you,
rise,
go
with
them;
but
only
do
what
I
tell
you."
22:21 So
Balaam
rose
in
the
morning
and
saddled
his
donkey
and
went
with
the
princes
of
Moab.
22:22 But
God's
anger
was
kindled
because
he
went,
and
the
angel
of
the
LORD
took
his
stand
in
the
way
as
his
adversary.
Now
he
was
riding
on
the
donkey,
and
his
two
servants
were
with
him.
22:23 And
the
donkey
saw
the
angel
of
the
LORD
standing
in
the
road,
with
a
drawn
sword
in
his
hand.
And
the
donkey
turned
aside
out
of
the
road
and
went
into
the
field.
And
Balaam
struck
the
donkey,
to
turn
her
into
the
road.
22:24 Then
the
angel
of
the
LORD
stood
in
a
narrow
path
between
the
vineyards,
with
a
wall
on
either
side.
22:25 And
when
the
donkey
saw
the
angel
of
the
LORD,
she
pushed
against
the
wall
and
pressed
Balaam's
foot
against
the
wall.
So
he
struck
her
again.
22:26 Then
the
angel
of
the
LORD
went
ahead
and
stood
in
a
narrow
place,
where
there
was
no
way
to
turn
either
to
the
right
or
to
the
left.
22:27 When
the
donkey
saw
the
angel
of
the
LORD,
she
lay
down
under
Balaam.
And
Balaam's
anger
was
kindled,
and
he
struck
the
donkey
with
his
staff.
22:28 Then
the
LORD
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"
22:29 And
Balaam
said
to
the
donkey,
"Because
you
have
made
a
fool
of
me.
I
wish
I
had
a
sword
in
my
hand,
for
then
I
would
kill
you."
22:30 And
the
donkey
said
to
Balaam,
"Am
I
not
your
donkey,
on
which
you
have
ridden
all
your
life
long
to
this
day
Is
it
my
habit
to
treat
you
this
way"
And
he
said,
"No."
22:31 Then
the
LORD
opened
the
eyes
of
Balaam,
and
he
saw
the
angel
of
the
LORD
standing
in
the
way,
with
his
drawn
sword
in
his
hand.
And
he
bowed
down
and
fell
on
his
face.
22:32 And
the
angel
of
the
LORD
said
to
him,
"Why
have
you
struck
your
donkey
these
three
times
Behold,
I
have
come
out
to
oppose
you
because
your
way
is
perverse
before
me.
22:33 The
donkey
saw
me
and
turned
aside
before
me
these
three
times.
If
she
had
not
turned
aside
from
me,
surely
just
now
I
would
have
killed
you
and
let
her
live."
22:34 Then
Balaam
said
to
the
angel
of
the
LORD,
"I
have
sinned,
for
I
did
not
know
that
you
stood
in
the
road
against
me.
Now
therefore,
if
it
is
evil
in
your
sight,
I
will
turn
back."
22:35 And
the
angel
of
the
LORD
said
to
Balaam,
"Go
with
the
men,
but
speak
only
the
word
that
I
tell
you."
So
Balaam
went
on
with
the
princes
of
Balak.
22:36 When
Balak
heard
that
Balaam
had
come,
he
went
out
to
meet
him
at
the
city
of
Moab,
on
the
border
formed
by
the
Arnon,
at
the
extremity
of
the
border.
22:37 And
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
"Did
I
not
send
to
you
to
call
you
Why
did
you
not
come
to
me
Am
I
not
able
to
honor
you"
22:38 Balaam
said
to
Balak,
"Behold,
I
have
come
to
you!
Have
I
now
any
power
of
my
own
to
speak
anything
The
word
that
God
puts
in
my
mouth,
that
must
I
speak."
22:39 Then
Balaam
went
with
Balak,
and
they
came
to
Kiriath-huzoth.
22:40 And
Balak
sacrificed
oxen
and
sheep,
and
sent
for
Balaam
and
for
the
princes
who
were
with
him.
22:41 And
in
the
morning
Balak
took
Balaam
and
brought
him
up
to
Bamoth-baal,
and
from
there
he
saw
a
fraction
of
the
people.