CHAP. XXII. Balak's firft Meffage for Balaam is refufed: 15 His fecond obtaineth him: 22 An Angel would have flain him, if his Afs had not faved him: 36 Balak entertaineth him. I Ver. 1 AND the Children of Ifrael fet forward, and pitched in the Plains of Moab on this Side Jordan by Jericho. 2 And Balak the Son of Zippor faw all that Ifrael had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was fore afraid of the People, because they were many and Moab was diftreffed, because of the Children of Ifrael. 4 And Moab faid unto the Elders of Midian, Now fhall this Company lick up all that are round about us, as the Ox licketh up the Grafs of the Field. And Balak the Son of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that Time. 5 He fent Meflengers therefore unto Balaam the Son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River of the Land of the Children of his People, to call him, faying, Behold, there is a People come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the Face of the Earth, and they abide over againft me. 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curfe me this People, for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may fmite them, and that I may drive them out of the Land: for I wot that he whom thou bleffeft, is bleffed, and he whom thou curfeft, is curfed. 7 And the Elders of Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, with the Rewards of Divination in their Hand; and they came unto Balaam, and fpake unto him the Words. of Balak. 8 And he faid unto them, Lodge here this Night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD fhall speak unto me: And the Princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And GoD came unto Balaam, and faid, What Men are thefe with thee?. 10 And Balaam faid unto Gop, Balak the Son of Zippor, King of Moab, hath fent unto me, faying, 1 Behold, there is a People come out of Egypt, which covereth the Face of the Earth: Come now, curfe me them; perad peradventure I fhall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12 And GOD faid unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, thou fhalt not curfe the People: for they are bleffed. 13 And Balaam rofe up in the Morning, and faid unto the Princes of Balak, Get you into your Land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 14 And the Princes of Moab rofe up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 15 And Balak fent yet again Princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and faid to him, Thus faith Balak the Son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me : 17 For I will promote thee unto very great Honour, and I will do whatfoever thou fayeft unto me: Come therefore, I pray thee, curfe me this People. 18 And Balaam answered and faid unto the Servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his House full of Silver and Gold, I cannot go beyond the Word of the LORD my GOD, to do lefs or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye alfo here this Night, that I may know what the LORD will fay unto me more. 20 And GOD came unto Balaam at Night, and faid unto him, If the Men come to call thee, rife up, and go with them; but yet the Word which I fhall fay unto thee, that fhalt thou do. 21 And Balaam rofe up in the Morning, and faddled his Afs, and went with the Princes of Moab. 22 And GOD's Anger was kindled, because he went: and the Angel of the LORD ftood in the Way for an Adverfary against him: Now he was riding upon his Afs, and his two Servants were with him. 23 And the Afs faw the Angel of the LORD ftanding in the Way, and his Sword drawn in his Hand: and the Afs turned afide out of the Way, and went into the Field and Balaam fmote the Afs to turn her into the Way. : 24 But the Angel of the LORD ftood in a Path of the Vineyards, a Wall being on this Side, and a Wall on that Side. 25 And when the Afs faw the Angel of the LORD, fhe 2 thruft thrust herself unto the Wall, and crufht Balaam's Foot against the Wall: and he fmote her again. 26 And the Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow Place, where was no Way to turn either to the Right Hand or to the Left. 27 And when the Afs faw the Angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's Anger was kindled, and he fmote the Afs with a Staff. 28 And the LORD opened the Mouth of the Afs, and fhe faid unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou haft fmitten me these three Times? 29 And Balaam faid unto the Afs, Because thou haft mocked me: I would there were a Sword in mine Hand, for now would I kill thee. 30 u And the Ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine Afs, upon which thou haft ridden ever fince I was thine, unto this Day? was I ever wont to do fo unto thee? and he faid, Nay. 2 Pet. ii. 15 Following the Way of Balaam the Son of Bozor, who loved the WAGES of UNRIGHTEOUSNESS; 16 But was rebuked for his IniquiMan's Voice, forbad the Madness of ty: the dumb Afs fpeaking with the Prophet. 31 Then the LORD opened the Eyes of Balaam, and he faw the Angel of the LORD ftanding in the Way, and his Sword drawn in his Hand: and he bowed down his Head, and fell flat on his Face. 32 And the Angel of the LORD faid unto him, Wherefore haft thou fmitten thine Afs these three Times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy Way is perverse before me. 33 And the Afs faw me, and turned from me these three Times unless she had turned from me, furely now also I had flain thee, and faved her alive. : 34 And Balaam faid unto the Angel of the LORD, I have finned; for I knew not that thou stoodeft in the Way against me now therefore if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the Angel of the LORD faid unto Balaam, Go with the Men but only the Word that I fhall speak unto thee, that thou fhalt fpeak: So Balaam went with the Princes of Balak. 36 And when Ralak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, unto a City of Moab, which is in the Border of Arnon, which is in the utmost Coast. 37 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly fend unto thee to call thee? Wherefore cameft thou not unto me? Am I not able indeed to promote thee to Honour ? 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any Power at all to fay any thing? the Word that God putteth in my Mouth, that fhall I speak. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-Huzoth. 40 And Balak offered Oxen and Sheep, and fent to Balaam, and to the Princes that were with him. 41 And it came to pafs on the Morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high Places of Baal, that thence he might fee the utmost part of the People. CHA P. XXIII. 1, 13, 28 Balak's Sacrifice. 7, 18 Balaam's Parable. Ver. 13 3 AND Balak faid unto him, Come, I pray the with me unto another Place, from whence thou mayeft fee them: thou fhalt fee but the utmost Part of them, and shalt not fee them all and curfe me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the Field of Zophim, to the Top of Pifgah, and built feven Altars, and offered a Bullock and a Ram on every Altar. 15 And he faid unto Balak, Stand here by thy Burntoffering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a Word in his Mouth, and faid, Go again unto Balak, and fay thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his Burnt-offering, and the Princes of Moab with him. And Balak faid unto him, What hath the LORD fpoken? 18 And he took up his Parable, and faid, Rife up Balak, and hear; hearken unto me thou Son of Zippor: 19 GOD is not a Man, that he fhould lie, neither the Son of Man, that he should repent: hath he faid, and fhall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and fhall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received Commandment to bless; and he hath bleffed, and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld Iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he feen Perverseness in Ifrael, the LORD his GOD is with him, and the Shout of a King is among them. E 22 GOD 22 GOD brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the Strength of an Unicorn. 23 Surely there is no Enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any Divination against Ifrael: according to this Time it fhall be faid of Jacob, and of Ifrael, What hath GOD wrought? 24 Behold the People fhall rise up as a great Lion, and lift up himself as a young Lion: he fhall not lie down until he eat of the Prey, and drink the Blood of the flain. 25 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Neither curfe them at all, nor blefs them at all. 26 But Balaam anfwered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, faying, All that the LORD fpeaketh, that I must do? 27 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another Place; peradventure it will pleafe GOD, that thou mayeft curfe me them from thence. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the Top of Peor, that looketh toward Jefhimon. 29 And Balaam faid unto Balak, Build me here feven Altars, and prepare me here feven Bullocks and feven Rams. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had faid, and offered a Bullock and a Ram on every Altar. 'A' CHA P. XXIV. Balaam prophefieth Ifrael's Happiness. have 1 wearied thee teftify against have I done unto thee, and wherein ine. Vers AND when Balaam Micah vi. 3 O my People, what faw that it pleafed the LORD to blefs Ifrael, he went not as at other Times, to feck for Enchantments, but he fet his Face toward the Wilderness. 2 And Balaam lift up his Eyes, and he faw Ifrael abiding in his Tents according to their Tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him. Land of Egypt, and REDEEMED thee 4 For I brought thee up out of the out of the Houfe of Servants, and I fent before thee MOSES, AAROn, and MIRIAM. what BALAK King of Moab confulted, OUSNESS of the LORD. 3 And he took up his Parable, and faid, Balaam the Son of Beor hath faid, and the Man whofe Eyes are open hath faid: |