1 巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福以色列， 就不再像前两次一样去求观兆的方法， 却面向旷野。 2 巴兰举目， 看见以色列人按着支派居住， 神的灵就临到他身上。 3 他就作歌， 说： "比珥的儿子巴兰说： ‘有眼光的人说， 4 得听 神的话语、得见全能者的异象、身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说： 5 雅各啊， 你的会幕多么佳美； 以色列啊， 你的帐幕多么美好！ 6 像扩展的棕林， 如河边的园子， 似耶和华栽种的沉香树， 又像水旁的香柏树。 7 必有水从他的桶中流出来， 他的后裔必在多水之处； 他的王必超过亚甲， 他的国度必被高举。 8 领他出埃及的 神， 对他好像野牛的角； 他要吞吃敌国， 打碎他们的骨头， 用箭射透他们。 9 他蹲伏躺下， 好像公狮， 又像母狮， 谁敢使他起立呢？给你祝福的， 愿他蒙福； 咒诅你的， 愿他受咒诅。’" 10 巴勒向巴兰生气， 就拍起手； 巴勒对巴兰说： "我请你来咒诅我的敌人， 如今你反倒祝福他们这三次。 11 现在你逃回你的地方去吧； 我说过我要大大地使你得尊荣， 但是耶和华阻止你使你不得尊荣。" 12 巴兰对巴勒说： "我不是告诉了你派来的使者说： 13 ‘就算巴勒把满屋的金银给我， 我也不能越过耶和华的命令， 随自己的心意行好行歹’吗？耶和华说什么， 我就说什么。 14 现在我要回我本族去了； 你来， 我要告诉你这个民族日后要怎样待你的人民。" 15 他就作歌， 说： "比珥的儿子巴兰说： ‘开着眼的人说， 16 那得听 神的话语、明白至高者的知识、得见全能者的异象、身体仆倒而眼目睁开的人说： 17 我看见他， 却不是现在； 我望见他， 却不是近处； 必有一星从雅各而出， 必有一杖从以色列兴起； 他必打碎摩押的额角， 粉碎一切舍特人的头顶。 18 他必得以东作产业， 又得仇敌之地西珥作产业； 只有以色列人成为强壮。 19 有一位从雅各而出的必掌大权， 他要除灭城中余下的人。’" 20 巴兰看见了亚玛力， 就作歌， 说： "亚玛力原是列国之首， 他的结局却是灭亡。" 21 巴兰看见了基尼人， 就作歌， 说： "你的居所坚固， 你的窝巢建在磐石中； 22 但基尼必被毁灭； 亚述要到几时才把你掳去呢？" 23 巴兰又作歌， 说： "哀哉， 神决定这事， 谁能得活呢？ 24 必有船从基提而来， 苦害亚述， 苦害希伯； 他却要灭亡。" 25 于是巴兰起来， 回自己的地方去； 巴勒也回去了。

1 And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;2 and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,3 and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --4 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:5 How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;6 As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;7 He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom.8 God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth,9 He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.`10 And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;11 and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.`12 And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,13 If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it I speak?14 and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.`15 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut --16 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:17 I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.18 And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;19 And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.`20 And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.`21 And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,22 But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?`23 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?24 And -- ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.`25 And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.