For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people."
Numbers 24:11 - Catholic Public Domain Version Return to your place. I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly, but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor." Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore now go back where you belong and do it in a hurry! I had intended to promote you to great honor, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor. Common English Bible Now get out of here and go home. I told you I’d greatly honor you, but the LORD has denied you any honor.” Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee: but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee. English Standard Version 2016 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, ‘I will certainly honor you,’ but the Lord has held you back from honor.” |
For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people."
And he said to Balaam: "I sent messengers to call you. Why did you not come to me immediately? Was it because I am not able to pay the cost for your arrival?"
And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: "I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.
Balaam responded to Balak: "Did I not say to your messengers, whom you sent to me:
"Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.
Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,
Be cautious for yourselves, lest you lose what you have accomplished, and so that, instead, you may receive a full reward.