The next morning, Balaam said to Balak's officials, “Go on back home. The Lord says I cannot go with you.”
But the Lord your God loves you, so he refused to listen to Balaam and turned Balaam's curse into a blessing.
The officials left and told Balak that Balaam refused to come.
But God replied, “Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them.”