The next morning, Balaam said to Balak's officials, “Go back home. The LORD says I cannot go with you.”
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.”
The officials left and told Balak that Balaam refused to come.
But the LORD your God loves you, so he refused to listen to Balaam and turned Balaam's curse into a blessing.