And Ba´laam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
Nevertheless, the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Ba´laam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Ba´laam refuseth to come with us.
And God said unto Ba´laam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.