Godcameto Balaamat nightand saidto him, "Ifthe menhave cometo callyou, riseup [and] gowith them; but onlythe wordwhichI speakto you shall you do."
"So I gavethem overto the stubbornnessof their heart,To walkin their own devices.
"Becauseof your ragingagainstMe And because your arrogancehas comeup to My ears,Therefore I will putMy hookin your noseAnd My bridlein your lips,And I will turnyou backby the waywhichyou came.
But the LORDsaidto me, "Do not say,'I am a youth,'BecauseeverywhereI sendyou, you shall go,And allthat I commandyou, you shall speak.
I gaveyou a kingin My angerAnd tookhim away in My wrath.
"Nowplease,you alsostayheretonight,and I will findout whatelsethe LORDwill speakto me."
But the angelof the LORDsaidto Balaam,"Gowith the men,but you shall speakonlythe wordwhichI tellyou." So Balaamwentalong with the leadersof Balak.
He replied,"Must I not be carefulto speakwhatthe LORDputsin my mouth?"
Then the LORDmetBalaamand puta wordin his mouthand said,"Returnto Balak,and thusyou shall speak."
But Balaamrepliedto Balak,"Did I not tellyou, 'Whateverthe LORDspeaks,that I must do'?"
Then the LORDputa wordin Balaam'smouthand said,"Returnto Balak,and you shall speakthus."
ThoughBalakwere to giveme his housefullof silverand gold,I couldnot doanything contraryto the commandof the LORD,either goodorbad,of my own accord.Whatthe LORDspeaks,that I will speak'?
The oracleof him who hearsthe wordsof God,Whoseesthe visionof the Almighty,Fallingdown,yet having his eyesuncovered,
