The oracleof him who hearsthe wordsof God,Whoseesthe visionof the Almighty,Fallingdown,yet having his eyesuncovered,
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
Now when the sunwas goingdown, a deepsleepfellupon Abram;and behold,terror[and] greatdarknessfellupon him.
So he said,"I sawallIsraelScatteredon the mountains,Like sheepwhichhavenoshepherd.And the LORDsaid,'Thesehave nomaster.Let eachof them returnto his housein peace.'"
OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
As the appearanceof the rainbowin the cloudson a rainyday,so[was] the appearanceof the surroundingradiance.Such[was] the appearanceof the likenessof the gloryof the LORD.And when I saw[it], I fellon my faceand hearda voicespeaking.
He said,"HearnowMy words:Ifthere is a prophetamong you, I, the LORD,shall makeMyself knownto him in a vision.I shall speakwith him in a dream.
Godcameto Balaamat nightand saidto him, "Ifthe menhave cometo callyou, riseup [and] gowith them; but onlythe wordwhichI speakto you shall you do."
Then the LORDopenedthe eyesof Balaam,and he sawthe angelof the LORDstandingin the waywith his drawnswordin his hand;and he bowedall the wayto the ground.
He tookup his discourseand said,"The oracleof Balaamthe sonof Beor,And the oracleof the manwhose eyeis opened,
Howfairare your tents,O Jacob,Your dwellings,O Israel!
But he becamehungryand was desiringto eat;but while they were making preparations,he fellinto a trance;
While Peterwas reflectingon the vision,the Spiritsaidto him, "Behold,threemenare lookingfor you.
"It happenedwhen I returnedto Jerusalemand was prayingin the temple,that I fellinto a trance,
I was in the Spiriton the Lord'sday,and I heardbehindme a loudvoicelike[the sound] of a trumpet,
WhenI sawHim, I fellat His feetlikea dead man.And He placedHis right handon me, saying,"Do not be afraid;I amthe firstand the last,
He alsostrippedoffhis clothes,and he tooprophesiedbeforeSamueland laydownnakedallthat dayand allthat night.Thereforethey say,"Is Saulalsoamong the prophets?"
