The next morning Balaam arose and told the princes of Balak, “Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
But God said to Balaam: Do not go with them and do not curse this people, for they are blessed.
So the princes of Moab went back to Balak with the report, “Balaam refused to come with us.” Second Appeal to Balaam.
because they would not come to meet you with food and water on your journey after you left Egypt, and because they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you.