The next morning Balaam got up. He said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country. The Lord won’t let me go with you.”
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people. I have blessed them.”
So the Moabite officials returned to Balak. They said, “Balaam wouldn’t come with us.”
The Lord your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned the curse into a blessing for you. He did it because he loves you.