Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And when
Balaam saw
that it pleased
the LORD
to bless Israel, he went
not ,
as at
other
times,
to seek
for
enchantments, but
he set
his
face
toward
the wilderness .
And Balaam seeth
that `
it is'
good
in
the eyes
of
Jehovah
to bless Israel, and
he hath
not gone
as time
by
time
to meet
enchantments, and
he setteth
towards
the wilderness his
face;
And Balaam lifted
up his eyes, and he
saw
Israel abiding
in
his
tents
according
to
their
tribes ;
and the spirit of God came
upon him .
and Balaam lifteth
up his eyes, and seeth
Israel tabernacling,
by
its
tribes ,
and the Spirit of God is
upon him ,
And he took
up his parable
, and said,
Balaam the
son of Beor hath
said,
and the man whose eyes are open
hath
said:
and he taketh
up his simile
, and saith:
`An
affirmation
of
Balaam son of Beor --
And an
affirmation
of
the man whose eyes are shut
--
He
hath
said,
which
heard
the
words
of God ,
which
saw
the
vision of the Almighty, falling into
a
trance,
but
having
his
eyes open
:
An
affirmation
of him
who
is
hearing
sayings
of
God --
Who
a
vision of the Almighty seeth
, Falling --
and
eyes uncovered
:
How goodly
are
thy tents, O Jacob, and
thy tabernacles, O Israel !
How good
have
been
thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel ;
As the
valleys are
they spread
forth
, as gardens by the
river's
side,
as the
trees
of
lign
aloes which
the
LORD
hath planted, and
as cedar
trees
beside
the
waters .
As valleys they have
been
stretched
out
, As gardens by a
river;
As aloes Jehovah
hath planted, As cedars
by
waters ;
He shall
pour
the
water out
of
his buckets, and his seed shall
be
in many waters ,
and his
king
shall
be
higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall
be
exalted
.
He maketh
water flow
from
his buckets, And his seed `is'
in many waters ;
And higher than Agag `is'
his
king
, And exalted
is
his kingdom.
God brought
him forth
out of Egypt; he
hath
as it
were
the strength
of an
unicorn:
he shall
eat
up the
nations his enemies
, and shall
break
their bones, and pierce
them
through
with his arrows .
God is
bringing
him out of Egypt; As the swiftness
of a
Reem
is
to
him,
He eateth
up nations his adversaries
, And their bones he
breaketh
, And `
with '
his arrows he
smiteth,
He couched
, he lay
down as a lion, and as a great
lion
: who shall
stir
him up? Blessed
is
he that
blesseth
thee, and cursed
is
he that
curseth
thee.
He hath
bent
, he hath
lain
down as a lion, And as a lioness
: who doth
raise
him up? He who
is
blessing
thee `is'
blessed
, And he who
is
cursing
thee `is'
cursed
. '
And Balak's
anger was
kindled
against Balaam, and he smote
his hands together:
and Balak said
unto Balaam, I
called
thee
to curse
mine enemies, and ,
behold
, thou hast altogether
blessed them
these three times .
And the
anger of
Balak
burneth
against Balaam, and he striketh
his hands ;
and Balak saith
unto Balaam, `
To pierce
mine enemies I
called
thee
, and lo
, thou hast certainly
blessed --
these three times ;
Therefore
now flee thou
to
thy place :
I thought
to
promote
thee unto
great
honor;
but
, lo, the
LORD
hath kept thee back from honor
.
and
now ,
flee for
thyself
unto
thy place ;
I have
said,
I
do
greatly
honour
thee, and
lo, Jehovah
hath kept thee back from honour
. '
And Balaam said
unto Balak, Spake
I not also to
thy messengers which
thou sentest
unto me, saying,
And Balaam saith
unto Balak, `Did
I not also unto
thy messengers whom
thou hast
sent
unto me, speak,
saying,
If Balak would
give me his house full
of silver and gold, I cannot
go
beyond
the commandment
of the
LORD
, to do either
good or bad
of mine own mind;
but
what
the
LORD
saith,
that will
I speak?
If Balak doth
give to
me the
fulness
of
his house of silver and gold, I am
not
able
to
pass
over
the command
of Jehovah
, to do good or evil
of mine own heart
--
that which
Jehovah
speaketh
--
it
I speak?
And now, behold
, I go
unto
my people :
come therefore
, and
I will
advertise
thee what
this people shall
do
to thy people in the latter days.
and ,
now, lo
, I am
going
to
my people ;
come, I counsel
thee `concerning'
that
which
this people doth
to thy people ,
in the latter end
of
the
days. '
And he took
up his parable
, and said,
Balaam the
son of Beor hath
said,
and the man whose eyes are open
hath
said:
And he taketh
up his simile
, and saith:
`An
affirmation
of
Balaam son of Beor --
And an
affirmation
of
the man whose eyes `
are '
shut
--
He
hath
said,
which
heard
the
words
of God ,
and knew
the
knowledge of the most High ,
which
saw
the
vision of the Almighty, falling into
a
trance,
but
having
his
eyes open
:
An
affirmation
of him
who
is
hearing
sayings
of
God --
And knowing
knowledge of the Most High ;
A
vision of the Almighty he
seeth
, Falling --
and
eyes uncovered
:
I shall
see him
, but not now :
I shall
behold him
, but not nigh:
there
shall
come
a Star out
of
Jacob, and a Sceptre shall
rise
out
of
Israel, and shall
smite
the
corners of Moab, and destroy
all the
children
of Sheth.
I see it
, but not now ;
I behold it
, but not near;
A star hath
proceeded
from
Jacob, And a sceptre hath
risen
from
Israel, And hath
smitten
corners of Moab, And hath
destroyed
all sons
of Sheth.
And Edom shall
be
a possession, Seir also
shall
be
a possession for his
enemies ;
and Israel shall
do
valiantly .
And Edom hath
been
a possession, And
Seir hath
been
a possession ,
`
for '
its
enemies ,
And Israel is
doing
valiantly ;
Out of Jacob shall
come
he
that
shall
have
dominion
, and shall
destroy
him
that
remaineth
of
the
city
.
And
`one'
doth
rule
out of Jacob, And hath
destroyed
a
remnant
from
Ar
. '
And when
he looked
on
Amalek, he
took
up his parable
, and said,
Amalek
was
the
first
of the nations
; but
his latter end shall
be
that
he
perish
for ever.
And he seeth
Amalek, and
taketh
up his simile
, and saith:
`A
beginning
of the Goyim
`is'
Amalek
; And
his latter end --
for ever he
perisheth
. '
And he looked
on
the Kenites
, and took
up his parable
, and said,
Strong
is thy dwelling place
, and thou
puttest
thy
nest
in a rock .
And he seeth
the Kenite
, and taketh
up his simile
, and saith:
`Enduring
`
is '
thy dwelling, And setting
in a rock thy
nest,
Nevertheless
the Kenite shall
be
wasted,
until
Asshur shall
carry
thee away
captive .
But
the Kenite is
for
a
burning;
Till
when
doth
Asshur keep
thee captive ?'
And he took
up his parable
, and said,
Alas ,
who shall
live when God doeth
this !
And he taketh
up his simile
, and saith:
`
Alas !
who doth
live when God doth
this ?
And ships shall
come
from the coast
of Chittim, and shall
afflict
Asshur, and shall
afflict
Eber, and he
also shall
perish
for ever.
And --
ships `are'
from the side
of Chittim, And they
have
humbled
Asshur, And they
have
humbled
Eber, And it
also for ever is
perishing
. '
And Balaam rose
up
, and went
and returned
to his place :
and Balak also went
his way.
And Balaam riseth
, and goeth,
and turneth
back
to his place ,
and Balak also hath
gone
on
his way.
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