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1 And the children of Israel journeyed, and stopped in the plains of Moab, in the Jordan, against Jericho.
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites;
3 And the Moabites were greatly afraid of this people, because they were many; And the Moabites were afraid of the children of Israel.
4 And the Moabites said to the elders of Midian: This people now eats everything around us, like a wolf eats the grass of the field. Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of the Moabites at that time.
5 And he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on the river [Euphrates], in the land of the sons of his people, to call him [and] say: Behold, the people went out of Egypt and covered the face of the earth, and he dwells near me ;
6th Now come, curse me this people, for it is stronger than I: maybe I will then be able to hit it and drive it out of the earth; I know that whom you bless, he is blessed, and whom you curse, he is cursed.
7th And the elders of Moab went up, and the elders of Midian, with gifts in their hands for the witchcraft, and came to Balaam, and told him the words of Valakova.
8 And he said unto them, spend the night here, and I will give you an answer, as the LORD shall speak unto me. And the elders of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9 And God came to Balaam and said: "What kind of people do you have?"
10 Balaam said to God: Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent [them] to me [say]:
eleven Behold, the people went out of Egypt, and covered the face of the earth; now come, curse me for it; Maybe I will then be able to fight with him and drive him out.
12 And God said unto Balaam, Do not walk with them, do not curse this people, for it is blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak: Go into your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and came to Balak, and they said, "He did not agree with Balaam to come with us."

15 Balak sent more princes, more and more famous than those.
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zipporah, "Do not refuse to come to me;
17th I will show you great honor and do everything you tell me; Come, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak: if only Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can not transgress the command of the Lord, my God, and do anything small or great [at will];
19 However, stay here and you for the night, and I'll find out what else the Lord will say to me.
20 And God came to Balaam by night, and said unto him, If these men come to call thee, rise up, go with them; But only do what I tell you.
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

22 And the wrath of God was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord stood on the way to prevent him. He rode on his donkey and with them two of his servants.
23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing on the road with a drawn sword in his hand, and the donkey rolled off the road, and went to the field; And Balaam began to beat the ass to return it to the road.
24 And the angel of the Lord stood on a narrow road, between the vineyards, [where] on one side the wall and on the other side the wall.
25 The donkey saw the Angel of the Lord and pressed herself against the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall; And he again began to beat her.
26th The angel of the Lord again crossed over and became in a tight place, where there is nowhere to turn, neither to the right, nor to the left.
27th The donkey saw the Angel of the Lord and lay down under Balaam. And the anger of Balaam was kindled, and he began to beat the ass with his staff.
28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have beaten me this third time?"
29 Balaam said to the donkey: Because you contended with me; If I had a sword in my hand, I would have killed you now.
thirty The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you traveled first to this day?" Have I ever gotten used to doing this to you? He said: no.
31 And the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing on the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and he bowed down and fell on his face.
32 And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why did you hit your donkey three times already?" I went out to oppose you, because the way is not right with me;
33 And the donkey saw me, and left me now three times; If she had not left me, I would have killed you, but would have left her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned: for I knew not that thou stoodest before me in the way; Therefore, if it is unpleasant in Thy sight, then I will return.
35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with these people, only say what I tell you." And Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

36 Balak, hearing that Balaam was coming, went out to meet him in the city of Moab, which is on the border at Arnon, which is at the very limit.
37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not send unto thee, call unto thee? Why did not you come to me? Can not I truly honor you?
38 And Balaam said to Balak: Behold, I have come to you, but can I say what I am saying? What God puts in my mouth, I will speak also.
39 And Balaam and Balak went, and came to Kirjath-huzoth.
40 And Balak killed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
41 The next day Balak took Balaam and led him to the heights of Baal, so that he would see a part of the people from there.

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