29. Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made me look foolish. If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
30. But the donkey said to Balaam, “Look, I am your donkey. You have ridden me for so many years. And you know that I have never done this to you before!” “That is true,” Balaam said.
31. Then the Lord allowed Balaam to see the angel. The Lord’S angel was standing in the road, holding a sword in his hand. Balaam bowed low to the ground.
32. Then the Lord’S angel asked Balaam, “Why did you hit your donkey three times? I am the one who came to stop you. But just in time,
33. your donkey saw me and turned away from me. That happened three times. If the donkey had not turned away, I probably would have killed you already. And I would have let your donkey live.”