12. Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not speak to your messengers which you sent to me, saying,
13. ‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the mouth of the Lord, to do either good or bad of my own mind. But what the Lord speaks, I will speak’?
14. And now, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”
15. He took up his parable and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,and the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
16. the oracle of the one hearing the words of God,and knowing the knowledge of the Most High,who sees the vision of the Almighty,falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17. “I will see him, but not now;I will behold him, but not near;a star will come out of Jacob,and a scepter will rise out of Israel,and will crush the borderlands of Moab,and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18. Edom will be a possession,and Seir, a possession of its enemies,while Israel does valiantly.
19. One out of Jacob shall have dominion,and destroy the survivors of the city.”
20. Then he looked on Amalek; he took up his proverb and said: “Amalek was the first of the nations,but his end will be that he perishes forever.”
21. He looked on the Kenites and took up his proverb and said: “Strong is your dwelling place,and you put your nest in a rock;
22. nevertheless the Kenite will be wasted.How long until Ashur carries you away captive?”
23. He took up his proverb and said: “Alas, who will live when God does this?
24. And ships will come from the coasts of Cyprusand will afflict Ashur and will afflict Eber,and he also will perish forever.”
25. Balaam rose up and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.