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Bamidbar 24:11-15 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

11. Therefore now flee thou to thy mekom; I thought to kibed (honor, reward) thee honorably; but, hinei, Hashem hath kept thee back from kavod (honor, reward).

12. And Balaam said unto Balak, Spoke I not also to thy malachim which thou didst send unto me, saying,

13. If Balak would give me his bais full of kesef and zahav, I cannot go beyond the commandment of Hashem, to do either tovah or ra'ah of mine own lev; but what Hashem saith, that will I say!

14. And now, hinei, I go back unto my people; come therefore, and I will warn thee what HaAm HaZeh shall do to thy people in the Acharit HaYamim.

15. And he took up his mashal, and said, Balaam ben Beor hath said, the man whose eyes are open hath said,

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