12. and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.'
13. And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saith unto the princes of Balak, `Go unto your land, for Jehovah is refusing to suffer me to go with you;'
14. and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.'
15. And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,
16. and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,
17. for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
18. And Balaam answereth and saith unto the servants of Balak, `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 my God, to do a little or a great thing;
19. and, now, abide, I pray you, in this [place], you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.'
20. And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee--it thou dost do.'
21. And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab,
22. and the anger of God burneth because he is going, and a messenger of Jehovah stationeth himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his ass, and two of his servants [are] with him,