Numeri 23:26

26 E Balaam rispose, e disse a Balac: Non ti diss’io, ch’io farei tutto ciò che il Signore direbbe?

Numeri 23:26 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:26

But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, told not I thee
He appeals to him for his honesty and faithfulness, for honest and faithful he would be thought to be, both to God and man; that when he first met him, he plainly told him what he must expect: from him:

saying, all that the Lord speaketh, that I must do;
which was very true, he was obliged to do as he had bid him, and speak what he had said unto him, though it was sore against his will; he would fain both have spoken and done otherwise, if he might have been permitted.

Numeri 23:26 In-Context

24 Ecco un popolo che si leverà come un gran leone, E si ergerà come un leone; Egli non si coricherà, finchè non abbia divorata la preda, E bevuto il sangue degli uccisi.

25 Allora Balac disse a Balaam: Non maledirlo, ma pure anche non benedirlo.

26 E Balaam rispose, e disse a Balac: Non ti diss’io, ch’io farei tutto ciò che il Signore direbbe?

27 E Balac disse a Balaam: Deh! vieni, io ti menerò in un altro luogo; forse piacerà a Dio che di là tu mel maledica.

28 Balac adunque menò Balaam in cima di Peor, che riguarda verso il deserto.