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Numbers 23

New Century Version NCV

1 Balaam said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven male sheep for me."

2 Balak did what Balaam asked, and they offered a bull and a male sheep on each of the altars.

3 Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering and I will go. If the Lord comes to me, I will tell you whatever he shows me." Then Balaam went to a higher place.

4 God came to Balaam there, and Balaam said to him, "I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a male sheep on each altar.

5 The Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, "Go back to Balak and give him this message."

6 So Balaam went back to Balak. Balak and all the leaders of Moab were still standing beside his burnt offering

7 when Balaam gave them this message: "Balak brought me here from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern mountains. Balak said, 'Come, put a curse on the people of Jacob for me. Come, call down evil on the people of Israel.'

8 But God has not cursed them, so I cannot curse them. The Lord has not called down evil on them, so I cannot call down evil on them.

9 I see them from the top of the mountains; I see them from the hills. I see a people who live alone, who think they are different from other nations.

10 No one can number the many people of Jacob, and no one can count a fourth of Israel. Let me die like good men, and let me end up like them!"

11 Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but you have only blessed them!"

12 But Balaam answered, "I must say what the Lord tells me to say."

13 Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place, where you can also see the people. But you can only see part of them, not all of them. Curse them for me from there."

14 So Balak took Balaam to the field of Zophim, on top of Mount Pisgah. There Balak built seven altars and offered a bull and a male sheep on each altar

15 So Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering, and I will meet with God over there."

16 So the Lord came to Balaam and told him what to say. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and say such and such."

17 So Balaam went to Balak, where he and the leaders of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering. Balak asked him, "What did the Lord say?"

18 Then Balaam gave this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen. Hear me, son of Zippor.

19 God is not a human being, and he will not lie. He is not a human, and he does not change his mind. What he says he will do, he does. What he promises, he makes come true

20 He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.

21 He has found no wrong in the people of Jacob; he saw no fault in Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and they praise their King

22 God brought them out of Egypt; they are as strong as a wild ox.

23 No tricks will work on the people of Jacob, and no magic will work against Israel. People now say about them, 'Look what God has done for Israel!'

24 The people rise up like a lioness; they get up like a lion. Lions don't rest until they have eaten, until they have drunk their enemies' blood."

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, "You haven't cursed these people, so at least, don't bless them!"

26 Balaam answered Balak, "I told you before that I can only do what the Lord tells me."

27 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come, I will take you to another place. Maybe God will be pleased to let you curse them from there."

28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, the mountain that looks over the desert.

29 Balaam told Balak, "Build me seven altars here and prepare for me seven bulls and seven male sheep."

30 Balak did what Balaam asked, and he offered a bull and a male sheep on each altar.

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Bil'am said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare me seven bulls and seven rams here."

2 Balak did as Bil'am said; then Balak and Bil'am offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

3 Bil'am said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering while I go off; maybe ADONAI will come and meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you." He went off to a bare hill.

4 God met Bil'am, who said to him, "I prepared the seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

5 Then ADONAI put a word in Bil'am's mouth and said, "Go on back to Balak, and speak as I tell you."

6 He went back to him, and there, standing by his burnt offering, he with all the princes of Mo'av,

7 he made his pronouncement: "Balak, the king of Mo'av, brings me from Aram, from the eastern hills, saying, 'Come, curse Ya'akov for me; come and denounce Isra'el.'

8 "How am I to curse those whom God has not cursed? How am I to denounce those whom ADONAI has not denounced?

9 "From the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them yes, a people that will dwell alone and not think itself one of the nations.

10 "Who has counted the dust of Ya'akov or numbered the ashes of Isra'el? May I die as the righteous die! May my end be like theirs!"

11 Balak said to Bil'am, "What have you done to me?! To curse my enemies is why I brought you; and, here, you have totally blessed them!"

12 He answered, "Mustn't I take care to say just what ADONAI puts in my mouth?"

13 Balak said to him, "All right, come with me to another place where you can see them. You will see only some of them, not all; but you can curse them for me from there."

14 He took him through the field of Tzofim to the top of the Pisgah Range, built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar

15 Bil'am said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go over there for a meeting."

16 ADONAI met Bil'am, put a word in his mouth and said, "Go on back to Balak, and speak as I tell you."

17 He came to him and stood by his burnt offering, with all the princes of Mo'av. Balak asked him, "What did ADONAI say?"

18 Then Bil'am made his pronouncement: "Get up, Balak, and listen! Turn your ears to me, son of Tzippor!

19 "God is not a human who lies or a mortal who changes his mind. When he says something, he will do it; when he makes a promise, he will fulfill it

20 Look, I am ordered to bless; when he blesses, I can't reverse it.

21 "No one has seen guilt in Ya'akov, or perceived perversity in Isra'el; ADONAI their God is with them and acclaimed as king among them

22 "God, who brought them out of Egypt, gives them the strength of a wild ox;

23 thus one can't put a spell on Ya'akov, no magic will work against Isra'el. It can now be said of Ya'akov and Isra'el, 'What is this that God has done?!'

24 "Here is a people rising up like a lioness; like a lion he rears himself up -he will not lie down till he eats up the prey and drinks the blood of the slain."

25 Balak said to Bil'am, "Obviously, you won't curse them. But at least don't bless them!"

26 However, Bil'am answered Balak, "Didn't I warn you that I must do everything ADONAI says?"

27 Balak said to Bil'am, "Come, I will take you now to another place; maybe it will please God for you to curse them for me from there."

28 Balak took Bil'am to the top of P'or, overlooking the desert.

29 Bil'am said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare me seven bulls and seven rams."

30 Balak did as Bil'am said and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.