Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel. Yahweh his God is with him. The shout of a king is among them. 023:022 God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. 023:023 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done! 023:024 Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain. 023:025 Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 023:026 But Balaam answered Balak, Didn't I tell you, saying, All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do? 023:027 Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there. 023:028 Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert. 023:029 Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams. 023:030 Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar. 024:001 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 024:002 Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him. 024:003 He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says; 024:004 he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open: 024:005 How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel! 024:006 As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters. 024:007 Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted. 024:008 God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows. 024:009 He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed. 024:010 Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times. 024:011 Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.