A   When Balam sawe that it pleased the Lorde that he shoulde blesse Israell, he wente not as he dyd twise before to fet sothsayinge, but sette hys face towarde the wildernes, and lyfte vp hys eyes and loked vpon Israel as he laye wyth hys tribes, and the spirite of God came vppon hym. And he toke vp hys parable and saied Balam the sonne of Beor hathe sayed, and the manne whose eye is open hath sayed: he hath sayd whych heareth the words of God ∧ seeth the visions of the almyghty, whiche falleth downe: ∧ hys eyes are opened.

Howe goodlye are the tentes of Iacob ∧ thyne habitation. 05Q0259Israel, euen as the brod valeys, and as gardens by ryuers syde, as the tentes whyche the Lodre hath pytched ∧ as cypres trees vpon the water. B   The water shal flowe out of hys bouket ∧ hys seed shal be many waters, and hys kyng shalbe hyer then Agag. And hys kyngdome shalbe exalted, God that brought him out of Egipt his strength is as the strengthe of an vnicorne, ∧ he shal eate the nati&obar;s that are hys enemies ∧ breake theyr bones, and perce th&ebar; thorowe wyth hys arrowes. He touched hym selfe ∧ laye downe as a lyon and as a lyones, who shall sterre him vp, blessed is he that blesseth the, ∧ cursed is he that curseth the.

And Balac was wroth wyth Balam and smote hys hands togyther, ∧ sayd vnto him: I sent for the to curse myne enemies: and behold, thou hast blessed them thys thre times and now gette the quyckly vnto thy place. I thought that I would promote the vnto honour, but the Lorde hath kept the backe fr&obar; worshyp. And Bal&abar; sayed vnto Balac: told I not thy messengers which thou sentest vnto me saying. ^noteIf Balac would giue me his house full of syluer and gold, I can not passe the mouth of the Lorde, to do eyther good or bad of myne owne mynde. What the Lord saith, that must I speake. And now beholde, I go vnto my people: come let me shew the what thys people shall do to thy folke in the later dayes. And he began hys Parable and sayed: Balam the sonne of Beor hath sayed, ∧ the man that hath his eyes open hath said, and he hath saied that heareth the wordes of God ∧ hath the knowledge of the most hie ∧ beholdeth the vision of the almyghtye, and wh&ebar; he falleth downe hath his eyes opened I se him but not now, I behold hym but not nye. There shall come a starre of Iacob and ryse a scepter of Israel, which shal smite the costes of Moab and vndermine all the chyldren of Seth. And Ed&obar; shalbe hys possessi&obar;, and the possession of Seir shall be theyr enemies, and Israel shall do manfully. And out of Iacob shal come he that shal destroye the remnaunt of the cityes.

D   And he loked on Amaleck and began hys parable and sayd: Amaleck is the first of the nations, but hys later ende shall peryshe vtterli. And he loked on the Kenites, ∧ toke his parable and sayd: stronge is thy dwellynge place ∧ put thy neste vp&obar; a rocke. Neuerthelater thou shalt be a burnyng to Kain, vntyl Assar take the prisoner. And he toke hys parable ∧ sayed. Alas, who shal lyue wh&ebar; God doth this? The shyppes shal come out of the cost ^note of Chittim ∧ subdue Assur and subdue ^note Eber, ∧ he him selfe shal perish at the laste. And Balam rose vp and went ∧ dwelt in his place: ∧ Balac also went hys way.

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