1   When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, ^note as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the ^note wildernesse.

2   And Balaam lift vp his eyes, & looked vpon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came vpon him.

3    ^noteAnd he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man, whose eyes ^note were shut vp, hath sayd,

4   He hath sayde, which heard the wordes of God, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and ^note falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:

5   ¶2; How goodly are thy tentes, O Iaakob, & thine habitations, O Israel!

6   As the valleis, are they stretched forth, as gard&ebar;s by the riuers side, as the ^note aloe trees, which the Lorde hath planted, as the cedars beside the waters.

7   The ^note water droppeth out of his bucket, &

Balaam blesseth the Israelites, and prophecieth. his seede shalbe in many waters, and his king shall be hier then ^note Agag, and his kingdome shall bee exalted.

8   God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shalbe as an vnicorne: he shal eate the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, & shoote them through with his arrowes.

9    ^noteHe coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

10   Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and ^note smote his handes together: so Balak sayde vnto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them nowe three times.

11   Therefore nowe flee vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee vnto honour, but loe, the ^note Lorde hath kept thee backe from honour.

12   Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,

13   If Balak would giue me his house ful of siluer and gold, I can not passe the commandement of the Lorde, to doe either good or bad of mine owne minde? what the Lord shall commaunde, the same will I speake.

14   And nowe behold, I goe vnto my people: come, I will ^{note note} aduertise thee what this people shall doe to thy folke in the later dayes.

15   And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,

16   He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:

17   I shal see him, but not nowe: I shal behold him, but not neere: there shall come a ^note starre of Iaakob, and a scepter shal rise of Israel, and shall smite the ^note coastes of Moab, and destroy all the sonnes of ^note Sheth.

18   And Edom shalbe possessed, and Seir shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel shal do valiantly.

19   He also that shall haue dominion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the remnant of the ^note citie.

20   ¶2; And when he looked on Amalek, he vttered his parable, and sayd, Amalek was the ^note first of the nations: but his latter ende shal come to destruction.

21   And he looked on the ^note Kenites, and vttered his parable, and sayde, Strong is thy dwelling place, and ^note put thy nest in the rocke.

22   Neuerthelesse, ^note the Kenite shalbe spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.

23   Againe he vttered his parable, and sayd, Alas, ^note who shall liue when God doeth this?

24   The ships also shal come from the coastes of ^note Chittim, and subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and ^note he also shall come to destruction.

25   Then Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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