“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
⁴ The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who ^(E)falls down, with eyes wide open:

⁵ “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
⁶ Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens by the riverside,
^(F)Like aloes ^(G)planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
⁷ He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be ^(H)in many waters.

“His king shall be higher than ^(I)Agag,
And his ^(J)kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸ “God^(K) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall ^(L)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall ^(M)break their bones
And ^(N)pierce them with his arrows.
⁹ ‘He^(O) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

^(P)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
¹⁶ The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:

¹⁷ “I^(V) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
^(W)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
^(X)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And ^[b]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of ^[c]tumult.

¹⁸ “And ^(Y)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does ^[d]valiantly.
^19 (Z)Out of Jacob One ^[e]shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”

“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”

“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
²² Nevertheless Kain shall be burned.
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”

“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
²⁴ But ships shall come from the coasts of ^(AA)Cyprus,^[f]
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict ^(AB)Eber,
And so shall ^[g]Amalek, until he perishes.”