“Balaam the son of Beor says—

The man whose eyes are open says—

‘I have listened to the word of God,

I have seen what God Almighty showed me;

I fell, and my eyes were opened:

Oh, the joys awaiting Israel,

Joys in the homes of Jacob.

I see them spread before me as green valleys,

And fruitful gardens by the riverside;

As aloes planted by the Lord himself;

As cedar trees beside the waters.

They shall be blessed with an abundance of water,

And they shall live in many places.

Their king will be greater than Agag;

Their kingdom is exalted.

God has brought them from Egypt.

Israel has the strength of a wild ox,

And shall eat up the nations that oppose him;

He shall break their bones in pieces,

And shall shoot them with many arrows.

Israel sleeps as a lion or a lioness—

Who dares arouse him?

Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,

And curses shall fall upon everyone who curses you.’”

“Balaam the son of Beor is the man

Whose eyes are open!

He hears the words of God

And has knowledge from the Most High;

He sees what Almighty God has shown him;

He fell, and his eyes were opened:

I see in the future of Israel,

Far down the distant trail,

That there shall come a star from Jacob!

This ruler of Israel

Shall smite the people of Moab,

And destroy the sons of Sheth.

Israel shall possess all Edom and Seir.

They shall overcome their enemies.

Jacob shall arise in power

And shall destroy many cities.”

“Amalek was the first of the nations,

But its destiny is destruction!”

“Yes, you are strongly situated,

Your nest is set in the rocks!

But the Kenites shall be destroyed,

And the mighty army of the king of Assyria shall deport you from this land!”

“Alas, who can live when God does this?

Ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus,

And shall oppress both Eber and Assyria.

They too must be destroyed.”