“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,^[a]
4 the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
    who sees the vision of the Almighty,^[b]
    who falls down, but with eyes uncovered:
⁵ how fair are your tents, O Jacob,
    your encampments, O Israel!
⁶ Like palm groves that stretch far away,
    like gardens beside a river,
like aloes that the Lord has planted,
    like cedar trees beside the waters.
⁷ Water shall flow from his buckets,
    and his seed shall have abundant water,
his king shall be higher than Agag,
    and his kingdom shall be exalted.
⁸ God who brings him out of Egypt,
    is like the horns of a wild ox for him;
he shall devour the nations that are his foes
    and break their bones.
    He shall strike with his arrows.^[c]
9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion,
    and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
    and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,^[d]
16 the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
    and knows the knowledge of the Most High,^[e]
who sees the vision of the Almighty,^[f]
    who falls down, but with his eyes uncovered:
¹⁷ I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near—
a star shall come out of Jacob,
    and a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall crush the borderlands^[g] of Moab,
    and the territory^[h] of all the Shethites.
¹⁸ Edom will become a possession,
    Seir a possession of its enemies,^[i]
    while Israel does valiantly.
¹⁹ One out of Jacob shall rule,
    and destroy the survivors of Ir.”

“First among the nations was Amalek,
but its end is to perish forever.”

“Enduring is your dwelling place,
    and your nest is set in the rock;
²² yet Kain is destined for burning.
    How long shall Asshur take you away captive?”

“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
²⁴     But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber;
    and he also shall perish forever.”