“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
    the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

¹⁶ the message of one who hears the words of God,
    who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
    who bows down with eyes wide open:

“Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
    the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
    Come and announce Israel’s doom.’

⁴ the message of one who hears the words of God,
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,
    who bows down with eyes wide open:

“Rise up, Balak, and listen!
    Hear me, son of Zippor.