“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,^(B)
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,^(C)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,^[a](D)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

⁵ “How beautiful are your tents,^(E) Jacob,
    your dwelling places, Israel!

⁶ “Like valleys they spread out,
    like gardens beside a river,^(F)
like aloes^(G) planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.^(H)
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
    their seed will have abundant water.

“Their king will be greater than Agag;^(I)
    their kingdom will be exalted.^(J)

⁸ “God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;^(K)
    with their arrows they pierce them.^(L)
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness^(M)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed^(N)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”^(O)