Numbers 24
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Prophecy from Peor
24 When Balaam saw that it [a]pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to [b]seek (A)omens but he set his face toward the (B)wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel [c]camping tribe by tribe; and (C)the Spirit of God came upon him. 3 He took up his [d]discourse and said,
“(D)The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;
4 The oracle of him who (E)hears the [e]words of God,
Who sees the (F)vision of [f]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,
5 How fair are your tents, O Jacob,
Your dwellings, O Israel!
6 “Like [g]valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens beside the river,
Like (G)aloes planted by the Lord,
Like (H)cedars beside the waters.
7 “Water will flow from his buckets,
And his seed will be by many waters,
And his king shall be higher than (I)Agag,
(J)And his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 “(K)God brings him out of Egypt,
He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.
(L)He will devour the nations who are his adversaries,
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his (M)arrows.
9 “(N)He [h]couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [i]lion, who [j]dares rouse him?
(O)Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
10 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his [k]hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times! 11 Therefore, [l]flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.” 12 Balaam said to Balak, “(P)Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying, 13 ‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the [m]command of the Lord, either good or bad, (Q)of my own [n]accord. (R)What the Lord speaks, that I will speak’? 14 And now, behold, (S)I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the [o]days to come.”
15 He took up his discourse and said,
“(T)The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
16 The oracle of him who hears the [p]words of God,
And knows the knowledge of the [q]Most High,
Who sees the vision of [r]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered.
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
(U)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(V)And shall crush through the [s]forehead of Moab,
And [t]tear down all the sons of [u]Sheth.
18 “(W)Edom shall be a possession,
(X)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.
19 “One from Jacob shall have dominion,
And will destroy the remnant from the city.”
20 And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
21 And he looked at the (Z)Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Your dwelling place is enduring,
And your nest is set in the cliff.
22 “Nevertheless Kain will be consumed;
How long will (AA)Asshur [w]keep you captive?”
23 Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
24 “But ships shall come from the coast of (AB)Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict (AC)Eber;
(AD)So they also will come to destruction.”
25 Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to (AE)his place, and Balak also went his way.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:1 Lit was good in the eyes of
- Numbers 24:1 Lit encounter
- Numbers 24:2 Lit dwelling
- Numbers 24:3 Lit parable, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings
- Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai
- Numbers 24:6 Or possibly palm trees
- Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down
- Numbers 24:9 Or lioness
- Numbers 24:9 Lit shall
- Numbers 24:10 Lit palms
- Numbers 24:11 Lit flee for yourself
- Numbers 24:13 Lit mouth
- Numbers 24:13 Lit heart
- Numbers 24:14 Lit end of the days
- Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon
- Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai
- Numbers 24:17 Lit corners
- Numbers 24:17 Another reading is the crown of the head of
- Numbers 24:17 I.e. tumult
- Numbers 24:20 Lit to destroying
- Numbers 24:22 Lit take
Proverbs 13:19-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
20 (A)He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
21 (B)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the (C)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
22 A good man (D)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (E)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
23 (F)Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But [b]it is swept away by injustice.
24 He who (G)withholds his [c]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him [d](H)disciplines him diligently.
25 The (I)righteous [e]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the (J)wicked is in need.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept
- Proverbs 13:24 I.e. correction or discipline
- Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him diligently with discipline
- Proverbs 13:25 Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul
Matthew 26:69-75
New American Standard Bible 1995
Peter’s Denials
69 (A)Now Peter was sitting outside in the (B)courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” 71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.” 73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; (C)for even the way you talk [a]gives you away.” 74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “(D)Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
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- Matthew 26:73 Lit makes you evident
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