“This is the speech of Bil‘am, son of B‘or;
the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened;
⁴ the speech of him who hears God’s words;
who sees what Shaddai sees,
who has fallen, yet has open eyes:

⁵ “How lovely are your tents, Ya‘akov;
your encampments, Isra’el!
⁶ They spread out like valleys,
like gardens by the riverside,
like succulent aloes planted by Adonai,
like cedar trees next to the water.

⁷ “Water will flow from their branches,
their seed will have water aplenty.
Their king will be higher than Agag
and his kingdom lifted high.
⁸ God, who brought them out of Egypt,
gives them the strength of a wild ox.
They will devour the nations opposing them,
break their bones, pierce them with their arrows.

⁹ “When they lie down they crouch like a lion,
or like a lioness — who dares to rouse it?
Blessed be all who bless you!
Cursed be all who curse you!”

“This is the speech of Bil‘am, son of B‘or;
the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened;
¹⁶ the speech of him who hears God’s words;
who knows what ‘Elyon knows,
who sees what Shaddai sees,
who has fallen, yet has open eyes:

¹⁷ “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not soon —
a star will step forth from Ya‘akov,
a scepter will arise from Isra’el,
to crush the corners of Mo’av
and destroy all descendants of Shet.
¹⁸ His enemies will be his possessions —
Edom and Se‘ir, possessions.
Isra’el will do valiantly,
¹⁹ From Ya‘akov will come someone who will rule,
and he will destroy what is left of the city.”

“First among nations was ‘Amalek,
but destruction will be its end.”

“Though your dwelling is firm,
your nest set on rock,
²² Kayin will be wasted
while captive to Ashur.”

“Oh no! Who can live when God does this?
²⁴ But ships will come from the coast of Kittim
to subdue Ashur and subdue ‘Ever,
but they too will come to destruction.”