10. He answered, “King Balak of Moab has sent them to tell me
11. that a people who came from Egypt has spread out over the whole land. He wants me to curse them for him, so that he can fight them and drive them out.”
12. God said to Balaam, “Do not go with these men, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing.”
13. The next morning Balaam went to Balak's messengers and said, “Go back home; the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
14. So they returned to Balak and told him that Balaam had refused to come with them.