12. Balaam answered, “I told the messengers you sent to me that
13. even if you gave me all the silver and gold in your palace, I could not disobey the command of the Lord by doing anything of myself. I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”
14. Balaam said to Balak, “Now I am going back to my own people, but before I go, I am warning you what the people of Israel will do to your people in the future.”
15. Then he uttered this prophecy:“The message of Balaam son of Beor,The words of the man who can see clearly,
16. Who can hear what God is sayingAnd receive the knowledge that comes from the Most High.With staring eyes I see in a tranceA vision from Almighty God.
17. I look into the future,And I see the nation of Israel.A king, like a bright star, will arise in that nation.Like a comet he will come from Israel.He will strike the leaders of MoabAnd beat down all the people of Seth.
18. He will conquer his enemies in EdomAnd make their land his property,While Israel continues victorious.
19. The nation of Israel will trample them downAnd wipe out the last survivors.”
20. Then in his vision Balaam saw the Amalekites and uttered this prophecy:“Amalek was the most powerful nation of all,But at the end it will perish for ever.”
21. In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy:“The place where you live is secure,Safe as a nest set high on a cliff,