8. He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will give you the answer the Lord tells me.” So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9. Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you? ”
10. Balaam replied to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me:
11. ‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’ ”
12. Then God said to Balaam, “You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
13. So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your land, because the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”