24:1 And when Bil'am (בּלעם) saw that it pleased YHWH (יהוה) to bless Yisrael, he went not, as at other times, to seek for nachash (enchantments, divination), but he set his face toward the midbar.
24:2 And Bil'am (בּלעם) lifted up his eyes, and he saw Yisrael abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of Elohim (אלהים) came upon him.
24:3 And he took up his parable, and said, Bil'am (בּלעם) Ben Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
24:4 He hath said, which heard the Divrei of Elohim (אלהים), which saw the vision of the Shaddai (Almighty), falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Yaakov, [and] thy dwelling place, O Yisrael!
24:6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which YHWH (יהוה) hath planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the mayim.
24:7 He shall pour the mayim out of his buckets, and his seed [shall be] in many mayim, and his melek shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
24:8 Elohim (אלהים) brought him forth out of Mitzrayim; he hath as it were the strength of an re'em (wild bull extinct species, great strength): he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.
Fourth Messianic Prophectic speech
Bil'am's Nevu'ah regarding Moshiach
24:10 And Balak (בּלק)'s anger was kindled against Bil'am (בּלעם), and he smote his hands together: and Balak (בּלק) said unto Bil'am (בּלעם), I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, hinei, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.
24:11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, YHWH (יהוה) hath kept thee back from honour.
24:12 And Bil'am (בּלעם) said unto Balak (בּלק), Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
24:13 If Balak (בּלק) would give me his house full of kesef and zahav, I cannot go beyond the commandment of YHWH (יהוה), to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what YHWH (יהוה) saith, that will I speak?
And now, hinei, I go unto my people: come [therefore, and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
The fourth Oracle concerns to Moshiach the King
24:15 And he took up his parable, and said, Bil'am (בּלעם) Ben Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
24:16 He hath said, which heard the Divrei of Elohim (אלהים), and knew the knowledge of the Elyon (most High), [which] saw the vision of the Shaddai (Almighty), falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall hinei him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Yaakov, and a shebet (Scepter) shall rise out of Yisrael, and shall smite the corners of Moav, and destroy all the benai Sheth. 2 Kefa 1:2; Rev 2:28; 22:16
24:18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Yisrael shall do valiantly.
24:19 Out of Yaakov shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
24:20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was]
the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish forever.
24:21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said,
Strong is thy moshav (dwelling place), and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
24:22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur (Assyria) shall carry thee away captive.
24:23 And he took up his parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when Elohim (אלהים) doeth this!
24:24 And ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim (Cyprus), and shall afflict Asshur (Assyria), and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever.
24:25 And Bil'am (בּלעם) rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak (בּלק) also went his way.