Numbers - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 153
The Five Books of Moses
So the princes of Moab arose and went to Balak, and Balaam refused to come with x6 18 20 21 22 26 28 However Balak proceeded to send
again more princes, and of higher rank than the former, and they came Balak the son of '1`zifor says thus ;—‘ Do not refuse, I pray you, to come to me, for I will honour you very greatly, and whatever you demand of me I will do; only come, I entreat you, to curse this People for me I ’ If
Balak would give to me his palace full of silver and gold, I should not be able to pass beyond the command of the EVER-Lxvmo Goo, to do little or much. But yet rest yourselves, I beg, here to-night, and I will learn what the EVER-LIVING may say again As.Divine Messenger then came to
If these men invite you, arise, go with them. But you shall execute the command that I shall command Therefore Balaam arose at day-
break, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. But GOD was angry because he went, and placed a Messenger of the EVER- Ltvmc; in the path to oppose him as he rode on his ass, and the two youths with him, and the ass saw the Mes~ senger of ]EHO\/AH stationed in the path with a drawn sword in his hand; so the ass turned out of the path and went on to the field. But Balaam struck the ass to turn her into the path. Then the Messenger of js- HGVAH placed himself in the hollow path of a vineyard, with a wall on both sides. But the ass saw the Mes- senger of ]EHOvAH and she pressed against the wall, and squeezed the leg of Balaam against the wall, and refused to go forward. Then the Mes- senger of ]EHovAH passed on, and stationed himself in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or to the left. But the ass saw the Messenger of ]BHOVAH, and crouched down under Balaam. And Balaam was furious, and struck the ass with his stick. Then the EVER- 22———38
1.1v11~1o opened the mouth of the ass, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times But Balsam answered the ass; ‘Because you have vexed me! I wish there were a sword handy to me, that I might kill you on the spot ! The ass, however, replied to Balaam, Am I not your own ass, upon whom
you have ridden from the day I was yours ? Have I been accustomed to And he answered No. Then JEHOVAH opened the eyes of
Balsam, and he also saw the Mes- senger of the EVER-LIVING standing in the path, with a drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed and made reverence before him. But the Messenger of the Even-
Why have you struck your ass these three times? I was sent to oppose you, for your conduct is perverse before me, and the ass saw me, and turned from my face these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I should most certainly have struck and slain you, but yet preserved her alive} Then Balsam said to the Messenger
I have sinned! But I did not know that you stood to meet me in the path. Yet now if I am wrong in your sight I will return The Messenger ofthe EvER—L1v1NG,
Go with these men ;——5but except the words that I shall command you, utter So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. When Balak heard that Balaam
was coming, he Kwent out to meet 30 32 33 34 35 him to Ar of Moab, which is on the banks of the Amon where his border ends, and Balak said to Balaam; gy Did I not send to you to invite
you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not quite able to honour But Balaam answered Balak;—-— 38 'Although I have come to you, I am not now able to speak a word except what the EvER—LIv1No puts into my mouth! Thatl must utter !’ Gil]: Strut Sacridcz uf @nInk mth @¤1uum. Then Balaam walked with Balak,
and they went into the Palace I-i..rw...l
