17. When Balaam came to him, he was still standing by his burnt offering, along with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
18. Balaam uttered his oracle, and said,“Rise up, Balak, and hear;Listen to me, son of Zippor:
19. God is not a man, that he should lie,nor a human being, that he should change his mind.Has he said, and will he not do it?Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
20. Indeed, I have received a command to bless;he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21. He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob,nor has he seen trouble in Israel.The Lord their God is with them;his acclamation as king is among them.
22. God brought them out of Egypt.They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.
23. For there is no spell against Jacob,nor is there any divination against Israel.At this time it must be said of Jacoband of Israel, ‘Look at what God has done!’