Nb 24 (King James)

¹ And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
² And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
³ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
⁴ He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
⁵ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
⁶ As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
⁷ He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
⁸ God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
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.
¹⁰ And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
¹³ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
¹⁴ And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
¹⁶ He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
¹⁷ I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
¹⁹ Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
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 for ever.
²¹ And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
²² Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
²⁴ And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

Nb 24 (Segond 21)

¹ Balaam vit qu'il plaisait à l'Eternel de bénir Israël et il n'alla pas, comme les autres fois, à la rencontre de pratiques magiques. En revanche, il se tourna du côté du désert.
² En levant les yeux, Balaam vit Israël qui campait par tribus. Alors l'Esprit de Dieu fut sur lui.
³ Balaam prononça son oracle: «Déclaration de Balaam, fils de Beor, déclaration de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert,
⁴ déclaration de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, de celui qui discerne la vision du Tout-Puissant, de celui qui se prosterne et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.
⁵ Qu'elles sont belles, tes tentes, Jacob, tes habitations, Israël!
⁶ Elles s'étendent comme des vallées, comme des jardins près d'un fleuve, comme des aloès que l'Eternel a plantés, comme des cèdres le long de l'eau.
⁷ L'eau déborde de ses seaux et sa semence est abondamment arrosée. Son roi s'élève au-dessus d'Agag et son royaume devient puissant.
⁸ Dieu l'a fait sortir d'Egypte, il possède la force du buffle. Il dévore les nations qui l'attaquent, il brise leurs os et les abat de ses flèches.
⁹ *Il plie les genoux, il se couche comme un lion, comme une lionne: qui le fera se lever? *Béni soit celui qui te bénira et maudit soit celui qui te maudira!»
¹⁰ La colère de Balak s'enflamma contre Balaam. Il frappa des mains et dit à Balaam: «C'est pour maudire mes ennemis que je t'ai appelé et voici que tu les as bénis déjà trois fois.
¹¹ Fuis maintenant, va-t'en chez toi! J'avais dit que je te rendrais des honneurs, mais l'Eternel t'empêche de les recevoir.»
¹² Balaam répondit à Balak: «Eh! N'ai-je pas dit aux messagers que tu m'as envoyés:
¹³ ‘Même si Balak me donnait sa maison pleine d'argent et d'or, je ne pourrais faire de moi-même ni bien ni mal qui enfreigne l'ordre de l'Eternel. Je répéterai ce que dira l'Eternel'?
¹⁴ Maintenant, je retourne vers mon peuple. Viens, je vais t'annoncer ce que ce peuple fera au tien dans l'avenir.»
¹⁵ Balaam prononça son oracle: «Déclaration de Balaam, fils de Beor, déclaration de l'homme qui a l'œil ouvert,
¹⁶ déclaration de celui qui entend les paroles de Dieu, de celui qui possède la connaissance du Très-Haut, de celui qui discerne la vision du Tout-Puissant, de celui qui se prosterne et dont les yeux s'ouvrent.
¹⁷ »Je le vois, mais non pour maintenant, je le contemple, mais non de près: un astre sort de Jacob, un sceptre s'élève d'Israël. Il transperce les flancs de Moab et renverse tous les descendants de Seth.
¹⁸ Il se rend maître d'Edom, il se rend maître de Séir, ses ennemis. Israël manifeste sa force.
¹⁹ Celui qui sort de Jacob règne en souverain, il fait mourir ceux qui s'échappent des villes.»
²⁰ Balaam vit Amalek et il prononça son oracle: «Amalek est la première des nations, mais un jour il sera détruit.»
²¹ Balaam vit les Kéniens et il prononça son oracle: «Ton habitation est solide et ton nid est posé sur le rocher,
²² mais le Kénien sera chassé quand l'Assyrien t'emmènera prisonnier.»
²³ Balaam prononça son oracle: «Quel malheur! Qui survivra lorsque Dieu aura établi l'Assyrien?
²⁴ Mais des bateaux viendront de Kittim: ils humilieront l'Assyrien, ils humilieront l'Hébreu et lui aussi sera détruit.»
²⁵ Balaam se leva, partit et retourna chez lui. Balak s'en alla aussi de son côté.