Numbers 22:5-21 And he sent menssengers vnto Balam the sonne of Beor, the interpreter which dwelte vpon the riuer of the lande of the children of hys folke, to call hym saying: beholde, there is a people come out of Egypte which couereth the face of the earth and lyeth euen hard by me.

Matthew⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And he sent menssengers vnto Balam the sonne of Beor, the interpreter which dwelte vpon the riuer of the lande of the children of hys folke, to call hym saying: beholde, there is a people come out of Egypte which couereth the face of the earth and lyeth euen hard by me. ⁶ Come nowe a feloweshyp and curse me thys people. For they are to myghty for me, so peraduenture I might be able to smite them & to dryue them out of the Land. For I wot that whom thou blessest shalbe blessed, and whom thou cursest shalbe cursed. ⁷ And the elders of Moab wente wyth the elders of Madian, & the reward of the sothsayinge in their handes. And they came vnto Balam and tolde hym the wordes of Balac. ⁸ And he sayed vnto them, tary here al night and I wyll brynge you worde, euen as the Lorde shal saye vnto me. And the Lordes of Moab abode with Balam. ⁹ And God cam vnto Balam & said: what men are these whych are wyth the? ¹⁰ And Balam sayed vnto God: Balac the sonne of Ziphor kyng of Moab hath sente vnto me sayinge: ¹¹ beholde ther is a people come out of Egypt and couereth the face of the earth: come nowe therefore and curse me them, that so peraduenture I maye be able to ouercome them in battell, & to driue them oute. ¹² And God sayed vnto Balam: thou shalt not go wt them, neyther curse the people, for they are blessed. ¹³ And Balam rose vp in the mornyng and sayd vnto the Lordes of Balac: get you vnto your land, for the Lorde wyll not suffer me to go wt you. ¹⁴ And the Lordes of Moab rose vp & went vnto Balac and said. Balam wolde not come wyth vs. ¹⁵ And Balac sent againe a greater company of lordes & more honourable then they. ¹⁶ And they came to Balam and tolde hym. Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: oh, let nothynge let the to come vnto me, ¹⁷ for I wyll greately promote the vnto greate honour. and wyl do whatsoeuer thou sayeste vnto me, come therefore I praye the curse me thys peole. ¹⁸ And Balam answered and sayd vnto the seruauntes of Balac. If Balac would gyue me hys house ful of syluer and gold, I can go no further then the worde of the Lorde my God, to do lesse or more. ¹⁹ Neuertheles tarye ye here al nyght: that I may wete, what the Lorde wil say vnto me once more. ²⁰ And God came vnto Balam by nyghte and sayd vnto hym: If the men come to fette the ryse vp & go wyth them: but what I say vnto the, that onely thou shalt do. ²¹ And Balam rose vp early & saddeled hys asse & went wyth the Lordes of Moab.