Thomson(i)
16 And God met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
17 So he returned to him. Now he was standing by his whole burnt offering, and all the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What hath the Lord spoken?
18 Whereupon he took up his parable, and said, Stand up Balak and hear; Listen attentively as a witness, thou son of Sepphor!
19 God is not like a man to be deceived; Nor like a son of man to be threatened. When he hath spoken, will he not perform? When he shall speak, will he not stand to it?
20 Behold I am constrained to bless! Bless I will. Indeed I cannot avoid it.
21 There shall be no calamity in Jacob; Nor shall misery be seen in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; The glories of princes are among them.
22 The God who hath brought them out of Egypt, Is to them like the glory of a unicorn.
23 For there is no augury used by Jacob; Nor divination among Israel. In due season it shall be told by Jacob, And to Israel, what God will execute.
24 Behold the people will rouse like a young lion; And, like an old lion, exult with pride. They will not go to rest till they devour prey; Until they have drunk the blood of the slain.
25 Upon this Balak said to Balaam, Thou shalt neither with curses, curse them for me; nor shalt thou with blessings bless them.
26 In reply to which Balaam said to Balak, Did I not tell thee saying, Whatever God shall speak, that I must do.