Numbers 22:2-21 And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, sawe all that Israel had done to ye Amorites

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ² And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, sawe all that Israel had done to ye Amorites ³ And the Moabites were sore afrayde of the people, because they were many, and they were stroken with feare of the chyldren of Israel ⁴ And Moab sayde vnto the elders of Madian: Nowe shall this companie lycke vp all that are rounde about vs, as an oxe licketh vp the grasse of ye fielde. And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, was kyng of the Moabites at that tyme ⁵ He sent messengers therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to Pethor, which is by the riuer of the lande of the chyldren of his folke, to call him, saying: Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and beholde they couer the face of the earth, & dwell ouer against me ⁶ Come nowe therfore I pray thee, and curse me this people, for they are to mightie for me, so peraduenture I myght be able to smyte them, & to driue them out of the lande: For I wote that he whom thou blessest, is blessed, and whom thou cursest is cursed ⁷ And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Madian departed, hauyng the [rewarde] of the southsaying in their hande: And they came vnto Balaam, and tolde hym the wordes of Balac ⁸ He aunswered them: Tary here this nyght, and I wyll bryng you worde, euen as the Lorde shall say vnto me. And the lordes of Moab abode with Balaam ⁹ And God came vnto Balaam, and sayd: What men are these with thee ¹⁰ And Balaam sayd vnto God: Balac the sonne of Ziphor kyng of Moab hath sent vnto me [saying: ¹¹ Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and couereth the face of the earth: Come nowe therefore, and curse them for my sake, if so peraduenture I may be able to ouercome them in battayle, and to dryue them out ¹² And God said vnto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed ¹³ And Balaam rose vp in the mornyng, and sayd vnto the lordes of Balac, Get you vnto your lande: for the Lord wyll not suffer me to go with you ¹⁴ And the lordes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balac and sayde: Balaam would not come with vs ¹⁵ And Balac sent againe a greater companie of lordes, and more honourable then they ¹⁶ Whiche came to Balaam, and tolde hym, Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: Oh let nothyng let thee, but come vnto me ¹⁷ For I wyll greatly promote thee vnto great honour, and wyll do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come I pray thee, curse this people for my sake ¹⁸ And Balaam aunswered and said vnto the seruauntes of Balac: If Balac woulde geue me his house full of syluer and golde, I can not go beyonde the worde of the Lorde my God, to do lesse or more ¹⁹ Nowe therefore I pray thee, tarie ye here this nyght, that I may wit what the Lorde wyll say vnto me more ²⁰ And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayde vnto hym: If the men come to call thee, ryse vp and go with them: but loke what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou do ²¹ And Balaam rose vp early, and sadled his asse, & went with the lordes of Moab