2 and saw the tribes of Israel camped below. Just then, God's Spirit took control of him,
3 and Balaam said:“I am the son of Beor,and my words are true,so listen to my message!
4 It comes from the Lord,the God All-Powerful.I bowed down to himand saw a vision of Israel.
5 “People of Israel,your camp is lovely.
6 It's like a grove of palm treesor a garden beside a river.You are like tall aloe treesthat the Lord has planted,or like cedarsgrowing near water.
7 You and your descendantswill prosper like an orchardbeside a stream.Your king will rule with powerand be a greater kingthan Agag the Amalekite.
8 With the strength of a wild ox,God led you out of Egypt.You will defeat your enemies,shooting them with arrowsand crushing their bones.