2 Balak did as he was told, and he and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go to see whether or not the Lord will meet me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So he went alone to the top of a hill,
4 and God met him. Balaam said to him, “I have built the seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each.”
5 The Lord told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
6 So he went back and found Balak still standing by his burnt offering, with all the leaders of Moab.
7 Balaam uttered this prophecy:“Balak king of Moab has brought meFrom Syria, from the eastern mountains.‘Come and speak for me,’ he said.‘Put a curse on the people of Israel.’
8 How can I curse what God has not cursed,Or speak of doom when the Lord has not?