15 Balaam then said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I seek a meeting over there.”
16 Then the Lord met Balaam, and, having put an utterance in his mouth, said to him: Return to Balak, and speak accordingly.
17 So he went to Balak, who was still standing by his burnt offering together with the princes of Moab. When Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Balaam recited his poem:Rise, Balak, and listen;give ear to my testimony, son of Zippor!
19 God is not a human being who speaks falsely,nor a mortal, who feels regret.Is God one to speak and not act,to decree and not bring it to pass?
20 I was summoned to bless;I will bless; I cannot revoke it!
21 Misfortune I do not see in Jacob,nor do I see misery in Israel.The Lord, their God, is with them;among them is the war-cry of their King.