2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him
3 and he spoke his message:‘The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,who sees a vision from the Almighty,who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 ‘How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,your dwelling-places, Israel!
6 ‘Like valleys they spread out,like gardens beside a river,like aloes planted by the Lord,like cedars beside the waters.
7 Water will flow from their buckets;their seed will have abundant water.‘Their king will be greater than Agag;their kingdom will be exalted.
8 ‘God brought them out of Egypt;they have the strength of a wild ox.They devour hostile nationsand break their bones in pieces;with their arrows they pierce them.