Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.

The XXIIII. Chapter.

[ A] NOw whan Balaam sawe y^t it plea∣sed the LORDE, that he shulde blesse Israel, he wente not (as he dyd befo∣re) to seke witches, but set his face straight towarde the wyldernesse, lifte vp his eyes, and sawe Israel, how they laye acordinge to their trybes, and the sprete of God came vpon him, and he toke vp his parable, and sayde: Thus sayeth Balaam the sonne of Beor: Thus sayeth the man whose eyes are opened: Thus sayeth he which heareth the wordes of God, which sawe the vision of y^e Allmightie: which fell downe, and his eyes were opened.

How goodly are thy tētes O Iacob, and thy habitacions O Israel? Euen as the bro¦de valleys, as the gardens by the waters sy¦de, as y^e tentes which the LORDE hath plā¦ted, & as the Ceder trees vpon y^e water. The water shal flowe out of his boket, and his sede shalbe a greate water. His kynge shal¦be [ B] hyer then Agag, & his kyngdome shalbe exalted. God hath broughte hī out of Egip¦te, his strength is as of an vnicorne. He shal eate vp the Heithen his enemies, and gryn∣de their bones to poulder, and shute thorow them with his arowes. He hath layed him downe as a Lyon and as a Lyonesse. Who wyll rayse him vp? Blessed be he, y^t blesseth the: and cursed, that curseth the.

Thē was Balac furious ī wrath against Balaam, & smote his hādes together, & say∣de vnto him: I haue called the, y^t thou shul∣dest curse myne enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed thē now thre tymes: & now get the hēce to y^e place. I thoughte y^t I wolde promote the vnto honoure, but the LORDE hath kepte the backe from that worshipe.

Balaam answered him: Tolde not I thy [ C] messaungers (whom thou sendedst vnto me) & sayde: Yf Balac wolde geue me his hou¦se full of syluer and golde, yet coulde I not go beyonde the worde of the LORDE, to do either euell or good after myne awne hert: but what y^e LORDE speaketh, that must I speake also. And now beholde, for so moch as I go to my people, come therfore, I wyll shewe the what this people shal do vnto y^e people after this tyme.

And he toke vp his parable, and sayde: Thus sayeth Balaam the sonne of Beor: Thus sayeth y^e man, whose eyes are opened: Thus sayeth he which heareth the wordes of God, & y^t hath the knowlege of y^e hyest, euē he y^t sawe y^e visiō of y^e Allmightie, & fell downe, & his eyes were opened: I shal se him, but not now: I shal beholde him, but not nie at hāde. There shal a starre come out of Ia¦cob, & a cepter shall come vp out of Israel, and shal smyte y^e rulers of the Moabites, and ouercome all the children of Seth.

Edom shalbe his possession, and Seir [ D] shalbe his enemies possessiō, but Israel shal do manfully. Out of Iacob shal come he y^t hath dominion, and shall destroye the rem∣naunt of the cities.

And whā he sawe y^e Amalechites, he to∣ke vp his parable, & sayde: Amalec the first amōge the Heithē, but at y^e last thou shalt perishe vtterly. And whan he sawe the Ke∣nites, he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Strō∣ge

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is y^e dwellinge, and on a rocke hast thou put thy nest, neuertheles thou shalt be a bur¦ninge vnto Rain, tyll Assur take y^e presoner.

And he toke vp his parable agayne, & say¦de: Alas, who shal lyue, whā God doth this? And shippes out of Citim shall subdue As∣sur and Eber. He him self also shal perishe vtterly. And Balaam gat him vp, and de∣parted, and came againe vnto his place, and Balac wente his waye also.

Notes

• Num. 2. ••
• Nu. ••4. c
• Nu. 23. d
• Ge. 49. ••
• Nu. 22. c
• Nu. ••4. ••
• Matt. 2. ••
• 2. Re. ••. ••
• 2. Re. ••.
• Exo. 17▪
• 1. Re. 15.