By now Balaam realized that the Lord was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness,

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福与以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福给以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福给以色列，就不像前两次去求法术，却面向旷野。

巴兰见耶和华乐意赐福给以色列人，就不再像先前两次那样去求兆头，而是面向旷野，

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福以色列，就不再像前两次一样去求观兆的方法，却面向旷野。

巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福與以色列，就不像前兩次去求法術，卻面向曠野。

巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福給以色列，就不像前兩次去求法術，卻面向曠野。

巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福給以色列，就不像前兩次去求法術，卻面向曠野。

巴蘭見耶和華樂意賜福給以色列人，就不再像先前兩次那樣去求兆頭，而是面向曠野，

巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福以色列，就不再像前兩次一樣去求觀兆的方法，卻面向曠野。

巴蘭見永恆主喜歡賜福與以色列，就不像前兩次去找觀兆頭的方法，卻定意面向着曠野。

巴蘭見耶和華欲錫嘏於以色列、不復用術、如昔所為、乃瞻於野、

巴蘭見耶和華欲錫嘏於以色列、故不復用卜、如昔所為、乃舉其目、顧瞻於野、

巴蘭見為以色列祝福為主所悅、不復往求法術、或作不復用卜如昔所為、乃面向曠野、

Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

Balaam saw that the Lord was pleased to give his blessing to Israel. So he didn’t try to use evil magic as he had done at other times. Instead, he turned and looked toward the desert.

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness.

Since Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned toward the wilderness.

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to seek omens, rather he turned his attention toward the wilderness.

Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Since Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned toward the wilderness.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob,‘ What wonders God has done for Israel!’

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the Lord will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

Then Balaam said to the king,“ Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the Lord.”

And Saul said to David,“ Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, overlooking the wasteland.

“ But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.

The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials,“ Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”

And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.

So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph.

“ These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the Lord at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the Lord’s people.

Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!