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Numbers - ch 22 v 21 - 40
- Balaam arose in the morning, and saddling his ass went with them.
- And God was angry. And an angel of the Lord stood in the way against Balaam, who sat on the ass, and had two servants with him.
- The ass seeing the angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and went into the field. And when Balaam beat her, and had a mind to bring her again to the way,
- The angel stood in a narrow place between two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed.
- And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he beat her again:
- And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him.
- And when the ass saw the angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider: who being angry beat her sides more vehemently with a staff.
- And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time?
- Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I might kill thee.
- The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never.
- Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.
- And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse, and contrary to me:
- And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived.
- Balaam said: I have sinned, not knowing that thou didst stand against me: and now if it displease thee that I go, I will return.
- The angel said: Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee. He went therefore with the princes.
- And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon.
- And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?
- He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?
- So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.
- And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
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