Numbers 24
14 Ref and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee `concerning' that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'
15 Ref And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes `are' shut --
16 Ref An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
17 Ref I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
18 Ref And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, `for' its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
19 Ref And `one' doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
20 Ref And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim `is' Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'
21 Ref And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring `is' thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
22 Ref But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
23 Ref And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
24 Ref And -- ships `are' from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
25 Ref And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.