12Balaam answered Balak, "I told the messengers you sent me,
13'Even if Balak would give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn't disobey the LORD's command no matter how good or bad the request might seem to me. I must say only what the LORD says.'
14Even though I'm going back to my people, I'll give you some advice. I'll tell you what these people will do to your people in the days to come."
15Then Balaam delivered this message: "This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.
16This is the message of the one who hears the words of God, receives knowledge from the Most High, has a vision from the Almighty, and falls [into a trance] with his eyes open:
17I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth.
18Edom will be conquered, and Seir, his enemy, will be conquered. So Israel will become wealthy.
19He will rule from Jacob and destroy whoever is left in their cities."
20Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and delivered this message: "Amalek was first among the nations, but in the end it will be destroyed."
21Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: "You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.
22But it is destined to be burned, you [descendants of] Cain, when Assyria takes you as prisoners of war."
23He delivered this message: "Oh no! Who will live when God decides to do this?
24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed."
25Then Balaam got up and went back home, and Balak also went on his way.
