וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י ט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו׃
Nang makita ni Balaam na kalugud-lugod sa paningin ng Walang-Hanggan na pagpalain ang Israel, hindi na siya umalis gaya ng mga naunang pagkakataon upang humanap ng panghuhula, kundi itinuon niya ang kanyang mukha sa ilang.
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Bil’am raised his eyes and saw Israel encamped according to its tribes, and the spirit of God rested upon him.
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He set forth his parable, and said: “This is the declaration of Bil’am, the son of Be’or; this is the declaration of the man of the open-socketed eye.
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This is the declaration of one who hears God's utterance, who sees the vision of the Almighty; fallen, with opened eyes.