23 And Mofes faid unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedft us, faying, Set bounds abound the mount, and fanctify it. 24 And the Lord faid unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through, to come up unto the Lord, left he break forth upon them. 25 So Mofes went down unto the people, and Ipake unto them. other gods before me. 4 Thou fhalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyfelf to them, nor ferve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous god, vifiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth ge¬ neration of them that hate me; 6 And fhewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain, 8 Remember the fabbathday, to keep it holy. 9 Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all thy work : 10 But the feventh day is the fabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy man-fervant, nor thy maidfervant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ftranger that is within thy gates. 11 For in fix days the Lord Lord made heaven and earth, the fea and all that in them is, and refted the feventh day; wherefore the Lord bleffed the fabbath-day, and hallowed it. 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou fhalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear falfe witness against thy neighbour. any thing that is thy neighbour's. 18 And all the people faw the thunderings, and lightnings, and noife of the trumpet, and the mountain smoaking: and when the people faw it, they removed, and ftood afar off. 19 And they said unto Mofes, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, left we die. 20 And Mofes faid unto the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye fin 17 Thou fhalt not covet thy neighbour's houfe, thou not. fhalt not covet thy neigh 21 And the people stood bour's wife, nor his man-afar off, and Mofes drew fervant, nor his maid-servant, near unto the thick darkness nor his ox, nor his afs, nor where God was. A From the Book of NUMBER S. CHAP. XXII. ND the children of Ifrael fet forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab, on this fide Jordan by Jericho. 2 And Balak the fon of Zippor faw all that Ifrael had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was fore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was diftreffed becaufe of the children of Ifrael. 4 And Moab faid unto the elders of Midian, Now fhall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grafs of the field. And Balak the fon of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 5 He fent meffengers therefore unto Balaam the fon of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river of the land Ν of of the children of his people, the earth: come now, curse to call him, faying, Behold, me them; peradventure I there is a people come out fhall be able to overcome from Egypt: behold, they them, and drive them out. cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me. 12 And God faid unto Balaam, Thou fhalt not go with them, thou shalt not curfe the people: for they 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curfe me this peo-are bleffed. ple; for they are too mighty 13 And Balaam rofe up for me: peradventure I fhall in the morning, and said, prevail, that we may fmite unto the princes of Balak, them, and that I may drive Get ye into your land: for them out of the land: for I the Lord refufeth to give me wot that he whom thou blef-leave to go with feft is bleffed, and he whom thou curfeft, is curfed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed, with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and fpake unto him the words of Balak. you. 14 And the princes of Moab rofe up, and they went unto Balak, and faid, Balaam refufeth to come with us. 15 ¶ And Balak fent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and faid to him, Thus 8 And he faid unto them, faith Balak the fon of ZipLodge here this night, and por, Let nothing, I pray I will bring you word again thee, hinder thee from comas the Lord fhall fpeak un-ing unto me: to me. And the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and faid, What men are these with thee? 10 And Balaam faid unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath fent unto me, faying, 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatfoever thou fayeft unto me. Come therefore, I pray thee, curfe me this people. 18 And Balaam answered and faid unto the fervants of Balak, If Balak would give II Behold, there is a peo-me his houfe full of filver ple come out of Egypt, and gold, I cannot go bewhich covereth the face of yond the word of the Lord ...my more. my God, to do lefs or the angel of the Lord, fhe thruft herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. And he fmote her again. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye alfo here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and faid unto him, If the men come to call thee, rife up, and go with them; but yet the word which I fhall fay unto thee, that fhalt thou do. 21 And Balaam rofe up in the morning, and faddled his afs, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord ftood in the way for an adverfary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two fervants were with him. 23 And the ass faw the angel of the Lord ftanding in the way, and his fword drawn in his hand: and the afs turned afide out of the way, and went into the field. And Balaam fmote the afs, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the Lord ftood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this fide, and a wall on that fide. 25 And when the afs faw 26 And the angel of the Lord went further, and ftood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the ass faw the angel of the Lord, the fell down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he fmote the afs with a staff. 28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the afs, and fhe faid unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou haft finitten me these three times ? 29 And Balaam said unto the afs, Because thou haft mocked me: I would there were a fword in mine hand; for now would I kill thee. 30 And the afs faid unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou haft ridden ever fince I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do fo unto thee? and he faid, Nay. 31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he faw the angel of the Lord ftanding in the way, and his fword drawn in his hand : and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord faid unto him, Wherefore haft thou fmitten thine afs these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me. 33 And the afs faw me, and turned from me thefe three times: unless he had turned from me, furely now alfo I had flain thee, and faved her alive. 34 And Balaam faid unto the angel of the Lord, I have finned; for I knew not that thou stoodeft in the way against me; now therefore if it difpleafe thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the Lord faid unto Balaam, Go with the men but only the word that I fhall fpeak unto indeed to promote thee to honour? 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to fay any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. 40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. 41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might fee the utmoft part of the people. CHAP. XXIII. ND Balaam faid unto thee, that thou fhalt fpeak. A Balak, Build me here So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. 37 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly fend unto thee, to call thee: wherefore cameft thou not unto me? am I not able feven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen, and feven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had fpoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burntoffering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatfoever he fheweth me, I will tell |
