Don’t you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness.”

我的百姓啊，你们当追念摩押王巴勒所设的谋和比珥的儿子巴兰回答他的话，并你们从什亭到吉甲所遇见的事，好使你们知道耶和华公义的作为。”

我的百姓啊，当记念从前摩押王巴勒如何筹算，比珥的儿子巴兰如何回应他，当记念从什亭到吉甲所发生的事，好使你们明白耶和华公义的作为。”

我的百姓啊，当记念从前摩押王巴勒如何筹算，比珥的儿子巴兰如何回应他，当记念从什亭到吉甲所发生的事，好使你们明白耶和华公义的作为。”

我的子民啊，你们要回想摩押王巴勒的阴谋以及比珥之子巴兰给他的回答，要回想你们从什亭到吉甲途中的遭遇，以便认识耶和华公义的作为。”

我的民哪！你们要追念，摩押王巴勒图谋过什么，比珥的儿子巴兰又答应了他什么，以及你们从什亭到吉甲所发生的事，好使你们知道耶和华公义的作为。”

我的百姓啊，你們當追念摩押王巴勒所設的謀和比珥的兒子巴蘭回答他的話，並你們從什亭到吉甲所遇見的事，好使你們知道耶和華公義的作為。

我的百姓啊，當記念從前摩押王巴勒如何籌算，比珥的兒子巴蘭如何回應他，當記念從什亭到吉甲所發生的事，好使你們明白耶和華公義的作為。」

我的百姓啊，當記念從前摩押王巴勒如何籌算，比珥的兒子巴蘭如何回應他，當記念從什亭到吉甲所發生的事，好使你們明白耶和華公義的作為。」

我的子民啊，你們要回想摩押王巴勒的陰謀以及比珥之子巴蘭給他的回答，要回想你們從什亭到吉甲途中的遭遇，以便認識耶和華公義的作為。」

我的民哪！你們要追念，摩押王巴勒圖謀過甚麼，比珥的兒子巴蘭又答應了他甚麼，以及你們從什亭到吉甲所發生的事，好使你們知道耶和華公義的作為。”

我的子民哪，你們要記得摩押王巴勒所計謀的，和比珥的兒子巴蘭所回答他的，以及你們從什亭到吉甲所遇見的，好使你們知道永恆主的義氣。』

我民歟、爾其憶摩押王巴勒所謀、及比珥子巴蘭所以應之、且憶自什亭至吉甲、所遇之事、俾爾知耶和華公義之行為、○

我民當憶古昔摩押王巴勒謀害爾曹、庇耳子巴蘭與之黨同、自失亭至吉甲、耶和華之恩澤、爾其念之勿忘。

我民歟、當追念摩押王巴勒所設之謀、與比珥子巴蘭所對之之言、亦當追念自示亭至吉甲所遇之事、則可知主之恩慈、○

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”

O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

My people, remember what King Balak of Moab proposed, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from the Acacia Grove to Gilgal so that you may acknowledge the LORD’s righteous acts.

My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab planned And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab proposed, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from the Acacia Grove to Gilgal so that you may acknowledge the Lord’s righteous acts.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal, so you might acknowledge that the LORD has treated you fairly.”

My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”

While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women.

Then the Lord said to Joshua,“ Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.While the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.

Listen to the village musicians gathered at the watering holes. They recount the righteous victories of the Lord and the victories of his villagers in Israel. Then the people of the Lord marched down to the city gates.

The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, started a war against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you,but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.

Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.

All five of the Midianite kings— Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba— died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread— the bread of suffering— so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt.

Along the Jordan River they camped from Beth jeshimoth as far as the meadows of Acacia on the plains of Moab.

They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.

“ These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the Lord at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the Lord’s people.

I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

Now stand here quietly before the Lord as I remind you of all the great things the Lord has done for you and your ancestors.

For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our Lord!

Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites.And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified.The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian,“ This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab,sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said:“ Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse.”Balak’s messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel. They went to Balaam and delivered Balak’s message to him.“ Stay here overnight,” Balaam said.“ In the morning I will tell you whatever the Lord directs me to say.” So the officials from Moab stayed there with Balaam.That night God came to Balaam and asked him,“ Who are these men visiting you?”Balaam said to God,“ Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent me this message:‘ Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come and curse these people for me. Then perhaps I will be able to stand up to them and drive them from the land.’”But God told Balaam,“ Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials,“ Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported,“ Balaam refused to come with us.”Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time.They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him:“ This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don’t let anything stop you from coming to help me.I will pay you very well and do whatever you tell me. Just come and curse these people for me!”But Balaam responded to Balak’s messengers,“ Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord my God.But stay here one more night, and I will see if the Lord has anything else to say to me.”That night God came to Balaam and told him,“ Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials.But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along,Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road.Then the angel of the Lord stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls.When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again.

Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called“ uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.

Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

“ Remember and never forget how angry you made the Lord your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him.

“ But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.

Then King Balak said to Balaam,“ Come, I will take you to one more place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them from there.”

These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram naharaim to curse you.But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?

For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

Then King Balak told him,“ Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!”So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.

What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.

The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.