“ Well, I’ve come to you now,” Balaam replied.“ But I can’t say whatever I please. I can only speak the words God puts in my mouth.”

巴兰说：“我已经到你这里来了！现在我岂能擅自说什么呢？神将什么话传给我，我就说什么。”

巴兰对巴勒说：“看哪，我已经到你这里来了！现在我岂能擅自说什么呢？上帝将什么话放在我口中，我就说什么。”

巴兰对巴勒说：“看哪，我已经到你这里来了！现在我岂能擅自说什么呢？神将什么话放在我口中，我就说什么。”

巴兰说：“现在我已经来了，但我不能随便发言，只能按上帝的指示说话。”

巴兰对巴勒说：“看哪，我已经来到你这里，现在我怎能说什么呢？神把什么话放在我口里，我就说什么。”

巴蘭說：「我已經到你這裏來了！現在我豈能擅自說甚麼呢？神將甚麼話傳給我，我就說甚麼。」

巴蘭對巴勒說：「看哪，我已經到你這裏來了！現在我豈能擅自說甚麼呢？上帝將甚麼話放在我口中，我就說甚麼。」

巴蘭對巴勒說：「看哪，我已經到你這裏來了！現在我豈能擅自說甚麼呢？神將甚麼話放在我口中，我就說甚麼。」

巴蘭說：「現在我已經來了，但我不能隨便發言，只能按上帝的指示說話。」

巴蘭對巴勒說：“看哪，我已經來到你這裡，現在我怎能說甚麼呢？神把甚麼話放在我口裡，我就說甚麼。”

巴蘭對巴勒說：『看哪，我已經到你這裏來了；現在我哪能說甚麼呢？上帝將甚麼話放在我口中，我就說甚麼罷了。』

巴蘭曰、我今已至、我豈能自擅而言、上帝授我之言、我必言之、

巴蘭曰、我今已至、我豈能自擅而言、上帝使我言、我必言之。

巴蘭謂巴勒曰、我今雖至、我豈能自擅而言、天主所諭我之言、我方可言、

“ Well, I have come to you now,” Balaam replied.“ But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.”

Balaam said to Balak,“ Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.”

Balaam replied,“ Look, now I have come, but I have no power to say whatever I want. I will speak only the message that God puts in my mouth.”

Balaam said to him,“ Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.”

So Balaam said to Balak,“ Behold, I have come to you now! Am I really able to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that only shall I speak.”

And Balaam said to Balak,“ Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.”

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Balaam said to him,“ Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.”

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Balaam said to Balak,“ Look, I have come to you. Now, am I able to speak just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

Balaam said to Balak,“ Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.”

But Balaam gave them his answer. He said,“ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even then, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord my God commands.

The Lord met with Balaam. He put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said,“ Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”

Balaam answered,“ Didn’t I tell you that I must do only what the Lord says?”

But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that I can only tell the king what my God says.”

Before something even happens, I announce how it will end. In fact, from times long ago I announced what was still to come. I say,‘ My plan will succeed. I will do anything I want to do.’

The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations. He keeps them from doing what they want to do.

A person may have many plans in their heart. But the Lord’ s purpose wins out in the end.

But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I can only tell the king what the Lord tells me to say.”

“ Some prophets are not really prophets at all. I show that their signs are fake. I make those who practice evil magic look foolish. I destroy the learning of those who think they are wise. Their knowledge does not make any sense at all.

Your anger against sinners brings you praise. Those who live through your anger gather to worship you.

I said,‘ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I must say only what the Lord tells me to say.’

“ So keep on casting your magic spells. Keep on practicing your evil magic. You have been doing those things ever since you were a child. Perhaps they will help you. Maybe they will scare your enemies away.