He answered,“ Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

他回答说：“耶和华传给我的话，我能不谨慎传说吗？”

他回答说：“耶和华放在我口中的话，我岂能不谨慎地说呢？”

他回答说：“耶和华放在我口中的话，我岂能不谨慎地说呢？”

巴兰说：“耶和华让我说的话，我岂能不说？”

巴兰回答，说：“耶和华传给我的话，我怎能不谨慎说呢？”

他回答說：「耶和華傳給我的話，我能不謹慎傳說嗎？」

他回答說：「耶和華放在我口中的話，我豈能不謹慎地說呢？」

他回答說：「耶和華放在我口中的話，我豈能不謹慎地說呢？」

巴蘭說：「耶和華讓我說的話，我豈能不說？」

巴蘭回答，說：“耶和華傳給我的話，我怎能不謹慎說呢？”

巴蘭回答說：『永恆主放在我口中的話、我能不謹慎說麼？』

對曰、耶和華授我之言、我不慎述之乎、

對曰、耶和華以言示我、我必以告。

對曰、主授於我口之言、我豈能不謹述之乎、

He answered,“ I have to speak only the words the Lord puts in my mouth.”

And he answered and said,“ Must I not take care to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

But Balaam replied,“ I will speak only the message that the Lord puts in my mouth.”

He answered,“ Shouldn’t I say exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

He replied,“ Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

So he answered and said,“ Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?”

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

He answered,“ Shouldn’t I say exactly what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

Balaam replied,“ Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?”

He answered and said,“ Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?”

“ 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.”

Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.

I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.

Balaam answered,“ Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”

They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

‘ Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord— and I must say only what the Lord says’?

That night God came to Balaam and said,“ Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.