1 Afei, Balaam hunuu sɛ Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔhyira Israel. Yei enti, wankɔ abisa sɛdeɛ ɔtaa yɛ no. Na mmom, ɔtoo nʼani hwɛɛ ɛserɛ no so, 2 hunuu sɛ Israelfoɔ mmusuakuo no abobɔ wɔn atenaeɛ. Afei, Onyankopɔn honhom baa ne so, 3 na yei ne nkɔmhyɛ a ɔmaaeɛ:
“Beor ba Balaam nkɔmhyɛ no nie;
nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfiri ɔbarima a nʼani hunu adeɛ yie,
4 deɛ ɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm;
deɛ ɔhunu anisoadeɛ a ɛfiri Otumfoɔ hɔ;
na ɔda fam, a nʼani gu so:
5 “Ao Yakob, mo ntomadan yɛ fɛ,
Ao Israel, mo afie yɛ ahomeka.
6 “Ɛsam mʼanim te sɛ mmɛfuo,
te sɛ nturo frɔmfrɔm wɔ asubɔnten ho.
Wɔte sɛ pɛperɛ a Awurade adua,
te sɛ ntweneduro a ɛbɛn nsuo ho.
7 Wɔbɛnya nsuo bebree.
Wɔn mma bɛnya deɛ ɛhia wɔn nyinaa.
“Wɔn ɔhene bɛyɛ kɛse akyɛn Agag;
wɔn ahennie bɛkorɔn.
8 “Onyankopɔn de wɔn firi Misraim aba;
ɔtwee wɔn sɛ wiram nantwie.
Ɔsɛe amanaman a wɔtia no nyinaa,
ɔbubu wɔn nnompe mu asinasini,
ɔto bɛmma wowɔ wɔn.
9 Israel butu hɔ sɛ gyata;
ɔte sɛ gyataburu, na hwan na ɔbɛtumi anyane no?
“Ao Israel, nhyira nka obiara a ɔhyira wo,
na nnome nka obiara a ɔdome wo.”
10 Ɔhene Balak bo fuu Balaam. Ɔde Abufuo bɔɔ ne nsam guu ne so teaam sɛ, “Mefrɛɛ wo sɛ bɛdome, mʼatamfoɔ nanso woahyira wɔn mprɛnsa. 11 Firi me so kɔ! Sane kɔ wo nkyi! Meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ anka mɛhyɛ wo animuonyam, nanso, Awurade de akame wo!”
12 Balaam buaa no sɛ, “Wonkae asɛm a meka kyerɛɛ wʼasomafoɔ no? Mekaa sɛ, 13 ‘Sɛ Balak ma me ahemfie a wɔde dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahyɛ hɔ ma koraa a, menni tumi sɛ mɛyɛ biribi atia Awurade apɛdeɛ.’ Meka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ asɛm a Awurade aka no nko ara na mɛka. 14 Afei, meresane akɔ me nkurɔfoɔ nkyɛn. Nanso, deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, ma menka deɛ Israelfoɔ no bɛyɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ daakye no nkyerɛ wo.”