¹³ The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials, “Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”

⁵ 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.

¹⁴ So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.”