agniM tam manye yo vasur astaM yaM yanti dhenavaH

And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

vocemed indram maghavaanam enam maho raayo raadhaso yad dadan naH

And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

maa te amaajuro yathaa muuraasa indra sakhye tvaavataH

adabdhaani varuNasya vrataani vicaakashac candramaa naktam eti

aa yathaa mandasaanaH kiraasi naH pra kSudreva tmanaa dhRSat

puurviir ati pra vaavRdhe vishvaa jaataany ojasaa

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

agniM ghRtena vaavRdhu stomebhir vishvacarSaNim

vadmaa hi suuno asy admasadvaa cakre agnir januSaajmaannam

yaavayaa vRkya\M vRkaM yavaya stenam uurmye

adite mitra varuNota mRLa yad vo vayaM cakRmaa kac cid aagaH

And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

vi rakSo vi mRdho jahi vi vRtrasya hanuu ruja

yenendro haviSaa kRtvy abhavad dyumny u\ttamaH

taa asya suudadohasaH somaM shriiNanti pRshnayaH

tyam u vaH satraasaahaM vishvaasu giirSv aayatam

aa no bhara pramagandasya vedo naicaashaakham maghavan randhayaa naH

tam u tvaa nuunam iimahe navyaM daMsiSTha sanyase

yad vaavantha puruSTuta puraa cic chuura nRNaam