2And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him,

3He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor has said: The man has said, whose eye ire stopped up:

4The hearer of the words of God has said, the one who has saw the vision of the Almighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are opened:

5How beautiful are your tabernacles, OH Jacob, and your tents, OH Israel!

6As woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord has pitched, as cedars by the waterside.

7Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his offspring shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken awry.

8The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way.

9He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the gentle his ways.

23And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and leaders of the people, saying: By what authority do you these things? and who has given you this authority?

24Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:

26If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the crowd: for all held John as a prophet.

27And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.