¹And when they drew near to Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

And said to them, Go into the village opposite you, and immediately upon entering into it, you will  ¹find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat; untie it and bring it.

And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of it and will immediately send it here again.

And they went away and found a colt tied by a door, outside on the street, and they untied it.

And some of the ones standing there said to them, What are you doing untying the colt?

And they spoke to them even as Jesus had said. And they let them do it.

And they brought the  ¹colt to Jesus and threw their  ²garments on it, and He sat on it.

And many spread their garments in the road, and others spread  ¹layers of  ²branches full of  ³tender leaves, having cut them out of the fields.

And those who went before and those who followed cried out, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!

And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when He had looked around at all things, since the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

 ¹And on the next day, when they had gone out from Bethany, He became hungry.

And seeing at a distance a fig tree having leaves, He came to see if perhaps He would find anything on it. And when He came to it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

And He answered and said to it, May  ¹no one eat fruit from you  ²forever! And His disciples heard it.

And they came to Jerusalem. And He entered into the temple and began to  ¹cast out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling the doves;

And He would not let anyone carry a vessel through the temple.

And He  ¹taught and said to them, Is it not written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations”? But you have made it a den of robbers.

And the chief priests and the  ¹scribes heard this, and they sought how they might destroy Him, for they feared Him, for all the crowd was astounded at His teaching.

And every day when evening fell, they went outside the city.

And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

And Peter remembered and said to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.

Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says happens, he will have it.

For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

And when you stand praying,  ¹forgive, if you have  ²anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in the heavens may also forgive you your offenses.

 ¹But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offenses.

And Israel sent messengers to Sihon the king of the  ¹Amorites, saying,

Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or into vineyard; we will not drink water from any well. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory.

But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. And Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.

And Israel struck him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all her villages.

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon.

Therefore those who speak in proverbs say,
Come to Heshbon; let it be built,
And let the city of Sihon be established.

For fire has gone forth from Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
It has consumed Ar of Moab
 ¹And swallowed up the high places of the Arnon.

Woe to you, O Moab!
You have perished, O people of Chemosh;
He has given his sons as fugitives,
And his daughters have gone into captivity,
To an Amorite king, Sihon.

We have shot at them;
Heshbon is ruined as far as Dibon,
And we have laid waste as far as Nophah,
 ¹Fire spreads as far as Medeba.

Thus Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.

And Moses sent some to spy out Jazer. And they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.

And they turned and went up on the way that leads to Bashan; and Og the king of  ¹Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, for battle at Edrei.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Do not fear him, for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who was dwelling at Heshbon.

So they struck him and his sons and all his people until there was no survivor left to him, and they possessed his land.

And the children of Israel journeyed and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

And Moab was very afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

And  ¹Moab said to the elders of  ¹Midian, This multitude will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. Now Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

And he sent messengers to  ¹Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the  ²River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, There is a people here who have come out from Egypt; now they cover the surface of the land and have settled over against me.

Now, therefore, please come; curse this people for me, since they are mightier than I. Perhaps I may be able to strike them and drive them out of the land, for I know that whomever you bless is blessed and whomever you curse is cursed.

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with fees for divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

And he said to them, Spend tonight here, and I will bring back word to you as  ¹Jehovah speaks to me. And the rulers of Moab stayed with Balaam.

And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?

And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,

There is a people who came out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come; curse them for me; perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.

And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not  ¹curse the people, for they are  ¹blessed.

So Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the rulers from Balak, Go to your land, for Jehovah has refused to let me go with you.

And the rulers of Moab rose up and went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

So Balak yet again sent rulers, more numerous and more honorable than these.

And they came to Balaam and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

For I will indeed honor you greatly; and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore; curse this people for me.

And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

Now you therefore please stay here tonight also, so that I may know what more Jehovah might speak to me.

And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, Since the men have come to call you, rise up;  ¹go with them, but only what I speak to you shall you do.

And Balaam rose up in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the rulers of Moab.

And God's anger was kindled because he was going, and the  ¹Angel of Jehovah took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way.

Then the Angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she pressed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again.

And the Angel of Jehovah went further and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.

And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she lay down under Balaam. Then Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

And Jehovah opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?

And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now.

And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No.

Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? I am here, having come out as an adversary, because your way was unrestrained before Me.

And the donkey saw Me and turned aside before Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, I would surely have killed you just now and let her live.

And Balaam said to the Angel of Jehovah, I have sinned, for I did not know that You were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it displeases You, I will turn back.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to Balaam, Go with the men; but you shall speak only the word that I shall speak to you. So Balaam went with the rulers from Balak.

And when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, at the farthest point of the border.

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send word urgently to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not indeed able to honor you?

And Balaam said to Balak, Here I am; I have come to you now. Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.

And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent them to Balaam and to the rulers who were with him.