Битие 49
1 Тогава Яков повика синовете си и рече: Съберете се, за да ви известя какво ще ви се случи в следващите дни:
Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
2 Съберете се и слушайте, синове Яковови, И послушайте Израиля, баща си.
“Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, [Jacob, whom God named] Israel.
3 Рувиме, ти си първородният мой, мощта моя, и първият плод на силата ми, Превъзходен по достойнство, и превъзходен по сила.
Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.
4 Изврял си като вода; не ще имаш превъзходството, Защото си се качил на леглото на баща си, И тогава си го осквернил. На леглото ми се е качил!
But you were as uncontrollable as a flood [SIM]. So now you will not be my most important son, because you climbed up onto my bed, and had sex with [MTY] my (concubine/slave who had become one of my wives). Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.
5 Симеон и Левий са братя; Сечива насилствени са ножовете им.
Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
6 В съвета им да не участвуваш, душе моя; Към събранието им да се не присъединиш, славо моя, Защото в гнева си убиха човеци И в упорството си прерязаха жилите на волове.
I do not want to be with you when you make evil plans [DOU]. I do not want to join you in your meetings, because you killed people when you became very angry, and you (hamstrung/cut the tendons in the legs of) oxen just to (have fun/see them suffer).
7 Проклет гневът им, защото беше свиреп, И яростта им, защото бе жестока! Ще ги разделя в Якова, И ще ги разпръсна в Израиля.
God says, ‘I will (curse/cause bad things to happen to) them for being very angry, for acting very cruelly when they were very furious. I will scatter their descendants [MTY] throughout Israel land.’
8 Юдо, тебе ще похвалят братята ти; Ръката ти ще бъде на врата на неприятелите ти; Синовете на баща ти ще ти се кланят.
Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
9 Млад лъв е Юда; От плячка, сине мой, си се въздигнал; Легнал и разпрострял се е като лъв И като лъвица; кой ще го възбуди?
Judah is like a young lion [SIM] that has returned to its den satisfied after eating the animals that it has killed. He is like a lion that lies down and stretches out after eating; no one would dare to disturb it [RHQ].
10 Не ще липсва скиптър от Юда, Нито управителев жезъл отсред нозете му, Докле дойде Сило; И нему ще се покоряват племената.
There will always be a ruler [MTY] from the descendants of Judah [MTY]. Each one will hold a scepter/staff to show that he has authority as a king. He will do that until the one to whom the scepter belongs comes, the one to whom the nations will bring tribute and show that they will obey him.
11 Като връзва за лозата оселчето си И за отборната лоза жребчето на ослицата си, Ще опере с вино дрехата си, И с кръвта на гроздето облеклото си.
The grapevines of Judah’s descendants will produce grapes very abundantly. As a result, they will not object to tying their young donkeys to the grapevines in order that the donkeys can eat the leaves of the grapevines. [Wine will be very plentiful, with the result that] they could wash their cloaks in wine that is as red as blood [MET].
12 Очите му ще червенеят от вино. И зъбите му ще белеят от мляко.
Their eyes will be red because of [drinking too much] wine, but their teeth will be very white because of drinking much milk [from the cows].
13 Завулон ще обитава край брега на езерото, И ще бъде пристанище на кораби; И ще граничи със Сидон.
Zebulun, your descendants will live by the seashore where there will be a safe harbor for ships. Their land will extend north as far as Sidon [city].
14 Исахар е як осел, Който се е проснал между кошарите;
Issachar, your descendants will be like strong donkeys that are lying down on the ground between their loads, [so tired that they cannot get up]!
15 И като видя, че мястото беше добро за почивка, И че страната беше приятна, Подложи плещите си за товар, И стана слуга подчинен.
They will see that their resting place is good, and that the land pleases them very much. But they will bend their backs to carry heavy loads and be forced to work for others.
16 Дан ще съди людете си, Като едно от Израилевите племена.
Dan, although your tribe will be small, their leaders will rule their people just like the leaders of other tribes of Israel will rule their people.
17 Дан ще бъде змия на пътя, Ехидна на пътеката, Която хапе петите на коня, Тъй че ездачът му пада назад.
Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards [as the horses rear up on their hind legs].”
18 Твоето спасение чаках, Господи.
Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
19 Гада ще разбият разбойници; Но и той ще разбие петите им.
[Then Jacob continued telling his sons what would happen in the future. He said], “Gad, your tribe/descendants will be attacked by a group of bandits, but your tribe/descendants will pursue and attack them [MTY].
20 Хлябът от Асира ще бъде изряден; И той ще доставя царски сладкиши.
Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
21 Нефталим е елен пуснат, Който говори угодни думи.
Naphtali, your descendants will be like deer [MET] that are (free to/not tied down and can) run wherever they wish. They will give birth to children who are good-looking like (fawns/baby deer) [MET].
22 Иосиф е плодоносна вейка, Плодоносна вейка край извор; Клончетата й се простират по стената.
Joseph, you will have many descendants [MET]. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.
23 Стрелците го огорчиха, И стреляха по него, и преследваха го;
Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
24 Но лъкът му запази якостта си. И мишците на ръцете му се укрепиха, Чрез ръцете на Силния Яковов, - Отгдето е пастирът, Израилевият камък,
But they will hold their bows steady and their arms will remain strong, because of the power [MTY] of my mighty God, because of Yahweh who guides and provides for me [MET] like a shepherd guides and provides for his sheep. The people of Israel will [ask Yahweh to protect them], [like people hide under] a huge [overhanging] to be protected.
25 Чрез Бога на отца ти, Който ще ти помага. И чрез Всесилния, Който ще те благославя. С небесни благословения от горе, С благословения на бездната, която лежи отдолу С благословения на съсците и на утробата.
God, the one whom I worship, will help your descendants. God Almighty will bless them by sending them rain from the sky and by giving them water from deep/far below the ground. He will give them many cattle and children [MET] (OR, and their cattle will have many offspring).
26 Благословенията на отца ти превишаваха, Благословенията на праотците ми, До високите върхове на вечните планини; Те ще бъдат на Иосифовата глава, И на темето на превъзходния между братята си.
The blessings that I want God to give you are great ones. They are greater than the blessings that come from the eternal mountains, greater than the ones that come from the everlasting hills. Joseph, I pray that these blessings will (be given to you/come upon your head), because you are the leader of your [older] brothers [and younger brother].
27 Вениамин е вълк грабител; Заран ще пояжда лов. А вечер ще дели корист.
Benjamin, your descendants will be like [MET] vicious/fierce wolves: In the morning they will kill their enemies like a wolf devours (its prey/the animals that it has killed), and in the evening they will divide among their warriors the spoils that they seized from their enemies.”
28 Всички тия са дванадесетте Израилеви племена; и това е, което изговори баща им като ги благослови; всеки благослови според благословението, което му се падаше.
Those twelve sons are the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. That is what their father said to them as he blessed them, telling to each one words that were appropriate for him.
29 Още им заръча, като им каза: Аз се прибирам при людете си; погребете ме с бащите ми в пещерата, която е в нивата на хетееца Ефрона.
Then Jacob said to his sons, “I will soon die. Bury my body where some of my ancestors are buried, in the cave that is in the field that was bought from Ephron, who belonged to the Heth people-group.
30 В пещерата, която е в нивата Махпелах, която е срещу Мамврий в Ханаанската земя, която пещера Авраам купи заедно с нивата от хетееца Ефрона за собствено гробище.
That field is in the Machpelah area, east of Mamre [town], in Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought it from Ephron to use as a burial place.
31 Там погребаха Авраама и жена му Сара; там погребаха Исаака и жена му Ревека; и там погребах аз Лия.
That is where they buried him and his wife Sarah. That is where they buried my father Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And that is where I buried my wife Leah.
32 Нивата и пещерата, която е в нея, бяха купени от хетейците.
That field and the cave in it were bought from the Heth people-group; so that is where I want you to bury me.”
33 А като свърши Яков поръчките към синовете си, притегли нозете си в леглото и издъхна, и се прибра при людете си.
When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
