Deuteronomy 33
1 Sithaw kami Mosi mah duek tom naah, Israel kaminawk han paek ih tahamhoihaih loe hae tiah oh.
And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
2 Anih mah, Angraeng loe Sinai mae hoiah angzoh, Seir ahmuen hoiah nihcae khaeah angthawk tahang moe, Paran mae hoiah ni baktiah a aengh to tacawt, anih loe kaciim kami sang hato hoi nawnto angzoh; a bantang bang hoiah kangqong hmai to tacawt.
And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shined forth from mount Paran, and he came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
3 Ue, anih loe kaminawk to palung; angmah ih kaciim kaminawk loe na prae ah oh o boih; nihcae loe na khokkung ah akuep o, na lok to tahngaih o boih.
Yea, he loves the people. All his sanctified are in thy hand, and they sat down at thy feet. He shall receive from thy words.
4 Jakob ih kaminawk mah qawk ah toep o ih kaalok to Mosi mah kaicae hanah paek.
Moses commanded for us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
5 Israel acaengnawk hoi zaehoikung lu koeknawk nawnto amkhueng o naah, Anih loe Jeshurun nuiah, siangpahrang ah oh.
And he was king in Jeshurun when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
6 Reuben acaeng loe dueh ai ah, hing nasoe, anih ih kaminawk doeh tamsi hmah nasoe.
Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few.
7 Judah kawng pongah anih mah, Aw Angraeng, Judah qahhaih lok to tahngai ah; anih to angmah ih kaminawk khaeah hoi ah; anih ih ban loe angmah hanah thacak pae nasoe; anih to misanawk ban thung hoiah abom ah, tiah a thuih.
And this is of Judah: And he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, and bring him into his people. With his hands he contended for himself, and thou shall be a help against his adversaries.
8 Levi kawng pongah anih mah, Nang ih Thumin hoi Urim loe, Massah ah na tanoek moe, Meribah tui ohhaih ahmuen ah na tanoek ih kaciim kami khaeah om tih.
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou proved at Massah, with whom thou strove at the waters of Meribah,
9 Anih mah, to kami loe angmah ih amno hoi ampa khaeah ka hnu ai, tiah a naa; anih loe angmah ih nawkamyanawk hoi a caanawk mataeng doeh panoek ai; toe anih loe na lok to tahngaih moe, na lokmaihaih to pazui.
who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him, neither did he acknowledge his brothers, nor knew he his own sons, for they have observed thy word, and keep thy covenant.
10 Nihcae mah Jakob hanah na lokcaekhaih to patuk o tih, Israel kaminawk hanah na kaalok to patuk ueloe, na hmaa ah hmuihoih to suem o tih; na hmaicam nuiah takpum boih paek ih hmai angbawnhaih to suem o tih.
They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, and Israel thy law. They shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt offering upon thine altar.
11 Aw Angraeng, anih ih hmuen to tahamhoihaih paek ah loe, a ban hoiah sak ih hmuen to talawk paeh; anih hnuma moe, tuk han angthawk kaminawk loe angthawk o let han ai ah, kaeng to khaek paeh, tiah a thuih.
Bless, Jehovah, his substance, and accept the work of his hands. Smite through the loins of those who rise up against him, and of those who hate him, that they not rise again.
12 Benjamin kawng pongah anih mah, Angraeng mah palung ih kami loe angmah khaeah ngancuem ah om tih; anih hing nathung Angraeng mah pakaa ueloe, anih loe Angmah ih palaeng salakah khosah tih, tiah a thuih.
Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long, and he dwells between his shoulders.
13 Joseph kawng pongah anih mah, nihcae ohhaih prae loe, van ih atho kaom dantui hoi long tlim ah kaom kathuk tuinawk,
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that couches beneath,
14 ni mah tacawtsak ih atho kana thingthainawk hoi khrah mah tacawtsak ih atho kana hmuennawk,
and for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the growth of the moons,
15 mae kamtak hoi dungzan ah kacak maesomnawk thung hoi tacawt hmuennawk,
and for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
16 kahoih koek long thung ih hmuennawk, a thungah kaom hmuennawk hoiah tahamhoihaih om nasoe; kabuk thing thungah kaom Kami ih tahmenhaih loe, Joseph lu nui hoi anih ih nawkamyanawk salakah kaom angraeng kami ih lupataeh ah om nasoe.
and for the precious things of the earth and the fullness of it, and the good will of him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
17 Anih lensawkhaih loe tapen tangsuek maitaw tae baktih, anih ih takii loe kokno takii baktiah oh; to takiinawk hoiah prae kaminawk to long boenghaih ahmuen khoek to nawnto takhueng boih tih; Ephraim acaeng loe sang hato om ueloe, Manasseh ih acaeng loe sangto om tih, tiah a thuih.
The firstling of his herd, majesty is his. And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox. With them he shall push the peoples, all of them, even the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 Zebulun kawng pongah anih mah, Zebulun, tasa bang na caeh naah anghoe ah, Issakar nang loe na ohhaih im ah anghoe ah.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Nihcae loe kaminawk to mae nuiah kawk ueloe, to mae nuiah toenghaih hoi angbawnhaih to sah o tih; tuipui ih savuet thungah hawk ih, pop parai hmuennawk to tahnutui baktiah nae o tih, tiah a thuih.
They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall suck the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the sand.
20 Gad kawng pongah anih mah, Gad acaeng lensak kami loe tahamhoih! Gad loe kaipui baktiah oh moe, a ban hoiah lunawk to taprawt pat thaih.
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he who enlarges Gad. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
21 Hmaloe koek taham loe angmah hanah a qoih, daan sahkungnawk ih taham loe to ah a suek pae; kaminawk zaehoikung kacoehtanawk amkhueng o naah, katoeng Angraeng ih lok hoi Israel kaminawk lokcaekhaih akoepsak hanah anih mah sak pae, tiah a thuih.
And he provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved. And he came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, and his ordinances with Israel.
22 Dan kawng pongah anih mah, Dan loe kaipui ih caa ah oh, anih loe Bashan hoiah angphet tih, tiah a thuih.
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp that leaps forth from Bashan.
23 Naphtali kawng pongah anih mah, Angraeng loe anghoehaih hoi tahamhoihaih hoiah koi, Aw Naphtali; niduem hoi aloih bang ih ahmuen to toep ah, tiah a thuih.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of Jehovah, possess thou the west and the south.
24 Asher kawng pongah anih mah, Asher loe capanawk thungah tahamhoih koek ah oh; anih loe angmah ih nawkamyanawk mah koeh ih kami ah om nasoe loe, a khok to situi thungah nup nasoe.
And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with sons. Let him be acceptable to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Na khokpanai loe sum, sum kamling hoiah sah ueloe, na hing thung thacak tih.
Thy bars shall be iron and brass, and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26 Jeshurun Sithaw hoi kanghmong mi doeh om ai; anih loe nang abomh hanah van ah anghnut moe, a lensawkhaih doeh van ranuiah oh.
There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides upon the heavens for thy help, and in his excellency on the skies.
27 Dungzan Sithaw loe nang abuephaih ah oh moe, na tlim ah dungzan kacak ban to oh; Anih mah na misanawk to nangmacae hma hoiah na haek pae tih, nihcae to paro oh, tiah a thuih.
The eternal God is thy dwelling-place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, and said, Destroy.
28 Israel loe ngancuem ah khosah tih; Jakob ih acaeng loe cang, misurtui kapop prae ah angmah bueng om ueloe, angmah ih vannawk hoiah dantui to krah tathuk tih.
And Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and new wine. Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
29 Aw Israel, nang loe anghoe kami ah oh! Nang loe Angraeng mah pahlong ih acaeng ah na oh, nang hoi kanghmong kami mi maw kaom? Anih loe nang abomh hanah pakaahaih ah oh moe, na lensawkhaih sumsen ah oh; na misanawk loe na hma ah thazok o; nihcae ih hmuensangnawk to nangmah khok hoiah na tii pae phaeng tih, tiah a thuih.
Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by Jehovah, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.
