Olrhaepnah 33
1 Pathen kah hlang Moses loh a duek hlanah tahae kah yoethennah he Israel ca rhoek taengah yoethen la a paek.
And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 “BOEIPA tah Sinai lamloh halo tih Seir lamloh thoeng. Amih ham Paran tlang lamloh a sae pah tih a bantang lamloh hlangcim a thawngsang neh thoeng. Amih ham olkhan hmai a khuen.
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery law for them.
3 Na kut dongkah a hlangcim boeihloh pilnam a lungnah tih, na oluennahaka duenloh na kho taengah ngolhlunguh.
Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive of thy words.
4 Jakob vangpum kah khoh la olkhueng he, Mosesloh mamih taengah ng'uencoeng.
Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
5 Jeshurun ah manghai la a om vaengah pilnamkaha lu rhoek loh Israel kocarhoek taengla tingtunuh.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Reuben tah hing mai saeh lamtah duek boel saeh. Anihte hlang sii la om boel saeh.
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few.
7 Judah kawng dongah he khaw, “Aw BOEIPA Judah ol he hnatun lamtah a pilnam taengla thak lah. Amah pum te a kut neh a huul vaengah a rhalkhui lamkah khaw bomkung la nang om pah lah,” a ti.
And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.
8 Levi kawng dongah khaw, “Na Thummim neh na Urim he, Massah ahna noemcai tih, Meribah tui taengahna oelh tangtae, na hlang cim hut coeng ni,” a ti.
And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9 “A manu neh a napa ka phoe pawh,” a ti tih, a manuca khaw a hmat mueh la a ca kah a ca due ming voel pawh. Tedae na olthui te a ngaithuenuh tih na paipi te a kueinahuh.
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
10 Nang kah laitloeknahte Jakob ham neh, na olkhuengte Israel ham a thuinuet pauh. Na hmai ah hmueihul neh, na hmueihtuk ah boeih a khuehuh.
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11 Aw BOEIPA anihkaha thaduengte yoethen pae lamtah, a kut dongkah a bisai khaw uumpah. Anihaka thoh thil kah a cinghente phop pah lamtah, a lunguetrhoekkhaw thoouh boel saeh.
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
12 Benjamin kawng dongah, “BOEIPA kah lungnah tah, anih pum dongah ngaikhuek la rhaehrhong saeh. Hnin takuemah anih te muekdah saeh lamtah, a laengpang laklo ah cu saeh,” a ti.
[And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the Lord] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 Joseph khawng dongah, “A khohmuente BOEIPAloh vaan cangtham, buemtui, tuidung laedil kah aka kol,
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 khomik dongkah cangvuei cangtham, hla dongkah hicil cangtham,
And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 hlamat kah tlang som, kumhal som kah cangtham nen khaw,
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 diklai cangtham a soeprhaep nen khaw yoethen a paek. Te dongah tangpuem khuikah aka om kolonah te, Joseph lu neh a manuca hlangcoelh rhoek kah a luki ahna cuuk sak.
And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and [for] the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren.
17 A rhuepomnah vaito cacuek neh a cung kiloh pilnam neh Ephraim a thawng a sang, Manasseh a thawng a sang te, diklai khobawt duela a thoeh rhenten ni,” a ti.
His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and his horns [are like] the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they [are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.
18 Zebulun kawng dongah khaw, “Zebulun nangna coe tih na dap khuiah Issakhar a om te na kohoe sak lah.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Tlang kah pilnam rhoekte khueuh pahoi lamtah, duengnah hmueih nawn uh saeh. Te vaengah tuitunli khuehtawn neh laivin khuiah a thuh tih, a tungte cop uh saeh,” a ti.
They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck [of] the abundance of the seas, and [of] treasures hid in the sand.
20 Gad kawng dongah khaw, “Sathuengnu bangla phuel uh tih, aka om Gadloha yoethen tih, a lu pataeng a ban neh a phuet.
And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21 A tangluete amah ham a sawt tih, pilnamkaha lurhoek halouh vaengah, khamyaiaka taem te sul a bung thil. BOEIPA kah duengnah neh Israel taengah, laitloeknah a saii,” a ti.
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
22 Dan kawng khaw, “Dan he sathueng ca bangla, Bashan lamloh cungpet,” a ti.
And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 Naphtali kawng dongah, “Naphtali nang tah, BOEIPA kah kolonah neh yoethennah te, ngaikhuek la a baetawt dongah, tuitunli neh tuithim khaw na pang,” a ti.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24 Asher kawng dongah khaw, “Asher kocarhoek loh a yoethen. A manuca rhoek taengah a kolo om saeh lamtah a khote situi khuiah nuem saeh,” a ti.
And of Asher he said, [Let] Asher [be] blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thicung neh rhohum he na thohkalh la om lamtah, na khohnin bangla na thaa om saeh.
Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
26 Vaan ke a ngol thil tih, nang ham bomkung la om. Te dongah a hoemnah neh khomong dongah aka om, Jeshurun kah Pathen bang he a om moenih.
[There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27 Hlamat Pathenkaha khuisaek neh, kumhal bantha hmuiah ah tah, thunkha khaw na mikhmuh lamkah a haek vetih, mitmoeng sak a ti bitni.
The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].
28 Te vaengah Jakobkaha mik Israel bueng ni, cangpai neh misur thai kho ah ngaikhuekkhoa sak vetih, vaan buemtui long khaw a tlan thil eh.
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob [shall be] upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
29 Israel nang tah na yoethen pai. Nang kah bomkung photling neh na hoemnah cunghang, BOEIPA loh nang bangla u bang pilnam nim a khangcoeng. Te dongah na thunkhaloh nang hmaiah mai a tumuh vetih amih kah hmuensang soah na cangdoek bitni.
Happy [art] thou, O Israel: who [is] like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who [is] the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
