< Olrhaepnah 33 >
1 Pathen kah hlang Moses loh a duek hlanah tahae kah yoethennah he Israel ca rhoek taengah yoethen la a paek.
This is the blessing with which 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.
He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
3 Na kut dongkah a hlangcim boeih loh pilnam a lungnah tih, na oluennah aka duen loh na kho taengah ngolhlung uh.
Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.
4 Jakob vangpum kah khoh la olkhueng he, Moses loh mamih taengah ng'uen coeng.
Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
5 Jeshurun ah manghai la a om vaengah pilnam kah a lu rhoek loh Israel koca rhoek taengla tingtun uh.
He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
6 Reuben tah hing mai saeh lamtah duek boel saeh. Anih te hlang sii la om boel saeh.
“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let 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 rhal khui lamkah khaw bomkung la nang om pah lah,” a ti.
This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”
8 Levi kawng dongah khaw, “Na Thummim neh na Urim he, Massah ah na noemcai tih, Meribah tui taengah na oelh tangtae, na hlang cim hut coeng ni,” a ti.
About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended 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 ngaithuen uh tih na paipi te a kueinah uh.
He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
10 Nang kah laitloeknah te Jakob ham neh, na olkhueng te Israel ham a thuinuet pauh. Na hmai ah hmueihul neh, na hmueihtuk ah boeih a khueh uh.
They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.
11 Aw BOEIPA anih kah a thadueng te yoethen pae lamtah, a kut dongkah a bisai khaw uum pah. Anih aka thoh thil kah a cinghen te phop pah lamtah, a lunguet rhoek khaw thoo uh boel saeh.
Yahweh, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”
12 Benjamin kawng dongah, “BOEIPA kah lungnah tah, anih pum dongah ngaikhuek la rhaehrhong saeh. Hnin takuem ah anih te muekdah saeh lamtah, a laengpang laklo ah cu saeh,” a ti.
About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”
13 Joseph khawng dongah, “A khohmuen te BOEIPA loh vaan cangtham, buemtui, tuidung laedil kah aka kol,
About Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,
14 khomik dongkah cangvuei cangtham, hla dongkah hicil cangtham,
for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield,
15 hlamat kah tlang som, kumhal som kah cangtham nen khaw,
for the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting 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 ah na cuuk sak.
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
17 A rhuepomnah vaito cacuek neh a cung ki loh pilnam neh Ephraim a thawng a sang, Manasseh a thawng a sang te, diklai khobawt duela a thoeh rhenten ni,” a ti.
Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 Zebulun kawng dongah khaw, “Zebulun nang na coe tih na dap khuiah Issakhar a om te na kohoe sak lah.
About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
19 Tlang kah pilnam rhoek te khue uh pahoi lamtah, duengnah hmueih nawn uh saeh. Te vaengah tuitunli khuehtawn neh laivin khuiah a thuh tih, a tung te cop uh saeh,” a ti.
They will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 Gad kawng dongah khaw, “Sathuengnu bangla phuel uh tih, aka om Gad loh a yoethen tih, a lu pataeng a ban neh a phuet.
About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
21 A tanglue te amah ham a sawt tih, pilnam kah a lu rhoek halo uh vaengah, khamyai aka taem te sul a bung thil. BOEIPA kah duengnah neh Israel taengah, laitloeknah a saii,” a ti.
He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”
22 Dan kawng khaw, “Dan he sathueng ca bangla, Bashan lamloh cungpet,” a ti.
About Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of 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.
About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”
24 Asher kawng dongah khaw, “Asher koca rhoek loh a yoethen. A manuca rhoek taengah a kolo om saeh lamtah a kho te situi khuiah nuem saeh,” a ti.
About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thicung neh rhohum he na thohkalh la om lamtah, na khohnin bangla na thaa om saeh.
Your bars will be iron and bronze. As your days, so your strength will 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 no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
27 Hlamat Pathen kah a khuisaek neh, kumhal bantha hmuiah ah tah, thunkha khaw na mikhmuh lamkah a haek vetih, mitmoeng sak a ti bitni.
The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
28 Te vaengah Jakob kah a mik Israel bueng ni, cangpai neh misur thai kho ah ngaikhuek kho a sak vetih, vaan buemtui long khaw a tlan thil eh.
Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens 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 khang coeng. Te dongah na thunkha loh nang hmaiah mai a tum uh vetih amih kah hmuensang soah na cangdoek bitni.
You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”