Suencuek 49
1 Te phoeiah Jakob loh a ca rhoek te a khue tih, “Tun ngol uh lamtah, vuenvai ah nangmih taengah aka thoeng ham te nangmih taengah ka puen pawn ni,
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
2 Jakob ca rhoek loh a yaak uh tih a coi uh thae vaengah, “Na pa Israel kah ol te ya uh van lah.
Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
3 Reuben nang he ka caming tih, ka thadueng neh, ka thahuem cuek, hlangrhuel boeimang, hlangtlung hlangrhuel la na om dae,
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4 Na pa kah tih thingkong sola na yoeng tih, ka rhaenghmuen te na poeih phoeiah, tui bangla na soetaenah dongah caknoi khaw na khueh mahpawh.
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
5 Simeon neh Levi boeina, amih rhoi kah tubael tah kuthlahnah tumca ni.
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Amih rhoi kah tingtunnah dongah ka hinglu naepkhap pawh. Amah rhoi kah thintoek dongah hlang a ngawn rhoi tih vaito kaprhui haih ham te amih rhoi kah kolonah la a om dongah, kai kah thangpomnah loh amih rhoi a hlangping te bulbo boel saeh.
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
7 Amih rhoi kah a thinpom khaw a tlung dongah a thintoek te thae a phoei thil. Te dongah a mangkhak te Jakob taengah ka tael vetih Israel taengah khaw ka taekyak ni.
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah nang he na manuca rhoek loh nang n'uem uh ni. Na kut te na thunkha a rhawn dongla cu ni. Na pacaboeina te nang taengah bakop uh ni.
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9 Judah he sathueng ca ni. Ka ca loh maeh kung lamkah na bal phoeiah, sathueng neh sathuengnu bangla aka yuel tih, aka kol te ulong anih a haeng eh.
Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
10 Judah lamkah mancai tah nong boel lamtah, a kho laklo lamloh taem saeh. Shiloh a pha duela anih taengah, pilnam kah boengainah om saeh.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
11 A laaktal, laaktal te misur dongah, a laak ca te cangsawt misur dongah pael saeh. A pueinak te misurtui dongah, a hnipup, hnipup te misur thii dongah til saeh.
He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 Na mik khaw musurtui lakah ling vetih, na no te suktui lakah bok ni.
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun he tuitunli kah langkaeng ah khosa saeh lamtah, langkaeng kah sangpho rhoek bangla a bawtnah loh Sidon due pha saeh.
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
14 Issakhar he laak songrhuh bangla saelvong laklo ah na kol.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 Duemnah then neh khohmuen hlahmae te khaw a hmuh dae, phueih te a laengpang ah a thueng tih aka thotat saldong la om ni.
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
16 Dan he Israel koca pakhat vanbangla a pilnam kah lai a thui pah ni.
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan he long taengkah rhul neh marhang dongkah aka ngol te a hnuk la bung saeh tila marhang khomik aka maeng tih, caehlong rhulthae bangla om ni.
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
18 BOEIPA nang kah khangnah ham ni ka lamtawn he.
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
19 Gad he caem loh tloek cakhaw anih loh a khomik a tloek pah ni.
Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
20 Asher ham caak bae vetih, manghai buhmong a tael ni.
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
21 Naphtali tah sayukrhuinu bangla khocaeh dangka vetih, ol then a thui ni.
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph tah a ca loh thaihsu tih, a ca loh tuiphuet taengkah pungtai. Ngannu ngankhong loh pangbueng dongla luei.
Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
23 Thaltang boei rhoek a konaeh uh dongah, a phaep uh tih a kah uh.
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
24 Tedae Jakob kah samrhang kut rhang neh, Israel aka dawn lungnu rhang neh,
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 Na pa kah Pathen loh nang m'bom tih Tlungthang loh nang te vaan a sosang kah yoethennah, a laedil kah aka kol yoethennah nen khaw, a rhangsuk dongkah yoethennah nen khaw, a bung khuikah nen khaw yoethen m'paek dongah, a li khaw tangkuek la om tih, a kut bantha khaw caang.
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
26 Na pa kah yoethennah he kai aka yom kah yoethennah lakah len. Khosuen som ah a saelongnah hil Joseph lu so neh a manuca hlangcoelh luki soah om saeh.
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
27 Benjamin, uithang laihat loh, mincang ah maeh a ngaeh, hlaem ah kutbuem a tael,” a ti nah.
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
28 A pum boeih la Israel koca he hlai nit dongah a napa loh amih taengah a thui vaengah amah kah yoethennah neh amih te yoethen rhip a paek.
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
29 Te phoeiah amih te a uen tih, “Kai he ka pilnam taengla ka khum atah a pa rhoek neh Khitti Ephron lo kah lungko ah n'up uh.
Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 Kanaan kho Mamre hmai, Makpelah lo kah lungko te phuel khohut la Khitti Ephron taeng lamkah Abraham loh a lai khohmuen ni.
The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
31 Ti ah te Abraham neh a yuu Sarah a up uh tih Isaak neh a yuu Rebekah te pahoi a up uh coeng. Leah khaw pahoi ka up coeng.
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
32 Te dongah Kheth ca rhoek taeng lamkah te khohmuen boiva neh a khuikah lungko te,” a ti nah.
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
33 Jakob loh a ca rhoek a uen te a khah phoeiah baiphaih dongla a kho a yueh. Te phoeiah pal tih a pilnam taengla khoem uh.
When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
