Kâboutpoenae 33
1 BAWIPA e tami Mosi ni a due hoehnahlan Isarelnaw yawhawi a poenae lawk hateh,
And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 BAWIPA teh Sinai mon hoi a tho. Seir mon koehoi Isarelnaw koe kanî patetlah a tâco teh, Paran mon koehoi raeng ni pheng a tue. Tami kathoung moikapap hoi rei a tho awh. Isarelnaw hanelah aranglae kut dawk hoi kâlawk hmai a tâco.
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 Atangcalah BAWIPA ni a taminaw hah a lungpataw. A tami kathoungnaw pueng teh na kut dawk doeh ao awh. Ahnimouh ni na khok koe a tabo awh teh, na lawk hah a dâw awh.
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 Mosi ni kaimouh hanelah kâlawk na poe awh. Jakop miphunnaw e râw lah ao.
Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
5 Taminaw kahrawikungnaw teh Isarelnaw hoi rei a kamkhueng awh toteh, Jeshurun khovah nang teh siangpahrang lah na o.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Reuben teh dout laipalah hring naseh. A taminaw pung naseh.
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few.
7 Judah miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Oe BAWIPA Judah e a lawk na thai teh a hmaunawngha aonae koe thokhai haw, a kutnaw hah thapoe haw. Tarannaw kut dawk hoi rungngang haw.
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 Levih miphun hanelah a dei e teh, nange Thummim hoi nange Urim teh Massah vah na tanouk teh, Meribah tui teng vah na taran e na tami kathoungnaw koe poe haw.
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 hoi a na pa koevah ka hmawt boihoeh ka tet e ni, a hmaunawngha hah nout hoeh. A canaw hai panuek hoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, na lawk a ngâi awh teh na lawkkam hah a tarawi awh.
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 Ahnimouh ni nange lawkcengnaenaw hah Jakop miphun koe thoseh, na kâlawk hah Isarelnaw koe thoseh a cangkhai awh han. Ahnimouh ni hmuitui hah na hmalah thoseh, abuemlah hmaisawi thuengnae hah thuengnae khoungroe dawk thoseh a ta awh han.
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11 Oe BAWIPA, ahnie hnopai hah yawhawi na poe teh a kut hoi a sak e hah dâw pouh haw. Ahnimouh kahmawt ngaihoeh naw a kâroe thai hoeh nahanlah ahnimae a keng hah khoe pouh haw.
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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, BAWIPA ka pahren e teh, BAWIPA koe karoumcalah ao han. Pou ramuk vaiteh, a loung rahak vah a ta han.
[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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, ahnie a ram teh aphu kaawm e kalvan e hno, tadamtui hoi rahimlah kaawm e adungnae koe e tui hoi cungtalah yawhawinae poe naseh.
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 Kanî koehoi e aphu kaawm hnonaw hoi thoseh, thapa koehoi e aphu kaawm hnonaw hoi thoseh,
And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 ayan e monnaw dawk e kahawipoung e hnonaw hoi thoseh, pou kangning e monruinaw e aphu kaawm hnonaw hoi thoseh,
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 talai dawk e aphu kaawm e hno, hote kuepnae hoi hmai ka kang e buruk dawk kaawm e pahrennae hoi thoseh, yawhawinae na poe seh. Yawhawinae teh Joseph e lû van thoseh, a hmaunawnghanaw dawk kacuenaw e lû van bawilakhung dawk thoseh, phat lawiseh.
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 raimonae teh maito camin a lentoenae patetlah, a kinaw teh Savitannaw e kinaw patetlah awm lawiseh. Hot ni vah miphun pueng hah talai pout totouh a deng han. Ahnimouh teh Ephraim 10,000, Manasseh 1,000 touh lah ao 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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Zebulun, na tâconae dawk hai thoseh, Issakhar, na rim dawk hai thoseh, lunghawi haw.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Ahnimouh ni miphunnaw hah mon koe kaw awh vaiteh, hote hmuen koe nei thuengnae hah a thueng awh han. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tuipui bawirengnae hoi sadi thung kâhrawk e hnonaw hah a rasa awh han.
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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Gadnaw ka pakaw e teh a yawkahawi e lah awm naseh. Hote miphun teh sendek manu patetlah ao vaiteh, kutbuembue hoi lû vuen hah a hlip han.
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 Ahni teh ama hanelah kahawipoung e a kârawi toe. Atangcalah kâlawkkapoekung e ham hah hote hmuen koe aloukcalah a ta pouh toe. BAWIPA e lannae hoi lawkcengnae hah Isarel miphun hoi cungtalah a tawk telah 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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Dan teh sendekca lah ao teh Bashan kho hoi a dawkcawk han telah a ti.
And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 Naphtali miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Oe Naphtali, pahren e lah na o teh, BAWIPA e yawhawinae hoi kaw sak lah na o teh, kanîloumlae hoi akalae hah coe loe.
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 miphun hanelah a dei e teh, Asher teh canaw e lathueng vah yawhawinae hoe a coe. Ahni teh a hmaunawnghanaw lahoi yawhawi poe e lah ao teh, a khok hah satui dawk ranup naseh.
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 Nange longkha tarennae teh sum hoi rahum lah ao vaiteh, na hringyung thung na thayung lah ao han.
Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
26 Nang kabawp hanelah kalvannaw ka kâcui niteh, lentoenae hoi tâmainaw dawk ka kâcuie Jeshurun Cathut patetlah apihai awm hoeh.
[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 A yungyoe Cathut teh na kângue e lah ao teh, a thaonae kut hoi nang teh na doun. Ahni ni, na tarannaw hah na hmalah hoi na pâlei pouh teh, raphoenae kâ hah na poe.
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 Isarel miphun teh a hlout vaiteh, amamouh dueng ao awh han. Jakop catoun teh cakang, misurtui hoi kakawi e ram dawk hmuen a tawn awh vaiteh, kalvan hoi tadamtui hai a bo han.
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 Oe Isarel miphun na yawhawi. BAWIPA ni a rungngang e miphun, nang teh api hoi maw na kâvan. Hote BAWIPA teh nang na ka ngue e bahling, na taluenae tahloi lah ao. Na tarannaw teh, na hmalah a sung awh vaiteh, nang ni ahnimae hmuen rasangnae koe na coukdouk awh han.
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.
