Ponovljeni zakon 33
1 Ovo je blagoslov kojim Mojsije - čovjek Božji - blagoslovi Izraelce pred svoju smrt.
This is the blessing, wherewith the man of God Moses blessed the children of Israel, before his death.
2 Reče on: “Dođe Jahve sa Sinaja, sa Seira im se pokaza i s gore Parana zasja. Zbog njih dođe od kadeških zborova, sa svoga juga sve do Obronaka.
And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us: he hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law.
3 Ipak ti ljubiš narode, svi sveti njihovi u tvojoj su ruci. Pred tvojim su ležali nogama, išli tobom predvođeni.”
He hath loved the people, all the saints are in his hand: and they that approach to his feet, shall receive of his doctrine.
4 (Mojsije nam je odredio zakon.) “Zbor Jakovljev njegovom posta baštinom;
Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
5 i bje kralj u Ješurunu kad se sakupiše glavari narodni, kad se sjediniše plemena Jakovljeva.
He shall be king with the most right, the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.
6 Nek' živi Ruben i nikad nek' ne izumre, nek' živi šačica njegovih!
Let Ruben live, and not die, and be he small in number.
7 Evo što reče za Judu: Uslišaj, Jahve, glas Judin i privedi ga k njegovu narodu. Nek mu ruke njegovo brane pravo, pomozi mu protiv dušmana njegovih.
This is the blessing of Juda. Hear, O Lord, the voice of Juda, and bring him in unto his people: his hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his enemies.
8 O Leviju reče: Daj Leviju tvoje Urime i tvoje Tumime čovjeku milosti svoje, koga si u Masi iskušao, s kojim si se preo kod voda meripskih.
To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction:
9 O ocu svome i majci reče on: Nisam ih vidio! Braće svoje ne poznaje, na svoju se djecu ne osvrće, jer tvoju riječ on je vršio i tvojega se držao Saveza.
Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you; and to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant,
10 On uči Jakova tvojim odredbama i Izraela tvojemu Zakonu. On podiže kad k tvojim nosnicama i paljenicu na žrtvenik ti stavlja.
Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.
11 O Jahve, snagu mu blagoslovi, milostivo primi djelo ruku njegovih. Slomi bedra njegovih neprijatelja; mrzitelji njegovi nek' više ne ustanu.
Bless, O Lord, his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise.
12 O Benjaminu reče: Jahvin je on ljubimac i u miru svagda počiva. Višnji ga štiti svih njegovih dana, između njegovih prebiva bregova.
And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him: as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day long, and between his shoulders shall be rest.
13 O Josipu reče: Zemlju mu je Jahve blagoslovio; njegovo je najbolje od onog što daje rosa nebeska i što se u bezdanima dolje krije!
To Joseph also he said: Of the blessing of the Lord be his land, of the fruits of heaven, and of the dew, and of the deep that lieth beneath.
14 Najbolje od onog što daruje sunce i što mlađak novi nosi,
Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon.
15 prvine s drevnih planina i najbolje s vječnih brežuljaka,
Of the tops of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the everlasting hills:
16 ponajbolji rod zemlje i svega što je na njoj i milost Onog što prebiva u grmu. Nek' sve to dođe na glavu Josipovu, na tjeme posvećenog između sve braće!
And of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof. The blessing of him that appeared in the bush, come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.
17 K'o prvenac bika on je veličanstven, rozi su mu rogovi bivolji, njima on nabada narode sve do krajeva zemaljskih. Takva su mnoštva Efrajimova, takve su tisuće Manašeove.
His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses.
18 O Zebulunu reče: Bio sretan, Zebulune, u pohodima, i ti, Jisakare, u šatorima svojim!
And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.
19 Na brdu gdje dolaze zazivati narodi za uspjeh prinose oni prave žrtve jer sišu obilje mora i blago skriveno u pijesku.
They shall call the people to the mountain: there shall they sacrifice the victims of justice. Who shall suck as milk the abundance of the sea, and the hidden treasures of the sands.
20 O Gadu reče: Nek' je blagoslovljen tko Gada raširi! Poput lavice on počiva razderavši mišicu i glavu.
And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head.
21 Prvine je tad sebi dodijelio jer vidje da mu je sačuvan dio glavarev. Na čelu svega naroda on je došao, pravdu Jahvinu izvršivši i odluke njegove s Izraelom.
And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: who was with the princes of the people, and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.
22 O Danu reče: Dan je lavić što skače iz Bašana.
To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion, he shall flow plentifully from Basan.
23 O Naftaliju reče: Naftali, milostima nasićen, Jahvinim ispunjen blagoslovom: more i jug njegovo su vlasništvo.
And to Nephtali he said: Nephtali shall enjoy abundance, and shall be full of the blessings of the Lord: he shall possess the sea and the south.
24 O Ašeru reče: Blagoslovljen bio Ašer među sinovima! Nek' miljenik bude među braćom svojom, i nek' noge svoje u ulje umače!
To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Nek' ti zasuni budu od gvožđa i mjedi i nek' ti mir traje koliko i život!
His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
26 Nitko nije kao Bog Ješurunov: po nebesima u pomoć ti jezdi i po oblacima u svom veličanstvu!
There is no other God like the God of the rightest: he that is mounted upon the heaven is thy helper. By his magnificence the clouds run hither and thither.
27 Bog vječni tvoje je utočište, a na zemlji drevna njegova mišica pred tobom goni neprijatelja; on dovikuje: 'Uništi!'
His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.
28 U sigurnosti prebiva Izrael, a Jakovljev je izvor na osami u zemlji žita i vina, gdje nebesa rosom dažde.
Israel shall dwell in safety, and alone. The eye of Jacob in a land of corn and wine, and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
29 Blago tebi, Izraele! Koji narod k'o tebe Jahve spasava? On štit je tvoj što te brani i mač tvoj slavodobitni, dušmani ti se ulaguju, al' ti ćeš im gazit' po leđima.”
Blessed are thou, Israel: who is like to thee, O people, that art saved by the Lord? the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory: thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread upon their necks.
