5 Mosebog 33
1 Dette er den Velsignelse, hvormed den Guds Mand Moses velsignede Israel før sin Død.
This is the blessing, wherewith the man of God Moses blessed the children of Israel, before his death.
2 Han sagde: HERREN kom fra Sinaj, fra Se'ir fremstraaled han for dem, brød frem i Lysglans fra Parans Bjerge og kom fra Meribat-Kadesj. Ved hans højre lued Ild dem i Møde.
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 Visselig, han elsker sit Folk, alle hans hellige er i hans Hænder; og de sætter sig ved din Fod og tager mod Ord fra dig.
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 En Lov har Moses paalagt os. Hans Eje er Jakobs Forsamling,
Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
5 og han blev Konge i Jesjurun, da Folkets Høvdinger kom sammen, og Israels Stammer forsamled sig.
He shall be king with the most right, the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.
6 Maatte Ruben leve og ikke dø, hans Mænd blive dog et Tal!
Let Ruben live, and not die, and be he small in number.
7 Og disse Ord sagde han om Juda: Hør, HERRE, Judas Raab og lad ham komme til sit Folk! Strid for ham med dine Hænder, vær ham en Hjælp mod hans Fjender!
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 Om Levi sagde han: Giv Levi dine Tummim, din Yndling dine Urim, ham, som du prøved ved Massa og bekæmped ved Meribas Vand,
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 som sagde om sin Fader: »Jeg saa ham aldrig!« som ikke brød sig om sine Brødre og ikke kendtes ved sine Sønner, thi de holdt dit Ord og holdt fast ved din Pagt.
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 De skal lære Jakob dine Lovbud og Israel din Lov, bringe Offerduft op i din Næse og Helofre paa dine Altre.
Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.
11 Velsign, o HERRE, hans Kraft, find Behag i hans Hænders Værk. Knus Lænderne paa hans Fjender, paa hans Avindsmænd, saa de ej rejser sig mer!
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 Om Benjamin sagde han: Benjamin er HERRENS Yndling, han bor bestandig i Tryghed, den Højeste skærmer ham og bor imellem hans Skrænter.
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 Om Josef sagde han: Hans Land er velsignet af HERREN med det kosteligste fra Himlen oventil og fra Dybet, som ruger forneden,
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 med det kosteligste, Solen frembringer, med det kosteligste, Maaneskifterne fremkalder,
Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon.
15 med det bedste fra de ældgamle Bjerge og det kosteligste fra de evige Høje,
Of the tops of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the everlasting hills:
16 med det kosteligste af Jorden og dens Fylde og Naade fra ham, der boede i Tornebusken. Det skal komme over Josefs Hoved, over Issen paa ham, som er Hersker blandt sine Brødre.
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 Som den unge Okses er hans Højhed, som Vildoksens er hans Horn; med dem nedstøder han Folkene, saa vidt som Jorden strækker sig. Saadan er Efraims Titusinder, saadan er Manasses Tusinder!
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 Om Zebulon sagde han: Glæd dig, Zebulon, over din Udfart, du, Issakar, over dine Telte!
And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.
19 Til Bjerget stævner de Folkeslag, der ofrer de Retfærds Ofre, thi Havets Overflod dier de og Havsandets skjulteste Skatte!
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 Om Gad sagde han: Priset være han, der skaffer Plads for Gad! Han ligger som en Løve og flænger baade Arme og Hjerneskal;
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 han udsaa sig en Forlodsdel, thi der tilfaldt hans Lod ham. Og Folkets Høvdinger samled sig. Han fuldbyrdede HERRENS Ret og hans Beslutninger sammen med Israel!
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 Om Dan sagde han: Dan er en Løveunge, som springer frem fra Basan.
To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion, he shall flow plentifully from Basan.
23 Om Naftali sagde han: Naftali er mæt af Naade og fuld af HERRENS Velsignelse, Søen og Søvejen har han i Eje.
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 Om Aser sagde han: Aser være den velsignede blandt Sønnerne, han være sine Brødres Yndling og dyppe sin Fod i Olie!
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 Dine Portslaaer er Jern og Kobber, som dine Dage skal din Styrke være.
His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
26 Der er ingen som Jesjuruns Gud, der farer frem over Himmelen for at hjælpe dig, over Skyerne i sin Højhed!
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 Den evige Gud er en Bolig, og hernede er de evige Arme. Fjenden drev han bort for dit Aasyn og sagde: »Tilintetgør dem!«
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 Saa kom Israel til at bo i Tryghed, Jakobkilden for sig selv, i et Land med Korn og Most, ja, hvis Himmel drypper med Dug.
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 Held dig, Israel, hvo er som du, et Folk, der faar Sejr ved HERREN! Han er din Frelses Skjold, haner din Højheds Sværd. Dine Fjender slesker for dig, over deres Høje skrider du frem.
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.
