Deuteronomy 33
1 This is the blessing, with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
這是天主的人，梅瑟死前賜予以四色列子民的祝福。
2 And he said: “The Lord went forth from Sinai, and he arose for us from Seir. He appeared from Mount Paran, and thousands of holy ones were with him. The fiery law was in his right hand.
他說：「上主由西乃而來，從色依爾光照他的百姓，由帕蘭山射出光輝，從卡德士的默黎巴前進，由他的右邊有烈火發出。
3 He loved the people; all the holy ones are in his hand. And those who approach his feet shall receive from his doctrine.
你實在愛你的人民，眾聖者都在你手中；他們俯伏在你腳前，領受你的教導。
4 Moses instructed us in the law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
梅瑟給我們立定法律，作為雅各伯會眾的產業時，
5 The king shall have great righteousness, at the gathering of the princes of the people with the tribes of Israel.
人民的首領與以色列支派會合時，上主在耶叔戎中作了王。
6 Let Ruben live, and not die, and may he be small in number.”
願勒烏本生存，不至滅亡! 願他的人數不再減少! 」
7 This is the blessing of Judah. “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, and lead him to his people. His hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his adversaries.”
他論及猶大這樣說：「上主! 願你俯聽猶大的聲音，領他重歸自己的民族；以你的手為他交戰，協助他抵抗他的仇敵! 」
8 Likewise, to Levi he said: “Your perfection and your doctrine are for your holy man, whom you have proven by temptation, and whom you have judged at the Waters of Contradiction.
論及肋未說：「願你將你的「突明」賜給肋未，將你的「烏陵」，賜給對你虔誠的人，就是你在瑪撒曾試探過，在默黎巴水旁曾考驗過的人，
9 He has said to his father and to his mother, ‘I do not know you,’ and to his brothers, ‘I will disregard you.’ And they have not known their own sons. Such as these have kept your word and have observed your covenant:
也就是那些論及自己的父母說：我沒有顧及他們，對自己的兄弟不加重視，對自己的子女也漠不關心的人! 他們只遵守你的話，持守你的盟約。
10 your judgments, O Jacob, and your law, O Israel. They shall place incense before your fury and a holocaust upon your altar.
他們要將你的誡命教給雅各伯，將你的法律授給以色列；在你面前獻上馨香，在祭壇上獻上全燔祭。
11 O Lord, bless his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and do not let those who hate him rise up.”
上主! 願你祝福他的勇力，悅納他手中的作為；對反抗他的人，願你打斷他們的腰，使惱恨他的人，再也不得起立! 」
12 And to Benjamin he said: “The most beloved of the Lord will live confidently in him. He shall remain all day long, as if in a bridal chamber, and he shall rest amid her arms.”
論及本雅明說：「上主所鍾愛的，他必安居樂業；至高者日日庇護他，住在他兩肩之間。」
13 Likewise, to Joseph he said: “His land shall be from the blessing of the Lord, from the fruits of heaven, and from the dew, and from the abyss which lies below,
論及若瑟說：「願他的地蒙受上主的祝福! 願天上甘露，地下深藏的淵泉，
14 from the fruits of the crops under the sun and the moon,
因太陽而出產的美果，靠月亮而出產的寶物，
15 from the heights of the ancient mountains, from the fruits of the everlasting hills,
太古山岳的珍品，永恒丘陵的美物，
16 and from the fruits of the earth with all its plenitude. May the blessing of him who appeared in the bush, settle upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of the Nazarite among his brothers.
地上的寶物及其富藏，以及住在荊棘叢中者的恩惠，都臨到若瑟頭上，降在兄弟中為首者的頭頂上!
17 His excellence is like that of a first-born bull. His horns are like the horns of a rhinoceros; he shall brandish these against the Gentiles, even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh.”
他的健壯有如頭胎的公牛，他的雙角像是野牛的雙角，用以抵觸萬民，直到地極。這是厄弗辣因的萬軍，即是默納協的勁旅。」
18 And to Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your departure, and Issachar, in your tabernacles.
論及則步隆說：「則步隆! 你要在旅途中喜樂；至於你、依撒加爾! 你要在帳幕內歡樂。
19 They shall summon the peoples to the mountain. There, they shall immolate the victims of justice, who feed on the flood of the sea, as if on milk, and on the hidden treasures of the sands.”
他們要邀請人民上山，在那裏奉獻應獻的祭祀，因為他們要吸收海洋的富饒，沙中潛藏的珠寶。」
20 And to Gad he said: “Blessed is Gad in his breadth. He has rested like a lion, and he has seized the arm and the top of the head.
論及加得說：「那使加得擴張的，應受讚美! 他臥下彷彿一隻母獅，撕裂了人的手臂和頭顱。
21 And he has seen his own pre-eminence, which his teacher has stored up as his portion. He was with the princes of the people, and he accomplished the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.”
他為自己選取了為首的一分，因為那原是為首領保留的一分。他走在人民之前，執行了上主的法令，和他對以色列的旨意。」
22 Likewise, to Dan he said: “Dan is a young lion. He shall flow plentifully from Bashan.”
論及丹說：「丹好似由巴商跳出的幼獅。」
23 And to Naphtali he said: “Naphtali shall enjoy abundance, and he shall be full of the blessings of the Lord. He shall possess the sea and the Meridian.”
論及納斐塔里說：「納斐塔里，飽受恩愛，充滿上主的祝福，海和南部將是他的產業。」
24 Likewise, to Asher he said: “Let Asher be blessed with sons. Let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
論及阿協爾說：「眾子中最受祝福的是阿協爾；願他獲得兄弟的恩待，在油中洗腳!
25 His shoe shall be of iron and of brass. As were the days of your youth, so also shall be your old age.
願你有銅鐵的門閂；願你一生獲享安寧! 」
26 There is no other god like the God of the most righteous one. He who rides upon the heavens is your helper. His magnificence scatters the clouds.
沒有一個像耶叔戎的天主，他騰空駕雲，在威嚴中來援助你。
27 His habitation is above, and the everlasting arms are below. He shall cast out the enemy before your face, and he shall say: ‘Be utterly broken!’
亙古的天主是你的避難所，他永遠的手臂是你的支柱；他由你面前驅走了敵人，是他向你下命說：毀滅罷!
28 Israel shall live in confidence and alone, as the eye of Jacob in a land of grain and of wine; and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
因此，以色列能以安居樂業，雅各伯的後裔定居在產糧出酒之地，天也從上降下甘露。
29 Blessed are you, O Israel. Who is like you, the people who are saved by the Lord? He is the shield of your assistance and the sword of your glory. Your enemies will refuse to acknowledge you, and so you shall tread upon their necks.”
以色列，你真是有福的；為上主所拯救的人民，有誰相似你﹖他是你護身的盾牌，是使你勝利的刀劍。你的仇敵必將奉承你，而你卻要踐踏他們的背脊。
