Deuteronomy 33
1 This is the blessing, with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
Yei ne nhyira a Onyankopɔn onipa Mose de hyiraa Israelfoɔ no ansa na ɔrewu:
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.
Ɔkaa sɛ, “Awurade firi Sinai ba bɛpuee yɛn so firii Seir; ɔhran firii Paran bepɔ so. Ɔde akronkronfoɔ pii ba firii anafoɔ fam ne mmepɔ nsianeɛ so.
3 He loved the people; all the holy ones are in his hand. And those who approach his feet shall receive from his doctrine.
Nokorɛ mu, wo wodɔ wo nnipa no, akronkronfoɔ nyinaa wɔ wo nsam. Wɔkoto wo nan ase, na wɔnya nkyerɛkyerɛ firi wo hɔ;
4 Moses instructed us in the law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
mmara a Mose de maa yɛn no: Yakob nkurɔfoɔ agyapadeɛ.
5 The king shall have great righteousness, at the gathering of the princes of the people with the tribes of Israel.
Awurade yɛɛ ɔhene wɔ Yeshurun ɛberɛ a nnipa no ntuanofoɔ hyiaa Israel mmusuakuo no.
6 Let Ruben live, and not die, and may he be small in number.”
“Ma Ruben nya nkwa. Mma nʼase ntɔre. Na ne mmarima nso, mma wɔn so nhwan.”
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.”
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Yuda abusuakuo ho nie: “Tie Ao Awurade, tie Yuda sufrɛ fa no brɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ. Ɔde nʼankasa ahoɔden bɔ ne ho ban. Yɛ ne ɔboafoɔ na tia nʼatamfoɔ!”
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.
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Lewi abusuakuo ho nie: “Ao Awurade, wode ade kronkron ama wʼasomfoɔ nokwafoɔ Lewifoɔ. Wosɔɔ wɔn hwɛɛ wɔ Masa wone wɔn koeɛ wɔ Meriba asuo ho.
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:
Lewifoɔ tiee wʼasɛm bɔɔ wʼapam no ho ban. Wɔdii wo nokorɛ sene sɛdeɛ wɔdii wɔn awofoɔ, wɔn abusuafoɔ ne wɔn mma nokorɛ.
10 your judgments, O Jacob, and your law, O Israel. They shall place incense before your fury and a holocaust upon your altar.
Afei, ma wɔnkyerɛ Yakob wo mmara no. Ma wɔmfa wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no mma Israelfoɔ. Wɔde aduhwam bɛba wʼanim Abɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ wɔ afɔrebukyia so.
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.”
Hyira Lewifoɔ, Ao Awurade na ma wɔn nnwuma nyinaa nsɔ wʼani. Bubu wɔn atamfoɔ nnwonku; bɔ wɔn atamfoɔ hwe fam a wɔnsɔre bio.”
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.”
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Benyamin abusuakuo ho nie: “Awurade dɔ Benyamin nkurɔfoɔ na wɔnya banbɔ wɔ ne mu. Ɔtwa wɔn ho hyia ɛberɛ biara na ɔbɔ wɔn ho ban firi ɔhaw biara mu.”
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,
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Yosef mmusuakuo ho nie: “Awurade nhyira wɔn nsase; ɔmfa ne bosuo pa a ɛfiri sorosoro ne nsuo a ɛfiri asase ase pɛɛ no,
14 from the fruits of the crops under the sun and the moon,
ne nnepa a ɛnyini wɔ owia mu ne adonneɛ a ɛba ɔbosome biara mu;
15 from the heights of the ancient mountains, from the fruits of the everlasting hills,
ne nnɔbaeɛ pa a ɛfiri tete mmepɔ mu ne deɛ abu so wɔ nkokoɔ a ɛtim hɔ daa mu
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.
ne akyɛdeɛ amapa dodoɔ a ɛfiri asase mu, ne adom a ɛfiri deɛ ɔpuee wɔ ogya a ɛrederɛ no mu. Saa nhyira yi nyinaa mmra Yosef so nhyɛ no ahenkyɛ wɔ ne nuanom mu.
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.”
Yosef wɔ ahoɔden ne tumi sɛ nantwie ba. Nʼahoɔden te sɛ ɔtrɔm mmɛn. Ɔde bɛwowɔ akyirikyiri aman, apamo wɔn akɔ asase ano. Yei ne me nhyira a mede rema Efraim bebrebe ne Manase mpempem no.”
18 And to Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your departure, and Issachar, in your tabernacles.
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Sebulon ne Isakar mmusuakuo ho nie: “Sebulon asefoɔ, monnya nkɔsoɔ wɔ mo akwantuo biara mu. Isakar asefoɔ, monnya nkɔsoɔ wɔ mo fie ntomadan mu.
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.”
Wɔfrɛ nnipa no kɔ bepɔ no so kɔbɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛdi mu wɔ hɔ. Wɔnya mfasoɔ firi ɛpo mu nnepa ne ademudeɛ a ahinta wɔ anwea mu.”
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.
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Gad abusuakuo ho nie: “Nhyira nka obi a ɔtrɛ Gad mantam mu! Gad ayɛ krado sɛ gyata a ɔrebɛtu abasa anaa wate etire.
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.”
Gad nkurɔfoɔ gyee asase pa no maa wɔn ho; ɔkannifoɔ kyɛfa na wɔde maa wɔn. Ɛberɛ a nkurɔfoɔ no mpanimfoɔ hyiaeɛ no, wɔde Awurade atɛntenenee yɛɛ adwuma, na wɔdii mmara a wɔde maa Israelfoɔ no so.”
22 Likewise, to Dan he said: “Dan is a young lion. He shall flow plentifully from Bashan.”
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Dan abusuakuo ho nie: “Dan yɛ gyata ba a ɔrehurihuri firi Basan.”
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.”
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Naftali abusuakuo ho nie: “Ao Naftali, wowɔ adom bebree na Awurade nhyira ayɛ wo ma; atɔeɛ fam ne anafoɔ fam bɛyɛ wo kyɛfa.”
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.
Asɛm a Mose ka faa Aser abusuakuo ho nie: “Aser nnya animuonyam wɔ ne nuanom anim; ne nuanom mfa anidie mma no; wɔmfa ngo nsra ne nan ho.
25 His shoe shall be of iron and of brass. As were the days of your youth, so also shall be your old age.
Wʼapono ho nkyerewa nyɛ dadeɛ ne kɔbere mfrafraeɛ; Awurade mmɔ wo ho ban wo nkwa nna nyinaa.
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.
“Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ sɛ Yeshurun Onyankopɔn; Ɔnam ɔsorosoro bɛboa wo, ɔde ne tumi nante omununkum mu.
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!’
Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ hɔ daa yɛ wo dwanekɔbea; nʼabasa a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no kura wo. Ɔbɛpam wʼatamfoɔ afiri wʼanim; Ɔno na ɔteaam sɛ, ‘Sɛe wɔn!’
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.
Enti, Israel bɛtena ase asomdwoeɛ mu; Yakob a wanya nkɔsoɔ bɛnya banbɔ wɔ asase a aduane ne nsã wɔ so, na ɔsoro tɔ bosuo gu so.
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.”
Nhyira nka mo, Ao Israel! Hwan na ɔte sɛ mo, nnipa a Awurade agye mo nkwa. Ɔyɛ mo akokyɛm ne mo ɔboafoɔ ne mo nkonimdie akofena! Mo atamfoɔ bɛkoto mo anim, na moatiatia wɔn so.”
