Genesis 49
1 And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days.
Jakòb fè rele pitit gason l' yo, li di yo: -Sanble non. M'ap fè nou konnen sa ki pral rive nou nan jou k'ap vini yo.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.
Sanble, vin koute non, pitit Jakòb yo! vin koute sa Izrayèl, papa nou, pral di nou.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.
Ou menm, Woubenn, premye pitit gason mwen, ou se fòs mwen, premye pitit mwen fè. Nan tout pitit mwen yo, se ou ki gen plis fòs, se ou ki pi gwonèg.
4 Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.
Ou tankou yon larivyè k'ap desann. Men, se pa ou k'ap alatèt, paske ou kouche ak yon madanm papa ou. Ou moute sou kabann mwen, ou fè sa ou pa t' dwe fè.
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.
Simeyon ak Levi se menm moun, se pwason kraze nan bouyon! Yo sèvi ak zam yo pou fè mechanste.
6 My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.
Mwen p'ap patisipe nan konplo yo. Mwen p'ap la avèk yo nan reyinyon yo. Paske lè yo ankòlè, yo touye moun. Yo koupe jarèt towo bèf pou dan ri.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it [was] violent; And their rage, for it [was] cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
Madichon pou yo lè yo move paske yo san manman! M'ap fè yo rete toupatou nan peyi Jakòb la. M'ap gaye yo nan tout peyi Izrayèl la.
8 Judah — [as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
Ou menm, Jida, frè ou yo ap fè lwanj ou. W'ap kenbe lènmi ou yo dèyè kou. Pitit papa ou yo ap bese tèt devan ou.
9 Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
Jida, se yon jenn ti lyon. Lè ou fin fè ravaj, pitit mwen, ou tounen tounen ou. Ou kwoupi, ou kache kò ou tankou yon jenn ti lyon, tankou yon fenmèl lyon. Ki moun ki ka deranje ou?
10 The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
Yo p'ap ka wete kòmandman an nan men Jida. Non. Baton kòmandman an p'ap soti nan mitan janm li, jouk tan moun tout pèp sou latè pral obeyi a va vini.
11 He bindeth his foal to the vine, And his ass's colt to the choice vine; He washeth his dress in wine, And his garment in the blood of grapes.
L'ap mare ti bourik li a nan yon pye rezen, l'ap mare pitit manman bourik li a nan pi bon pye rezen an. L'ap lave rad li nan diven, l'ap lave varèz li nan diven wouj kou san.
12 The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.
Je l' wouj ak diven. Dan l' blan ak lèt.
13 Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side [toucheth] upon Sidon.
Zabilon pral rete bò lanmè. Batiman yo va jwenn bon pò sou rivaj li yo. Limit peyi l' la ap rive jouk Sidon.
14 Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.
Isaka, se yon bon bourik chay. Li kouche nan mitan de bò sakpay.
15 And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant.
Li wè jan kote li poze kò l' la nan gou li, li wè jan peyi a bèl. Li pare do l' pou l' pote chay li. Li tounen esklav pou l' travay di.
16 Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.
Dann ap yon chèf pou pèp li, tankou yon branch nan fanmi Izrayèl.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.
Dann ap tankou yon sèpan bò gran chemen an, yon sèpan mechan sou bò wout la. L'ap mòde chwal yo nan talon pou l' fè kavalye yo tonbe sou tèt.
18 I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
O Seyè, m'ap tann ou vin sove mwen!
19 Gad — troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
Ou menm, Gad, yon bann vòlò ap vin tonbe sou ou. Men, w'ap kouri dèyè yo, se ou k'ap mete men sou yo.
20 Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.
Peyi Asè a ap bay bon manje k'ap bay fòs. L'ap donnen manje ki gou nan bouch wa yo.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.
Neftali, se yon fenmèl kabrit ki lage. L'ap fè bèl ti pitit.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; [His] branches shoot over the wall.
Jozèf se boujon yon pye rezen ki konn donnen, li soti nan yon pye rezen bò sous dlo ki donnen byen. Branch li yo moute sou tout miray la.
23 The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
Y'ap chache l' kont, y'ap voye wòch sou li. Moun k'ap voye flèch yo tounen yon pèsekisyon pou li.
24 But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:
Men, banza pa li a rete fèm, ponyèt li pa febli, gremesi pouvwa Bondye Jakòb la, Bondye ki gadò pèp Izrayèl la. Se li ki tout pwoteksyon yo.
25 From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee — With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.
Sa soti nan Bondye papa ou la k'ap ede ou, nan Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a k'ap beni ou avèk benediksyon lapli ki soti anwo nan syèl la, avèk benediksyon sous dlo k'ap soti anba tè a, avèk benediksyon ki soti nan tete ak nan vant manman.
26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
Benediksyon papa ou yo pi plis pase benediksyon mòn ki la pou tout tan yo. Se pou benediksyon sa yo tonbe sou tèt Jozèf, sou tèt moun Bondye te chwazi nan mitan tout frè l' yo.
27 Benjamin — [as] a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty.
Benjamen, se yon bèt nan bwa devoran. Nan maten, li manje bèt li kenbe a. Nan aswè, l'ap separe toujou sa l' te pran yo.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them; and he blessed them: every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Men douz branch fanmi Izrayèl yo. Men sa papa yo te di yo. Li beni yo, li bay chak moun benediksyon pa yo.
29 And he charged them, and said to them, I am gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Apre sa, Jakòb ba yo lòd sa a: -Mwen menm, mwen pral jwenn fanmi m' yo ki mouri deja. Antere m' menm kote ak zansèt mwen yo nan twou wòch ki nan jaden Efwon, moun Et la,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite to Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite along with the field for a possession of a sepulchre.
nan twou wòch ki nan jaden Makpela a, anfas Manmre, nan peyi Kanaran. Se Abraram ki te achte twou wòch sa a ak tout jaden an nan men Efwon, moun Et la, pou sèvi l' simityè.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife; and there I buried Leah.
Se la yo te antere Abraram ak Sara, madanm li. Se la yo te antere Izarak ak Rebeka, madanm li. Se la tout mwen te antere Leya.
32 The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth.
Se nan men mesye Et yo nou te achte jaden an ak tout twou wòch ki sou li a.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered to his peoples.
Lè Jakòb fin pale konsa ak pitit gason l' yo, li lonje kò l' sou kabann lan, li mouri, li al jwenn fanmi li yo ki te mouri deja.
