Genesis 49
1 Jacob called his sons together, and said, “Gather round so I can tell you what's going to happen to you in the future.
vocavit autem Iacob filios suos et ait eis congregamini ut adnuntiem quae ventura sunt vobis diebus novissimis
2 Come here, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
congregamini et audite filii Iacob audite Israhel patrem vestrum
3 Reuben. You are my firstborn, conceived when I was strong, born when I was vigorous! You were above all others is position, above all others in power.
Ruben primogenitus meus tu fortitudo mea et principium doloris mei prior in donis maior imperio
4 But you boil over like water, so you won't be above anyone anymore, because you went and slept with my concubine; you violated my marriage bed.
effusus es sicut aqua non crescas quia ascendisti cubile patris tui et maculasti stratum eius
5 Simeon and Levi are two of the same kind—they use their weapons for destructive violence.
Symeon et Levi fratres vasa iniquitatis bellantia
6 I refuse to be part of their decisions; I refuse to participate in what they do. For they killed men in their anger; they crippled cattle just for fun.
in consilio eorum ne veniat anima mea et in coetu illorum non sit gloria mea quia in furore suo occiderunt virum et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum
7 I curse their anger because it is too harsh; I curse their fury because it is too cruel! I will separate their descendants throughout Jacob; I will scatter them throughout Israel.
maledictus furor eorum quia pertinax et indignatio illorum quia dura dividam eos in Iacob et dispergam illos in Israhel
8 Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your father's sons shall bow down to you in respect.
Iuda te laudabunt fratres tui manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum adorabunt te filii patris tui
9 My son Judah is a young lion coming back from eating its prey. He crouches and lies down like a lion. Like a lion, who would dare to disturb him?
catulus leonis Iuda a praeda fili mi ascendisti requiescens accubuisti ut leo et quasi leaena quis suscitabit eum
10 Judah will always hold the scepter, and the staff of authority will always be at his feet until Shiloh comes; the nations will obey him.
non auferetur sceptrum de Iuda et dux de femoribus eius donec veniat qui mittendus est et ipse erit expectatio gentium
11 He ties his donkey to the vine, his donkey's colt to the best vine. He washes his clothes in wine, his robes in the red juice of grapes.
ligans ad vineam pullum suum et ad vitem o fili mi asinam suam lavabit vino stolam suam et sanguine uvae pallium suum
12 His eyes sparkle more than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
pulchriores oculi eius vino et dentes lacte candidiores
13 Zebulun will live on the seashore and provide a harbor for ships; his territory will extend towards Sidon.
Zabulon in litore maris habitabit et in statione navium pertingens usque ad Sidonem
14 Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddle bags.
Isachar asinus fortis accubans inter terminos
15 He sees that the place where he's resting is good, and the land is lovely, so he's willing to lower his back to accept the burden and to work as a slave.
vidit requiem quod esset bona et terram quod optima et subposuit umerum suum ad portandum factusque est tributis serviens
16 Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan iudicabit populum suum sicut et alia tribus Israhel
17 Dan will be as dangerous as a snake beside the road, a viper by the path that bites the horse's heel, throwing its rider off backwards.
fiat Dan coluber in via cerastes in semita mordens ungulas equi ut cadat ascensor eius retro
18 I trust in you to save me, Lord.
salutare tuum expectabo Domine
19 Raiders will attack Gad, but he will attack their heels.
Gad accinctus proeliabitur ante eum et ipse accingetur retrorsum
20 Asher will have delicious food—he'll produce fancy food for royalty.
Aser pinguis panis eius et praebebit delicias regibus
21 Naphtali is a deer that's free to run; it gives birth to beautiful fawns.
Nepthalim cervus emissus et dans eloquia pulchritudinis
22 Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a spring, whose branches climb over the wall.
filius adcrescens Ioseph filius adcrescens et decorus aspectu filiae discurrerunt super murum
23 The archers viciously attacked him; they shot their arrows at him with hate.
sed exasperaverunt eum et iurgati sunt invideruntque illi habentes iacula
24 But he held his bow steady, and his arms and hands moved quickly in the strength of the Mighty One of Jacob, who is called the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
sedit in forti arcus eius et dissoluta sunt vincula brachiorum et manuum illius per manus potentis Iacob inde pastor egressus est lapis Israhel
25 The God of your father will help you and the Almighty will bless you with blessings from the heavens above, with blessings from the depths below, with blessings for many children.
Deus patris tui erit adiutor tuus et Omnipotens benedicet tibi benedictionibus caeli desuper benedictionibus abyssi iacentis deorsum benedictionibus uberum et vulvae
26 The blessings your father received were greater than the blessings of his forefathers, more than the blessings of the eternal mountains. May they be upon the head of Joseph, on the forehead of the one set apart as a leader from his brothers.
benedictiones patris tui confortatae sunt benedictionibus patrum eius donec veniret desiderium collium aeternorum fiant in capite Ioseph et in vertice nazarei inter fratres suos
27 Benjamin is a vicious wolf. In the morning he destroys his enemies, in the evening he divides the loot.”
Beniamin lupus rapax mane comedet praedam et vespere dividet spolia
28 These are all of the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them as he blessed them, each according to their respective blessings.
omnes hii in tribubus Israhel duodecim haec locutus est eis pater suus benedixitque singulis benedictionibus propriis
29 Then he gave them the following instructions: “I'm going to die soon. Bury me with my forefathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
et praecepit eis dicens ego congregor ad populum meum sepelite me cum patribus meis in spelunca duplici quae est in agro Ephron Hetthei
30 This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought together with the field from Ephron the Hittite to own as a burial site.
contra Mambre in terra Chanaan quam emit Abraham cum agro ab Ephron Hettheo in possessionem sepulchri
31 Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there, Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there, and I buried Leah there.
ibi sepelierunt eum et Sarram uxorem eius ibi sepultus est Isaac cum Rebecca coniuge ibi et Lia condita iacet
32 The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites.”
33 When Jacob finished giving these instructions he pulled up his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his forefathers in death.
finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat collegit pedes suos super lectulum et obiit adpositusque est ad populum suum
