< Deuteronomy 33 >
1 And 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 says: “YHWH has come from Sinai, And has risen from Seir for them; He has shone from Mount Paran, And has come [with] myriads of holy ones; At His right hand [came] a fiery law [[or a flaming fire]] for them.
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 Indeed, He [is] loving the peoples; All His holy ones [are] in Your hand, And they sat down at Your foot, [Each] lifts up Your words.
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 has commanded a law for us, A possession of the assembly of Jacob.
梅瑟給我們立定法律,作為雅各伯會眾的產業時,
5 And He is King in Yeshurun, In the heads of the people gathering together, 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 Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be an [incalculable] number.
願勒烏本生存,不至滅亡! 願他的人數不再減少! 」
7 And this [is] for Judah, and he says: Hear, O YHWH, the voice of Judah, And You bring him in to his people; His hand has striven for him, And You are a help from 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 And of Levi he said: Your Perfections and your Lights [are] for your pious one, Whom You have tried in Massah, You strive with him at the waters of Meribah;
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 Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And he has not discerned his brothers, And he has not known his sons; For they have observed Your saying, And they keep 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 They teach Your judgments to Jacob, And Your law to Israel; They put incense in Your nose, And whole burnt-offering on 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 Bless, O YHWH, his strength, And accept the work of his hands, Strike the loins of his withstanders, And of those hating him—that they do not rise!
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 Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of YHWH dwells confidently by Him, Covering him over every day; Indeed, he dwells between His shoulders.
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 And of Joseph he said: His land [is] blessed [by] YHWH, By a precious thing of the heavens, By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,
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 And by a precious thing—fruits of the sun, And by a precious thing—cast forth by the months,
因太陽而出產的美果,靠月亮而出產的寶物,
15 And by a chief thing—of the ancient mountains, And by a precious thing—of the continuous heights,
太古山岳的珍品,永恒丘陵的美物,
16 And by a precious thing—of earth and its fullness, And the good pleasure of Him who is dwelling in the bush; Let it come for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of him [who is] separate from 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 splendor [is] a firstling of his ox, And his horns [are] horns of a wild ox; With them he pushes the peoples Altogether to the ends of the earth; And they [are] the myriads of Ephraim, And they [are] 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 of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out, And, O Issachar, in your tents;
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 call peoples [to] the mountain, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For they suck up the abundance of the seas, And hidden things hidden in the sand.
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 of Gad he said: Blessed is he who is enlarging Gad, He dwells as a lioness, And has torn the arm—also the crown!
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 provides the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he comes [with] the heads of the people; He has done the righteousness of YHWH, And His judgments 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 And of Dan he said: Dan [is] a lion’s whelp; He leaps from Bashan.
論及丹說:「丹好似由巴商跳出的幼獅。」
23 And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of YHWH, Possess [the] west and [the] south.
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 And of Asher he said: Asher [is] blessed with sons, Let him be accepted by his brothers, And dipping 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 Iron and bronze [are] your shoes, And as your days—your strength.
願你有銅鐵的門閂;願你一生獲享安寧! 」
26 [There is] none like the God of Yeshurun, Riding the heavens to your help, And in His excellence the skies.
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 The eternal God [is] a habitation, And beneath [are] continuous arms. And He casts out the enemy from your presence and says, Destroy!
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 And Israel dwells [in] confidence alone; The eye of Jacob [is] to a land of grain and wine; Also His heavens drop down 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 O your blessedness, O Israel! Who is like you? A people saved by YHWH, The shield of your help, And He who [is] the sword of your excellence! And your enemies are subdued for you, And you tread on their high places.”
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。