< Deuteronomy 33 >
1 And this [is] the blessing which he blessed Moses [the] man of God [the] people of Israel before death his.
And this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death,
2 And he said Yahweh from Sinai he came and he dawned from Seir to them he shone forth from [the] mountain of Paran and he came from ten thousands of holy one[s] from right [hand] his (fire of law *Q(K)*) for them.
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.
3 Also [he is] loving peoples all holy [ones] his [are] in hand your and they they were led to foot your he will take from words your.
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.
4 A law he commanded to us Moses a possession [the] assembly of Jacob.
Moses has commanded a law for us, A possession of the assembly of Jacob.
5 And he was in Jeshurun king when gathered themselves [the] chiefs of [the] people together [the] tribes of Israel.
And He is King in Yeshurun, In the heads of the people gathering together, The tribes of Israel!
6 Let him live Reuben and may not he die and let it be men his number.
Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be an [incalculable] number.
7 And this of Judah and he said hear O Yahweh [the] voice of Judah and to people his you will bring him own hands his he contended for himself and a help from foes his you will be.
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.
8 And of Levi he said Thummim your and Urim your [belong] to a man faithful [one] your whom you put to [the] test him at Massah you contended with him at [the] waters of Meribah.
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;
9 Who said of father his and of mother his not I saw him and brothers his not he recognized and (children his *Q(K)*) not he acknowledged that they kept word your and covenant your they observed.
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.
10 They will teach judgments your to Jacob and law your to Israel they will put incense in nose your and [the] whole offering on altar your.
They teach Your judgments to Jacob, And Your law to Israel; They put incense in Your nose, And whole burnt-offering on Your altar.
11 Bless O Yahweh wealth his and [the] work of hands his you will be pleased with shatter loins [those who] rise against him and [those who] hate him from they will rise!
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!
12 Of Benjamin he said [the] beloved [one] of Yahweh he dwells to security on him [who] covers over him all the day and between shoulders his he dwells.
Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of YHWH dwells confidently by Him, Covering him over every day; Indeed, he dwells between His shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said [be] blessed of Yahweh land his from [the] excellent gift of heaven from [the] dew and from [the] deep [which] lies beneath.
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,
14 And from [the] excellent gift of [the] produce of [the] sun and from [the] excellent gift of [the] yield of [the] months.
And by a precious thing—fruits of the sun, And by a precious thing—cast forth by the months,
15 And from [the] top of [the] mountains of ancient time and from [the] excellent gift of [the] hills of antiquity.
And by a chief thing—of the ancient mountains, And by a precious thing—of the continuous heights,
16 And from [the] excellent gift of [the] earth and what fills it and [the] favor of [the one who] dwelt [the] bush may it come! to [the] head of Joseph and to [the] scalp of [the] consecrated one of brothers his.
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.
17 [the] firstborn of Ox his splendor [belongs] to him and [are the] horns of a wild ox horns his with them peoples he will gore together [the] ends of [the] earth and they [are] [the] ten thousands of Ephraim and they [are] [the] thousands of Manasseh.
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.
18 And of Zebulun he said rejoice O Zebulun when going out you and Issachar in tents your.
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out, And, O Issachar, in your tents;
19 Peoples a mountain they will summon there they will sacrifice sacrifices of righteousness for [the] abundance of [the] seas they will suck and hidden [things] of hidden [things] of sand.
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.
20 And of Gad he said [be] blessed [one who] enlarges Gad like a lion he dwells and he tears an arm also a scalp.
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!
21 And he saw [the] choicest for himself for there [the] portion of a commander [was] reserved and he came [the] chiefs of [the] people [the] righteousness of Yahweh he executed and judgments his with Israel.
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.
22 And of Dan he said Dan [is] a cub of a lion he leaps forth from Bashan.
And of Dan he said: Dan [is] a lion’s whelp; He leaps from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said Naphtali [is] satisfied of favor and full [the] blessing of Yahweh [the] west and [the] south take possession of!
And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of YHWH, Possess [the] west and [the] south.
24 And of Asher he said [be] blessed more than [the] sons Asher may he be [the] favored [one] of brothers his and [one who] dips in oil foot his.
And of Asher he said: Asher [is] blessed with sons, Let him be accepted by his brothers, And dipping his foot in oil.
25 [will be] iron And bronze bolts your and [will be] like days your strength your.
Iron and bronze [are] your shoes, And as your days—your strength.
26 There not [is] like God O Jeshurun [who] rides heaven for help your and in majesty his clouds.
[There is] none like the God of Yeshurun, Riding the heavens to your help, And in His excellence the skies.
27 [is] a hiding place [the] God of Ancient time and [are] beneath arms of antiquity and he has driven out from before you [the] enemy and he has said destroy.
The eternal God [is] a habitation, And beneath [are] continuous arms. And He casts out the enemy from your presence and says, Destroy!
28 And it has dwelt Israel security alone [the] spring of Jacob to a land of grain and new wine also heavens his they drop dew.
And Israel dwells [in] confidence alone; The eye of Jacob [is] to a land of grain and wine; Also His heavens drop down dew.
29 How blessed [are]! you O Israel who? [is] like you a people [which] it has been saved by Yahweh [the] shield of help your and who [is] [the] sword of eminence your so they may cringe enemies your to you and you on high places their you will tread.
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.”