Genesis 49

1 and to call: call to Jacob to(wards) son: child his and to say to gather and to tell to/for you [obj] which to encounter: chanced [obj] you in/on/with end [the] day

Then Jacob summoned his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together so that I may tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.

2 to gather and to hear: hear son: child Jacob and to hear: hear to(wards) Israel father your

Assemble yourselves and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

3 Reuben firstborn my you(m. s.) strength my and first: beginning strength my remainder elevation and remainder strong

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the the firstfruits of my virility, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

4 recklessness like/as water not to remain for to ascend: rise bed father your then to profane/begin: profane bed my to ascend: rise

Uncontrolled as the waters, you will not have excel, because you went up to your father's bed, you went up and defiled my couch.

5 Simeon and Levi brother: male-sibling article/utensil violence sword their

Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

6 in/on/with counsel their not to come (in): come soul my in/on/with assembly their not be joined glory my for in/on/with face: anger their to kill man and in/on/with acceptance their to hamstring cattle

May I never enter their council. May my honor never be joined with their assembly. For in their anger they killed men, and for pleasure they hamstrung oxen.

7 to curse face: anger their for strong and fury their for to harden to divide them in/on/with Jacob and to scatter them in/on/with Israel

Cursed be their anger, for it has been fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

8 Judah you(m. s.) to give thanks you brother: male-sibling your hand your in/on/with neck enemy your to bow to/for you son: child father your

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.

9 whelp lion Judah from prey son: child my to ascend: rise to bow to stretch like/as lion and like/as lion who? to arise: rise him

Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you rise up. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

10 not to turn aside: depart tribe: staff from Judah and to decree from between foot his till for to come (in): come (`tribute` *Q(k)*) and to/for him obedience people

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. And it is he whom the peoples will obey.

11 to bind to/for vine (colt his *Q(K)*) and to/for vine son: young animal she-ass his to wash in/on/with wine clothing his and in/on/with blood grape (vesture his *Q(K)*)

Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine. He will wash his garments in wine, and his robes in the blood of grapes.

12 dull eye from wine and white tooth from milk

His eyes will be darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

13 Zebulun to/for coast sea to dwell and he/she/it to/for coast fleet and flank his upon Sidon

Zebulun will dwell at the seashore, and he will be a harbor for ships, and his border will be at Sidon.

14 Issachar donkey bone to stretch between [the] sheepfold

Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the saddlebags.

15 and to see: see resting for be pleasing and [obj] [the] land: country/planet for be pleasant and to stretch shoulder his to/for to bear and to be to/for taskworker to serve

When he sees a good resting place, that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden, and become a slave doing forced labor.

16 Dan to judge people his like/as one tribe Israel

Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17 to be Dan serpent upon way: journey horned viper upon way [the] to bite heel horse and to fall: fall to ride his back

Dan will be a serpent on the road, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward.

18 to/for salvation your to await LORD

I wait for your salvation, God.

19 Gad band to raid him and he/she/it to raid heel

Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will raid at their heels.

20 from Asher rich food his and he/she/it to give: give delicacy king

Asher's food will be rich, and he will provide royal delicacies.

21 Naphtali doe to send: let go [the] to give: give word beauty

Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22 son: young animal be fruitful Joseph son: young animal be fruitful upon spring daughter to march upon wall

Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a spring. His branches run over a wall.

23 and to provoke him and to multiply ten thousand and to hate him master: [master of] arrow

The archers will attack him with bitterness, and shoot at him, and harass him.

24 and to dwell in/on/with strong bow his and be agile arm hand his from hand mighty Jacob from there to pasture stone Israel

Yet his bow will remain steady, and his arms will be made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25 from God father your and to help you and [obj] Almighty and to bless you blessing heaven from upon blessing abyss to stretch underneath: under blessing breast and womb

by the God of your father, who will help you, and El Shaddai, who will bless you with blessings of the sky above, blessings of the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

26 blessing father your to prevail upon blessing to conceive me till boundary hill forever: enduring to be to/for head Joseph and to/for crown Nazirite brother: male-sibling his

The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, and the bounty of the everlasting hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

27 Benjamin wolf to tear in/on/with morning to eat prey and to/for evening to divide spoil

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey, and at evening he will divide the plunder."

28 all these tribe Israel two ten and this which to speak: speak to/for them father their and to bless [obj] them man: anyone which like/as blessing his to bless [obj] them

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed each one with his own individual blessing.

29 and to command [obj] them and to say to(wards) them I to gather to(wards) kinsman my to bury [obj] me to(wards) father my to(wards) [the] cave which in/on/with land: country Ephron [the] Hittite

Then he instructed them, and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,

30 in/on/with cave which in/on/with land: country [the] Machpelah which upon face: east Mamre in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan which to buy Abraham [obj] [the] land: country from with Ephron [the] Hittite to/for possession grave

in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hethite as a burial place.

31 there [to] to bury [obj] Abraham and [obj] Sarah woman: wife his there [to] to bury [obj] Isaac and [obj] Rebekah woman: wife his and there [to] to bury [obj] Leah

There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah. There they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there I buried Leah.

32 livestock [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him from with son: descendant/people Heth

The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the sons of Heth."

33 and to end: finish Jacob to/for to command [obj] son: child his and to gather foot his to(wards) [the] bed and to die and to gather to(wards) kinsman his

When Jacob finished instructing his sons, he drew his legs up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.