Genesis 49
1 Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
Yakob frɛɛ ne mmammarima nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mommɛtwa me ho nhyia, na menka mo deɛ ɛbɛba mo so.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
“Yakob mmammarima, mommoaboa mo ho ano, na montie; montie mo agya Israel.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
“Ruben, wo na woyɛ mʼabakan. Wo na woyɛ me tumi ne mʼahoɔden nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛdi ɛkan a ɛboro animuonyam ne tumi so.
4 Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
Woyɛ kirikiri sɛ asorɔkye, nanso worenkɔ so bio, ɛfiri sɛ, woforoo wʼagya mpa ne ne yere kɔdaeɛ, de guu mʼanim ase.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
“Simeon ne Lewi yɛ anuanom. Wɔgyina hɔ ma basabasayɛ ne nsisie.
6 My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
Mma me nkɔka wɔn agyinatuo ho, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnam wɔn abufuo so akunkum nnipa, na wɔkunkumm anantwie de gyee wɔn ani.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Nnome nka wɔn abufuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ano yɛ den, na ɛyɛ atirimuɔdensɛm! Ɛno enti, mɛbɔ wɔn asefoɔ ahwete Israelman mu nyinaa.
8 “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.
“Yuda, wo nuammarimanom bɛyi wo ayɛ. Wobɛsɛe wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa. Wʼagya mmammarima bɛkoto wo.
9 Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
Ao, Yuda, woyɛ gyata ba a woawe wʼatamfoɔ ɛnam awie. Wote sɛ gyata a wabutu. Hwan na ɔbɛtumi akɔka no?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
Ahempoma remfiri Yuda nsam, na saa ara nso na ahempoma remfiri ne nan ntam, kɔsi sɛ, deɛ ɛyɛ ne dea a aman nyinaa bɛtie no no bɛba.
11 Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
Ɔbɛsa nʼafunumu wɔ bobe dua mu. Ɔde nʼafunumu ba bɛsa bobe pa mman mu. Ɔbɛsi ne ntoma wɔ nsã mu, na wasi nʼatadeɛ nso wɔ bobesa kɔɔ mu.
12 His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
Nʼaniwa aba bɛbiri asene bobesa. Ne se bɛyɛ fitaa asene nufosuo.
13 “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
“Sebulon bɛtena mpoano. Ɔbɛsisi ahyɛngyinabea ama ahyɛn. Nʼahyeɛ so bɛtrɛ akɔsi Sidon.
14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
“Isakar yɛ afunumu hoɔdenfoɔ a ɔbutu hɔ rehome wɔ nnwankuo mu.
15 He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
Sɛ ɔhunu sɛdeɛ nʼahomegyebea yɛ fa a, ne sɛdeɛ nʼasase no so dwo a, ɔbɛkuntunu agye adesoa, na wapene so sɛ akoa ama ɔhyɛ adwuma.
16 “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
“Dan bɛbu ne manfoɔ atɛn sɛ Israel mmusuakuo no baako.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
Dan bɛyɛ sɛ ɔtweaseɛ a ɔda kwankyɛn; ɔbɛyɛ sɛ ahuritia a ɔnam tempɔn mu a ɔka ɔpɔnkɔ nantin, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma ne sotefoɔ ate ahwe nʼakyiri.
18 I have waited for your salvation, LORD.
“Ao, Awurade, wo nkwagyeɛ na meretwɛn.
19 “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
“Nnipa bɔnefoɔ bɛto ahyɛ Gad so, na ɔno nso bɛti wɔn ato ahyɛ wɔn so.
20 “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
“Aser aduane a ɔdi no bɛyɛ aduane pa. Na ɔbɛma ahennuane a ɛyɛ akɔnnɔ.
21 “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
“Naftali te sɛ ɔforoteɛ a wɔagyaa no a ɔwo mma ahoɔfɛfoɔ.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
“Yosef yɛ ngo dua a ɛso aba, a ɛsi asutene ho, na ne mman tra afasuo.
23 The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
Agyantofoɔ kaa no hyɛeɛ, de abufuo to hyɛɛ ne so.
24 But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
Nanso, ne bɛma no gyinaa pintinn, na ne basa mu yɛɛ den; esiane Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn a Yakob somm no no a ɔyɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ ne Israel botantim no;
25 even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
esiane Onyankopɔn a wʼagya somm no a ɔboa wo no; Otumfoɔ a ɔde ɔsoro nhyira bɛhyira wo; nhyira a ɛfiri asase ase pɛɛ; nhyira a ɛfiri nufoɔ ne yafunu mu no.
26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
Wʼagya nhyira a wɔahyira no no bɛdɔɔso asene tete ntredee mmepɔ ne nkokoɔ a ɛtintim hɔ daa no so nnɔbaeɛ. Yeinom nyinaa mmra Yosef a ɔda mu fua a wɔpaa no firii ne nuanom mu no so.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
“Benyamin yɛ pataku a ɔyɛ nam; ɔbɔ aporɔ anɔpa, kye nʼahaboa we, na ɛduru anwummerɛ a, ɔkyekyɛ ɛnam nkaeɛ no.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.
Yei ne nhyira a Israel mmusuakuo dumienu no agya de hyiraa wɔn; obiara ne sɛdeɛ ɛfata no.
29 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 Hittite,
Yakob rebɛwuo no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Aka kakraa bi, na wɔrebɛfa me akɔka me mpanimfoɔ ho. Sɛ mewu a, monsie me wɔ ɔboda a ɛwɔ Hetini Efron afuo a wɔsiee me mpanimfoɔ mu no mu.
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
Ɛno ne ɔboda ne afuo a ɛwɔ Makpela, a ɛbɛn Mamrɛ a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase so no. Abraham tɔɔ saa ɔboda no firii Hetini Efron nkyɛn, de yɛɛ amusieeɛ.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
Saa ɔboda no mu na wɔsiee Abraham ne ne yere Sara. Ɛhɔ ara nso na wɔsiee Isak ne ne yere Rebeka, na mesiee Lea nso.
32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
Me nana Abraham tɔɔ afuo no ne ɔboda a ɛka ho no nyinaa firii Hetifoɔ no nkyɛn.”
33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
Ɛberɛ a Yakob kasa kyerɛɛ ne mma no wieeɛ no, ɔmaa ne nan so guu ne mpa so wuiɛ. Wɔkɔsiee no wɔ ne mpanimfoɔ nkyɛn.
