Mose 5 33
1 Esiawoe nye nya siwo Mose, Mawu ƒe ame la tsɔ yra Israelviwo hafi ku:
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 “Yehowa va mía gbɔ le Sinai to la gbɔ; eɖiɖi ɖe mía dzi tso Seir to la dzi. Eklẽ tso Paran to la dzi ame kɔkɔe akpe nanewo ƒo xlãe, dzo bibi nɔ eƒe nuɖusime.
And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them: he shone forth from mount Paran, and he came from among myriads of saints; from his right hand he gave a fiery law unto them.
3 Elɔ̃ eƒe amewo ŋutɔ eƒe ame kɔkɔewo le eƒe asi me wole wò afɔtoƒe tom woxɔ woƒe ɖoɖowo tso gbɔwò.
Yea, thou also lovedst the tribes; all their saints were in thy hand; and they, prostrate before thy feet, received thy words.
4 Wò se siwo mede na wo la, esiwo nye Yakob ha la ƒe domenyinu.
“The law which Moses commanded us, is the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.”
5 Yehowa zu fia le Yesurun esime Israel ƒe towo kpe ta.
Thus became he king in Yeshurun, when the heads of the people were assembled, as one the tribes of Israel.
6 “Ruben anɔ agbe tegbee eƒe dzidzimeviwo asɔ gbɔ!”
May Reuben live, and not die; and may not his men be few.
7 Eye Mose gblɔ tso Yuda ŋu be: “O! Yehowa, se Yuda ƒe kokoƒoƒo, na wòawɔ ɖeka kple Israel wɔ aʋa kple eƒe futɔwo nɛ.”
And this is [the blessing] of Judah, and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let the power of his hands contend for him; and be thou a help to him from his adversaries.
8 Mose gblɔ tso Levi ƒe viwo ŋu be: “Tsɔ wò Urim kple Tumim na wò ame kɔkɔe Levi. Èdo Levi kpɔ le Masa; nèwɔ dzre kplii le Meriba tsia gbɔ.
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9 Ewɔ wò ɖoɖowo dzi, ewu nu vɔ̃ wɔla geɖewo, eya ŋutɔ ƒe viwo, nɔviŋutsuwo, fofowo kple dadawo gɔ̃ hã.
Who said of his father and of his mother, I have not seen him; and who did not acknowledge his brothers, nor regarded his own children; for they observe thy word, and thy covenant they keep.
10 Levitɔwo afia Mose ƒe seawo Israel woasubɔ wò le dzudzɔdovɔsamlekpui kple numevɔsamlekpui la dzi.
They shall teach thy ordinances unto Jacob, and thy law unto Israel: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt-sacrifice upon thy altar.
11 O! Yehowa, yra Levitɔwo kpɔ ŋudzedze le woƒe dɔ siwo wowɔna na wò la ŋu. Fiti woƒe futɔwo gbidigbidi na womagafɔ gbeɖe o.”
Bless, O Lord, his substance, and receive favorably the work of his hands: crush the loins of those that rise up against him, and those that hate him, that they cannot rise again.
12 Mose gblɔ tso Benyamin ŋu be, “Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔe wònye ele dedie le egbɔ Yehowa tsɔ ametakpɔkpɔ ƒo xlãe, ɖenɛ tso dzɔgbevɔ̃e ɖe sia ɖe me.”
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord [is he], he shall dwell in safety by him: he will shield him all the day long, and between his shoulders will he dwell.
13 Mose gblɔ tso Yosef ƒe to la ŋu be, “Yehowa nayra eƒe anyigba kple nunana nyuitɔwo tso dziƒo kple esiwo tso anyigba ƒe tume.
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, through the precious gift of heaven, through the dew, and through the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 Yehowa nayrae kple nuku nyuitɔwo tso esiwo ɣe nana wotsina la dome wòana nuwoe fũu ɣleti sia ɣleti
And through the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and through the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 nuku siwo wɔna nyuie le towo dzi kple esiwo wɔna nyuie le togbɛwo dzi,
And through the best things of the ancient mountains, and through the precious things of the everlasting hills,
16 Yehowa nayrae kple nunana nyuitɔwo kple anyigbadzinu geɖewo, kpakple Mawu, ame si ɖe eɖokui fia le ŋuve ƒe bibi me la ƒe amenuveve. Yayra siawo katã nava Yosef dzi. Ame si nye fiavi le nɔviawo dome.
And through the precious things of the earth and its fulness, and through the goodwill of him that dwelt in the thorn-bush: may this blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.
17 Ele abe nyitsuvi ene Le ŋusẽ kple ɖekadzedze me. Eto dzo abe to ƒe dzowo ene; Wòawo wòatsɔ tu dukɔwo aƒu anyi le afi sia afi. Esiae nye nye yayra na Efraim ƒe ame akpe nanewo kple Manase tɔ akpe akpewo.”
His first-born steer is adorned with glory, and his horns are like the horns of reem; with them shall he push nations together to the ends of the earth: and they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Menasseh.
18 Mose gblɔ tso Zebulon ŋu be, “O! Zebulon, tso aseye le wò gododo ŋuti, eye Isaka, kpɔ dzidzɔ wò ame si lɔ̃a agbadɔmenɔnɔ.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Woawoe akpe amewo be woaɖu yewoƒe vɔsanuwo kple yewo. Kpɔ ɖa, woaɖu atsiaƒumenu nyuiwo kple nu nyuitɔwo tso anyigba me.”
They will call the tribes unto the mountain; there will they offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they will suck the abundance of the seas, and the treasures hid in the sand.
20 Mose gblɔ tso Gad ŋu be, “Woayra Gad ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo, Gad tsyɔ akɔ anyi abe dzata ene be yeavuvu abɔ kple ta.
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: like a lioness lieth he down, and teareth off the arm with the crown of the head.
21 Wotsɔ anyigba ƒe nyuiƒewo na wo ɖokuiwo; wotsɔ kplɔla ƒe ɖuƒewo na wo. Wowɔ Yehowa ƒe sewo kple ɖoɖowo dzi.”
And he provided the first part for himself, because there is the field of the law-giver, of the hidden; and he went forth at the head of the people: he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
22 Mose gblɔ tso Dan ŋu be, “Dan le abe dzatavi si le kpo tim tso Basan ene.”
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, that leapeth forth from Bashan.
23 Egblɔ tso Naftali ŋu be: “O! Naftali, Yehowa yra wò ŋutɔ. Wò anyigba ɖo anyigbeme tso Galilea ƒu la nu.”
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord, take thou possession of the west and the south.
24 Mose gblɔ tso Asar ŋu be: “Woayra Aser wu to bubuawo katã; wokpɔ ŋudzedze le eŋu wu nɔviawo, amiti geɖewo amie na wò.
And of Asher he said, More than [all] the children be Asher blessed: he shall be the most favored of his brethren, and bathe his foot in oil.
25 Woatsɔ gayibɔ kple akɔbli atu wò du ƒe agbowoe àkpɔ ŋusẽ le wò ŋkekewo katã me!
Iron and copper shall be thy bolts; and as thy [younger] days so shall thy old age be.
26 Ame aɖeke mede Yehowa, Yesurun ƒe Mawu la nu o. Eɖiɖina tso dziƒo Le fianyenye kple ŋutikɔkɔe me be yeaxɔ na wò.
There is none like unto the God of Yeshurun, who rideth to help thee upon the heavens, and in his excellency upon the skies.
27 Mawu mavɔ lae nye wò sitsoƒe, eƒe abɔ mavɔ la le anyigba te. Enyaa wò futɔwo ɖa le ŋgɔwò eyae gblɔ na mi be, ‘Mitsrɔ̃ wo!’
Thy refuge is the eternal God, and here beneath, the everlasting arms; and he thrust out the enemy from before thee; and he said, Destroy.
28 Ale Israel nɔa anyi dedie; le anyigba si dzi bli kple wain bɔ ɖo, eye tsi dzana tso dziƒo ɖo.
And then dwelt Israel in safety, alone, the fountain of Jacob; in a land of corn and wine; also its heavens shall drop down dew.
29 Woayra wò, Israel, ŋutɔŋutɔ! Ame bubu kae gakpɔ ɖeɖe tso Yehowa gbɔ? Wò akpoxɔnu kple kpeɖeŋutɔe! Eyae nye wò yi ɖaɖɛ la. Wò futɔwo ade ta agu le ŋgɔwò eye nànya avuzi le wo dzi!”
Happy art thou, O Israel! who is like unto thee, O people, saved by the Lord, the Shield of thy help, and who is the Sword of thy excellency! and thy enemies shall fawn upon thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high-places.
