Jenesis 49
1 Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb kpọkọtara ụmụ ya ndị ikom niile nʼotu sị ha, “Zukọọnụ ka m gwa unu ihe ga-adakwasị unu nʼụbọchị dị nʼihu.
And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days.
2 “Zukọọnụ nụrụ, ụmụ ndị ikom Jekọb nụrụ okwu nna unu Izrel.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:
3 “Ruben, ọkpara m ka ị bụ, ume m, ihe ngosi mbụ nke ike m, onye nsọpụrụ kwesiri, onye mbụ nʼịdị ike.
Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow: excelling in gifts, greater in command.
4 Onye na-agbanwe agbanwe dịka mmiri dị nʼiyi, ị gaghị abụkwa onye mbụ, nʼihi na ị banyere nʼihe ndina nna gị, i dinara nʼihe ndina m, merụọ ya.
Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not: because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed, and didst defile his couch.
5 “Simiọn na Livayị bụ ụmụnne. Mma agha ha bụ ngwa ihe ike.
Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity, waging war.
6 Ka obi m ghara isonye nʼizuzu ha, ka m ghara isonye nʼọgbakọ ha, nʼihi na ha gburu mmadụ nʼoge iwe ha, bipụkwa nkwonkwo ụkwụ ụmụ ehi na-echeghị echiche.
Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: because in their fury they slew a man, and in their selfwill they undermined a wall.
7 Ihe a bụrụ ọnụ ka iwe ha bụ, nʼihi na ọ dị njọ. Ọnụma ha, ọ jọbigara njọ oke. Aga m ekesa ha nʼetiti ụmụ Jekọb Kpasaa ha nʼetiti ndị Izrel.
Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel.
8 “Gị, Juda, ụmụnne gị ga-eto gị. Aka gị ga-adị nʼolu ndị iro gị. Ụmụ ndị ikom nna gị ga-akpọ isiala nye gị.
Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.
9 Ị bụ nwa ọdụm, gị, Juda, i si nʼịchụ nta lọta, nwa m. Dịka ọdụm, ọ na-amakpu, na-edina ala, dịka nne ọdụm, onye ga-anwa anwa kpọtee ya?
Juda is a lion’s whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?
10 Mkpanaka eze agaghị esite nʼebe Juda nọ wezuga onwe ya, maọbụ mkpanaka onyendu esi nʼagbata ụkwụ ya pụọ, tutuu ruo mgbe eze ahụ nwe ya ga-abịa, irube isi nke mba niile ga-abụ nke ya.
The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.
11 Ọ ga-ekenye ịnyịnya ibu ya nʼosisi vaịnị, nʼalaka kachasị mma ka ọ ga-ekenye nwa ịnyịnya ibu ya. Ọ ga-asakwa uwe ya na mmanya. Uwe mwụda ya ka ọ ga-asụkwa nʼọbara mkpụrụ vaịnị.
Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.
12 Anya ya ga-acha uhie uhie karịa mmanya vaịnị. Eze ya ga-enwupụkwa ọcha karịa mmiri ara ehi.
His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 “Zebụlọn ga-ebi nʼakụkụ osimiri. Ọ ga-abụ ebe izuike nye ụgbọ mmiri. Oke ala ya ga-agbatịpụ ruo Saịdọn.
Zabulon shall dwell on the sea shore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.
14 “Isaka dị ike dịka ịnyịnya ibu na-amakpu nʼetiti ọgba atụrụ.
Issachar shall be a strong ass lying down between the borders.
15 Mgbe ọ hụrụ otu ebe izuike ya si dị mma, hụ otu ala ya si maa mma, ọ ga-ehudata isi ya ibu ibu arụ; were onwe ya nye ịrụ ọrụ ike.
He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute.
16 “Dan ga-eme ka ikpe ziri ezi rute ndị ya aka dịka otu nʼime ebo Izrel.
Dan shall judge his people like another tribe in Israel.
17 Dan ga-adị ka agwọ dị nʼakụkụ okporoụzọ, dịka ajụala dị nʼụzọ ọhịa, nke na-ata ịnyịnya nʼikiri ụkwụ, si otu a mee ka onye na-agba ịnyịnya dalaa azụ.
Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels that his rider may fall backward.
18 “O Onyenwe anyị, ana m ele anya nnapụta gị.
I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.
19 “Gad bụ onye usuu ndị o-ji-egbe-aga ga-abịakwasị, ma ọ ga-alụso ha ọgụ, chụọkwa ha ọsọ.
Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.
20 “Asha ga-esi nʼubi ya wepụta nri gbara abụba, nke na-adị ndị eze mma.
Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.
21 “Naftalị dịka nne ele a hapụrụ ahapụ, nke na-amụpụta ụmụ ele mara mma.
Nephtali, a hart let loose, and giving words of beauty.
22 “Dịka osisi vaịnị a kụrụ nʼakụkụ iyi, nke alaka ya na-awasa rigoro nʼelu mgbidi, na nke na-amị ezi mkpụrụ, otu a ka Josef dị.
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold; the daughters run to and fro upon the wall.
23 Ndị na-agbata ụta sitere nʼobi ilu lụso ya agha, ha gbara ya àkụ site nʼịkpọ asị.
But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.
24 Ma aka o ji jide ụta nke ya adaghị mba, ike agwụghị ogwe aka ya, nʼihi aka Onye dị ike nke Jekọb, nʼihi Onye ọzụzụ atụrụ, Oke Nkume Izrel,
His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.
25 nʼihi Chineke nna gị, onye na-enyere gị aka, nʼihi Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, ka ọ gọzie gị, site na ngọzị nke eluigwe site nʼelu, ngọzị nke osimiri dị nʼokpuru ala, ngọzị nke ara na akpanwa.
The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 Ngọzị niile nke nna gị, dị ukwu karịa, ngọzị niile nke ugwu ukwu mgbe ochie, karịakwa ngọzị nke ugwu nta mgbe ochie, Ka ngọzị ndị a dị iche dịkwasị nʼisi Josef, dịkwasị nʼegedege ihu Josef, onye bụ onyendu nʼetiti ụmụnne ya.
The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come; may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.
27 “Benjamin dịka nkịta ọhịa nke na-adọgbu anụ. Nʼụtụtụ, ọ na-eri anụ ọ dọgburu. Nʼanyasị ọ na-ekesakwa ihe o gbutere.”
Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.
28 Ndị a bụ ebo iri na abụọ dị nʼIzrel. Ihe ndị a bụkwa ihe nna ha gwara ha mgbe ọ gọziri ha, nye onye ọbụla nʼime ha ngọzị nke ruuru ya.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one, with their proper blessings.
29 Emesịa, o nyere ha ndụmọdụ sị ha, “Nʼoge na-adịghị anya site ugbu a, aga m anwụ. Unu aghaghị ili m nʼebe e liri nna m ha, nʼala Kenan, nʼime ọgba ahụ dị nʼọhịa Efrọn, onye Het.
And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,
30 Nʼime ọgba dị nʼọhịa Makipela, nke dị nso na Mamre, nʼala Kenan, ọhịa Ebraham zụtara site nʼaka Efrọn onye Het, maka ili ozu.
Over against Mambre in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought together with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to bury in.
31 Nʼebe ahụ ka e liri Ebraham na Sera nwunye ya. Nʼebe ahụ kwa ka e liri Aịzik na Ribeka nwunye ya. Nʼebe ahụ ka m liri Lịa.
There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.
32 Ebraham nna nna m zụrụ ala ahụ na ọgba dị nʼime ya site nʼaka ụmụ Het.”
33 Mgbe Jekọb kwuchara okwu ndụmọdụ ikpeazụ ndị a nye ụmụ ya ndị ikom, ọ chịkọtara ụkwụ ya nʼelu akwa, kuo ume ikpeazụ. A chịkọtara ya na ndị ya.
And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.
