Genesis 49
1 Vocavit autem Iacob filios suos, et ait eis: Congregamini, ut annunciem quae ventura sunt vobis in diebus novissimis.
And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, 'Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days.
2 Congregamini, et audite filii Iacob, audite Israel patrem vestrum:
'Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.
3 Ruben primogenitus meus, tu fortitudo mea, et principium doloris mei: prior in donis, maior in imperio.
Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;
4 Effusus es sicut aqua, non crescas: quia ascendisti cubile patris tui, et maculasti stratum eius.
Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!
5 Simeon et Levi fratres: vasa iniquitatis bellantia.
Simeon and Levi [are] brethren! Instruments of violence — their espousals!
6 In consilium eorum non veniat anima mea, et in coetu illorum non sit gloria mea: quia in furore suo occiderunt virum, et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum.
Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.
7 Maledictus furor eorum, quia pertinax: et indignatio eorum, quia dura: dividam eos in Iacob, et dispergam eos in Israel.
Cursed [is] their anger, for [it is] fierce, And their wrath, for [it is] sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.
8 Iuda, te laudabunt fratres tui: manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum, adorabunt te filii patris tui.
Judah! thou — thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand [is] on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.
9 Catulus leonis Iuda: ad praedam fili mi ascendisti: requiescens accubuisti ut leo, et quasi leaena, quis suscitabit eum?
A lion's whelp [is] Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?
10 NON AUFERETUR sceptrum de Iuda, et dux de femore eius, donec veniat qui mittendus est, et ipse erit expectatio gentium.
The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his [is] the obedience of peoples.
11 Ligans ad vineam pullum suum, et ad vitem, o fili mi, asinam suam. Lavabit in vino stolam suam, et in sanguine uvae pallium suum.
Binding to the vine his ass, And to the choice vine the colt of his ass, He hath washed in wine his clothing, And in the blood of grapes his covering;
12 Pulchriores sunt oculi eius vino, et dentes eius lacte candidiores.
Red [are] eyes with wine, And white [are] teeth with milk!
13 Zabulon in littore maris habitabit, et in statione navium pertingens usque ad Sidonem.
Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he [is] for a haven of ships; And his side [is] unto Zidon.
14 Issachar asinus fortis accubans inter terminos.
Issacher [is] a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;
15 Vidit requiem quod esset bona: et terram quod optima: et supposuit humerum suum ad portandum, factusque est tributis serviens.
And he seeth rest that [it is] good, And the land that [it is] pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.
16 Dan iudicabit populum suum sicut et alia tribus in Israel.
Dan doth judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel;
17 Fiat Dan coluber in via, cerastes in semita, mordens ungulas equi, ut cadat ascensor eius retro.
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
18 SALUTARE tuum expectabo Domine.
For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
19 Gad, accinctus praeliabatur ante eum: et ipse accingetur retrorsum.
Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.
20 Aser, pinguis panis eius, et praebebit delicias regibus.
Out of Asher his bread [is] fat; And he giveth dainties of a king.
21 Nephthali, cervus emissus, et dans eloquia pulchritudinis.
Naphtali [is] a hind sent away, Who is giving beauteous young ones.
22 Filius accrescens Ioseph, filius accrescens et decorus aspectu: filiae discurrerunt super murum.
Joseph [is] a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the wall;
23 Sed exasperaverunt eum, et iurgati sunt, invideruntque illi habentes iacula.
And embitter him — yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
24 Sedit in forti arcus eius, et dissoluta sunt vincula brachiorum et manuum illius per manus potentis Iacob: inde pastor egressus est lapis Israel.
And his bow abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son of Israel.
25 Deus patris tui erit adiutor tuus, et omnipotens benedicet tibi benedictionibus caeli desuper, benedictionibus abyssi iacentis deorsum, benedictionibus huberum et vulvae.
By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; —
26 Benedictiones patris tui confortatae sunt benedictionibus patrum eius: donec veniret desiderium collium aeternorum: fiant in capite Ioseph, et in vertice Nazaraei inter fratres suos.
Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate [from] his brethren.
27 Beniamin lupus rapax, mane comedat praedam, et vespere dividet spolia.
Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'
28 Omnes hi in tribubus Israel duodecim: haec locutus est eis pater suus, benedixitque singulis benedictionibus propriis.
All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel, and this [is] that which their father hath spoken unto them, and he blesseth them; each according to his blessing he hath blessed them.
29 Et praecepit eis, dicens: Ego congregor ad populum meum: sepelite me cum patribus meis in spelunca duplici quae est in agro Ephron Hethaei,
And he commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which [is] in the field of Ephron the Hittite;
30 contra Mambre in Terra Chanaan, quam emit Abraham cum agro ab Ephron Hethaeo in possessionem sepulchri.
in the cave which [is] in the field of Machpelah, which [is] on the front of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place;
31 Ibi sepelierunt eum, et Saram uxorem eius: ibi sepultus est Isaac cum Rebecca coniuge sua: ibi et Lia condita iacet.
(there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah);
the purchase of the field and of the cave which [is] in it, [is] from Sons of Heth.'
33 Finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat, collegit pedes suos super lectulum, et obiit: appositusque est ad populum suum.
And Jacob finisheth commanding his sons, and gathereth up his feet unto the bed, and expireth, and is gathered unto his people.
