Pirmā Mozus 49
1 Un Jēkabs sasauca savus dēlus un sacīja: sapulcējaties, un es jums sludināšu, kas jums notiks nākamās dienās.
Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
2 Sapulcējaties un klausāties, jūs Jēkaba dēli, klausāties uz Israēli, savu tēvu.
“Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, [Jacob, whom God named] Israel.
3 Rūben, tu mans pirmdzimtais, mans spēks un mana stipruma iesākums, pirmais augstībā un pirmais stiprumā!
Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.
4 Verdošs kā ūdens, - tev nebūs būt tam augstākajam, jo sava tēva gultā tu esi kāpis, tur tu to esi sagānījis; manās cisās viņš kāpis!
But you were as uncontrollable as a flood [SIM]. So now you will not be my most important son, because you climbed up onto my bed, and had sex with [MTY] my (concubine/slave who had become one of my wives). Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.
5 Sīmeans un Levis ir brāļi, viņu zobeni ir varas ieroči.
Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
6 Lai mana dvēsele nenāk viņu runās, mans gods lai nav viņu draudzē, jo savā bardzībā tie vīrus nokāvuši, un savā tīšā prātā tie vēršus maitājuši.
I do not want to be with you when you make evil plans [DOU]. I do not want to join you in your meetings, because you killed people when you became very angry, and you (hamstrung/cut the tendons in the legs of) oxen just to (have fun/see them suffer).
7 Nolādēta lai ir viņu dusmība, jo tā ir briesmīga, un viņu bardzība, jo tā ir cieta; es tos izdalīšu pa Jēkabu, es tos izkaisīšu pa Israēli.
God says, ‘I will (curse/cause bad things to happen to) them for being very angry, for acting very cruelly when they were very furious. I will scatter their descendants [MTY] throughout Israel land.’
8 Jūda, tu tas esi, tevi teiks tavi brāļi, tava roka būs uz kakla taviem ienaidniekiem, tavā priekšā klanīsies tava tēva bērni.
Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
9 Jūda ir jauns lauva, no laupījuma tu esi pacēlies, mans dēls, viņš nometies, nogūlies tā kā lauva un tā kā lauvas māte; kas viņu traucēs?
Judah is like a young lion [SIM] that has returned to its den satisfied after eating the animals that it has killed. He is like a lion that lies down and stretches out after eating; no one would dare to disturb it [RHQ].
10 Scepteris nezudīs no Jūda, nedz valdības zizlis no viņa kājām, tiekams tas ŠĪLO (miers) nāks, un viņam tās tautas paklausīs.
There will always be a ruler [MTY] from the descendants of Judah [MTY]. Each one will hold a scepter/staff to show that he has authority as a king. He will do that until the one to whom the scepter belongs comes, the one to whom the nations will bring tribute and show that they will obey him.
11 Viņš sien savu jauno ēzeli pie vīna koka un savas ēzeļa mātes kumeļu pie vīna koka stīgām. Savas drēbes viņš mazgā vīnā, un savu mēteli vīna ķekaru asinīs.
The grapevines of Judah’s descendants will produce grapes very abundantly. As a result, they will not object to tying their young donkeys to the grapevines in order that the donkeys can eat the leaves of the grapevines. [Wine will be very plentiful, with the result that] they could wash their cloaks in wine that is as red as blood [MET].
12 Viņa acis ir sarkanas no vīna, un viņa zobi balti no piena.
Their eyes will be red because of [drinking too much] wine, but their teeth will be very white because of drinking much milk [from the cows].
13 Zebulons dzīvos pie jūras krastiem un būs pie kuģu ostām un sniedzās līdz Sidonai.
Zebulun, your descendants will live by the seashore where there will be a safe harbor for ships. Their land will extend north as far as Sidon [city].
14 Īsašars ir stiprs kaulains ēzelis un guļ starp laidariem.
Issachar, your descendants will be like strong donkeys that are lying down on the ground between their loads, [so tired that they cannot get up]!
15 Un viņš redzēja dusu, ka tā laba, un to zemi, ka tā jauka, un locīja savu muguru pie nešanas un kalpoja klausīdams.
They will see that their resting place is good, and that the land pleases them very much. But they will bend their backs to carry heavy loads and be forced to work for others.
16 Dans, tā kā citas Israēla ciltis, tiesās savu tautu.
Dan, although your tribe will be small, their leaders will rule their people just like the leaders of other tribes of Israel will rule their people.
17 Dans būs čūska ceļmalā, odze tekas malā, kozdama zirgam papēžos, ka viņa jājējs krīt atpakaļ.
Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards [as the horses rear up on their hind legs].”
18 Kungs, es gaidu uz Tavu pestīšanu!
Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
19 Gads, dzinēji viņu dzenās, bet viņš tos atgainīs.
[Then Jacob continued telling his sons what would happen in the future. He said], “Gad, your tribe/descendants will be attacked by a group of bandits, but your tribe/descendants will pursue and attack them [MTY].
20 No Ašera būs trekna maize, un viņš dos ķēniņu gardumus.
Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
21 Naftalus ir stirna savā vaļā, viņš dod mīlīgus vārdus.
Naphtali, your descendants will be like deer [MET] that are (free to/not tied down and can) run wherever they wish. They will give birth to children who are good-looking like (fawns/baby deer) [MET].
22 Jāzeps ir jauns augļu koks, jauns augļu koks avota malā, tie zari stiepjas pār mūri.
Joseph, you will have many descendants [MET]. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.
23 Strēlnieki viņu kaitinājuši, viņu apšaudījuši un ienīdējuši.
Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
24 Bet viņa stops ir palicis stiprs, un viņa roku elkoņi spēcīgi, no tā rokām, kas varens iekš Jēkaba; no turienes, kur tas gans, Israēla klints,
But they will hold their bows steady and their arms will remain strong, because of the power [MTY] of my mighty God, because of Yahweh who guides and provides for me [MET] like a shepherd guides and provides for his sheep. The people of Israel will [ask Yahweh to protect them], [like people hide under] a huge [overhanging] to be protected.
25 No tava tēva Dieva, un Tas tev palīdzēs, - un no tā Visuvarenā, Tas tevi svētīs ar debess svētījumiem no augšienes, ar dziļumu svētījumiem apakšā, ar svētījumiem no krūtīm un miesām.
God, the one whom I worship, will help your descendants. God Almighty will bless them by sending them rain from the sky and by giving them water from deep/far below the ground. He will give them many cattle and children [MET] (OR, and their cattle will have many offspring).
26 Tava tēva svētījumi ir stiprāki nekā manu vecaju svētījumi līdz mūžīgo kalnu galiem, tie nāks pār Jāzepa galvu, un pār tā galvu, kas tas izredzētais savu brāļu starpā.
The blessings that I want God to give you are great ones. They are greater than the blessings that come from the eternal mountains, greater than the ones that come from the everlasting hills. Joseph, I pray that these blessings will (be given to you/come upon your head), because you are the leader of your [older] brothers [and younger brother].
27 Benjamins ir plēsīgs vilks, no rīta viņš laupījumu ēdīs un ap vakaru viņš laupījumu dalīs.
Benjamin, your descendants will be like [MET] vicious/fierce wolves: In the morning they will kill their enemies like a wolf devours (its prey/the animals that it has killed), and in the evening they will divide among their warriors the spoils that they seized from their enemies.”
28 Šās visas ir Israēla divpadsmit ciltis, un šie ir tie vārdi, ko viņu tēvs uz tiem runāja, tos svētīdams; ikvienu viņš svētīja ar īpašu svētību.
Those twelve sons are the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. That is what their father said to them as he blessed them, telling to each one words that were appropriate for him.
29 Un viņš tiem pavēlēja un sacīja: es tapšu piepulcināts pie saviem ļaudīm, aprociet mani pie maniem tēviem tai alā, kas ir Hetieša Efrona tīrumā,
Then Jacob said to his sons, “I will soon die. Bury my body where some of my ancestors are buried, in the cave that is in the field that was bought from Ephron, who belonged to the Heth people-group.
30 Makpelas alas tīrumā, kas ir pret Mamri, Kanaāna zemē, ko Ābrahāms ir pircis no Efrona, tā Hetieša, sev par dzimts kapa vietu.
That field is in the Machpelah area, east of Mamre [town], in Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought it from Ephron to use as a burial place.
31 Tur tie ir aprakuši Ābrahāmu un Sāru, viņa sievu, tur tie ir aprakuši Īzaku un Rebeku, viņa sievu, tur es esmu apracis Leū.
That is where they buried him and his wife Sarah. That is where they buried my father Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And that is where I buried my wife Leah.
32 Tas tīrums un tā ala, kas tur, ir pirkti no Heta bērniem.
That field and the cave in it were bought from the Heth people-group; so that is where I want you to bury me.”
33 Kad Jēkabs bija beidzis pavēles dot saviem dēliem, tad viņš salika savas kājas uz gultas un izlaida garu un tapa piepulcināts pie saviem ļaudīm.
When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
