Ekyamateeka Olwokubiri 33
1 Guno gwe mukisa, Musa musajja wa Katonda gwe yasabira abaana ba Isirayiri nga tannafa.
Now, this, is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel, —before his death.
2 Yagamba nti, “Mukama Katonda yajja gye tuli ng’ava ku Sinaayi n’atutuukako ng’ava ku Seyiri; yamasamasa ng’ava ku Lusozi Palani. Yajja n’obufukunya bw’abatukuvu okuva ku bukiika obwaddyo obw’ensozi ze.
And he said—Yahweh from Sinai, came near, —Yea he dawned, out of Seir, upon them, He shone forth out of Mount Paran, Yea he came out of holy myriads, —Out of his right hand [proceeded] fire to guide them.
3 Mazima gw’oyagala abantu, abatukuvu bonna bali mu mikono gyo. Bavuunama wansi ku bigere byo ne bawulira ebiragiro by’obawa.
Yea he loved the tribes, All his holy ones, were in thy hand, —Yea, they, were encamped at thy feet, Each one bare away some of thy words.
4 Ge mateeka Musa ge yatuwa ng’ekyokufuna eky’ekibiina kya Yakobo.
A law, did Moses command us, —A possession, for the convocation of Jacob.
5 Waasitukawo kabaka mu Yesuluuni abakulembeze b’abantu bwe baakuŋŋaana nga bye bika bya Isirayiri ebyegasse.
Thus became he in, Jeshurun, a king, —When the heads of the people gathered them-selves together, As one man, the tribes of Israel. [Reuben] —
6 “Lewubeeni abenga mulamu; alemenga kuggwaawo n’omuwendo gw’abasajja be gulemenga kukendeera.”
Let Reuben live and not die, —Nor his men be easily counted.
7 Kino kye yayogera ku Yuda: “Wulira, Ayi Mukama Katonda okukaaba kwa Yuda; omuleete eri abantu be. Yeerwaneko n’emikono gye. Omuyambenga ng’alwanyisa abalabe be!”
And, this, is for Judah, when he said, Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, That unto his own people, thou wouldst bring him home, —Let, his own hands, suffice him, And, a helper from his adversaries, do thou become.
8 Bino bye yayogera ku Leevi: “Sumimu wo ne Ulimu wo biwe omusajja oyo gw’oyagala ennyo. Wamukebera e Masa n’omugezesa ku mazzi ag’e Meriba.
And of Levi, he said: Let, thy perfections and thy lights, belong unto thy man of lovingkindness, —Whom thou didst put to the proof at Massah, With whom thou didst contend over the waters of Meribah;
9 Yayogera ku kitaawe ne nnyina nti, ‘Abo sibafaako.’ Baganda be teyabategeeranga wadde okusembeza abaana be; baalabiriranga ekigambo kyo ne bakuumanga endagaano yo.
Who saith of his father and of his mother, I behold them not, And, his own brethren, regardeth he not, And, his own sons, observeth he not, —Because they watch thy speech, That, thy covenant, they may preserve;
10 Banaayigirizanga Yakobo ebiragiro byo ne Isirayiri amateeka go. Banaanyookezanga obubaane mu maaso go, n’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ku kyoto kyo.
May teach thy regulations unto Jacob, And thy law unto Israel, —May put incense in thy nostrils, And a whole-offering upon thine altar.
11 Ayi Mukama Katonda owe omukisa byonna by’akola, era okkirize emirimu gy’emikono gye. Okubirenga ddala abo abamugolokokerako okubenga abalabe be balemenga kwongera kumulumbanga.”
Bless, O Yahweh his substance, And with the work of his hands, wilt thou be well pleased, —Crush thou the loins of them who rise up against him, And of them who hate him, that they rise not again.
12 Bye yayogera ku Benyamini: “Omwagalwa wa Mukama Katonda abeerenga wanywevu, Katonda Ali Waggulu ng’amwebulungudde bulijjo, omwagalwa anaagalamiranga wakati ku bibegabega bye.”
Of Benjamin, he said, The beloved of Yahweh, shall settle down securely, —With one to throw a shade over him all the day long, Yea, between his shoulders, hath he found rest.
13 Yayogera bw’ati ku Yusufu: “Ettaka lye Mukama Katonda aliwe omukisa, n’omusulo omulungi ennyo ogunaavanga waggulu mu ggulu n’amazzi mu nzizi empanvu mu ttaka wansi,
And of Joseph, he said, Blessed of Yahweh, be his land, —With the precious things of the heavens with the dew, And with the abyss, couching beneath;
14 n’ebibala ebigimu ennyo ebinaavanga mu musana, n’amakungula aganaasinganga mu myezi gyonna;
And with the precious fruits of the sun, —And with the precious yield of the moons;
15 n’ebibala ebinaakiranga obulungi ku nsozi ez’edda, n’okwala kw’ebirime ku nsozi ez’emirembe gyonna;
And with the chief of the ancient mountains, —And with the precious things of the age-abiding hills;
16 n’ebirabo ebisinga byonna mu nsi n’okujjula kwayo, n’obuganzi obunaavanga eri oyo ow’omu kisaka ekyaka. Ebyo byonna ka bijjenga ku mutwe gwa Yusufu, mu kyenyi ky’omulangira mu baganda be.
And with the precious things of the earth and its fulness, And with the goodwill of One who dwelt in a thorn-bush.—Let it come on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was consecrated among his brethren.
17 Mu kitiibwa anaabanga ente ennume embereberye amayembe ge, ng’amayembe ga sseddume endalu; anaagatomezanga amawanga n’agayuzaayuza, n’agagoberanga ku nkomerero y’ensi. Obwo bwe bunaabanga obukumi bwa Efulayimu nga ze nkumi za Manase.”
His firstborn ox, be an honour to him. And the horns of a buffalo, be his horns, With them, let him thrust, peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth, —Yea, [with] these, the myriads of Ephraim, And, [with] those, the thousands of Manasseh.
18 Yayogera bw’ati ku Zebbulooni: “Jaguzanga, ggwe Zebbulooni, bw’onoofulumanga; ne Isakaali ng’ali mu weema zo.
And, of Zebulun, he said, Rejoice, Zebulun in thy going out, —And [thou], Issachar in thy tents:
19 Banaakoowoolanga amawanga okwambuka ku nsozi ne baweerangayo eyo ssaddaaka ez’obutuukirivu, banaalyanga eby’obugagga ebya mayanja, nga beeyambisa n’ebyobugagga ebikweke mu musenyu.”
The peoples, unto the mountain, will they call, There, will they offer the sacrifices of righteousness, —For, the abundance of the seas, will they suck, Hidden treasures of the sand.
20 Yayogera bw’ati ku Gaadi: “Alina omukisa oyo agaziya ensalo z’omugabo gwa Gaadi, Gaadi omwo mw’abeera ng’empologoma ng’ayuza omukono n’omutwe.
And, of Gad, he said: Blessed, be he that hath made room for Gad, —As a lioness, hath he laid himself down, And hath torn an arm likewise the crown of the head;
21 Yeerondera omugabo gw’ettaka erisinga obulungi, omugabo gw’omukulembeze gwe gwamukuumirwa. Abakulembeze b’abantu bwe baakuŋŋaana ye yabasalira emisango gya Mukama, n’okukwasa Isirayiri amateeka ga Mukama Katonda.”
And hath provided a first part for himself, For, there, a commander’s portion hath been hid, —So he cometh with the heads of the people, The righteousness of Yahweh, he executeth, And his regulations, with Israel.
22 Yayogera bw’ati ku Ddaani: “Ddaani mwana gwa mpologoma, ogubuuka nga guva mu Basani.”
And, of Dan, he said, Dan, is a lion’s whelp, —He leapeth out of Bashan.
23 Yayogera bw’ati ku Nafutaali: “Ggwe Nafutaali ajjudde obuganzi bwa Mukama Katonda era ng’ojjudde emikisa gye, onoosikira obukiikaddyo okutuuka ku nnyanja.”
And, of Naphtali, he said, O Naphtali! satisfied with favour, And full with the blessing of Yahweh, —The west and the sunny south, do thou possess.
24 Yayogera bw’ati ku Aseri: “Asinga okuweebwa omukisa mu batabani ye Aseri, ku baganda be gwe babanga basinga okwagala era emizabbibu gigimuke nnyo mu ttaka lye.
And, of Asher, he said, Most blessed of sons, be Asher, —Let him have the goodwill of his brethren, And let him dip, in oil, his foot:
25 Enzigi z’ebibuga byo zinaasibwanga n’eminyolo egy’ekyuma n’ekikomo n’amaanyi go ganenkananga n’obuwangaazi bwo.
Iron and bronze, be thy sandals, And, as thy days, be thy strength.
26 “Tewali afaanana nga Katonda wa Yesuluuni eyeebagala waggulu ku ggulu ng’ajja okukuyamba ne ku bire mu kitiibwa kye.
There is none like GOD, O Jeshurun, —Riding upon the heavens to thy help, —And for his own majesty, on the skies;
27 Katonda ataggwaawo bwe buddukiro bwo, era akuwanirira n’emikono gye emirembe gyonna. Anaagobanga abalabe bo nga naawe olaba, n’agamba nti, ‘Bazikirize!’
Above, is the God of aforetime, And, beneath, are the Arms of the ages, —So he driveth before thee the foe, And doth say—Destroy!
28 Bw’atyo Isirayiri anaabeeranga mu mirembe yekka, ezzadde lya Yakobo linaabeeranga wanywevu, mu nsi erimu emmere y’empeke ne wayini, eggulu mwe linaatonnyezanga omusulo.
Thus hath Israel settled down securely, Alone, the fountain of Jacob, Within a land both of corn and new wine, —His heaven also droppeth down dew.
29 Nga weesiimye, Ayi Isirayiri! Ani akufaanana, ggwe eggwanga Mukama Katonda lye yalokola? Ye ngabo yo era omubeezi wo, era kye kitala kyo ekisinga byonna. Abalabe bo banaakuvuunamiranga, era onoobalinnyiriranga.”
How happy art thou, O Israel! Who is like unto thee, O people victorious in Yahweh? Thy helpful shield, who also is thy majestic sword, —So that thy foes come cringing unto thee, And, thou, upon their heights, dost march along.
