Deotoronomia 33
1 Intoy ty tata nitata’ i Mosè, androanavin’ Añahare, o ana’ Israeleo aolo’ ty nihomaha’e.
Before God’s prophet Moses died, he [asked God to] bless the Israeli people.
2 Hoe re, Nihirike Sinay t’Iehovà nanjirik’ am’ iereo boak’ e Seire, nitsavavake boak’am-Bohi-Parane, nimb’ atoy mitraok’ aman’ aleale o noro’eo; am-pità’e havana ty lilin-afo ho a iareo.
This is what he said: “Yahweh came [and spoke] to us at Sinai [Mountain]; he [came like] [MET] the sun rises in the Edom [region] and like his light shone on us when we were [in the desert] near Paran Mountain [after we left Sinai Mountain]. He came with 10,000 angels, and there was a flaming fire at his right side.
3 Eka, kokoa’e ondatio, o masi’e iabio— le am-pità’o iereo miambesatse am-pandia’o eo, mininike o tsara’oo,
Yahweh truly loves his people, and protects [MTY] all those who belong to him. So they prostrate themselves in front of him, and they listen to his instructions.
4 Nitaroñe’ i Mosè aman’ tika ty Hake, ho lova’ ty valobohò’ Iakòbe.
I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that [the descendants of] Jacob owned.
5 Ie ty ni-mpanjaka’ Iesorone, te nivory ty mpiaolo’ ondatio, rekets’ o fifokoa’ Israeleo.
So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people when all the tribes and their leaders were gathered together.
6 Ee te ho veloñe t’i Reobene le tsy hihomake, vaho tsy ho tsi-ampe ondati’eo.
[I say this about the tribe of] Reuben: I desire/hope that their tribe will never disappear, but they will never become numerous.
7 Le hoe re ty am’ Iehoda: Janjiño ry Iehovà, ty fiarañanaña’ Iehoda, endeso mb’am’ ondati’eo mb’eo. Hitoloñe aze o fità’eo, le Ihe ty hañolots’aze amo rafelahi’eo.
“say this about [the tribe of] Judah: Yahweh, listen to them when they call out [for help]; and unite them with the other tribes again. Fight for them, and help them to fight against their enemies.
8 Le hoe ty nanoe’e i Levy: Ee te ho amy Masi’oy ty Tomime’o naho ty Orime’o; i niventea’o e Masà naho nitsohe’o an-drano’ i Meribày;
I say this about [the tribe of] Levi: Yahweh, give to those who are dedicated to you the sacred stones [that they will use to find out what you want to be done]; You tested them at a spring in the desert, a spring that they named Massah and also named Meribah [to find out if they would (remain loyal to/continue to obey) you].
9 hoe re ty aman-drae’e naho i rene’e: ‘Amoeako.’ tsy nihaoñe’e o roahalahi’eo, nialik’ama’e o ana’eo; amy te norihe’e o tsara’oo vaho nambena’e i fañina’oy.
The tribe of Levi did what you told them to do and obeyed the agreement that you [made with the Israeli people]; those laws were more important to them [HYP] than their siblings and parents and children.
10 Hanare’ iereo am’Iakobe o lili’oo, naho am’Israele i Tsara’oy; le hapo’ iareo añatrefa’o eo ty emboke, naho soroñe añoñe an-kitreli’o eo.
The tribe of Levi will teach the Israeli people [DOU] your rules and regulations, and they are the ones who will burn incense and who will completely burn on the altar the offerings [that the people bring].
11 O ry Iehovà, tahio ty fijangana’e naho ty fitoloñam-pità’e, fofoho am-baniañe o miatreatre azeo, naho o malaiñe azeo, tsy hitroara’ iareo ka.
Yahweh, bless their work and (accept/be pleased with) all that they do. Crush/Destroy all their enemies; do not enable their enemies to be able to fight against them again.
12 Le hoe ty nanoe’e i Beniamine, Himoneñe añ’ila’e eo am-pierañerañañe i kokoa’ Iehovày; saroña’e lomoñandro, ie mimoneñe añivo’ o soro’eo.
I say this about [the tribe of] Benjamin: They are the tribe that Yahweh loves; he keeps them safe. He protects them continually, and he lives among their hills [MET].
13 Le hoe ty nano’e Iosefe: Ho tahie’ Iehovà ty tane’e, amo vara’ fanjàka’ i likerañeio, i mikay, amy laleke mitrokotroko ambane’ey,
“say this about [the tribes of] Joseph: I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless their land by giving them rain/dew from the sky and water from deep [in the ground],
14 naho amo fivokara talango’ i àndroio, naho amo lengo’e banabanae’ i volañeio,
by giving them good fruit [ripened] by the sun and good crops at harvest time.
15 naho amo hatsomerentsere’ o vohitse haehaeoo, amo vara fanjàka’ o tamboho hatrela’eoo;
I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],
16 naho amo harea’ ty tane toy amy halifora’eio, naho amy fatariha’ i nimoneñe an-drongoñe aoiy, ho tata ami’ty añ’ambone’ Iosefe, ambone’ ty añambone’ i miambak’ amo roandrian-droahalahi’eo.
and that their land will be have many good crops, blessed by [Yahweh], the one who appeared to me in a burning bush. I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless the tribes of Joseph in all those ways, because he was the leaders of his [older] brothers [when they were in Egypt].
17 Añombelahy ty valohan’ ana’e, volonahetse ty aze; tsifan-drimo o tsifa’eo, ama’e ty handronjeronjea’e ondaty iabio sikal’añ’olo-ty tane toy, ie o aleale’ i Efraimeo, naho o arivo-arivo’ i Menasèo.
The descendants of Joseph will be as strong as [SIM] a bull; [with their weapons they will wound their enemies, like] [MET] a wild ox [gores other animals] with its horns. They will force other people-groups, all of them, to be exiled to the most distant places on the earth. That is what [the descendants of the two sons of Joseph] will do, the ten thousands [of the tribe] of Ephraim and the thousands [of the tribe] of Manasseh.
18 Le hoe ty nanoe’e i Zebolone: Mirebeha ry Zebolone, amo fionjona’oo naho ry Isakhare, amo kiboho’oo.
“say this about [the tribes of] Zebulun [and Issachar]: I desire/hope that the people of Zebulun will prosper in their travels [across the seas], and that the people of Issachar will prosper while they stay at home [and take care of their cattle and crops].
19 Ho koihe’ iareo homb’ amy haboañey mb’eo ondatio, eo ro hañenga’ iareo soron-kavañonañe; fa ho karae’ iareo ty havokara’ o riakeo, naho ty vara mikafitse am-paseñe ao.
They will invite people [from the other Israeli tribes] to the mountain [where they worship Yahweh], and they will offer the correct/proper sacrifices to him. They will become rich from [the work that they do on] the seas and from [the things that they make from] (OR, [find in]) the sand [on the beaches].
20 Le hoe ty nanoe’e i Gade, Soa tata ty mampitratrañake ty a i Gade; hoe liona ty imoneña’e, rimite’e ty fitàñe naho ty hevo.
“say this about [the tribe of] Gad: Praise [Yahweh], the one who made their [territory] large. The people of their tribe [will attack their enemies fiercely] [SIM] like a lion that crouches, waiting to tear off the arm or the scalp [of some animal].
21 Rinambe’e ho aze ty anjara valoha’e; Fa tao ty nañajañe ty anjaram-pandily. Naho nivory ty mpiaolo’ ondatio le ie ty nitoloñe ty zaka-to’ Iehovà, naho o fepe’eo am’ Israele.
They chose the best part of the land for themselves; [a large share of the land], a share that should be given to a leader was allotted to them. When the leaders of the tribes of Israel [gathered together], they decided that the tribe of Gad should have a large share of the land. The tribe of Gad obeyed the commands of Yahweh and the things that he decided that they should do.
22 Le hoe ty nanoe’e i Dane, anan-diona t’i Dane, mitsamboañe boak’e Basane añe.
“say this about [the tribe] of Dan: The people of the tribe of Dan are like [SIM] a young lion; they leap from [their caves in the] Bashan [region to attack their enemies].
23 Le hoe ty nano’e i Naftalý, O Naftalý: Ihe ene-pañisohañeo, atsake ty fitahia’ Iehovà, lovao i riakey naho ty atimo.
“say this about [the tribe of] Naphtali: [The people of the tribe of] Naphtali have been blessed by Yahweh, who has been very kind to them; their land extends far south from Lake [Galilee].
24 Le hoe ty nano’e i Asere, soa-tata te amy ze atao anake t’i Asere, hisohe’ o rahalahi’eo; hajo’e an-tsolik’ ao ty fandia’e.
“say this about [the tribe of] Asher: May Yahweh bless the descendants of Asher more than he will bless the other tribes. May he favor Asher’s descendants most of all. I desire/hope that their land will [be filled with olive trees that will] produce a lot of [IDM] [olives to make olive] oil.
25 Viñe naho torisìke ty ho sikada’o, vaho hañeneke o andro’oo ty haozara’o.
Their [towns will be protected by high walls with gates that have] bronze and iron bars; I desire/hope that they will be strong and secure/protected all the time that they are alive.
26 Tsy añohatse t’i Andrianañahare, ry Iesorone, i miningitse andikerañey hañolora’e, naho amo rahoñeo am-bolonahe’e.
“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God, who rides majestically across the sky to help you.
27 Fitsolohañe t’i Andrianañahare Haehae, ambane eo o fitàñe nainai’eo. Hasio’e aolo’o mb’eo o rafelahi’oo le hanao ty hoe, ‘Arotsaho,’
God, who lives forever, is the one who (gives you refuge/protects you); [it is as though] he puts his everlasting arms under you [to support you]. He will expel your enemies while you advance; he has told you to destroy all of them.
28 Mimoneñe am-bangiñe soa’aro ao t’Israele, miereñereñe ty rano manganahana’ Iakobe, an-tanen-tsako naho divay vao; eka, mampitsopatsopa-jono ama’e o andindi’ey.
So, you Israeli people will live safely; you descendants of Jacob will not be disturbed by others; in the land where [you will live], there will be plenty of grain and wine, and there will be plenty of rain.
29 Haha irehe ry Israele, ia ty mañirinkiriñe azo? Ondaty rinomba’ Iehovà, ty Fikalan-defo-pañolorañe azo, naho ty Fibara-pisengea’o, le hitsilofìñe aolo’o ao o rafelahi’oo, vaho ho lialià’o iaby o toets-abo’ iareoo.
You people of Israel, Yahweh (has blessed/is pleased with) you. There is certainly [RHQ] no nation like your nation, whom Yahweh has rescued [from being slaves in Egypt]. [He will be like] [MET] a shield to protect you and like [MET] a sword to enable you to defeat [your enemies]. Your enemies will come to you begging for you [to act mercifully toward them], but you will trample on their backs/necks.”
