Ponovljeni Zakon 33
1 A ovo je blagoslov kojim blagoslovi Mojsije èovjek Božji sinove Izrailjeve pred smrt svoju.
This is the blessing, wherewith the man of God Moses blessed the children of Israel, before his death.
2 I reèe: Gospod izide sa Sinaja, i pokaza im se sa Sira; zasja s gore Faranske, i doðe s mnoštvom tisuæa svetaca, a u desnici mu zakon ognjeni za njih.
And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us: he hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law.
3 Doista ljubi narode; svi su sveti njegovi u ruci tvojoj; i oni se slegoše k nogama tvojim da prime rijeèi tvoje.
He hath loved the people, all the saints are in his hand: and they that approach to his feet, shall receive of his doctrine.
4 Mojsije nam dade zakon, našljedstvo zboru Jakovljevu.
Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
5 Jer bijaše car u Izrailju, kad se sabirahu knezovi narodni, plemena Izrailjeva.
He shall be king with the most right, the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.
6 Da živi Ruvim i ne umre, a ljudi njegovijeh da bude malo!
Let Ruben live, and not die, and be he small in number.
7 A za Judu reèe: usliši Gospode glas Judin, i dovedi ga opet k narodu njegovu; ruke njegove neka vojuju za nj, a ti mu pomaži protiv neprijatelja njegovijeh.
This is the blessing of Juda. Hear, O Lord, the voice of Juda, and bring him in unto his people: his hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his enemies.
8 I za Levija reèe: tvoj Tumim i tvoj Urim neka budu u èovjeka tvojega svetoga, kojega si okušao u Masi i s kojim si se prepirao na vodi Merivi;
To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction:
9 Koji reèe ocu svojemu i materi svojoj: ne gledam na vas; koji ne poznaje braæe svoje i za sinove svoje ne zna; jer drže rijeèi tvoje, i zavjet tvoj èuvaju.
Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you; and to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant,
10 Oni uèe uredbama tvojim Jakova i zakonu tvojemu Izrailja, i meæu kad pod nozdrve tvoje i žrtvu što se sažiže na oltar tvoj.
Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.
11 Blagoslovi, Gospode, vojsku njegovu, i neka ti milo bude djelo ruku njegovijeh; polomi bedre onima koji ustaju na nj i koji mrze na nj, da ne ustanu.
Bless, O Lord, his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise.
12 Za Venijamina reèe: mili Gospodu nastavaæe bez straha s njim; zaklanjaæe ga svaki dan, i meðu pleæima njegovijem nastavaæe.
And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him: as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day long, and between his shoulders shall be rest.
13 I za Josifa reèe: blagoslovena je zemlja njegova od Gospoda blagom s neba, rosom, i iz dubine ozdo,
To Joseph also he said: Of the blessing of the Lord be his land, of the fruits of heaven, and of the dew, and of the deep that lieth beneath.
14 I blagom koje dolazi od sunca, i blagom koje dolazi od mjeseca,
Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon.
15 I blagom starijeh brda i blagom vjeènijeh humova,
Of the tops of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the everlasting hills:
16 I blagom na zemlji i obiljem njezinijem, i milošæu onoga koji stoji u kupini. Neka to doðe na glavu Josifu i na tjeme odvojenome izmeðu braæe svoje.
And of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof. The blessing of him that appeared in the bush, come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.
17 Krasota je njegova kao u prvenca teleta, i rogovi njegovi kao rogovi u jednoroga; njima æe bosti narode sve do kraja zemlje; to je mnoštvo tisuæa Jefremovijeh i tisuæe Manasijine.
His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses.
18 A za Zavulona reèe: veseli se Zavulone izlaskom svojim, i Isahare šatorima svojim.
And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.
19 Narode æe sazvati na goru, ondje æe prinijeti žrtve pravedne; jer æe obilje morsko sisati i sakriveno blago u pijesku.
They shall call the people to the mountain: there shall they sacrifice the victims of justice. Who shall suck as milk the abundance of the sea, and the hidden treasures of the sands.
20 A za Gada reèe: blagosloven je koji širi Gada; on nastava kao lav, i kida ruku i glavu.
And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head.
21 Izabra sebi prvo, jer ondje dobi dio od onoga koji dade zakon; zato æe iæi s knezovima narodnijem, i izvršivati pravdu Gospodnju i sudove njegove s Izrailjem.
And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: who was with the princes of the people, and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.
22 A za Dana reèe: Dan je laviæ, koji æe iskakati iz Vasana.
To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion, he shall flow plentifully from Basan.
23 I za Neftalima reèe: Neftalime, siti milosti i puni blagoslova Gospodnjega, zapad i jug uzmi.
And to Nephtali he said: Nephtali shall enjoy abundance, and shall be full of the blessings of the Lord: he shall possess the sea and the south.
24 I za Asira reèe: Asir æe biti blagosloven mimo druge sinove, biæe mio braæi svojoj, zamakaæe u ulje nogu svoju.
To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Gvožðe i mjed biæe pod obuæom tvojom; i dokle traju dani tvoji trajaæe snaga tvoja.
His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
26 Izrailju! niko nije kao Bog, koji ide po nebu tebi u pomoæ, i u velièanstvu svojem na oblacima.
There is no other God like the God of the rightest: he that is mounted upon the heaven is thy helper. By his magnificence the clouds run hither and thither.
27 Zaklon je Bog vjeèni i pod mišicom vjeènom; on æe odagnati ispred tebe neprijatelje tvoje, i reæi æe: zatri!
His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.
28 Da bi nastavao Izrailj sam bezbrižno, izvor Jakovljev, u zemlji obilnoj žitom i vinom; i nebo æe njegovo kropiti rosom.
Israel shall dwell in safety, and alone. The eye of Jacob in a land of corn and wine, and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
29 Blago tebi, Izrailju! ko je kao ti, narod kojega je saèuvao Gospod, štit pomoæi tvoje, i maè slave tvoje? Neprijatelji æe se tvoji poniziti, a ti æeš gaziti visine njihove.
Blessed are thou, Israel: who is like to thee, O people, that art saved by the Lord? the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory: thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread upon their necks.
