Ponovljeni Zakon 33
1 A ovo je blagoslov kojim blagoslovi Mojsije èovjek Božji sinove Izrailjeve pred smrt svoju.
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, 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 rose up from Seir unto them: he shone forth from mount Paran, and he came from among myriads of saints; from his right hand he gave a fiery law unto them.
3 Doista ljubi narode; svi su sveti njegovi u ruci tvojoj; i oni se slegoše k nogama tvojim da prime rijeèi tvoje.
Yea, thou also lovedst the tribes; all their saints were in thy hand; and they, prostrate before thy feet, received thy words.
4 Mojsije nam dade zakon, našljedstvo zboru Jakovljevu.
“The law which Moses commanded us, is the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.”
5 Jer bijaše car u Izrailju, kad se sabirahu knezovi narodni, plemena Izrailjeva.
Thus became he king in Yeshurun, when the heads of the people were assembled, as one the tribes of Israel.
6 Da živi Ruvim i ne umre, a ljudi njegovijeh da bude malo!
May Reuben live, and not die; and may not his men be few.
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.
And this is [the blessing] of Judah, and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let the power of his hands contend for him; and be thou a help to him from his adversaries.
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;
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
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 said of his father and of his mother, I have not seen him; and who did not acknowledge his brothers, nor regarded his own children; for they observe thy word, and thy covenant they keep.
10 Oni uèe uredbama tvojim Jakova i zakonu tvojemu Izrailja, i meæu kad pod nozdrve tvoje i žrtvu što se sažiže na oltar tvoj.
They shall teach thy ordinances unto Jacob, and thy law unto Israel: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt-sacrifice 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 substance, and receive favorably the work of his hands: crush the loins of those that rise up against him, and those that hate him, that they cannot rise again.
12 Za Venijamina reèe: mili Gospodu nastavaæe bez straha s njim; zaklanjaæe ga svaki dan, i meðu pleæima njegovijem nastavaæe.
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord [is he], he shall dwell in safety by him: he will shield him all the day long, and between his shoulders will he dwell.
13 I za Josifa reèe: blagoslovena je zemlja njegova od Gospoda blagom s neba, rosom, i iz dubine ozdo,
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, through the precious gift of heaven, through the dew, and through the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 I blagom koje dolazi od sunca, i blagom koje dolazi od mjeseca,
And through the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and through the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 I blagom starijeh brda i blagom vjeènijeh humova,
And through the best things of the ancient mountains, and through the precious things 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 through the precious things of the earth and its fulness, and through the goodwill of him that dwelt in the thorn-bush: may this blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.
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 first-born steer is adorned with glory, and his horns are like the horns of reem; with them shall he push nations together to the ends of the earth: and they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Menasseh.
18 A za Zavulona reèe: veseli se Zavulone izlaskom svojim, i Isahare šatorima svojim.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Narode æe sazvati na goru, ondje æe prinijeti žrtve pravedne; jer æe obilje morsko sisati i sakriveno blago u pijesku.
They will call the tribes unto the mountain; there will they offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they will suck the abundance of the seas, and the treasures hid in the sand.
20 A za Gada reèe: blagosloven je koji širi Gada; on nastava kao lav, i kida ruku i glavu.
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: like a lioness lieth he down, and teareth off the arm with the crown 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 provided the first part for himself, because there is the field of the law-giver, of the hidden; and he went forth at the head of the people: he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
22 A za Dana reèe: Dan je laviæ, koji æe iskakati iz Vasana.
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, that leapeth forth from Bashan.
23 I za Neftalima reèe: Neftalime, siti milosti i puni blagoslova Gospodnjega, zapad i jug uzmi.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord, take thou possession of the west and the south.
24 I za Asira reèe: Asir æe biti blagosloven mimo druge sinove, biæe mio braæi svojoj, zamakaæe u ulje nogu svoju.
And of Asher he said, More than [all] the children be Asher blessed: he shall be the most favored of his brethren, and bathe his foot in oil.
25 Gvožðe i mjed biæe pod obuæom tvojom; i dokle traju dani tvoji trajaæe snaga tvoja.
Iron and copper shall be thy bolts; and as thy [younger] days so 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 none like unto the God of Yeshurun, who rideth to help thee upon the heavens, and in his excellency upon the skies.
27 Zaklon je Bog vjeèni i pod mišicom vjeènom; on æe odagnati ispred tebe neprijatelje tvoje, i reæi æe: zatri!
Thy refuge is the eternal God, and here beneath, the everlasting arms; and he thrust out the enemy from before thee; and he said, Destroy.
28 Da bi nastavao Izrailj sam bezbrižno, izvor Jakovljev, u zemlji obilnoj žitom i vinom; i nebo æe njegovo kropiti rosom.
And then dwelt Israel in safety, alone, the fountain of Jacob; in a land of corn and wine; also its heavens shall drop down 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.
Happy art thou, O Israel! who is like unto thee, O people, saved by the Lord, the Shield of thy help, and who is the Sword of thy excellency! and thy enemies shall fawn upon thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high-places.
