Teutalonome 33

1 Pea ko e tāpuaki eni, ʻaia naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻaki ʻe Mōsese ko e tangata ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he teʻeki ai mate ia.

Before God’s prophet Moses died, he [asked God to] bless the Israeli people.

2 Pea naʻa ne pehē ʻe ia, naʻe hāʻele mai ʻa Sihova mei Sainai, pea tuʻu hake mei Seia kiate kinautolu; naʻe ulo mai ʻe ia mei he moʻunga ko Palani, pea naʻe hāʻele mai ia mo e ngaahi toko mano ʻoe kau māʻoniʻoni; naʻe ʻalu atu mei hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻae fono fakavela maʻanautolu.

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 ‌ʻIo, naʻa ne ʻofa ki he kakai; ko ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē naʻe ʻi hono nima: pea naʻa nau nofo hifo ki hono vaʻe; ʻe maʻu taki taha kotoa pē ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofola.

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 Naʻe fekau ʻe ia ʻae fono kiate kitautolu, ʻio ko e tofiʻa ʻoe fakataha ʻo Sēkope.

I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that [the descendants of] Jacob owned.

5 Pea ko e tuʻi ia ʻi Sesuluni, ʻi he fakataha ʻoe ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kakai mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli.

So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people when all the tribes and their leaders were gathered together.

6 “Tuku ke moʻui ʻa Lupeni, pea ʻoua naʻa mate; pea ʻoua naʻa tokosiʻi hono kau tangata.”

[I say this about the tribe of] Reuben: I desire/hope that their tribe will never disappear, but they will never become numerous.

7 Pea koeʻuhi ko Siuta: naʻa ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova, ke ke fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo Siuta, pea ʻomi ia ki hono kakai: tuku ke mālohi hono nima kiate ia; pea ke ke ʻiate ia ko e tokoni mei hono ngaahi fili.”

“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 Pea naʻe lea kia Livai, ʻo pehē, “Ko ho Tumemi mo ho ʻUlimi ke ʻi he tokotaha māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia naʻa ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻi Masa, mo ia naʻa mo fekuki foki, ʻi he vai ʻo Melipa;

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 ‌ʻAia naʻa ne lea ki heʻene tamai pea ki heʻene faʻē, naʻe ʻikai te u mamata kiate ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tui foki ki hono ngaahi kāinga, pe ʻiloʻi ʻene fānau ʻaʻana: he kuo nau tokanga ki hoʻo folofola, pea tauhi hoʻo fuakava.

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 Tenau akonakiʻi ʻa Sēkope ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau, mo ʻIsileli ʻi hoʻo fono: tenau ʻai ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi ho ʻao, mo e feilaulau tutu kotoa ki ho feilaulauʻanga.

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 ‌ʻE Sihova, ke ke tāpuaki ʻene meʻa, mo ke maʻu ʻae ngāue ʻa hono nima: tā ke ʻasi ʻi he fasiʻatuʻa ʻokinautolu ʻoku tuʻu hake kiate ia, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate ia, ke ʻoua naʻa nau toetuʻu hake.”

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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Penisimani ʻo pehē, “Ko e ʻofeina ʻia SIHOVA, te na nonofo lelei mo ia; pea ʻe maluʻi ia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa, pea ʻe nofo ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono uma.”

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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Siosefa, ʻo pehē, “Ke monūʻia ʻia Sihova ʻa hono fonua, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe langi, pea ʻi he hahau, pea ʻi he loloto ʻaia ʻoku tokoto ʻi lalo,

“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 Pea ʻi he ngaahi fua maʻongoʻonga ʻoku langaʻi ʻe he laʻā, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngaahi māhina,

by giving them good fruit [ripened] by the sun and good crops at harvest time.

15 Pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fungani lelei ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga ʻi muʻa ʻi muʻa, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe ngaahi tafungofunga tolonga maʻu pe,

I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],

16 Pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe fonua mo hono fonu ʻo ia, pea ʻi he finangalo lelei ʻo ia naʻe nofo ʻi he ʻulu ʻakau: ke hoko ia ki he ʻulu ʻo Siosefa, pea ki he tumuʻaki ʻoe ʻulu ʻo ia naʻe fakamāvae mei hono kāinga.

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 Ko e lelei ʻoʻona ʻoku hangē ko e ʻuluaki tupu ʻo ʻene pulu, pea ko hono nifo ʻoʻona ʻoku hangē ko e nifo ʻoe ʻiunikoni: te ne tekeʻi ʻaki ia ʻae kakai fakataha ʻo aʻu atu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani: pea ko e ngaahi toko mano ʻakinautolu ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea ko e ngaahi toko mano ʻakinautolu ʻo Manase.”

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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Sepuloni, “Ke ke fiefia, Sepuloni, ʻi hoʻo ʻalu atu; mo ʻIsaka, ʻi ho ngaahi fale fehikitaki.

“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 Tenau ui ʻae kakai ki he moʻunga tenau ʻatu ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau ʻoe māʻoniʻoni: he tenau mimisiʻi mai ʻae koloa ʻoe tahi, pea mo e ngaahi koloa kuo fufū ʻi he ʻoneʻone.”

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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Kata, “Ke hoko ʻae tāpuaki kiate ia ʻoku ne fakalahi ʻa Kata: ʻoku nofo ia ʻo hangē ha laione, pea ʻoku ne haehae ʻae nima mo e tumuʻaki ʻoe ʻulu.

“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 Pea ʻoku ne tauhi ʻae ʻuluaki vahe maʻana, koeʻuhi naʻe tuku ia ʻi ai, ʻi he tufakanga, ʻoe ʻeiki fai fono; pea naʻe haʻu ia mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kakai, naʻa ne fai ʻae angatonu ʻa Sihova, mo ʻene ngaahi fakamaau mo ʻIsileli.”

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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Tani, ʻo pehē, “Ko e ʻuhiki laione ʻa Tani: ʻe hopo ia mei Pesani.”

“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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia Nafitali, ʻo pehē, “ʻE Nafitali, ʻa koe kuo fakafiemālieʻi ʻi he ʻofa, pea fonu ʻi he tāpuaki ʻa Sihova: ke ke maʻu ʻe koe ʻae potu lulunga mo e tonga.”

“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 Pea naʻe lea ia kia ʻAseli, “Ke tāpuaki ʻaki ʻa ʻAseli ʻae ngaahi fānau, ke lelei ia ki hono ngaahi kāinga, pea ke unu ʻe ia hono vaʻe ʻi he lolo.

“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 ‌ʻE hoko ho topuvaʻe ko e ʻaione mo e palasa; pea ʻe tatau pe ho mālohi ki ho ngaahi ʻaho.”

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 ʻOku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku tatau mo e ʻOtua ʻo Sesuluni, ʻaia ʻoku heka ʻo hāʻele ʻi he ngaahi langi ko ho tokoni, pea ʻi hono lelei lahi ʻi he langi.

“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God, who rides majestically across the sky to help you.

27 Ko e ʻOtua taʻengata ko ho hūfanga, pea ʻoku ʻi lalo ʻiate koe ʻae nima tolonga taʻengata, pea te ne tekeʻi kituaʻā ʻae fili mei ho ʻao; ʻo ne pehē, Fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu.

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 ‌ʻE toki nofo tokotaha fiemālie ai pe ʻa ʻIsileli: ko e matavai ʻo Sēkope ʻe ʻi he fonua ʻoe uite mo e uaine; pea ʻe tō hifo ʻae hahau ʻo hono langi foki.

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 ‌ʻOku ke monūʻia koe, ʻE ʻIsileli ko hai ʻoku tatau mo koe, ko e kakai kuo fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova, ko e fakaū ʻo ho tokoni, pea ko e heletā foki ʻo ho mālohi! Pea ʻe ʻilo ʻa ho ngaahi fili ko e kau loi kiate koe; pea te ke malaki ʻa honau ngaahi potu māʻolunga.

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.”