1 Mose 49

1 Yakob frɛɛ ne mmammarima nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mommɛtwa me ho nhyia, na menka mo deɛ ɛbɛba mo so.

Then called Jacob unto his sons, —and said—Gather yourselves together, and let me tell you, that which shall befall you in the afterpart of the days.

2 “Yakob mmammarima, mommoaboa mo ho ano, na montie; montie mo agya Israel.

Assemble yourselves and hear ye sons of Jacob, —And hearken unto Israel your father!

3 “Ruben, wo na woyɛ mʼabakan. Wo na woyɛ me tumi ne mʼahoɔden nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛdi ɛkan a ɛboro animuonyam ne tumi so.

Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength, —Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:

4 Woyɛ kirikiri sɛ asorɔkye, nanso worenkɔ so bio, ɛfiri sɛ, woforoo wʼagya mpa ne ne yere kɔdaeɛ, de guu mʼanim ase.

Boiling over like water, thou mayest not have pre-eminence, Because thou didst mount the bed of thy father, —Then, wast thou profane—My marriage-bed, he mounted!

5 “Simeon ne Lewi yɛ anuanom. Wɔgyina hɔ ma basabasayɛ ne nsisie.

Simeon and Levi, are brethren, —Instruments of violence, are their agreements:

6 Mma me nkɔka wɔn agyinatuo ho, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnam wɔn abufuo so akunkum nnipa, na wɔkunkumm anantwie de gyee wɔn ani.

Into their circle, do not thou enter my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join mine honour! For in their anger, they slew brave men, And in their wantonness, they ham-strung oxen.

7 Nnome nka wɔn abufuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ano yɛ den, na ɛyɛ atirimuɔdensɛm! Ɛno enti, mɛbɔ wɔn asefoɔ ahwete Israelman mu nyinaa.

Accursed, be their anger, because fierce, And their wrath because cruel, —I divide them in Jacob, And I disperse them in Israel.

8 “Yuda, wo nuammarimanom bɛyi wo ayɛ. Wobɛsɛe wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa. Wʼagya mmammarima bɛkoto wo.

Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee when thy hand is on the neck of thy foes, —The sons of thy father, shall bow them-selves down to thee:

9 Ao, Yuda, woyɛ gyata ba a woawe wʼatamfoɔ ɛnam awie. Wote sɛ gyata a wabutu. Hwan na ɔbɛtumi akɔka no?

A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son hast thou come up! He hath stooped—hath crouched As a lion—or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him?

10 Ahempoma remfiri Yuda nsam, na saa ara nso na ahempoma remfiri ne nan ntam, kɔsi sɛ, deɛ ɛyɛ ne dea a aman nyinaa bɛtie no no bɛba.

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the commander’s staff from between his feet, —Until that he come in as a Shiloh, And, his, be the obedience of the peoples:

11 Ɔbɛsa nʼafunumu wɔ bobe dua mu. Ɔde nʼafunumu ba bɛsa bobe pa mman mu. Ɔbɛsi ne ntoma wɔ nsã mu, na wasi nʼatadeɛ nso wɔ bobesa kɔɔ mu.

Binding, to the vine, his ass, And to the choice vine his ass’s colt, He hath washed in wine his raiment, And in the blood of grapes, his mantle:

12 Nʼaniwa aba bɛbiri asene bobesa. Ne se bɛyɛ fitaa asene nufosuo.

Darker—his eyes, than wine, —Whiter—his teeth than milk!

13 “Sebulon bɛtena mpoano. Ɔbɛsisi ahyɛngyinabea ama ahyɛn. Nʼahyeɛ so bɛtrɛ akɔsi Sidon.

Zebulon, by a haven of seas, shall he settle down, —Even he, by a haven of ships, With his utmost part upon Zidon.

14 “Isakar yɛ afunumu hoɔdenfoɔ a ɔbutu hɔ rehome wɔ nnwankuo mu.

Issachar, an ass of strength, —couching between the pens;

15 Sɛ ɔhunu sɛdeɛ nʼahomegyebea yɛ fa a, ne sɛdeɛ nʼasase no so dwo a, ɔbɛkuntunu agye adesoa, na wapene so sɛ akoa ama ɔhyɛ adwuma.

Then beholdeth he rest, that it is good, And the ground that it is pleasant, —So he bendeth his shoulder to bear, And becometh a tributary servant.

16 “Dan bɛbu ne manfoɔ atɛn sɛ Israel mmusuakuo no baako.

Dan, shall vindicate his people, —as one of the tribes of Israel;

17 Dan bɛyɛ sɛ ɔtweaseɛ a ɔda kwankyɛn; ɔbɛyɛ sɛ ahuritia a ɔnam tempɔn mu a ɔka ɔpɔnkɔ nantin, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma ne sotefoɔ ate ahwe nʼakyiri.

It cometh to pass that, Dan, is a serpent upon the way, A horned viper, upon the path, —That biteth the heels of the horse, And his rider falleth backwards: —

18 “Ao, Awurade, wo nkwagyeɛ na meretwɛn.

For thy salvation, have I waited O Yahweh!

19 “Nnipa bɔnefoɔ bɛto ahyɛ Gad so, na ɔno nso bɛti wɔn ato ahyɛ wɔn so.

Gad! a troop shall troop on him, —But, he, shall troop on the rear.

20 “Aser aduane a ɔdi no bɛyɛ aduane pa. Na ɔbɛma ahennuane a ɛyɛ akɔnnɔ.

Out of Asher, fatness, is his food, —So, he, setteth forth dainties for a king.

21 “Naftali te sɛ ɔforoteɛ a wɔagyaa no a ɔwo mma ahoɔfɛfoɔ.

Naphtali, is a slender hind, —That putteth forth antlers of beauty.

22 “Yosef yɛ ngo dua a ɛso aba, a ɛsi asutene ho, na ne mman tra afasuo.

A fruitful bough, is Joseph, A fruitful bough over a fountain, —Branches creeping over a wall.

23 Agyantofoɔ kaa no hyɛeɛ, de abufuo to hyɛɛ ne so.

So they attack him and have shot, —So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.

24 Nanso, ne bɛma no gyinaa pintinn, na ne basa mu yɛɛ den; esiane Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn a Yakob somm no no a ɔyɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ ne Israel botantim no;

But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands, —From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd the Stone of Israel:

25 esiane Onyankopɔn a wʼagya somm no a ɔboa wo no; Otumfoɔ a ɔde ɔsoro nhyira bɛhyira wo; nhyira a ɛfiri asase ase pɛɛ; nhyira a ɛfiri nufoɔ ne yafunu mu no.

From the GOD of thy father who doth help thee And GOD Almighty who doth bless thee, Blessings of the heavens, above, Blessings of the abyss, couching beneath, —Blessings of breasts and womb:

26 Wʼagya nhyira a wɔahyira no no bɛdɔɔso asene tete ntredee mmepɔ ne nkokoɔ a ɛtintim hɔ daa no so nnɔbaeɛ. Yeinom nyinaa mmra Yosef a ɔda mu fua a wɔpaa no firii ne nuanom mu no so.

The blessings of thy father, have prevailed, Over the blessings of the perpetual mountains, The charm of the age-abiding hills, —They turn out to be, for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the head of him who was set apart from his brethren.

27 “Benyamin yɛ pataku a ɔyɛ nam; ɔbɔ aporɔ anɔpa, kye nʼahaboa we, na ɛduru anwummerɛ a, ɔkyekyɛ ɛnam nkaeɛ no.”

Benjamin a wolf that teareth in pieces, In the morning, he eateth prey, And at eventide, he divideth spoil.

28 Yei ne nhyira a Israel mmusuakuo dumienu no agya de hyiraa wɔn; obiara ne sɛdeɛ ɛfata no.

All these, are the twelve tribes of Israel, —And this, is that which their father spake to them when he blessed them, Each man severally according to the blessing wherewith he blessed them.

29 Yakob rebɛwuo no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Aka kakraa bi, na wɔrebɛfa me akɔka me mpanimfoɔ ho. Sɛ mewu a, monsie me wɔ ɔboda a ɛwɔ Hetini Efron afuo a wɔsiee me mpanimfoɔ mu no mu.

Then commanded he them and said unto them—I, am about to be gathered unto my people, Bury me among my fathers, —within the cave, that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite:

30 Ɛno ne ɔboda ne afuo a ɛwɔ Makpela, a ɛbɛn Mamrɛ a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase so no. Abraham tɔɔ saa ɔboda no firii Hetini Efron nkyɛn, de yɛɛ amusieeɛ.

in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah which is over against Mamre, in the land of Canaan, —which Abraham bought, along with the field, from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace: —

31 Saa ɔboda no mu na wɔsiee Abraham ne ne yere Sara. Ɛhɔ ara nso na wɔsiee Isak ne ne yere Rebeka, na mesiee Lea nso.

There, buried they Abraham, and Sarah his wife, There, buried they Isaac, and Rebekah his wife, —And there, buried I Leah: —

32 Me nana Abraham tɔɔ afuo no ne ɔboda a ɛka ho no nyinaa firii Hetifoɔ no nkyɛn.”

buying the field and the cave that is therein, from the sons of Heth.

33 Ɛberɛ a Yakob kasa kyerɛɛ ne mma no wieeɛ no, ɔmaa ne nan so guu ne mpa so wuiɛ. Wɔkɔsiee no wɔ ne mpanimfoɔ nkyɛn.

So Jacob made an end of commanding his sons, and gathered up his feet into the couch, —and ceased to breathe and was gathered unto his people.