[1] This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the
children of Israel before his death. [2] He said, Yahweh came from Sinai,
Rose from Seir to them; He shined forth from Mount Paran, He came from the
ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them. [3]
Yes, he loves the people; All his saints are in your hand: They sat down at
your feet; [Everyone] shall receive of your words. [4] Moses commanded us a
law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. [5] He was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel
together. [6] Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few. [7]
This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Yahweh, the voice of
Judah, Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself;
You shall be a help against his adversaries. [8] Of Levi he said, Your
Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you did prove at
Massah, With whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah; [9] Who said of
his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he
acknowledge his brothers, Nor knew he his own children: For they have
observed your word, Keep your covenant. [10] They shall teach Jacob your
ordinances, Israel your law: They shall put incense before you, Whole burnt
offering on your altar. [11] Bless, Yahweh, his substance, Accept the work
of his hands: Smite through the loins of those who rise up against him, Of
those who hate him, that they not rise again. [12] Of Benjamin he said,
The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him all
the day long, He dwells between his shoulders. [13] Of Joseph he said,
Blessed of Yahweh be his land, For the precious things of the heavens, for
the dew, For the deep that couches beneath, [14] For the precious things of
the fruits of the sun, For the precious things of the growth of the moons,
[15] For the chief things of the ancient mountains, For the precious things
of the everlasting hills, [16] For the precious things of the earth and the
fullness of it, The good will of him who lived in the bush. Let [the
blessing] come on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who
was separate from his brothers. [17] The firstborn of his herd, majesty is
his; His horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the
peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten
thousands of Ephraim, They are the thousands of Manasseh. [18] Of Zebulun
he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; Issachar, in your tents. [19]
They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There shall they offer
sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas,
The hidden treasures of the sand. [20] Of Gad he said, Blessed be he who
enlarges Gad: He dwells as a lioness, Tears the arm, yes, the crown of the
head. [21] He provided the first part for himself, For there was the
lawgiver`s portion reserved; He came [with] the heads of the people; He
executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel. [22] Of
Dan he said, Dan is a lion`s whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan. [23] Of
Naphtali he said, Naphtali, satisfied with favor, Full with the blessing of
Yahweh, Possess you the west and the south. [24] Of Asher he said, Blessed
be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable to his brothers, Let him dip
his foot in oil. [25] Your bars shall be iron and brass; As your days, so
shall your strength be. [26] There is none like God, Jeshurun, Who rides on
the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies. [27] The eternal
God is [your] dwelling-place, Underneath are the everlasting arms. He
thrust out the enemy from before you, Said, Destroy. [28] Israel dwells in
safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yes,
his heavens drop down dew. [29] Happy are you, Israel: Who is like you, a
people saved by Yahweh, The shield of your help, The sword of your
excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you; You shall tread on
their high places.
