Now this is the blessing
with which
Moses
athe man
of God
blessed
the sons
of Israel
before
his death
.
He said, " aThe LORD
came
from Sinai
, bAnd 1dawned
on them from Seir
; cHe shone
forth
from Mount
Paran
, And He came
from dthe 2midst of ten
thousand
holy
ones
; eAt His right
hand
there was 3flashing
lightning
for them.
" aIndeed, He loves
1the people
; bAll
2Your holy
ones
are in Your hand
, cAnd they 3followed
in Your steps
; Everyone receives
of Your words
.
" aMoses charged
us with a law
, bA possession
for the assembly
of Jacob
.
" aAnd He was king in Jeshurun
, When the heads
of the people
were gathered
, The tribes
of Israel
together
.
" aMay Reuben live
and not die
, Nor
his men
be few
."
aAnd this regarding Judah
; so he said
, "Hear
, O LORD
, the voice
of Judah
, And bring
him to his people
. With his hands
he contended
for 1them, And may You be a help
against
his adversaries
."
Of Levi he said
, "Let Your aThummim
and Your Urim
belong to 1Your bgodly
man
, cWhom
You proved
at Massah
, With whom You contended
at the waters
of Meribah
;
aWho said of his father
and his mother
, `I did not consider
them'; And he did not acknowledge
his brothers
, Nor
did he regard
his own sons
, For bthey observed
Your word
, And kept
Your covenant
.
" aThey shall teach Your ordinances
to Jacob
, And Your law
to Israel
. bThey shall put
incense
1before
You, And cwhole
burnt
offerings
on Your altar
.
"O LORD, bless
his substance
, And accept
the work
of his hands
; Shatter
the loins
of those who rise
up against him, And those who hate
him, so
that they will not rise
again."
Of Benjamin he said
, " aMay the beloved
of the LORD
dwell
in security
by Him, bWho shields
him all
the day
, cAnd he dwells
between
His shoulders
."
Of Joseph he said
, " aBlessed
of the LORD
be his land
, With the choice
things
of heaven
, with the dew
, And from the deep
lying
beneath
,
And with the choice yield
of the sun
, And with the choice
produce
of the months
.
"And with the 1best things
of athe ancient
mountains
, And with the choice
things
of the everlasting
hills
,
And with the choice things
of the earth
and its fullness
, And the favor
aof Him who dwelt
in the bush
. Let it come
to the head
of Joseph
, And to the crown
of the head
of the one
distinguished
among his brothers
.
"As the firstborn of his ox
, majesty
is his, And his horns
are the horns
of athe wild
ox
; With them he will bpush
the peoples
, All
1at once
, to the ends
of the earth
. And those
are the ten
thousands
of Ephraim
, And those
are the thousands
of Manasseh
."
aOf Zebulun he said
, "Rejoice
, Zebulun
, in your going
forth
, And, Issachar
, in your tents
.
" aThey will call peoples
to the mountain
; There
they will offer
brighteous
sacrifices
; For they will 1draw
out cthe abundance
of the seas
, And the hidden
treasures
of the sand
."
aOf Gad he said
, "Blessed
is the one who enlarges
Gad
; He lies
down
bas a 1lion
, And tears
the arm
, also
the crown
of the head
.
" aThen he 1provided the first
part for himself, bFor there
the ruler's
portion
was 2reserved
; cAnd he came
with the leaders
of the people
; dHe executed
the justice
of the LORD
, And His ordinances
with Israel
."
aOf Dan he said
, "Dan
is ba lion's
whelp
, That leaps
forth from Bashan
."
Of Naphtali he said
, " aO Naphtali
, satisfied
with favor
, And full
of the blessing
of the LORD
, Take
possession
of the sea
and the south
."
aOf Asher he said
, "More
blessed
than
sons
is Asher
; May he be favored
by his brothers
, bAnd may he dip
his foot
in oil
.
" aYour locks will be iron
and bronze
, bAnd according to your days
, so will your leisurely
walk
be.
" aThere is none
like the God
of 1Jeshurun
, bWho rides
the heavens
2to your help
, And through the skies
in His majesty
.
" aThe eternal God
is a 1dwelling
place
, bAnd underneath
are the everlasting
arms
; cAnd He drove
out the enemy
from before
you, dAnd said
, `Destroy
!'
" aSo Israel dwells
in security
, bThe fountain
of Jacob
secluded
, cIn a land
of grain
and new
wine
; dHis heavens
also
drop
down
dew
.
" aBlessed are you, O Israel
; bWho
is like
you, a people
saved
by the LORD
, cWho is the shield
of your help
dAnd the sword
of your majesty
! eSo your enemies
will cringe
before you, fAnd you will tread
upon their high
places
."