And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses
the man
of God
blessed
the children
of Israel
before
his death
.
And he said, The LORD
came
from Sinai
, and rose up
from Seir
unto them; he shined forth
from mount
Paran
, and he came
with ten thousands
of saints
: from his right hand
went a fiery
law
for them.
Yea, he loved
the people
; all his saints
are in thy hand
: and they sat down
at thy feet
; every one shall receive
of thy words
.
Moses commanded
us a law
, even the inheritance
of the congregation
of Jacob
.
And he was king in Jeshurun
, when the heads
of the people
and the tribes
of Israel
were gathered
together
.
Let Reuben live
, and not die
; and let not his men
be few
.
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said
, Hear
, LORD
, the voice
of Judah
, and bring
him unto his people
: let his hands
be sufficient
for him; and be thou an help
to him from his enemies
.
And of Levi he said
, Let thy Thummim
and thy Urim
be with thy holy
one
, whom thou didst prove
at Massah
, and with whom thou didst strive
at the waters
of Meribah
;
Who said unto his father
and to his mother
, I have not seen
him; neither did he acknowledge
his brethren
, nor knew
his own children
: for they have observed
thy word
, and kept
thy covenant
.
They shall teach Jacob
thy judgments
, and Israel
thy law
: they shall put
incense
before
thee, and whole burnt sacrifice
upon thine altar
.
Bless, LORD
, his substance
, and accept
the work
of his hands
: smite
through the loins
of them that rise
against him, and of them that hate
him, that they rise
not
again
.
And of Benjamin he said
, The beloved
of the LORD
shall dwell
in safety
by him; and the LORD shall cover
him all the day
long, and he shall dwell
between his shoulders
.
And of Joseph he said
, Blessed
of the LORD
be his land
, for the precious things
of heaven
, for the dew
, and for the deep
that coucheth beneath
,
And for the precious fruits
brought forth by the sun
, and for the precious things
put forth
by the moon
,
And for the chief things of the ancient
mountains
, and for the precious things
of the lasting
hills
,
And for the precious things of the earth
and fulness
thereof, and for the good will
of him that dwelt
in the bush
: let the blessing come
upon the head
of Joseph
, and upon the top of the head
of him that was separated
from his brethren
.
His glory is like the firstling
of his bullock
, and his horns
are like the horns
of unicorns
: with them he shall push
the people
together
to the ends
of the earth
: and they are the ten thousands
of Ephraim
, and they are the thousands
of Manasseh
.
And of Zebulun he said
, Rejoice
, Zebulun
, in thy going out
; and, Issachar
, in thy tents
.
They shall call the people
unto the mountain
; there they shall offer
sacrifices
of righteousness
: for they shall suck
of the abundance
of the seas
, and of treasures
hid
in the sand
.
And of Gad he said
, Blessed
be he that enlargeth
Gad
: he dwelleth
as a lion
, and teareth
the arm
with
the crown of the head
.
And he provided the first part
for himself, because there, in a portion
of the lawgiver
, was he seated
; and he came
with the heads
of the people
, he executed
the justice
of the LORD
, and his judgments
with Israel
.
And of Dan he said
, Dan
is a lion's
whelp
: he shall leap
from Bashan
.
And of Naphtali he said
, O Naphtali
, satisfied
with favour
, and full
with the blessing
of the LORD
: possess
thou the west
and the south
.
And of Asher he said
, Let Asher
be blessed
with children
; let him be acceptable
to his brethren
, and let him dip
his foot
in oil
.
Thy shoes shall be iron
and brass
; and as thy days
, so shall thy strength
be .
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun
, who rideth
upon the heaven
in thy help
, and in his excellency
on the sky
.
The eternal God
is thy refuge
, and underneath are the everlasting
arms
: and he shall thrust out
the enemy
from before
thee; and shall say
, Destroy
them .
Israel then shall dwell
in safety
alone
: the fountain
of Jacob
shall be upon a land
of corn
and wine
; also his heavens
shall drop down
dew
.
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 thine enemies
shall be found liars
unto thee; and thou shalt tread
upon their high places
.