Deuteronomy 33
33
1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2And he said,
Jehovah came from Sinai,
And rose from Seir unto them;
He shined forth from mount Paran,
And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones:
At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
3Yea, he loveth the people;
All his saints are in thy hand:
And they sat down at thy feet;
Every one shall receive of thy words.
4Moses commanded us a law,
An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
5And he was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
6Let Reuben live, and not die;
Nor let his men be few.
7And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said,
Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah,
And bring him in unto his people.
With his hands he contended for himself;
And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.
8And of Levi he said,
Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one,
Whom thou didst prove at Massah,
With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him;
Neither did he acknowledge his brethren,
Nor knew he his own children:
For they have observed thy word,
And keep thy covenant.
10They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances,
And Israel thy law:
They shall put incense before thee,
And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.
11Bless, Jehovah, his substance,
And accept the work of his hands:
Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him,
And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
12Of Benjamin he said,
The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him;
He covereth him all the day long,
And he dwelleth between his shoulders.
13And of Joseph he said,
Blessed of Jehovah be his land,
For the precious things of heaven, for the dew,
And for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun,
And for the precious things of the growth of the moons,
15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains,
And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
16And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof,
And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
17The firstling of his herd, majesty is his;
And 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:
And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18And of Zebulun he said,
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
And, Issachar, in thy tents.
19They shall call the peoples unto the mountain;
There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness:
For they shall suck the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.
20And of Gad he said,
Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad:
He dwelleth as a lioness,
And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
21And he provided the first part for himself,
For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved;
And he came with the heads of the people;
He executed the righteousness of Jehovah,
And his ordinances with Israel.
22And of Dan he said,
Dan is a lion’s whelp,
That leapeth forth from Bashan.
23And of Naphtali he said,
O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full with the blessing of Jehovah,
Possess thou the west and the south.
24And of Asher he said,
Blessed be Asher with children;
Let him be acceptable unto his brethren,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
25Thy bars shall be iron and brass;
And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun,
Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help,
And in his excellency on the skies.
27The eternal God is thy dwelling-place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms.
And he thrust out the enemy from before thee,
And said, Destroy.
28And Israel dwelleth in safety,
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
29Happy art thou, O Israel:
Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah,
The shield of thy help,
And the sword of thy excellency!
And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee;
And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
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Deuteronomy 33
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Blessings of Moses on Israel
1Now#Or “And” this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” before#Literally “to the face of” his death.
2Then#Or “And” he said,
“Yahweh came from Sinai,
and he dawned upon them from Seir;
he shone forth from Mount Paran,
and he came with myriads of holy ones,
at his right hand a fiery law for them.#This pointing of the MT is very difficult; here HALOT 93 suggests “fire a law for them” as a translation of the compound Hebrew word made up of “fire” + “law,” which I render as “a fiery law”
3Moreover,#Or “Indeed” he loves his people,#Literally “a lover of peoples”
all the holy ones were in your hand,
and they bowed down to#Or “at” your feet,
each one accepted directions from you.#Literally “he takes up from your words”
4A law Moses instructed for us,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5And then a king arose in Jeshurun,
at the gathering of the leaders of the people,
united were the tribes of Israel.#Literally “together the tribes of Israel”
6“May Reuben live, and may he not die,
and let his number not be few.”#Literally “let he be his people of number”
7And he said this of Judah,#Literally “and this concerning/to Judah, and he said”
“Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah,
and bring him to his people;
his own hands strive#Or “is/are great” on his behalf for him,
and may you be a help against#Literally “from” his foes.”
8And of Levi he said,
“Your Thummim and your Urim
are for your faithful one,#Literally “man, your faithful one”
whom you tested at Massah;#Literally “whom you tested him at Massah”
you contended with him
at the waters of Meribah.
9The one saying of his father and of his mother,
‘I have not regarded them,’
and his brothers he did not acknowledge,
and his children#Or “sons” he did not know,
but rather they observed your word,
and your covenant they kept.
10They taught#Or “teach/will teach” your regulations to Jacob,
and your law to Israel;
they placed incense smoke before you,#Literally “in your nose”
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11Bless, O Yahweh, his substance,
and with the work of his hands you must be pleased;
smite the loins of those who attack him,
and those hating him, so that they cannot arise.”#Literally “so that not they stand up”
12Of Benjamin he said,
“The beloved of Yahweh dwells securely,#Literally “in confidence”
the Most High#This is the most likely reading in context (Most High God). Literally the Hebrew text reads “upon him,” so the NASV translates the first line as: dwell in security “by him” shields all around him,
all the day,
and between his shoulders he dwells.”
13And of Joseph he said,
“Blessed by Yahweh is his land,
with#Hebrew “from” the choice things of heaven,
with#Hebrew “from” dew, and with#Hebrew “from” the deep lying down beneath,
14and with#Hebrew “from” the choice things of the fruits#Or “produce of” of the the sun,
and with the choice things of the yield of the seasons,#Literally “months”
15and with#Hebrew “from” the finest things of the ancient mountains,
and with#Hebrew “from” the choice things of the eternal hills,#Literally “the hills of eternity never ending ages”
16and with#Hebrew “from” the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
and the favor of the one who dwelt#Literally “dwells” but context puts the event into the past; literally “dweller of the bush” in the bush.#Some scholars suggest that this expression must be read as: on Sinai
Let them come to the head of Joseph,
and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.
17As the firstborn of his ox, majesty belongs to him,#Literally “is for him”
and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he drives people together,#Or “all at once” (NASB)
and they are the myriads of Ephraim,
and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18And of Zebulun he said,
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and rejoice, Issachar, in your tents;
19They summon people to the mountains;#Hebrew “mountain”
there they sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness,
because the affluence of the seas they suck out,
and the most hidden treasures of the sand.”#Literally “the covered of the hidden of the sand”
20And of Gad he said,
“Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad;#Literally “the enlarger of Gad”
like a lion he dwells,
and he tears an arm as well as a scalp.
21And he selected#Or “provided” the best part for himself, #Hebrew “for him”
for there the portion of a ruler is included,
and he came with the heads of the people;#Or possibly, “the heads of the people came/assembled” (compare NEB)
he did#Or “worked” the righteousness of Yahweh,
and his regulations for Israel.”
22And of Dan he said,
“Dan is a cub of a lion;
he leaps from Bashan.”#Hebrew “the Bashan,” referring to a well-known geographical and agricultural area
23And of Naphtali, he said,
“Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor,
and full of the blessing of Yahweh;
take possession of the lake,
and the land to the south.”
24And of Asher he said,
“Blessed more than sons#Literally “blessed from/of sons is” features the comparative use the Hebrew preposition min, “than” is Asher;
may he be the favorite#Literally “may he be favored” of his brothers,
dipping his feet in the oil.#Literally “and dipping in the oil his feet”
25Your bars are#Or “will be” iron and bronze,
and as your days, so is#Or “so will be/may be” your strength.”
26“There is no one like God, O, Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
and with his majesty through the skies.
27The God of ancient time#Literally “before/earlier times” is a hiding place,
and underneath are the arms of eternity,#Or “everlasting ages” or “everlasting arms”
and he drove out from before#Literally “from your face” you your enemy,
and he said, ‘Destroy them!’
28So Israel dwells alone and carefree,
the spring of Jacob in a land of grain and wine;
his heavens even drip dew.
29Blessed are you, O Israel.
Who is like you, a people who is saved by Yahweh,
the shield of your help,
and who is the sword of your triumph,
and your enemies, they shall fawn before you,#Hebrew “to you”
and you shall tread on their backs.”
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