Deuteronomy 33
33
Moses' Final Blessing on Israel
1This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death. 2He said:
The Lord came from Sinai,
and dawned from Seir upon us;#33.2 Gk Syr Vg Compare Tg: Heb upon them
he shone forth from Mount Paran.
With him were myriads of holy ones;#33.2 Cn Compare Gk Sam Syr Vg: MT He came from Ribeboth-kodesh,
at his right, a host of his own.#33.2 Cn Compare Gk: meaning of Heb uncertain
3Indeed, O favorite among#33.3 Or O lover of the peoples,
all his holy ones were in your charge;
they marched at your heels,
accepted direction from you.
4Moses charged us with the law,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5There arose a king in Jeshurun,
when the leaders of the people assembled—
the united tribes of Israel.
6May Reuben live, and not die out,
even though his numbers are few.
7And this he said of Judah:
O Lord, give heed to Judah,
and bring him to his people;
strengthen his hands for him,#33.7 Cn: Heb with his hands he contended
and be a help against his adversaries.
8And of Levi he said:
Give to Levi#33.8 Q Ms Gk: MT lacks Give to Levi your Thummim,
and your Urim to your loyal one,
whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;
9who said of his father and mother,
“I regard them not”;
he ignored his kin,
and did not acknowledge his children.
For they observed your word,
and kept your covenant.
10They teach Jacob your ordinances,
and Israel your law;
they place incense before you,
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11Bless, O Lord, his substance,
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those that hate him, so that they do not rise again.
12Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord rests in safety—
the High God#33.12 Heb above him surrounds him all day long—
the beloved#33.12 Heb he rests between his shoulders.
13And of Joseph he said:
Blessed by the Lord be his land,
with the choice gifts of heaven above,
and of the deep that lies beneath;
14with the choice fruits of the sun,
and the rich yield of the months;
15with the finest produce of the ancient mountains,
and the abundance of the everlasting hills;
16with the choice gifts of the earth and its fullness,
and the favor of the one who dwells on Sinai.#33.16 Cn: Heb in the bush
Let these come on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
17A firstborn#33.17 Q Ms Gk Syr Vg: MT His firstborn bull—majesty is his!
His horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he gores the peoples,
driving them to#33.17 Cn: Heb the peoples, together the ends of the earth;
such are the myriads of Ephraim,
such the thousands of Manasseh.
18And of Zebulun he said:
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out;
and Issachar, in your tents.
19They call peoples to the mountain;
there they offer the right sacrifices;
for they suck the affluence of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.
20And of Gad he said:
Blessed be the enlargement of Gad!
Gad lives like a lion;
he tears at arm and scalp.
21He chose the best for himself,
for there a commander's allotment was reserved;
he came at the head of the people,
he executed the justice of the Lord,
and his ordinances for Israel.
22And of Dan he said:
Dan is a lion's whelp
that leaps forth from Bashan.
23And of Naphtali he said:
O Naphtali, sated with favor,
full of the blessing of the Lord,
possess the west and the south.
24And of Asher he said:
Most blessed of sons be Asher;
may he be the favorite of his brothers,
and may he dip his foot in oil.
25Your bars are iron and bronze;
and as your days, so is your strength.
26There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
majestic through the skies.
27He subdues the ancient gods,#33.27 Or The eternal God is a dwelling place
shatters#33.27 Cn: Heb from underneath the forces of old;#33.27 Or the everlasting arms
he drove out the enemy before you,
and said, “Destroy!”
28So Israel lives in safety,
untroubled is Jacob's abode#33.28 Or fountain
in a land of grain and wine,
where the heavens drop down dew.
29Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread on their backs.
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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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