Deuteronomy 33
33
1This is the blessing, wherewith the man of God Moses blessed the children of Israel, before his death.
2And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us. He hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law.
3He hath loved the people: all the saints are in his hand. And they that approach to his feet shall receive of his doctrine.
4Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
5He shall be king with the most right: the princes of the people being assembled with the tribes of Israel.
6Let Ruben live, and not die: and be he small in number.
7This is the blessing of Juda. Hear, O Lord, the voice of Juda, and bring him in unto his people. His hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his enemies.
8To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction.
9Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you. And to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant,
10Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.
11Bless, O Lord, his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise.
12And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him. As in a bride-chamber shall he abide all the day long: and between his shoulders shall be rest.
13To Joseph also he said: Of the blessing of the Lord be his land, of the fruits of heaven, and of the dew, and of the deep that lieth beneath.
14Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon.
15Of the tops of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the everlasting hills.
16And of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof. The blessing of him that appeared in the bush come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.
17His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim; and these the thousands of Manasses.
18And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.
19They shall call the people to the mountain; there shall they sacrifice the victims of justice: Who shall suck as milk the abundance of the sea, and the hidden treasures of the sands.
20And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head.
21And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: Who was with the princes of the people: and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.
22To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion: he shall flow plentifully from Basan.
23And to Nephtali he said: Nephtali shall enjoy abundance, and shall be full of the blessings of the Lord. He shall possess the sea and the south.
24To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
26There is no other God like the God of the rightest: he that is mounted upon the heaven is thy helper. By his magnificence the clouds run hither and thither.
27His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.
28Israel shall dwell in safety, and alone. The eye of Jacob in a land of corn and wine, and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
29Blessed are thou, Israel: Who is like to thee, O people, that art saved by the Lord? The shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory. Thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread upon their necks.
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Deuteronomy 33
33
Moses Blesses the Tribes of Israel
1These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died.
2The LORD came from Mount Sinai;
he rose like the sun over Edom
and shone on his people from Mount Paran.
10,000 angels were with him,
a flaming fire at his right hand.#33.2 Probable text 10,000… right hand; Hebrew unclear.
3The LORD loves his people#33.3 One ancient translation his people; Hebrew the peoples.
and protects those who belong to him.
So we bow at#33.3 Probable text bow at; Hebrew unclear. his feet
and obey his commands.
4We obey the Law that Moses gave us,
our nation's most treasured possession.
5The LORD became king of his people Israel
when their tribes and leaders were gathered together.
6Moses said about the tribe of Reuben:
“May Reuben never die out,
Although their people are few.”
7About the tribe of Judah he said:
“LORD, listen to their cry for help;
Unite them again with the other tribes.
Fight for them, LORD,
And help them against their enemies.”#33.7 Probable text Fight for… enemies; Hebrew The tribe of Judah will fight for itself, and the LORD will help it against its enemies.
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Ex 17.7; 28.30; Num 20.13 About the tribe of Levi he said:
“You, LORD, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim#33.8 Urim and Thummim: Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.
Through your faithful servants, the Levites;
You put them to the test at Massah
And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.
9They showed greater loyalty to you
Than to parents, brothers, or children.
They obeyed your commands
And were faithful to your covenant.
10They will teach your people to obey your Law;
They will offer sacrifices on your altar.
11Lord, help their tribe to grow strong;
Be pleased with what they do.
Crush all their enemies;
Let them never rise again.”
12About the tribe of Benjamin he said:
“This is the tribe the LORD loves and protects;
He guards them all the day long,
And he dwells in their midst.”#33.12 And he… midst; or They live under his protection.
13About the tribe of Joseph he said:
“May the LORD bless their land with rain
And with water from under the earth.
14May their land be blessed with sun-ripened fruit,
Rich with the best fruits of each season.
15May their ancient hills be covered with choice fruit.
16May their land be filled with all that is good,
Blessed by the goodness of the LORD,
Who spoke from the burning bush.
May these blessings come to the tribe of Joseph,
Because he was the leader among his brothers.
17Joseph has the strength of a bull,
The horns of a wild ox.
His horns are Manasseh's thousands
And Ephraim's 10,000s.
With them he gores the nations
And pushes them to the ends of the earth.”
18About the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar he said:
“May Zebulun be prosperous in their trade on the sea,
And may Issachar's wealth increase at home.
19They invite foreigners to their mountain
And offer the right sacrifices there.
They get their wealth from the sea
And from the sand along the shore.”
20About the tribe of Gad he said:
“Praise God, who made their territory large.
Gad waits like a lion
To tear off an arm or a scalp.
21They took the best of the land for themselves;
A leader's share was assigned to them.
They obeyed the LORD's commands and laws
When the leaders of Israel were gathered together.”#33.21 One ancient translation When the leaders… together; Hebrew unclear.
22About the tribe of Dan he said:
“Dan is a young lion;
He leaps out from Bashan.”
23About the tribe of Naphtali he said:
“Naphtali is richly blessed by the LORD's good favour;
Their land reaches to the south from Lake Galilee.”
24About the tribe of Asher he said:
“Asher is blessed more than the other tribes.
May he be the favourite of his brothers,
And may his land be rich with olive trees.
25May his towns be protected with iron gates,
And may he always live secure.”
26People of Israel, no god is like your God,
riding in splendour across the sky,
riding through the clouds to come to your aid.
27God has always been your defence;
his eternal arms are your support.
He drove out your enemies as you advanced,
and told you to destroy them all.
28So Jacob's descendants live in peace,
secure in a land full of corn and wine,
where dew from the sky waters the ground.
29Israel, how happy you are!
There is no one like you,
a nation saved by the LORD.
The LORD himself is your shield and your sword,
to defend you and give you victory.
Your enemies will come begging for mercy,
and you will trample them down.
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