Deuteronomy
Chapter Thirty-Three
1 ¶ Now this is the
blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before
his death.
2 And he said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From
His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
3 Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at
Your feet; Everyone receives Your words.
4 Moses commanded a law for us, A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
5 And He was King in Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
6 ¶ "Let Reuben live, and not die, Nor let his men be few."
7 And this he said of Judah: "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring
him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be a help
against his enemies."
8 ¶ And of Levi he said: "Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your
holy one, Whom You tested at Massah, And with whom You contended at the waters
of Meribah,
9 Who says of his father and mother, 'I have not seen them'; Nor did he acknowledge
his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word And
kept Your covenant.
10 They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put
incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
11 Bless his substance, LORD, And accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins
of those who rise against him, And of those who hate him, that they rise not
again."
12 ¶ Of Benjamin he said: "The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in
safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; And he shall dwell between
His shoulders."
13 And of Joseph he said: "Blessed of the LORD is his land, With the precious
things of heaven, with the dew, And the deep lying beneath,
14 With the precious fruits of the sun, With the precious produce of the months,
15 With the best things of the ancient mountains, With the precious things of
the everlasting hills,
16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of
Him who dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come 'on the head of Joseph, And
on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.'
17 His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild
ox; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; They
are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh."
18 ¶ And of Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents!
19 They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices
of righteousness; For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas And of
treasures hidden in the sand."
20 And of Gad he said: "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; He dwells as a
lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
21 He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver's portion was
reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice
of the LORD, And His judgments with Israel."
22 ¶ And of Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's whelp; He shall leap from
Bashan."
23 And of Naphtali he said: "O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full
of the blessing of the LORD, Possess the west and the south."
24 And of Asher he said: "Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored
by his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength
be.
26 ¶ "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens
to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds.
27 The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!'
28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land
of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.
29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The
shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit
to you, And you shall tread down their high places."
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