1And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2And he said, Yehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them. 3Indeed, he loves the people; All his saints are in your hand: And they sat down at your feet; Every one shall receive of your 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, Yehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And you shall be a help against his adversaries. 8And of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you tested at Massah, With whom you strove at the waters of Meribah; 9Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, And keep your covenant. 10They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, And Israel your law: They shall put incense before you, And whole burnt-offering upon your altar. 11Bless, Yehovah, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Strike through the loins of those who rise up against him, And of those who hate him, that they may not rise again. 12Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Yehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him all the day long, And he dwells between his shoulders. 13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Yehovah be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that crouches 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 its fullness, And the good will of him who dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. 17The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall gore 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 your going out; And, Issachar, in your tents. 19They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There they shall 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 who enlarges Gad: He dwells as a lioness, And tears the arm, indeed, 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 Yehovah, And his ordinances with Israel. 22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan. 23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full with the blessing of Yehovah, Possess the west and the south. 24And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable to his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil. 25Your bars shall be iron and bronze; And as your days, so shall your strength be. 26There is none like God, O Jeshurun, Who rides upon the heavens for your help, And in his excellency on the skies. 27The eternal God is your dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before you, And said, Destroy. 28And Israel dwells in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Indeed, his heavens drop down dew. 29Happy are you, O Israel: Who is like you, a people saved by Yehovah, The shield of your help, And the sword of your excellency! And your enemies shall submit themselves to you; And you shall tread upon their high places.