Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 33

Deut 33:1 And this is the blessing with which Mosheh the man of Elohim
blessed the children of Yisra’ĕl before his death.
Deut 33:2 And he said, “ יהוה came from Sinai, and rose from Sĕ‛ir for them.
He shone forth from Mount Paran, and came with ten thousands of set-apart
ones – at His right hand a law of fire for them.
Deut 33:3 Indeed, He loves the peoples, all His set-apart ones are in Your
hand. And they, they sat down at Your feet, receiving Your Words.
Deut 33:4 Mosheh commanded us a Torah, an inheritance of the assembly of
Ya‛aqoḇ.
Deut 33:5 And He was Sovereign in Yeshurun, when the heads of the people
were gathered, the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.
Deut 33:6 “Let Re’uḇĕn live, and not die, and let his men be numbered.”
Deut 33:7 And this of Yehuḏah, and he said, “Hear, יהוה, the voice of
Yehuḏah, and bring him to his people. His hands shall fight for him, and You
be a help against his enemies.”
Deut 33:8 And of Lĕwi he said, “Your Tummim and Your Urim belong to
Your kind one, whom You tried at Massah, with whom You contended at the
waters of Meriḇah,
Deut 33:9 who said of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them.’ And he
did not acknowledge his brothers, or know his own children, for they have
guarded Your Word and watched over Your covenant.
Deut 33:10 “They teach Your right-rulings to Ya‛aqoḇ, and Your Torah to
Yisra’ĕl. They put incense before You, and a complete burnt offering on Your
altar.
Deut 33:11 “O יהוה, bless his strength, and accept the work of his hands.
Smite the loins of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, that
they rise no more.”
Deut 33:12 Of Binyamin he said, “Let the beloved of יהוה dwell in safety by
Him, shielding him all the day, as he dwells between His shoulders.”
Deut 33:13 And of Yosĕph he said, “Blessed of יהוה is his land, with the
choicest from the heavens, with the dew, and the deep lying beneath,
Deut 33:14 with the choice fruits of the sun, with the choice yield of the
months,
Deut 33:15 with the finest of the ancient mountains, with the choicest of the
everlasting hills,
Deut 33:16 with the choicest of the earth and all that fills it, and the good
pleasure of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come on the head of Yosĕph,
and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
Deut 33:17 “His splendour is like a first-born bull, and his horns are like the
horns of the wild ox. With them he pushes the peoples to the ends of the earth.
And they are the ten thousands of Ephrayim, and they are the thousands of
Menashsheh.”
Deut 33:18 And of Zeḇulun he said, “Rejoice, O Zeḇulun, in your going out,
and Yissasḵar in your tents!
Deut 33:19 “They call peoples to the mountain, there they bring offerings of
righteousness, for they draw from the riches of the seas, and treasures hidden
in the sand.”
Deut 33:20 And of Gaḏ he said, “Blessed is he who enlarges Gaḏ. He
dwells as a lion, and shall tear off the arm, also the crown.
Deut 33:21 “And he chose the best for himself, for there the portion of the
lawgiver was hidden. And he came with the heads of the people. The
righteousness of יהוה he did, and His right-rulings with Yisra’ĕl.”
Deut 33:22 And of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub, that leaps from
Bashan.”
Deut 33:23 And of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure,
and filled with the blessing of יהוה, possess the west and the south.”
Deut 33:24 And of Ashĕr he said, “Ashĕr is most blessed of sons. Let him
be accepted by his brothers, and dip his foot in oil.
Deut 33:25 “Your sandals are iron and bronze, and your strength as your
days.
Deut 33:26 “O Yeshurun, there is no one like Ĕl, riding the heavens to help
you, and on the clouds, in His excellency.
Deut 33:27 “The Elohim of old is a refuge, and beneath are everlasting
arms. And He drives out the enemy from before you and says, ‘Destroy!’
Deut 33:28 “Thus Yisra’ĕl dwells in safety, the fountain of Ya‛aqoḇ alone,
in a land of grain and new wine. His heavens also drop down dew.
Deut 33:29 “Blessed are you, O Yisra’ĕl! Who is like you, a people saved
by יהוה, the shield of your help, and He who is the sword of your excellency!
And your enemies are subdued for you, and you tread down their high
places.”