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Jacob Blesses his Sons
And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days.
And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days.
Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons
Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.
“Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob;
And listen to Israel your father.
And listen to Israel your father.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.
“Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it — he went up to my couch.
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it — he went up to my couch.
Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.
“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.
Their swords are implements of violence.
My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.
“Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Cursed be their anger, for it [was] violent; And their rage, for it [was] cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
Judah -- [as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
“Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh comes,
And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh comes,
And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
He bindeth his foal to the vine, And his ass's colt to the choice vine; He washeth his dress in wine, And his garment in the blood of grapes.
“He ties his foal to the vine,
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
He washes his garments in wine,
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
He washes his garments in wine,
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.
“His eyes are dull from wine,
And his teeth white from milk.
And his teeth white from milk.
Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side [toucheth] upon Sidon.
“Zebulun will dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.
“Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant.
“When he saw that a resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.
“Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
As one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.
“Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
Gad -- troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
“As for Gad, raiders shall raid him,
But he will raid at their heels.
But he will raid at their heels.
Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.
“As for Asher, his food shall be rich,
And he will yield royal dainties.
And he will yield royal dainties.
Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.
“Naphtali is a doe let loose,
He gives beautiful words.
He gives beautiful words.
Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; [His] branches shoot over the wall.
“Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.
The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
And shot at him and harassed him;
But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:
But his bow remained firm,
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee -- With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.
From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
“The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Benjamin -- [as] a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty.
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them; and he blessed them: every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
And he charged them, and said to them, I am gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
And he charged them, and said to them, I am gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Then he charged them and said to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite to Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite along with the field for a possession of a sepulchre.
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a burial site.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife; and there I buried Leah.
“There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah, there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there I buried Leah —
The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth.
the field and the cave that is in it, purchased from the sons of Heth.”