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Jacob Blesses His Sons
Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
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 and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
listen to your father Israel.
“Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob;
And listen to Israel your father.
And listen to Israel your father.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
“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.
Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
“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 brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.
Their swords are implements of violence.
Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
“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, so fierce,
and their fury, so cruel!
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.
and their fury, so cruel!
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse 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, 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.
You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
“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 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 will tether his donkey to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes 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.
“His eyes are dull from wine,
And his teeth white from milk.
And his teeth white from milk.
“Zebulun will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward 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 strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
and submit to forced labor.
and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
and submit to forced labor.
“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 shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
As one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
“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.
“As for Gad, raiders shall raid him,
But he will raid at their heels.
But he will raid at their heels.
“Asher’s food will be rich;
he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
“As for Asher, his food shall be rich,
And he will yield royal dainties.
And he will yield royal dainties.
“Naphtali is a doe let loose,
He gives beautiful words.
He gives beautiful words.
“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.
With bitterness archers attacked him;
they shot at him with hostility.
they shot at him with hostility.
“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
And shot at him and harassed him;
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 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 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 is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning he devours the prey,
in the evening he divides the plunder.”
in the morning he devours the prey,
in the evening he divides the plunder.”
“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 said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
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
Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave 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,
the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
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 Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, 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 field and the cave that is in it, purchased from the sons of Heth.”