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Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come.
Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come.
І прикликав Яков сини свої і каже:
“Come and listen, you sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel, your father.
listen to Israel, your father.
Ой синове Якова! Скуптеся докупи, та послухайте, що скаже вам отець Ізраїль.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.
Ти, мій первенче, Рубене, сило моя перва! Ти й поважен, ти й потужен, всїх ти переважив,
But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.
Та филюєшся водою, задню пасти будеш; лїг бо на отецьке ложе, ложе ти зневажив, і зневажив і споганив батькову постелю!
“Simeon and Levi are two of a kind;
their weapons are instruments of violence.
their weapons are instruments of violence.
Симеоне й ти Левію! Браттє ви між браттєм, та сестра знаряддє в зрадї кривдї стала.
May I never join in their meetings;
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
Не ввійду я в вашу раду, поки й тху тихого, і до змови не пристану серцем чистим, чесним. Бо вони людей в завзяттї мучили, вбивали, в безумі свойму терзали навіть і скотину.
A curse on their anger, for it is fierce;
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob;
I will disperse them throughout Israel.
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob;
I will disperse them throughout Israel.
Проклинаю їх нелюдське дике їх завзяттє; їх в Ізраїлї розсїю, звергну у Якові.
“Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.
Юда! Тебе возхвалить рідне браттє ревно, і вклонятись тобі будуть батька твого дїти.
Judah, my son, is a young lion
that has finished eating its prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
that has finished eating its prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
Юда левчук голодний; ситим будеш, синку, і хижацтвом пійдеш в гору; левом опочинеш: Мов той лев заляжеш спати, страшен, як левиця; хто зосьмілиться збудити, сон його стрівожить?
В Юди не похитнеться берло між колїньми, докіль мир постане в людях, чаяннє в народах.
He ties his foal to a grapevine,
the colt of his donkey to a choice vine.
He washes his clothes in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
the colt of his donkey to a choice vine.
He washes his clothes in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
В виноградї він привяже знїжене ослятко, у найкращому, ослицї мазану дитину. У винї одежу виправ, платтє у червонім.
His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
Од вина потуманїли ясні очі в його, од молока побілїли в його ситі зуби.
“Zebulun will settle by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships;
his borders will extend to Sidon.
and will be a harbor for ships;
his borders will extend to Sidon.
Зебулон седить над морем, судна знай вітає; його слуги пробувати будуть і в Сидонї.
Іссахар — осел костлявий між двома хлївами.
When he sees how good the countryside is
and how pleasant the land,
he will bend his shoulder to the load
and submit himself to hard labor.
and how pleasant the land,
he will bend his shoulder to the load
and submit himself to hard labor.
Бачить, що в землї родющій люба річ спочити; і на паньщинї гне спину під тягар, працює.
“Dan will govern his people,
like any other tribe in Israel.
like any other tribe in Israel.
Дан свій люд судити буде, рід свій в Якові.
Dan will be a snake beside the road,
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse’s hooves
so its rider is thrown off.
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse’s hooves
so its rider is thrown off.
Дан лежати на дорозї гадиною буде. Вкусить він коня за ногу, скине й їздеця він; навпаки впаде злякавшись, у сїдлї не всидить.
“Gad will be attacked by marauding bands,
but he will attack them when they retreat.
but he will attack them when they retreat.
Гад — напре на його військо, він побє потужне.
“Asher will dine on rich foods
and produce food fit for kings.
and produce food fit for kings.
Ассер у життї роскішнім їсти ме хлїб з туком, ласощі царські усїм він вистачати буде.
Йосиф же, се вітка добра з дерева, що родить над криницею, да й стеле яблука по муру.
Archers attacked him savagely;
they shot at him and harassed him.
they shot at him and harassed him.
Нацїлялись в його з лука, стрелили, та лук свій
But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
Він удержав у потузї. Руцї не послабли.
May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.
Всемогущий благодатно, синку, тебе кропить з неба гарними дощами, із землї годує.
Ті ж бо всї благословення, що дознав отець твій, взяли гору над горами, вічними холмами. Ой нехай же на голову всї Йосифові зійдуть і на тїмє осяйного князя між братами!
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening.”
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening.”
Бенямин, се в нас вовцюга, наситу не знає; вранцї — він жере поживу, в вечір — здобич дїлить.
These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
Усе це дванайцятеро поколїнь Ізрайлевих, і се промовив до них отець і благословив їх кожного, по благословенню його благословив їх.
Jacob’s Death and Burial
Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
І заповідав їм, і каже їм: Я пригорнусь до народу мого. Поховайте мене з отцями моїми в печері, що на полї Ефроновому Гетієвому,
This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site.
В печері, що на полї Макпелевому, що перед Мамрійщиною в Канаан землї, що купив Авраам у Ефрона Гетія у державу на гробовище.
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah.
Там поховано Авраама й Сарру, жону його; там поховано Ізаака й Ребеку, жену його, і там поховав я Лею.
It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.”
Куплене поле й печера на йому в синів Гетових.