1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man
of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And
he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined
forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his
right hand went a
fiery law for them.
3 Yea,
he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy
feet; every one shall
receive of thy words.
4 Moses
commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of
Jacob.
5 And
he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the
tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Let
Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7 And
this is the blessing of
Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his
people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from
his enemies.
8 And
of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with
thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom
thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9 Who
said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he
acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy
word, and kept thy covenant.
10 They
shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense
before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11 Bless,
LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins
of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not
again.
12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of
the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and
he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 And
of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of
heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And
for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious
things put forth by the moon,
15 And
for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of
the lasting hills,
16 And
for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the
good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon
the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17 His
glory is like the
firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he
shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the
ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 And
of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy
tents.
19 They
shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of
righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures
hid in the sand.
20 And
of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as
a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21 And
he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a
portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of
the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
22 And
of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from
Bashan.
23 And
of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the
blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24 And
of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed
with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot
in oil.
25 Thy
shoes shall be iron
and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth
upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27 The
eternal God is thy refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall
thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
28 Israel
then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon
a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
29 Happy art thou,
O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the
LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine
enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high
places.
