⁹ You are a lion’s^(A) cub,^(B) Judah;^(C)
    you return from the prey,^(D) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(E)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[a]
until he to whom it belongs^[b] shall come^(F)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(G)
11 He will tether his donkey^(H) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;^(I)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.^(J)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.^[c](K)

¹³ “Zebulun^(L) will live by the seashore
    and become a haven for ships;
    his border will extend toward Sidon.^(M)

¹⁴ “Issachar^(N) is a rawboned^[d] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.^[e](O)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,^(P)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden^(Q)
    and submit to forced labor.^(R)

¹⁶ “Dan^[f](S) will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.^(T)
17 Dan^(U) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,^(V)
that bites the horse’s heels^(W)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

¹⁸ “I look for your deliverance,^(X) Lord.^(Y)

¹⁹ “Gad^[g](Z) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.^(AA)

²⁰ “Asher’s^(AB) food will be rich;^(AC)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.^(AD)

²¹ “Naphtali^(AE) is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.^[h](AF)

²² “Joseph^(AG) is a fruitful vine,^(AH)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches^(AI) climb over a wall.^[i]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;^(AJ)
    they shot at him with hostility.^(AK)
24 But his bow remained steady,^(AL)
    his strong arms^(AM) stayed^[j] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,^(AN)
    because of the Shepherd,^(AO) the Rock of Israel,^(AP)
25 because of your father’s God,^(AQ) who helps^(AR) you,
    because of the Almighty,^[k](AS) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,^(AT)
    blessings of the breast^(AU) and womb.^(AV)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than^[l] the bounty of the age-old hills.^(AW)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,^(AX)
    on the brow of the prince among^[m] his brothers.^(AY)

²⁷ “Benjamin^(AZ) is a ravenous wolf;^(BA)
    in the morning he devours the prey,^(BB)
    in the evening he divides the plunder.”^(BC)