Бытие 49
New Russian Translation
Благословение сыновей Иакова
49 Иаков вызвал своих сыновей и сказал:
– Соберитесь вокруг, и я поведаю, что станет с вами в грядущие дни.
2 Соберитесь и слушайте, сыновья Иакова,
внимайте своему отцу Израилю.
3 Рувим, ты – мой первенец, моя мощь,
первый плод моей силы мужской,
первый по праву, первый по силе.
4 Непостоянный, как вода, ты больше не будешь первым,
потому что ты возлег на постель своего отца
и осквернил мое ложе.
5 Симеон и Левий, братья:
их мечи[a] – орудие насилия.
6 Да не буду я участвовать в их замыслах,
да не присоединюсь к их собранию,
потому что они убивали мужчин в своем гневе
и подрезали жилы быкам по своей прихоти.
7 Проклят их гнев, потому что свиреп,
и ярость их, потому что она жестока!
Я разбросаю их среди потомков Иакова
и рассею их в Израиле.
8 Иуда, твои братья восхвалят тебя[b],
рука твоя будет на шее твоих врагов,
сыновья твоего отца будут кланяться тебе.
9 Ты – молодой лев, Иуда;
ты возвращаешься с добычи, мой сын.
Как лев, он припадает к земле и ложится,
как львица – кто осмелится его потревожить?
10 Скипетр не покинет Иуду,
и потомки его всегда будут держать жезл правителей,
пока не придет Тот, Кому он принадлежит[c],
Тот, Кому покорятся все народы[d].
11 Он привяжет своего осла к виноградной лозе,
своего осленка – к лучшей ветке;
Он омоет одежды свои в вине,
одеяние свое – в крови винограда.
12 Глаза его будут темнее вина,
зубы его – молока белее[e].
13 Завулон будет жить у морского побережья
и будет гаванью для кораблей;
его границы протянутся до Сидона.
14 Иссахар – крепкий[f] осел,
лежащий между двумя седельными вьюками.
15 Увидев, как хорошо его место отдыха
и как приятна его земля,
он пригнет свои плечи под бремя
и покорится подневольному труду.
16 Дан будет судить свой народ[g]
как один из родов Израиля.
17 Дан будет змеем у дорожной обочины,
гадюкой на тропе,
которая кусает коня за ногу,
так что всадник его падает навзничь.
18 О Господь, у Тебя ищу я избавления!
19 Гада будут грабить грабители,
но он будет грабить их по пятам[h].
20 Пища Асира будет изобильна;
он будет поставлять лакомства, достойные царя.
21 Неффалим – выпущенная на свободу лань,
которая приносит прекрасных детенышей[i].
22 Иосиф – плодородная виноградная лоза,
плодородная лоза близ источника,
чьи ветви поднимаются по стене[j].
23 С ожесточением лучники нападали на него,
они стреляли в него со враждой.
24 Но лук его остался упругим,
его сильные руки остались[k] гибкими
от руки Мощного Иакова,
от Пастыря, Скалы Израиля,
25 от Бога твоего отца, Который помогает тебе,
от Всемогущего[l], Который благословляет тебя
благословениями небес наверху,
благословениями бездны, которая лежит внизу,
благословениями сосков и утробы.
26 Благословения твоего отца
превосходят благословения древних гор,
щедрость[m] древних холмов.
Да будут все они на голове Иосифа,
на челе князя между своими братьями[n].
27 Вениамин – прожорливый волк;
утром он пожирает добычу,
вечером делит награбленное добро.
28 Вот каковы двенадцать родов Израиля, и вот что сказал им отец, благословляя их; каждого он наделил подобающим благословением.
Смерть и погребение Иакова
29 Он дал им такой наказ:
– Я отхожу к моим предкам. Похороните меня с моими отцами в пещере на поле хетта Эфрона, 30 в пещере на поле Махпела рядом с Мамре в Ханаане, которую Авраам купил как погребальное место у хетта Эфрона вместе с полем. 31 Там были похоронены Авраам и его жена Сарра, там были похоронены Исаак и его жена Ревекка, и там я похоронил Лию. 32 Поле и пещера на нем были куплены у хеттов[o].
33 Закончив давать наставления сыновьям, Иаков поднял ноги на постель, испустил дух и отошел к своим предкам.
Footnotes
- 49:5 Значение этого слова в еврейском тексте неясно.
- 49:8 Игра слов: имя Иуда (евр.: «Иегуда») связывается здесь с глаголом «восхвалять» (евр.: «яда»).
- 49:10 Букв.: «пока не придет Шило (или: Шайло)». См. Иез. 21:32. Или: «пока не придет Тот, Кому принадлежит дань»; значение этого места в еврейском тексте неясно.
- 49:9-10 Это пророчество частично нашло свое исполнение в царе Давиде, а в своей полноте оно исполнилось в Иисусе Христе (см. Отк. 5:5).
- 49:12 Или: «будут темны от вина, зубы его – белы от молока».
- 49:14 Или: «худой».
- 49:16 На языке оригинала наблюдается игра слов: имя Дан и глагол «судить» (дин).
- 49:19 На языке оригинала наблюдается игра слов: имя Гад, грабители (гадуд) и глагол «грабить» (гуд).
- 49:21 Или: «лань, он произносит прекрасные изречения».
- 49:22 Или: «Иосиф – дикий осленок, дикий осленок у источника, дикий осленок на склоне холма».
- 49:23-24 Или: «лучники будут нападать … будут стрелять … останется … останутся».
- 49:25 Евр.: «Шаддай».
- 49:26 Возможный текст; букв.: «благословения моих прародителей, до рубежей».
- 49:26 Или: «отделенного от своих братьев».
- 49:32 Или: «сыновей Хета».
Genesis 49
King James Version
49 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Genesis 49
New King James Version
Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
49 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may (A)tell you what shall befall you (B)in the last days:
2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob,
And listen to Israel your father.
3 “Reuben, you are (C)my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Because you (D)went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of [a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
6 (E)Let not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united (F)to their assembly;
(G)For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they [b]hamstrung an ox.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
(H)I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.
8 “Judah,(I) you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
(J)Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(K)Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (L)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(M)He [c]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (N)The [d]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (O)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(P)Until Shiloh comes;
(Q)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
11 Binding his donkey to the vine,
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
He washed his garments in wine,
And his clothes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes are darker than wine,
And his teeth whiter than milk.
13 “Zebulun(R) shall dwell by the haven of the sea;
He shall become a haven for ships,
And his border shall (S)adjoin Sidon.
14 “Issachar(T) is a strong donkey,
Lying down between two burdens;
15 He saw that rest was good,
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed (U)his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.
16 “Dan(V) shall judge his people
As one of the tribes of Israel.
17 (W)Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
A viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heels
So that its rider shall fall backward.
18 (X)I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!
20 “Bread from (Z)Asher shall be rich,
And he shall yield royal dainties.
21 “Naphtali(AA) is a deer let loose;
He uses beautiful words.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.
23 The archers have (AB)bitterly grieved him,
Shot at him and hated him.
24 But his (AC)bow remained in strength,
And the arms of his hands were [g]made strong
By the hands of (AD)the Mighty God of Jacob
(AE)(From there (AF)is the Shepherd, (AG)the Stone of Israel),
25 (AH)By the God of your father who will help you,
(AI)And by the Almighty (AJ)who will bless you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors,
(AK)Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
(AL)They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a (AM)ravenous wolf;
In the morning he shall devour the prey,
(AN)And at night he shall divide the spoil.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.
Jacob’s Death and Burial
29 Then he charged them and said to them: “I (AO)am to be gathered to my people; (AP)bury me with my fathers (AQ)in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, (AR)which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place. 31 (AS)There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, (AT)there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave that is there were purchased from the sons of Heth.” 33 And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:5 violence
- Genesis 49:6 lamed
- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
- Genesis 49:19 Lit. Troop
- Genesis 49:19 Lit. raid
- Genesis 49:24 Or supple
Genesis 49
English Standard Version
Jacob Blesses His Sons
49 (A)Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you (B)in days to come.
2 “Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel your father.
3 “Reuben, you are (C)my firstborn,
my might, and the (D)firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you (E)went up to your father's bed;
then you defiled it—he went up to my couch!
5 (F)“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons (G)of violence are their swords.
6 Let my soul come not into their council;
(H)O my glory, (I)be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they (J)hamstrung oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will (K)divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
8 “Judah, (L)your brothers shall praise you;
(M)your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(N)your father's sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (O)a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(P)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 The (Q)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (R)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
11 Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey's colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes.
12 His (S)eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 (T)“Zebulun shall dwell at the (U)shore of the sea;
he shall become a haven for ships,
and his border shall be at Sidon.
14 (V)“Issachar is a strong donkey,
crouching between the sheepfolds.[b]
15 He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and (W)became a servant at forced labor.
16 (X)“Dan shall (Y)judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan (Z)shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse's heels
so that his rider falls backward.
18 I (AA)wait for your salvation, O Lord.
20 (AD)“Asher's food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
22 “Joseph is (AF)a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[e]
23 The archers (AG)bitterly attacked him,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
24 yet (AH)his bow remained unmoved;
his arms[f] were made agile
by the hands of the (AI)Mighty One of Jacob
(from there is (AJ)the Shepherd,[g] (AK)the Stone of Israel),
25 (AL)by the God of your father who will help you,
by (AM)the Almighty[h] (AN)who will bless you
with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that crouches beneath,
blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents,
up to the bounties (AO)of the everlasting hills.[i]
May they be (AP)on the head of Joseph,
and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27 (AQ)“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey
and at evening (AR)dividing the spoil.”
Jacob's Death and Burial
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. 29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be (AS)gathered to my people; (AT)bury me with my fathers (AU)in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, (AV)which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. 31 (AW)There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There (AX)they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah— 32 the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites.” 33 When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and (AY)was gathered to his people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
- Genesis 49:14 Or between its saddlebags
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raiders and raid
- Genesis 49:21 Or he gives beautiful words, or that bears fawns of the fold
- Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey beside a spring, his wild colts beside the wall
- Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd
- Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 A slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint) the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the everlasting hills
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