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摩西祝福以色列各支派

33 这是神人摩西,在死前给以色列人所祝的福。 他说:

“耶和华从西奈而来,

从西珥光照他们,

从巴兰山射出光辉,

在千万圣者中来临,

在他的右手有烈火的律法。

他实在爱人民,

他的众圣者都在你的手里;

他们坐在你的脚前,

各自领受你的话。

摩西把律法吩咐我们,

作为雅各会众的基业。

人民的众首领,以色列的各支派,

一同会合的时候,

耶和华就在耶书仑作王了。

愿流本生存,不致死亡,

愿他的人数不致稀少。”

论到犹大,他这样说:

“耶和华啊,求你垂听犹大的声音,

领他归回自己的族人那里;

他曾用手为自己奋斗,

愿你帮助他抵挡仇敌。”

论到利未,他说:

“耶和华啊,愿你的土明和乌陵属于对你忠心的人(原文无“耶和华啊”,但因为代名词“你”是指耶和华而不是利未,所以按文理补上,以免误导),

就是你在玛撒试验过的,

在米利巴水边与他们争论过的。

利未人论到自己的父母说:‘我没有看顾他们’;

他不承认自己的兄弟,

也不认识自己的儿女;

因为他们谨守你的话,持守你的约。

10 他们要把你的典章教训雅各,

把你的律法教训以色列;

他们要把香焚在你面前,

把全牲的燔祭献在你的祭坛上。

11 耶和华啊,求你赐福他的能力,

悦纳他手中的作为;

那些起来攻击他和恨他的人,愿你刺透他们的腰,

使他们不能再起来。”

12 论到便雅悯,他说:

“耶和华所爱的,必在耶和华身边安然居住;

耶和华终日庇护他,

也必住在他的两肩之间。”

13 论到约瑟,他说:

“愿他的地蒙耶和华赐福,

得着从天上而来的上好甘露,

以及蕴藏在地里的泉水;

14 得着从太阳而来的上好之物,

每月所产的佳果;

15 得着从太古之山而来的上品,

从永远之岭而来的上好之物;

16 得着从地所出的上好之物,和其中所充满的;

得着那住在荆棘中的耶和华的恩宠;

愿这些都临到约瑟的头上,

就是临到那在兄弟中作王子的人的头上。

17 他头生的公牛大有威严;

他的两角是野牛的角,

用来抵触万民,

直到地极;

这角是以法莲的万万,

那角是玛拿西的千千。”

18 论到西布伦,他说:

“西布伦啊,你出外的时候,要喜乐;

以萨迦啊,你在帐棚里的时候,也要喜乐。

19 他们要把万民召到山上来,

在那里要献上公义的祭;

因为他们要吸取海洋的丰富,

沙土中埋藏着的宝藏。”

20 论到迦得,他说:

“那使迦得扩张的,是应该称颂的,

迦得蹲下如母狮,

他撕裂膀臂,连头顶也撕裂。

21 他为自己选择了头一份,

因为在那里有指挥者的分存留着;

他与人民的众首领一同来,

他施行耶和华的公义,

以及与以色列有关的典章。”

22 论到但,他说:

“但是只幼狮,

从巴珊跳出来。”

23 论到拿弗他利,他说:

“拿弗他利啊,你饱受恩宠,

满得耶和华的福,

可以取得西方和南方为业。”

24 论到亚设,他说:

“愿亚设蒙福,胜过众子,

愿他得兄弟的喜悦;

愿他把脚蘸在油中。

25 你的门闩是铜的,是铁的,

你的日子怎样,你的力量也必怎样。

26 没有人像耶书仑的 神,

为了帮助你,他乘驾诸天,

在他的威严中,他腾空行云。

27 亘古的 神是你的居所;

他永久的膀臂在你以下。

他把仇敌从你面前赶出去,

他发令说:‘毁灭吧!’

28 所以以色列可以安然居住,

雅各的本源,

独处在产五谷新酒之地;

他的天也滴下甘露。

29 以色列啊,你是有福的;

有谁像你呢?

你这蒙耶和华拯救的子民,

他是帮助你的盾牌,

他是你威严的刀剑。

你的仇敌必向你屈服;

你必践踏他们的背脊。”

Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel

33 Now this is (A)the blessing with which Moses (B)the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. And he said:

(C)“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from (D)Seir;
He shone forth from (E)Mount Paran,
And He came with (F)ten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
Yes, (G)He loves the people;
(H)All His saints are in Your hand;
They (I)sit down at Your feet;
Everyone (J)receives Your words.
(K)Moses [a]commanded a law for us,
(L)A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
And He was (M)King in (N)Jeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.

“Let (O)Reuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”

And this he said of (P)Judah:

“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
(Q)Let his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be (R)a help against his enemies.”

And of (S)Levi he said:

(T)Let Your [b]Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
(U)Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
(V)Who says of his father and mother,
‘I have not (W)seen them’;
(X)Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For (Y)they have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant.
10 (Z)They shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
(AA)And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
11 Bless his substance, Lord,
And (AB)accept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

12 Of Benjamin he said:

“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”

13 And of Joseph he said:

(AC)“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the (AD)dew,
And the deep lying beneath,
14 With the precious fruits of the sun,
With the precious produce of the months,
15 With the best things of (AE)the ancient mountains,
With the precious things (AF)of the everlasting hills,
16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor of (AG)Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come (AH)‘on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
17 His glory is like a (AI)firstborn bull,
And his horns like the (AJ)horns of the wild ox;
Together with them
(AK)He shall push the peoples
To the ends of the earth;
(AL)They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 And of Zebulun he said:

(AM)“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents!
19 They shall (AN)call the peoples to the mountain;
There (AO)they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas
And of treasures hidden in the sand.”

20 And of Gad he said:

“Blessed is he who (AP)enlarges Gad;
He dwells as a lion,
And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
21 (AQ)He provided the first part for himself,
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
(AR)He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the Lord,
And His judgments with Israel.”

22 And of Dan he said:

“Dan is a lion’s whelp;
(AS)He shall leap from Bashan.”

23 And of Naphtali he said:

“O Naphtali, (AT)satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
(AU)Possess the west and the south.”

24 And of Asher he said:

(AV)“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him (AW)dip his foot in oil.
25 Your sandals shall be (AX)iron and bronze;
As your days, so shall your strength be.

26 There is (AY)no one like the God of (AZ)Jeshurun,
(BA)Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.
27 The eternal God is your (BB)refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
(BC)He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
28 Then (BD)Israel shall dwell in safety,
(BE)The fountain of Jacob (BF)alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His (BG)heavens shall also drop dew.
29 (BH)Happy are you, O Israel!
(BI)Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
(BJ)The shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
Your enemies (BK)shall submit to you,
And (BL)you shall tread down their [c]high places.”

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:4 charged us with
  2. Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit. Perfections and Your Lights
  3. Deuteronomy 33:29 Places for pagan worship

The fourth heading: Moses’ blessing

33 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God gave the Israelites before he died. He said:

The Lord came from Sinai:
    from Seir he shone like the dawn on us,[a]
    from Paran Mountain he beamed down.
Thousands of holy ones were with him;[b]
    his warriors were next to him, ready.[c]
Yes, those who love[d] the nations—
    all his holy ones—were at your command;
        they followed your footsteps;
        they got moving when you said so.
Moses gave the Instruction to us—
    it’s the prized possession of Jacob’s assembly.
A king came to rule in Jeshurun,
    when the people’s leaders gathered together,
    when Israel’s tribes were one.
“I pray that Reuben lives, doesn’t die,
    though his numbers are so few.”
Moses said this to Judah:
    Lord, listen to Judah’s voice!
    Bring him back to his own people,
        strengthen his hands;[e]
        be his help against every enemy.”
Then he told Levi:
“Give your Thummim to Levi,[f]
    your Urim to your faithful one—
    the one you tested at Massah,
    the one you challenged by Meribah’s waters;
    the one who said of his own mother and father:
        ‘I don’t consider them as such’;
        of their siblings: ‘I don’t recognize them’;
        of their own children, ‘I don’t know them’—
    but who obeyed your words
        and who guarded your covenant!
10 They teach your case laws to Jacob,
    your Instruction to Israel.
They hold sweet incense to your nose;
    put the entirely burned offering on your altar.
11 I pray that the Lord blesses Levi’s strength,
    favors his hard work,
    and crushes the insides of his enemies
    so that those who hate him can’t fight anymore.”
12 He said to Benjamin:
“The Lord’s dearest one
    rests safely on him.
The Lord always shields him;
    he rests on God’s chest.”
13 Then he told Joseph:
“I pray that his land is blessed by God:
        with heaven’s gifts from above,[g]
        with the deep waters stretching out underneath;
14         with the gifts produced by the sun,
        with the gifts generated by the moon;[h]
15         with the best fruit from ancient mountains,
        with the gifts of eternal hills;
16         with the gifts of the earth and all that fills it,
    and the favor of the one who lives on Sinai.[i]
I pray that all these rest on Joseph’s head,
    on the crown of that prince among brothers.
17 A firstborn bull[j]—that’s how majestic he is!
    A wild ox’s horns—those are his horns!
        With them he gores all peoples
        completely, to the far ends of the earth!
His horns[k] are Ephraim’s tens of thousands.
    His horns are Manasseh’s thousands.”
18 Then he told Zebulun:
“Zebulun: celebrate when you are out and about;
    Issachar: celebrate when you are at home in your tents!
19 They call all sorts of people to the mountain,
    where they offer right sacrifices.
It’s true: They’re nourished on the sea’s abundance;
    they are nourished on buried treasures in the sand.”
20 Then he told Gad:
“May Gad’s broad lands[l] be blessed!
    He lives like a lion:
    he rips an arm, even a head!
21 He chose the best part for himself
    because there, where the commander’s portion was,
        the leaders of the people gathered together.[m]
Gad executed the Lord’s justice
    and the Lord’s judgments for Israel.”[n]
22 Then he told Dan:
“Dan is a lion cub.
    He jumps up from Bashan.”
23 Then he told Naphtali:
“Naphtali—you are full of favor,
    overflowing with the Lord’s blessing—
        go possess the west and the south!”
24 Finally, he told Asher:
“Asher is the most blessed of sons.
    I pray that he’s his brothers’ favorite—
    one who dips his foot in fine oil.
25 I pray that your dead bolts are iron and copper,
    and that your strength lasts all your days.”[o]
26 Jeshurun! No one compares to God!
    He rides through heaven to help you,
        rides majestically through the clouds.
27 The most ancient God is a place of safety;[p]
    the eternal arms are a support.[q]
He drove out the enemy before you.
    He commanded: “Destroy them!”
28 So Israel now lives in safety—
    Jacob’s residence[r] is secure—
        in a land full of grain and wine,
            where the heavens drip dew.
29 Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you?
    You are a people saved by the Lord!
He’s the shield that helps you,
    your majestic sword!
Your enemies will come crawling on their knees to you,
    but you will stomp on their backs![s]

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 Correcting with LXX, Vulg, Syr, Tg Onkelos (see 33:4); MT and Sam on them
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 Correction; cf LXX, Sam, Syr, Vulg; MT he came from Ribeboth-kodesh
  3. Deuteronomy 33:2 LXX angels; Heb uncertain
  4. Deuteronomy 33:3 Correction; MT lover of
  5. Deuteronomy 33:7 Or with his hands he contended
  6. Deuteronomy 33:8 DSS (4QDeuth, 4QTest) and LXX; MT lacks Give to Levi.
  7. Deuteronomy 33:13 Or from the dew
  8. Deuteronomy 33:14 Or moons or months
  9. Deuteronomy 33:16 Or lives in a bush
  10. Deuteronomy 33:17 Sam, LXX, Vulg; DSS (4QDeuth) and Heb the oldest offspring of his bull
  11. Deuteronomy 33:17 Or they; also in the next line
  12. Deuteronomy 33:20 Or the one who makes Gad large
  13. Deuteronomy 33:21 Cf LXX; MT there the commander’s portion was reserved; he came at the front of the people or there was the portion of the respected commander; the people’s leaders came.
  14. Deuteronomy 33:21 Heb uncertain
  15. Deuteronomy 33:25 Heb uncertain
  16. Deuteronomy 33:27 Or He humiliates the oldest gods.
  17. Deuteronomy 33:27 Or He shatters the most ancient forces.
  18. Deuteronomy 33:28 Or fountain
  19. Deuteronomy 33:29 Or their shrines

Moses Blesses the Tribes(A)

33 This is the blessing(B) that Moses the man of God(C) pronounced on the Israelites before his death. He said:

“The Lord came from Sinai(D)
    and dawned over them from Seir;(E)
    he shone forth(F) from Mount Paran.(G)
He came with[a] myriads of holy ones(H)
    from the south, from his mountain slopes.[b]
Surely it is you who love(I) the people;
    all the holy ones are in your hand.(J)
At your feet they all bow down,(K)
    and from you receive instruction,
the law that Moses gave us,(L)
    the possession of the assembly of Jacob.(M)
He was king(N) over Jeshurun[c](O)
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    along with the tribes of Israel.

“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[d] his people be few.”(P)

And this he said about Judah:(Q)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

About Levi(R) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(S) belong
    to your faithful servant.(T)
You tested(U) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(V)
He said of his father and mother,(W)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.(X)
10 He teaches(Y) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.(Z)
He offers incense before you(AA)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(AB)
11 Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.(AC)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

12 About Benjamin(AD) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(AE)
    for he shields him all day long,(AF)
    and the one the Lord loves(AG) rests between his shoulders.(AH)

13 About Joseph(AI) he said:

“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;(AJ)
14 with the best the sun brings forth
    and the finest the moon can yield;
15 with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains(AK)
    and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
    and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.(AL)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the brow of the prince among[e] his brothers.(AM)
17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns(AN) are the horns of a wild ox.(AO)
With them he will gore(AP) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;(AQ)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.(AR)

18 About Zebulun(AS) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,(AT) in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(AU)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(AV)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(AW)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

20 About Gad(AX) he said:

“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!(AY)
    Gad lives there like a lion,
    tearing at arm or head.
21 He chose the best land for himself;(AZ)
    the leader’s portion was kept for him.(BA)
When the heads of the people assembled,
    he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,(BB)
    and his judgments concerning Israel.”

22 About Dan(BC) he said:

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
    springing out of Bashan.”

23 About Naphtali(BD) he said:

“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord
    and is full of his blessing;
    he will inherit southward to the lake.”

24 About Asher(BE) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.(BF)
25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,(BG)
    and your strength will equal your days.(BH)

26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,(BI)
    who rides(BJ) across the heavens to help you(BK)
    and on the clouds(BL) in his majesty.(BM)
27 The eternal(BN) God is your refuge,(BO)
    and underneath are the everlasting(BP) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(BQ)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(BR)
28 So Israel will live in safety;(BS)
    Jacob will dwell[f] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(BT)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(BU)
    Who is like you,(BV)
    a people saved by the Lord?(BW)
He is your shield and helper(BX)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(BY)

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or from
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  3. Deuteronomy 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.
  4. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let
  5. Deuteronomy 33:16 Or of the one separated from
  6. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is