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摩西祝福以色列各支派

33 這是神人摩西,在死前給以色列人所祝的福。 他說:

“耶和華從西奈而來,

從西珥光照他們,

從巴蘭山射出光輝,

在千萬聖者中來臨,

在他的右手有烈火的律法。

他實在愛人民,

他的眾聖者都在你的手裡;

他們坐在你的腳前,

各自領受你的話。

摩西把律法吩咐我們,

作為雅各會眾的基業。

人民的眾首領,以色列的各支派,

一同會合的時候,

耶和華就在耶書崙作王了。

願流本生存,不致死亡,

願他的人數不致稀少。”

論到猶大,他這樣說:

“耶和華啊,求你垂聽猶大的聲音,

領他歸回自己的族人那裡;

他曾用手為自己奮鬥,

願你幫助他抵擋仇敵。”

論到利未,他說:

“耶和華啊,願你的土明和烏陵屬於對你忠心的人(原文無“耶和華啊”,但因為代名詞“你”是指耶和華而不是利未,所以按文理補上,以免誤導),

就是你在瑪撒試驗過的,

在米利巴水邊與他們爭論過的。

利未人論到自己的父母說:‘我沒有看顧他們’;

他不承認自己的兄弟,

也不認識自己的兒女;

因為他們謹守你的話,持守你的約。

10 他們要把你的典章教訓雅各,

把你的律法教訓以色列;

他們要把香焚在你面前,

把全牲的燔祭獻在你的祭壇上。

11 耶和華啊,求你賜福他的能力,

悅納他手中的作為;

那些起來攻擊他和恨他的人,願你刺透他們的腰,

使他們不能再起來。”

12 論到便雅憫,他說:

“耶和華所愛的,必在耶和華身邊安然居住;

耶和華終日庇護他,

也必住在他的兩肩之間。”

13 論到約瑟,他說:

“願他的地蒙耶和華賜福,

得著從天上而來的上好甘露,

以及蘊藏在地裡的泉水;

14 得著從太陽而來的上好之物,

每月所產的佳果;

15 得著從太古之山而來的上品,

從永遠之嶺而來的上好之物;

16 得著從地所出的上好之物,和其中所充滿的;

得著那住在荊棘中的耶和華的恩寵;

願這些都臨到約瑟的頭上,

就是臨到那在兄弟中作王子的人的頭上。

17 他頭生的公牛大有威嚴;

他的兩角是野牛的角,

用來牴觸萬民,

直到地極;

這角是以法蓮的萬萬,

那角是瑪拿西的千千。”

18 論到西布倫,他說:

“西布倫啊,你出外的時候,要喜樂;

以薩迦啊,你在帳棚裡的時候,也要喜樂。

19 他們要把萬民召到山上來,

在那裡要獻上公義的祭;

因為他們要吸取海洋的豐富,

沙土中埋藏著的寶藏。”

20 論到迦得,他說:

“那使迦得擴張的,是應該稱頌的,

迦得蹲下如母獅,

他撕裂膀臂,連頭頂也撕裂。

21 他為自己選擇了頭一份,

因為在那裡有指揮者的分存留著;

他與人民的眾首領一同來,

他施行耶和華的公義,

以及與以色列有關的典章。”

22 論到但,他說:

“但是隻幼獅,

從巴珊跳出來。”

23 論到拿弗他利,他說:

“拿弗他利啊,你飽受恩寵,

滿得耶和華的福,

可以取得西方和南方為業。”

24 論到亞設,他說:

“願亞設蒙福,勝過眾子,

願他得兄弟的喜悅;

願他把腳蘸在油中。

25 你的門閂是銅的,是鐵的,

你的日子怎樣,你的力量也必怎樣。

26 沒有人像耶書崙的 神,

為了幫助你,他乘駕諸天,

在他的威嚴中,他騰空行雲。

27 亙古的 神是你的居所;

他永久的膀臂在你以下。

他把仇敵從你面前趕出去,

他發令說:‘毀滅吧!’

28 所以以色列可以安然居住,

雅各的本源,

獨處在產五穀新酒之地;

他的天也滴下甘露。

29 以色列啊,你是有福的;

有誰像你呢?

你這蒙耶和華拯救的子民,

他是幫助你的盾牌,

他是你威嚴的刀劍。

你的仇敵必向你屈服;

你必踐踏他們的背脊。”

'申 命 記 33 ' not found for the version: Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version.

Moses’ Blessings

33 This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.(A) He said:

The Lord came from Sinai
and appeared to them from Seir;
He shone on them from Mount Paran
and came with ten thousand holy ones,[a]
with lightning[b] from His right hand[c] for them.(B)
Indeed He loves the people.[d](C)
All Your[e] holy ones[f] are in Your hand,
and they assemble[g] at Your feet.
Each receives Your words.
Moses gave us instruction,
a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
So He became King in Jeshurun[h]
when the leaders of the people gathered
with the tribes of Israel.

Let Reuben live and not die
though his people become few.(D)

He said this about Judah:

Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.
He fights for his cause[i] with his own hands,
but may You be a help against his foes.

He said about Levi:

Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one;[j]
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(E)
He said about his father and mother,
“I do not regard them.”
He disregarded his brothers
and didn’t acknowledge his sons,
for they kept Your word
and maintained Your covenant.(F)
10 They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob
and Your instruction to Israel;(G)
they will set incense before You
and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11 Lord, bless his possessions,[k]
and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.

12 He said about Benjamin:

The Lord’s beloved rests[l] securely on Him.
He[m] shields him all day long,
and he rests on His shoulders.[n]

13 He said about Joseph:

May his land be blessed by the Lord
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;(H)
14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
15 with the best products of the ancient mountains
and the bounty of the eternal hills;
16 with the choice gifts of the land
and everything in it;
and with the favor of Him
who appeared[o] in the burning bush.(I)
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the prince of his brothers.(J)
17 His firstborn bull has[p] splendor,
and horns like[q] those of a wild ox;
he gores all the peoples with them
to the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

18 He said about Zebulun:

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys,
and Issachar, in your tents.
19 They summon the peoples to a mountain;
there they offer acceptable sacrifices.
For they draw from the wealth of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.(K)

20 He said about Gad:

The one who enlarges Gad’s territory
will be blessed.
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or even a head.(L)
21 He chose the best part for himself,
because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he carried out the Lord’s justice
and His ordinances for Israel.(M)

22 He said about Dan:

Dan is a young lion,
leaping out of Bashan.(N)

23 He said about Naphtali:

Naphtali, enjoying approval,
full of the Lord’s blessing,
take[r] possession to the west and the south.

24 He said about Asher:

May Asher[s] be the most blessed of the sons;
may he be the most favored among his brothers
and dip his foot in olive oil.[t](O)
25 May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze,
and your strength last as long as you live.

26 There is none like the God of Jeshurun,[u]
who rides the heavens to your aid,
the clouds in His majesty.(P)
27 The God of old is your dwelling place,(Q)
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He drives out the enemy before you
and commands, “Destroy!”
28 So Israel dwells securely;
Jacob lives untroubled[v](R)
in a land of grain and new wine;
even his skies drip with dew.(S)
29 How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,(T)
and you will tread on their backs.[w](U)

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 LXX reads Mount Paran with ten thousands from Kadesh
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or fiery law; Hb obscure
  3. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or ones, from His southland to the mountain slopes
  4. Deuteronomy 33:3 Or peoples
  5. Deuteronomy 33:3 Lit His, or its
  6. Deuteronomy 33:3 Either the saints of Israel or angels
  7. Deuteronomy 33:3 Hb obscure
  8. Deuteronomy 33:5 = Upright One, referring to Israel
  9. Deuteronomy 33:7 Or He contends for them
  10. Deuteronomy 33:8 DSS, LXX read Give to Levi Your Thummim, Your Urim to Your favored one
  11. Deuteronomy 33:11 Or abilities
  12. Deuteronomy 33:12 Or Let the Lord’s beloved rest
  13. Deuteronomy 33:12 LXX reads The Most High
  14. Deuteronomy 33:12 Or and He dwells among his mountain slopes
  15. Deuteronomy 33:16 Lit dwelt
  16. Deuteronomy 33:17 Some DSS, Sam, LXX, Syr, Vg read A firstborn bull—he has
  17. Deuteronomy 33:17 Lit and his horns are
  18. Deuteronomy 33:23 Sam, LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg read he will take
  19. Deuteronomy 33:24 = Happy or Blessed; Gn 30:13
  20. Deuteronomy 33:24 A symbol for prosperity
  21. Deuteronomy 33:26 = Upright One, referring to Israel
  22. Deuteronomy 33:28 Text emended; MT reads Jacob’s fountain is alone
  23. Deuteronomy 33:29 Or high places

Benedizioni di Mosè

33 Ed ecco la benedizione con la quale Mosè, uomo di Dio, benedisse gli Israeliti prima di morire. Egli disse:

«Il Signore è venuto dal Sinai,
è spuntato per loro dal Seir;
è apparso dal monte Paran,
è arrivato a Mèriba di Kades,
dal suo meridione fino alle pendici.
Certo egli ama i popoli;
tutti i suoi santi sono nelle tue mani,
mentre essi, accampati ai tuoi piedi,
ricevono le tue parole.
Una legge ci ha ordinato Mosè;
un'eredità è l'assemblea di Giacobbe.
Vi fu un re in Iesurun,
quando si radunarono i capi del popolo,
tutte insieme le tribù d'Israele.
Viva Ruben e non muoia,
benché siano pochi i suoi uomini».

Questo disse per Giuda:

«Ascolta, Signore, la voce di Giuda
e riconducilo verso il suo popolo;
la sua mano difenderà la sua causa
e tu sarai l'aiuto contro i suoi avversari».

Per Levi disse:

«Dà a Levi i tuoi Tummim
e i tuoi Urim all'uomo a te fedele,
che hai messo alla prova a Massa,
per cui hai litigato presso le acque di Mèriba;
a lui che dice del padre e della madre:
Io non li ho visti;
che non riconosce i suoi fratelli
e ignora i suoi figli.
Essi osservarono la tua parola
e custodiscono la tua alleanza;
10 insegnano i tuoi decreti a Giacobbe
e la tua legge a Israele;
pongono l'incenso sotto le tue narici
e un sacrificio sul tuo altare.
11 Benedici, Signore, il suo valore
e gradisci il lavoro delle sue mani;
colpisci al fianco i suoi aggressori
e i suoi nemici più non si rialzino».

12 Per Beniamino disse:

«Prediletto del Signore, Beniamino,
abita tranquillo presso di Lui;
Egli lo protegge sempre
e tra le sue braccia dimora».

13 Per Giuseppe disse:

«Benedetta dal Signore la sua terra!
Dalla rugiada abbia il meglio dei cieli,
e dall'abisso disteso al di sotto;
14 il meglio dei prodotti del sole
e il meglio di ciò che germoglia ogni luna;
15 la primizia dei monti antichi,
il meglio dei colli eterni
16 e il meglio della terra e di ciò che contiene.
Il favore di Colui che abitava nel roveto
venga sul capo di Giuseppe,
sulla testa del principe tra i suoi fratelli!
17 Come primogenito di toro, egli è d'aspetto maestoso
e le sue corna sono di bùfalo;
con esse cozzerà contro i popoli,
tutti insieme, sino ai confini della terra.
Tali sono le miriadi di Efraim
e tali le migliaia di Manàsse».

18 Per Zàbulon disse:

«Gioisci, Zàbulon, ogni volta che parti,
e tu, Issacar, nelle tue tende!
19 Chiamiano i popoli sulla montagna,
dove offrono sacrifici legittimi,
perché succhiano le ricchezze dei mari
e i tesori nascosti nella sabbia».

20 Per Gad disse:

«Benedetto chi stabilisce Gad al largo!
Come una leonessa ha la sede;
sbranò un braccio e anche un cranio;
21 poi si scelse le primizie,
perché là era la parte riservata a un capo.
Venne alla testa del popolo
eseguì la giustizia del Signore
e i suoi decreti riguardo a Israele».

22 Per Dan disse:

«Dan è un giovane leone
che balza da Basan».

23 Per Nèftali disse:

«Nèftali è sazio di favori
e colmo delle benedizioni del Signore:
il mare e il meridione sono sua proprietà».

24 Per Aser disse:

«Benedetto tra i figli è Aser!
Sia il favorito tra i suoi fratelli
e tuffi il suo piede nell'olio.
25 Di ferro e di rame siano i tuoi catenacci
e quanto i tuoi giorni duri il tuo vigore.
26 Nessuno è pari al Dio di Iesurun,
che cavalca sui cieli per venirti in aiuto
e sulle nubi nella sua maestà.
27 Rifugio è il Dio dei tempi antichi
e quaggiù lo sono le sue braccia eterne.
Ha scacciato davanti a te il nemico
e ha intimato: Distruggi!
28 Israele abita tranquillo,
la fonte di Giacobbe in luogo appartato,
in terra di frumento e di mosto,
dove il cielo stilla rugiada.
29 Te beato, Israele! Chi è come te,
popolo salvato dal Signore?
Egli è lo scudo della tua difesa
e la spada del tuo trionfo.
I tuoi nemici vorranno adularti,
ma tu calcherai il loro dorso».

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