Deutéronome 33
Segond 21
Bénédiction de Moïse
33 Voici la bénédiction par laquelle Moïse, l’homme de Dieu, bénit les Israélites avant sa mort. 2 Il dit: «L'Eternel est venu du Sinaï, il s'est levé sur eux de Séir, il a resplendi des monts de Paran et il est sorti du milieu des saintes troupes, il leur a, de sa main droite, envoyé le feu de la loi.
3 »Oui, il aime les peuples. Tous ses saints sont dans ta main. Ils se sont tenus à tes pieds, ils ont reçu tes paroles. 4 Moïse nous a donné la loi, héritage de l'assemblée de Jacob. 5 Il était roi en Jeshurun[a] quand se rassemblaient les chefs du peuple et les tribus d'Israël.
6 »Que Ruben vive et ne meure pas, et que ses hommes soient nombreux!»
7 Voici ce qu'il dit sur Juda: «Ecoute, Eternel, la voix de Juda et ramène-le vers son peuple. Que ses mains soient puissantes et que tu le secoures contre ses ennemis!»
8 Sur Lévi il dit: «Le thummim et l’urim ont été confiés à l'homme saint[b] que tu as provoqué à Massa et avec qui tu as contesté dans l’épisode des eaux de Meriba. 9 Lévi dit de son père et de sa mère: ‘Je ne les ai pas vus!’ Il ne reconnaît pas ses frères, il ne connaît pas ses enfants.[c] En effet, ils respectent ta parole et gardent ton alliance. 10 Ils enseignent tes règles à Jacob et ta loi à Israël. Ils mettent l'encens sous tes narines et l'holocauste sur ton autel. 11 Bénis sa force, Eternel! Accepte l'activité de ses mains! Brise les reins de ses adversaires et que ses ennemis ne se relèvent plus!»
12 Sur Benjamin il dit: «C'est le bien-aimé de l'Eternel, il habitera en sécurité auprès de lui. L'Eternel le couvrira toujours et résidera entre ses épaules.»
13 Sur Joseph il dit: «Son pays recevra de l'Eternel, en signe de bénédiction, le meilleur don du ciel, la rosée, la meilleure eau qui est en bas, 14 les meilleurs fruits du soleil, les meilleurs fruits de chaque mois, 15 les meilleurs produits des montagnes anciennes, les meilleurs produits des collines éternelles, 16 les meilleurs produits de la terre et de ce qu'elle contient.
»Que la grâce de celui qui est apparu dans le buisson[d] vienne sur la tête de Joseph, sur le crâne du prince consacré de ses frères! 17 De son taureau premier-né il a la majesté. Ses cornes sont les cornes du buffle. Avec elles il frappera tous les peuples, jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre. Ce sont les dizaines de milliers d'Ephraïm, ce sont les milliers de Manassé.»
18 Sur Zabulon il dit: «Réjouis-toi, Zabulon, dans tes expéditions et toi, Issacar, dans tes tentes! 19 Ils appelleront les peuples sur la montagne. Là, ils offriront des sacrifices de justice, car ils suceront l'abondance de la mer et les trésors cachés dans le sable.»
20 Sur Gad il dit: «Béni soit celui qui met Gad au large! Gad se couche comme une lionne, il déchire les pattes et la tête de sa victime. 21 Il a eu droit au premier choix, car là est cachée la part du chef. Il a marché en tête du peuple, il a mis en œuvre la justice de l'Eternel et ses règles envers Israël.»
22 Sur Dan il dit: «Dan est un jeune lion qui s'élance du Basan.»
23 Sur Nephthali il dit: «Nephthali, toi qui es rassasié de faveurs et comblé des bénédictions de l'Eternel, prends possession des régions situées à l’ouest et au sud!»
24 Sur Aser il dit: «Béni soit Aser parmi les fils de Jacob! Qu'il soit agréable à ses frères et qu'il plonge son pied dans l'huile[e]! 25 Que tes verrous soient en fer et en bronze et que ta vigueur dure autant que ta vie!
26 »Personne ne peut se comparer au Dieu de Jeshurun. Il chevauche le ciel pour venir à ton aide, il chevauche avec majesté les nuages. 27 Le Dieu d'éternité est un refuge; sous ses bras éternels est un abri. Devant toi il a chassé l'ennemi et il a dit: ‘Extermine-le.’
28 »Israël réside en sécurité, la source de Jacob est à part dans un pays de blé et de vin nouveau, et son ciel distille la rosée. 29 Que tu es heureux, Israël! Qui est, comme toi, un peuple sauvé par l'Eternel? Il est le bouclier qui te secourt, l'épée qui fait ta grandeur. Tes ennemis te flatteront et toi, tu piétineras leurs hauteurs.»
Footnotes
- Deutéronome 33:5 Jeshurun: voir la note 32.15.
- Deutéronome 33:8 A l'homme saint: c’est-à-dire au grand-prêtre Aaron.
- Deutéronome 33:9 Il ne reconnaît pas… enfants: évoque l’entière consécration des Lévites à leur ministère.
- Deutéronome 33:16 Celui… buisson: désignation de l’Eternel (voir Exode 3).
- Deutéronome 33:24 Dans l'huile: c’est-à-dire dans l’abondance.
Deuteronomy 33
New King James Version
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. 2 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.
3 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.
4 (K)Moses [a]commanded a law for us,
(L)A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
5 And He was (M)King in (N)Jeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
6 “Let (O)Reuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”
7 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.”
8 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,
9 (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
- Deuteronomy 33:4 charged us with
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit. Perfections and Your Lights
- Deuteronomy 33:29 Places for pagan worship
Deuteronomy 33
English Standard Version
Moses' Final Blessing on Israel
33 This is the blessing with which Moses (A)the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death. 2 He said,
(B)“The Lord came from Sinai
and dawned from Seir upon us;[a]
he shone forth from Mount Paran;
he came (C)from the ten thousands of holy ones,
with flaming fire[b] at his right hand.
3 Yes, (D)he loved his people,[c]
(E)all his holy ones were in his[d] hand;
(F)so they followed[e] in your steps,
receiving direction from you,
4 when (G)Moses commanded us a law,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5 Thus the Lord[f] (H)became king in (I)Jeshurun,
when the heads of the people were gathered,
all the tribes of Israel together.
6 (J)“Let Reuben live, and not die,
but let his men be few.”
7 And this he said of Judah:
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
and bring him in to his people.
With your hands contend[g] for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.”
8 And (K)of Levi he said,
“Give to Levi[h] (L)your Thummim,
and your Urim to your godly one,
(M)whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
(N)he disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For (O)they observed your word
and kept your covenant.
10 (P)They shall teach Jacob your rules
and Israel your law;
(Q)they shall put incense before you
and (R)whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Bless, O Lord, his substance,
and (S)accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
12 (T)Of Benjamin he said,
“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[i] surrounds him all day long,
and dwells between his shoulders.”
13 And (U)of Joseph he said,
(V)“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
with the choicest gifts of heaven (W)above,[j]
and of the deep that crouches beneath,
14 with the choicest fruits of the sun
and the rich yield of the months,
15 with the finest produce of the ancient mountains
and the abundance of (X)the everlasting hills,
16 with the best gifts of the earth and (Y)its fullness
and the favor of (Z)him who dwells in the bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.
17 (AA)A firstborn bull[k]—he has majesty,
and his horns are the horns of a (AB)wild ox;
with them (AC)he shall gore the peoples,
all of them, to the ends of the earth;
(AD)they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 And of Zebulun he said,
(AE)“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and Issachar, in your tents.
19 They shall call peoples (AF)to their mountain;
there they offer (AG)right sacrifices;
for they draw from the abundance of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 And (AH)of Gad he said,
“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
Gad crouches (AI)like a lion;
he tears off arm and scalp.
21 (AJ)He chose the best of the land for himself,
for there a commander's portion was reserved;
and (AK)he came with the heads of the people,
with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,
and his judgments for Israel.”
22 And (AL)of Dan he said,
23 And (AO)of Naphtali he said,
“O Naphtali, sated with favor,
and full of the blessing of the Lord,
(AP)possess the lake[l] and the south.”
24 And (AQ)of Asher he said,
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him (AR)dip his foot in oil.
25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
and as your days, so shall your strength be.
26 (AS)“There is none like God, O (AT)Jeshurun,
(AU)who rides through the heavens to your help,
through the skies in his majesty.
27 The eternal God is your (AV)dwelling place,[m]
and underneath are the everlasting arms.[n]
And he thrust out the enemy before you
and said, ‘Destroy.’
28 So Israel lived in safety,
(AW)Jacob lived (AX)alone,[o]
in a land of grain and wine,
whose heavens drop down dew.
29 Happy are you, O Israel! (AY)Who is like you,
a people (AZ)saved by the Lord,
(BA)the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:2 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew them
- Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Deuteronomy 33:3 Septuagint; Hebrew peoples
- Deuteronomy 33:3 Hebrew your
- Deuteronomy 33:3 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Deuteronomy 33:5 Hebrew Thus he
- Deuteronomy 33:7 Probable reading; Hebrew With his hands he contended
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks Give to Levi
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He
- Deuteronomy 33:13 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Targum; Hebrew with the dew
- Deuteronomy 33:17 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Samaritan; Masoretic Text His firstborn bull
- Deuteronomy 33:23 Or west
- Deuteronomy 33:27 Or a dwelling place
- Deuteronomy 33:27 Revocalization of verse 27 yields He subdues the ancient gods, and shatters the forces of old
- Deuteronomy 33:28 Hebrew the abode of Jacob was alone
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