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Deuteronomy 33
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Deuteronomy 33
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The Blessing of Moses
33 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God [a]blessed the sons of Israel before his death. 2 He said,
“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;
At His right hand was a [b]flaming fire, a law, for them.
3
“Indeed, He loves His people;
All [c]Your holy ones are in Your hand.
They followed in Your steps;
They accept and receive direction from You.
4
“Moses commanded us with a law,
As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5
“The Lord was King in Jeshurun (Israel),
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
6
“May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
[d]But let his men be few.”
7 And [Moses said] this of [e]Judah:
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for them,
And may You be a help against his enemies.”
8 Of Levi he said,
“Your [f]Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron],
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;(A)
9
Who [g]said of his father and mother,
‘I did not consider them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For the priests observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.
10
“The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob,
And Your law to Israel.
They shall put incense [h]before You,
And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11
“O Lord, bless Levi’s substance (ability),
And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands;
Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”
12 Of Benjamin he said,
“May the beloved of the Lord [i]dwell in safety by Him;
He shields and covers him all the day long,
And he dwells between His shoulders.”
13 And of [j]Joseph he said,
“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep water that lies beneath,
14
With the precious fruits of the sun,
And with the precious produce of the months.
15
“With the best things of the ancient mountains,
And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
16
With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.(B)
17
“His majesty is like a firstborn young bull,
And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
With them he will gore the peoples,
All of them together, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 Of Zebulun he said,
“[k]Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad,
And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
19
“They will call the peoples to the mountain (Mount Carmel);
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they will draw out the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 Of Gad he said,
“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lurks like a lioness,
And tears the arm and the crown of the head.
21
“He selected the best [land] for himself,
For there the leader’s portion was reserved;
Yet he came with the leaders of the people;
He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the Lord,
And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”(C)
22 Of Dan he said,
“Dan is a lion’s cub,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”
23 Of Naphtali he said,
“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”
24 Of Asher he said,
“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
And may he dip his foot in oil.
25
“Your strongholds will be iron and bronze,
And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.
26
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
27
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
28
“So Israel dwells in safety and security,
The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens also drop down dew.
29
“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:1 Jacob’s (Israel’s) blessing on his twelve sons is recorded in Gen 49:1-27.
- Deuteronomy 33:2 Or fiery law.
- Deuteronomy 33:3 Lit His.
- Deuteronomy 33:6 Or Nor. The Hebrew can be taken either way, though the parallelism of thought slightly favors “nor let.” However, some argue for the wording “but let” due to the fact that Reuben had committed the grave offense of fornication with Bilhah, his father’s concubine (Gen 49:3, 4; also see note Gen 22:24). It is maintained that Moses’ blessing for Reuben is somewhat mixed, asking that the tribe not become extinct, but that it always be few in number.
- Deuteronomy 33:7 The tribe of Judah later absorbed the tribe of Simeon (Josh 19:1-9), therefore, a specific blessing for Simeon is omitted from this passage.
- Deuteronomy 33:8 I.e. unspecified articles used like lots when the high priest asked God’s counsel for Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 The law required that the high priest act just as impartially when one of his immediate family died, as if the departed were not related to him (Lev 21:10-12); however, another application may be intended—referring to the events at the foot of Sinai, when the Levites killed other Israelites as Moses directed them (Ex 32:26-28).
- Deuteronomy 33:10 Lit in Your nose.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 The temple in Jerusalem was located almost between the ridges of the territory of Benjamin, suggesting “between his shoulders” (see also Josh 15:8). Moses saw it as a symbol of the Lord’s presence covering Benjamin continually.
- Deuteronomy 33:13 Because of Reuben’s sin with Bilhah, Joseph received the double blessing of the firstborn. The descendants of Joseph became the tribes established by his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (see v 17).
- Deuteronomy 33:18 Not until 1934 was this prophecy notably in process of fulfillment, when Haifa’s bay became one of the great harbors of the Mediterranean Sea, with commerce affecting the whole world.
Deuteronomio 33
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Deuteronomio 33
Reina-Valera 1960
Moisés bendice a las doce tribus de Israel
33 Esta es la bendición con la cual bendijo Moisés varón de Dios a los hijos de Israel, antes que muriese. 2 Dijo:
Jehová vino de Sinaí,
Y de Seir les esclareció;
Resplandeció desde el monte de Parán,
Y vino de entre diez millares de santos,
Con la ley de fuego a su mano derecha.
3 Aun amó a su pueblo;
Todos los consagrados a él estaban en su mano;
Por tanto, ellos siguieron en tus pasos,
Recibiendo dirección de ti,
4 Cuando Moisés nos ordenó una ley,
Como heredad a la congregación de Jacob.
5 Y fue rey en Jesurún,
Cuando se congregaron los jefes del pueblo
Con las tribus de Israel.
6 Viva Rubén, y no muera;
Y no sean pocos sus varones.
7 Y esta bendición profirió para Judá. Dijo así:
Oye, oh Jehová, la voz de Judá,
Y llévalo a su pueblo;
Sus manos le basten,
Y tú seas su ayuda contra sus enemigos.
8 A Leví dijo:
Tu Tumim y tu Urim(A) sean para tu varón piadoso,
A quien probaste en Masah,(B)
Con quien contendiste en las aguas de Meriba,(C)
9 Quien dijo de su padre y de su madre: Nunca los he visto;
Y no reconoció a sus hermanos,
Ni a sus hijos conoció;
Pues ellos guardaron tus palabras,
Y cumplieron tu pacto.
10 Ellos enseñarán tus juicios a Jacob,
Y tu ley a Israel;
Pondrán el incienso delante de ti,
Y el holocausto sobre tu altar.
11 Bendice, oh Jehová, lo que hicieren,
Y recibe con agrado la obra de sus manos;
Hiere los lomos de sus enemigos,
Y de los que lo aborrecieren, para que nunca se levanten.
12 A Benjamín dijo:
El amado de Jehová habitará confiado cerca de él;
Lo cubrirá siempre,
Y entre sus hombros morará.
13 A José dijo:
Bendita de Jehová sea tu tierra,
Con lo mejor de los cielos, con el rocío,
Y con el abismo que está abajo.
14 Con los más escogidos frutos del sol,
Con el rico producto de la luna,
15 Con el fruto más fino de los montes antiguos,
Con la abundancia de los collados eternos,
16 Y con las mejores dádivas de la tierra y su plenitud;
Y la gracia del que habitó en la zarza
Venga sobre la cabeza de José,
Y sobre la frente de aquel que es príncipe entre sus hermanos.
17 Como el primogénito de su toro es su gloria,
Y sus astas como astas de búfalo;
Con ellas acorneará a los pueblos juntos hasta los fines de la tierra;
Ellos son los diez millares de Efraín,
Y ellos son los millares de Manasés.
18 A Zabulón dijo:
Alégrate, Zabulón, cuando salieres;
Y tú, Isacar, en tus tiendas.
19 Llamarán a los pueblos a su monte;
Allí sacrificarán sacrificios de justicia,
Por lo cual chuparán la abundancia de los mares,
Y los tesoros escondidos de la arena.
20 A Gad dijo:
Bendito el que hizo ensanchar a Gad;
Como león reposa,
Y arrebata brazo y testa.
21 Escoge lo mejor de la tierra para sí,
Porque allí le fue reservada la porción del legislador.
Y vino en la delantera del pueblo;
Con Israel ejecutó los mandatos y los justos decretos de Jehová.
22 A Dan dijo:
Dan es cachorro de león
Que salta desde Basán.
23 A Neftalí dijo:
Neftalí, saciado de favores,
Y lleno de la bendición de Jehová,
Posee el occidente y el sur.
24 A Aser dijo:
Bendito sobre los hijos sea Aser;
Sea el amado de sus hermanos,
Y moje en aceite su pie.
25 Hierro y bronce serán tus cerrojos,
Y como tus días serán tus fuerzas.
26 No hay como el Dios de Jesurún,
Quien cabalga sobre los cielos para tu ayuda,
Y sobre las nubes con su grandeza.
27 El eterno Dios es tu refugio,
Y acá abajo los brazos eternos;
Él echó de delante de ti al enemigo,
Y dijo: Destruye.
28 E Israel habitará confiado, la fuente de Jacob habitará sola
En tierra de grano y de vino;
También sus cielos destilarán rocío.
29 Bienaventurado tú, oh Israel.
¿Quién como tú,
Pueblo salvo por Jehová,
Escudo de tu socorro,
Y espada de tu triunfo?
Así que tus enemigos serán humillados,
Y tú hollarás sobre sus alturas.
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