“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]
3 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,
⁴ the law that Moses gave us,^(L)
    the possession of the assembly of Jacob.^(M)
5 He was king^(N) over Jeshurun^[c](O)
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    along with the tribes of Israel.

⁶ “Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor^[d] his people be few.”^(P)

“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!”

“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)
9 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.”

“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)”

“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)”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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)”

⁴ “But let no one bring a charge,
    let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
    who bring charges against a priest.^(N)
5 You stumble^(O) day and night,
    and the prophets stumble with you.
So I will destroy your mother^(P)—
⁶     my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.^(Q)

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law^(R) of your God,
    I also will ignore your children.
⁷ The more priests there were,
    the more they sinned against me;
    they exchanged their glorious God^[b](S) for something disgraceful.^(T)
8 They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.^(U)
9 And it will be: Like people, like priests.^(V)
    I will punish both of them for their ways
    and repay them for their deeds.^(W)

¹⁰ “They will eat but not have enough;^(X)
    they will engage in prostitution^(Y) but not flourish,
because they have deserted^(Z) the Lord
    to give themselves ¹¹ to prostitution;^(AA)
old wine^(AB) and new wine
    take away their understanding.^(AC)
12 My people consult a wooden idol,^(AD)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.^(AE)
A spirit of prostitution^(AF) leads them astray;^(AG)
    they are unfaithful^(AH) to their God.
¹³ They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,^(AI) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.^(AJ)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution^(AK)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.^(AL)

¹⁴ “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots^(AM)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes^(AN)—
    a people without understanding^(AO) will come to ruin!^(AP)

¹⁵ “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
    do not let Judah become guilty.

“Do not go to Gilgal;^(AQ)
    do not go up to Beth Aven.^[c](AR)
    And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’^(AS)
16 The Israelites are stubborn,^(AT)
    like a stubborn heifer.^(AU)
How then can the Lord pasture them
    like lambs^(AV) in a meadow?
¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols;
    leave him alone!
¹⁸ Even when their drinks are gone,
    they continue their prostitution;
    their rulers dearly love shameful ways.
¹⁹ A whirlwind^(AW) will sweep them away,
    and their sacrifices will bring them shame.^(AX)

⁴ “Their deeds do not permit them
    to return^(BF) to their God.
A spirit of prostitution^(BG) is in their heart;
    they do not acknowledge^(BH) the Lord.
⁵ Israel’s arrogance testifies^(BI) against them;
    the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble^(BJ) in their sin;
    Judah also stumbles with them.^(BK)
6 When they go with their flocks and herds
    to seek the Lord,^(BL)
they will not find him;
    he has withdrawn^(BM) himself from them.
⁷ They are unfaithful^(BN) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate^(BO) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,^(BP)
    he will devour^[d](BQ) their fields.

⁸ “Sound the trumpet^(BR) in Gibeah,^(BS)
    the horn in Ramah.^(BT)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven^[e];^(BU)
    lead on, Benjamin.
⁹ Ephraim will be laid waste^(BV)
    on the day of reckoning.^(BW)
Among the tribes of Israel
    I proclaim what is certain.^(BX)
10 Judah’s leaders are like those
    who move boundary stones.^(BY)
I will pour out my wrath^(BZ) on them
    like a flood of water.
¹¹ Ephraim is oppressed,
    trampled in judgment,
    intent on pursuing idols.^[f](CA)
12 I am like a moth^(CB) to Ephraim,
    like rot^(CC) to the people of Judah.

¹³ “When Ephraim^(CD) saw his sickness,
    and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,^(CE)
    and sent to the great king for help.^(CF)
But he is not able to cure^(CG) you,
    not able to heal your sores.^(CH)
14 For I will be like a lion^(CI) to Ephraim,
    like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces^(CJ) and go away;
    I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.^(CK)
15 Then I will return to my lair^(CL)
    until they have borne their guilt^(CM)
    and seek my face^(CN)—
in their misery^(CO)
    they will earnestly seek me.^(CP)”

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

² Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.^(A)

³ When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
    and with shame comes reproach.

⁴ The words of the mouth are deep waters,^(B)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

⁵ It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(C)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(D)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(E)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(F) to their very lives.^(G)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(H)

⁹ One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.^(I)

¹⁰ The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;^(J)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.^(K)

¹¹ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;^(L)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

¹² Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.^(M)

¹³ To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.^(N)

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?^(O)

¹⁵ The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,^(P)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

¹⁶ A gift^(Q) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

¹⁷ In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
    until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

¹⁸ Casting the lot settles disputes^(R)
    and keeps strong opponents apart.

¹⁹ A brother wronged^(S) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

²⁰ From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.^(T)

²¹ The tongue has the power of life and death,^(U)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(V)

²² He who finds a wife finds what is good^(W)
    and receives favor from the Lord.^(X)

²³ The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

²⁴ One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.^(Y)