Deuteronomio 33
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Moisés bendice a las tribus de Israel
33 Poco antes de morir, Moisés, hombre de Dios, bendijo a los israelitas 2 de la siguiente manera:
«El Señor viene del Sinaí;
desde Seír nos ha alumbrado.
Resplandeció desde los montes de Parán
y avanza desde Meribá-cadés;
en su derecha nos trae el fuego de la ley.
3 El Señor ama a su pueblo,
protege a los que se consagran a él;
ellos se rinden a sus pies
y reciben órdenes suyas.
4 Moisés nos dio la ley
como herencia de la comunidad de Jacob,
5 y hubo rey en Jesurún
al reunirse los jefes del pueblo,
al juntarse las tribus de Israel.»
6 Acerca de Rubén dijo:
«¡Viva Rubén! ¡Que no muera,
aunque sean pocos sus hombres!»
7 Acerca de Judá dijo:
«Señor, escucha la voz de Judá;
haz que se reúna con su pueblo.
Defiéndelo con tu poder;
ayúdalo contra sus enemigos.»
8 Acerca de Leví dijo:
«Tuyos son, Señor, el Tumim y el Urim;
tuyos y del hombre que te es fiel,
del que pusiste a prueba en Masá,
con quien reñiste en las aguas de Meribá,
9 el que dijo a sus padres: “Jamás los he visto”,
y a sus hermanos: “Los desconozco”,
y a sus hijos: “No sé quiénes son.”
Ellos cumplen tus palabras,
se han entregado a tu alianza por completo.
10 Instruyen a Jacob, a Israel,
en tus leyes y decretos;
colocan en tu altar, en tu presencia,
incienso y ofrendas de animales.
11 Bendice, Señor, sus esfuerzos,
y recibe con agrado su trabajo.
Rómpeles la espalda a sus enemigos,
y que no vuelvan a levantarse los que lo odian.»
12 Acerca de Benjamín dijo:
«El amado del Señor vive tranquilo;
el Altísimo lo protegerá siempre.
¡Vivirá bajo su protección!»
13 Acerca de José dijo:
«Que el Señor bendiga su tierra
con lo mejor del rocío de los cielos
y del agua que está en lo profundo de la tierra,
14 con las mejores cosechas del año
y los mejores frutos de los meses,
15 con lo principal de los montes antiguos,
con lo mejor de las alturas eternas,
16 con lo mejor de los frutos que llenan la tierra
y con la buena voluntad del que habita en la zarza.
Venga todo esto sobre José,
que fue escogido entre sus hermanos.
17 Es hermoso como el primer hijo de un toro,
poderoso como un búfalo,
y corneará a todos los pueblos
hasta los extremos de la tierra.
Tales son las multitudes de Efraín;
tales son los millares de Manasés.»
18 Acerca de Zabulón e Isacar dijo:
«Alégrate, Zabulón, por tus salidas,
y tú, Isacar, por tus tiendas de campaña.
19 Llamarán a las naciones al monte,
y allí ofrecerán los sacrificios requeridos;
disfrutarán de la riqueza de los mares
y de los tesoros ocultos de las playas.»
20 Acerca de Gad dijo:
«¡Bendito el que le da grandes territorios!
Gad se tiende al acecho, como leona,
y desgarra brazos y cabeza.
21 Gad se quedó con la mejor parte,
con una tierra digna de capitanes.
Entró al frente del pueblo,
cumplió con lo que el Señor exigía
y actuó con justicia en Israel.»
22 Acerca de Dan dijo:
«Dan es un cachorro de león
que salta desde Basán.»
23 Acerca de Neftalí dijo:
«Neftalí es bien visto por el Señor,
cuenta con múltiples bendiciones suyas,
¡es dueño del lago hasta su extremo sur!»
24 Acerca de Aser dijo:
«Sea bendito Aser entre los hijos de Jacob,
y bien querido por sus hermanos.
Que empape sus pies en aceite;
25 que tengan sus puertas cerrojos de hierro y bronce,
y que dure su fuerza tanto como su vida.
26 »Nada es comparable al Dios de Jesurún,
que cabalga con majestad sobre las nubes del cielo
para venir en tu ayuda.
27 El Dios eterno es tu refugio,
su eterno poder es tu apoyo;
hizo huir de tu presencia al enemigo
y a ti te ordenó destruirlo.
28 Israel vivirá confiado,
sus descendientes vivirán en paz.
En sus tierras habrá trigales y viñedos,
y nunca les faltará lluvia del cielo.
29 Dichoso tú, Israel,
¿quién se te puede comparar?
El Señor mismo te ha salvado;
él te protege y te ayuda,
¡él es tu espada victoriosa!
Tus enemigos se rendirán ante ti,
y tú aplastarás su orgullo.»
Deuteronomy 33
King James Version
33 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.
24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
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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