Deuteronomy 33
Complete Jewish Bible
Parashah 54: V’Zot HaBrachah (This is the blessing) 33:1–34:12
33 This is the blessing that Moshe, the man of God, spoke over the people of Isra’el before his death:
2 “Adonai came from Sinai;
from Se‘ir he dawned on his people,
shone forth from Mount Pa’ran;
and with him were myriads of holy ones;
at his right hand
was a fiery law for them.
3 He truly loves the peoples —
all his holy ones are in your hand;
sitting at your feet,
they receive your instruction,
4 the Torah Moshe commanded us
as an inheritance for the community of Ya‘akov.
5 Then a king arose in Yeshurun
when the leaders of the people were gathered,
all the tribes of Isra’el together.
6 “Let Re’uven live and not die out,
even though his numbers grow few.”
7 Of Y’hudah he said:
“Hear, Adonai, the cry of Y’hudah!
Bring him in to his people,
let his own hands defend him;
but you, help him against his enemies.”
(ii) 8 Of Levi he said:
“Let your tumim and urim
be with your pious one,
whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you struggled at M’rivah Spring.
9 Of his father and mother he said, ‘I don’t know them’;
he didn’t acknowledge his brothers or children.
For he observed your word,
and he kept your covenant.
10 They will teach Ya‘akov your rulings,
Isra’el your Torah.
They will set incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Adonai, bless his possessions,
accept the work he does;
but crush his enemies hip and thigh;
may those who hate him rise no more.”
12 Of Binyamin he said:
“Adonai’s beloved lives securely.
He protects him day after day.
He lives between his shoulders.”
(iii) 13 Of Yosef he said:
“May Adonai bless his land
with the best from the sky, for the dew,
and for what comes from the deep beneath,
14 with the best of what the sun makes grow,
with the best of what comes up each month,
15 with the best from the mountains of old,
with the best from the eternal hills,
16 with the best from the earth and all that fills it,
and the favor of him who lived in the [burning] bush.
May blessing come on the head of Yosef,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
17 His firstborn bull — glory is his;
his horns are those of a wild ox;
With them he will gore the peoples,
all of them, to the ends of the earth.
These are the myriads of Efrayim;
these are the thousands of M’nasheh.”
(iv) 18 Of Z’vulun he said:
“Rejoice, Z’vulun, as you go forth,
and you, Yissakhar, in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain
and there offer righteous sacrifices;
for they will draw from the abundance of the seas
and from the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 Of Gad he said:
“Blessed is he who makes Gad so large;
he lies there like a lion,
tearing arm and scalp.
21 He chose the best for himself
when the princely portion was assigned.
When the leaders of the people came,
he carried out Adonai’s justice
and his rulings concerning Isra’el.”
(v) 22 Of Dan he said:
“Dan is a lion cub
leaping forth from Bashan.”
23 Of Naftali he said:
“You, Naftali, satisfied with favor
and full of blessing from Adonai,
take possession of the sea and the south.”
24 Of Asher he said:
“May Asher be most blessed of sons,
may he be the favorite among his brothers
and bathe his feet in oil.
25 May your bolts be of iron and bronze
and your strength last as long as you live.
26 “Yeshurun, there is no one like God,
riding through the heavens to help you,
riding on the clouds in his majesty.
(vi) 27 The God of old is a dwelling-place,
with everlasting arms beneath.
He expelled the enemy before you
and he said, ‘Destroy!’
28 So Isra’el lives in security;
the fountain of Ya‘akov is alone
in a land of grain and new wine,
where the skies drip with dew.
29 Happy are you, Isra’el!
“Who is like you, a people saved by Adonai,
your defender helping you
and your sword of triumph?
Your enemies will cringe before you,
but you will trample down their high places.”
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
5 Mose 33
Schlachter 2000
Moses prophetischer Segen über die zwölf Stämme
33 Und dies ist der Segen, mit dem Mose, der Mann Gottes, die Kinder Israels vor seinem Tod gesegnet hat.
2 Und er sprach:
»Der Herr kam vom Sinai, und er leuchtete ihnen auf von Seir her; leuchtend erschien er vom Bergland Paran und kam von heiligen Zehntausenden her; aus seiner Rechten [ging] ein feuriges Gesetz[a] für sie.
3 Ja, er liebt das Volk[b]; alle seine Heiligen sind in deiner Hand; und sie lagern zu deinen Füßen, ein jeder empfängt von deinen Worten.
4 Mose hat uns ein Gesetz befohlen, ein Erbteil [für] die Gemeinde Jakobs.
5 Und Er wurde König über Jeschurun, als sich die Häupter des Volkes versammelten, als die Stämme Israels sich vereinigten.«
6 »Ruben lebe und sterbe nicht; seine Leute sollen zu zählen sein!«
7 Und dies ist [das Wort] für Juda; und er sprach:
»Herr, höre auf die Stimme Judas und bringe ihn zu seinem Volk! Seine Hände seien mächtig für ihn, und hilf du ihm vor seinen Feinden!«
8 Von Levi aber sagte er:
»Deine Thummim und deine Urim[c] gehören dem Mann, der dir Liebe erweist, den du versucht hast bei Massa, mit dem du gehadert hast am Haderwasser[d];
9 der von seinem Vater und von seiner Mutter sagt: Ich habe sie nicht gesehen!, und seine Brüder nicht kennt und von seinen Söhnen nichts weiß; denn sie haben dein Wort befolgt und deinen Bund bewahrt.
10 Sie werden Jakob deine Rechtsbestimmungen lehren und Israel dein Gesetz; sie werden Räucherwerk vor dein Angesicht bringen und Ganzopfer auf deinen Altar.
11 Segne, Herr, seine Kraft, und lass dir das Werk seiner Hände gefallen; zerschmettere die Lenden seiner Widersacher und seiner Hasser, damit sie nicht mehr aufstehen!«
12 Von Benjamin sprach er:
»Der Liebling des Herrn wird sicher bei Ihm wohnen; Er beschirmt ihn den ganzen Tag, und zwischen seinen Schultern[e] wohnt er.«
13 Von Joseph aber sagte er:
»Sein Land sei vom Herrn gesegnet mit dem Köstlichsten des Himmels, mit Tau, und mit der Flut, die drunten ruht;
14 mit der köstlichen Frucht, die in der Sonne reift, und mit den köstlichen Früchten, welche die Monde sprossen lassen[f];
15 mit dem Besten der uralten Berge und vom Köstlichsten der ewigen Hügel
16 und vom Kostbarsten des Landes und seiner Fülle; und das Wohlgefallen dessen, der im Dornbusch wohnt, es komme auf das Haupt Josephs und auf den Scheitel des Geweihten[g] unter seinen Brüdern!
17 Prächtig ist er wie sein erstgeborener Stier, Hörner hat er wie ein Büffel; damit stößt er die Völker nieder, sie alle, [bis an] die Enden der Erde. Das sind die Zehntausende von Ephraim, und das sind die Tausende von Manasse!«
18 Und über Sebulon sprach er:
»Freue dich, Sebulon, über deinen Auszug, und du, Issaschar, über deine Zelte!
19 Sie werden Völker auf den Berg rufen; dort werden sie Opfer der Gerechtigkeit opfern, denn den Reichtum des Meeres werden sie saugen und die verborgenen Schätze des Sandes.«
20 Und über Gad sprach er:
»Gepriesen sei, der Gad Raum schafft! Wie eine Löwin legt er sich nieder und zerreißt Arm und Scheitel.
21 Und er ersah sich das beste[h] Stück; denn dort lag das Teil eines Anführers bereit; und er kam an die Spitze des Volkes, vollstreckte die Gerechtigkeit des Herrn und seine Gerichte, vereint mit Israel.«
22 Und über Dan sprach er:
»Dan ist ein junger Löwe, der aus Baschan hervorspringt.«
23 Und über Naphtali sprach er:
»Naphtali ist gesättigt mit Wohlgefallen und voll vom Segen des Herrn; Westen und Süden nehme er in Besitz!«
24 Und über Asser sprach er:
»Asser ist mit Söhnen gesegnet; er sei der Liebling seiner Brüder und tauche seinen Fuß in Öl!
25 Deine Schuhe sollen von Eisen und Erz sein, und wie deine Tage, so sei deine Kraft!
26 Niemand ist gleich dem Gott Jeschuruns, der zu deiner Hilfe am Himmel einherfährt und auf den Wolken in seiner Majestät.
27 Eine Zuflucht ist [dir] der Gott der Urzeit, und unter dir sind ewige Arme. Er hat den Feind vor dir her gejagt und zu dir gesagt: Vertilge!«
28 »Und so kann Israel sicher wohnen, abgesondert der Quell Jakobs, in einem Land voll Korn und Most; und sein Himmel träufelt Tau.
29 Wohl dir, Israel! Wer ist dir gleich, du Volk, das durch den Herrn gerettet ist? Er ist dein hilfreicher Schild und dein siegreiches Schwert. Deine Feinde werden dir Ergebung heucheln, du aber sollst über ihre Höhen[i] hinwegschreiten!«
Footnotes
- (33,2) w. Feuer eines Gesetzes.
- (33,3) w. er liebt die Stämme (od. Völker). Vom Zusammenhang her ist hier das Volk Israel gemeint.
- (33,8) bed. »Vollkommenheiten und Lichter«, Lose zur Befragung Gottes (vgl. 2Mo 28,30).
- (33,8) Massa = »Versuchung«; Haderwasser w. Wasser von Meriba = »Streit / Hader / Auflehnung«.
- (33,12) od. Bergabhängen (damit wäre dies eine prophetische Anspielung auf den späteren Ort des Heiligtums in Jerusalem, das sich auf dem Gebiet Benjamins befand).
- (33,14) w. vom Köstlichen der Erträge der Sonne und vom Köstlichen der Früchte der Monde.
- (33,16) hebr. nasir (vgl. Nasiräer 4Mo 6).
- (33,21) w. erste.
- (33,29) od. Rücken.
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.
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