⁸ “Judah,^[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck^(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.^(C)
9 You are a lion’s^(D) cub,^(E) Judah;^(F)
    you return from the prey,^(G) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(H)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[b]
until he to whom it belongs^[c] shall come^(I)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(J)
11 He will tether his donkey^(K) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;^(L)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.^(M)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.^[d](N)

¹³ “Zebulun^(O) will live by the seashore
    and become a haven for ships;
    his border will extend toward Sidon.^(P)

¹⁴ “Issachar^(Q) is a rawboned^[e] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.^[f](R)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,^(S)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden^(T)
    and submit to forced labor.^(U)