Genesis 49:13-21

New Living Translation

¹³ “Zebulun will settle by the seashore
    and will be a harbor for ships;
    his borders will extend to Sidon.

¹⁴ “Issachar is a sturdy donkey,
    resting between two saddlepacks.^[a]
15 When he sees how good the countryside is
    and how pleasant the land,
he will bend his shoulder to the load
    and submit himself to hard labor.

¹⁶ “Dan will govern his people,
    like any other tribe in Israel.
¹⁷ Dan will be a snake beside the road,
    a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse’s hooves
    so its rider is thrown off.
¹⁸ I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!

¹⁹ “Gad will be attacked by marauding bands,
    but he will attack them when they retreat.

²⁰ “Asher will dine on rich foods
    and produce food fit for kings.

²¹ “Naphtali is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.