Genesis 49
Christian Standard Bible
Jacob’s Last Words
49 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.[a](A)
2 Come together and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel:
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,(B)
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,(C)
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as water, you will not excel,
because you got into your father’s bed(D)
and you defiled it—he[b] got into my bed.
5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;
their knives are vicious weapons.(E)
6 May I never enter their council;
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
7 Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,
and their fury, for it is cruel!
I will disperse them throughout Jacob
and scatter them throughout Israel.(F)
8 Judah, your brothers will praise you.(G)
Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.(H)
9 Judah is a young lion(I)—
my son, you return from the kill.
He crouches; he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah
or the staff from between his feet
until he whose right it is comes[c](J)
and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.(K)
11 He ties his donkey to a vine,
and the colt of his donkey to the choice vine.
He washes his clothes in wine
and his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun will live by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships,
and his territory will be next to Sidon.(L)
14 Issachar is a strong donkey
lying down between the saddlebags.[d]
15 He saw that his resting place was good
and that the land was pleasant,
so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load
and became a forced laborer.(M)
16 Dan will judge his people(N)
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan will be a snake by the road,
a viper beside the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider falls backward.
18 I wait for your salvation, Lord.
19 Gad will be attacked by raiders,
but he will attack their heels.(O)
21 Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.(Q)
22 Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine beside a spring;
its branches[f] climb over the wall.[g]
23 The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.
24 Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,(R)
by the name of[h] the Shepherd,(S) the Rock of Israel,(T)
25 by the God of your father who helps you,
and by the Almighty who blesses you
with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and the womb.
26 The blessings of your father excel
the blessings of my ancestors[i]
and[j] the bounty of the ancient hills.[k](U)
May they rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
27 Benjamin is a wolf; he tears his prey.
In the morning he devours the prey,
and in the evening he divides the plunder.”(V)
28 These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
Jacob’s Burial Instructions
29 Then he commanded them, “I am about to be gathered to my people.(W) Bury me with my ancestors(X) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hethite.(Y) 30 The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hethite as burial property.(Z) 31 Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there,(AA) Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there,(AB) and I buried Leah there.(AC) 32 The field and the cave in it were purchased from the Hethites.” 33 When Jacob had finished giving charges to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, took his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
Footnotes
- 49:1 Or in the last days
- 49:4 LXX, Syr, Tg read you
- 49:10 Or until tribute comes to him, or until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
- 49:14 Or sheep pens
- 49:19–20 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads their heel. 20 From Asher
- 49:22 Lit daughters
- 49:22 Hb obscure
- 49:24 Syr, Tg; MT reads Jacob, from there
- 49:26 Or of the mountains
- 49:26 Lit to
- 49:26 Hb obscure
Genesis 49
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Binasbasan ni Jacob ang mga Anak Niya
49 Pagkatapos, tinawag ni Jacob ang mga anak niya, at sinabi, “Magsiparito kayo dahil sasabihin ko sa inyo kung ano ang mangyayari sa inyo sa darating na panahon.
2 “Mga anak, lumapit kayo at makinig sa akin na inyong ama.
3 “Ikaw Reuben, na panganay ko, ang kauna-unahang lalaki kong anak. Mas tanyag ka at mas makapangyarihan kaysa sa iyong mga kapatid.
4 “Pero katulad ka ng kumukulong tubig dahil hindi ka makapagpigil sa iyong pagnanasa, kaya ka sumiping sa aking asawang alipin. Hindi ka na hihigit sa iba.
5 “Kayo, Simeon at Levi na magkakampi, ginagamit ninyo ang inyong armas sa pagmamalupit sa iba.
6 “Hindi ako sasama o dadalo sa pagtitipon ninyo dahil pumapatay kayo ng mga tao kapag galit kayo, at pinipilayan ninyo ang mga toro kapag gusto ninyo.
7 “Susumpain ko kayo dahil sa inyong galit na napakalupit. Paghihiwalayin ko kayo at ipapangalat sa Israel.
8 “Ikaw Juda, pupurihin ka at igagalang ng iyong mga kapatid. Tatalunin mo ang iyong mga kalaban. 9 Katulad ka ng batang leon na matapos hanapin ang sisilain ay bumabalik sa kanyang lungga at doon magpapahinga. At walang makakapagtangkang gumambala sa kanya. 10 Patuloy kang mamumuno, Juda. Magmumula sa mga lahi mo ang magiging mga pinuno. Kaya magbibigay ng buwis sa iyo ang mga bansa at susunod sila sa iyo. 11 Magiging sagana ang iyong lupain; kaya kahit itali mo ang asno malapit sa pinakamagandang tanim na ubas, hindi niya ito makakayang ubusin dahil sa dami. At kahit ipanglaba pa ang katas ng ubas, hindi ito mauubos. 12 Kaya dahil sa masaganang katas ng ubas, magniningning ang iyong mga mata at sa masaganang gatas higit na puputi ang ngipin mo.
13 “Ikaw Zebulun, maninirahan ka sa tabi ng dagat. Ang lupain mo ay magiging daungan ng mga sasakyang pandagat. Ang lupain mo ay aabot hanggang sa Sidon.
14 “Ikaw Isacar, katulad ka ng malakas na asno pero nagpapahinga sa tirahan ng mga tupa.[a] 15 Titiisin mong magpaalipin kahit pa pagpasanin ka ng mabigat at sapilitang pagtrabahuhin, bastaʼt mabuti at sagana lang ang lupaing titirhan mo.
16 “Ikaw Dan, pangungunahan mong mabuti ang iyong mga tao bilang isa sa mga lahi ng Israel. 17 Magiging katulad ka ng makamandag na ahas sa tabi ng daan na tumutuklaw ng paa ng dumaraan na kabayo, kaya nahuhulog ang nakasakay dito.”
18 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Jacob, “O Panginoon, naghihintay po ako sa inyong pagliligtas.”
19 Nagpatuloy pa siya sa pagsasalita,
“Ikaw Gad, lulusubin ka ng grupo ng mga tulisan, pero gagantihan mo sila habang tumatakas sila.
20 “Ikaw Asher, magiging sagana ka sa pagkain. Aani ka ng mga pagkain na para sa mga hari.
21 “Ikaw Naftali, katulad ka ng pinakawalang usa na nanganganak ng magagandang supling.
22 “Ikaw Jose, katulad ka ng mailap na asno sa tabi ng bukal o sa tabi ng bangin.[b] 23 Kaiinisan ka ng mga mamamana. Sa galit nila ay papanain ka nila, 24 pero palagi mo rin silang papanain. At ang braso mo ay patuloy na lalakas, dahil sa tulong ng Makapangyarihang Dios ni Jacob, ang tagapagbantay at ang Bato na kanlungan ng Israel. 25 Siya ang Makapangyarihang Dios ng iyong mga ninuno na tumutulong at nagpapala sa iyo. Bibiyayaan ka niya ng ulan at tubig sa mga bukal. At bibiyayaan ka niya ng maraming anak at hayop. 26 Ngayon, marami akong pagpapala; labis pa sa kasaganaan noon ng mga sinaunang kaburulan. Nawaʼy matanggap mo ang mga pagpapalang ito, Jose – ikaw na nakakahigit kaysa sa iyong mga kapatid.
27 “Ikaw Benjamin, katulad ka ng asong lobo na sumisila sa umaga ng kanyang nahuli para kainin, at sa gabi ay pinaghahati-hatian ang natirang nasamsam.”
28 Sila ang 12 anak ni Jacob na pinanggalingan ng mga lahi ng Israel. At iyon ang huling habilin ni Jacob sa bawat isa sa kanila.
Ang Pagkamatay ni Jacob
29 Matapos habilinan ni Jacob ang mga anak niya. Sinabi niya, “Ngayon, sandali na lang at makakasama ko na ang mga kamag-anak ko sa kabilang buhay, ilibing nʼyo ako sa libingan ng aking mga ninuno, doon sa kweba na nasa sa bukid ni Efron na Heteo. 30 Ang bukid na iyon ay nasa Macpela, sa silangan ng Mamre, na sakop ng Canaan. Binili ng lolo kong si Abraham ang bukid na iyon kay Efron para gawing libingan. 31 Doon siya inilibing pati ang lola kong si Sara at ang mga magulang kong sina Isaac at Rebeka, at doon ko rin inilibing si Lea. 32 Ang bukid at kweba ay binili sa mga Heteo.”
33 Pagkatapos magsalita ni Jacob sa kanyang mga anak, nahiga siya at nalagutan ng hininga. At isinama siya sa kanyang mga kamag-anak na sumakabilang buhay na.
Genesis 49
Darby Translation
49 And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.
4 Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.
6 My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it [was] violent; And their rage, for it [was] cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah—[as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
9 Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
11 He bindeth his foal to the vine, And his ass's colt to the choice vine; He washeth his dress in wine, And his garment in the blood of grapes.
12 The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.
13 Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side [toucheth] upon Sidon.
14 Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.
15 And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant.
16 Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.
18 I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
19 Gad—troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
20 Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; [His] branches shoot over the wall.
23 The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
24 But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:
25 From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee—With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.
26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
27 Benjamin—[as] a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them; and he blessed them: every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
29 And he charged them, and said to them, I am gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite to Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite along with the field for a possession of a sepulchre.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife; and there I buried Leah.
32 The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered to his peoples.
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