1This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2He said, "The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them. He shone out from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints. From his right hand went a fiery law for them."
3"Yes, he loved the people. All his saints are in your hand, and they sat down at your feet. Every one will receive your words."
5"And he was king in Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together."
6"Let Reuben live, and not die, and let his men not be few."
7And this is the blessing of Judah. He said, "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. Let his hands be enough for him, and be a help to him against his enemies."
8And of Levi he said, "Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you tested at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah."
9"He said to his father and to his mother, 'I have not seen him.' He did not recognize his brothers, and he did not know his own children. For they have kept your word, and guarded your covenant."
10"They will teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law. They will put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice on your altar."
11"Bless, LORD, all that he has, and accept the work of his hands. Strike through the waist of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again."
12And of Benjamin he said, "The one the LORD loves will live in safety by him. The LORD will cover him all day long, and he will live between his shoulders."
13And of Joseph he said, "May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious things of heaven, with the dew, and with the deep that lies beneath,"
14"and with the precious fruits brought out by the sun, and with the precious things put out by the moon,"
15"and with the chief things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the lasting hills,"
16"and with the precious things of the earth and all that fills it, and with the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let the blessing come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him who was set apart from his brothers."
17"His glory is like the firstborn of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns. With them he will push the peoples together to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh."
19"They will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the plenty of the seas, and treasures hidden in the sand."
20And of Gad he said, "Blessed be the one who makes Gad large. He lives like a lion, and tears the arm with the crown of the head."
21"He chose the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, he was seated. He came with the leaders of the people. He carried out the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel."
22And of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's cub. He will leap from Bashan."
23And of Naphtali he said, "Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full of the blessing of the LORD, take the west and the south as your own."
24And of Asher he said, "Let Asher be blessed with children. Let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil."
25"Your shoes will be iron and bronze, and your strength will last as long as your days."
26"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heaven to help you, and in his majesty on the sky."
27"The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out the enemy from in front of you, and will say, 'Destroy them.'"
28"Then Israel will live in safety alone. The fountain of Jacob will be on a land of grain and wine. His heavens also will drop down dew."
29"Happy are you, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield that helps you, and the sword of your majesty! Your enemies will be found to be liars to you, and you will tread on their high places."