Liber Deuteronomii, 33

1. Haec est benedictio, qua be nedixit Moyses homo Dei fi liis Israel ante mortem suam.

1. This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2. Et ait: “Dominus de Sinai venit et de Seir ortus est eis; apparuit de monte Pharan et venit in Meribathcades de meridie eius in Asedoth.

2. He said, "The LORD came from Sinai, and dawned from Se'ir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran, he came from the ten thousands of holy ones, with flaming fire at his right hand.

3. Vere diligit populos; omnes sancti eius in manu illius sunt; et, qui appropinquant pedibus tuis, accipient de doctrina tua.

3. Yea, he loved his people; all those consecrated to him were in his hand; so they followed in thy steps, receiving direction from thee,

4. Legem praecepit nobis Moyses, hereditatem multitudinis Iacob.

4. when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

5. Et factus est apud dilectum rex, congregatis principibus populi cum tribubus Israel”.

5. Thus the LORD became king in Jesh'urun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

6. “Vivat Ruben et non moriatur et sit parvus in numero”.

6. "Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few."

7. Haec est Iudae benedictio: “Audi, Domine, vocem Iudae et ad populum suum introduc eum. Manus eius pugnabunt pro eo, et adiutor illius contra adversarios eius eris”.

7. And this he said of Judah: "Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With thy hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries."

8. De Levi quoque ait: “Tummim et Urim tui viro sancto tuo, quem probasti in Massa et cum quo litigasti ad aquas Meriba.

8. And of Levi he said, "Give to Levi thy Thummim, and thy Urim to thy godly one, whom thou didst test at Massah, with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Mer'ibah;

9. Qui dixit de patre suo et matre sua: “Nescio vos”; et fratres suos ignoravit et filios suos nescivit. Quia custodierunt eloquium tuum et pactum tuum servaverunt.

9. who said of his father and mother, `I regard them not'; he disowned his brothers, and ignored his children. For they observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

10. Docebunt iudicia tua Iacob et legem tuam Israel; ponent thymiama in naribus tuis et holocaustum super altare tuum.

10. They shall teach Jacob thy ordinances, and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt offering upon thy altar.

11. Benedic, Domine, fortitudini eius et opera manuum illius suscipe. Percute lumbos inimicorum eius; et, qui oderunt eum, non consurgant”.

11. Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those that hate him, that they rise not again."

12. De Beniamin ait: “Amantissimus Domini habitabit confidenter in eo; Altissimus proteget eum tota die et inter umeros illius requiescet”.

12. Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the LORD, he dwells in safety by him; he encompasses him all the day long, and makes his dwelling between his shoulders."

13. De Ioseph quoque ait: “Benedicta a Domino terra eius: donis caeli, rore atque abysso subiacente,

13. And of Joseph he said, "Blessed by the LORD be his land, with the choicest gifts of heaven above, and of the deep that couches beneath,

14. fructibus solis et donis mensium,

14. with the choicest fruits of the sun, and the rich yield of the months,

15. primitiis antiquorum montium et donis collium aeternorum,

15. with the finest produce of the ancient mountains, and the abundance of the everlasting hills,

16. frugibus terrae et plenitudine eius. Benedictio illius, qui apparuit in rubo, veniat super caput Ioseph et super verticem nazaraei inter fratres suos;

16. with the best gifts of the earth and its fulness, and the favor of him that dwelt in the bush. Let these come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him that is prince among his brothers.

17. quasi primogeniti tauri pulchritudo eius, cornua unicornis cornua illius, in ipsis ventilabit gentes usque ad terminos terrae. Hae sunt multitudines Ephraim, et hae milia Manasse”.

17. His firstling bull has majesty, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he shall push the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth; such are the ten thousands of E'phraim, and such are the thousands of Manas'seh."

18. De Zabulon ait: “Laetare, Zabulon, in exitu tuo, et Issachar, in tabernaculis tuis!

18. And of Zeb'ulun he said, "Rejoice, Zeb'ulun, in your going out; and Is'sachar, in your tents.

19. Populos ad montem vocabunt, ibi immolabunt victimas iustitiae. Qui inundationem maris, quasi lac, sugent et thesauros absconditos arenarum”.

19. They shall call peoples to their mountain; there they offer right sacrifices; for they suck the affluence of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand."

20. De Gad ait: “Benedictus, qui dilatat Gad!Quasi leo requiescit dilaceratque brachium et verticem.

20. And of Gad he said, "Blessed be he who enlarges Gad! Gad couches like a lion, he tears the arm, and the crown of the head.

21. Et vidit primitias sibi, quia ibi pars ducis erat reposita; qui fuit cum principibus populi et fecit iustitiam Domini et iudicia sua cum Israel”.

21. He chose the best of the land for himself, for there a commander's portion was reserved; and he came to the heads of the people, with Israel he executed the commands and just decrees of the LORD."

22. De Dan quoque ait: “Dan catulus leonis prosiliet largiter de Basan”.

22. And of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's whelp, that leaps forth from Bashan."

23. De Nephthali dixit: “Nephthali satiabatur beneplacito et plenus erit benedictione Domini: mare et meridiem possidebit”.

23. And of Naph'tali he said, "O Naph'tali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the LORD, possess the lake and the south."

24. De Aser quoque ait: “Benedictus prae filiis Aser! Sit placens fratribus suis et tingat in oleo pedem suum.

24. And of Asher he said, "Blessed above sons be Asher; let him be the favorite of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.

25. Ferrum et aes serae tuae, sicut dies tui robur tuum”.

25. Your bars shall be iron and bronze; and as your days, so shall your strength be.

26. “Non est ut Deus Iesurun, qui ascendit super caelos ad auxilium tuum et in magnificentia sua super nubes.

26. "There is none like God, O Jesh'urun, who rides through the heavens to your help, and in his majesty through the skies.

27. Habitaculum Deus antiquus, et subter brachia sempiterna. Eiciet a facie tua inimicum dicetque: “Conterere!”.

27. The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you, and said, Destroy.

28. Habitabit Israel confidenter, et fons Iacob solus; stillabunt in terra frumenti et vini, caelique rorem.

28. So Israel dwelt in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.

29. Beatus tu, Israel! Quis similis tui, popule, qui salvaris in Domino? Ipse est scutum auxilii tui et gladius gloriae tuae. Blandientur tibi inimici tui, et tu eorum altitudines calcabis”.

29. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you; and you shall tread upon their high places."