The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 33דברים 33

וְזֹ֣את הַבְּרָכָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ מֹשֶׁ֛ה אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִפְנֵ֖י מוֹתֽוֹ

And this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה מִסִּינַ֥י בָּא֙ וְזָרַ֤ח מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ לָ֔מוֹ הוֹפִ֨יעַ֙ מֵהַ֣ר פָּארָ֔ן וְאָתָ֖ה מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת קֹ֑דֶשׁ מִֽימִינ֕וֹ אשדת אֵ֥שׁ דָּ֖ת לָֽמוֹ

And he said: YHWH came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon them; he shone forth from Mount Paran, and came from myriads of holiness, with flaming fire at his right hand for them.

אַ֚ף חֹבֵ֣ב עַמִּ֔ים כָּל קְדֹשָׁ֖יו בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְהֵם֙ תֻּכּ֣וּ לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָ יִשָּׂ֖א מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ

Yes, he loves the peoples; all his holy ones are in your hand, and they follow at your feet, each receiving your words.

תּוֹרָ֥ה צִוָּה לָ֖נוּ מֹשֶׁ֑ה מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה קְהִלַּ֥ת יַעֲקֹֽב

Moses commanded us a torah, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

וַיְהִ֥י בִישֻׁר֖וּן מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם יַ֖חַד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people gathered, the tribes of Israel together.

יְחִ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן וְאַל יָמֹ֑ת וִיהִ֥י מְתָ֖יו מִסְפָּֽר

Let Reuben live and not die, though his men be few.

וְזֹ֣את לִֽיהוּדָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ שְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ ק֣וֹל יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל עַמּ֖וֹ תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ יָדָיו֙ רָ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְעֵ֥זֶר מִצָּרָ֖יו תִּהְיֶֽה

And this he said of Judah: Hear, O YHWH, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; let his hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries.

וּלְלֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ לְאִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתוֹ֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ עַל מֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה

And of Levi he said: Your Thummim and your Urim belong to your loyal one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.

הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת בנו בָּנָ֖יו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

Who said of his father and his mother, 'I have not regarded him'; he did not acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own sons — for they kept your word and guarded your covenant.

יוֹר֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יָשִׂ֤ימוּ קְטוֹרָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ

They teach your judgments to Jacob and your Torah to Israel; they put incense in your nostril, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

בָּרֵ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ חֵיל֔וֹ וּפֹ֥עַל יָדָ֖יו תִּרְצֶ֑ה מְחַ֨ץ מָתְנַ֧יִם קָמָ֛יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יו מִן יְקוּמֽוּן

Bless, YHWH, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite the loins of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, that they rise not again.

לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כָּל הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵיפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן

Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of YHWH dwells in safety by him; he shields him all day long, and he dwells between his shoulders.

וּלְיוֹסֵ֣ף אָמַ֔ר מְבֹרֶ֥כֶת יְהֹוָ֖ה אַרְצ֑וֹ מִמֶּ֤גֶד שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִטָּ֔ל וּמִתְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֥צֶת תָּֽחַת

And of Joseph he said: Blessed by YHWH is his land, with the choice gift of heaven, of dew, and of the deep crouching beneath.

וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד תְּבוּאֹ֣ת שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד גֶּ֥רֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים

And with the choice yield of the sun, and with the choice produce of the months.

וּמֵרֹ֖אשׁ הַרְרֵי קֶ֑דֶם וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד גִּבְע֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם

and with the finest of the ancient mountains, and with the choice gift of the everlasting hills.

וּמִמֶּ֗גֶד אֶ֚רֶץ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ וּרְצ֥וֹן שֹׁכְנִ֖י סְנֶ֑ה תָּב֨וֹאתָה֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹסֵ֔ף וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד נְזִ֥יר אֶחָֽיו

and with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of the one who dwelt in the bush; may it come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the one set apart from his brothers.

בְּכ֨וֹר שׁוֹר֜וֹ הָדָ֣ר ל֗וֹ וְקַרְנֵ֤י רְאֵם֙ קַרְנָ֔יו בָּהֶ֗ם עַמִּ֛ים יְנַגַּ֥ח יַחְדָּ֖ו אַפְסֵי אָ֑רֶץ וְהֵם֙ רִבְב֣וֹת אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהֵ֖ם אַלְפֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה

A firstborn bull — majesty is his; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he gores the peoples, all of them together, to the ends of the earth. They are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

וְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ן אָמַ֔ר שְׂמַ֥ח זְבוּלֻ֖ן בְּצֵאתֶ֑ךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ

And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar in your tents.

עַמִּים֙ הַר יִקְרָ֔אוּ שָׁ֖ם יִזְבְּח֣וּ זִבְחֵי צֶ֑דֶק כִּ֣י שֶׁ֤פַע יַמִּים֙ יִינָ֔קוּ וּשְׂפוּנֵ֖י טְמ֥וּנֵי חֽוֹל

Peoples they call to the mountain; there they offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they draw from the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the sand.

וּלְגָ֣ד אָמַ֔ר בָּר֖וּךְ מַרְחִ֣יב גָּ֑ד כְּלָבִ֣יא שָׁכֵ֔ן וְטָרַ֥ף זְר֖וֹעַ אַף קָדְקֹֽד

And of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad! He dwells as a lion, and tears the arm, even the crown of the head.

וַיַּ֤רְא רֵאשִׁית֙ ל֔וֹ כִּי שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק סָפ֑וּן וַיֵּתֵא֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם צִדְקַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו עִם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he chose the first part for himself, for there a commander's portion was reserved; and he came with the heads of the people; he performed the righteousness of YHWH, and his judgments with Israel.

וּלְדָ֣ן אָמַ֔ר דָּ֖ן גּ֣וּר אַרְיֵ֑ה יְזַנֵּ֖ק מִן הַבָּשָֽׁן

And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion's whelp; he leaps from Bashan.

וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣י אָמַ֔ר נַפְתָּלִי֙ שְׂבַ֣ע רָצ֔וֹן וּמָלֵ֖א בִּרְכַּ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה יָ֥ם וְדָר֖וֹם יְרָֽשָׁה

And of Naphtali he said: Naphtali, sated with favor and full of the blessing of YHWH — possess the sea and the south.

וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֽוֹ

And of Asher he said: Blessed above sons is Asher; let him be favored among his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.

בַּרְזֶ֥ל וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָ דָּבְאֶֽךָ

Iron and bronze shall be your bolts, and as your days, so shall your strength be.

אֵ֥ין כָּאֵ֖ל יְשֻׁר֑וּן רֹכֵ֤ב שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ וּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ שְׁחָקִֽים

There is none like the God of Jeshurun, riding the heavens to your help, and in his majesty, the clouds.

מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם וּמִתַּ֖חַת זְרֹעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ אוֹיֵ֖ב וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד

A dwelling place is the God of old, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and he drove out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'

וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בֶּ֤טַח בָּדָד֙ עֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ אַף שָׁמָ֖יו יַֽעַרְפוּ טָֽל

So Israel dwells in safety, alone; the fountain of Jacob, in a land of grain and new wine; indeed his heavens drip dew.

אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מִ֣י כָמ֗וֹךָ עַ֚ם נוֹשַׁ֣ע בַּֽיהוָ֔ה מָגֵ֣ן עֶזְרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲשֶׁר חֶ֖רֶב גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּ אֹיְבֶ֨יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה עַל בָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹ תִדְרֹֽךְ

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