1 A nd this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

هَذِهِ هِيَ البَرَكَةُ الَّتِي أعطاها مُوسَى، رَجُلُ اللهِ، لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قَبلَ مَوتِهِ.

2 A nd he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

قالَ: «أتَى اللهُ مِنْ سِيناءَ، وَأشرَقَ عَلَينا كَالشَّمسِ مِنْ سَعِيرَ، أشرَقَ مِنْ جَبَلِ فارانَ، وَمَعَهُ عَشَراتُ الأُلُوفِ مِنْ قِدِّيسِيهِ، وَجُنُودُهُ الأقوِياءُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ.

3 Y ea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

حَقّاً قَدْ أحبَبْتَ الشُّعُوبَ، وَجَمِيعُ أبْنائِهِمُ المُقَدَّسينَ فِي يَدِكَ. يَنحَنُونَ عِندَ قَدَمَيكَ، وَيُصْغُونَ إلَى كَلامِكَ.

4 M oses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

قَدْ أعطانا مُوسَى الشَّرِيعَةَ مُلْكاً لِشَعبِ يَعقُوبَ.

5 A nd he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

ثُمَّ صارَ اللهُ مَلِكاً فِي يَشُورُونَ، حِينَ اجتَمَعَ قادَةُ الشَّعبِ مَعاً. بَرَكَةُ رَأُوبَيْن

6 L et Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

«لِيَحيَ رَأُوبَيْنُ وَلا يَمُتْ، ولا يَكُنْ رِجالُهُ قَلِيلينَ. بَرَكَةُ يَهُوذا

7 A nd this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا: «يا اللهُ استَمِعْ إلَى صَرخَةِ يَهُوذا، وَأحضِرْهُ إلَى شَعبِهِ. بِيَدَيهِ دافَعَ عَنْ نَفسِهِ، وَأنتَ سَتُعِينُهُ عَلَى أعدائِهِ.» بَرَكَةُ لاوِي

8 A nd of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ لاوِي: «أعطِ لاوِي تُمِّيمَكَ، وَأعطِ أُورِيمَكَ لِتابِعِكَ الأمِينِ. الَّذِي جَرَّبْتَهُ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ مَسَّةَ، وَتَحَدَّيتَهُ عِندَ مِياهِ مَرِيبَةَ.

9 w ho said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

قالَ عَنْ أُمِّهِ وَأبِيهِ: ‹لا أعرِفُهُما.› لَمْ يَعتَرِفْ بِأخِيهِ، وَتَجاهَلَ أولادَهُ. وَأطاعُوا كَلِمَتَكَ، وَحَفِظُوا عَهْدَكَ.

10 T hey shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

سَيُعَلِّمُونَ فَرائِضَكَ لِيَعقُوبَ، وَشَرِيعَتَكَ لإسْرائِيلَ. وَيَضَعُونَ بَخُوراً أمامَكَ، وَذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً عَلَى مَذْبَحِكَ.

11 B less, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

«بارِكْ يا اللهُ ثَرْوَتَهُ، وَارضَ عَنْ ما يَعْمَلُهُ. اهزِمِ الَّذِينَ يُهاجِمُونَهُ وَالَّذِينَ يُبغِضُونَهُ، فَلا يُهاجِمُوهُ ثانِيَةً.» بَرَكَةُ بَنْيامِيْن

12 A nd of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ: «حَبيبُ اللهِ يَسْكُنُ بِأمانٍ عِنْدَهُ. يُحيطُ بِهِ كُلَّ الوَقتِ، وَيَسكُنُ اللهُ بَينَ كَتِفَيهِ.» بَرَكَةُ يُوسُف

13 A nd of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبيلَةِ يُوسُفَ: «لِيُبارِكِ اللهُ أرْضَ يُوسُفَ بِأفضَلِ هِباتِ السَّماءِ مِنْ فَوقُ، وَأفضَلِ هِباتِ الماءِ مِنْ تَحتِ الأرْضِ،

14 a nd for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

وَأفضَلِ غَلّاتِ الشَّمسِ، وَأفضَلِ إنتاجِ القَمَرِ،

15 a nd for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

وَأفضَلِ ما فِي الجِبالِ القَدِيمَةِ، وَأفضَلِ ما تُنْتِجُهُ التِّلالُ العَتِيقَةُ،

16 a nd for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

وَأفضَلِ هِباتِ الأرْضِ وَكُلِّ ما فِيها، وَبِرِضَى السّاكِنِ فِي الشُّجيرَةِ المُشتَعِلَةِ. «لِتَحِلَّ هَذِهِ البَرَكاتُ عَلَى رَأْسِ يُوسُفَ، عَلَى جَبِينِ الرَّئِيسِ بِينَ إخْوَتِهِ.

17 H is glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

إنَّهُ ثَورٌ بِكْرٌ قَوِيٌّ! إنَّهُ جَلِيلٌ! وَقُرُونُهُ قُرُونُ ثَورٍ بَرِّيٍّ. بِقُرُونِهِ يَنطَحُ الشُّعُوبَ، حَتَّى أُولَئِكَ الَّذينَ فِي أقاصِي الأرْضِ. هَذِهِ القُرُونُ هِيَ عَشَراتُ أُلُوفِ أفْرايِمَ وَآلافُ مَنَسَّى.» بَرَكَةُ زَبُولُونَ وَيَسّاكَر

18 A nd of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبيلَتي زَبُولُونَ وَيَسّاكَرَ: «كُنْ سَعِيداً يا زَبُولُونَ فِي رَحَلاتِكَ، وَأنتَ يا يَسّاكَرَ فِي خَيمَتِكَ.

19 T hey shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

سَيَدعُوانِ الشُّعُوبَ إلَى الجَبَلِ، وَهُناكَ سَيُقَدِّمانِ الذَّبائِحَ المُناسِبَةَ. لِأنَّهُما سَيَأْخُذانِ غِنَى البَحْرِ وَكُنُوزَ رِمالِ البَحرِ المَخْفِيَّةَ.» بَرَكَةُ جاد

20 A nd of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ جادَ: «مُبارَكٌ الَّذِي يُوَسِّعُ أرْضَ جادَ! فَهُوَ يَربِضُ كَأسَدٍ وَيَنتَظِرُ، ثُمَّ يُمَزِّقُ الذِّراعَ وَالرَّأْسَ.

21 A nd he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.

اخْتارَ أفضَلَ جُزْءٍ لَهُ، فَقَدْ كانَتْ هُناكَ حِصَّةُ قائِدٍ مَحفُوظَةٌ لَهُ. أتَى كَقائِدٍ لِلجُيُوشِ، وَعَمِلَ الصَّلاحَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، وَأطاعَ فَرائِضَ اللهِ الَّتِي لإسْرائِيلَ.» بَرَكَةُ دان

22 A nd of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ دانَ: «دانُ يُشْبِهُ شِبلَ أسَدٍ يَثِبُ مِنْ باشانَ.» بَرَكَةُ نَفْتالِي

23 A nd of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ نَفْتالِي: «يا نَفْتالِي الشَّبْعانُ مِنْ نِعمَةِ اللهِ ، المَملُوءُ بِبَرَكَةِ اللهِ ، مُلْكُكَ مِنَ الحُدُودِ الشَّماليَةِ حَتَّى البُحَيرَةِ فِي الجَنُوبِ.» بَرَكَةُ أشِير

24 A nd of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

وَقالَ مُوسَى عَنْ قَبِيلَةِ أشِيرَ: «لِيَكُنْ أشِيرُ أكثَرَ البَنِينِ بَرَكَةً، وَلِيَكُنْ أكْثَرَ واحِدٍ مَرضِيّاً عَنْهُ مِنْ بَينِ إخْوَتِهِ، وَلْيَغْمِسْ رِجلَيهِ بِالزَّيتِ.

25 T hy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

لِتَكُنْ أقْفالُ بَوّاباتِكَ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحاسِ، وَلْتَكُنْ قَوِيّاً طَوالَ حَياتِكَ.» تَسْبِيحَةٌ لله

26 T here is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

«لا يُوجَدُ أحَدٌ مِثلُ اللهِ يا يَشُورُونُ، الَّذِي يَركَبُ فِي السَّماواتِ لِيُساعِدَكَ، وَيَركَبُ السَّحابَ فِي جَلالِهِ.

27 T he eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

الإلَهُ الأزَلِيُّ مَلْجَأٌ، وَأذْرُعُ الأزَلِيِّ سَتَرفَعُكَ. طَرَدَ العَدُوَّ مِنْ أمامِكَ، وَقالَ: ‹دَمِّرْهُمْ!›

28 I srael then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

لِذا سَيَسكُنُ إسْرائِيلُ فِي أمانٍ، سَيَسكُنُ يَعْقُوبُ فِي سَلامٍ فِي أرْضِ قَمحٍ وَنَبيذٍ، حَيثُ تُعطِي السَّماءُ مَطَراً.

29 H appy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

هَنِيئاً لَكَ يا إسْرائِيلُ! مَنْ مِثلُكَ يا شَعباً يُنقِذُهُ اللهُ ؟ اللهُ هُوَ التُّرْسُ الَّذِي يَحمِيكَ وَالسَّيفُ الَّذِي يُعطِيكَ نَصْرَةً. سَيَأتِي أعداؤُكَ مُرتَجِفِينَ خَوفاً مِنكَ، وَأنتَ سَتَدُوسُ ظُهُورَهُمْ.»