1 N ow this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.

Ko te manaaki tenei i manaaki ai a Mohi, te tangata a te Atua, i nga tama a Iharaira i mua ake o tona matenga.

2 H e said, “ The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from the midst of ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand there was flashing lightning for them.

Na ka mea ia, I haere mai a Ihowa i Hinai, i rere mai i Heira ki runga ki a ratou; i whiti mai ia i Maunga Parana, a haere mai ana ia i nga mano tini o te hunga tapu: he ture i tona ringa matau mo ratou, e mura ana.

3 “ Indeed, He loves the people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand, And they followed in Your steps; Everyone receives of Your words.

Ina, e aroha ana ia ki nga iwi; kei roto i tou ringa ana tangata tapu katoa: a noho ana ratou i ou waewae; ka riro i a ratou katoa au korero.

4 “ Moses charged us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob.

Na Mohi te ture i ako ki a tatou, hei taonga tuku iho, tuku iho mo te huihui o Hakopa.

5 “ And He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together.

Ko ia ano te kingi o Iehuruna i te huihuinga o nga upoko o te iwi, ratou ko nga iwi katoa o Iharaira.

6 “ May Reuben live and not die, Nor his men be few.”

Kia ora a Reupena, kaua hoki e mate, otiia kia tokoouou ona tangata.

7 A nd this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his adversaries.”

A tenei ano te manaaki mo Hura: na ka mea ia, Whakarongo, e Ihowa, ki te reo o Hura, mau ano hoki ia e kawe ki tona iwi: i kaha hoki ona ringa ki te tohe mona ake; a mau ia e awhina ki ona hoariri.

8 O f Levi he said, “ Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

A mo Riwai i mea ia, Kei tou tangata tapu ou Tumime me ou Urimi, i whakamatautauria ra ia e koe ki Maha, i ngangautia ra e koe ki nga wai o Meripa;

9 W ho said of his father and his mother, ‘I did not consider them’; And he did not acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he regard his own sons, For they observed Your word, And kept Your covenant.

I mea nei mo tona papa raua ko tona whaea, Kahore ahau i kite i a ia; kihai ano hoki ia i mohio ki ona tuakana, kihai i matau ki ana ake tamariki; he mea hoki, e pupuri ana ratou i tau kupu, e tiaki ana i tau kawenata.

10 “ They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Ma ratou a Hakopa e whakaako ki au whakaritenga, a Iharaira hoki ki tau ture: ma ratou hoki te paowa kakara e hoatu ki tou aroaro, me te tahunga tinana ki runga ki tau aata.

11 “ O Lord, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

Manaakitia ona rawa, e Ihowa, kia aro mai hoki koe ki te mahi a ona ringa: whatiia nga hope o te hunga e whakatika ana ki a ia, o nga mea hoki e kino ana ki a ia, kei whakatika mai ano ratou.

12 O f Benjamin he said, “ May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, And he dwells between His shoulders.”

Ko tana kupu mo Pineamine, Ko ta Ihowa i aroha ai ka noho humarie ki tona taha; ko ia e uhi ana i a ia a pau noa te ra, e noho ana i waenganui o ona pokohiwi.

13 O f Joseph he said, “ Blessed of the Lord be his land, With the choice things of heaven, with the dew, And from the deep lying beneath,

Ko tana kupu mo Hohepa, He manaakitanga tona whenua na Ihowa; ki nga mea papai o te rangi, ki te tomairangi, ki te wai hohonu e takoto ake ana i raro,

14 A nd with the choice yield of the sun, And with the choice produce of the months.

Ki nga hua papai o te ra, ki nga mea papai hoki e whakaputaina mai ana e te marama,

15 “ And with the best things of the ancient mountains, And with the choice things of the everlasting hills,

Ki nga mea nunui hoki o nga maunga onamata, ki nga mea papai o nga maunga tu tonu,

16 A nd with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.

Ki nga mea papai hoki o te whenua me ona tini mea; ki te manakohanga hoki ana i noho i te rakau: kia tae mai te manaaki ki runga ki te mahunga o Hohepa, ki te tumuaki hoki ona i wehea i ona tuakana.

17 “ As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his, And his horns are the horns of the wild ox; With them he will push the peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”

He kororia kei te matamua a tana puru; ko ona haona kei nga haona o te unikanga: ka pana e ia nga iwi, ratou katoa, ki era, tae noa ki nga pito o te whenua: a ko enei nga mano tini o Eparaima, ko enei hoki nga mano o Manahi.

18 O f Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents.

A, ko tana kupu mo Hepurona, Kia koa, e Hepurona, i tou putanga ki waho; e Ihakara hoki, i ou teneti.

19 “ They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer righteous sacrifices; For they will draw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.”

Ma ratou nga iwi e karanga ki te maunga; ki reira ratou patu ai i nga patunga o te tika: no te mea ka ngongo ratou te raneatanga o nga moana, i nga taonga huna hoki o te onepu.

20 O f Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down as a lion, And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.

Ko tana kupu mo Kara, Ka manaakitia te kaiwhakawhanui i a Kara: noho ana ia me he raiona katua, haea iho e ia te ringa, ae ra me te tumuaki.

21 “ Then he provided the first part for himself, For there the ruler’s portion was reserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the Lord, And His ordinances with Israel.”

A tangohia ana e ia te wahi tuatahi mona; no te mea kei reira te wahi a te kaiwhakahaere tikanga e tiakina ana; a haere mai ana me nga upoko o te iwi, a oti ana i a ia, ratou tahi ko Iharaira, te tikanga a Ihowa, me ana whakaritenga.

22 O f Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan.”

A, ko tana kupu mo Rana, Hei kuao raiona a Rana: ka mokowhiti mai ia i Pahana.

23 O f Naphtali he said, “ O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Take possession of the sea and the south.”

A, ko tana kupu mo Napatari, E Napatari, e makona nei i te manakohanga, e ki ana hoki i te manaaki a Ihowa: nohoia e koe te taha ki te hauauru me te tonga.

24 O f Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil.

A, ko tana kupu mo Ahera, Ko nga tamariki te manaaki mo Ahera; kia arongia mai ia e ona tuakana, kia toua hoki tona waewae ki te hinu.

25 “ Your locks will be iron and bronze, And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.

Ko ou tutaki he rino, he parahi; a ka rite tou kaha ki ou ra.

26 “ There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majesty.

Kahore he rite mo te Atua, e Iehuruna, e eke hoiho nei i nga rangi ki te whakauru i a koe, ki nga kapua hoki, i runga ano i tona kororia.

27 “ The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’

Ko te Atua ora tonu tou nohoanga, a kei raro ko nga ringa o tua iho: a i peia e ia te hoariri i tou aroaro, i mea hoki, Whakangaromia.

28 “ So Israel dwells in security, The fountain of Jacob secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew.

Na ka noho humarie a Iharaira, me te matapuna o Hakopa ko ia anake, ki te whenua witi, waina; ae ra, ka maturuturu iho te tomairangi o ona rangi.

29 “ Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, Who is the shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread upon their high places.”

Ka hari koe, e Iharaira: ko wai hei rite mou, mo te iwi i whakaorangia nei e Ihowa, te pukupuku hei whakapuru mou, ko te hoari hoki e whai kororia ai koe! a ka tuku mai ou hoariri i a ratou ki a koe; a ka takatakahi koe i o ratou wahi teitei.