Mose Hyira Mmusuakuw No
1Eyi ne nhyira a Onyankopɔn nipa Mose de hyiraa Israelfo no ansa na ɔrewu:
2Ose, “Awurade fi Sinai bae
ofi Seir baa wɔn so;
ɔhran fi Paran bepɔw so.
Ɔde akronkronfo pii bae
fi anafo fam ne mmepɔw nsian so.
3Nokware ni, wo na wodɔ nnipa no,
akronkronfo nyinaa wɔ wo nsam.
Wɔn nyinaa kotow wo nan ase,
na wonya nkyerɛkyerɛ fi wo hɔ,
4mmara a Mose de maa yɛn no;
Yakob nkurɔfo agyapade.
5Ɔyɛɛ ɔhene wɔ Yeshurun
bere a nnipa no ntuanofo hyiae,
wɔne Israel mmusuakuw no.
6“Ma Ruben nya nkwa na onwu,
na mma ne nkurɔfo so nhuan.”
7Na ɔkaa eyi faa Yuda ho:
“Tie, Awurade, tie Yuda sufrɛ;
fa no brɛ ne nkurɔfo.
Ɔde nʼankasa nsa bɔ ne ho ban.
Ao, yɛ ne boafo tia nʼatamfo!”
8Asɛm a ɔka faa Lewi abusuakuw ho:
“Awurade, wode ade kronkron
ama wʼasomfo nokwafo Lewifo.
Wosɔɔ wɔn hwɛe wɔ Masa
wɔne wɔn koe wɔ Meriba asu ho.
9Lewifo tiee wʼasɛm
bɔɔ wʼapam no ho ban.
Wodii wo nokware
sen sɛnea wodii wɔn awofo,
abusuafo ne wɔn mma nokware.
10Afei, ma wɔnkyerɛ Yakob wo mmara no.
Ma wɔmfa wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no mma Israelfo.
Wɔde aduhuam bɛba wʼanim
Abɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre wɔ afɔremuka so.
11Hyira Lewifo, Ao Awurade
na ma wɔn nsa ano nnwuma nsɔ wʼani.
Bubu wɔn atamfo;
bɔ wɔn atamfo hwe fam a wɔnsɔre bio.”
12Asɛm a Mose ka faa Benyamin abusuakuw ho:
“Ma Awurade dɔ nnye ntin wɔ Benyamin nkurɔfo mu,
efisɛ ɔbɔ wɔn ho ban daa nyinaa,
na nea Awurade dɔ no no nhome wɔ ne nwini ase daa.”
13Asɛm a Mose ka faa Yosef mmusuakuw ho:
“Awurade mfa ne sorosoro bosu a ɛsom bo
ne bun mu nsu a efi asase ase no,
nhyira wɔn nsase.
14Ɔmfa ne nnepa efi owia mu ba
ne adonne a ebetumi apue afi ɔsram so;
15ne nnɔbae pa a efi tete mmepɔw mu
ne nea abu so wɔ nkoko a etim hɔ daa mu
16ne akyɛde a ɛso nni a efi asase ne ne mayɛ mu,
ne adom a efi nea na ɔte nwura a ɛhyew mu no.
Saa nhyira yi nyinaa mmra Yosef ti so,
nea ɔyɛ ne nuanom mu ɔheneba no anintɔn mu.
17Yosef sɛ nantwinini a ɔyɛ abakan wɔ ahenni mu.
Ne ahoɔden te sɛ ɔtrɔm mmɛn.
Ɔde bɛwowɔ aman no,
wɔn a wɔwɔ asase ano no mpo.
Eyinom ne Efraim mpem du du no;
eyinom ne Manase mpempem no.”
18Asɛm a Mose ka faa Sebulon ne Isakar mmusuakuw ho:
“Sebulon asefo, munni anigye wɔ mo adifi mu.
Isakar asefo, munni anigye wɔ mo ntamadan mu.
19Wɔbɛfrɛ nnipa ahorow akɔ bepɔw no so
kɔbɔ trenee afɔre wɔ hɔ;
wobefi po mu adenya mmoroso mu ato pon
afi ademude a ahintaw wɔ nwea mu.”
20Asɛm a Mose ka faa Gad abusuakuw ho:
“Nhyira nka obi a ɔtrɛw Gad mantam mu!
Gad te hɔ sɛ gyata
a ɔretetew abasa anaa eti.
21Gad nkurɔfo paw asase pa no maa wɔn ho;
ɔkannifo kyɛfa na wɔde maa wɔn.
Bere a nkurɔfo no mpanyimfo hyiae no,
wɔyɛɛ Awurade atɛntrenee apɛde no,
ne nʼatemmu a ɛfa Israelfo ho no.”
22Asɛm a Mose ka faa Dan abusuakuw ho:
“Dan yɛ gyata ba a,
ɔrepue afi Basan.”
23Asɛm a Mose ka faa Naftali abusuakuw ho:
“Naftali wɔ adom bebree
na Awurade nhyira ayɛ wo ma;
ɔtare no anafo fam bɛyɛ wo kyɛfa.”
24Asɛm a Mose ka faa Aser abusuakuw ho:
“Mma no mu nea wɔahyira no koraa ne Aser;
wɔmma ne nuanom mpɛ nʼasɛm,
na ɔmfa ngo nguare nʼanan ase.
25Wʼapon ho nkyerewa nyɛ dade ne kɔbere mfrafrae;
wʼahoɔden ne wo nkwanna bɛsae so.
26“Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ sɛ Yeshurun Nyankopɔn;
a ɔnam ɔsorosoro ne nʼahenni mu mununkum
so ba bɛboa wo.
27Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ hɔ daa yɛ wo guankɔbea;
nea ɛwɔ ase no ne abasa a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no.
Ɔbɛpam wʼatamfo afi wʼanim;
ɔbɛka se, ‘Sɛe wɔn!’
28Enti, Israel bɛtena ase dwoodwoo;
Yakob benya bammɔ
wɔ asase a atoko ne nsa foforo wɔ so,
faako a ɔsoro bosu gugu.
29Nhyira nka mo, Israel!
Hena na ɔte sɛ mo,
nnipa a Awurade agye mo nkwa.
Ɔyɛ mo nkatabo ne boafo
ne mo anuonyam afoa!
Mo atamfo bɛkotow mo anim,
na moatiatia wɔn sorɔnsorɔmmea.”
Moses blesses the tribes
1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death. 2He said:
‘The Lord came from Sinai
and dawned over them from Seir;
he shone forth from Mount Paran.
He came with33:2 Or from myriads of holy ones
from the south, from his mountain slopes.33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
3Surely it is you who love the people;
all the holy ones are in your hand.
At your feet they all bow down,
and from you receive instruction,
4the law that Moses gave us,
the possession of the assembly of Jacob.
5He was king over Jeshurun33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.
when the leaders of the people assembled,
along with the tribes of Israel.
6‘Let Reuben live and not die,
nor33:6 Or but let his people be few.’
7And this he said about Judah:
‘Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
Oh, be his help against his foes!’
8About Levi he said:
‘Your Thummim and Urim belong
to your faithful servant.
You tested him at Massah;
you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
9He said of his father and mother,
“I have no regard for them.”
He did not recognise his brothers
or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
and guarded your covenant.
10He teaches your precepts to Jacob
and your law to Israel.
He offers incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11Bless all his skills, Lord,
and be pleased with the work of his hands.
Strike down those who rise against him,
his foes till they rise no more.’
12About Benjamin he said:
‘Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,
for he shields him all day long,
and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.’
13About Joseph he said:
‘May the Lord bless his land
with the precious dew from heaven above
and with the deep waters that lie below;
14with the best the sun brings forth
and the finest the moon can yield;
15with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains
and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
16with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
and the favour of him who dwelt in the burning bush.
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among33:16 Or of the one separated from his brothers.
17In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
his horns are the horns of a wild ox.
With them he will gore the nations,
even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;
such are the thousands of Manasseh.’
18About Zebulun he said:
‘Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and you, Issachar, in your tents.
19They will summon peoples to the mountain
and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,
on the treasures hidden in the sand.’
20About Gad he said:
‘Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!
Gad lives there like a lion,
tearing at arm or head.
21He chose the best land for himself;
the leader’s portion was kept for him.
When the heads of the people assembled,
he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,
and his judgments concerning Israel.’
22About Dan he said:
‘Dan is a lion’s cub,
springing out of Bashan.’
23About Naphtali he said:
‘Naphtali is abounding with the favour of the Lord
and is full of his blessing;
he will inherit southward to the lake.’
24About Asher he said:
‘Most blessed of sons is Asher;
let him be favoured by his brothers,
and let him bathe his feet in oil.
25The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,
and your strength will equal your days.
26‘There is no-one like the God of Jeshurun,
who rides across the heavens to help you
and on the clouds in his majesty.
27The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,
saying, “Destroy them!”
28So Israel will live in safety;
Jacob will dwell33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
where the heavens drop dew.
29Blessed are you, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is your shield and helper
and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you will tread on their heights.’
