Mose Hyira Mmusuakuo No
1Yei ne nhyira a Onyankopɔn onipa Mose de hyiraa Israelfoɔ no ansa na ɔrewu: 2Ɔkaa sɛ,
“Awurade firi Sinai ba bɛpuee
yɛn so firii Seir;
ɔhran firii Paran bepɔ so.
Ɔde akronkronfoɔ pii ba firii
anafoɔ fam ne mmepɔ nsianeɛ so.
3Nokorɛ mu, wo wodɔ wo nnipa no,
akronkronfoɔ nyinaa wɔ wo nsam.
Wɔkoto wo nan ase,
na wɔnya nkyerɛkyerɛ firi wo hɔ;
4mmara a Mose de maa yɛn no:
Yakob nkurɔfoɔ agyapadeɛ.
5Awurade yɛɛ ɔhene wɔ Yeshurun
ɛberɛ a nnipa no ntuanofoɔ hyiaa
Israel mmusuakuo no.
6“Ma Ruben nya nkwa. Mma nʼase ntɔre.
Na ne mmarima nso, mma wɔn so nhwan.”
7Asɛm a Mose ka faa Yuda abusuakuo ho nie:
“Tie Ao Awurade, tie Yuda sufrɛ
fa no brɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ.
Ɔde nʼankasa ahoɔden bɔ ne ho ban.
Yɛ ne ɔboafoɔ na tia nʼatamfoɔ!”
8Asɛm a Mose ka faa Lewi abusuakuo ho nie:
“Ao Awurade, wode ade kronkron
ama wʼasomfoɔ nokwafoɔ Lewifoɔ.
Wosɔɔ wɔn hwɛɛ wɔ Masa
wone wɔn koeɛ wɔ Meriba asuo ho.
9Lewifoɔ tiee wʼasɛm
bɔɔ wʼapam no ho ban.
Wɔdii wo nokorɛ
sene sɛdeɛ wɔdii wɔn awofoɔ,
wɔn abusuafoɔ ne wɔn mma nokorɛ.
10Afei, ma wɔnkyerɛ Yakob wo mmara no.
Ma wɔmfa wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no mma Israelfoɔ.
Wɔde aduhwam bɛba wʼanim
Abɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ wɔ afɔrebukyia so.
11Hyira Lewifoɔ, Ao Awurade
na ma wɔn nnwuma nyinaa nsɔ wʼani.
Bubu wɔn atamfoɔ nnwonku;
bɔ wɔn atamfoɔ hwe fam a wɔnsɔre bio.”
12Asɛm a Mose ka faa Benyamin abusuakuo ho nie:
“Awurade dɔ Benyamin nkurɔfoɔ
na wɔnya banbɔ wɔ ne mu.
Ɔtwa wɔn ho hyia ɛberɛ biara
na ɔbɔ wɔn ho ban firi ɔhaw biara mu.”
13Asɛm a Mose ka faa Yosef mmusuakuo ho nie:
“Awurade nhyira wɔn nsase;
ɔmfa ne bosuo pa a ɛfiri sorosoro
ne nsuo a ɛfiri asase ase pɛɛ no,
14ne nnepa a ɛnyini wɔ owia mu
ne adonneɛ a ɛba ɔbosome biara mu;
15ne nnɔbaeɛ pa a ɛfiri tete mmepɔ mu
ne deɛ abu so wɔ nkokoɔ a ɛtim hɔ daa mu
16ne akyɛdeɛ amapa dodoɔ a ɛfiri asase mu,
ne adom a ɛfiri deɛ ɔpuee wɔ ogya a ɛrederɛ no mu.
Saa nhyira yi nyinaa mmra Yosef so
nhyɛ no ahenkyɛ wɔ ne nuanom mu.
17Yosef wɔ ahoɔden ne tumi sɛ nantwie ba.
Nʼahoɔden te sɛ ɔtrɔm mmɛn.
Ɔde bɛwowɔ akyirikyiri aman,
apamo wɔn akɔ asase ano.
Yei ne me nhyira a
mede rema Efraim bebrebe
ne Manase mpempem no.”
18Asɛm a Mose ka faa Sebulon ne Isakar mmusuakuo ho nie:
“Sebulon asefoɔ, monnya nkɔsoɔ wɔ mo akwantuo biara mu.
Isakar asefoɔ, monnya nkɔsoɔ wɔ mo fie ntomadan mu.
19Wɔfrɛ nnipa no kɔ bepɔ no so
kɔbɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛdi mu wɔ hɔ.
Wɔnya mfasoɔ firi ɛpo mu nnepa
ne ademudeɛ a ahinta wɔ anwea mu.”
20Asɛm a Mose ka faa Gad abusuakuo ho nie:
“Nhyira nka obi a ɔtrɛ Gad mantam mu!
Gad ayɛ krado sɛ gyata
a ɔrebɛtu abasa anaa wate etire.
21Gad nkurɔfoɔ gyee asase pa no maa wɔn ho;
ɔkannifoɔ kyɛfa na wɔde maa wɔn.
Ɛberɛ a nkurɔfoɔ no mpanimfoɔ hyiaeɛ no,
wɔde Awurade atɛntenenee yɛɛ adwuma,
na wɔdii mmara a wɔde maa Israelfoɔ no so.”
22Asɛm a Mose ka faa Dan abusuakuo ho nie:
“Dan yɛ gyata ba a
ɔrehurihuri firi Basan.”
23Asɛm a Mose ka faa Naftali abusuakuo ho nie:
“Ao Naftali, wowɔ adom bebree
na Awurade nhyira ayɛ wo ma;
atɔeɛ fam ne anafoɔ fam bɛyɛ wo kyɛfa.”
24Asɛm a Mose ka faa Aser abusuakuo ho nie:
“Aser nnya animuonyam wɔ ne nuanom anim;
ne nuanom mfa anidie mma no;
wɔmfa ngo nsra ne nan ho.
25Wʼapono ho nkyerewa nyɛ dadeɛ ne kɔbere mfrafraeɛ;
Awurade mmɔ wo ho ban wo nkwa nna nyinaa.
26“Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ sɛ Yeshurun Onyankopɔn;
Ɔnam ɔsorosoro bɛboa wo,
ɔde ne tumi nante omununkum mu.
27Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ hɔ daa yɛ wo dwanekɔbea;
nʼabasa a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no kura wo.
Ɔbɛpam wʼatamfoɔ afiri wʼanim;
Ɔno na ɔteaam sɛ, ‘Sɛe wɔn!’
28Enti, Israel bɛtena ase asomdwoeɛ mu;
Yakob a wanya nkɔsoɔ bɛnya banbɔ
wɔ asase a aduane ne nsã wɔ so,
na ɔsoro tɔ bosuo gu so.
29Nhyira nka mo, Ao Israel!
Hwan na ɔte sɛ mo,
nnipa a Awurade agye mo nkwa.
Ɔyɛ mo akokyɛm ne mo ɔboafoɔ
ne mo nkonimdie akofena!
Mo atamfoɔ bɛkoto mo anim,
na moatiatia wɔn so.”
Moses Blesses the Tribes
1Here is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the Israelites before he died. 2He said,
“The Lord came from Mount Sinai.
Like the rising sun, he shone on his people from Mount Seir.
He shone on them from Mount Paran.
He came with large numbers of angels.
He came from his mountain slopes in the south.
3Lord, I’m sure you love your people.
All the holy ones are in your hands.
At your feet all of them bow down.
And you teach them.
4They learn the law Moses gave us.
It belongs to the community of the people of Jacob.
5The Lord was king over Israel
when the leaders of the people came together.
The tribes of Israel were also there.”
6Here’s what Moses said about Reuben.
“Let Reuben live. Don’t let him die.
And do not let his people be few.”
7Here’s what Moses said about Judah.
“Lord, listen to Judah cry out.
Bring him to his people.
By his own power he stands up for himself.
Lord, help him fight against his enemies!”
8Here’s what Moses said about Levi.
“Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful servant.
You tested him at Massah.
You argued with him at the waters of Meribah.
9Levi didn’t show special favor to anyone.
He did not spare his father and mother.
He didn’t excuse his relatives or his children.
But he watched over your word.
He guarded your covenant.
10He teaches your rules to the people of Jacob.
He teaches your law to Israel.
He offers incense to you.
He sacrifices whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11Lord, bless all his skills.
Be pleased with everything he does.
Destroy those who rise up against him.
Strike down his enemies until they can’t get up.”
12Here’s what Moses said about Benjamin.
“Let the one the Lord loves rest safely in him.
The Lord guards him all day long.
The one the Lord loves rests in his arms.”
13Here’s what Moses said about Joseph.
“May the Lord bless Joseph’s land.
May he bless it with dew from the highest heavens.
May he bless it with water from the deepest oceans.
14May he bless it with the best crops the sun can produce.
May he bless it with the finest crops the moon can give.
15May he bless it with the best products of the age-old mountains.
May he bless it with the many crops of the ancient hills.
16May he bless it with the best gifts that fill the earth.
May he bless it with the favor of the God who spoke out of the burning bush.
Let all these blessings rest on the head of Joseph.
Let them rest on the head of the one who is prince among his brothers.
17His glory is like the glory of a bull born first to its mother.
His horns are like the horns of a wild ox.
He will use them to destroy the nations.
He’ll wipe out the nations that are very far away.
The ten thousands of men in Ephraim’s army are like the bull and the ox.
So are the thousands in the army of Manasseh.”
18Here’s what Moses said about Zebulun and Issachar.
“Zebulun, be filled with joy when you go out.
Issachar, be joyful in your tents.
19You will call for other people to go to the mountain.
There you will offer the sacrifices of those who do what is right.
You will enjoy the many good things your ships bring you.
You will enjoy treasures that are hidden in the sand.”
20Here’s what Moses said about Gad.
“May the God who gives Gad more land be praised!
Gad lives there like a lion
that tears off arms and heads.
21He chose the best land for his livestock.
The leader’s share was kept for him.
The leaders of the people came together.
Then Gad carried out the Lord’s holy plan.
He carried out the Lord’s decisions for Israel.”
22Here’s what Moses said about Dan.
“Dan is like a lion’s cub
that charges out of the land of Bashan.”
23Here’s what Moses said about Naphtali.
“The Lord greatly favors Naphtali.
The Lord fills him with his blessing.
Naphtali’s land will reach south to the Sea of Galilee.”
24Here’s what Moses said about Asher.
“Asher is the most blessed of sons.
Let his brothers be kind to him.
Let Asher wash his feet with olive oil.
25The bars of his gates will be made out of iron and bronze.
His strength will last as long as he lives.
26“There is no one like the God of Israel.
He rides across the heavens to help you.
He rides on the clouds in his glory.
27God lives forever! You can run to him for safety.
His powerful arms are always there to carry you.
He will drive out your enemies to make room for you.
He’ll say to you, ‘Destroy them!’
28So Israel will live in safety.
Jacob will live secure
in a land that has grain and fresh wine.
There the heavens drop their dew.
29Israel, how blessed you are!
Who is like you?
The Lord has saved you.
He keeps you safe. He helps you.
He’s like a glorious sword to you.
Your enemies will bow down to you in fear.
You will walk on the highest places of their lands.”
