摩西最後的祝福
1以下是上帝的僕人摩西臨終時給以色列人的祝福：
2「耶和華從西奈山來，
在西珥山向我們顯現，
祂從巴蘭山發出光輝；
祂帶著千萬聖者來臨，
祂右邊有閃耀的光芒。
3祂愛自己的子民，
眾聖者都聽命於祂，
伏在祂的腳前，
領受祂的訓誨。
4摩西將律法頒佈給我們，
作為雅各子孫的產業。
5百姓的眾首領齊聚，
以色列各支派集合之時，
耶和華在耶書崙做王。」
6摩西祝福呂便支派說：
「儘管呂便人數稀少，
願他存活，
不致滅沒。」
7摩西祝福猶大支派說：
「耶和華啊，
求你聽猶大的呼求，
帶他們回歸本族，
幫他們對抗仇敵，
賜他們爭戰之力。」
8摩西祝福利未支派說：
「耶和華啊，
求你把土明和烏陵賜給虔誠的利未人，
你曾經在瑪撒試驗他們，
在米利巴泉邊與他們爭論。
9為了聽從你的話，遵守你的約，
他們不畏冒犯父母，
捨棄弟兄，拋下兒女。
10他們把你的典章傳授給雅各，
把你的律法傳授給以色列；
他們要把香獻在你面前，
把全牲燔祭獻在你的壇上。
11耶和華啊，
求你賜他們力量，
悅納他們的工作，
擊碎仇敵的腰桿，
使敵人一蹶不振。」
12摩西祝福便雅憫支派說：
「耶和華所愛的人，
安居在祂身邊，
安居在祂懷中，
終日蒙祂庇護。」
13摩西祝福約瑟家族說：
「願他們的土地蒙耶和華賜福，
得天上的甘霖，
及地下的泉源；
14得日月之輝，物產豐美；
15得古老群山之精華，
永存丘陵之富饒；
16得大地的豐肥，
蒙荊棘火中之上帝的恩寵。
願這一切福氣都落在約瑟頭上，
臨到弟兄中的王者身上。
17約瑟威武如頭生的公牛，
有野牛的角，
他用角牴萬邦，
直到地極。
他的兩角是數以萬計的以法蓮人和數以千計的瑪拿西人。」
18摩西祝福西布倫和以薩迦支派說：
「願西布倫人欣然外出，
願以薩迦人在帳篷中歡喜。
19他們要招聚眾人上山，
一同獻上公義的祭；
他們汲取海裡的財富和沙中的寶藏。」
20摩西祝福迦得支派說：
「擴張迦得疆界的那位當受稱頌！
迦得蹲伏如獅子，
撕碎頭顱和臂膀。
21他為自己選了最好的土地，
是留給首領的那份。
他們與眾首領同行，
施行耶和華的公義和祂給以色列的典章。」
22摩西祝福但支派說：
「但像一隻從巴珊躍出的幼獅。」
23摩西祝福拿弗他利支派說：
「拿弗他利人啊，
你們飽嚐耶和華的恩寵，
滿得祂的賜福，
擁有西方和南方的土地。」
24摩西祝福亞設支派說：
「願亞設在眾子中最蒙福，
受眾弟兄的恩待，
雙腳沐浴橄欖油，
25城門有銅鎖鐵閂，
一生都充滿力量。」
26「耶書崙啊，
上帝無與倫比，
祂馳騁諸天，前來助你，
穿越長空，充滿威嚴。
27亙古的上帝是你的庇護，
祂永恆的臂膀是你的依託。
祂趕走你面前的仇敵，
下令毀滅他們。
28以色列安然居住，
雅各獨居一處，
那裡盛產五穀新酒，
有天上的雨露滋潤。
29以色列啊，你多麼有福！
蒙耶和華拯救之人啊，誰能像你？
祂是你的盾牌，你得勝的寶劍。
敵人要向你屈服，被你踐踏。」
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.’
