Yakobo Asabira Batabani be Omukisa
149:1 Kbl 24:14; Yer 23:20Awo Yakobo n’ayita batabani be n’abagamba nti, Mukuŋŋaane, ndyoke mbategeeze ebiribabaako mu nnaku ezijja.
249:2 Zab 34:11Mukuŋŋaane muwulire, mwe abaana ba Yakobo,
muwulirize Isirayiri kitammwe.
349:3 a Lub 29:32 b Ma 21:17; Zab 78:51Lewubeeni ggwe mubereberye wange,
amaanyi gange, ebibala ebibereberye eby’amaanyi gange,
ekitiibwa n’obuyinza ebiyitirivu.
449:4 a Is 57:20 b Lub 35:22; Ma 27:20Naye tafugika, oli ng’amayengo g’ennyanja, naye tokyali wa kitiibwa,
kubanga walinnya ekitanda kya kitaawo,
mu nnyumba yange, n’okyonoona.
549:5 Lub 34:25; Nge 4:17Simyoni ne Leevi baaluganda,
ebitala byabwe byakulwanyisa bya maanyi.
649:6 a Nge 1:15; Bef 5:11 b Lub 34:26Ayi omwoyo gwange teweetaba mu kuteesa kwabwe.
Ayi omwoyo gwange teweegatta nabo.
Kubanga mu busungu bwabwe batta abantu,
olw’okwekulumbaza kwabwe baatema ente olunywa.
749:7 Yos 19:1, 9; 21:1-42Obusungu bwabwe bukolimirwe, kubanga bungi;
n’obukambwe bwabwe, kubanga bwa ttima.
Ndibaawula mu Yakobo,
ndibasaasaanya mu Isirayiri.
849:8 Ma 33:7; 1By 5:2Yuda gwe baganda bo banaakutenderezanga.
Omukono gwo gunaatulugunyanga abalabe bo.
Abaana ba kitaawo banaakuvuunamiranga.
949:9 a Kbl 24:9; Ez 19:5; Mi 5:8 b Kub 5:5Yuda, mwana w’empologoma.
Oyambuse mwana wange, ng’ovudde ku muyiggo.
Yakutama, yabwama ng’empologoma.
Ddala ng’empologoma enkazi, ani anaakweŋŋanga?
1049:10 a Kbl 24:17, 19; Zab 60:7 b Zab 2:9; Is 42:1, 4Era omuggo gw’omufuzi teguuvenga wakati wa bigere bya Yuda,
okutuusa Siiro lw’alijja;
era oyo amawanga gonna
gwe ganaawuliranga.
11Alisiba endogoyi ku muzabbibu,
n’omwana gw’endogoyi ku muzabbibu ogusinga obulungi,
ayoza ebyambalo bye mu nvinnyo,
n’engoye ze mu musaayi gwe zabbibu.
12Amaaso ge galimyuka wayini,
n’amannyo ge galitukula okusinga amata.
1349:13 Lub 30:20; Ma 33:18-19; Yos 19:10-11Zebbulooni alibeera ku mabbali ga nnyanja;
anaabanga mwalo gw’amaato,
ensalo ze ziriba ku Sidoni.
1449:14 Lub 30:18Isakaali ndogoyi ya maanyi,
ng’akutama wakati mu bisibo by’endiga;
15yalaba ng’ekifo ky’okuwummuliramu kirungi;
nga n’ensi esanyusa;
n’alyoka akkakkanya ekibegabega kye okusitula,
n’afuuka omuddu ow’okukozesebwanga emirimu egy’obuwaze.
1649:16 Lub 30:6; Ma 33:22; Bal 18:26-27Ddaani anaalamulanga mu bwenkanya abantu be
ng’ekika ekimu ku bika bya Isirayiri.
1749:17 Bal 18:27Ddaani anaaba musota mu kkubo,
essalambwa ku kkubo,
eriruma ebisinziiro by’embalaasi,
omwebagazi waayo alyoke agwe emabega waayo.
1849:18 Zab 119:166, 174Nnindirira obulokozi bwo, Ayi Mukama.
1949:19 Lub 30:11; Ma 33:20; 1By 5:18Gaadi alirumbibwa ogubiina gw’abanyazi,
naye ye, alibafubutukira emabega.
2049:20 Lub 30:13; Ma 33:24Aseri emmere ye eneebanga ngimu,
era anaagemuliranga kabaka ebyokulya.
2149:21 Lub 30:8; Ma 33:23Nafutaali mpeewo ya ddembe,
avaamu ebigambo ebirungi.
2249:22 Lub 30:24; Ma 33:13-17Yusufu lye ttabi eribala ennyo,
ettabi eribala ennyo eriri ku mugga;
abaana be babuna bbugwe.
2349:23 Lub 37:24Abalasa obusaale baamulumba bubi nnyo,
baamulasa ne bamulumya nnyo;
2449:24 a Zab 18:34 b Zab 132:2, 5; Is 1:24; 41:10 c Is 28:16naye omutego gwe ne gunywera,
n’emikono gye ne gitasagaasagana.
Olw’omukono gwa Ayinzabyonna owa Yakobo,
olw’Omusumba, Olwazi lwa Isirayiri,
2549:25 a Lub 28:13 b Lub 27:28olwa Katonda wa kitaawo, akuyamba,
olwa Ayinzabyonna akuwa omukisa,
omukisa oguva waggulu mu ggulu,
omukisa ogwa wansi mu buziba,
omukisa ogw’omu lubuto ne mu mabeere.
2649:26 Ma 33:15-16Omukisa gwa kitaawo
gusinga omukisa gwa bajjajjange,
gusinga egyo egyaweebwa bajjajja ab’edda.
Gino gyonna gibeere ku mutwe gwa Yusufu,
gibeere ne ku bukowekowe bw’oyo eyayawukanyizibwa ne baganda be.
2749:27 Lub 35:18; Bal 20:12-13Benyamini musege ogunyaga,
mu makya alya omuyiggo,
mu kawungeezi n’agaba omunyago.
28Ebyo byonna by’ebika ekkumi n’ebiriri ebya Isirayiri, era ebyo kitaabwe bye yayogera nabo ng’abasabira omukisa. Buli omu ng’amusabira omukisa ogumusaanira.
Okufa kwa Yakobo
2949:29 a Lub 50:16 b Lub 25:8 c Lub 15:15; 47:30; 50:13Oluvannyuma n’abakuutira n’abagamba nti, “Nditwalibwa eri abantu bange gye baatwalibwa. Munziikanga wamu ne bajjajjange, mu mpuku eri mu nnimiro ya Efulooni Omukiiti, 3049:30 a Lub 23:9 b Lub 23:20mu mpuku eri mu nnimiro ya Makupeera, okumpi ne Mamule, mu nsi ya Kanani, Ibulayimu gye yagulira mu nnimiro, okuva ku Efulooni Omukiiti. Yagigula okuba obutaka bw’okuziikangamu. 3149:31 a Lub 25:9 b Lub 23:19 c Lub 35:29Awo we waaziikibwa Ibulayimu ne Saala mukazi we, era ne Isaaka ne Lebbeeka mukazi we, we baaziikwa, era awo we naziika Leeya. 32Ennimiro n’empuku erimu byagulibwa okuva ku baana ba Kesi.”
3349:33 nny 29; Lub 25:8; Bik 7:15Yakobo bwe yamala okukuutira batabani be, n’azaayo ebigere bye mu kitanda, n’assa omukka ogw’enkomerero n’afa n’akuŋŋaanyizibwa eri abantu be.
Jacob Blesses His Sons
1Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
3“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
5“Simeon and Levi are brothers—
their swords49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. are weapons of violence.
6Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
7Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury, so cruel!
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.
8“Judah,49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise. your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,49:10 Or from his descendants
until he to whom it belongs49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
11He will tether his donkey to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
12His eyes will be darker than wine,
his teeth whiter than milk.49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk
13“Zebulun will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.
14“Issachar is a rawboned49:14 Or strong donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
15When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
and submit to forced labor.
16“Dan49:16 Dan here means he provides justice. will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
19“Gad49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders. will be attacked by a band of raiders,
but he will attack them at their heels.
20“Asher’s food will be rich;
he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21“Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
22“Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine near a spring,
whose branches climb over a wall.49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
23With bitterness archers attacked him;
they shot at him with hostility.
24But his bow remained steady,
his strong arms stayed49:23,24 Or archers will attack… will shoot… will remain… will stay limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,
because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25because of your father’s God, who helps you,
because of the Almighty,49:25 Hebrew Shaddai who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
blessings of the deep springs below,
blessings of the breast and womb.
26Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as the bounty of the age-old hills.
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among49:26 Or of the one separated from his brothers.
27“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning he devours the prey,
in the evening he divides the plunder.”
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. 31There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.49:32 Or the descendants of Heth”
33When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
