Jacob Gives Blessings to His Sons
1Then Jacob sent for his sons. He said, “Gather around me so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2“Sons of Jacob, come together and listen.
Listen to your father Israel.
3“Reuben, you are my oldest son.
You were my first child. You were the first sign of my strength.
You were first in honor. You were first in power.
4But you are as unsteady as water. So you won’t be first anymore.
You had sex with my concubine on my bed.
You lay on my couch and made it ‘unclean.’
5“Simeon and Levi are brothers.
Their swords have killed a lot of people.
6I won’t share in their plans.
I won’t have anything to do with them.
They became angry and killed people.
They cut the legs of oxen just for the fun of it.
7May the Lord put a curse on them
because of their terrible anger.
I will scatter them in Jacob’s land.
I will spread them around in Israel.
8“Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your enemies will be brought under your control.
Your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9Judah, you are like a lion’s cub.
You return from hunting, my son.
Like a lion, you lie down and sleep.
You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?
10The right to rule will not leave Judah.
The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet.
It will be his until the king it belongs to will come.
The nations will obey that king.
11He will tie his donkey to a vine.
He will tie his colt to the very best branch.
He will wash his clothes in wine.
He will wash his robes in the red juice of grapes.
12His eyes will be darker than wine.
His teeth will be whiter than milk.
13“Zebulun will live by the seashore.
He will become a safe harbor for ships.
His border will go out toward Sidon.
14“Issachar is like a wild donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.
15He sees how good his resting place is.
He sees that his land is pleasant.
So he will carry a heavy load on his back.
He will obey when he’s forced to work.
16“Dan will do what is fair for his people.
He will do it as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan will be a snake by the side of the road.
He will be a poisonous snake along the path.
It bites the horse’s heels
so that the rider falls off backward.
18“Lord, I look to you to save me.
19“Gad will be attacked by a group of robbers.
But he will attack them as they run away.
20“Asher’s food will be rich and sweet.
He will provide food that even a king would enjoy.
21“Naphtali is a female deer set free
and gives birth to beautiful fawns.
22“Joseph is a vine that grows a lot of fruit.
It grows close by a spring.
Its branches climb over a wall.
23Mean people shot arrows at him.
They shot at him because they were angry.
24But his bow remained steady.
His strong arms moved freely.
The hand of the Mighty God of Jacob was with him.
The Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, stood by him.
25Joseph, your father’s God helps you.
The Mighty God blesses you.
He gives you blessings from the sky above.
He gives you blessings from the deep springs below.
He blesses you with children and with a mother’s milk.
26Your father’s blessings are great.
They are greater than the blessings from the age-old mountains.
They are greater than the gifts from the ancient hills.
Let all those blessings rest on the head of Joseph.
Let them rest on the head of the one who is prince among his brothers.
27“Benjamin is a hungry wolf.
In the morning he eats what he has killed.
In the evening he shares what he has stolen.”
28All these are the 12 tribes of Israel. That’s what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each one the blessing that was just right for him.
Jacob Dies
29Then Jacob gave directions to his sons. He said, “I’m about to join the members of my family who have already died. Bury me with them in the cave in the field of Ephron, the Hittite. 30The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in Canaan. Abraham had bought it as a place where he could bury his wife’s body. He had bought the cave and the field from Ephron, the Hittite. 31The bodies of Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there. So were the bodies of Isaac and his wife Rebekah. I also buried Leah’s body there. 32Abraham bought the field and the cave from the Hittites.”
33When Jacob had finished telling his sons what to do, he pulled his feet up into his bed. Then he took his last breath and died. He joined the members of his family who had already died.
Ọ̀rọ̀ ìkẹyìn Jakọbu sí àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀
1Nígbà náà ni Jakọbu ránṣẹ́ pe àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀, ó sì wí pé, “Ẹ kó ara yín jọ pọ̀, kí n le è sọ ohun tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ iwájú fún un yín.
2“Ẹ kó ara yín jọ pọ̀, kí ẹ sì tẹ́tí, ẹ̀yin ọmọ Jakọbu;
Ẹ fetí sí Israẹli baba yín.
3“Reubeni, ìwọ ni àkọ́bí mi,
agbára mi, ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ipá mi,
títayọ ní ọlá àti títayọ ní agbára.
4Ẹni ríru bí omi Òkun, ìwọ kì yóò tayọ mọ́,
nítorí pé ìwọ gun ibùsùn baba rẹ,
lórí àkéte mi, ìwọ sì bà á jẹ́
(ìwọ bá ọ̀kan nínú àwọn aya baba rẹ lòpọ̀).
5“Simeoni àti Lefi jẹ́ arákùnrin—
idà wọn jẹ́ ohun èlò ogun alágbára.
6Kí ọkàn mi má ṣe ni àṣepọ̀ pẹ̀lú wọn,
kí n má sì ṣe dúró níbí ìpéjọpọ̀ wọn,
nítorí wọ́n ti pa àwọn ènìyàn ní ìbínú wọn,
wọ́n sì da àwọn màlúù lóró bí ó ti wù wọ́n.
7Ìfibú ni ìbínú wọn nítorí tí ó
gbóná púpọ̀, àti fún ìrunú wọn nítorí tí ó kún fún ìkà.
Èmi yóò tú wọn ká ní Jakọbu,
èmi ó sì fọ́n wọn ká ní Israẹli.
8“Juda, àwọn arákùnrin rẹ yóò yìn ọ,
ọwọ́ rẹ yóò wà ní ọrùn àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ,
àwọn ọmọkùnrin baba rẹ yóò foríbalẹ̀ fún ọ.
949.9,10: Nu 24.9; If 5.5.Ọmọ kìnnìún ni ọ́, ìwọ Juda,
o darí láti igbó ọdẹ, ọmọ mi.
Bí i kìnnìún, o ba mọ́lẹ̀, o sì sùn sílẹ̀ bí i abo kìnnìún,
Ta ni ó tó bẹ́ẹ̀, kí o lé e dìde?
10Ọ̀pá oyè kì yóò kúrò ní Juda
bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọ̀pá-ìṣàkóso kì yóò kúrò láàrín ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀,
títí tí Ṣilo tí ó ni í yóò fi dé,
tí gbogbo àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè yóò máa wárí fún un.
11Yóò má so ọmọ ẹṣin rẹ̀ mọ́ igi àjàrà,
àti ọmọ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ rẹ̀ mọ́ ẹ̀ka tí ó dára jù.
Yóò fọ aṣọ rẹ̀ nínú wáìnì
àti ẹ̀wù rẹ̀ nù nínú omi-pupa ti èso àjàrà (gireepu).
12Ojú rẹ̀ yóò rẹ̀ dòdò ju wáìnì lọ,
eyín rẹ yóò sì funfun ju omi-ọyàn lọ.
13“Sebuluni yóò máa gbé ní etí Òkun,
yóò sì jẹ́ èbúté fún ọkọ̀ ojú omi,
agbègbè rẹ yóò tàn ká títí dé Sidoni.
14“Isakari jẹ́ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ alágbára
tí ó dùbúlẹ̀ láàrín agbo àgùntàn.
15Nígbà tí ó bá rí bí ibi ìsinmi òun ti dára tó,
àti bí ilẹ̀ rẹ̀ ti ní ìdẹ̀ra tó,
yóò tẹ èjìká rẹ̀ ba láti ru àjàgà,
yóò sì fi ara rẹ̀ fún iṣẹ́ ipá.
16“Dani yóò ṣe ìdájọ́ àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀
gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ẹ̀yà Israẹli.
17Dani yóò jẹ́ ejò ni pópónà
àti paramọ́lẹ̀ ní ẹ̀bá ọ̀nà,
tí ó bu ẹṣin jẹ ní ẹsẹ̀,
kí ẹni tí ń gùn ún bá à le è ṣubú sẹ́yìn.
18“Mo ń dúró de ìtúsílẹ̀ rẹ, Olúwa.
19“Ẹgbẹ́ ogun àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣin yóò kọlu Gadi,
ṣùgbọ́n yóò kọlu wọ́n ní gìgísẹ̀ wọn.
20“Oúnjẹ Aṣeri yóò dára;
yóò ṣe àsè tí ó yẹ fún ọba.
21“Naftali yóò jẹ́ abo àgbọ̀nrín
tí a tú sílẹ̀ tí ó ń bí ọmọ dáradára.
22“Josẹfu jẹ́ àjàrà eléso,
àjàrà eléso ní etí odò,
tí ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ gun orí odi.
23Pẹ̀lú ìkorò, àwọn tafàtafà dojú ìjà kọ ọ́,
wọ́n tafà sí í pẹ̀lú ìkanra,
24Ṣùgbọ́n ọrun rẹ̀ dúró ni agbára,
ọwọ́ agbára rẹ̀ ni a sì mu lára le,
nítorí ọwọ́ alágbára Jakọbu,
nítorí olùtọ́jú àti aláàbò àpáta Israẹli,
25nítorí Ọlọ́run baba rẹ tí ó ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́,
nítorí Olódùmarè tí ó bùkún ọ
pẹ̀lú láti ọ̀run wá,
ìbùkún ọ̀gbìn tí ó wà ní ìsàlẹ̀,
ìbùkún ti ọmú àti ti inú.
26Ìbùkún baba rẹ pọ̀ púpọ̀
ju ìbùkún àwọn òkè ńlá ìgbàanì,
ju ẹ̀bùn ńlá àwọn òkè láéláé.
Jẹ́ kí gbogbo èyí sọ̀kalẹ̀ sí orí Josẹfu,
lé ìpéǹpéjú ọmọ-aládé láàrín arákùnrin rẹ̀.
27“Benjamini jẹ́ ìkookò tí ó burú;
ní òwúrọ̀ ni ó jẹ ẹran ọdẹ rẹ,
ní àṣálẹ́, ó pín ìkógun.”
28Gbogbo ìwọ̀nyí ni àwọn ẹ̀yà Israẹli méjìlá, èyí sì ni ohun tí baba wọn sọ fún wọn nígbà tí ó súre fún wọn, tí ó sì fún ẹnìkọ̀ọ̀kan ní ìbùkún tí ó tọ́ sí i.
Ikú Jakọbu
29Nígbà náà ni ó fún wọn ní àwọn ìlànà yìí, “Ọjọ́ ikú mi kù fẹ́ẹ́rẹ́. Kí ẹ sin mí sí ibojì pẹ̀lú àwọn baba mi ní inú àpáta ní ilẹ̀ Hiti ará Efroni. 3049.30: Gẹ 23.3-20.Ihò àpáta tí ó wà ní ilẹ̀ Makpela, nítòsí Mamre ní Kenaani, èyí tí Abrahamu rà gẹ́gẹ́ bí ilẹ̀ ìsìnkú lọ́wọ́ Efroni ará Hiti pẹ̀lú ilẹ̀ rẹ̀. 3149.31: Gẹ 25.9,10; Gẹ 35.29.Níbẹ̀ ni a sin Abrahamu àti aya rẹ̀ Sara sí, níbẹ̀ ni a sin Isaaki àti Rebeka aya rẹ̀ sí, níbẹ̀ sì ni mo sìnkú Lea sí. 32Ilẹ̀ náà àti ihò àpáta tí ó wà nínú rẹ̀ ni a rà lọ́wọ́ ará Hiti.”
3349.33: Ap 7.15.Nígbà tí Jakọbu ti pàṣẹ yìí fún àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀, ó gbé ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ sókè sórí ibùsùn, ó sì kú, a sì ko jọ pọ̀ mọ́ àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀.
