16. The Lord who appearedin the burning bushwants to give you the bestthe land can produce,and it will be a princely crownon Joseph's head.
17. The armies of Ephraimand Manassehare majestic and fiercelike a bull or a wild ox.They will run their spearsthrough faraway nations.
18. Be happy, Zebulun,as your boats set sail;be happy, Issachar,in your tents.
19. The sea will make you wealthy,and from the sandy beachyou will get treasure.So invite the other tribesto celebrate with youand offer sacrifices to God.
20. Tribe of Gad,the Lord will bless youwith more land.So shout his praises!Your tribe is like a lionripping up its victim.
21. Your leaders met togetherand chose the best landfor your tribe,but you obeyed the Lordand helped the other tribes.
22. Tribe of Dan,you are like a lion cub,startled by a snake.
23. The Lord is pleased with you,people of Naphtali.He will bless youand give you the landto the west and the south.
24. The Lord's greatest blessingis for you, tribe of Asher.You will be the favouriteof all the other tribes.You will be rich with olive oil
25. and have strong town gateswith bronze and iron bolts.Your people will be powerfulfor as long as they live.
26. Israel, no other godis like ours—the clouds are his chariotas he rides across the skiesto come and help us.
27. The eternal Godis our hiding place;he carries us in his arms.When God tells youto destroy your enemies,he will make them run.
28. Israel, you will live in safety;your enemies will be gone.The dew will fall from the sky,and you will have plentyof grain and wine.