9. Judah is a lion’s cub;from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lionand as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah,nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,until tribute comes to him;and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
11. Binding his foal to the vineand his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,he has washed his garments in wineand his vesture in the blood of grapes.
12. His eyes are darker than wine,and his teeth whiter than milk.
13. “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea;he shall become a haven for ships,and his border shall be at Sidon.
14. “Issachar is a strong donkey,crouching between the sheepfolds.
15. He saw that a resting place was good,and that the land was pleasant,so he bowed his shoulder to bear,and became a servant at forced labor.
16. “Dan shall judge his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.
17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way,a viper by the path,that bites the horse’s heelsso that his rider falls backward.
18. I wait for your salvation, O Lord.