1. This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.
2. He said:The Lord came from Sinaiand appeared to them from Seir; He shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from His right hand for them.
3. Indeed He loves the people. All Your holy ones are in Your hand,and they assemble at Your feet.Each receives Your words.
4. Moses gave us instruction,a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5. So He became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gatheredwith the tribes of Israel.
6. Let Reuben live and not diethough his people become few.
7. He said this about Judah:Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.He fights for his cause with his own hands,but may You be a help against his foes.
8. He said about Levi:Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one; You tested him at Massahand contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
9. He said about his father and mother,“I do not regard them.”He disregarded his brothersand didn’t acknowledge his sons,for they kept Your wordand maintained Your covenant.
10. They will teach Your ordinances to Jacoband Your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before Youand whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11. Lord, bless his possessions, and accept the work of his hands.Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,so that they cannot rise again.
12. He said about Benjamin:The Lord’s beloved rests securely on Him.He shields him all day long,and he rests on His shoulders.
13. He said about Joseph:May his land be blessed by the Lordwith the dew of heaven’s bountyand the watery depths that lie beneath;