1. This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before he died.
2. He said:The Lord came from Sinaiand dawned on his people from Seir;he shone forth from Mount Paran.With him were myriads of holy ones;at his right hand advanced the gods.
3. Indeed, lover of the peoples,all the holy ones are at your side;They follow at your heels,carry out your decisions.
4. Moses charged us with the law,as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5. A king arose in Jeshurunwhen the chiefs of the people assembled,and the tribes of Israel united.
6. May Reuben live and not die out,but let his numbers be few.
7. Of Judah he said this:Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,and bring him to his people.His own hands defend his cause;be a help against his foes.
8. Of Levi he said:Give to Levi your Thummim,your Urim to your faithful one;Him you tested at Massah,contended against him at the waters of Meribah.
9. He said of his father and mother,“I have no regard for them”;His brothers he would not acknowledge,and his own children he did not recognize.For they kept your words,and your covenant they upheld.