15. When he sees his resting place is goodand how pleasant his land is,he will put his back to the loadand become a slave.
16. “Dan will rule his own peoplelike the other tribes in Israel.
17. Dan will be like a snake by the side of the road,a dangerous snake lying near the path.That snake bites a horse’s leg,and the rider is thrown off backward.
18. “Lord, I wait for your salvation.
19. “Robbers will attack Gad,but he will defeat them and drive them away.
20. “Asher’s land will grow much good food;he will grow food fit for a king.
21. “Naphtali is like a female deer that runs free,that has beautiful fawns.
22. “Joseph is like a grapevine that produces much fruit,a healthy vine watered by a spring,whose branches grow over the wall.
23. Archers attack him violentlyand shoot at him angrily,
24. but he aims his bow well.His arms are made strong.He gets his power from the Mighty God of Jacoband his strength from the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25. Your father’s God helps you.God Almighty blesses you.He blesses you with rain from above,with water from springs below,with many babies born to your wives,and many young ones born to your animals.
26. The blessings of your father are greaterthan the blessings of the oldest mountains,greater than the good things of the long-lasting hills.May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,on the forehead of the one who was separated from his brothers.
27. “Benjamin is like a hungry wolf.In the morning he eats what he has caught,and in the evening he divides what he has taken.”