4. Moses delivered to us a law,an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
5. The Lord was king over Jeshurun,when the leaders of the people assembled,the tribes of Israel together.
6. May Reuben live and not die,and may his people multiply.
7. And this is the blessing to Judah. He said,Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice,and bring him to his people.May his power be great,and may you help him against his foes.
8. Of Levi he said:Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one,whose authority you challenged at Massah,and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.
9. He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,”and he did not acknowledge his own brothersor know his own children,for they kept your word,and guarded your covenant.
10. They will teach Jacob your ordinancesand Israel your law;they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.
11. Bless, O Lord, his goods,and be pleased with his efforts;undercut the legs of any who attack him,and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.