1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.2 He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with "myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes. [^2]3 Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.5 He was king over Jeshurun "when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.6 "Let Reuben live and not die, nor "his people be few."7 And this he said about Judah: "Hear, LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!"8 About Levi he said: "Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful servant. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.9 He said of his father and mother, 'I have no regard for them.' He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.10 He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.11 Bless all his skills, LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more."12 About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."13 About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;14 with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield;15 with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among "his brothers.17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."18 About Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.19 They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand."20 About Gad he said: "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad's domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head.21 He chose the best land for himself; the leader's portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the LORD's righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel."22 About Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's cub, springing out of Bashan."23 About Naphtali he said: "Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the LORD and is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake."24 About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.26 "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'28 So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell "secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.29 Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights."

1 Hc est benedictio, qua benedixit Moyses, homo Dei, filiis Isral ante mortem suam. 2 Et ait : [Dominus de Sinai venit,et de Seir ortus est nobis :apparuit de monte Pharan,et cum eo sanctorum millia.In dextera ejus ignea lex.3 Dilexit populos,omnes sancti in manu illius sunt :et qui appropinquant pedibus ejus,accipient de doctrina illius.4 Legem prcepit nobis Moyses,hreditatem multitudinis Jacob.5 Erit apud rectissimum rex,congregatis principibus populi cum tribubus Isral.6 Vivat Ruben, et non moriatur,et sit parvus in numero.] 7 Hc est Jud benedicio : [Audi, Domine, vocem Jud,et ad populum suum introduc eum :manus ejus pugnabunt pro eo,et adjutor illius contra adversarios ejus erit.] 8 Levi quoque ait : [Perfectio tua, et doctrina tua viro sancto tuo,quem probasti in tentatione,et judicasti ad aquas contradictionis.9 Qui dixit patri suo et matri su : Nescio vos :et fratribus suis : Ignoro vos :et nescierunt filios suos.Hi custodierunt eloquium tuum,et pactum tuum servaverunt.10 Judicia tua, o Jacob,et legem tuam, o Isral :ponent thymiama in furore tuo,et holocaustum super altare tuum.11 Benedic, Domine, fortitudini ejus :et opera manuum illius suscipe.Percute dorsa inimicorum ejus :et qui oderunt eum, non consurgant.] 12 Et Benjamin ait : [Amantissimus Domini habitabit confidenter in eo :quasi in thalamo tota die morabitur,et inter humeros illius requiescet.] 13 Joseph quoque ait : [De benedictione Domini terra ejus,de pomis cli, et rore, atque abysso subjacente.14 De pomis fructuum solis ac lun,15 de vertice antiquorum montium,de pomis collium ternorum :16 et de frugibus terr, et de plenitudine ejus.Benedictio illius qui apparuit in rubo,veniat super caput Joseph,et super verticem nazari inter fratres suos.17 Quasi primogeniti tauri pulchritudo ejus,cornua rhinocerotis cornua illius :in ipsis ventilabit gentes usque ad terminos terr.H sunt multitudines Ephraim :et hc millia Manasse.] 18 Et Zabulon ait : [Ltare, Zabulon, in exitu tuo,et Issachar in tabernaculis tuis.19 Populos vocabunt ad montem :ibi immolabunt victimas justiti.Qui inundationem maris quasi lac sugent,et thesauros absconditos arenarum.] 20 Et Gad ait : [Benedictus in latitudine Gad :quasi leo requievit,cepitque brachium et verticem.21 Et vidit principatum suum,quod in parte sua doctor esset repositus :qui fuit cum principibus populi,et fecit justitias Domini,et judicium suum cum Isral.] 22 Dan quoque ait : [Dan catulus leonis, fluet largiter de Basan.] 23 Et Nephthali dixit : [Nephthali abundantia perfruetur,et plenus erit benedictionibus Domini :mare et meridiem possidebit.] 24 Aser quoque ait : [Benedictus in filiis Aser,sit placens fratribus suis,et tingat in oleo pedem suum :25 ferrum et s calceamentum ejus.Sicut dies juventutis tu, ita et senectus tua.26 Non est deus alius ut Deus rectissimi,ascensor cli, auxiliator tuus.Magnificentia ejus discurrunt nubes,27 habitaculum ejus sursum,et subter brachia sempiternaejiciet a facie tua inimicum,dicetque : Conterere.28 Habitabit Isral confidenter, et solus.Oculus Jacob in terra frumenti et vini,clique caligabunt rore.29 Beatus es tu, Isral :quis similis tui, popule, qui salvaris in Domino ?Scutum auxilii tui,et gladius glori tu :negabunt te inimici tui,et tu eorum colla calcabis.]