¹And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

¹[Ny tso-drano nataon'i Mosesy tamin'ny firenen'Isiraely] Ary izao no tso-drano nataon'i Mosesy, lehilahin'Andriamanitra, tamin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, rehefa nadiva ho faty izy.

²And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the myriads of the sanctuary; From his right hand [went forth] a law of fire for them.

²Hoy izy: Jehovah avy tao Sinay, Ary niseho taminy avy tany Seïra; Niposaka namirapiratra avy tany an-tendrombohitra Parana Izy; Ary avy tao amin'ny masiny tsy omby alinalina; Ary teo ankavanany nisy lalàn'afo ho an'ireo.

³Yea, he loveth the peoples, All his saints are in thy hand, And they sit down at thy feet; Each receiveth of thy words.

³Eny, tia ireo firenena Izy; Eo an-tananao avokoa ny masiny rehetra; Miandry eo anilan'ny tongotrao ireo Ka samy mandray amin'ny teninao.

⁴Moses commanded us a law, The inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

⁴Lalàna no nandidian'i Mosesy antsika Ho lovan'ny fiangonan'i Jakoba.

⁵And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

⁵Ary tonga mpanjakan'i Jesorona Izy, Rehefa tafangona ny lehiben'ny vahoaka Sy ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra.

⁶Let Reuben live, and not die; And let his men be few.

⁶Aoka ho velona ROBENA, fa tsy ho faty, Nefa aoka ho vitsy olona izy.

⁷And this of Judah; and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people; May his hands strive for them; And be thou a help to him against his oppressors.

⁷Ary ny amin'i JODA dia izao, hoy izy: Jehovah ô, mihainoa ny feon'i Joda, Ka ento ho amin'ny olony izy. Ny tanany no hiadiany ho azy, Ka manampia azy Hianao hamelezany ny mpandrafy azy.

⁸And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

⁸Ary ny amin'i LEVY dia hoy izy: Ny Tomimanao sy ny Orimanao dia amin'ny olonao masina. Izay nizahanao toetra tao Masa Sy nifamalianao tao amin'ny ranon'i Meriba,

⁹Who said to his father and to his mother, I see him not, And he acknowledged not his brethren, And knew not his own children; For they have observed thy word, And kept thy covenant.

⁹Izay nilaza ny rainy sy ny reniny hoe: Tsy mahita azy aho, Sady tsy nahalala izay rahalahiny izy, Ary izay zanany aza dia tsy fantany; Fa nitandrina ny teninao izy Ka nitana ny fanekenao.

¹⁰They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thy nostrils, And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.

¹⁰Jakoba no hampianariny ny fitsipikao, Ary Isiraely ny lalànao; Hametraka ditin-kazo manitra eo anatrehanao'izy Sy fanatitra dorana eo ambonin'ny alitaranao.

¹¹Bless, Jehovah, his substance! And let the work of his hands please thee; Crush the loins of his adversaries, And of them that hate him, that they may never rise again!

¹¹Jehovah ô, tahio ny heriny, Ary aoka ho sitrakao ny asan'ny tànany; Asio mafy ny valahan'izay mitsangana hiady aminy, Ka aoka tsy hiarina intsony izay mankahala azy.

¹²Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah, -- he shall dwell in safety by him; He will cover him all the day long, And dwell between his shoulders.

¹²Ary ny amin'i BENJAMINA dia hoy izy: Ny malalan'i Jehovah honina fahizay eo aminy, Dia halofany mandrakariva, Ary hobabeny eo an-damosiny.

¹³And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land! By the precious things of the heavens, By the dew, and by the deep that lieth beneath,

¹³Ary ny amin'i JOSEFA dia hoy izy: Hotahin'i Jehovah anie ny taniny Amin'ny zava-tsoan'ny lanitra, dia amin'ny ando, Ary amin'ny rano lalina mamitsaka any ambany,

¹⁴And by the precious fruits of the sun, And by the precious things put forth by the months,

¹⁴Ary amin'ny zava-tsoa vokatry ny masoandro Sy ny voan-javatra soa vokatry ny volana,

¹⁵And by the best things of the ancient mountains, And by the precious things of the everlasting hills,

¹⁵Ary amin'ny zava-malaza avy amin'ny tendrombohitra fahagola Sy ny zava-tsoa avy amin'ny havoana mandrakizay

¹⁶And by the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof. And let the good will of him that dwelt in the bush Come upon the head of Joseph, Upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

¹⁶Mbamin'ny zava-tsoan'ny tany sy izay rehetra eo aminy Sy ny fankasitrahan'Izay nitoetra tao amin'ilay roimemy; Ary aoka ho tonga eo an-dohan'i Josefa izany, Dia eo an-tampon-dohan'ilay nalaza tamin'ny rahalahiny.

¹⁷His majesty is as the firstling of his ox; And his horns are as the horns of a buffalo. With them shall he push the peoples Together to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.

¹⁷Ny voalohan-teraky ny ombiny dia malaza, Tandrok'ombimanga ny tandrony; Izany no hanotoany ny firenena rehetra, Dia ny faran'ny tany; Ireo no alinalin'i Efraima Sy arivoarivon'i Manase.

¹⁸And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And thou, Issachar, in thy tents!

¹⁸Ary ny amin'i ZEBOLONA dia hoy izy: Mifalia, ry Zebolona, amin'izay alehanao, Ary ianao, ry ISAKARA, ao an-dainao.

¹⁹They shall invite [the] peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they will suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.

¹⁹Firenena no antsoiny hankao an-tendrombohitra, Ary ao no hamonoany zavatra ho fanati-pahamarinana; Fa hitsentsitra ny haren'ny ranomasina izy Sy ny zava-tsoa miafina ao amin'ny fasika.

²⁰And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad! As a lion doth he dwell, and teareth the arm, even the top of the head.

²⁰Ary ny amin'i GADA dia hoy Izy; Isaorana anie Izay manome malalaka ho an'i Gada; Mamitsaka tahaka ny liom-bavy izy Ka mamiravira ny sandry mbamin'ny tampon-doha.

²¹And he provided the first part for himself, For there was reserved the portion of the lawgiver; And he came with the heads of the people; The justice of Jehovah and his judgments Hath he executed with Israel.

²¹Nizaha izay tsara indrindra ho an'ny tenany izy, Fa teo ny anaran'ny mpanao lalàna no efa voatokana. Niaraka tamin'ny lohan'ny firenena izy, Ary araka ny fahamarinan'i Jehovah ny nataony, Sy araka ny fitsipiny izay iombonany amin'ny Isiraely.

²²And of Dan he said, Dan is a young lion; He shall spring forth from Bashan.

²²Ary ny amin'DANA dia hoy izy: Dana dia zana-diona; Miantsampy avy ao Basana izy.

²³And of Naphtali he said, Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south.

²³Ary ny amin'i NAFTALY dia hoy izy: Ry Naftaly, voky fankasitrahana Ka feno ny fitahian'i Jehovah, Mandovà ny andrefana sy ny atsimo anie ianao.

²⁴And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.

²⁴Ary ny amin'i ASERA dia hoy izy: Aoka hotahina mihoatra noho ny zaza maro Asera, Ary hankasitrahana mihoatra noho ny rahalahiny izy Ka hanoboka ny tongony amin'ny diloilo.

²⁵Iron and brass shall be thy bolts; And thy rest as thy days.

²⁵Ho vy sy varahina ny hidinao; Ary hifamatra amin'ny andronao ny fiadananao.

²⁶There is none like unto the ùGod of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, And in his majesty, upon the clouds.

²⁶Ry Jesorona, tsy misy tahaka an'Andriamanitra, Izay mitaingina ny lanitra hamonjy anao, Sady mandia ny rahona amin'ny voninahiny.

²⁷[Thy] refuge is the God of old, And underneath are the eternal arms; And he shall drive out the enemy from before thee, And shall say, Destroy [them]!

²⁷Ny Andriamanitra hatrizay hatrizay no fonenana, Ary ny sandry mandrakizay no eto ambany. Mandroaka ny fahavalo eo anoloanao Izy Ka manao hoe: Aringano.

²⁸And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.

²⁸Ary mandry fahizay Isiraely, Mitokana irery ny loharanon'i Jakoba Ao amin'ny tany be vary sy ranom-boaloboka, Eny, mampilatsaka ando ny lanitra eo amboniny.Sambatra ianao, ry Isiraely; Iza no tahaka anao, ry olona voavonjin'i Jehovah, Ampingan'ny famonjena anao sy sabatry ny voninahitrao! Hikoy anao ny fahavalonao. Ary ianao handia ny fitoerany avo.

²⁹Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

²⁹Sambatra ianao, ry Isiraely; Iza no tahaka anao, ry olona voavonjin'i Jehovah, Ampingan'ny famonjena anao sy sabatry ny voninahitrao! Hikoy anao ny fahavalonao. Ary ianao handia ny fitoerany avo.