¹This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

¹Hiai vualjawlnain ahi, Pathian mi Mosiin a sih maa Israel suante vual a jawl.

²He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

²Sinai akipanin TOUPA a honga, Seir akipanin a kiang uah a thou khiaa, mi siangthou sang sawm laka kipanin a hongpai; a khut taklamah amau adingin dan kuang thei a om.

³Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; each receives your words.

³A hi, chi chihte a ita, mi siangthou tengteng nakhutah a om uh; a khebulah a tu ua; na thu a pom chiat ding uh.

⁴Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

⁴Mosiin dan honpia, Jakob mipite dingin gouluah ding.

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

⁵Jesurunah kumpipa ahia, mipite intekpen a kikhawm khawm ua; Israel chi tengteng a om khawm uh.

⁶“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”

⁶Reuben dam gige leh, silouin, a mite a hihleh tawm zo le uh, a chi a.

⁷This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”

⁷Huan, hiai Judate a vualjawlna ahi; TOUPA, Juda aw ngaikhia inla, a mite kiangah pi lutin; a khut amah adingin kiching henla, a melmate sualpihpa honghiin, chih.

⁸Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

⁸Huan, Levite tungthu ah bel, Na Thumin leh na Urim na mi siangthou kiangah a om, Masa ah na zeeta, Meribe tui ahte na sual hi;

⁹who said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him;’ Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

⁹Ka nu leh ka pa ka theikei, chiin; a unaute leng a thei sam kei hi, amah tate ngei leng a thei tuan kei; na thu a pom ua, na thukhun a jui uhi.

¹⁰They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

¹⁰Jakobte na vaihawmte a sin sak ding ua, Israelte, na dan; na maah gimlim a koih ding ua, na maitam ah pumhal thillat.

¹¹Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”

¹¹Vualjawlin, TOUPA, sum a pai, a khut nasepte nana pom inla; amah sualte kawng sat inla, amah hote kawng toh, a tat nawn louhna ding un, a chi a.

¹²Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

¹²Huan, Benjaminte tungthu ah jaw, TOUPA deihtak jaw a kiangah bitin a om ding; nitumin a opkhum dinga, a po jel ding, a chi a.

¹³Of Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

¹³Huan, Josephte tung thu ah jaw, A gam TOUPA vualjawlin om hen, van thil mantam daituitein, tui thuk mahmah nuai lama tuitein.

¹⁴for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

¹⁴Ni gah suah thil mantam tein, khaten thil mantama suah tein.

¹⁵for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

¹⁵Nidanglai tang tea thil deihhuai pentein, khantawn tanga thil mantamtein.

¹⁶for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush i. e. the burning bush of Exodus 3:3-4. . Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

¹⁶Lei leh a tunga thil mantam tein, loubuka ompa deihsakna in; vualjawlna Josephte lu tungah hongom hen, a unaute akipana hihtuama ompa sipah.

¹⁷The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push all of the peoples, to the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”

¹⁷A thupina a bawngtal piang masa thupina bang ahi a, a ki gam bawngtal ki bang ahi; huaiin nam chih a si ding, kawlmong tanin; Ephraimte sangsawm ahi ua, Manaserte sang ahi uhi, a chi a.

¹⁸Of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

¹⁸Huan, Zebulunte tung thu ah bel, Kipakin, Zebulun, na vak khiaknate ah, huan, Isakar, na puaninte ah.

¹⁹They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”

¹⁹Tangah chi chih a sam ding ua, huaiah diktatna kithoihnate a lan ding uh; tuipi buchinna a ne sin ngal ua, piaunela gou kiselte toh, a chi a.

²⁰Of Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.

²⁰Gadte tungthu ah bel, Gadte hihzapa phatin om hen, humpinelkai bangin a tenga, ban a ham keka, ahi, lujang leng.

²¹He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”

²¹Amah adingin a hoihna pen a tela, vaihawmpa tantuan lah guanbehin a om ngala, Intekpente kiangah a hoha, TOUPA vaihawmna dik a juia; Israelte kianga vaihawmnate, a chi a.

²²Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”

²²Dante tungthu ah bel, Dan bel humpinelkai nou ahi a, Basan akipana hongtawm khia, a chi a.

²³Of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south.”

²³Naphtalite tungthu ah bel, Naphtali aw, deihsaknaa lungkim, TOUPA vualjawlnaa tai, sim leh tum luahin, a chi a.

²⁴Of Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

²⁴Aserte tungthuah bel, Aser bel tatea vualjawlin om henla, a unaute lakah tuitum henla; thau ah a kha diah heh.

²⁵Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

²⁵Na painate sik leh dal ahi ding, na damsung ni bangin na hatna leng a om ding, a chi a.

²⁶“There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.

²⁶Pathian bang kuamahmah a om kei uh, Jesurun aw, nang honpahpih dinga van a tuang, thupi taka vana tuang, thupi taka van a tuang.

²⁷The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

²⁷Khantawn Pathian na omna ahi a, nuailamah khantawn ban a om, melmate lah a honsat mang saka, Hih mangin, a chi.

²⁸Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

²⁸Huan, Israel bel galmuang takin a oma, Jakob tuileh a pumut; buh leh uain gamah, ahi, a vanten daitui chim a tang sak.A hampha hi, aw, Israel, nang bang mahmah kua a oma, TOUPA hotdam mite? Nang hon honpanpihpa phaw, na thupina namsau a hi! Na melmate na kiangah a hongkipe ding ua, a mun sangte uh na chil ding hi, a chi a.

²⁹You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places.”

²⁹A hampha hi, aw, Israel, nang bang mahmah kua a oma, TOUPA hotdam mite? Nang hon honpanpihpa phaw, na thupina namsau a hi! Na melmate na kiangah a hongkipe ding ua, a mun sangte uh na chil ding hi, a chi a.