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

¹To pa je blagoslov, s katerim je blagoslovil Mojzes, mož Božji, Izraelove sinove pred svojo smrtjo.

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.

²In dejal je: GOSPOD je prišel s Sinaja, in vstal jim je s Seira; prikazal se je v svetlobi iznad gore Paranske in prišel od desettisočev svetih; v njegovi desnici je bila ognjena postava zanje.

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

³Res, On ljubi ljudstva! Vsi njih svetniki so v tvoji roki; sedli so pri nogah tvojih, vsak prejme od govorov tvojih.

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

⁴Postavo nam je zapovedal Mojzes, dedino zboru Jakobovemu.

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

⁵In on je bil kralj v Ješurunu, ko so se zbrali poglavarji ljudstva, vsi rodovi Izraelovi skupaj.

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

⁶Živi naj Ruben in ne umrje, a malo bodi mož njegovih število.

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.”

⁷In to bodi Judi; in rekel je: Sliši, o GOSPOD, Judov glas in ga pripelji k ljudstvu njegovemu; s svojimi rokami naj se vojskuje zanje, in ti mu bodi pomoč zoper njegove zatiralce.

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;

⁸In za Levija je rekel: Tumim tvoje in Urim tvoje, Gospod, je pri možu, ki ga ljubiš, ki si ga izkušal v Masi, s katerim si se prepiral pri vodi Meribski;

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.

⁹ki je rekel o svojem očetu in materi svoji: Nisem ju videl, tudi bratov svojih ni pripoznal in za otroke svoje ni vedel. Kajti leviti so ohranili tvojo besedo in vzdržali zavezo tvojo.

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

¹⁰Učili bodo Jakoba tvoje sodbe in Izraela postavo tvojo; pokladali bodo kadilo pred tvoje obličje in cele žgalne daritve na oltar tvoj.

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.”

¹¹Blagoslovi, GOSPOD, moč njegovo in milo sprejmi rok njegovih delo; udari ledja njih, ki se vzdigujejo zoper njega, in njih, ki ga sovražijo, da več ne vstanejo.

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.”

¹²Za Benjamina je rekel: Ljubljenec GOSPODOV bo varno prebival pri njem; zaslanja ga ves dan in prebiva med ramami njegovimi.

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,

¹³In za Jožefa je rekel: Blagoslovljena bodi od GOSPODA dežela njegova s predragim darom neba, z roso, in z globino, ki leži spodaj,

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

¹⁴in z najdražjimi pridelki od solnca, in z najdražjimi prirastki od mesecev,

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

¹⁵in z najboljšimi rečmi starodavnih gorá, in z najdražjimi darovi večnih hribov,

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.

¹⁶in z najdražjimi rečmi zemlje in njene obilnosti. In blagovoljnost njega, ki je prebival v grmu, naj pride na glavo Jožefovo in na teme odličnega med svojimi brati.

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.”

¹⁷Veličastvo njegovo je kakor prvenca med junci in rogovi njegovi so kakor rogovi divjega bivola: ž njimi bo bodel vsa ljudstva tja do krajev zemlje; in to so desettisoči Efraimovi in to tisoči Manasejevi.

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

¹⁸Za Zebulona pa je rekel: Veséli se, Zebulon, svojega izhoda in, Isahar, svojih šatorov!

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.”

¹⁹Pokličeta ljudstva na goro, tam bodo darovali pravičnosti daritve; kajti sesala bosta obilnost morja in skrite zaklade peska.

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.

²⁰Za Gada pa je rekel: Blagoslovljen bodi, ki razširja prostor Gadu: kakor levinja počiva in raztrga ramo, tudi teme.

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.”

²¹In prvino dežele je izbral zase, kajti ondi je bil delež ohranjen postavodajalcu; in šel je s poglavarji ljudstva, izvršil je pravico GOSPODOVO in sodbe njegove z Izraelom.

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

²²In za Dana je rekel: Dan je mlad lev, ki priskače iz Basana.

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

²³Za Neftalija pa je rekel: O Neftali, nasičen z blagovoljnostjo in poln blagoslova GOSPODOVEGA: posédi zahodno in južno stran!

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

²⁴In za Aserja je rekel: Blagoslovljen bodi Aser s sinovi; prijeten bodi svojim bratom in naj pomaka v olje nogo svojo.

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

²⁵Od železa in brona naj bodo zapahi tvoji, in kakršni dnevi tvoji, taka bodi moč tvoja.

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

²⁶Ni ga, ki bi bil enak Bogu mogočnemu, o Ješurun, ki prijezdi po nebu tebi v pomoč in v veličastvu svojem na oblakih.

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

²⁷Bog večnosti ti je prebivališče in pod teboj so večne rame; in on žene sovražnika pred teboj in veli: Pokončaj jih!

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

²⁸In Izrael prebiva na varnem in posebe vrelec Jakobov, v deželi žita in vina, in izpod njegovega neba kaplja rosa.Blažen si, o Izrael! Kdo ti je enak, ljudstvo, rešeno po GOSPODU, ki je ščit pomoči tvoje in meč veličastva tvojega! In sovražniki tvoji se ti bodo laskali, ti pa boš stopal po njih višavah.

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.”

²⁹Blažen si, o Izrael! Kdo ti je enak, ljudstvo, rešeno po GOSPODU, ki je ščit pomoči tvoje in meč veličastva tvojega! In sovražniki tvoji se ti bodo laskali, ti pa boš stopal po njih višavah.