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

¹ Albarka kaŋ Irikoy bora Musa na Israyla izey albarkandi nd'a za a mana bu neeya:

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

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.

² A ne: «Rabbi fun Sinayi, A tun Seyir ka kaa i do, A kaari i gaa, kaaro fun Paran tondo ra. A fun hanante dubu-dubu bindo ra. A kambe ŋwaaro ra gonda asariya danjikoy i se.

²And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

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

³ Haciika a ga ba nga jama. Ni hanantey kulu go ni kambe ra. I na ni ce daarey gana. I afo kulu na ni sanney ta.

³Yea, he loveth the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat down at thy feet; [Every one] shall receive of thy words.

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

⁴ Musa na asariya lordi iri se, Tubu hari no Yakuba marga se.

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

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

⁵ A ciya mo bonkooni Yesurun ra waato kaŋ jama jine borey margu, Ngey nda Israyla kundey care banda.

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

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

⁶ Ruben ma funa, a ma si bu. A borey mo manti ciraariyaŋ no.»

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

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.”

⁷ Yahuda albarka mo neeya: «Ya Rabbi, ma maa Yahuda jinde, Ma kand'a mo nga dumo do. A kambey gaabo ma wasa a se. Ni ma ciya a se Gaako mo a yanjekaarey kulu gaa.»

⁷And this is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.

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;

⁸ Lawi boŋ mo a ne: «Ni Tummin da ni Urim* go ni hananta do. Nga kaŋ ni si Massa haray, Nga kaŋ ni kakaw d'a Meriba haro jarga,

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

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.

⁹ Boro kaŋ ne nga baabo nda nga nyaŋo boŋ: ay man'i saal. A mana nga nya-izey bayray seeda mo. Nga kaŋ na nga izey ze, Zama a ga ni sanno haggoy, Ka ni sappa mo gaay.

⁹Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.

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

¹⁰ I ga ni farilley dondonandi Yakuba se, Ni asariya* mo Israyla se. I ga dugu ton ni jine, Nga nda sargay summaare, Kaŋ i ga ton ni sargay feema boŋ.

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

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.”

¹¹ Ya Rabbi, ma Lawi mayray hari albarkandi, Ma yadda mo d'a kambe goyo. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga tun ka gaaba nd'a mo, Ni m'i kar k'i kungursu bagu, A konnakoy mo yaadin, Hal i ma si ye ka tun koyne.»

¹¹Bless, Jehovah, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

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.”

¹² Benyamin boŋ a ne: «Rabbi baakwa ga goro a jarga baani samay. Rabbi g'a windi k'a haggoy zaari me-a-me. A nangoray go Rabbi jasey game ra.»

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

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,

¹³ Yusufu boŋ mo a ne: «A laabo gonda Rabbi albarka, A gonda beene albarka nda harandaŋ wane. A gonda wo kaŋ go ganda ga jisi wane.

¹³And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

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

¹⁴ A gonda nafa kaŋ wayna ga hay arzakey, A gonda mo nafa kaŋ hando ga hay arzakey.

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

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

¹⁵ A gonda hari beeri yaŋ kaŋ yaŋ ga fun tondi beeri zeeney gaa. A gonda mo arzakey kaŋ ga fun tudey kaŋ ga duumi ra.

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

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.

¹⁶ A gonda fari arzakey d'i baayaŋ kulu, Da wo kaŋ goro ganda tuuri ra gaakuro. Naŋ albarka ma kaa ka zumbu Yusufu boŋ. Oho, baa bora kaŋ i fay da nga nya-izey boŋ bindo ra.

¹⁶And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush. Let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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.”

¹⁷ Koytaray darza ya a wane no, Danga haw-nya hay-jine wano cine. A hilley go danga haw-bi hilliyaŋ cine, Nga no a ga dumey kulu nukum d'a, hala ndunnya me waney. Yaadin no Ifraymu zambar-zambarey, Yaadin mo no Manasse zambarey.»

¹⁷The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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

¹⁸ Zabluna boŋ mo a ne: «Ya Zabluna, wa farhã ni fattayaŋey ra. Nin mo, ya Isakar, ni kuuru-fuwey ra.

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

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.”

¹⁹ A ga jama boobo ce i ma kaa tondi kuuko do. Noodin mo no i ga adilitaray sargayey salle, Zama i ga teekoy yulwa candi, Ngey nda jabo taasey arzaka tugantey.»

¹⁹They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.

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.

²⁰ Gad boŋ mo a ne: «Albarkante no boro kaŋ ga Gad tafandi. A ga goro danga muusu beeri way, A ga kambe da boŋ bindi kulu tooru-tooru.

²⁰And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

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.”

²¹ A ga baa hanno suuban nga boŋ se. Noodin no i na mayraykoy baa jisi. A kaa jama jine borey banda, A na Rabbi adilitaray goyey toonandi, Danga, a farilley kaŋ yaŋ a waadu Israyla se nooya.»

²¹And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver's portion reserved; And he came [with] the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

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

²² Dan boŋ mo a ne: «Dan ga ti muusu beeri ize kaŋ ga sar ka fun Basan.»

²²And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.

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

²³ Naftali boŋ mo a ne: «Ya Naftali, nin kaŋ kungu nda gomni, Nin kaŋ to da Rabbi albarka! Ni ga du wayna kaŋay da dandi kambe haray mayray.»

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

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

²⁴ Aser boŋ mo a ne: «Albarkante no Aser wo ize arey game ra. A ma ciya gaakuri hari nga nya-izey do. A ma nga ce taamu sufu ji ra.

²⁴And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.

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

²⁵ Ni taamey ma ciya guuru-bi nda guuru-say wane yaŋ. Ni gaabo mo ma saba nda ni aloomaro kuuyaŋ.

²⁵Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

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

²⁶ Boro kulu si no danga Yesurun Irikoyo cine, Nga kaŋ ga kaaru beena boŋ ka kaa ka ni gaakasinay. A darza ra mo a ga kaa ni do ka fun beene batama ra.

²⁶There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.

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

²⁷ Irikoy kaŋ sinda sintina hane, A bananta hane mo si no, Nga no ga ti ni nangora. A kambey kaŋ go no duumi, Ngey neeya ni cire ga ni gaay. A na ibare tuti ka hibandi ni jine. A ne a se: ‹Ni ma halaci!›

²⁷The eternal God is [thy] dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy.

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

²⁸ Israyla ga goro baani samay. Yakuba hari-mwa go no, nga fo, Laabo kaŋ ga to da ntaaso nda reyzin hari taji ra. Oho, a beena goono ga harandaŋ zumandi.

²⁸And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.

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.”

²⁹ Ya Israyla, ni ya albarkante no! May no ga hima ni cine, jama kaŋ Rabbi faaba? Nga wo ni koray da ni gaako no, Ni koytaray darza takuba mo no. Ni ibarey ga sumbal ka ngey boŋ ye ni kambe ra, Ni mo g'i nangey kaŋ go beene taamu-taamu.»

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