Deuteronomy:33

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* Now , this , is the blessing wherewith Moses , the man of God , blessed the sons of Israel , before his death . * And he said Yahweh from Sinai , came near , Yea he dawned , out of Seir , upon them , He shone forth out of Mount Paran , Yea he came out of holy myriads , Out of his right hand fire to guide them . * Yea he loved the tribes , All his holy ones , were in thy hand , Yea , they , were encamped at thy feet , Each one bare away some of thy words . * A law , did Moses command us , A possession , for the convocation of Jacob . * Thus became he in , Jeshurun , a king , When the heads of the people gathered them-selves together , As one man , the tribes of Israel . * Let Reuben live and not die , Nor his men he easily counted . * And , this , is for Judah , when he said , Hear , O Yahweh , the voice of Judah , That unto his own people , thou wouldst bring him home , Let , his own hands , suffice him , And , a helper from his adversaries , do thou become . * And of Levi , he said : Let , thy perfections and thy lights , belong unto thy man of lovingkindness , Whom thou didst put to the proof at Massah , With whom thou didst contend over the waters of Meribah ; * Who saith of his father and of his mother , I behold them not , And , his own brethren , regardeth he not , And , his own sons , observeth he not , Because they watch thy speech , That , thy covenant , they may preserve ,; * May teach thy regulations unto Jacob , And thy law unto Israel , May put incense in thy nostrils , And a whole-offering upon thine altar . * Bless , O Yahweh his substance , And with the work of his hands , wilt thou be well pleased , Crush thou the loins of them who rise up against him , And of them who hate him , that they rise not again . * Of Benjamin , he said , The beloved of Yahweh , shall settle down securely , With one to throw a shade over him all the day long , Yea , between his shoulders , hath he found rest . * And of Joseph , he said , Blessed of Yahweh , be his land , With the precious things of the heavens with the dew , And with the abyss , couching beneath ; * And with the precious fruits of the sun , And with the precious yield of the moons ; * And with the chief of the ancient mountains , And with the precious things of the age-abiding hills ; * And with the precious things of the earth and its fulness , And with the goodwill of One who dwelt in a thorn-bush .Let it come on the head of Joseph , And on the crown of the head of him who was consecrated among his brethren . * His firstborn ox , be an honour to him . And the horns of a buffalo , be his horns , With them , let him thrust , peoples , All at once , to the ends of the earth , Yea , * And , of Zebulun , he said , Rejoice , Zebulun in thy going out , And , Issachar in thy tents : * The peoples , unto the mountain , will they call , There , will they offer the sacrifices of righteousness , For , the abundance of the seas , will they suck , Hidden treasures of the sand . * And , of Gad , he said : Blessed , be he that hath made room for Gad , As a lioness , hath he laid himself down , And hath torn an arm likewise the crown of the head ; * And hath provided a first part for himself , For , there , a commanders portion hath been hid , So he cometh with the heads of the people , The righteousness of Yahweh , he executeth , And his regulations , with Israel . * And , of Dan , he said , Dan , is a lions whelp , He leapeth out of Bashan . * And , of Naphtali , he said , O Naphtali ! satisfied with favour , And full with the blessing of Yahweh , The west and the sunny south , do thou possess . * And , of Asher , he said , Most blessed of sons , be Asher , Let him have the goodwill of his brethren , And let him dip , in oil , his foot : * Iron and bronze , be thy sandals , And , as thy days , be thy strength . * There is none like GOD , O Jeshurun , Riding upon the heavens to thy help , And for his own majesty , on the skies ; * Above , is the God of aforetime , And , beneath , are the Arms of the ages , So he driveth before thee the foe , And doth say Destroy ! * Thus hath Israel settled down securely , Alone , the fountain of Jacob , Within a land both of corn and new wine , His heaven also droppeth down dew . * How happy art thou , O Israel ! Who is like unto thee , O people victorious in Yahweh ? Thy helpful shield , who also is thy majestic sword , So that thy foes come cringing unto thee , And , thou , upon their heights , dost march along .

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