Jacobיַעֲקֹבcalledוַיִּקְרָאhis sonsאֶל בָּנָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Gather together,הֵאָסְפוּthat I may tellוְאַגִּידָהyouלָכֶםwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרwill befallיִקְרָאyouאֶתְכֶםin the days to come.בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים
Assembleהִקָּבְצוּand listen,וְשִׁמְעוּsonsבְּנֵיof Jacob;יַעֲקֹבlistenוְשִׁמְעוּto Israelאֶל יִשְׂרָאֵלyour father.אֲבִיכֶם
Reuben,רְאוּבֵןyouאַתָּהare my firstborn,בְּכֹרִיmy strengthכֹּחִיand the first fruitוְרֵאשִׁיתof my vigor,אוֹנִיpreeminentיֶתֶרin dignityשְׂאֵתand preeminentוְיֶתֶרin power.עָז
Turbulentפַּחַזas water,כַּמַּיִםyou will notאַלhave preeminence,תּוֹתַרbecauseכִּיyou went upעָלִיתָto your father’sאָבִיךָbed;מִשְׁכְּבֵיthenאָזyou defiled it;חִלַּלְתָּhe went upעָלָהto my couch!יְצוּעִי
Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןand Leviוְלֵוִיare brothers;אַחִיםweaponsכְּלֵיof violenceחָמָסare their swords.מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם
Into their councilבְּסֹדָםlet my soulנַפְשִׁיnotאַלenter;תָּבֹאto their assemblyבִּקְהָלָםlet my honorכְּבֹדִיnotאַלbe joined;תֵּחַדforכִּיin their angerבְאַפָּםthey killedהָרְגוּmen,אִישׁand at their whimוּבִרְצֹנָםthey hamstrungעִקְּרוּoxen.שׁוֹר
Cursed beאָרוּרtheir anger,אַפָּםforכִּיit is fierce,עָזand their fury,וְעֶבְרָתָםforכִּיit is cruel.קָשָׁתָהI will divide themאֲחַלְּקֵםin Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹבand scatter themוַאֲפִיצֵםin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Judah,יְהוּדָהyouאַתָּהyour brothersאַחֶיךָwill praise;יוֹדוּךָyour handיָדְךָwill be on the neckבְּעֹרֶףof your enemies;אֹיְבֶיךָthe sonsבְּנֵיof your fatherאָבִיךָwill bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּto you.לְךָ
A lion’sאַרְיֵהcubגּוּרis Judah;יְהוּדָהfrom the prey,מִטֶּרֶףmy son,בְּנִיyou have gone up.עָלִיתָHe crouches,כָּרַעhe lies downרָבַץlike a lion,כְּאַרְיֵהand like a lioness;וּכְלָבִיאwhoמִיdares rouse him?יְקִימֶנּוּ
The scepterשֵׁבֶטwill notלֹאdepartיָסוּרfrom Judah,מִיהוּדָהnor the ruler’s staffוּמְחֹקֵקfrom betweenמִבֵּיןhis feet,רַגְלָיוuntilעַד כִּיShilohשִׁילוֹcomes,יָבֹאand to himוְלוֹwill be the obedienceיִקְּהַתof the peoples.עַמִּים
Bindingאֹסְרִיhis foalעִירוֹto the vine,לַגֶּפֶןand his donkey’sאֲתֹנוֹcoltבְּנִיto the choice vine,וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָהhe washesכִּבֵּסhis garmentלְבֻשׁוֹin wineבַּיַּיִןand his robeוּ סוּתוֹin the bloodבְדַםof grapes.עֲנָבִים
His eyesעֵינַיִםare darkחַכְלִילִיwith wine,מִיָּיִןand his teethשִׁנַּיִםwhiteוּלְבֶןwith milk.מֵחָלָב
Zebulunזְבוּלֻןwill dwellיִשְׁכֹּןat the shoreלְחוֹףof the seas;יַמִּיםheוְהוּאwill be a shoreלְחוֹףfor ships,אֳנִיּוֹתand his borderוְיַרְכָתוֹwill be towardעַלSidon.צִידֹן
Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרis a strongגָּרֶםdonkey,חֲמֹרlying downרֹבֵץbetweenבֵּיןthe sheepfolds.הַמִּשְׁפְּתָיִם
He sawוַיַּרְאa resting place,מְנֻחָהthatכִּיit was good,טוֹבand the land,וְאֶת הָאָרֶץthatכִּיit was pleasant;נָעֵמָהso he bentוַיֵּטhis shoulderשִׁכְמוֹto bear burdensלִסְבֹּלand becameוַיְהִיsubject to forced labor.לְמַס עֹבֵד
Danדָּןwill judgeיָדִיןhis peopleעַמּוֹas oneכְּאַחַדof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Danדָןwill beיְהִיa serpentנָחָשׁbyעֲלֵיthe way,דֶרֶךְa viperשְׁפִיפֹןbyעֲלֵיthe path,אֹרַחthat bitesהַנֹּשֵׁךְthe horse’sסוּסheels,עִקְּבֵיso that its riderוַ רֹכְבוֹfallsיִּפֹּלbackward.אָחוֹר
For your salvationלִישׁוּעָתְךָI wait,קִוִּיתִיYHWH.יְהוָה
Gad,גָּדraidersגְּדוּדwill raid him,יְגוּדֶנּוּbut heוְהוּאwill raidיָגֻדat their heels.עָקֵב
From Asherמֵאָשֵׁרrichשְׁמֵנָהwill be his bread,לַחְמוֹand heוְהוּאwill provideיִתֵּןdelicaciesמַעֲדַנֵּיfit for a king.מֶלֶךְ
Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיis a doeאַיָּלָהlet loose,שְׁלֻחָהwho givesהַנֹּתֵןbeautifulשָׁפֶרwords.אִמְרֵי
Josephיוֹסֵףis a fruitful bough,בֵּן פֹּרָתa fruitful boughבֵּן פֹּרָתbyעֲלֵיa spring;עָיִןits branchesבָּנוֹתrunצָעֲדָהoverעֲלֵיthe wall.שׁוּר
The archersבַּעֲלֵי חִצִּיםbitterly attacked him,וַיְמָרֲרֻהוּshot at him,וָרֹבּוּand harassed him;וַיִּשְׂטְמֻהוּ
but his bowקַשְׁתּוֹremainedוַתֵּשֶׁבsteady,בְּאֵיתָןand the armsזְרֹעֵיof his handsיָדָיוwere made strongוַיָּפֹזּוּby the handsמִידֵיof the Mighty Oneאֲבִירof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבfrom there,מִשָּׁםthe Shepherd,רֹעֶהthe Stoneאֶבֶןof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל
by the Elמֵאֵלof your father,אָבִיךָwho will help you,וְיַעְזְרֶךָּand byוְאֵתShaddai,שַׁדַּיwho will bless youוִיבָרְכֶךָּwith blessingsבִּרְכֹתof the heavensשָׁמַיִםabove,מֵעָלblessingsבִּרְכֹתof the deepתְּהוֹםthat liesרֹבֶצֶתbelow,תָּחַתblessingsבִּרְכֹתof the breastsשָׁדַיִםand of the womb.וָרָחַם
The blessingsבִּרְכֹתof your fatherאָבִיךָhave prevailedגָּבְרוּoverעַלthe blessingsבִּרְכֹתof my ancestors,הוֹרַיup toעַדthe boundsתַּאֲוַתof the eternalעוֹלָםhills.גִּבְעֹתMay they beתִּהְיֶיןon the headלְרֹאשׁof Joseph,יוֹסֵףon the crown of the headוּלְקָדְקֹדof the one consecratedנְזִירamong his brothers.אֶחָיו
Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןis a wolfזְאֵבthat tears;יִטְרָףin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרhe devoursיֹאכַלthe prey,עַדand at eveningוְלָעֶרֶבhe dividesיְחַלֵּקthe spoil.”שָׁלָל
Allכָּלtheseאֵלֶּהare the twelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרtribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand thisוְזֹאתis whatאֲשֶׁרtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםspokeדִּבֶּרto themלָהֶםwhen he blessedוַיְבָרֶךְthem;אוֹתָםeachאִישׁaccording toאֲשֶׁר כְּhis blessingבִרְכָתוֹhe blessedבֵּרַךְthem.אֹתָם
He commandedוַיְצַוthemאוֹתָםand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Iאֲנִיam about to be gatheredנֶאֱסָףto my people;אֶל עַמִּיburyקִבְרוּmeאֹתִיwith my fathersאֶל אֲבֹתָיin the caveאֶל הַמְּעָרָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵהof Ephronעֶפְרוֹןthe Hittite,הַחִתִּי
in the caveבַּמְּעָרָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵהof Machpelah,הַמַּכְפֵּלָהwhichאֲשֶׁרis facingעַל פְּנֵיMamre,מַמְרֵאin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנָעַןthe fieldאֶת הַשָּׂדֶהthatאֲשֶׁרAbrahamאַבְרָהָםboughtקָנָהfromמֵאֵתEphronעֶפְרֹןthe Hittiteהַחִתִּיas a possessionלַאֲחֻזַּתfor a burial place.קָבֶר
Thereשָׁמָּהthey buriedקָבְרוּAbrahamאֶת אַבְרָהָםand Sarahוְאֵת שָׂרָהhis wife;אִשְׁתּוֹthereשָׁמָּהthey buriedקָבְרוּIsaacאֶת יִצְחָקand Rebekahוְאֵת רִבְקָהhis wife;אִשְׁתּוֹand thereוְשָׁמָּהI buriedקָבַרְתִּיLeah.אֶת לֵאָה
The fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand the caveוְהַמְּעָרָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in itבּוֹwere acquiredמִקְנֵהfromמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Heth.”חֵת
When Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבfinishedיְכַלcommandingלְצַוֺּתhis sons,אֶת בָּנָיוhe drewוַיֶּאֱסֹףhis feetרַגְלָיוintoאֶלthe bed,הַמִּטָּהbreathed his last,וַיִּגְוַעand was gatheredוַיֵּאָסֶףto his people.אֶל עַמָּיו