Deu 33 | EngLXX | STEP | And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

‏ Deuteronomy 33

1 And thisis the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said, The Lord is come from Sina, and has appeared from Seir to us, and has hastedout of the mount of Pharan, with the ten thousands of Cades; on his right handwere his angels with him. 3 And he spared his people, and all his sanctified onesare under your hands; and they are under you; and he received of his words 4 the law which Moses charged us, an inheritance to the assemblies of Jacob. 5 And he shall be prince with the beloved one, when the princes of the people are gatheredtogether with the tribes of Israel. 6 Let Ruben live, and not die; and let him be many in number. 7 And thisis the blessing of Juda; Hear, Lord, the voice of Juda, and do you visit his people: his handsshall contend for him, and you shall be a help from his enemies. 8 And to Levi he said, Give to Levi his manifestations, and his truth to the holy man, whomthey tempted in the temptation; they reviled him at the water of strife. 9 Who says to his father and mother, I have not seen you; and he knew not his brethren,and he refused to know his sons: he kept your oracles, and observed your covenant. 10 They shall declare your ordinances to Jacob, and your law to Israel: they shall placeincense inthe time of your wrath continually upon your altar. 11 Bless, Lord, his strength, and accept the works of his hands; break the loins of hisenemies that have risen up against him, and let not them that hate him rise up. 12 And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, and God overshadowshim always, and he rested between his shoulders. 13 And to Joseph he said, His landis of the blessing of the Lord, of the seasons of sky and dew, and of the deeps of wells below, 14 and of the fruits of the changes of the sun in season, and of the produce of the months, 15 from the top of the ancient mountains, and from the top of the everlasting hills, 16 and of the fullness of the land in season: and let the things pleasing to him that livedin the bush come on the head of Joseph, and on the crownof him who was glorified above his brethren. 17 His beautyis as the firstling of his bull, his hornsare the horns of a unicorn; with them he shall thrust the nations at once, even from the endof the earth: theseare the ten thousands of Ephraim, and theseare the thousands of Manasse. 18 And to Zabulon he said, Rejoice, Zabulon, in your going out, and Issachar in his tents. 19 They shall utterly destroy the nations, and you⌃ shall callmen there, and there offer the sacrifice of righteousness; for the wealth of the sea shallsuckle you, and so shall the marts of them that dwell by the sea-coast. 20 And to Gad he said, Blessedbe he that enlarges Gad: as a lion he rested, having broken the arm and the ruler. 21 And he saw his first fruits, that there the land of the princes gathered with the chiefsof the people was divided; the Lord wrought righteousness, and his judgment with Israel. 22 And to Dan he said, Danis a lion's whelp, and shall leap out of Basan. 23 And to Nephthali he said, Nephthalihas the fulness of good things; and let him be filled with blessing from the Lord: he shallinherit the west and the south. 24 And to Aser he said, Aseris blessed with children; and he shall be acceptable to his brethren: he shall dip his footin oil. 25 His sandal shall be iron and brass; as your days, soshall be your strength. 26 There is notany such as the God of the beloved; he who rides upon the heavenis your helper, and the magnificent One of the firmament. 27 And the rule of God shall protect you, andthat under the strength of the everlasting arms; and he shall cast forth the enemy from beforeyour face, saying, Perish. 28 And Israel shall dwell in confidence alone on the land of Jacob, with corn and wine;and the skyshall be misty with dew upon you. 29 Blessedare you, O Israel; whois like to you, O people saved by the Lord? your helper shall hold his shield over you, andhis swordis your boast; and your enemies shall speak falsely to you, and you shall tread upon theirneck.