Jacob blesses the tribes
Genesis 49:1–28
Dying in Matzarayam, Yaiqab gathers his sons and tells each what will befall him in the last days — the sceptre to Yahawadah, the fruitful bough to Yawasap.
1 Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch) qaraa (called) to his ban (son), and amar (said): “asap (gather) yourselves together, that I may nagad (tell) you that which will qaraa (called) to you in the yamayam (days) to come.
2 Qabatz (assemble) yourselves, and shamai (hearken / hear), you banay (my son) of Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch). Shamai (hearken / hear) to Yashar-Al (Israel), your ab (father).
3 “Raawaban (Reuben), you are my bakawar (firstborn), my kach (strength / mighty / power), and the raashayath (beginning) of my awan (strength); excelling in shaath (dignity), and excelling in iz (power).
4 Boiling over as mayam (Waters), you shall not yathar (excel); because you ilah (go up / offer) up to your ab (father) mashakab (bed), then defiled it. He ilah (go up / offer) up to my yatzawai (couch).
5 “Shamaiwan (Simeon) and Laway (Levi) are achayam (brothers). Their makarah (swords) are kalay (weapons) of chamas (violence).
6 My napash (soul), don't bawaa (bring) into their council. My kabawad (glory), don't be yachad (united) to their qahal (assembly); for in their ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting) they harag (kill) ayash (man / husband). In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
7 Arar (cursed) be their ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting), for it was iz (fierce); and their ibarah (wrath), for it was qashah (rough / hard). I will chalaq (divide) them in Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch), and pawatz (scatter) them in Yashar-Al (Israel).
8 “Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), your ach (brother/kinsman) will yadah (praise) you. Your yad (hand) will be on the irap (neck) of your ayab (enemy). Your ab (father) banay (my son) will shachah (bow) down before you.
9 Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) is a aray (lion's) cub. From the tarap (prey), my ban (son), you have ilah (go up / offer) up. He stooped down, he rabatz (crouched) as a labayaa (lion), as a labayaa (lioness). Who will qawam (rise up) him up?
10 The scepter will not sawar (depart) from Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), nor the chaqaq (lawgiver) staff from between his ragal (feet / foot), kay (surely) he bawaa (bring) to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the imayam (peoples) be.
11 Asar (binding) his iyar (foal) to the gapan (vine), his donkey's ban (son) to the sharaq (choice) vine; he has kabas (washed) his labawash (garments) in yayan (wine), his robes in the dam (blood) of inabayam (grapes).
12 His iyanayam (eyes) will be chakalayal (red) with yayan (wine), his shanayam (two) laban (white) with chalab (milk).
13 “Zabawalawan (Zebulun) will shakan (place) at the chawap (haven) of the yam (sea/waters). He will be for a chawap (haven) of anayawath (ships). His yarakah (border) will be on Tzayadawan (Sidon).
14 “Yashashakar (Issachar) is a garam (strong) donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
15 He raah (see / saw) a manawachah (resting) place, that it was tawab (good / proper function), the aratz (Earth/land), that it was naim (pleasant). He natah (bows) his shakam (shoulder) to the sabal (burden), and becomes a ibad (servant) doing forced mas (labor).
16 “Dan (Dan) will dayan (judge) his im (nation / people), as achad (one) of the shabatay (tribes) of Yashar-Al (Israel).
17 Dan (Dan) will be a nachash (serpent) in the darak (way), an shapayapan (adder) in the arach (path), That nashak (bites) the sawas (horse's) iqabay (heels), so that his rider napal (fall / be cast down) backward.
18 I have qawah (gather/wait) for your yashawaih (salvation), Yahawah ().
19 “A gadawad (troop) will press on Gad (Gad), but he will press on their iqab (heel).
20 “Ashar (who/that) lacham (food) will be rich. He will nathan (give) malak (king) maidanay (dainties).
21 “Napathalay (Naphtali) is a doe shalach (send) free, who bears beautiful fawns.
22 “Yawasap (Joseph) is a parah (bear fruit / increase) vine, a parah (bear fruit / increase) vine by a spring. His branches tzaid (run) over the shawar (wall).
23 The bailay (archers) marar (have) severely grieved him, rabab (shot) at him, and persecute him:
24 But his qashath (bow) yashab (inhabit/dwell) ayathan (strong). The zaraiy (arms) of his yaday (hands) were pazaz (made) strong, by the yaday (hands) of the abayar (mighty) One of Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch), (from there is the raih (shepherd), the aban (stone) of Yashar-Al (Israel)),
25 Even by the Al of your ab (father), who will izar (help) you; by the Shaday (), who will barak (blessed) you, with barakath (blessings) of shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens) il (over), barakath (blessings) of the thahawam (depths) that rabatz (lies) below, barakath (blessings) of the shadayam (breasts), and of the racham (show mercy / love).
26 The barakath (blessings) of your ab (father) have gabar (prevailed) above the barakath (blessings) of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the iwalam (eternity) gabaith (hills). They will be on the qadaqad (head) of Yawasap (Joseph), on the qadaqad (crown) of the head of him who is nazayar (Nazarite) from his ach (brother/kinsman).
27 “Banayamayan (Benjamin) is a ravenous zaab (wolf). In the baqar (morning) he will akal (eat) the id (until / as far as). At irab (evening) he will chalaq (divide) the shalal (spoil).”
28 All these are the ishar (-teen) shabatay (tribes) of Yashar-Al (Israel), and this is what their ab (father) dabar (word / matter) to them and barak (blessed) them. He barak (blessed) everyone according to his barakah (blessing).