Genesis 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Jacob called his sons, and said to them, Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2 Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your father. “Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father. “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
3 Ruben, thou art my first-born, thou my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, hard and self-willed. “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power. “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4 Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; then thou defiledst the couch, whereupon thou wentest up. Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it—he went up to my couch! Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father’s bed, onto my couch and defiled it.
5 Symeon and Levi, brethren, accomplished the injustice of their cutting off. “Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Let not my soul come into their counsel, and let not mine inward parts contend in their conspiracy, for in their wrath they slew men, and in their passion they houghed a bull. Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was willful, and their anger, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.
8 Juda, thy brethren have praised thee, and thy hands shall be on the back of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall do thee reverence. “Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you. “Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9 Juda is a lion's whelp: from the tender plant, my son, thou art gone up, having couched thou liest as a lion, and as a whelp; who shall stir him up? Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
11 Binding his foal to the vine, and the foal of his ass to the branch of it , he shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape. Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes. He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.
13 Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he shall be by a haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon. “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. “Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon.
14 Issachar has desired that which is good; resting between the inheritances. “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman. He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor. When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel. “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. “Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward), Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that his rider falls backward. Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
18 waiting for the salvation of the Lord. I wait for your salvation, O LORD. “I look for your deliverance, LORD.
19 Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, pursuing him closely. “Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels. “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.
20 Aser, his bread shall be fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes. “Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies. “Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21 Nephthalim is a spreading stem, bestowing beauty on its fruit. “Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. “Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son is increased; my youngest son, turn to me. “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall. “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.
23 Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him , and the archers pressed hard upon him. The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely, With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.
24 But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of thy father; yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 and my God helped thee, and he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing all things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb, by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.
26 the blessings of thy father and thy mother - it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead. The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
27 Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still in the morning, and at evening he gives food. “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.” “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
28 All these are the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
29 And he said to them, I am added to my people; ye shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite, Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 in the double cave which is opposite Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, the cave which Abraam bought of Ephron the Chettite, for a possession of a sepulchre. in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
31 There they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife; there they buried Isaac, and Rebecca his wife; there they buried Lea; There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah— There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.
32 in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, purchased of the sons of Chet. the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites.” The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.”
33 And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people. When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people. When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
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