Genesis 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Jacob will call to his sons, and will say, Be ye gathered together, and I will announce to you what shall happen to you in the last part of the days. 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 Be gathered together, and hear ye sons of Jacob, and hear to Israel 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 Reuben, my first-born, thou my strength, and the beginning of my strength, the abundance of elevation, and the abundance of might. “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 Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch. 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 Simon and Levi brethren; their swords instruments of violence. “Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are weapons of violence.
6 My soul shall not come into their consultation; in their assembly, my honor shall not be united, for in their anger they killed a man and in their will, houghed a bullock. 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 their anger, for it was hard; and their wrath, for it was hardened: I will divide them in Jacob, and I will disperse 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 Judah, thee, thee shall thy brethren praise; thy hand upon the back of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall worship before thee. “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 Judah, a lion's whelp; from the green leaf, my son, thou didst go up: bending, lying down, as a lion, and as a lioness: who shall raise 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 The rod shall not depart from Judah, and a leader from between his feet, till that Shiloh shall come: and to him the obedience of the 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 colt to the vine, and to the purple vine the son of the she-ass; he washed in wine his garment, and his clothing in the blood of grapes. 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 The eyes flashing from wine, the teeth white from 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 Zebulon shall dwell by the coast of the sea; and he by a coast of ships, and the extremities, even to Zidon. “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, an ass; a heap of bone lying down in the midst of the tribes. “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 And he will see the rest that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he extended his shoulder to bear, and he will be a servant to tribute. 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 of the tribes of 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 Dan shall be a serpent upon the way, creeping upon the path, biting the heels of the horse and his beast for riding shall fall behind. 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 I waited for thy deliverance, Jehovah. I wait for your salvation, O LORD. “I look for your deliverance, LORD.
19 Gad, a troop, shall press upon him; and this shall press upon the heel. “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 From Asher his bread, fat, and he will give the dainties of a king. “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 Naphtali a mighty shoot, giving fair words. “Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. “Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph a fruitful son, a fruitful son upon a fountain, the daughters mounting over a wall. “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 This adversary will embitter him, and the lords of the arrows will lie in wait. The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely, With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.
24 And his bow will dwell in strength, and the seed of his hands will be firm by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob; from whence the shepherd, the stone of Israel. 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 By the God of thy father, and he will help thee, and by the Almighty, and he will bless thee with the blessing of the heavens above, the blessing of the sea lying under, the blessing of the breasts and 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 were strong above the blessings of the everlasting mountains; the delight of the eternal hills, they shall be upon the head of Joseph and upon the crown of the head of him separated from his brethren. 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, a Wolf, tearing in pieces; in the morning will he eat the prey, and at evening he will divide the prey. “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 tribes of Israel, twelve: and this what their father spake to them, and he will bless them; each according to his blessing he blessed them. 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 will command them, and will say to them, I am added to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 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 cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamra in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite, for the possession of a grave. 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 Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaak and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 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 The possession of the field and the cave which is in it, from the sons of Heth. 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 will finish to command his sons, and he will gather his feet to the bed, and will expire, and will be 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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