Genesis 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, 'Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end 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 assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto 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 power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength; “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 Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went 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 Simeon and Levi are brethren! Instruments of violence -- their espousals! “Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince. 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 is their anger, for it is fierce, And their wrath, for it is sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I 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 Judah! thou -- thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand is on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to 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 A lion's whelp is Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise? 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 sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his is the obedience of peoples. 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 to the vine his ass, And to the choice vine the colt of his ass, He hath washed in wine his clothing, And in the blood of grapes his covering; 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 Red are eyes with wine, And white are teeth with 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 Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he is for a haven of ships; And his side is unto 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 Issacher is a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds; “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 And he seeth rest that it is good, And the land that it is pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant. 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 doth 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 is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth 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 For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah! I wait for your salvation, O LORD. “I look for your deliverance, LORD.
19 Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last. “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 Out of Asher his bread is fat; And he giveth 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 is a hind sent away, Who is giving beauteous young ones. “Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. “Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph is a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the 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 And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers; 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 abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son 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 who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and 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 Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate 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 teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.' “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 tribes of Israel, and this is that which their father hath spoken unto them, and he blesseth them; each according to his blessing he hath 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 commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at 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 which is in the field of Machpelah, which is on the front of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place; 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 Isaac 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 purchase of the field and of the cave which is in it, is from 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 finisheth commanding his sons, and gathereth up his feet unto the bed, and expireth, and is gathered unto 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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