¹ Und dies ist der Segen, womit Mose, der Mann Gottes, die Kinder Israel vor seinem Tode gesegnet hat. Und er sprach:

² Jehova ist vom Sinai hergekommen und ist ihnen aufgegangen von Seir; er ist hervorgestrahlt von dem Berge Paran und ist gekommen von heiligen Myriaden. Aus seiner Rechten ging Gesetzesfeuer für sie hervor.

³ Ja, er liebt die Völker; alle seine Heiligen sind in deiner Hand; und sie lagern zu deinen Füßen, ein jeder empfängt von deinen Worten.

⁴ Ein Gesetz hat uns Mose geboten, ein Erbe der Versammlung Jakobs.

⁵ Und er ward König in Jeschurun, als sich versammelten die Häupter des Volkes, die Stämme Israels allzumal. -

⁶ Ruben lebe und sterbe nicht, und seiner Männer sei eine Zahl!

⁷ Und dieses von Juda; und er sprach: Höre, Jehova, die Stimme Judas und bringe ihn zu seinem Volke; seine Hände seien mächtig für ihn, und hilf ihm von seinen Bedrängern!

⁸ Und von Levi sprach er: Deine Thummim und deine Urim sind für deinen Frommen, den du versucht hast zu Massa, mit dem du hadertest bei dem Wasser von Meriba;

⁹ der von seinem Vater und von seiner Mutter sprach: Ich sehe ihn nicht; und der seine Brüder nicht kannte und von seinen Söhnen nichts wußte. Denn sie haben dein Wort beobachtet, und deinen Bund bewahrten sie.

¹⁰ Sie werden Jakob lehren deine Rechte, und Israel dein Gesetz; sie werden Weihrauch legen vor deine Nase und Ganzopfer auf deinen Altar.

¹¹ Segne, Jehova, sein Vermögen, und das Werk seiner Hände laß dir wohlgefallen; zerschmettere die Lenden derer, die sich wider ihn erheben, und seiner Hasser, daß sie nicht mehr aufstehen!

¹² Von Benjamin sprach er: Der Liebling Jehovas! In Sicherheit wird er bei ihm wohnen; er beschirmt ihn den ganzen Tag, und zwischen seinen Schultern wohnt er.

¹³ Und von Joseph sprach er: Gesegnet von Jehova sei sein Land, vom Köstlichsten des Himmels, vom Tau, und von der Tiefe, die unten lagert;

¹⁴ und vom Köstlichsten der Erträge der Sonne und vom Köstlichsten der Triebe der Monde;

¹⁵ und vom Vorzüglichsten der Berge der Urzeit und vom Köstlichsten der ewigen Hügel;

¹⁶ und vom Köstlichsten der Erde und ihrer Fülle; und das Wohlgefallen dessen, der im Dornbusch wohnte: Es komme auf das Haupt Josephs und auf den Scheitel des Abgesonderten unter seinen Brüdern!

¹⁷ Sein ist die Majestät des Erstgeborenen seines Stieres; und Hörner des Wildochsen sind seine Hörner. Mit ihnen wird er die Völker niederstoßen allzumal bis an die Enden der Erde. Und das sind die Zehntausende Ephraims, und das die Tausende Manasses.

¹⁸ Und von Sebulon sprach er: Freue dich, Sebulon, deines Auszugs, und du, Issaschar, deiner Zelte!

¹⁹ Sie werden Völker zum Berge laden; daselbst werden sie Opfer der Gerechtigkeit opfern; denn sie werden saugen die Fülle der Meere und die verborgenen Schätze des Sandes.

²⁰ Und von Gad sprach er: Gesegnet sei, der Gad Raum schafft! Wie eine Löwin lagert er und zerreißt Arm und Scheitel.

²¹ Und er hat das Erste des Landes sich ersehen, denn dort war der Anteil des Gesetzgebers aufbewahrt; und er ist an der Spitze des Volkes gezogen, hat ausgeführt die Gerechtigkeit Jehovas und seine Gerichte mit Israel.

²² Und von Dan sprach er: Dan ist ein junger Löwe, der hervorspringt aus Basan.

²³ Und von Naphtali sprach er: Naphtali, gesättigt mit Huld und voll des Segens Jehovas! Westen und Süden nimm in Besitz!

²⁴ Und von Aser sprach er: Gesegnet an Söhnen sei Aser; er sei wohlgefällig seinen Brüdern, und er tauche in Öl seinen Fuß!

²⁵ Eisen und Erz seien deine Riegel, und wie deine Tage, so deine Kraft!

²⁶ Keiner ist wie der Gott Jeschuruns, der auf den Himmeln einherfährt zu deiner Hilfe, und in seiner Hoheit auf den Wolken.

²⁷ Deine Wohnung ist der Gott der Urzeit, und unter dir sind ewige Arme; und er vertreibt vor dir den Feind und spricht: Vertilge!

²⁸ Und Israel wohnt sicher, abgesondert der Quell Jakobs, in einem Lande von Korn und Most; und sein Himmel träufelt Tau.

²⁹ Glückselig bist du, Israel! Wer ist wie du, ein Volk, gerettet durch Jehova, den Schild deiner Hilfe, und der das Schwert deiner Hoheit ist? Und es werden dir schmeicheln deine Feinde, und du, du wirst einherschreiten auf ihren Höhen.

¹ It happened on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;

² that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were numbered:

³ and they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.

⁴ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁵ "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service."

⁶ Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

⁷ He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

⁸ and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

⁹ But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

¹⁰ The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes gave their offerings before the altar.

¹¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar."

¹² He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,

¹³ and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

¹⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

¹⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

¹⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

¹⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.

¹⁹ He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

²⁰ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

²¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²² one male goat for a sin offering;

²³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

²⁴ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun

²⁵ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

²⁶ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

²⁷ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²⁸ one male goat for a sin offering;

²⁹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

³⁰ On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben

³¹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

³² one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

³³ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

³⁴ one male goat for a sin offering;

³⁵ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

³⁶ On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon

³⁷ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

³⁸ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

³⁹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁰ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴¹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad

⁴³ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁴⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁴⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim

⁴⁹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁵⁰ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵² one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴ On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh

⁵⁵ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁵⁶ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵⁷ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵⁸ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵⁹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin

⁶¹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁶² one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶³ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁶⁴ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁶⁵ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶ On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan

⁶⁷ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁶⁸ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶⁹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁰ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷¹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

⁷² On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher

⁷³ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁷⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁷⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

⁷⁸ On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali

⁷⁹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁸⁰ one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁸¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁸² one male goat for a sin offering;

⁸³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

⁸⁴ This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;

⁸⁵ each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;

⁸⁶ the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;

⁸⁷ all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and the male goats for a sin offering twelve;

⁸⁸ and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.

⁸⁹ When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.