¹ Εκαλεσε δε ο Ιακωβ τους υιους αυτου και ειπε, Συναχθητε, δια να σας αναγγειλω τι μελλει να συμβη εις εσας εν ταις εσχαταις ημεραις·

² συναχθητε και ακουσατε, υιοι του Ιακωβ, και ακροασθητε τον Ισραηλ τον πατερα σας.

³ Ρουβην ο πρωτοτοκος μου, συ ισχυς μου και αρχη των δυναμεων μου, εξοχος κατα την αξιαν και εξοχος κατα την δυναμιν.

⁴ Εξεβρασας ως υδωρ· δεν θελεις εχει την υπεροχην· διοτι ανεβης επι την κλινην του πατρος σου· τοτε εμιανας αυτην· επι την κλινην μου ανεβη.

⁵ Συμεων και Λευι οι αδελφοι, οργανα αδικιας ειναι αι μαχαιραι αυτων·

⁶ εις την βουλην αυτων μη εισελθης, ψυχη μου· εις την συνελευσιν αυτων μη ενωθης, τιμη μου· διοτι εν τω θυμω αυτων εφονευσαν ανθρωπους και εν τω πεισματι αυτων κατηδαφισαν τειχος.

⁷ Επικαταρατος ο θυμος αυτων, διοτι ητο αυθαδης· και η οργη αυτων, διοτι ητο σκληρα· θελω διαμοιρασει αυτους εις τον Ιακωβ, και θελω διασκορπισει αυτους εις τον Ισραηλ.

⁸ Ιουδα, σε θελουσι επαινεσει οι αδελφοι σου· η χειρ σου θελει εισθαι επι τον τραχηλον των εχθρων σου· οι υιοι του πατρος σου θελουσι σε προσκυνησει·

⁹ σκυμνος λεοντος ειναι ο Ιουδας· εκ του θηρευματος, υιε μου, ανεβης· αναπεσων εκοιμηθη ως λεων και ως σκυμνος λεοντος· τις θελει εγειρει αυτον;

¹⁰ Δεν θελει εκλειψει το σκηπτρον εκ του Ιουδα ουδε νομοθετης εκ μεσου των ποδων αυτου, εωσου ελθη ο Σηλω· και εις αυτον θελει εισθαι η υπακοη των λαων.

¹¹ Εις την αμπελον δενει το πωλαριον αυτου, και εις τον εκλεκτον βλαστον το παιδιον της ονου αυτου· θελει πλυνει εν οινω το ενδυμα αυτου και εν τω αιματι της σταφυλης το περιβολαιον αυτου·

¹² Οι οφθαλμοι αυτου θελουσιν εισθαι ερυθροι εκ του οινου και οι οδοντες αυτου λευκοι εκ του γαλακτος.

¹³ Ο Ζαβουλων θελει κατοικησει εν λιμενι θαλασσης και θελει εισθαι εν λιμενι πλοιων· το δε οριον αυτου θελει εκταθη εως Σιδωνος.

¹⁴ Ο Ισσαχαρ ειναι ονος δυνατος, κοιτωμενος εν τω μεσω των επαυλεων·

¹⁵ Και ιδων οτι η αναπαυσις ητο καλη και ο τοπος τερπνος, εκλινε τον ωμον αυτου εις φορτιον και εγεινε δουλος υποτελης.

¹⁶ Ο Δαν θελει κρινει τον λαον αυτου, ως μια εκ των φυλων του Ισραηλ·

¹⁷ Ο Δαν θελει εισθαι οφις επι της οδου, ασπις επι της τριβου, δακνων τας πτερνας του ιππου, ωστε ο ιππευς αυτου θελει πιπτει εις τα οπισω.

¹⁸ Την σωτηριαν σου περιεμεινα, Κυριε.

¹⁹ Τον Γαδ θελουσι πειρατευσει πειραται· πλην και αυτος εις το τελος θελει πειρατευσει.

²⁰ Του Ασηρ ο αρτος θελει εισθαι παχυς· και αυτος θελει διδει βασιλικας τρυφας.

²¹ Ο Νεφθαλι ειναι ελαφος απολελυμενη, διδων λογους αρεστους.

²² Ο Ιωσηφ, κλαδος καρποφορος, κλαδος καρποφορος πλησιον πηγης, του οποιου οι βλαστοι εκτεινονται επι του τοιχου·

²³ Οι τοξοται επικραναν αυτον και ετοξευσαν κατ' αυτου, και εχθρευθησαν αυτον.

²⁴ Αλλα το τοξον αυτου εμεινε δυνατον και οι βραχιονες των χειρων αυτου ενεδυναμωθησαν δια των χειρων του ισχυρου Θεου του Ιακωβ· εκειθεν ο ποιμην, η πετρα του Ισραηλ·

²⁵ και τουτο δια του Θεου του πατρος σου, οστις θελει σε βοηθει, και δια του Παντοδυναμου, οστις θελει σε ευλογει, ευλογιας του ουρανου ανωθεν, ευλογιας της αβυσσου κατωθεν, ευλογιας των μαστων και της μητρας·

²⁶ Αι ευλογιαι του πατρος σου υπερισχυσαν υπερ τας ευλογιας των προγονων μου εως των υψηλων κορυφων των αιωνιων ορεων· θελουσιν εισθαι επι της κεφαλης του Ιωσηφ και επι της κορυφης του εκλεκτου μεταξυ των αδελφων αυτου.

²⁷ Ο Βενιαμιν θελει εισθαι λυκος αρπαξ· το πρωι θελει κατατρωγει θηραμα, και το εσπερας θελει διαιρει λαφυρα.

²⁸ Παντες ουτοι ειναι αι δωδεκα φυλαι του Ισραηλ, και τουτο ειναι το οποιον ελαλησε προς αυτους ο πατηρ αυτων και ευλογησεν αυτους· εκαστον κατα την ευλογιαν αυτου ευλογησεν αυτους.

²⁹ Και παρηγγειλεν εις αυτους και ειπε προς αυτους, Εγω προστιθεμαι εις τον λαον μου· θαψατε με μετα των πατερων μου εν τω σπηλαιω τω εν τω αγρω Εφρων του Χετταιου·

³⁰ εν τω σπηλαιω τω εν τω αγρω Μαχπελαχ τω απεναντι της Μαμβρη εν τη γη Χανααν, το οποιον ο Αβρααμ ηγορασε μετα του αγρου παρα του Εφρων του Χετταιου δια κτημα μνημειου·

³¹ εκει εθαψαν τον Αβρααμ και την Σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου· εκει εθαψαν τον Ισαακ και την Ρεβεκκαν την γυναικα αυτου· και εκει εθαψα εγω την Λειαν·

³² η αγορα του αγρου και του σπηλαιου του εν αυτω εγεινε παρα των υιων του Χετ.

³³ Και αφου ετελειωσεν ο Ιακωβ παραγγελλων εις τους υιους αυτου, εσυρε τους ποδας αυτου επι την κλινην και εξεπνευσε· και προσετεθη εις τον λαον αυτου.

¹ Jacob called to his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

² Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

³ "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

⁴ Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

⁵ "Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

⁶ My soul, don't come into their council. My glory, don't be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

⁷ Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸ "Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.

⁹ Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

¹¹ Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey's colt to the choice vine; he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

¹² His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

¹³ "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

¹⁴ "Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

¹⁵ He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

¹⁶ "Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷ Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

¹⁸ I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

¹⁹ "A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

²⁰ "Asher's food will be rich. He will yield royal dainties.

²¹ "Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

²² "Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

²³ The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:

²⁴ But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

²⁵ even 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 lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

²⁶ The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

²⁷ "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil."

²⁸ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his blessing.

²⁹ He instructed 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,

³⁰ in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

³¹ There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

³² the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth."

³³ When Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.