Genesis 49 (KOS)

1Jacob el pangoneni wen natul ac fahk, “Kilukeni nu yuruk, ac nga fah fahk nu suwos ma ac sikyak nu suwos ke pacl fahsru uh:Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

2“Fahsreni nu sie, wen natul Jacob, ac porongo. Porongo kas lal Israel, papa tomowos.Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

3“Reuben, wounse mukul nutik, kom pa ku luk, Kom pa fahko se emeet ke pacl in fusr luk. Kom pa fwacfa ac watwen sin wen nutik nukewa.Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

4Kom oana sie sronot fokoko, Tusruktu ac tia kom pa yohk sripa oemeet, Mweyen kom tuh ona yurin mutan kulansap kiuk Ac aktaekyala mwe oan lun papa tomom.Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

5“Simeon ac Levi eltal tamulel. Eltal orekmakin mwe anwuk natultal in orek lokoalok sulallal.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

6Nga fah tia welultal in sramsram lukma laltal, Ac tia pac welultal ke pacl in pwapa laltal, Mweyen kasrkusrak laltal som nwe ke sun uniya mwet, Ac eltal aksukapasyela cow mukul oana mwe pwar.May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

7Lela in selngawiyuk kasrkusrak laltal, mweyen arulana upala, Ac nu fin folo laltal, mweyen arulana sulallal. Nga fah luseloselik fin acn Israel nufon. Nga fah siseloselik nu inmasrlon mwet Israel.Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

8“Judah, mwet lim fah kaksakin kom. Poum fah iseya kwawen mwet lokoalok lom. Mwet lim fah pasrla ye motom.Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

9Judah el oana soko lion. El uniya ma el sruokya uh, folokla nu in luf sel, Ac asrosrelik ona. Wangin mwet pulaik in lusrongol.Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

10Scepter lun tokosra ac fah oanna sel Judah, Ac fwilin tulik natul fah leum fin mwet Israel pacl nukewa. Mutanfahl ac fah use mwe takma nu sel, Ac pasrla ye mutal ac aksol.The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

11El kapriya donkey fusr natul nu ke soko oa in grape, Nu ke oa in grape soko ma wo emeet. El oul nuknuk lal in wain su srusra oana srah.He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

12Atronmutal srusrala ke nim wain; Ac wihsel fasrfasrla ke nim milk.His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

13“Zebulon el ac fah muta sisken meoa. Molsron in acn sel ac fah acn in kawuk lun oak lulap, Ac masrol lun acn sel ac fah sun acn Sidon.Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14Issachar el tia ekla liki soko donkey fokoko Ma alsrangesr ac oanna inmasrlon mwe utuk lal.Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

15A el liye lah acn in mongla uh wona Ac facl sac pwar na, Ouinge el kuruweni fintokol in us mwe utuk toasr uh, Ac kumakinyuk el in orekma oana sie mwet kohs.He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

16“Dan el ac fah sie mwet kol nu sin mwet lal. Elos ac fah oana sruf saya lun Israel.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan el ac fah oana soko wet ma oan sisken inkanek uh, Soko wet pwasin pe inkanek srisrik uh, Su sro ac ngalis nien horse uh, Ac oru tuh mwet muta fin horse uh in usrukyukla.He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

18“LEUM GOD, nga tupan molela lom.I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19“Un mwet pusrapasr se ac fah anwuk nu sel Gad, Tusruktu el fah forla ac ukwalos.Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20“Facl sel Asher ac fah oswe fokinsak wowo. Kain mwe mongo ma fal nu sin tokosra ac fah tuku yorol me.Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21“Naphtali el oana soko deer lemnak ma kasrusr sukosok, Su oswe natu fusr na wowo.Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22“Joseph el oana soko fain na ungung ma kap sisken infacl srisrik uh, Ac oa kac uh fanukya fin pot uh.Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23Mwet lokoalok lal ah mweunel upana, Ac ukwal ke mwe pisr ac sukan pisr natulos.The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24Tusruktu mwe pisr natul uh tiana mukuikui, Ac paol akkeyeyuk ac aksuwosyeyuk Ke ku lun God Kulana lal Jacob, Su Mwet Shepherd ac Mwet Loango lun Israel.Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25God lun papa tomom pa kasrekom, God Kulana pa akinsewowoye kom Ke mwe insewowo ke af lucng me Ac ke kof loal ye faclu, Mwe insewowo ke tulik puspis ac ke un kosro puspis,by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

26Mwe insewowo ke wheat ac ke ros uh, Mwe insewowo ke eol ma oan oemeet me, Ac ke ma wolana su tuku ke eol srisrik su ac oan nwe tok. Lela mwe insewowo inge in oan fin sifal Joseph, Fin mutunsron sie su pisrla inmasrlon mwet wial.The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

27“Benjamin el oana wolf sulallal soko El uniya ac okomla ma nal ke lotu ac eku.”Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

28Sruf singoul luo lun Israel pa inge, ac pa inge kas in wilkas lun papa tumalos ke el sang kas in akinsewowo lal nu selos, fal nu sin kais sie selos.These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

29Na Jacob el sapkin nu sin wen natul nukewa, “Inge ke nga ac misa ac som weang mwet luk somla, komtal fah pukinyuwi yurin papa tumuk in luf se ma oan ke acn sel Ephron mwet Hit,Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

30in acn Machpelah, kutulap in Mamre in acn Canaan. Abraham el tuh molela luf sac ac ipin acn sac sel Ephron tuh in sie acn in kulyuk.The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

31Acn se inge pa elos piknilya Abraham ac Sarah, mutan kial, we. Acn sac pacna pa elos piknilya Isaac ac Rebecca, mutan kial ah, we, ac pa pac nga piknilya Leah we ah.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32Acn sac ac luf se we ah, ma moulla sin mwet Hit. Pikinyuwi we.”The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33Ke safla kas in wilwil lal nu sin wen natul nukewa, na el topla ona ac misa.When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

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