Genesis 49 (MSY2020)

1Egha Jekop uan boribar diazɨ, me izima, a kamaghɨn me mɨgei, “Ia nan boroghɨra izɨtɨ, kɨ bizir gɨn ia bativamibar gun ia mɨkɨmam.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:

2Kɨ Jekop ian afeziam, nan ziar mam Israel, ia nan boriba, ia bar izɨ nan boroghɨn uari akuvagh, deraghvɨra uan kuariba arigh na baragh.Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

3“Ruben, nan borir ivariam, kɨ gumazir igiamra ikia nɨ bate. Ezɨ nɨ bar ekevegha bar gavgavigha nan borir igharazibagh afira.Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

4Egha nɨn araziba mati aperiam ivemari moghɨn bar gavgavigha ongani, ezɨ gumazitam nɨ gativaghan kogham. Nɨ uan afeziamɨn amuir dozim koma akuigha, bar arazir kuram gamigha aghumsɨzir ekiam na ganɨngi. Kamaghɨn, nɨ ua faragh ikian kogham.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“Ezɨ Simeon ko Livai, aning aveghbuamning. Aning uaning inigha mɨdorozir biziba isa igharaz darazi paza me gami.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

6Egha aning atarava gumazibav sozima, me ariaghiri. Egha aning pura ikia uan ifongiar kuramɨn gɨn ghua bulmakaubar suer duiar agɨribar aghori. Kamaghɨn, kɨ aning ko navir vamɨra ikian kogham. Ezɨ bizir kɨ aning damuasa nɨghnɨgha akam akɨriziba, kɨ dar gɨn mangan aghua.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.

7Aningɨn adariba bar gavgafi, ezɨ aningɨn anɨngagharim bar kufi, kamaghɨn aningɨn anɨngagharir kam aning gasɨghasɨgham. Eghtɨ kɨ aning damightɨ, aningɨn ovavir boriba tintinibar Israelian gumazamizir igharazibar tongɨn ikiam.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“Juda, nɨn aveghbuaba nɨn ziam fam. Egh nɨ uan apanibar fɨribar suigh me abɨntɨ, nɨn aveghbuaba nɨn guamɨn uan dapaniba avigh, ziar ekiam nɨ danɨngam.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.

9Ezɨ Juda, nan otarim, nɨ mati laionɨn igiar mam. An asɨzibav sogha da apa, ghua bar gavgafi. Egha nɨmɨra apiav ikia uabɨ akunasavɨra gara iti, ezɨ gumazamiziba a dɨpovan atiatingi.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?

10Egha an atrivimɨn aghorimɨn suiraghtɨ, an an gavgavir ekiam akaghtɨ, a ikɨ mamaghɨra ikiam. Egh an ovavir boribar atrivimɨn mɨn ikɨ mangɨtɨ, gumazamiziba bar a bagh bizir aghuiba inigh a bagh izamin dughiam otogham. Egh a kantriba bar dagh ativagham.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.

11Egha a wainɨn ikarɨzir bar aghuir avɨriba iti. Egha a uan donkin amebamɨn nguzim ikiasa, pura wainɨn ikarɨzir kabar a iti. Egha a wainɨn ovɨziba mɨrmɨra, wainɨn dɨpar avɨribagh ami, eghtɨ gumazamiziba dar amɨ da gɨvaghan kogham. Ezɨ a wainɨn dɨpar maba isa uan korotiaba rue.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.

12Egha a wainɨn dɨpar avɨriba apava, kamaghɨn an damazimning aghefe. Ezɨ a bulmakaun oter eborir avɨriba apava, kamaghɨn an atariba bar ghurghuri.His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

13“Ezɨ Sebulun ongarimɨn boroghɨra ikiam, ezɨ an ongarir dadarim, kuriba ikiamin danganir aghuim ikiam. Eghtɨ an nguazimɨn ababanim bar mangɨ Saidonɨn nguibamɨn nguazim bɨragham.Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14“Isakar a donkin bar gavgavim. Egha a pura mɨtarir biziba ateribar tongɨn irav iti.Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

15A uan nguazimɨn garima a ikiamin danganir bar aghuim, egha a bar pura ingari. Egha gɨn a pura ingangarir gumazir kɨnimɨn mɨn ingangarir bar ekiam gami.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“Ezɨ Dan, a gumazir dapanir ekiamɨn mɨn ikɨva, uan gumazamizibagh ativagh ikɨtɨ, me Israelian anabar igharazibar mɨn otivam.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Egh Dan kuruzir kurar mamɨn mɨn tuavir mɨriabar ikɨ mɨzuamam. Eghtɨ hoziaba ivemarɨ tuavimɨn izɨtɨ, a uabɨ fegh kunigh men suebagh inivtɨ, gumazir hoziabagh apiaziba me daighiregham.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“O Ikiavɨra Itir God, nɨ nan akurvaghasa kɨ nɨ mɨzuai iti.I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19“Gat, okɨmakɨar gumaziba izɨ nɨ mɨsogham. Eghtɨ nɨ men mɨdoroziba ikarvagh me batueghtɨ me mangam.Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20“Aser, nɨn nguazim dagher avɨriba ikiam. Nɨ dagher isɨngtɨzir atrivim bar ifongeziba tuam.Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21“Naptali nɨ mati, memen atiam uan ifongiamɨn gɨn zui. Egha nguzir diriba bati.Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22“Josep nɨ mati wainɨn ikarɨzir aghuim, a dɨpar atuir mamɨn boroghɨn otogha aghua ovɨziba bati. Egha an aghariba ruarigha dɨvazim avara.Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23Ezɨ gumazir pibar asa mɨsoziba, me pamten a gasavɨra iti. Me a gaseghtɨ an aremeghasa me pazava a gami.The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24Ezɨ Josep uan pimɨn benim fɨrizir puvatɨ. Godɨn Bar Gavgavim Itim, a Jekopɨn God, a gavgavim isa Josep ganɨngi, ezɨ Josepɨn agharim amɨrazir puvatɨ. Ezɨ Godɨn kam, a Israelian Garir gumazim, egha a mati Israelia Modir Dagɨar Gavgavim.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,

25Kar nɨn afeziamɨn God, kar Godɨn Gavgaviba Bar Itim. Egha a uabɨra deravɨra nɨ gamua, bizir aghuir avɨriba nɨ ganɨdi. Egh overiam damutɨ, amozir avɨrim nɨ gizam. Egh a dɨpar avɨrim damutɨ, da nguazimɨn otivam. Eghtɨ a nɨn adarazir amizibar amutɨ, me borir avɨriba batam.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.

26Ezɨ kɨ nɨn afeziam, kɨ bizir aghuir avɨriba nɨ ganɨdi. Eghtɨ bizir aghuir kɨ nɨ danɨngamin kaba, nɨ da iniam, da otiv avɨrasemegh, mɨghsɨar dafaba avegham. Egh da bar nan inaziba fomɨra inizir bizir aghuibagh afiragham. Eghtɨ Josep, bizir kaba da bar nɨ bativam, nɨ gumazir kam, uan aveghbuabar tongɨn gumazir ekiamɨn otogham.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“Ezɨ Benjamin mati afiar atiar ekiar mam, an asɨzibav sozima da ariaghiri. Egha asɨzir mɨsogheziba a mɨzarazibar ada api. Egha guaratɨzibar a inizir biziba tuisɨsi.”Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

28Ezɨ aveghbuar kaba, kar Israelian 12plan anababa. Ezɨ men afeziam aremeghasa amuava, vaghvagh akar aghuim me ganɨdima, akar kam men arazibar mɨrara ghu.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.

29Ezɨ Jekop akar aghuiba anigha gɨvaghava, kamaghɨn uan boribav gei, “Kɨran oveghangɨn, kɨ oveaghuezibar nguibamɨn mangɨ uan inazir afeziaba ko ikiam, kar gumazir ovengezibar nguibam. Eghtɨ ia na isɨ nan inaziba ko dagɨar mozimɨn narafagh. Dagɨar mozir kam, a Efronɨn nguazimɨn iti. Efron, a Hitian gumazir mam.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.

30Mozir kam Makpelan nguazimɨn iti, a Kenanɨn nguazimɨn ikia, Mamren nguibamɨn boroghɨra iti. Abraham Efron dam nguazir otevir kam givese, eghtɨ a uan adarazir kuabar afamin danganimɨn mɨn ikiam.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.

31Ezɨ mozir kamɨn, me Abraham uan amuim Sara ko aning afagha, uaghan Aisak uan amuim Rebeka ko, aning afa. Ezɨ kɨ Lea uaghan mozir kamɨn anefa.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32Dagɨar mozir kam itir nguazim, Abraham Hitian adarazi dam a givese.”The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33Egha Jekop akar kabav mɨkemegha gɨvagha, uan suemning amɨkɨrɨgha dakozim gisɨn atɨ. Egha an areme, ezɨ an duam ghua uan adarazi ko me oveaghuezibar nguibamɨn iti.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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