Genesis 49 (TCZCHONG)

1Hichun Jacob in achate jouse akou khom in hitin aseiye, “Keima naivel a hung kikhom un, chule keiman nangho thuguh ka seipeh ding nahiuve, khonunga ipi hunglhung ding ham na seipeh uvinge,” ati.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“Hungun chule ngaijun, nangho Jacob chate ho; napau, Israel thusei ngaiyun.”Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

3“Reuben, kachapa atahpen, ka thahatpen laiya kanei, ka khanghoi laitah a kahin chule nangma amasa penna jana chang chule nangma amasapen a thahat chang nahi.Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

4Nangma twi kimang banga phatna najou tapoi, ajeh chu napa lupna jalkhun nasuboh tai.”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 le Levi sopi khat ahi lhon'e, chule amanchah lhon ho chu galsatna ding bou ahi.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

6Keima lhagao vang amani komah jaoda maihen, chule amani tohgon jong jahda ding kanom e; ahin amani alunghan teng le mihem hinkho ahin suhbei lhon ding ahi, chule amanin golseh a bongchal akipalsah lhon ding ahi.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.

7Jacob chate ho lah a kahop khen ding keiman Israel sunga amani chu kathe cheh ding ahitai, alunghan nalhon sapset ahitai, ajeh chu tijat umtah, alunghan nalhon jong phalou tah ahi.”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 nangma nasopi hon nathang-at uve. Nangman na melma te angonga na matchah ding, nasopi ho jouse nangma masanga kun cheh diu ahi.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.

9Ka chapa Judah hi keipi bahkai nou in an anneh jou pet ahi. keipi bahkai banga kitaule a lumji tobang; keipi tobang chu kon athodoh jou ding ham?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?

10Leng tenggol chu Judah a konin kikhen kang pontin, vaihompa tenggol jong akhanggui mite chutoh kikhen ponte, aneipa akondohna mun ahung masangse a, nam jousen ajabol ding pa chu.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.

11Aman a sangan chu lengpi thei phunga ahen in, chule sangan nou chu abah hoipen lengpi bah a ahen in, chule apon ho chu lengpitwiya asop in chule ama von ho chu lengpitwiya asop ngim e.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.

12Amit teni chu lengpitwi sangin athimjon, chule ahatu jouse chu bongnoi sangin akangjon ahi.”His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

13“Zebulun chu twikhanglen panga cheng ding chule ama kom'a chu kongho kinga ding; Sidon geiya agamgi akeh ding ahi.”Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14“Issachar vang chu ahile sangan hattah ahi, ama chu hahsatna molni kikah a um ahi.Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

15Aman ngahmun khat amudoh in chule agam nop dan jong chu dei chat um ahi; hijeh chun aman thilpo dingin alengkou adon, hunam in soh dingin akipelut tai.”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 in Israel phungdang ho bang a amite chunga vai ahin hop ding ahi.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan chu lampi lhanglang a gul tobang ahi, chule lampi a gulse kijam tobang ahin, ama chun sakol keng achuh le achunga toupa akinung le lhah tai.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.

18Keiman nangma katahsan e huhhingna kachan theina din, O Pakai!”I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19“Gad chunga mipi hon lam ajot diu ahin achaina aman amaho chunga lam ahin jot ding ahi.”Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20“Asher chu anneh neng ding chule lengho nehthei ding tah akhut a soh ding ahi.”Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21“Napthali chu sajuhpi nou hoitah neiya kichamlhat sah ahi.”Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22“Joseph hi lengpi thingga phatah tobang ahi, chule twinah phung thingbah ga phatah ahi, abah hon jong bang akhokhel gamtai.Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23Thalpi kapthem hon avetda lheh un, amapa akap un chule abol genthei lheh jeng uve.The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24Ahin amapa thalpi alhou lheh in, chule Kelngoi chingpa, Israel te Songpi, Jacob Thahatna chun aban thahat sah in ahi.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,

25Napa panpi Pathen'in van chunga phattheina tincheng, chule leithol noilanga twi dim bang phattheina, chule noitwi le naobu a phattheina jouse naboh tahen.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.

26Napan phatthei nabohna ho chu masanga napute phattheina ho sangin phatthei joh hi maihen, chule molsang pen ho sangin sangpen maihen. Hiche phattheina ho jouse hi Joseph chunga um jing tahen, ajeh chu ama hi asopite lah a dinga leng cha ahi.”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 chu Sial tobang ahi, ajeh chu jingkah lam le amelmate chu aval lhum jin nilhah lam teng alotup ho chu ahomkhen jenge.”Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

28Amaho se hi Israel phungsom le phungni ahiuve, hiche thucheng ho hi apan aseipeh u ahi; amaho jouse chu phatthei aboh in chule kilhahna thucheng aneijin, chule amaho jouse khat khat in ama hina cheh in phatthei aboh cheh in ahi.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.

29Hichun Jacob in ahilchah un, “Kapu kapate kom jon a keima thivah ding kahitai. Hit mi Ephron louva kapa le kapu kivuina songko a chun neihin vuikhom’un.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.

30Hiche songlhan chu Machpelah loumun Mamre nisolam Canaan gamsunga um ahin, Abraham'in lhan mun a man jing dinga Hit mipa Ephron henga ana choh ahi.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.

31Hiche mun'a chun Abraham le Sarah akivui lhon'in, chule hiche mun chu Isaac le aloinu Rabekah jong akivuijin chule keiman jong hilai mun a chu Leah kana vui ahi.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32Hiche gam chu phaicham kotong lam chu kapu Abraham'in Hit mipa kom'a ana choh doh ahi.The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33Hichun Jacob chu achapa te athulhah chaijin jalkhun chunga akeng teni asep doh in ama ahaitan tai, chuin ama amite to akigom tan tai.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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