SHALOM!

Genesis 49 Names of God Bible (NOG)

Jacob [Israel] Blesses His 12 Sons

49 Jacob called for his sons and said, “Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.

² “Gather around and listen, sons of Jacob.
    Listen to your father Israel.

³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
    my strength, the very first son I had,
        first in majesty and first in power.
⁴ You will no longer be first
    because you were out of control like a flood
        and you climbed into your father’s bed.
            Then you dishonored it.
        He climbed up on my couch.

⁵ “Simeon and Levi are brothers.
    Their swords^[a] are weapons of violence.
⁶ Do not let me attend their secret meetings.
Do not let me join their assembly.
    In their anger they murdered men.
    At their whim they crippled cattle.
⁷ May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce.
May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel.
    I will divide them among the sons of Jacob
        and scatter them among the tribes of 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 to you.
⁹ Judah, you are a lion cub.
    You have come back from the kill, my son.
He lies down and rests like a lion.
He is like a lioness. Who dares to disturb him?
¹⁰ A scepter will never depart from Judah
    nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet
        until Shiloh comes
            and the people obey him.
¹¹ He will tie his donkey to a grapevine,
    his colt to the best vine.
He will wash his clothes in wine,
    his garments in the blood of grapes.
¹² His eyes are darker than wine.
His teeth are whiter than milk.

¹³ “Zebulun will live by the coast.
He will have ships by the coast.
    His border will go as far as Sidon.

¹⁴ “Issachar is a strong donkey,
    lying down between the saddlebags.
¹⁵ When he sees that his resting place is good
    and that the land is pleasant,
        he will bend his back to the burden
            and will become a slave laborer.

¹⁶ “Dan will hand down decisions^[b] for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.
¹⁷ Dan will be a snake on a road,
    a viper on a path,
        that bites a horse’s heels
            so that its rider falls off backwards.

¹⁸ “I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Yahweh.

¹⁹ “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will strike back at their heels.

²⁰ “Asher’s food will be rich.
    He will provide delicacies fit for a king.

²¹ “Naphtali is a doe set free
    that has beautiful fawns.

²² “Joseph is a fruitful tree,
    a fruitful tree by a spring,
        with branches climbing over a wall.
²³ Archers provoked him,
    shot at him,
        and attacked him.
²⁴ But his bow stayed steady, and his arms remained limber
    because of the help of the Mighty One of Jacob,
    because of the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
²⁵ because of the El of your father who helps you,
    because of the Shadday who gives you
        blessings from the heavens above,
        blessings from the deep springs below the ground,
        blessings from breasts and womb.
²⁶ The blessings of your father are greater than
    the blessings of the oldest mountains
        and the riches of the ancient hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the crown of the prince among his brothers.

²⁷ “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
    In the morning he devours his prey.
    In the evening he divides the plunder.”

²⁸ These are the 12 tribes of Israel and what their father said to them when he gave each of them his special blessing.

²⁹ Then he gave them these instructions, “I am about to join my ancestors in death. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. ³⁰ Abraham bought the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre in Canaan, from Ephron the Hittite to use as a tomb. ³¹ Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there. Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there. I also buried Leah there. ³² The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.”

³³ When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into his bed. He took his last breath and joined his ancestors in death.

 

Deuteronomy 33 Names of God Bible (NOG)

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes

33 Moses, the man of Elohim, blessed the Israelites with this blessing before he died. ² He said,

“Yahweh came from Sinai.
    For his people he rose from Seir like the sun.
        He appeared like sunshine from Mount Paran.
He came with tens of thousands of holy ones.
    On his right was a raging fire for them.^[a]
3 You certainly love your people.
    All your holy ones are in your hands.
        They bow at your feet
            to receive your instructions.^[b]
4 Moses gave us these teachings.
    They belong to the assembly of Jacob.
⁵ Yahweh was king of Jeshurun^[c]
    when the leaders of the people assembled
        together with all the tribes of Israel.

⁶ “May the tribe of Reuben live and not die out,
    though their people are few in number.”

⁷ This is what he said about the tribe of Judah:

“Hear the cry of Judah, O Yahweh,
    and bring them to their people.
They must defend themselves.
    Help them against their enemies.”

⁸ About the tribe of Levi he said,

“Your Thummim and Urim^[d] belong to your faithful people.
You tested your people at Massah.
You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.
⁹ They said that they didn’t know their father and mother.
They didn’t recognize their own brothers.
They didn’t acknowledge their own children.
    But they obeyed your word
        and were faithful to the terms of your promise.^[e]
10 They teach Jacob your rules
    and give Israel your teachings.
They burn incense for you to smell
    and sacrifice burnt offerings on your altar.
¹¹ Yahweh, bless them with strength
    and be pleased with the work they do.
Break the backs of those who attack them and hate them
    so that they can never get up again.”

¹² About the tribe of Benjamin he said,

“Yahweh’s beloved people will live securely with him.
    Yahweh will shelter them all day long,
        since he, too, lives on the mountain slopes.”

¹³ About the tribes of Joseph he said,

“May Yahweh bless their land with water,
    the best gift heaven can send,
        with dew and deep springs below the ground.
¹⁴ May Yahweh bless their land with crops,
    the best gift the sun can give,
        the best produce of each month,
¹⁵ the finest fruits from the oldest mountains,
    the best from the ancient hills,
¹⁶ and the most plentiful crops of the earth.
May Yahweh bless their land with the favor
    of the one who was in the burning bush.
May these blessings come to the tribes of Joseph.
May they crown the people who are like princes in Israel.
¹⁷ They will be as majestic as a firstborn bull.
    Their horns will be like the horns of a wild ox.
    They will use them to push away nations
        including those at the ends of the earth.
The tens of thousands from the tribe of Ephraim
    and the thousands from the tribe of Manasseh will be like this.”

¹⁸ About the tribe of Zebulun he said,

“People of Zebulun, enjoy yourselves when you go to war,
    and you people of Issachar, enjoy yourselves when you stay at home.
¹⁹ They will invite nations to their mountain,
    and there they will offer the proper sacrifices.
They will be nourished by the abundance from the seas
    and the treasures hidden in the sand.”

²⁰ About the tribe of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who gives the people of Gad more land.
    They wait there like a lion.
    They can tear off an arm or a head.
²¹ They chose the best land for themselves.
    Indeed, a commander’s piece of land was reserved for them.
    They were leaders of the people
        and did for Israel what Yahweh considers fair and honorable.”^[f]

²² About the tribe of Dan he said,

“The people of Dan are a lion cub.
    Out of Bashan they pounce on their enemies.”

²³ About the tribe of Naphtali he said,

“The people of Naphtali enjoy Yahweh’s favor
    and are filled with Yahweh’s blessings.
They will take possession of the lake and the land south of it.”

²⁴ About the tribe of Asher he said,

“The people of Asher are the most blessed of the sons of Israel.
    May they be the Israelites’ favorite tribe
        and wash their feet in olive oil.
²⁵ May the locks and bolts of your gates be made of iron and copper.
    May your strength last as long as you live.