1Before God’s prophet Moses died, he asked God to bless the Israeli people.
2This is what he said:
3Yahweh truly loves his people,
4I gave them laws to obey,
5So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people
6I say this about the tribe of Reuben:
7“ say this about the tribe of Judah:
8I say this about the tribe of Levi:
9The tribe of Levi did what you told them to do
10The tribe of Levi will teach the Israeli people [DOU] your rules and regulations,
11Yahweh, bless their work
12I say this about the tribe of Benjamin:
13“ say this about the tribes of Joseph:
14by giving them good fruit ripened by the sun
15I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],
16and that their land will be have many good crops,
17The descendants of Joseph will be as strong as [SIM] a bull;
18“ say this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar:
19They will invite people from the other Israeli tribes to the mountain where they worship Yahweh,
20“ say this about the tribe of Gad:
21They chose the best part of the land for themselves;
22“ say this about the tribe of Dan:
23“ say this about the tribe of Naphtali:
24“ say this about the tribe of Asher:
25Their towns will be protected by high walls with gates that have bronze and iron bars;
26“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God,
27God, who lives forever, is the one who ◄gives you refuge/protects you►;
28So, you Israeli people will live safely;
29You people of Israel, Yahweh ◄has blessed/is pleased with► you.