Moses Im Last Blessing
Moses bless the tribes one by one before e die — Judah hands, Levi teaching, Benjamin wey dey rest between im shoulders, Joseph plenty, Asher iron bars and strength wey go match im days. Under everything, the Papa wey no get end na your house, and under you na the arms wey go last forever.
33 1Na dis be di blessing wey Moses, di man of our Papa, give di Israel pipul before im die. 2Im talk say: Our Papa come from Sinai, e shine on us from Seir, e brighten from Mount Paran. E come wit plenty plenty holy ones, fire dey flash from im right hand. 3For true, e love di pipul; all im holy ones dey for your hand. Dem follow for your leg, each one dey collect direction from you. 4Moses give us one law, one property for di gathering of Jacob. 5So e become King for Jeshurun, wen di leaders of di pipul gather, di tribes of Israel come together. a a v5 For here, our Papa dey rule as King ova im pipul — di tribes wey gather na im pikin dem, and na im be di King wey dey rule dem wit love. 6Make Reuben live, make e no die, and make im pipul no be small small.
7About Judah e talk say: Hear, our Papa, Judah im voice; bring am go meet im pipul. Im hand dey fight for am; be im help against dem wey be im enemy.
8About Levi e talk say: Your Thummim and Urim dey for your faithful man, di one wey you test for Massah, wey you quarrel wit am for di water of Meribah, b b v8 Di Urim and Thummim na sacred tins wey di high priest dey wear to find guidance from God. 9wey talk about im papa and mama say, ‘I no dey regard dem’; e no gree recognize im brothers or sabi im own pikin dem. Bicos dem keep your word and guard your Covenant. 10Dem dey teach your judgments to Jacob and your law to Israel; dem dey put incense before you and whole burnt offerings for your altar. 11Bless, our Papa, im strength, and accept di work of im hand. Break di waist of dem wey rise against am, of dem wey hate am, so dat dem no go fit rise again.
12About Benjamin e talk say: di one wey our Papa love dey stay safe for im side; our Papa dey shelter Benjamin di whole day, and Benjamin dey rest between im shoulders. c c v12 Dem call Benjamin di one wey our Papa love, wey e dey shelter di whole day and carry am close — di picture of pikin wey dem hold safe against di Papa im heart.
13About Joseph e talk say: Make our Papa bless im land wit heaven im best gifts from up, wit dew, and di deep wey dey crouch for down, 14wit di finest fruits wey di sun ripe, and di rich yield of di months, 15wit di finest tins from di ancient mountains and di plenty of di everlasting hills, 16wit di best gifts of di earth and everytin wey full am, and di favor of di One wey stay for di bush. Make all dis rest on di head of Joseph, on di crown of di one wey dem set apart from im brothers. 17Im firstborn bull—na im get majesty; im horns na di horns of wild ox. Wit dem e dey gore di pipul, all of dem, reach di ends of di earth. Na so di plenty plenty of Ephraim be, and na so di thousands of Manasseh be.
18About Zebulun e talk say: Rejoice, Zebulun, as you dey go out, and Issachar, for your tents. 19Dem dey call pipul come di mountain; for there dem dey offer correct sacrifices, bicos dem dey draw out di plenty of di seas and di hidden treasures wey dey inside sand.
20About Gad e talk say: Blessing dey for di one wey dey make Gad big! E dey crouch like lion, dey tear arm and head. 21E choose di best for imsef, bicos for there dem keep di portion of one commander. E come wit di leaders of di pipul; e carry out di justice of our Papa and im judgments for Israel.
22About Dan e talk say: Dan na young lion wey dey jump comot from Bashan.
23About Naphtali e talk say: Naphtali, wey satisfy wit favor, wey full of our Papa im blessing—inherit di sea and di south.
24About Asher e talk say: Make Asher get blessing pass all di sons—make im brothers favor am, make e dip im leg for oil. 25Your bars go be iron and bronze, and as your days be, na so your strength go be. 26Nobody dey like our Papa, Jeshurun, wey dey ride pass di heavens to help you, and wit im majesty pass di skies. 27Di Papa wey no dey end na your dwelling place, and for down, di everlasting arms dey. E drive di enemy comot before you and talk say, ‘Destroy dem!’ d d v27 Di everlasting arms wey dey down for you na our Papa im own — di eternal refuge wey dey hold im pikin dem and no go eva let dem fall. 28So Israel dey stay for safety; di fountain of Jacob dey set apart for one land of grain and new wine, where di heavens dey drop dew. 29Blessing dey for you, Israel! Who be like you, one pipul wey our Papa save, di shield of your help and di sword of your majesty! Your enemies go come dey bow down for you, and you go step on top dem high places.
