Deuteronomy 33

1 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Pea ko e tāpuaki eni, ʻaia naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻaki ʻe Mōsese ko e tangata ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he teʻeki ai mate ia.

2 He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

Pea naʻa ne pehē ʻe ia, naʻe hāʻele mai ʻa Sihova mei Sainai, pea tuʻu hake mei Seia kiate kinautolu; naʻe ulo mai ʻe ia mei he moʻunga ko Palani, pea naʻe hāʻele mai ia mo e ngaahi toko mano ʻoe kau māʻoniʻoni; naʻe ʻalu atu mei hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻae fono fakavela maʻanautolu.

3 Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.

‌ʻIo, naʻa ne ʻofa ki he kakai; ko ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē naʻe ʻi hono nima: pea naʻa nau nofo hifo ki hono vaʻe; ʻe maʻu taki taha kotoa pē ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofola.

4 Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

Naʻe fekau ʻe ia ʻae fono kiate kitautolu, ʻio ko e tofiʻa ʻoe fakataha ʻo Sēkope.

5 He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

Pea ko e tuʻi ia ʻi Sesuluni, ʻi he fakataha ʻoe ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kakai mo e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli.

6 “Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”

“Tuku ke moʻui ʻa Lupeni, pea ʻoua naʻa mate; pea ʻoua naʻa tokosiʻi hono kau tangata.”

7 This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”

Pea koeʻuhi ko Siuta: naʻa ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova, ke ke fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo Siuta, pea ʻomi ia ki hono kakai: tuku ke mālohi hono nima kiate ia; pea ke ke ʻiate ia ko e tokoni mei hono ngaahi fili.”

8 About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.

Pea naʻe lea kia Livai, ʻo pehē, “Ko ho Tumemi mo ho ʻUlimi ke ʻi he tokotaha māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia naʻa ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻi Masa, mo ia naʻa mo fekuki foki, ʻi he vai ʻo Melipa;

9 He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He did not acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

‌ʻAia naʻa ne lea ki heʻene tamai pea ki heʻene faʻē, naʻe ʻikai te u mamata kiate ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tui foki ki hono ngaahi kāinga, pe ʻiloʻi ʻene fānau ʻaʻana: he kuo nau tokanga ki hoʻo folofola, pea tauhi hoʻo fuakava.

10 They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

Tenau akonakiʻi ʻa Sēkope ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau, mo ʻIsileli ʻi hoʻo fono: tenau ʻai ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi ho ʻao, mo e feilaulau tutu kotoa ki ho feilaulauʻanga.

11 LORD, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”

‌ʻE Sihova, ke ke tāpuaki ʻene meʻa, mo ke maʻu ʻae ngāue ʻa hono nima: tā ke ʻasi ʻi he fasiʻatuʻa ʻokinautolu ʻoku tuʻu hake kiate ia, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate ia, ke ʻoua naʻa nau toetuʻu hake.”

12 About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of the LORD will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Penisimani ʻo pehē, “Ko e ʻofeina ʻia SIHOVA, te na nonofo lelei mo ia; pea ʻe maluʻi ia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa, pea ʻe nofo ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono uma.”

13 About Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by the LORD, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Siosefa, ʻo pehē, “Ke monūʻia ʻia Sihova ʻa hono fonua, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe langi, pea ʻi he hahau, pea ʻi he loloto ʻaia ʻoku tokoto ʻi lalo,

14 for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield,

Pea ʻi he ngaahi fua maʻongoʻonga ʻoku langaʻi ʻe he laʻā, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngaahi māhina,

15 for the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

Pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fungani lelei ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga ʻi muʻa ʻi muʻa, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe ngaahi tafungofunga tolonga maʻu pe,

16 for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.

Pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻoe fonua mo hono fonu ʻo ia, pea ʻi he finangalo lelei ʻo ia naʻe nofo ʻi he ʻulu ʻakau: ke hoko ia ki he ʻulu ʻo Siosefa, pea ki he tumuʻaki ʻoe ʻulu ʻo ia naʻe fakamāvae mei hono kāinga.

17 Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”

Ko e lelei ʻoʻona ʻoku hangē ko e ʻuluaki tupu ʻo ʻene pulu, pea ko hono nifo ʻoʻona ʻoku hangē ko e nifo ʻoe ʻiunikoni: te ne tekeʻi ʻaki ia ʻae kakai fakataha ʻo aʻu atu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani: pea ko e ngaahi toko mano ʻakinautolu ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea ko e ngaahi toko mano ʻakinautolu ʻo Manase.”

18 About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Sepuloni, “Ke ke fiefia, Sepuloni, ʻi hoʻo ʻalu atu; mo ʻIsaka, ʻi ho ngaahi fale fehikitaki.

19 They will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”

Tenau ui ʻae kakai ki he moʻunga tenau ʻatu ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau ʻoe māʻoniʻoni: he tenau mimisiʻi mai ʻae koloa ʻoe tahi, pea mo e ngaahi koloa kuo fufū ʻi he ʻoneʻone.”

20 About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Kata, “Ke hoko ʻae tāpuaki kiate ia ʻoku ne fakalahi ʻa Kata: ʻoku nofo ia ʻo hangē ha laione, pea ʻoku ne haehae ʻae nima mo e tumuʻaki ʻoe ʻulu.

21 He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of the LORD, His ordinances with Israel.”

Pea ʻoku ne tauhi ʻae ʻuluaki vahe maʻana, koeʻuhi naʻe tuku ia ʻi ai, ʻi he tufakanga, ʻoe ʻeiki fai fono; pea naʻe haʻu ia mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kakai, naʻa ne fai ʻae angatonu ʻa Sihova, mo ʻene ngaahi fakamaau mo ʻIsileli.”

22 About Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Tani, ʻo pehē, “Ko e ʻuhiki laione ʻa Tani: ʻe hopo ia mei Pesani.”

23 About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the LORD’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”

Pea naʻe lea ia kia Nafitali, ʻo pehē, “ʻE Nafitali, ʻa koe kuo fakafiemālieʻi ʻi he ʻofa, pea fonu ʻi he tāpuaki ʻa Sihova: ke ke maʻu ʻe koe ʻae potu lulunga mo e tonga.”

24 About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

Pea naʻe lea ia kia ʻAseli, “Ke tāpuaki ʻaki ʻa ʻAseli ʻae ngaahi fānau, ke lelei ia ki hono ngaahi kāinga, pea ke unu ʻe ia hono vaʻe ʻi he lolo.

25 Your bars will be iron and bronze. As your days, so your strength will be.

‌ʻE hoko ho topuvaʻe ko e ʻaione mo e palasa; pea ʻe tatau pe ho mālohi ki ho ngaahi ʻaho.”

26 “There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.

ʻOku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku tatau mo e ʻOtua ʻo Sesuluni, ʻaia ʻoku heka ʻo hāʻele ʻi he ngaahi langi ko ho tokoni, pea ʻi hono lelei lahi ʻi he langi.

27 The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

Ko e ʻOtua taʻengata ko ho hūfanga, pea ʻoku ʻi lalo ʻiate koe ʻae nima tolonga taʻengata, pea te ne tekeʻi kituaʻā ʻae fili mei ho ʻao; ʻo ne pehē, Fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu.

28 Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

‌ʻE toki nofo tokotaha fiemālie ai pe ʻa ʻIsileli: ko e matavai ʻo Sēkope ʻe ʻi he fonua ʻoe uite mo e uaine; pea ʻe tō hifo ʻae hahau ʻo hono langi foki.

29 You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”

‌ʻOku ke monūʻia koe, ʻE ʻIsileli ko hai ʻoku tatau mo koe, ko e kakai kuo fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova, ko e fakaū ʻo ho tokoni, pea ko e heletā foki ʻo ho mālohi! Pea ʻe ʻilo ʻa ho ngaahi fili ko e kau loi kiate koe; pea te ke malaki ʻa honau ngaahi potu māʻolunga.