Deuteronomy 33
1 Pa inge kas in akinsewowo ma Moses, mwet lun God, el akinsewowoye mwet Israel kac meet liki el misa.
Before God’s prophet Moses died, he [asked God to] bless the Israeli people.
2 LEUM GOD El tuku Eol Sinai me; El takak oana fact uh fin acn Edom, Ac sreya mwet lal liki Eol Paran. Oasr singoul tausin lipufan welul Ac sie e firir oan lac paol layot.
This is what he said: “Yahweh came [and spoke] to us at Sinai [Mountain]; he [came like] [MET] the sun rises in the Edom [region] and like his light shone on us when we were [in the desert] near Paran Mountain [after we left Sinai Mountain]. He came with 10,000 angels, and there was a flaming fire at his right side.
3 LEUM GOD El lungse mwet lal. Ac loangelos su ma lal. Ouinge kut pasrla sisken nial Ac akos ma El sapkin.
Yahweh truly loves his people, and protects [MTY] all those who belong to him. So they prostrate themselves in front of him, and they listen to his instructions.
4 Kut akos Ma Sap ma Moses el ase nu sesr, Sie ma saoklana lun mutunfacl sesr.
I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that [the descendants of] Jacob owned.
5 LEUM GOD El tokosrala lun mwet Israel Ke pacl sruf nukewa ac mwet kol lalos tuh tukeni nu sie.
So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people when all the tribes and their leaders were gathered together.
6 Moses el fahk ke sruf lal Reuben: “Lela mwet Reuben in tiana wanginla, Elos finne mwet na pu.”
[I say this about the tribe of] Reuben: I desire/hope that their tribe will never disappear, but they will never become numerous.
7 Ke sruf lal Judah el fahk: “LEUM GOD, porongo pusren tung ac kwafe lalos, Sifilpa oraloseni nu yurin sruf wialos. Mweun kaclos, LEUM GOD, Ac kasrelos in lain mwet lokoalok lalos.”
“say this about [the tribe of] Judah: Yahweh, listen to them when they call out [for help]; and unite them with the other tribes again. Fight for them, and help them to fight against their enemies.
8 Ke sruf lal Levi el fahk: “LEUM GOD, akkalemye lungse lom nu sin mwet kulansap oaru lom, mwet Levi, Ke Urim ac Thummim; Kom tuh sang mwe srike nu selos in acn Massah, Ac konauk inse pwaye lalos sisken kof Meribah.
I say this about [the tribe of] Levi: Yahweh, give to those who are dedicated to you the sacred stones [that they will use to find out what you want to be done]; You tested them at a spring in the desert, a spring that they named Massah and also named Meribah [to find out if they would (remain loyal to/continue to obey) you].
9 Elos akkalemye inse pwaye lalos nu sum Yohk liki na nu sin papa, nina, mwet wialos, ku tulik natulos. Elos akos ma sap lom, Ac elos arulana liyaung wuleang lom.
The tribe of Levi did what you told them to do and obeyed the agreement that you [made with the Israeli people]; those laws were more important to them [HYP] than their siblings and parents and children.
10 Elos ac fah luti mwet lom in akos Ma Sap ac oakwuk lom; Elos ac fah oru mwe kisa keng ac mwe kisa firir fin loang lom.
The tribe of Levi will teach the Israeli people [DOU] your rules and regulations, and they are the ones who will burn incense and who will completely burn on the altar the offerings [that the people bring].
11 LEUM GOD, kasru sruf lalos in kapak ac ku; Kom in engan ke ma elos oru. Itungya mwet lokoalok lalos nukewa; Tia lela elos in sifil tuyak.”
Yahweh, bless their work and (accept/be pleased with) all that they do. Crush/Destroy all their enemies; do not enable their enemies to be able to fight against them again.
12 Ke sruf lal Benjamin el fahk: “Pa inge sruf se LEUM GOD El lungse ac loango; El liyalosyang ke len na fon, Ac El muta inmasriolos.”
I say this about [the tribe of] Benjamin: They are the tribe that Yahweh loves; he keeps them safe. He protects them continually, and he lives among their hills [MET].
13 Ke sruf lal Joseph el fahk: “Lela LEUM GOD Elan akinsewowoye facl selos ke af, Ac ke kof ye faclu yak.
“say this about [the tribes of] Joseph: I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless their land by giving them rain/dew from the sky and water from deep [in the ground],
14 Lela acn selos in insewowo ke fokinsak mwesrla ye fact uh, Ac kasrup ke fokinsak ma wo emeet ke kais sie pulan pacl.
by giving them good fruit [ripened] by the sun and good crops at harvest time.
15 Lela eol ma oan oemeet me in afla ke fokinsak wowo.
I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],
16 Lela acn selos in nwanala ke ma wo nukewa, Ac akinsewowoyeyuk ke wolana lun LEUM GOD Su kaskas liki kupo firir sac. Lela mwe insewowo inge in tuku nu ke sruf lal Joseph, Mweyen el pa tuh mwet kol inmasrlon tamulel wial.
and that their land will be have many good crops, blessed by [Yahweh], the one who appeared to me in a burning bush. I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless the tribes of Joseph in all those ways, because he was the leaders of his [older] brothers [when they were in Egypt].
17 Ku lal Joseph oana ku lun soko cow mukul, Ac oana koen soko cow mukul lemnak. Koac inge pa mwet lal Manasseh, su pus liki tausin, Oayapa mwet lal Ephraim, su pus liki ngoul tausin. El sang koac inge fakis mutunfacl uh, Ac sinukunulos nu ke saflaiyen faclu.”
The descendants of Joseph will be as strong as [SIM] a bull; [with their weapons they will wound their enemies, like] [MET] a wild ox [gores other animals] with its horns. They will force other people-groups, all of them, to be exiled to the most distant places on the earth. That is what [the descendants of the two sons of Joseph] will do, the ten thousands [of the tribe] of Ephraim and the thousands [of the tribe] of Manasseh.
18 Ke sruf lal Zebulun ac sruf lal Issachar el fahk: “Lela mwet Zebulun in kapkapak ke elos ac oru kuka lalos nu ke facl saya. Ac lela kasrup lal Issachar in yokyokelik in acn sel sifacna.
“say this about [the tribes of] Zebulun [and Issachar]: I desire/hope that the people of Zebulun will prosper in their travels [across the seas], and that the people of Issachar will prosper while they stay at home [and take care of their cattle and crops].
19 Elos suli mwetsac nu fineol selos, Ac oru mwe kise pwaye we. Elos eis kasrpalos meoa me, Ac liki puk weacn uh.”
They will invite people [from the other Israeli tribes] to the mountain [where they worship Yahweh], and they will offer the correct/proper sacrifices to him. They will become rich from [the work that they do on] the seas and from [the things that they make from] (OR, [find in]) the sand [on the beaches].
20 Ke sruf lal Gad el fahk: “Kaksakin God, su oru facl selos in yohk. Sruf lal Gad el soano oana soko lion In olela lac pao, ku sukela kulun sifa.
“say this about [the tribe of] Gad: Praise [Yahweh], the one who made their [territory] large. The people of their tribe [will attack their enemies fiercely] [SIM] like a lion that crouches, waiting to tear off the arm or the scalp [of some animal].
21 Elos eisla acn ma wo emeet tuh in ma lalos sifacna; Ip lun sie mwet kol srisrngiyuki nu selos. Elos akos ma sap ac oakwuk lun LEUM GOD Ke mwet kol lun Israel elos tuh tukeni nu sie.”
They chose the best part of the land for themselves; [a large share of the land], a share that should be given to a leader was allotted to them. When the leaders of the tribes of Israel [gathered together], they decided that the tribe of Gad should have a large share of the land. The tribe of Gad obeyed the commands of Yahweh and the things that he decided that they should do.
22 Ke sruf lal Dan el fahk: “Dan el soko lion fusr; Ma sroma Bashan me.”
“say this about [the tribe] of Dan: The people of the tribe of Dan are like [SIM] a young lion; they leap from [their caves in the] Bashan [region to attack their enemies].
23 Ke sruf lal Naphtali el fahk: “Yoklana mwe insewowo lal Naphtali ke sripen lungkulang lun LEUM GOD nu sel. Acn sel oasr roto in Lulu Galilee ac som pac nu eir.”
“say this about [the tribe of] Naphtali: [The people of the tribe of] Naphtali have been blessed by Yahweh, who has been very kind to them; their land extends far south from Lake [Galilee].
24 Ke sruf lal Asher el fahk: “Akinsewowoyeyuk sruf lal Asher yohk liki sruf saya. Lela in el pa ohi yurin tamulel lal, Ac lela facl sel in kasrup ke sak olive.
“say this about [the tribe of] Asher: May Yahweh bless the descendants of Asher more than he will bless the other tribes. May he favor Asher’s descendants most of all. I desire/hope that their land will [be filled with olive trees that will] produce a lot of [IDM] [olives to make olive] oil.
25 Srungul ke mutunpot nukewa ke siti sel in orekla ke osra, Ac elan muta in misla pacl nukewa.”
Their [towns will be protected by high walls with gates that have] bronze and iron bars; I desire/hope that they will be strong and secure/protected all the time that they are alive.
26 Mwet Israel, wangin sie god oana God lowos. El kasrusrsrusr in wolana lal yen engyeng uh, El kasrma fin pukunyeng uh me in kasrekowos.
“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God, who rides majestically across the sky to help you.
27 God El nuna nien molela lowos oemeet me, El kafiskowosyak ke po kawil lal. El lusak mwet lokoalok lowos meet liki kowos utyak nu yen selos, Ac fahk nu suwos in kunauselosla nukewa.
God, who lives forever, is the one who (gives you refuge/protects you); [it is as though] he puts his everlasting arms under you [to support you]. He will expel your enemies while you advance; he has told you to destroy all of them.
28 Ouinge fwilin tulik natul Jacob elos muta in misla, Ac okaki in sie facl sessesla ke wheat ac wain, Yen aunfong inkusrao me aksroksrokye fohk uh.
So, you Israeli people will live safely; you descendants of Jacob will not be disturbed by others; in the land where [you will live], there will be plenty of grain and wine, and there will be plenty of rain.
29 Israel, fuka lupan engan lom! Wangin sie oana kom, Sie mutunfacl moliyukla sin LEUM GOD. LEUM GOD sifacna pa mwe loang lom ac cutlass nutum In loange kom ac sot kutangla nu sum. Mwet lokoalok lom fah tuku putati ye motom, Ac kom fah fotongolosi nu infohk uh.
You people of Israel, Yahweh (has blessed/is pleased with) you. There is certainly [RHQ] no nation like your nation, whom Yahweh has rescued [from being slaves in Egypt]. [He will be like] [MET] a shield to protect you and like [MET] a sword to enable you to defeat [your enemies]. Your enemies will come to you begging for you [to act mercifully toward them], but you will trample on their backs/necks.”
