Genesis 49:13–27

^13p“Zebulun shall dwell at the ^qshore of the sea;

he shall become a haven for ships,

and his border shall be at Sidon.

^14r“Issachar is a strong donkey,

crouching between the sheepfolds.²

¹⁵He saw that a resting place was good,

and that the land was pleasant,

so he bowed his shoulder to bear,

and ^sbecame a servant at forced labor.

^16t“Dan shall ^ujudge his people

as one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷Dan ^vshall be a serpent in the way,

a viper by the path,

that bites the horse’s heels

so that his rider falls backward.

¹⁸I ^wwait for your salvation, O Lord.

^19x“Raiders shall raid ^yGad,³

but he shall raid at their heels.

^20z“Asher’s food shall be rich,

and he shall yield royal delicacies.

^21a“Naphtali is a doe let loose

that bears beautiful fawns.⁴

²²“Joseph is ^ba fruitful bough,

a fruitful bough by a spring;

his branches run over the wall.⁵

²³The archers ^cbitterly attacked him,

shot at him, and harassed him severely,

²⁴yet ^dhis bow remained unmoved;

his arms⁶ were made agile

by the hands of the ^eMighty One of Jacob

(from there is ^fthe Shepherd,^{7 g}the Stone of Israel),

^25hby the God of your father who will help you,

by ⁱthe Almighty^{8 j}who will bless you

with blessings of heaven above,

blessings of the deep that crouches beneath,

blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

²⁶The blessings of your father

are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents,

up to the bounties ^kof the everlasting hills.⁹

May they be ^lon the head of Joseph,

and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.

^27m“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,

in the morning devouring the prey

and at evening ⁿdividing the spoil.”