Genesis 49:4–5

4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,

for you went up onto your father’s bed,

onto my couch and defiled it.

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers—

their swords are weapons of violence.

4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel;

Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed;

Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren;

Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

4 But you are as unruly as a flood,

and you will be first no longer.

For you went to bed with my wife;

you defiled my marriage couch.

5 “Simeon and Levi are two of a kind;

their weapons are instruments of violence.

4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel,

Because you went up to your father’s bed;

Then you defiled it—

He went up to my couch.

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers;

Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.

4 But you are uncontrolled like water,

so you will no longer lead your brothers.

This is because you got into your father’s bed

and shamed me by having sexual relations with my slave girl.

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers

who used their swords to do violence.

4 Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence;

Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed;

Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren;

Weapons of violence are their swords.

4 Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s couch: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my bed.

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.

4 You will no longer be first 

because you were out of control like a flood 

and you climbed into your father’s bed. 

Then you dishonored it. 

He climbed up on my couch. 

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. 

Their swordsare weapons of violence. 

4 Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,

because you got into your father’s bed

and you defiled it—he got into my bed.

5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;

their knives are vicious weapons.

4 Unstable as water, you shall no longer excel

because you went up onto your father’s bed;

then you defiled it—you went up onto my couch!

5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;

weapons of violence are their swords.

4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel any longer,

for you went up upon the bed of your father,

then defiled it. You went up upon my couch!

5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;

weapons of violence are their swords.

Let me not come into their council.

4 But you are as unsteady as water. So you won’t be first anymore.

You had sex with your father’s concubine in his bed.

You lay on his couch and made it ‘unclean.’

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers.

Their swords have killed a lot of people.

4 “Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence,

Because you went up to your father’s bed;

Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.

5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers;

Their swords are implements of violence.