Deuteronomy 33

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 This is the blessing that Moses, man of God, pronounced over the Israelites before he died.	1 ܘܗܕܐ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܒܪܟ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܡܘܬ.
2 He said: Yahweh came from Sinai, from Seir he dawned on us, from Mount Paran blazed forth, Forthem he came, after the mustering at Kadesh, from his zenith as far as the foothil s.	2 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܣܝܢܝ ܐܬܐ. ܘܕܢܚ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܣܥܝܪ ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܦܪܢ. ܘܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ.
3 You who love the ancestors! Your holy ones are all at your command. At your feet they fell, under yourguidance went swiftly on.	3 ܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܐܪܚܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܪܟ. ܘܗܢܘܢ ܡܕܪܟܝܢ ܠܪܓܠܟ. ܘܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܟ.
4 (Moses enjoined a law on us.) The assembly of Jacob comes into its inheritance;	4 ܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܫܠܡ ܠܢ ܡܘܫܐ. ܘܝܗܒܗ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ.
5 there was a king in Jeshurun when the heads of the people foregathered and the tribes of Israel wereal assembled!	5 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ. ܘܫ̈ܒܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ.
6 May Reuben survive and not die out, survive though his men be few!	6 ܢܚܐ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܡܘܬ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ.
7 Of Judah he said this: Listen, Yahweh, to the voice of Judah, and bring him back to his people. Thathis hands may defend his rights, come to his help against his foes!	7 ܘܗܕܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ. ܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ. ܘܠܥܡܗ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܢܕܘܢܢ ܠܗ. ܘܥܕܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܘ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܗܘܝ ܠܗ.
8 Of Levi he said: To Levi, give your urim, to your faithful one, your thummim, having tested him atMassah, having striven with him at the Waters of Meribah.	8 ܘܠܠܘܝ ܐܡܪ. ܫܘܡܠܝܟ ܘܢܘܗܪܟ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܣܝܐ. ܕܢ̇ܣܝܬܗ ܒܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ. ܘܒܚܪܬܗ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܨܘܬܐ.
9 Of his father and mother, he says, 'I have not seen them.' He does not acknowledge his brothers, nordoes he know his own children. Yes, they have kept your word, they hold firmly to your covenant.	9 ܕܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܡܗ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܬܗ. ܘܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥ. ܘܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܢܛܪܘ ܡܐܡܪܟ ܘܩܝܡܟ ܢܛܪܘ.
10 They wil teach your customs to Jacob, and your Law to Israel. They wil put incense before you andburnt offerings on your altar.	10 ܢܠܦܘܢ ܕܝ̈ܢܝܟ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܢܡ̈ܘܣܝܟ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܢܣܝܡܘܢ ܥܛܪܐ ܒܪܘܓܙܟ. ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܟ.
11 Yahweh, bless his worthiness, and accept the actions he performs. Crush the loins of those who riseagainst him and of his foes, so that they rise no more!	11 ܒܪܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܗ. ܘܐܨܛܒܝ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ. ܬܒܪ ܚܨܐ ܕܣܢܐ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ.
12 Of Benjamin he said: Beloved of Yahweh, he rests trustful y near him. The Most High protects himday after day and dwel s between his hil sides.	12 ܘܠܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ. ܚܒܝܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܫܪܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ. ܘܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܪܚܦ ܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܟܬ̈ܦܬܗ ܢܫܪܐ.
13 Of Joseph he said: His land is blessed by Yahweh. For him the best of heaven's dew and of the deepthat lies below,	13 ܘܠܝܘܣܦ ܐܡܪ. ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܪܥܗ ܒܐܒܐ . ܡܢ ܛܠܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ . ܘܡܢ ܬܗܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܥܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ.
14 the best of what the sun makes grow, of what springs with every month,	14 ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܕܡܘܥܐ ܣܗܪܐ.
15 the first-fruits of the ancient mountains, the best from the hil s of old	15 ܘܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܥܠܡ.
16 the best of the land and al it holds, the favour of him who dwells in the Bush. May the hair grow thickon the head of Joseph, on the brow of the consecrated one among his brothers!	16 ܘܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܠܐܗ̇ . ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܒܣܢܝܐ. ܢܐܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܪܫܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ. ܘܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ.
17 First-born of the Bul , his the glory. His horns are the wild ox's horns, with which he gores thepeoples to the very ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, such are the thousands of Manasseh.	17 ܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܗܕܪܐ ܠܗ. ܘܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܪܝܡܐ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ. ܒܗܝܢ ܢܕܩܪ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ. ܘܗܠܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ.
18 Of Zebulun he said: Prosper, Zebulun, in your expeditions, and you, Issachar, in your tents!	18 ܘܠܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܐܡܪ. ܚܕܝ ܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܒܡܦܩܟ. ܘܐܝܣܟܪ ܒܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܟ.
19 On the mountain where the people come to pray they offer upright sacrifices, for they taste the richesof the seas and the treasures hidden in the sands.	19 ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܢܩܪܘܢ . ܘܬܡܢ ܢܕܒܚܘܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫܦܥܐ ܕܝܡ̈ܡܐ ܢܐܢܩܘܢ. ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܛܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܚܠܐ.
20 Of Gad he said: Blessed be he who gives Gad space enough! He lies there like a lioness; he hassavaged arm and face and head.	20 ܘܠܓܕ ܐܡܪ. ܒܪܝܟ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܪܘܚ ܠܓܕ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܝܐ ܫܪܐ. ܘܬܒܪ ܕܪܥܐ ܥܡ ܪܝܫܐ.
21 Then he took the first portion for himself, saw that there was stored up for him a leader's share. Hehas come at the head of the people, has carried out the saving justice of Yahweh and his judgements on Israel.	21 ܘܚܙܐ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܠܗ. ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܛܡܝܪܐ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܡܒܕܩܢܐ. ܕܢ̇ܦܩ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܥܡܐ. ܙܕܝܩܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
22 Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion cub leaping from Bashan.	22 ܘܠܕܢ ܐܡܪ. ܕܢ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܕܝ̇ܢܩ ܡܢ ܡܬܢܝܢ.
23 Of Naphtali he said: Naphtali, sated with favours, fil ed with the blessings of Yahweh: the west andsouth are to be his domain.	23 ܘܠܢܦܬܠܝ ܐܡܪ. ܢܦܬܠܝ ܣܒܥ ܨܒܝܢܐ. ܘܡܠ̣ܐ ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܬܝܡܢܐ ܢܐܪܬ.
24 Of Asher he said: Most blessed of the sons let Asher be! Let him be the most privileged of hisbrothers and let him bathe his feet in oil!	24 ܘܠܐܫܝܪ ܐܡܪ. ܒܪܝܟ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܫܝܪ. ܢܗܘܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ. ܘܢܨܒܥ ܒܡܫܚܐ ܪܓܠܗ.
25 Be your bolts of iron and of bronze and your security as lasting as your days!	25 ܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܢܚܫܐ ܡܣܢܟ. ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܟ ܥܘܫܢܟ.
26 No one is like the God of Jeshurun: he rides the heavens to your rescue, rides the clouds in hismajesty!	26 ܠܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܒܥܕܪܟ ܘܒܓܐܝܘܬܗ. ܒܫ̈ܡܝ ܫܡܝܐ.
27 The God of old is your refuge, his the eternal arm which here below drives the enemy before you; heit is who says, 'Destroy!'	27 ܡܥܡܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܢ. ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܘܠܬܚܬ ܙܪܥ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܢܘܒܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܘܒܕ.
28 Israel rests trustfully. The well-spring of Jacob is chosen out for a land of corn and wine; thereheaven itself rains down dew.	28 ܘܢܫܪܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ. ܡܒܘܥܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܕܚܡܪܐ ܘܕܡܫܚܐ . ܘܐܦ ܫܡܝܐ ܢܪܣܘܢ ܛܠܐ.
29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, O victorious people? Yahweh is the shield that protectsyou and the sword that leads you to triumph. Your enemies wil try to corrupt you, but you yourself wil trample ontheir backs.	29 ܛܘܒܝܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢܘ ܐܟܘܬܟ. ܥܡܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܡܣܝܥ. ܥܕܪܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܣܦܣܪܐ ܫܘܒܗܪܟ. ܢܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܠܟ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ. ܘܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ ܬܕܪܘܟ.