Deuteronomio 33

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Esta es la bendición con la que Moisés, hombre de Dios, bendijo a los israelitas antes de morir.	1 This is the blessing, with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
2 Dijo: Ha venido Yahveh del Sinaí. Para ellos desde Seír se ha levantado, ha iluminado desde el monte Parán. Con él las miríadas de Cadés, Ley de fuego en su diestra para ellos.	2 And he said: “The Lord went forth from Sinai, and he arose for us from Seir. He appeared from Mount Paran, and thousands of holy ones were with him. The fiery law was in his right hand.
3 Tú que amas a los antepasados, todos los santos están en tu mano. Y ellos, postrados a tus pies, cargados están de tus palabras.	3 He loved the people; all the holy ones are in his hand. And those who approach his feet shall receive from his doctrine.
4 Una Ley nos señaló Moisés herencia de la asamblea de Jacob.	4 Moses instructed us in the law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.
5 Hubo un rey en Yesurún, cuando se congregaron los jefes del pueblo, todas juntas las tribus de Israel.	5 The king shall have great righteousness, at the gathering of the princes of the people with the tribes of Israel.
6 ¡Viva Rubén y nunca muera, aunque sean pocos sus nombres!	6 Let Ruben live, and not die, and may he be small in number.”
7 Para Judá dijo esto: Escucha, Yahveh, la voz de Judá y guíale hacia su pueblo. Sus manos le defenderán y tú serás su auxilio contra sus enemigos.	7 This is the blessing of Judah. “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, and lead him to his people. His hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his adversaries.”
8 Para Levi dijo: Dale a Levi tus Urim y tus Tummim al hombre de tu agrado, a quien probaste en Massá, con quien querellaste en las aguas de Meribá,	8 Likewise, to Levi he said: “Your perfection and your doctrine are for your holy man, whom you have proven by temptation, and whom you have judged at the Waters of Contradiction.
9 el que dijo de su padre y de su madre: «No los he visto». El que no reconoce a sus hermanos y a sus hijos ignora. Pues guardan tu palabra, y tu alianza observan.	9 He has said to his father and to his mother, ‘I do not know you,’ and to his brothers, ‘I will disregard you.’ And they have not known their own sons. Such as these have kept your word and have observed your covenant:
10 Ellos enseñan tus normas a Jacob y tu Ley a Israel; ofrecen incienso ante tu rostro, y perfecto sacrificio en tu altar.	10 your judgments, O Jacob, and your law, O Israel. They shall place incense before your fury and a holocaust upon your altar.
11 Bendice, Yahveh, su vigor, y acepta la obra de sus manos. Rompe los lomos a sus adversarios y a sus enemigos, que no se levanten.	11 O Lord, bless his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and do not let those who hate him rise up.”
12 Para Benjamín dijo: Querido de Yahveh, en seguro reposa junto a El, todos los días le protege, y entre sus hombros mora.	12 And to Benjamin he said: “The most beloved of the Lord will live confidently in him. He shall remain all day long, as if in a bridal chamber, and he shall rest amid her arms.”
13 Para José dijo: Su tierra es bendita de Yahveh; para él lo mejor de los cielos: el rocío, y del abismo que reposa abajo;	13 Likewise, to Joseph he said: “His land shall be from the blessing of the Lord, from the fruits of heaven, and from the dew, and from the abyss which lies below,
14 lo mejor de los frutos del sol, de lo que brota a cada luna,	14 from the fruits of the crops under the sun and the moon,
15 las primicias de los montes antiguos, lo mejor de los collados eternos,	15 from the heights of the ancient mountains, from the fruits of the everlasting hills,
16 lo mejor de la tierra y cuanto contiene, y el favor del que mora en la Zarza: ¡caiga sobre la cabeza de José, sobre la frente del elegido entre sus hermanos!	16 and from the fruits of the earth with all its plenitude. May the blessing of him who appeared in the bush, settle upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of the Nazarite among his brothers.
17 Primogénito del toro, a él la gloria, cuernos de búfalo sus cuernos; con ellos acornea a los pueblos todos juntos hasta los confines de la tierra. Tales son las miríadas de Efraím, tales los millares de Manasés.	17 His excellence is like that of a first-born bull. His horns are like the horns of a rhinoceros; he shall brandish these against the Gentiles, even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 Para Zabulón dijo: Recocíjate, Zabulón, en tus empresas, y tú, Isacar, en tus tiendas.	18 And to Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your departure, and Issachar, in your tabernacles.
19 Convocarás a los pueblos en el monte, ofrecerán sacrificios de justicia, pues gustarán la abundancia de los mares, y los tesoros ocultos en la arena.	19 They shall summon the peoples to the mountain. There, they shall immolate the victims of justice, who feed on the flood of the sea, as if on milk, and on the hidden treasures of the sands.”
20 Para Gad dijo: ¡Bendito el que ensanchó a Gad! Echado está como leona; ha desgarrado un brazo, y hasta una cabeza;	20 And to Gad he said: “Blessed is Gad in his breadth. He has rested like a lion, and he has seized the arm and the top of the head.
21 se quedó con las primicias, pues allí la porción de jefe le estaba reservada, y ha venido a la cabeza del pueblo: ha cumplido la justicia de Yahveh, y sus juicios con Israel.	21 And he has seen his own pre-eminence, which his teacher has stored up as his portion. He was with the princes of the people, and he accomplished the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.”
22 Para Dan dijo: Dan es un cachorro de león, que se lanza desde Basán.	22 Likewise, to Dan he said: “Dan is a young lion. He shall flow plentifully from Bashan.”
23 Para Neftalí dijo: Neftalí, saciado de favor, colmado de la bendición de Yahveh, Oeste y Mediodía son su posesión.	23 And to Naphtali he said: “Naphtali shall enjoy abundance, and he shall be full of the blessings of the Lord. He shall possess the sea and the Meridian.”
24 Para Aser dijo: ¡Bendito Aser entre los hijos! Sea el favorito entre sus hermanos, y bañe su pie en aceite.	24 Likewise, to Asher he said: “Let Asher be blessed with sons. Let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Sea tu cerrojo de hierro y de bronce, y tu fuerza tan larga como tus días.	25 His shoe shall be of iron and of brass. As were the days of your youth, so also shall be your old age.
26 Nadie como el Dios de Yesurún. que cabalga los cielos en tu auxilio, y las nubes, en su majestad.	26 There is no other god like the God of the most righteous one. He who rides upon the heavens is your helper. His magnificence scatters the clouds.
27 El Dios de antaño es tu refugio, estás debajo de los brazos eternos. El expulsa ante ti al enemigo, y dice: ¡Destruye!	27 His habitation is above, and the everlasting arms are below. He shall cast out the enemy before your face, and he shall say: ‘Be utterly broken!’
28 Israel mora en seguro; la fuente de Jacob aparte brota para un país de trigo y vino; hasta sus cielos el rocío destilan.	28 Israel shall live in confidence and alone, as the eye of Jacob in a land of grain and of wine; and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
29 Dichoso tú, Israel, ¿quién como tú, pueblo salvado por Yahveh, cuyo escudo es tu auxilio, cuya espada es tu esplendor? Tus enemigos tratarán de engañarte, pero tú hollarás sus espaldas.	29 Blessed are you, O Israel. Who is like you, the people who are saved by the Lord? He is the shield of your assistance and the sword of your glory. Your enemies will refuse to acknowledge you, and so you shall tread upon their necks.”