¹Vocavit autem Jacob filios suos,Then Jacob called his sons,et ait eis:and he said to them:Congregamini,“Gather together,ut annuntiem quæ ventura sunt vobis in diebus novissimis.so that I may announce what will happen to you in the last days.

¹Vocavit autem Jacob filios suos,Then Jacob called his sons,et ait eis:and he said to them:Congregamini,“Gather together,ut annuntiem quæ ventura sunt vobis in diebus novissimis.so that I may announce what will happen to you in the last days.

²Congregamini,Gather together and listen,et audite,O sons of Jacob.filii Jacob,Listen to Israel,audite Israël patrem vestrum:your father.

²Congregamini,Gather together and listen,et audite,O sons of Jacob.filii Jacob,Listen to Israel,audite Israël patrem vestrum:your father.

³Ruben,Reuben,primogenitus meus,my firstborn,tu fortitudo mea,you are my strengthet principium doloris mei;and the beginning of my sorrow:prior in donis,first in gifts,major in imperio.greater in authority.

³Ruben,Reuben,primogenitus meus,my firstborn,tu fortitudo mea,you are my strengthet principium doloris mei;and the beginning of my sorrow:prior in donis,first in gifts,major in imperio.greater in authority.

⁴Effusus es sicut aqua,You are being poured out like water,non crescas:may you not increase.quia ascendisti cubile patris tui,For you climbed onto your father’s bed,et maculasti stratum ejus.and you defiled his resting place.

⁴Effusus es sicut aqua,You are being poured out like water,non crescas:may you not increase.quia ascendisti cubile patris tui,For you climbed onto your father’s bed,et maculasti stratum ejus.and you defiled his resting place.

⁵SimeonThe brothers Simeon and Levi:et Levi fratres vasa iniquitatis bellantia.vessels of iniquity waging war.

⁵SimeonThe brothers Simeon and Levi:et Levi fratres vasa iniquitatis bellantia.vessels of iniquity waging war.

⁶In consilium eorum non veniat anima mea,Let not my soul go by their counsel,et in cœtu illorum non sit gloria mea:nor my glory be within their meeting.quia in furore suo occiderunt virum,For in their fury they killed a man,et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum.and in their self-will they undermined a wall.

⁶In consilium eorum non veniat anima mea,Let not my soul go by their counsel,et in cœtu illorum non sit gloria mea:nor my glory be within their meeting.quia in furore suo occiderunt virum,For in their fury they killed a man,et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum.and in their self-will they undermined a wall.

⁷Maledictus furor eorum,Cursed be their fury,quia pertinax:because it was obstinate,et indignatio eorum,and their indignation,quia dura:because it was harsh.dividam eos in Jacob,I will divide them in Jacob,et dispergam eos in Israël.and I will scatter them in Israel.

⁷Maledictus furor eorum,Cursed be their fury,quia pertinax:because it was obstinate,et indignatio eorum,and their indignation,quia dura:because it was harsh.dividam eos in Jacob,I will divide them in Jacob,et dispergam eos in Israël.and I will scatter them in Israel.

⁸Juda,Judah,te laudabunt fratres tui:your brothers will praise you.manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum,Your hand will be at the necks of your enemies;adorabunt te filii patris tui.the sons of your father will reverence you.

⁸Juda,Judah,te laudabunt fratres tui:your brothers will praise you.manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum,Your hand will be at the necks of your enemies;adorabunt te filii patris tui.the sons of your father will reverence you.

⁹Catulus leonis Juda:Judah is a lion’s young.ad prædam,You have gone up to the prey,fili mi,my son.ascendisti:While resting,requiescens accubuisti ut leo,you have lain like a lion.et quasi leæna:And just like a lioness,quis suscitabit eum?who would rouse him?

⁹Catulus leonis Juda:Judah is a lion’s young.ad prædam,You have gone up to the prey,fili mi,my son.ascendisti:While resting,requiescens accubuisti ut leo,you have lain like a lion.et quasi leæna:And just like a lioness,quis suscitabit eum?who would rouse him?

¹⁰Non auferetur sceptrum de Juda,The scepter from Judahet dux de femore ejus,and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away,donec veniat qui mittendus est,until he who will be sent arrives,et ipse erit expectatio gentium.and he will be the expectation of Gentiles.

¹⁰Non auferetur sceptrum de Juda,The scepter from Judahet dux de femore ejus,and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away,donec veniat qui mittendus est,until he who will be sent arrives,et ipse erit expectatio gentium.and he will be the expectation of Gentiles.

¹¹Ligans ad vineam pullum suum,Tying his young colt to the vineyard,et ad vitem,and his donkey,o fili mi,O my son,asinam suam,to the vine,lavabit in vino stolam suamhe will wash his robe in wine,et in sanguine uvæ pallium suum.and his cloak in the blood of the grape.

¹¹Ligans ad vineam pullum suum,Tying his young colt to the vineyard,et ad vitem,and his donkey,o fili mi,O my son,asinam suam,to the vine,lavabit in vino stolam suamhe will wash his robe in wine,et in sanguine uvæ pallium suum.and his cloak in the blood of the grape.

¹²Pulchriores sunt oculi ejus vino,His eyes are more beautiful than wine,et dentes ejus lacte candidiores.and his teeth whiter than milk.

¹²Pulchriores sunt oculi ejus vino,His eyes are more beautiful than wine,et dentes ejus lacte candidiores.and his teeth whiter than milk.

¹³Zabulon in littore maris habitabit,Zebulun will live at the seashore and by the outpost of ships,et in statione navium pertingens usque ad Sidonem.reaching as far as Sidon.

¹³Zabulon in littore maris habitabit,Zebulun will live at the seashore and by the outpost of ships,et in statione navium pertingens usque ad Sidonem.reaching as far as Sidon.

¹⁴Issachar asinus fortis accubans inter terminos.Issachar will be a strong donkey, reclining between the borders.

¹⁴Issachar asinus fortis accubans inter terminos.Issachar will be a strong donkey, reclining between the borders.

¹⁵Vidit requiem, quod esset bona et terram,He saw that rest would be good,quod optima: et supposuit humerum suum ad portandum,and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry,factusque est tributis serviens.and he became a servant under tribute.

¹⁵Vidit requiem, quod esset bona et terram,He saw that rest would be good,quod optima: et supposuit humerum suum ad portandum,and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry,factusque est tributis serviens.and he became a servant under tribute.

¹⁶Dan judicabit populum suum sicut et alia tribus in Israël.Dan will judge his people just like any other tribe in Israel.

¹⁶Dan judicabit populum suum sicut et alia tribus in Israël.Dan will judge his people just like any other tribe in Israel.

¹⁷Fiat Dan coluber in via,Let Dan be a snake in the way,cerastes in semita,a viper in the path,mordens ungulas equi,biting the hooves of horses,ut cadat ascensor ejus retro.so that his rider may fall backward.

¹⁷Fiat Dan coluber in via,Let Dan be a snake in the way,cerastes in semita,a viper in the path,mordens ungulas equi,biting the hooves of horses,ut cadat ascensor ejus retro.so that his rider may fall backward.

¹⁸Salutare tuum expectabo,I will wait for your salvation,Domine.O Lord.

¹⁸Salutare tuum expectabo,I will wait for your salvation,Domine.O Lord.

¹⁹Gad,Gad,accinctus præliabitur ante eum:being girded, will fight before him.et ipse accingetur retrorsum.And he himself will be girded backward.

¹⁹Gad,Gad,accinctus præliabitur ante eum:being girded, will fight before him.et ipse accingetur retrorsum.And he himself will be girded backward.

²⁰Aser,Asher:pinguis panis ejus,his bread will be fat,et præbebit delicias regibus.and he will provide delicacies to the kings.

²⁰Aser,Asher:pinguis panis ejus,his bread will be fat,et præbebit delicias regibus.and he will provide delicacies to the kings.

²¹Nephthali, cervus emissus,Naphtali is a stag sent forth,et dans eloquia pulchritudinis.offering words of eloquent beauty.

²¹Nephthali, cervus emissus,Naphtali is a stag sent forth,et dans eloquia pulchritudinis.offering words of eloquent beauty.

²²Filius accrescens Joseph,Joseph is a growing son,filius accrescens et decorus aspectu:a growing son and stately to behold;filiæ discurrerunt super murum.the daughters run back and forth on the wall.

²²Filius accrescens Joseph,Joseph is a growing son,filius accrescens et decorus aspectu:a growing son and stately to behold;filiæ discurrerunt super murum.the daughters run back and forth on the wall.

²³Sed exasperaverunt eum et jurgati sunt,But those who held darts, provoked him,invideruntque illi habentes jacula.and they contend with him, and they envied him.

²³Sed exasperaverunt eum et jurgati sunt,But those who held darts, provoked him,invideruntque illi habentes jacula.and they contend with him, and they envied him.

²⁴Sedit in forti arcus ejus,His bow sits in strength,et dissoluta sunt vincula brachiorum et manuum illius per manus potentis Jacob:and the bands of his arms and hands have been let loose by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob.inde pastor egressus est,From there he went forth as a pastor,lapis Israël.the stone of Israel.

²⁴Sedit in forti arcus ejus,His bow sits in strength,et dissoluta sunt vincula brachiorum et manuum illius per manus potentis Jacob:and the bands of his arms and hands have been let loose by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob.inde pastor egressus est,From there he went forth as a pastor,lapis Israël.the stone of Israel.

²⁵Deus patris tui erit adjutor tuus,The God of your father will be your helper,et omnipotens benedicet tibi benedictionibus cæli desuper,and the Almighty will bless you with the blessings of heaven above,benedictionibus abyssi jacentis deorsum,with the blessings of the abyss that lies beneath,benedictionibus uberum et vulvæ.with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

²⁵Deus patris tui erit adjutor tuus,The God of your father will be your helper,et omnipotens benedicet tibi benedictionibus cæli desuper,and the Almighty will bless you with the blessings of heaven above,benedictionibus abyssi jacentis deorsum,with the blessings of the abyss that lies beneath,benedictionibus uberum et vulvæ.with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

²⁶Benedictiones patris tui confortatæ sunt benedictionibus patrum ejus,The blessings of your father are strengthened by the blessings of his fathers,donec veniret desiderium collium æternorum:until the desire of the hills of eternity shall arrive.fiant in capite Joseph,May they be at the head of Joseph,et in vertice Nazaræi inter fratres suos.and at the summit of the Nazarite, among his brothers.

²⁶Benedictiones patris tui confortatæ sunt benedictionibus patrum ejus,The blessings of your father are strengthened by the blessings of his fathers,donec veniret desiderium collium æternorum:until the desire of the hills of eternity shall arrive.fiant in capite Joseph,May they be at the head of Joseph,et in vertice Nazaræi inter fratres suos.and at the summit of the Nazarite, among his brothers.

²⁷Benjamin lupus rapax,Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,mane comedat prædam,in the morning he will eat the prey,et vespere dividet spolia.and in the evening he will divide the spoil.”

²⁷Benjamin lupus rapax,Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,mane comedat prædam,in the morning he will eat the prey,et vespere dividet spolia.and in the evening he will divide the spoil.”

²⁸Omnes hi in tribubus Israël duodecim:All these are the twelve tribes of Israel.hæc locutus est eis pater suus,These things their father spoke to them,benedixitque singulis benedictionibus propriis.and he blessed each one with their proper blessings.

²⁸Omnes hi in tribubus Israël duodecim:All these are the twelve tribes of Israel.hæc locutus est eis pater suus,These things their father spoke to them,benedixitque singulis benedictionibus propriis.and he blessed each one with their proper blessings.

²⁹Et præcepit eis,And he instructed them,dicens:saying:Ego congregor ad populum meum:“I am being gathered to my people.sepelite me cum patribus meis in spelunca duplici quæ est in agro Ephron Hethæi,Bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

²⁹Et præcepit eis,And he instructed them,dicens:saying:Ego congregor ad populum meum:“I am being gathered to my people.sepelite me cum patribus meis in spelunca duplici quæ est in agro Ephron Hethæi,Bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

³⁰contra Mambre in terra Chanaan, quam emit Abraham cum agro ab Ephron Hethæo in possessionem sepulchri.opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought, along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial.

³⁰contra Mambre in terra Chanaan, quam emit Abraham cum agro ab Ephron Hethæo in possessionem sepulchri.opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought, along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial.

³¹Ibi sepelierunt eum,There they buried him,et Saram uxorem ejus:with his wife Sarah.”ibi sepultus est Isaac cum Rebecca conjuge sua:And there Isaac was buried with his wife Rebekah.ibi et Lia condita jacet.There also Leah lies preserved.

³¹Ibi sepelierunt eum,There they buried him,et Saram uxorem ejus:with his wife Sarah.”ibi sepultus est Isaac cum Rebecca conjuge sua:And there Isaac was buried with his wife Rebekah.ibi et Lia condita jacet.There also Leah lies preserved.

³²Finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat,And having finished these commands by which he instructed his sons,collegit pedes suos super lectulum,he drew his feet onto the bed,et obiit:and he passed away.appositusque est ad populum suum.And he was gathered to his people.

³²Finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat,And having finished these commands by which he instructed his sons,collegit pedes suos super lectulum,he drew his feet onto the bed,et obiit:and he passed away.appositusque est ad populum suum.And he was gathered to his people.