1. Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather round, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future:
2. “Come together and listen, sons of Jacob.Listen to your father Israel.
3. “Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strengthAnd the first child of my manhood,The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
4. You are like a raging flood,But you will not be the most important,For you slept with my concubineAnd dishonoured your father's bed.
5. “Simeon and Levi are brothers.They use their weapons to commit violence.
6. I will not join in their secret talks,Nor will I take part in their meetings,For they killed men in angerAnd they crippled bulls for sport.