8. “Judah, your brothers will praise you.You hold your enemies by the neck.Your brothers will bow down before you.
9. Judah is like a lion,Killing his victim and returning to his den,Stretching out and lying down.No one dares disturb him.
10. Judah will hold the royal sceptre,And his descendants will always rule.Nations will bring him tributeAnd bow in obedience before him.
11. He ties his young donkey to a grapevine,To the very best of the vines.He washes his clothes in blood-red wine.
12. His eyes are bloodshot from drinking wine,His teeth white from drinking milk.
13. “Zebulun will live beside the sea.His shore will be a haven for ships.His territory will reach as far as Sidon.
14. “Issachar is no better than a donkeyThat lies stretched out between its saddlebags.
15. But he sees that the resting place is goodAnd that the land is delightful.So he bends his back to carry the loadAnd is forced to work as a slave.
16. “Dan will be a ruler for his people.They will be like the other tribes of Israel.
17. Dan will be a snake at the side of the road,A poisonous snake beside the path,That strikes at the horse's heel,So that the rider is thrown off backwards.
18. “I wait for your deliverance, Lord.
19. “Gad will be attacked by a band of robbers,But he will turn and pursue them.