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.
20. “Asher's land will produce rich food.He will provide food fit for a king.
21. “Naphtali is a deer that runs free,Who bears lovely fawns.
22. “Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring,A wild colt on a hillside.
23. His enemies attack him fiercelyAnd pursue him with their bows and arrows.
24. But his bow remains steady,And his arms are made strongBy the power of the Mighty God of Jacob,By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
25. It is your father's God who helps you,The Almighty God who blesses youWith blessings of rain from aboveAnd of deep waters from beneath the ground,Blessings of many cattle and children,
26. Blessings of corn and flowers,Blessings of ancient mountains,Delightful things from everlasting hills.May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,On the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
27. “Benjamin is like a vicious wolf.Morning and evening he kills and devours.”
28. These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.
29. Then Jacob commanded his sons, “Now that I am going to join my people in death, bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,