14. “Issachar is a strong donkey,Lying down between two burdens;
15. He saw that rest was good,And that the land was pleasant;He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden,And became a band of slaves.
16. “Dan shall judge his peopleAs one of the tribes of Israel.
17. Dan shall be a serpent by the way,A viper by the path,That bites the horse’s heelsSo that its rider shall fall backward.
18. I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!
19. “Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him,But he shall triumph at last.
20. “Bread from Asher shall be rich,And he shall yield royal dainties.
21. “Naphtali is a deer let loose;He uses beautiful words.
22. “Joseph is a fruitful bough,A fruitful bough by a well;His branches run over the wall.
23. The archers have bitterly grieved him,Shot at him and hated him.
24. But his bow remained in strength,And the arms of his hands were made strongBy the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
25. By the God of your father who will help you,And by the Almighty who will bless youWith blessings of heaven above,Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26. The blessings of your fatherHave excelled the blessings of my ancestors,Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.They shall be on the head of Joseph,And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
27. “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;In the morning he shall devour the prey,And at night he shall divide the spoil.”