וזאת וְדָא סֵדֶר בִּרְכָתָא דִבְרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ יַת בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל קֳדָם דִימוּת

AND this is the order of the Benedictions wherewith Mosheh the Prophet blessed the children of Israel before he died.

וַאֲמַר יְיָ מִן סִינַי אִתְגְלֵי לְמִתַּן אוֹרַיְיתָא לְעַמֵיהּ בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל וּדְנַח זִיו אִיקַר שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ מִגַבְלָא לְמִיתְּנָהּ לִבְנוֹי דְעֵשָו וְלָא קַבִּילוּ יָתָהּ הוֹפַע בְּהַדְרַת אִיקַר מִטַוְורָא דְפָארָן לְמִיתְנָהּ לִבְנוֹי דְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וְלָא קַבִּילוּ יָתָהּ הֲדַר וְאִתְגְלֵי בִּקְדוּשָׁא עַל עַמֵיהּ בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל וְעִמֵיהּ רִיבַן רִיבְווָן מַלְאָכִין קַדִישִׁין כְּתַב יְמִינֵיהּ וְאוֹרַיְיתָא מִגוֹ שַׁלְהוֹבִית אֵישָׁתָא פִּקוּדַיָא יְהַב לְהוֹן

And he said: The Lord was revealed at Sinai to give the law unto His people of Beth Israel, and the splendour of the glory of His Shekinah arose from Gebal to give itself to the sons of Esau: but they received it not. It shined forth in majesty and glory from mount Pharan, to give itself to the sons of Ishmael; but they received it not. It returned and revealed itself in holiness unto His people of Beth Israel, and with Him ten thousand times ten thousand holy angels. He wrote with His own right hand, and gave them His law and His commandments, out of the flaming fire.

אוּף כָּל מַה דְאוֹדָאָה לְעַמְמַיָא מְטוֹל לִמְחַבְבָא עַמֵיהּ בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל כֻּלְהוֹן קָרָא לְהוֹן קַדִישִׁין לְמֵקוּם בַּאֲתַר בֵּית שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ וְכַד הִנוּן נַטְרִין מִצְוָותָא דְאוֹרַיְיתָא מְדַבְּרִין לְרֶגֶל עֲנָנֵי יְקָרָךְ נַיְיחִין וְשַׁרְיַין כְּמִין פִּסָא דְבַר

And whatever hath befallen to the nations (hath been done) because He loved His people of Beth Israel, and all of them He hath called to be saints, to stand in the place of His sanctuary. And when they observed the precepts of the law, they were conducted at the foot of Thy glorious Cloud, they rested and encamped according to the dictate of the Word.

אָמְרִין בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל אוֹרַיְיתָא פַּקֵיד לָנָא משֶׁה יְהָבָהּ יַרְתוּ לִקְהַל שִׁבְטַיָא דְיַעֲקב

The sons of Israel said, Mosheh commanded us the law, and gave it for an heritage to the tribes of Jakob.

יֵיחֵי רְאוּבֵן בְּעַלְמָא הָדֵין וְלָא יֵימוּת בְּמִיתוּתָא דְמַיְיתִין בָּהּ רַשִׁיעַיָא לְעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי וִיהֵי עוּלֵימוֹי מִתְמַנְיָין עִם עוּלֵימֵיהוֹן דְאָחוֹי בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל

Let Reuben live in this world, nor die the second death which the wicked die in the world to come; and let his youths be numbered with the young men of his brethren of Beth Israel.

וְדָא בִּירְכָתָא לְשִׁבְטָא דִיהוּדָה וְזַוֵג בְּחוּלְקֵיהּ וּבְבִירְכָתֵיהּ לְשִׁמְעוֹן אָחוֹי וְכֵן אָמַר קַבֵּל יְיָ צְלוֹתֵיהּ דִיהוּדָה בְּמִפְקֵיהּ לְסִדְרֵי קְרָבָא וּלְוַות עַמֵיהּ תַּעֲלִינֵיהּ מִסִדְרֵי קְרָבָא בִּשְׁלָם יְדוֹי יִתְפַּרְעַן לֵיהּ מִן בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹי וּסְעִיד וּסְמִיךְ מִסַנְאוֹי תֶּהֱוֵי לֵיהּ

And this is the benediction of the tribe of Jehudah, conjoined with the portion and benediction of his brother Shemeon; and thus he spake: Receive, O Lord, the prayer of Jehudah when he goeth forth unto war, and bring Thou him back from war unto his people in peace. Let his hand take vengeance on his enemies, and be Thou his help and support against his foes.

וּלְשֵׁיבַט לֵוִי בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא וַאֲמַר תּוּמַיָא וְאוּרַיָא אַלְבֵּישְׁתָּא לְאַהֲרן גְבַר דְאִשְׁתַּכַּח חָסִיד קֳדָמָךְ דִנְסֵית יָתֵיהּ בְּנִיסְתָא וַהֲוָה שְׁלִים בְּדַקְתֵּיהּ בְּמוֹי מַצוֹת רְקָם וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח מְהֵימָן

And Mosheh the prophet blessed the tribe of Levi, and said, With Perfections and Lights hast Thou robed Aharon, the man whom Thou didst find devout before Thee, whom Thou didst try in the temptation, and he was sincere, and didst prove at the Contention Waters in Rekem, and he was found faithful.

נַפְקִין שֵׁיבַט לֵוִי לְפוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וּמִתְפַּרְשִׁין מִן מַשְׁכְּנֵיהוֹן אָמְרִין לַאֲבוּהוֹן וּלְאִימַתְהוֹן לָא חַמִיתִינוּן וְיַת אֲחוּהוֹן דְלָא בְּנֵי תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין לָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעוּן יַתְהוֹן וְיַת בְּנֵיהוֹן לָא יָדְעִין מְטוֹל דְקַיְימִין עַשְרִין שְׁנִין בְּמַטַרְתְּהוֹן בְּמֵימְרָךְ וּקְיַים פּוּלְחַן קוּדְשָׁךְ נַטְרִין

The tribe of Levi go forth to the service of the tabernacle, and separate themselves from their dwellings, saying of their fathers and mothers, I have not regarded them and of their brethren, Since we were of thirty years we have not known them or their children, for that they abide twenty years in their charge according to Thy Word, and keep the service of the holy covenant.

כַּשְׁרִין אִינוּן לְמַלְפָא סִידְרֵי דִינָךְ לִדְבֵית יַעֲקב וְאוֹרַיְיתָךְ לִדְבֵית יִשְרָאֵל יְשַׁווּן אֲחוּהוֹן כַּהֲנַיָא קְטוֹרֶת בּוּסְמִין עַל מַחְתַּיָא וְיֵיכְלוּן מִיתָנָא בְּיוֹם רוּגְזָךְ וְקָרְבַּן גְמִיר לְרַעֲוָא עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָךְ

Apt are they in teaching the orders of Thy judgments to them of Beth Jakob, and Thy law to them of Beth Israel. Their brethren the priests put incense on the censers to restrain the plague in the day of Thy wrath, and offer up the burnt sacrifice with acceptance at Thy altar.

בְּרִיךְ יְיָ נִכְסוֹי דְבֵית לֵוִי דְיַהֲבִין מַעַשְרָא מִן מַעַשְרָא וְקָרְבַּן יְדוֹי דְאֵלִיָהוּ כַּהֲנָא דִמְקָרֵב בְּטַוְורָא כַּרְמְלָא תְּקַבֵּל בְּרַעֲוָא תְּבִיר חַרְצָא דְאַחְאָב סַנְאֵיהּ וּפוּרְקַת נְבִיֵי שִׁקְרָא דְקַיְימִין לְקוּבְלֵיהּ וְלָא יְהֵי לְסַנָאוֹי דְיוֹחָנָן כַּהֲנָא רַבָּא רֶגֶל לְמֵיקוּם

Bless Lord, the sacrifice of the house of Levi, who give the tenth of the tenth; and the oblation of the hand of Elijah the priest, which he will offer on Mount Karmela, receive Thou with acceptance: break the lons of Achab his enemy, and the neck of the false prophets who rise up against him, that the enemies of Johanan the high priest may not have a foot to stand.

לְשִׁבְטָא דְבִנְיָמִין בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא וַאֲמַר חֲבִיבֵיהּ דַיְיָ יִשְׁרֵי לְרוֹחֲצָן עֲלוֹי יְהֵי מֵגִין עֲלוֹי כָּל יוֹמַיָא וּבְגוֹ תְּחוּמֵיהּ שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ שַׁרְיָא

Mosheh the prophet blessed the tribe of Benjamin, and said: The beloved of the Lord shall abide in safety with Him, He will protect him all the days, and His Shekinah will dwell within his borders.

וּלְשֵׁיבַט יוֹסֵף בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר בְּרִיכָא תֶהֱוֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אַרְעֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף מִטוּב שְׁמַיָא תְּהֵי עַבְדָא מַגְדִין מִטַלָא וּמִטְרָא דְנַחְתִין מִן לְעֵיל וּמִן טוּב מַבּוּעֵי תְהוֹמָא דְסַלְקִין וְנַגְדִין וּמְרַוִין צִמְחַיָא מִלְרַע

And Mosheh the prophet of the Lord blessed the tribe of Joseph, and said: The land of Joseph shall be blessed from before the Lord. From the bounty of the heavens shall it have goodly fruit, from the dew and the rain that come down from above, and from the bounty of the founts of the deep which rise up and flow and with good fruitage to water the herbage from beneath,

וּמִטוּב מַגְדִין וְעַלְלִין דִמְבַשְׁלָא אַרְעֵיהּ מִן יְבוּל שִׁמְשָׁא וּמִן טוּב בּוּכְרֵי פֵּירֵי אִילָנַיָא דִמְבַכְּרָא אַרְעֵיהּ בְּכָל רֵישׁ יֶרַח וְיֶרַח

age and produce that the earth maketh perfect by the aid (bringing out) of the sun, and with the bounty of the firstfruits of the trees which the ground yieldeth in the beginning of month after month,

וּמִטוּב רֵישֵׁי טַוְורָא בְּכִירְתָא דְאוֹרִיתוּ לֵיהּ בִּרְכָתָא אַבְהָתָא דְמִן שֵׁרוּיָא דִמְתִילִין לְטַוְורַיָא וּמִן טוּב רָמָתָא דְלָא מְפַסְקָן עֲלָלַיָא דְאַחְסִינוּ לֵיהּ בִרְכָתָא אַמְהָתָא דְמִן עַלְמָא דִמְתִילִין לִגְלִימָתָא

and with the goodness through the birthright ordained of the mountain tops, him at the beginning by the benediction of the fathers who resemble the mountains, and with the goodness of the hills whose produce faileth not, which was given him in heritage by the benedictions of the mothers of old, who resemble the hills;

וּמִטוּב שְׁבַח פֵּירֵי אַרְעָא וּמַלְיָהּ רְעֵי לֵיהּ אֱלָהָא דְאִתְגְלֵי בְּאִיקַר שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ עַל משֶׁה בִּסְנַיָא יִתְכַּנְשָׁן כֻּלְהוֹן בִּרְכָתָא אִלֵין וְיִתְעַבְדָן כְּלִיל דִרְבוּ לְרֵישֵׁיהּ דְיוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקָדֵיהּ דְגַבְרָא דַהֲוָה רַב וְשַׁלִיט בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וַהֲוָה זָהִיר בְּאִיקְרָא דְאָחוֹי

and with the goodness of the excel- lent fruits of the earth and its fulness and the favour towards him of Eloah who revealed Himself to Mosheh at the bush in the glory of His Shekinah: let all these blessings be combined, and be made a diadem of grandeur for the head of Joseph, and for the brow of the man who was chief and ruler in the land of Mizraim, and was the glory and honour of his brethren.

בְּכוֹרוֹתָא הֲוָת חַמְיָא לִרְאוּבֵן וְאִתְנְטִילַת וְהִינוּן רִבְוָותָא דִקְטוֹל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּר נוּן בְּגִילְגְלָא דְהוּא מִדְבֵית אֶפְרַיִם וְהִנוּן אַלְפַיָא דִקְטוֹל גִדְעוֹן בַּר יוֹאָשׁ בִּמְדִינָאֵי דְהוּא מִדְבֵית מְנַשֶׁה

The birthright had belonged to Reuben, but was taken from him and given to Joseph at the beginning; from thence comes the splendour of his glory and praise. For as it may not be that a man should work the ground with the firstling of his herd, so are not the children of Joseph to be reduced to servitude among the kingdoms; and as the reema pusheth with his horns the beasts of the wilderness, so will the sons of Joseph predominate together among the peoples in all the ends of the earth. Myriads will be slain in Gulgela by Hoshea bar Nun who hath arisen from the house of Ephraim, and thousands of the Midyance by Gideon bar Yoash who will be of the tribe of Menasheh.

וּלְשֵׁיבַט זְבוּלוּן בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר חֲדוֹן דְבֵית זְבוּלוּן בְּמִפַקְכוֹן לִפְרַקְמַטְיֵכוֹן וּדְבֵית יִשָשׁכָר בְּמוֹשְׁכְּנֵי בָּתֵּי מֶדְרָשֵׁיכוֹן

And Mosheh the prophet blessed the tribe of Zebulon, and said: Rejoice, O house of Zebulon, in your going forth for your commerce, and you, O house of Issakar, in the tabernacles of your schools.

אוּמִין סַגִיעִין לְטַוָור בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא יִצְלוּן תַּמָן יִקְרְבוּן קוּרְבָּנִין דִקְשׁוֹט אֲרוּם עַל סְפַר יַמָא רַבָּא שָׁרָן וְיִתְפַּרְנְקוּן מִן טָרִיתָא וְחַלְזוֹנָא יְאַחְדוּן וְיִצְבְּעוּן מֵאַדְמֵיהּ תִּיכְלָא לְחוּטֵי גוּלְיַתְהוֹן וּמִן חָלָא מַפְקִין אִסְפַּקְלְרִין וּמָנֵי זְגוּגִיתָא אֲרוּם גְנִיזַיָא דִתְהוֹמַיָא גַלְיָין לְהוֹן

Many peoples shall pray at the mountain of the sanctuary, thither will they bring their oblations of truth: for they dwell by the side of the great sea, they are nourished with (its) dainties; and they take the shell-fish and dye with its blood in purple the threads of their vestments; and from the sands make mirrors and vessels of glass; for the treasures of their coasts are discovered to them.

וּלְשִׁבְטָא דְגָד בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר בְּרִיךְ דְאַפְתֵּי תְחוּמֵיהּ דְגָד נְיָיח כְּאַרְיָא לְמֵישְׁרֵיהּ וְכַד נְפִיק לְסִדְרֵי קְרָבָא קֳבֵל בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹי מִקְטַל מַלְכִין עִם שִׁלְטוֹנִין וּקְטוּלוֹי חַכִּימִין מִן כָּל קָטוֹלַיָא דְמִגְרַר אֶדְרְעָא עִם קוֹדְקְדָא

Mosheh the prophet of the Lord blessed the tribe of Gad, and said: Blessed be He who hath made wide the border of Gad. He reposeth as a lion in his habitation; but when he goeth out to battle against his adversaries, he slayeth kings and rulers, and his slaughtered ones are known from all the slain, for he striketh off the arm with the crown (of the head).

וַחֲמָא אַרְעָא טַבְתָּא וְקַבֵּיל חוּלְקֵיהּ בְּשֵׁירוּיָא אֲרוּם תַּמָן אֲתַר מִקְבַּע אַבְנִין טָבִין וּמַרְגַלְיָין דְבֵיהּ משֶׁה סַפְרֵיהוֹן דְיִשְרָאֵל גְנִיז וְהֵיכְמָא דַהֲוָה עָלֵיל וְנָפִיק בְּרֵישׁ עַמָא בְּעַלְמָא הָדֵין הֵיכְדֵין יְהֵי עָלֵיל וְנָפִיק בְּעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי מְטוֹל דְזַכְוָון קֳדָם יְיָ עָבַד וְסִידְרֵי דִינוֹי אַלִיף לְעַמֵיהּ בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל

And he saw that the land was good, and took his portion among the first; for there was a place strown with precious stones and pearls; for there is the place where Mosheh the prophet is hidden, who, as he went in and out at the head of the people in this world, will go in and out in the world that cometh; because he wrought righteousness before the Lord, and taught the orders of the judgments to the house of Israel his people.

וּלְשִׁבְטָא דְדָן בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר שִׁבְטָא דְדָן מְדַמֵי לְגוּר בַּר אַרְיְוָון אַרְעֵיהּ שַׁתְיָא מִנַחֲלַיָא דְנַגְדִין מִן מַתְנָן וּתְחוּמֵיהּ יְהֵי מָטֵי עַד בּוּתְנַיֵי

And Mosheh the prophet of the Lord blessed the tribe of Dan, and said: The tribe of Dan is like a lion’s whelp, his land is watered by the streams that flow from Mathnan, and his border cometh unto Batania.

וּלְשִׁבְטָא דְנַפְתָּלִי בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר נַפְתָּלִי שְבַע רַעֲוָא וְחָדֵי בְּנוּנֵי יַמָא דִי נְפָלוּ בְּחוּלְקֵיהּ וּמְלֵי בִּרְכָאָן מִן פֵּירֵי דְבִקְעַת גִינוּסַר דְאִתְיְהִיבוּ לֵיהּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ יַמָא דְסוּפְנֵי וְיַמָא דִטְבֶרְיָא יֵירָת

And Mosheh the prophet of the Lord blessed the tribe of Naphtali, and said: {Naphtali is satisfied with favour, and hath delight in the fishes of the sea which falleth within his portion; and he will be replete with blessings in the fruits of the vale of Genesareth which hath been given him from the Lord; he shall inherit the water of Sopheni, and the sea of Tebaria.}

וּלְשִׁבְטָא דְאָשֵׁר בְּרִיךְ משֶׁה נְבִיָא דַיְיָ וַאֲמַר בְּרִיךְ הוּא מִבְּנַיָא דְיַעֲקב אָשֵׁר יְהֵי מַרְעֵי לְאָחוֹי וּמְסַפֵּק לְהוֹן מְזוֹנֵי בִּשְׁנֵי שְׁמִיטָתָא וּתְחוּמֵיהּ יְהֵי מַרְבֵּי זֵיתִין סַגִיעִין עָבְדִין מְשַׁח מְסַפְּקִין לְמִטְבוֹל בֵּיהּ רִיגְלוֹי

{And Mosheh the prophet of the Lord blessed the tribe of Asher, and said:} Blessed is Asher of the sons of Jakob. He will be acceptable to his brethren, and will supply them with provender in the years of release: his border will produce many olives yielding oil, enough for him to bathe in it even his feet.

בְּרִירִין הִינוּן שִׁבְטָא דְאָשֵׁר הֵיךְ פַּרְזְלָא וַחֲסִימִין הֵיךְ נְחָשָׁא רִיגְלֵיהוֹן לְטַיְילָא עַל שִׁינֵי כֵיפַיָא וְהֵי כְיוֹמֵי טַלְיוּתְהוֹן הֵיכְדֵין יֶהֱווּן תַּקִיפִין בְּסִיבוּתְהוֹן

The tribe of Asher be sound as iron, and their feet-strong as brass in walking on the stony rocks; and as the days of their youth so shall they be strong in their age.

לֵית אֱלָהָא כָּאֱלָהָא יִשְרָאֵל דְאַשְׁרַי שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ וּרְכוּבֵיהּ בִּשְׁמַיָא הוּא יֶהֱוֵי בְּסַעַדְכוֹן וְיָתִיב עִם כּוּרְסֵיהּ יְקָרָא בְּגַוְותָנוּתֵיהּ בִּשְׁמֵי שְׁחָקֵי מְרוֹמָא

There is no God like the God of Israel, whose Shekinah and Chariot dwell in the heavens. He will be your helper. He sitteth on His glorious throne in His majesty, in the expanse of the heavens above.

מְדוֹרֵי דֶאֱלָהָא הֲוָה מִן לְקַדְמִין וּמִן תְּחוֹת אֶדְרַע גְבוּרְתֵּיהּ עַלְמָא סָבִיל דִיבוּדוֹר בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבֵיכוֹן מִן קֳדָמֵיכוֹן וְיֵימַר בְּמֵימְרֵיהּ לִמְשֵׁיצְיָיא יַתְהוֹן

The habitation of Eloha is from eternity; by the arm of His power beneath the world is upborne. He will scatter your adversaries before you, and will say by His Word, Destroy them.

וּשְׁרוֹן יִשְרָאֵל לְרוֹחֲצָן מִן לְקַדְמִין כְּעֵין בִּרְכָתָא דְבָרְכִינוּן יַעֲקב אֲבוּהוֹן דְבִזְכוּתֵיהּ אַחֲסִין יַתְהוֹן אַרְעָא טַבְתָּא דְעַבְדָא עִבּוּר וַחֲמַר לְחוֹד שְׁמַיָא דְעִלַוֵיהוֹן דְסַיַין לְהוֹן טַלִין דְבִרְכָתָא וּמִטְרִין דְרַעֲוָא

And Israel shall dwell safely as of old according to the benediction with which Jakob their father did bless them, for whose righteousness sake He will cause them to inherit the good land that yieldeth corn and wine; the heavens also above them will drop with the dews of blessing, and the rains of lovingkindness.

טוּבְכוֹן יִשְרָאֵל מַן כְּוַותְכוֹן בְּכָל עַמְמַיָא עַמָא דְמִתְפָּרְקִין בְּשׁוּם מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ וְהוּא תְּרִיס סְעוּדְכוֹן וְדִי חַרְבֵּיהּ תְּקוֹף גֵיוְתָנוּתְכוֹן וְיִתְכַּדְבוּן סַנְאֵיכוֹן לְקוּבְלֵיכוֹן מִן רְתֵיתָא וְאַתּוּן עַל פִּירְקַת צַוְורֵי מַלְכֵיהוֹן תִּדְרוֹךְ

Happy are you, O Israel: who of all the nations are like you, a people saved in the Name of the Word of the Lord? He is the shield of your help, and His sword, the strength of your excellency. And your enemies shall be found liars against you from terror, and you shall tread upon the necks of their kings.