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.