13 “Zebulun will settle by the seashoreand will be a harbor for ships;his borders will extend to Sidon.
14 “Issachar is a sturdy donkey,resting between two saddlepacks.
15 When he sees how good the countryside isand how pleasant the land,he will bend his shoulder to the loadand submit himself to hard labor.
16 “Dan will govern his people,like any other tribe in Israel.
17 Dan will be a snake beside the road,a poisonous viper along the paththat bites the horse’s hoovesso its rider is thrown off.
18 I trust in you for salvation, O lord!
19 “Gad will be attacked by marauding bands,but he will attack them when they retreat.