13 Zebulun settles down on the seashore;he’s a safe harbor for ships,right alongside Sidon.
14-15 Issachar is one tough donkeycrouching between the corrals;When he saw how good the place was,how pleasant the country,He gave up his freedomand went to work as a slave.
16-17 Dan will handle matters of justice for his people;he will hold his own just fine among the tribes of Israel.Dan is only a small snake in the grass,a lethal serpent in ambush by the roadWhen he strikes a horse in the heel,and brings its huge rider crashing down.
18 I wait in hopefor your salvation, God.
19 Gad will be attacked by bandits,but he will trip them up.
20 Asher will become famous for rich foods,candies and sweets fit for kings.
21-26 Naphtali is a deer running freethat gives birth to lovely fawns.Joseph is a wild donkey,a wild donkey by a spring,spirited donkeys on a hill.The archers with malice attacked,shooting their hate-tipped arrows;But he held steady under fire,his bow firm, his arms limber,With the backing of the Champion of Jacob,the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.The God of your father—may he help you!And may The Strong God—may he give you his blessings,Blessings tumbling out of the skies,blessings bursting up from the Earth—blessings of breasts and womb.May the blessings of your fatherexceed the blessings of the ancient mountains,surpass the delights of the eternal hills;May they rest on the head of Joseph,on the brow of the one consecrated among his brothers.