^{3 Ref} Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

^{4 Ref} Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!

^{5 Ref} Simeon and Levi `are' brethren! Instruments of violence -- their espousals!

^{6 Ref} Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.

^{7 Ref} Cursed `is' their anger, for `it is' fierce, And their wrath, for `it is' sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.

^{8 Ref} Judah! thou -- thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand `is' on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.

^{9 Ref} A lion's whelp `is' Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?

^{10 Ref} The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his `is' the obedience of peoples.

^{11 Ref} Binding to the vine his ass, And to the choice vine the colt of his ass, He hath washed in wine his clothing, And in the blood of grapes his covering;

¹² Red `are' eyes with wine, And white `are' teeth with milk!

^{13 Ref} Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he `is' for a haven of ships; And his side `is' unto Zidon.

^{14 Ref} Issacher `is' a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;

^{15 Ref} And he seeth rest that `it is' good, And the land that `it is' pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.