Then Israel gave Joseph his blessing. He said,“ May God bless these boys. He is the God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. They walked faithfully with him. He is the God who has been my shepherd all my life right up to this day.

他就给约瑟祝福说：“愿我祖亚伯拉罕和我父以撒所侍奉的神，就是一生牧养我直到今日的神，

他就为约瑟祝福说：“愿我祖父亚伯拉罕和我父亲以撒所事奉的上帝，就是一生牧养我直到今日的上帝，

他就为约瑟祝福说：“愿我祖父亚伯拉罕和我父亲以撒所事奉的神，就是一生牧养我直到今日的神，

他祝福约瑟说：“愿我祖先亚伯拉罕和以撒敬拜的上帝，牧养我一生直到今天的上帝，

他祝福约瑟，说：“愿我祖亚伯拉罕和以撒所侍候的神，一生牧养我直到今日的神，

以色列祝福约瑟说：“愿我祖父亚伯拉罕和我父以撒所跟随的神，就是牧养我一生直到今日的神，

他就給約瑟祝福說：「願我祖亞伯拉罕和我父以撒所事奉的神，就是一生牧養我直到今日的神，

他就為約瑟祝福說：「願我祖父亞伯拉罕和我父親以撒所事奉的上帝，就是一生牧養我直到今日的上帝，

他就為約瑟祝福說：「願我祖父亞伯拉罕和我父親以撒所事奉的神，就是一生牧養我直到今日的神，

他祝福約瑟說：「願我祖先亞伯拉罕和以撒敬拜的上帝，牧養我一生直到今天的上帝，

他祝福約瑟，說：“願我祖亞伯拉罕和以撒所侍候的神，一生牧養我直到今日的神，

他就給約瑟祝福說：『願我祖亞伯拉罕我父以撒所奔走伺候的上帝，願自從有了我以來就牧養着我到今日的那上帝，

以色列祝福約瑟說：「願我祖父亞伯拉罕和我父以撒所跟隨的神，就是牧養我一生直到今日的神，

乃祝約瑟曰、昔我祖父亞伯拉罕以撒所崇事之上帝、迄今一生育我之上帝、

為約瑟二子祝嘏、曰、昔我祖父亞伯拉罕以撒所崇事之上帝、我生及今牧我之上帝、

以色列為約瑟祝福曰、惟願我祖父亞伯拉罕以撒所崇事之天主、自我生至今牧我之天主、

Then he blessed Joseph and said,“ May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

And he blessed Joseph and said,“ The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,

Then he blessed Joseph and said,“ May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked— the God who has been my shepherd all my life, to this very day,

Then he blessed Joseph and said: The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

And he blessed Joseph, and said,“ The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

And he blessed Joseph, and said:“ God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,

Then he blessed Joseph and said: The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

Then he blessed Joseph and said,“ May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked– the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,

He blessed Joseph, and said,“ The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said,“ I am the Mighty God. Walk faithfully with me. Live in a way that pleases me.

He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.He satisfies me with the good things I desire. Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.

The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need.

People like that will be kept safe. It will be as if they were living on high mountains. It will be as if they were living in a mountain fort. They will have all the food they need. And they will never run out of water.”

You will hear your Teacher’s voice behind you. You will hear it whether you turn to the right or the left. It will say,“ Here is the path I want you to take. So walk on it.”

People eat up everything they work to get. But they are never satisfied.

May the Mighty God bless you. May he give you children. May he make your family larger until you become a community of nations.

Prepare for me the kind of tasty food I like. Bring it to me to eat. Then I’ll give you my blessing before I die.”

But his bow remained steady. His strong arms moved freely. The hand of the Mighty God of Jacob was with him. The Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, stood by him.

So she quickly emptied her jar into the stone tub. Then she ran back to the well to get more water. She got enough for all his camels.

I have seen what is good. It is good for a person to eat and drink. It’s good for them to be satisfied with their hard work on this earth. That’s what they should do during the short life God has given them. That’s what God made them for.

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. He is at my right hand. So I will always be secure.

Solomon answered,“ You have been very kind to my father David, your servant. That’s because he was faithful to you. He did what was right. His heart was honest. And you have continued to be very kind to him. You have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.

So eat and drink and do everything else for the glory of God.

He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm. May he bless these boys. May they be called by my name. May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. And may the number of them greatly increase on the earth.”

All these are the 12 tribes of Israel. That’s what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each one the blessing that was just right for him.

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.

A person can’t do anything better than eat, drink and be satisfied with their work. I’m finally seeing that those things also come from the hand of God.Without his help, who can eat or find pleasure?

The sleep of a worker is sweet. It doesn’t matter whether they eat a little or a lot. But the wealth of rich people keeps them awake at night.

We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

You received Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living your lives in him.

You gain a lot when you live a godly life. But you must be happy with what you have.We didn’t bring anything into the world. We can’t take anything out of it.If we have food and clothing, we will be happy with that.People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die.Love for money causes all kinds of evil. Some people want to get rich. They have wandered away from the faith. They have wounded themselves with many sorrows.

Then Jacob made a promise. He said,“ May God be with me. May he watch over me on this journey I’m taking. May he give me food to eat and clothes to wear.

Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years after Methuselah was born. He also had other sons and daughters.Enoch lived a total of 365 years.Enoch walked faithfully with God. And then he couldn’t be found, because God took him from this life.

“ I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes?Look at the birds of the air. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t put away crops in storerooms. But your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are?Can you add even one hour to your life by worrying?“ And why do you worry about clothes? See how the wild flowers grow. They don’t work or make clothing.But here is what I tell you. Not even Solomon in all his royal robes was dressed like one of these flowers.If that is how God dresses the wild grass, won’t he dress you even better? Your faith is so small! After all, the grass is here only today. Tomorrow it is thrown into the fire.So don’t worry. Don’t say,‘ What will we eat?’ Or,‘ What will we drink?’ Or,‘ What will we wear?’People who are ungodly run after all those things. Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them.But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you.So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Here is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the Israelites before he died.

This stone I’ve set up as a sacred stone will be God’s house. And I’ll give you a tenth of everything you give me.”

They will lie outside under the sun, moon and all the stars. All these people had loved and served these things. They had followed them and worshiped them. They had asked them for advice. So the bones of these people will not be gathered up or buried again. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

Both of them did what was right in the sight of God. They obeyed all the Lord’s commands and rules faithfully.

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live in the land and enjoy its food.

Here is the story of Noah’s family line. Noah was a godly man. He was without blame among the people of his time. He walked faithfully with God.