He said to them,“ Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.”

说：“不可难为我受膏的人，也不可恶待我的先知。”

“不可伤害我的受膏者，也不可恶待我的先知。”

“不可伤害我的受膏者，也不可恶待我的先知。”

说：“不可难为我膏立的人，也不可伤害我的先知。”

“不可伤害我的受膏者，也不可恶待我的先知。”

“你们不可碰我的受膏者，不可恶待我的先知。”

說：不可難為我受膏的人，也不可惡待我的先知。

「不可傷害我的受膏者，也不可惡待我的先知。」

「不可傷害我的受膏者，也不可惡待我的先知。」

說：「不可難為我膏立的人，也不可傷害我的先知。」

“不可傷害我的受膏者，也不可惡待我的先知。”

說：『不可觸害着我所膏立的，不可加害於我的神言人。』

「你們不可碰我的受膏者，不可惡待我的先知。」

曰、我受膏者、勿犯之、我之先知、勿傷之、

其沐以膏者、不許干犯、其立為先知者、不許惡待兮、

云爾曹不可凌犯我沐膏之人、不可惡待我所立之先知、

我聖民。莫虐待。我先知。愼毋害。

“ Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

saying,“ Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!”

“ Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”

“ Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets.”

“ Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets.”

Saying,“ Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

“ Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets.”

[ Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

saying,“ Don’t touch my chosen ones! Don’t harm my prophets!”

“ Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

The Lord rules over all. His angel says to Israel,“ The Glorious One has sent me to punish the nations that have robbed you of everything. That’s because anyone who hurts you hurts those the Lord loves and guards.

So Abimelek gave orders to all the people. He said,“ Anyone who harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

“ Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your enemies will be brought under your control. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.Judah, you are like a lion’s cub. You return from hunting, my son. Like a lion, you lie down and sleep. You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.He will tie his donkey to a vine. He will tie his colt to the very best branch. He will wash his clothes in wine. He will wash his robes in the red juice of grapes.His eyes will be darker than wine. His teeth will be whiter than milk.“ Zebulun will live by the seashore. He will become a safe harbor for ships. His border will go out toward Sidon.“ Issachar is like a wild donkey lying down among the sheep pens.He sees how good his resting place is. He sees that his land is pleasant. So he will carry a heavy load on his back. He will obey when he’s forced to work.“ Dan will do what is fair for his people. He will do it as one of the tribes of Israel.Dan will be a snake by the side of the road. He will be a poisonous snake along the path. It bites the horse’s heels so that the rider falls off backward.“ Lord, I look to you to save me.“ Gad will be attacked by a group of robbers. But he will attack them as they run away.“ Asher’s food will be rich and sweet. He will provide food that even a king would enjoy.“ Naphtali is a female deer set free and gives birth to beautiful fawns.“ Joseph is a vine that grows a lot of fruit. It grows close by a spring. Its branches climb over a wall.Mean people shot arrows at him. They shot at him because they were angry.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.Joseph, your father’s God helps you. The Mighty God blesses you. He gives you blessings from the sky above. He gives you blessings from the deep springs below. He blesses you with children and with a mother’s milk.Your father’s blessings are great. They are greater than the blessings from the age- old mountains. They are greater than the gifts from the ancient hills. Let all those blessings rest on the head of Joseph. Let them rest on the head of the one who is prince among his brothers.“ Benjamin is a hungry wolf. In the morning he eats what he has killed. In the evening he shares what he has stolen.”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.Then Jacob gave directions to his sons. He said,“ I’m about to join the members of my family who have already died. Bury me with them in the cave in the field of Ephron, the Hittite.The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in Canaan. Abraham had bought it as a place where he could bury his wife’s body. He had bought the cave and the field from Ephron, the Hittite.The bodies of Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there. So were the bodies of Isaac and his wife Rebekah. I also buried Leah’s body there.Abraham bought the field and the cave from the Hittites.”When Jacob had finished telling his sons what to do, he pulled his feet up into his bed. Then he took his last breath and died. He joined the members of his family who had already died.

His father Isaac answered him,“ You will live far away from the fruit of the earth. You will live far away from the dew of heaven above.You will live by using the sword. And you will serve your brother. But you will grow restless. Then you will throw off the heavy load he has caused you to carry.”

But his father wouldn’t do it. He said,“ I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.”On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,“ The people of Israel will bless others in your name. They will say,‘ May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Also anoint Jehu as king over Israel. He is the son of Nimshi. And anoint Elisha from Abel Meholah as the next prophet after you. He is the son of Shaphat.