1. Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around. I want to tell you what you can expect in the days to come.”
2. Come together, listen sons of Jacob,listen to Israel your father.
7. A curse on their uncontrolled anger,on their indiscriminate wrath.I’ll throw them out with the trash;I’ll shred and scatter them like confetti throughout Israel.
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.