Parshas V'Zos HaBracha - Sheini

(ח) וּלְלֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ לְאִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתוֹ֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה׃ (ט) הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖ו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (י) יוֹר֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יָשִׂ֤ימוּ קְטוֹרָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃ (יא) בָּרֵ֤ךְ יְהֹוָה֙ חֵיל֔וֹ וּפֹ֥עַל יָדָ֖יו תִּרְצֶ֑ה מְחַ֨ץ מׇתְנַ֧יִם קָמָ֛יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יו מִן־יְקוּמֽוּן׃ {ס}

(ח) וּלְלֵוִי אֲמַר תֻּמַּיָּא וְאוּרַיָּא אַלְבֶּשְׁתָּא לִגְבַר דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח חֲסִידָא קֳדָמָךְ דִּי נַסִּיתוֹהִי בְּנִסֵּתָא וַהֲוָה שְׁלִים בְּחַנְתּוֹהִי עַל מֵי מַצּוּתָא וְאִשְׁתְּכַח מְהֵימָן: (ט) דְּעַל אֲבוּהִי וְעַל אִמֵּיהּ לָא רַחֵם כַּד חָבוּ מִן דִּינָא וְאַפֵּי אֲחוֹהִי וּבְנוֹהִי לָא נְסִיב אֲרֵי נְטָרוּ מַטְּרַת מֵימְרָךְ וּקְיָמָךְ לָא אַשְׁנִיּוּ: (י) כָּשְׁרִין אִלֵּין דְּיַלְּפוּן דִּינָיךְ לְיַעֲקֹב וְאוֹרָיָתָךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל יְשַׁוּוּן קְטוֹרֶת בּוּסְמִין קֳדָמָךְ וּגְמִיר לְרַעֲוָא עַל מַדְבְּחָךְ: (יא) בָּרֵךְ יְיָ נִכְסוֹהִי וְקֻרְבַּן יְדוֹהִי תְּקַבַּל בְּרַעֲוָא תְּבַר חַרְצָא דְסָנְאוֹהִי וּדְבַעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי דְּלָא יְקוּמוּן:

8. And of Levi he said, “The[1] tumim and the urim you dressed for the man who was found pious before You, whom You tested at the test[2] and he was complete, (and whom) You examined at the waters of contention and he was found faithful, 9. who didn’t have mercy on his father and on his mother, when they were guilty by the law, He didn’t favor his brothers and his children,[3] because they observed the watch of Your word[4] and didn’t change Your covenant. 10. These are fit that they teach Your laws to Yaakov and Your Torah to Israel. They will place spice incense You before You[5] and burnt offerings[6] for favor on Your altar. 11. Hashem, bless his possessions[7] and accept with favor the offering of his hands. Break the loins of his haters[8] and of his adversaries[9] that they not rise.”

(יב) לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כׇּל־הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן׃ {ס}

(יב) לְבִנְיָמִן אֲמַר רְחִימָא דַיְיָ יִשְׁרֵי לְרָחְצָן עֲלוֹהִי יְהִי מָגֵן עֲלוֹהִי כָּל יוֹמָא וּבְאַרְעֵיהּ תִּשְׁרֵי שְׁכִנְתָּא:

12. Of Binyamin he said: “Beloved of Hashem, He shall dwell securely beside Him. He will shield him all the day, and in his land (God’s) presence will dwell.

[1] Rather than “Your” (with a capital Y, referring to God).

[2] Rather than “at Massah.”

[3] In Hebrew, he doesn’t “recognize his brothers” or “acknowledge his children.” Onkelos consolidates them.

[4] Rather than “Your utterance.”

[5] Onkelos eschews the anthropomorphism “in Your nose.”

[6] Literally, “whole (offerings),” because the burnt offering is completely consumed. (See Rashi.)

[7] Rather than “his army” (according to some interpretations).

[8] Chumash: “his risers,” i.e., those who rise against him.

[9] Your current translator would have used “haters” for the Chumash here, had Onkelos not used it to replace “risers.”

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