⁸ “Judah,^[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck^(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.^(C)
9 You are a lion’s^(D) cub,^(E) Judah;^(F)
    you return from the prey,^(G) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(H)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[b]
until he to whom it belongs^[c] shall come^(I)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(J)
11 He will tether his donkey^(K) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;^(L)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.^(M)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.^[d](N)

¹³ “Zebulun^(O) will live by the seashore
    and become a haven for ships;
    his border will extend toward Sidon.^(P)

¹⁴ “Issachar^(Q) is a rawboned^[e] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.^[f](R)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,^(S)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden^(T)
    and submit to forced labor.^(U)

¹⁶ “Dan^[g](V) will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.^(W)
17 Dan^(X) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,^(Y)
that bites the horse’s heels^(Z)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

¹⁸ “I look for your deliverance,^(AA) Lord.^(AB)

¹⁹ “Gad^[h](AC) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.^(AD)

²⁰ “Asher’s^(AE) food will be rich;^(AF)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.^(AG)

²¹ “Naphtali^(AH) is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.^[i](AI)

¹⁵ “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
    Galilee of the Gentiles—
¹⁶ the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”^[a](C)