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12 I pray this for the tribe of Benjamin:
The Lord loves the tribe of Benjamin.
    They will live with him and they will be safe.
The Lord protects them all the time.
    He keeps them near to him.

13 I pray this for the tribe of Joseph:
Lord, please bless their land.
Send rain from the sky above,
    and springs of water from under the ground.
14 May the sun give them a good harvest of food,
    with the best crops every month.

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12 About Benjamin(A) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(B)
    for he shields him all day long,(C)
    and the one the Lord loves(D) rests between his shoulders.(E)

13 About Joseph(F) he said:

“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;(G)
14 with the best the sun brings forth
    and the finest the moon can yield;

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