The blessings of your father excel the blessings of my ancestors and the bounty of the ancient hills. , May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
He stands and shakes the earth; he looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart; the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient.
You who tremble at his word, hear the word of the Lord: ‘Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name’s sake have said, “Let the Lord be glorified so that we can see your joy! ” But they will be put to shame.’
Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,’ says your compassionate Lord.
When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.
‘Are you really going to reign over us? ’ his brothers asked him. ‘Are you really going to rule us? ’ So they hated him even more because of his dream and what he had said.