Genesis 49:1-3

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

49 And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days.

² Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:

³ Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow: excelling in gifts, greater in command.