8  “Judah, ^hyour brothers shall praise you;

ⁱyour hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;

^jyour father’s sons shall bow down before you.

9  Judah is ^ka lion’s cub;

from the prey, my son, you have gone up.

^lHe stooped down; he crouched as a lion

and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?

10  The ^mscepter shall not depart from Judah,

nor the ruler’s staff ⁿfrom between his feet,

until tribute comes to him;¹

and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.