The Blessing

The Lord bless you and keep you

Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you

The Lord turn His face toward you

And give you peace

Amen, amen, amen

May His favor be upon you(Ubuntu bwiwe bubane nawe)

And a thousand generations(Kandi ibihe ibihumbi)

And your family and your children(N' umuryango, n' abana bawe)

And their children, and their children(N' abana babo, n' abana babo)

May His presence go before you

And behind you, and beside you

All around you, and within you

He is with you, he is with you

In the morning, in the evening

In your coming, and your going

In your weeping, and rejoicing

He is for you, he is for you

Amen, amen, amen

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The Lord bless you and keep you(Uwiteka akubarike akurinde)

Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you(Ashimangire amaso ye kukurikira akugirire ubuntu)

The Lord turn His face toward you(Uwiteka aguhindukire)

And give you peace(Akuhe amahoro)

10.

Amen, amen, amen(Amen, amen, amen)

11.

May His favor be upon you(Impuhwe ze zibe kuri wewe)

And a thousand generations(No ku bihe igihumbi)

And your family and your children(No ku muryango wawe no ku bana bawe)

And their children, and their children(No ku bana babo, no ku bana babo)

12.

May His presence go before you(Kubaho kwe bigutangire imbere)

And behind you, and beside you(Inyuma yawe, no hafi yawe)

All around you, and within you(Hose imbere yawe, no mu mutima wawe)

He is with you, he is with you(Ari kumwe nawe, ari kumwe nawe)

13.

In the morning, in the evening(Mu gitondo, na nimugoroba)

In your coming, and your going(Mu kwinjira kwawe, no mu gusohoka kwawe)

In your weeping, and rejoicing(Mu marira yawe, no mu byishimo byawe)

He is for you, he is for you(Ari ku ruhande rwawe, ari ku ruhande rwawe)

14.

He is for you, he is for you(Ari ku ruhande rwawe, ari ku ruhande rwawe)

15.

Amen, amen, amen(Amen, amen, amen)

16.

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17.

This is the Aaronic blessing **Numbers 6:24-26**

- **Ashimangire amaso ye kukurikira** — literally "may He make His eyes follow/shine upon you" — capturing the warmth of the original Hebrew *ya'er panav* (make His face light up toward you)

- **Ari ku ruhande rwawe** for "He is for you" — carries both *beside you* and *on your side* — a fuller rendering than just proximity

- **Mu kwinjira no mu gusohoka** — echoes **Psalm 121:8** — *"The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore"*